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

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• SB 745 Became law 89R
  Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offense of intoxication manslaughter in certain circumstances.
  May 30, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SR 89 Adopted 89R
  In memory of Elizabeth Ann Seligman McCarty.
  May 30, 2025: Again read
• SB 2112 Became law 89R
  Relating to the punishment for certain criminal offenses related to cultivated oyster mariculture; increasing a criminal penalty.
  May 30, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2003 Became law 89R
  Relating to provision to the Texas Department of Transportation of information regarding certain high-speed rail projects.
  May 29, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 901 Became law 89R
  Relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility on the basis of filing an application for a place on the general primary election ballot or for nomination by convention with more than one political party.
  May 29, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 462 Became law 89R
  Relating to establishing a child-care services waiting list priority for the children of certain child-care workers.
  May 28, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1689 Became law 89R
  Relating to the use of certain groundwater export fees collected by a groundwater conservation district.
  May 28, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SR 614 Adopted 89R
  Recognizing the members of the inaugural cohort of The University of Texas System Texas Legislative Fellowship Program.
  May 28, 2025: Reported enrolled
• HB 1615 Became law 89R
  Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning water and wastewater special districts, including a conforming amendment.
  May 28, 2025: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• HB 116 Became law 89R
  Relating to grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.
  May 28, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2884 Became law 89R
  Relating to the required disclosure of certain financial relationships in civil actions regarding the activities of United States defense contractors.
  May 28, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 961 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to fraud prevention and verifying eligibility for benefits under Medicaid.
  May 27, 2025: Postponed
• SB 1012 Became law 89R
  Relating to authorizing the sale or lease by the State of Texas of certain real property located in Austin, Texas.
  May 27, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 315 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to a property right in DNA; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
  May 27, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• SB 3058 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to certain improvements made and programs developed by the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District.
  May 27, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• SB 505 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to processes to address election irregularities; providing a civil penalty.
  May 27, 2025: Postponed
• SB 2361 Became law 89R
  Relating to the transfer of the University of Houston--Victoria to The Texas A&M University System.
  May 27, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• SB 18 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to prohibiting municipal libraries that host certain events from receiving state or other public funding.
  May 27, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• SB 2721 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to the deceased, including requirements for donating or claiming bodies or anatomical specimens, the licensing and regulation of persons who provide services or conduct education or research in relation to the deceased, and responsibilities of political subdivisions for certain bodies after death; creating criminal offenses; authorizing administrative penalties; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees.
  May 26, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• SB 2695 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to an education program to enable certain students to practice medicine in certain rural counties and to physician delegation of certain medical acts to advanced practice registered nurses, including in certain rural counties.
  May 26, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• SB 2873 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to the requirement that certain tax reports be filed electronically.
  May 26, 2025: Placed on General State 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
• HCR 80 Adopted 89R
  Designating Brenham as the official Ice Cream Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
  May 24, 2025: Signed by the Governor
• SB 888 Became law 89R
  Relating to the attorney general's defense of a district or county attorney against certain lawsuits in federal court.
  May 24, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 4273 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to fraud prevention and verifying eligibility for benefits under Medicaid.
  May 23, 2025: Returned from the House for further action
• HB 3778 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the use of geothermal energy as a dispatchable generation resource.
  May 23, 2025: Left pending in committee
• 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
• SR 556 Adopted 89R
  Recognizing the Randle High School football team for winning a State Championship.
  May 22, 2025: Reported enrolled
• HB 4271 Passed House 89R
  Relating to public meetings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on requests for authorization to operate a composting facility.
  May 21, 2025: Left pending in committee
• SB 2117 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to the establishment of the Texas Committee on Foreign Investment to review certain transactions involving certain foreign entities in coordination with the attorney general; creating a civil penalty.
  May 20, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• 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 2530 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; providing an administrative penalty.
  May 20, 2025: Left pending in committee
• SR 541 Adopted 89R
  Recognizing Caterpillar Inc. on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
  May 19, 2025: Reported enrolled
• SB 765 Became law 89R
  Relating to the confidentiality of fraud detection and deterrence information under the public information law.
  May 19, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SR 539 Adopted 89R
  Recognizing Ashley Harris-Land for receiving an AmeriCorps Legacy of Service Award.
  May 19, 2025: Reported enrolled
• SR 538 Adopted 89R
  Recognizing July 3, 2025, as Kenneth Lewis Anderson Day.
  May 19, 2025: Reported enrolled
• SR 536 Adopted 89R
  Honoring Mark Garcia for his 25 years of service as Texas Senate auditor.
  May 19, 2025: Reported enrolled
• SB 1062 Became law 89R
  Relating to the type of newspaper required for publication of public notices.
  May 19, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 1215 Became law 89R
  Relating to the placement of a cultivated oyster in a natural oyster bed, a private oyster bed, or coastal waters.
  May 15, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 2031 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to the removal of a fence surrounding a breeder deer release site.
  May 15, 2025: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
• SB 1652 In committee 89R
  Relating to the source of dogs and cats sold by pet stores; providing a civil penalty.
  May 15, 2025: Co-author authorized
• SR 514 Adopted 89R
  Recognizing Citizens State Bank on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
  May 12, 2025: Reported enrolled
• HB 3371 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the recovery of certain state border security expenditures from the federal government.
  May 12, 2025: Referred to Finance
• SB 504 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to the disclosure of certain financial information by certain nonprofit organizations that enter into sizeable contracts with political subdivisions.
  May 10, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• SB 1727 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to procedures related to juvenile justice proceedings, the adjudication and disposition of cases involving delinquent conduct, and certain offenses or conduct committed by a child or by a person placed in or committed to certain juvenile facilities; changing the eligibility for community supervision.
  May 10, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• SR 505 Adopted 89R
  Recognizing April 24, 2025, as Austin County Day.
  May 8, 2025: Reported enrolled
• SB 28 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to a lottery game played or facilitated for play by telephone or through an Internet or mobile Internet application; creating criminal offenses.
  May 6, 2025: Left pending in committee
• SB 322 In committee 89R
  Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of certain real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
  May 5, 2025: Co-author authorized
• SB 760 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to an application for a ballot to be voted by mail submitted by certain residents of an assisted living facility, a nursing facility, or an intermediate care facility.
  May 5, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• SB 396 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter registrar.
  May 5, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars