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State bill data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.

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• HB 1522 Became law 89R
  Relating to notice of a meeting held under the open meetings law.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2306 Became law 89R
  Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 21 Became law 89R
  Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the purpose of investing in cryptocurrency and the investment authority of the comptroller of public accounts over the reserve and certain other state funds.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 102 Became law 89R
  Relating to early registration for students in military-related programs at public institutions of higher education.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 119 Became law 89R
  Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 815 Became law 89R
  Relating to the use of certain automated systems in, and certain adverse determinations made in connection with, the health benefit claims process.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 908 Became law 89R
  Relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 11 Became law 89R
  Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 33 Became law 89R
  Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1506 Became law 89R
  Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 4535 Became law 89R
  Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 4076 Became law 89R
  Relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of vaccination status.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 300 Became law 89R
  Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 1789 Became law 89R
  Relating to electric service quality and reliability; providing an administrative penalty.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 229 Became law 89R
  Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1734 Became law 89R
  Relating to the transfer of court files in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which continuing, exclusive jurisdiction is transferred.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2 Became law 89R
  Relating to public education and public school finance.
  Jun 20, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• HB 75 Became law 89R
  Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 3824 Became law 89R
  Relating to fire safety standards and emergency operations plans for the operation of battery energy storage facilities; providing administrative penalties.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1586 Became law 89R
  Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 1233 Became law 89R
  Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 223 Became law 89R
  Relating to competitive requirements for a procurement by a municipality for lobbying, government relations, or similar services.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1661 Became law 89R
  Relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• 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
• 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
• 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
• HR 170 Adopted 89R
  In memory of Jill Glover of Double Oak.
  Jun 1, 2025: Reported enrolled
• HB 5138 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
  May 29, 2025: Senate appoints conferees-reported
• SB 1173 Became law 89R
  Relating to the amount of an expenditure made by certain political subdivisions for which a competitive procurement method may be required.
  May 29, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 198 Became law 89R
  Relating to periodic health screenings for firefighters.
  May 29, 2025: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• 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 1465 Became law 89R
  Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of invasive visual recording and the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense.
  May 29, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1778 Became law 89R
  Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
  May 29, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• 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
• HB 3225 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the restriction of access by minors to sexually explicit materials in municipal public library collections; providing a civil penalty.
  May 28, 2025: Placed on intent calendar
• HB 37 Became law 89R
  Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.
  May 28, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• 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 21 Became law 89R
  Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
  May 28, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 796 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the authority of the legislature to determine that certain federal directives are unconstitutional and to prohibit certain government officers and employees from enforcing or assisting in the enforcement of the directive.
  May 28, 2025: Record vote
• HB 186 Passed House 89R
  Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children.
  May 27, 2025: Co-sponsor authorized
• 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
• HCR 40 Adopted 89R
  Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for border security costs incurred under Operation Lone Star.
  May 27, 2025: Co-sponsor authorized
• 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