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State bill data last updated Oct 17, 2026, 12:22 AM.

12,788 bills

• HB 3372 Became law 89R
  Relating to prohibiting certain personal services performed by school district administrators; providing a civil penalty.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 4885 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to the disclosure of confidential juvenile records to a managed assigned counsel program.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• SB 973 Became law 89R
  Relating to the periodic reappraisal of property by, and the prohibition on posting on the Internet certain information held by, an appraisal district.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 2078 Became law 89R
  Relating to the regulation of composting in certain counties; authorizing a civil penalty.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 413 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• HB 762 Became law 89R
  Relating to severance pay for political subdivision employees and independent contractors.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 1758 Became law 89R
  Relating to the operation of a cement kiln and the production of aggregates near a semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 2520 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to the open meetings law.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• HB 2842 Became law 89R
  Relating to the control by lethal means of white-tailed deer in certain areas.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 1362 Became law 89R
  Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 2878 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, mandatory expunction for certain persons, record retention, and youth diversion; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• HB 3120 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to certain duties of the owner or operator of a residential child detention facility.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• HB 449 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit media using deep fake technology.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• SB 1937 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to the testing of evidence containing biological materials in capital cases.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• SB 648 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• HB 1056 Became law 89R
  Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.
  Jun 22, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• HCR 143 Adopted 89R
  Congratulating Aaron F. Reitz on his appointment as assistant attorney general of the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Policy.
  Jun 22, 2025: Signed by the Governor
• SB 1278 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• SB 2206 Became law 89R
  Relating to a franchise tax credit for, and the application of sales and use taxes to, certain research and development expenses.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 1/1/26
• SB 1032 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to the eligibility of postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the governor's university research initiative.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• HB 500 Became law 89R
  Relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 1838 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• HB 2853 Became law 89R
  Relating to student union building fees at The University of Texas at El Paso.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 1968 Became law 89R
  Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain real estate professionals by the Texas Real Estate Commission.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 1/1/26
• SB 974 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district; creating a criminal offense.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• SB 785 Became law 89R
  Relating to the regulation of new HUD-code manufactured housing.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• SB 2501 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to selection of an attorney by an indigent parent as attorney ad litem for the parent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• SB 1 Became law 89R
  General Appropriations Bill.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 4530 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to water rights placed in the Texas Water Trust and the Texas Water Bank.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• HB 149 Became law 89R
  Relating to regulation of the use of artificial intelligence systems in this state; providing civil penalties.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 1/1/26
• HB 5671 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to the election of directors for and the authority to issue bonds of the Johnson County Special Utility District.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• HB 4325 Became law 89R
  Relating to civil liability for prohibited barratry.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1052 Became law 89R
  Relating to health benefit plan coverage of telemedicine, teledentistry, and telehealth appointments with an originating site or distant site located outside this state.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 614 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to the authority of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to review and refer certain cases to the office of capital and forensic writs.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• HB 2518 Became law 89R
  Relating to the use of installment premium payment plans on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association policies.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 22 Became law 89R
  Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.
  Jun 22, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• HB 705 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• HB 2421 Became law 89R
  Relating to the date of dissolution of the Save Historic Muny District.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2078 Became law 89R
  Relating to the joint planning of desired future conditions in groundwater management areas.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 4809 Became law 89R
  Relating to the authority of an owner of property that qualifies for an exemption as a historic or archeological site to protest the allocation of the appraised value of the property between the land and the improvements to the land.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 777 Became law 89R
  Relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 2589 Became law 89R
  Relating to procedures for a commissioners court to close, abandon, or vacate certain county roads.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 1952 Became law 89R
  Relating to the administration and operation of the school health and related services program.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 1893 Became law 89R
  Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording obtained or maintained by a law enforcement agency.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 1202 Became law 89R
  Relating to third-party review of property development documents and inspections of improvements related to those documents, including home backup power installations.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 127 Became law 89R
  Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 2337 Became law 89R
  Relating to the regulation of the provision of proxy advisory services.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 1760 Became law 89R
  Relating to guardianships for persons who are incapacitated; changing a fee.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2757 Became law 89R
  Relating to a public school policy for establishing age for purposes of admission into the school for certain children of foreign military members.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 1580 Became law 89R
  Relating to the composition of the governing body of a local mental health authority.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25