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State bill data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

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• HB 1481 Became law 89R
  Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 9 Became law 89R
  Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions.
  Jun 16, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• SB 40 Became law 89R
  Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.
  Jun 16, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 23 Became law 89R
  Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.
  Jun 16, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• SB 4 Became law 89R
  Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.
  Jun 16, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• HB 9 Became law 89R
  Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income.
  Jun 12, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• SB 2308 Became law 89R
  Relating to the establishment of a consortium to conduct United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development clinical trials with ibogaine to secure the administration's approval of the medication's use for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy and to the administration of that treatment.
  Jun 11, 2025: Effective immediately
• SJR 5 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.
  Jun 2, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
• SB 402 Became law 89R
  Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds.
  May 30, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 4 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.
  May 29, 2025: Senate appoints conferees-reported
• HB 2742 Became law 89R
  Relating to the split-payment of ad valorem taxes.
  May 29, 2025: Effective on 1/1/26
• HB 3809 Became law 89R
  Relating to the removal of battery energy storage facilities.
  May 29, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SJR 1 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances for illegal aliens charged with certain offenses punishable as a felony.
  May 28, 2025: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
• HCR 59 Adopted 89R
  Designating April as Promise Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
  May 28, 2025: Placed on intent calendar
• SB 618 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to the unlawful altering of election procedures; providing a civil penalty.
  May 28, 2025: Returned to committee
• HB 1151 Became law 89R
  Relating to neglect of a child and the grounds for termination of the parent-child relationship and possession of a child by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
  May 28, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 186 Passed House 89R
  Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children.
  May 27, 2025: Co-sponsor authorized
• HB 748 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.
  May 27, 2025: Not again placed on intent calendar
• SB 1080 Became law 89R
  Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.
  May 27, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 455 Became law 89R
  Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.
  May 27, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 3073 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.
  May 27, 2025: Postponed
• HB 180 Passed House 89R
  Relating to border protection agreements between this state and the United Mexican States.
  May 26, 2025: Not again placed on intent calendar
• SB 16 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote, including the eligibility of certain voters to vote a limited federal ballot if the voter cannot supply the required proof and the procedures for the counting of those ballots; creating criminal offenses.
  May 25, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• SB 2188 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to the regulation of certain space flight activities, including the closure of certain areas for those activities.
  May 25, 2025: Recommitted to committee
• HR 1028 Adopted 89R
  Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day.
  May 24, 2025: Reported enrolled
• HB 2000 Became law 89R
  Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming.
  May 24, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1244 Became law 89R
  Relating to the eligibility of land to continue to be appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following a transfer to a person who uses the land in materially the same way as the former owner and to late applications for such appraisal filed by the new owner of the land.
  May 24, 2025: Effective on 1/1/26
• HB 22 Became law 89R
  Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of intangible personal property.
  May 24, 2025: Effective on 1/1/26
• HB 331 Became law 89R
  Relating to certain presumptions applicable to claims for benefits or compensation for certain medical conditions brought by certain first responders.
  May 24, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 5 Became law 89R
  Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
  May 24, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• SB 985 Became law 89R
  Relating to the combination of certain election precincts.
  May 24, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SJR 2 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.
  May 22, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
• SJR 85 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.
  May 22, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
• HCR 102 Adopted 89R
  Urging Congress to preserve Sections 45U, 45Y, and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code.
  May 22, 2025: Left pending in committee
• HJR 1 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.
  May 20, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
• SB 1238 Became law 89R
  Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse.
  May 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 689 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to employment practices regarding diversity and prohibiting the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities.
  May 20, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• SB 2312 Became law 89R
  Relating to the establishment and powers and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict.
  May 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 113 Passed House 89R
  Relating to statutory construction, including restrictions on the use of certain aids to construction.
  May 16, 2025: Received from the House
• HB 3009 In committee 89R
  Relating to the qualifying offenses and related information included in the Department of Public Safety's computerized central database of offenders who have committed certain violent offenses.
  May 15, 2025: Postponed
• SJR 3 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.
  May 15, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
• HB 139 In committee 89R
  Relating to employer health benefit plans that do not include state-mandated health benefits.
  May 15, 2025: Postponed
• HB 3897 In committee 89R
  Relating to territory in an emergency services district that is annexed by a municipality.
  May 15, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• SJR 37 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.
  May 15, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
• HB 370 In committee 89R
  Relating to eligibility of certain events under the Events Trust Fund
  May 14, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• HB 170 Passed House 89R
  Relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or threats to use force or deadly force.
  May 14, 2025: Referred to State Affairs
• HB 1091 In committee 89R
  Relating to early voting and to related practices and procedures.
  May 14, 2025: Returned to committee
• HB 3695 In committee 89R
  Relating to copayments required by a health maintenance organization or preferred provider benefit plan for visiting physical therapists.
  May 14, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• HB 135 Became law 89R
  Relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes for game animals and exotic animals.
  May 13, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 3134 Passed House 89R
  Relating to advanced air mobility.
  May 13, 2025: Referred to Transportation