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State bill data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:16 PM.

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• SB 1434 In committee 89R
  Relating to a prohibition on the use of public money by a school district to transport district students or employees to or from a polling place.
  May 5, 2025: Not again placed on intent calendar
• SB 2044 In committee 89R
  Relating to the regulation of certain political communications, a prohibition on electioneering by school district and open-enrollment charter school officials and employees, and the authorization of action by the commissioner of education against a school district that initiates certain actions or proceedings; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.
  May 5, 2025: Committee report printed and distributed
• SB 2680 In committee 89R
  Relating to the public information law.
  May 5, 2025: Committee report printed and distributed
• SJR 78 In committee 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail.
  May 5, 2025: Left pending in committee
• SB 2907 In committee 89R
  Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail.
  May 5, 2025: Left pending in committee
• 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
• SB 2 Became law 89R
  Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.
  May 3, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 2046 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to penalties for certain offenses involving county competitive bidding requirements; increasing criminal penalties.
  May 2, 2025: Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker
• SR 463 Adopted 89R
  In memory of Pope Francis.
  Apr 30, 2025: Printed in full
• SB 2819 In committee 89R
  Relating to the restrictions on political activities of a county elections administrator.
  Apr 30, 2025: Committee report printed and distributed
• SB 14 Became law 89R
  Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings.
  Apr 23, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 819 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to renewable energy generation facilities; authorizing fees.
  Apr 22, 2025: Referred to State Affairs
• SB 1741 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to measures to prevent foreign influence, foreign interference, and intellectual property theft at public institutions of higher education.
  Apr 22, 2025: Referred to Higher Education
• SB 32 Passed Senate 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 and a franchise tax credit for the payment of certain related ad valorem taxes.
  Apr 22, 2025: Referred to Ways & Means
• SB 989 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to criminal history record information for certain master, magistrate, referee, associate judge, or other court official applicants appointed or employed to serve in a state court.
  Apr 22, 2025: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
• SJR 81 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.
  Apr 17, 2025: Referred to Ways & Means
• SB 2365 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to a policy prohibiting the use of personal wireless communication devices by public school students during instructional time.
  Apr 17, 2025: Referred to Public Education
• SJR 12 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a parent's right to direct a child's education.
  Apr 17, 2025: Referred to Public Education
• SR 414 Adopted 89R
  Recognizing April 16, 2025, as St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Day.
  Apr 16, 2025: Reported enrolled
• SB 2382 In committee 89R
  Relating to requiring county use of the statewide computerized voter registration list.
  Apr 14, 2025: Left pending in committee
• SB 1961 In committee 89R
  Relating to the reporting of data relating to postsecondary education and workforce trends by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission, to performance tier funding under the public junior college finance program, and to a biennial regional labor demand assessment by the coordinating board.
  Apr 14, 2025: Co-author authorized
• SB 1975 In committee 89R
  Relating to venue in certain actions involving a contract for an improvement to real property.
  Apr 10, 2025: Committee report printed and distributed
• SCR 24 Adopted 89R
  Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Israel and for the creation of a Texas Trade and Investment Office in Israel.
  Apr 9, 2025: Referred to s/c on International Relations by Speaker
• SB 3041 In committee 89R
  Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for insider trading and other misuse of official information.
  Apr 8, 2025: Referred to Criminal Justice
• SB 2973 In committee 89R
  Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.
  Apr 7, 2025: Referred to Local Government
• SB 2818 In committee 89R
  Relating to training for peace officers on interacting with persons with autism spectrum disorder.
  Apr 7, 2025: Referred to Criminal Justice
• SB 2817 In committee 89R
  Relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 249 in Montgomery County as the Paul P. Mendes Memorial Parkway.
  Apr 7, 2025: Referred to Transportation
• SB 2975 In committee 89R
  Relating to certain election practices and procedures; increasing a criminal penalty; providing an administrative penalty.
  Apr 7, 2025: Referred to State Affairs
• SB 2821 In committee 89R
  Relating to contracts with and the acceptance of money from certain foreign sources by public schools and public institutions of higher education; providing civil penalties.
  Apr 7, 2025: Referred to Education K-16
• SB 2820 In committee 89R
  Relating to the number of polling places in certain counties.
  Apr 7, 2025: Referred to State Affairs
• SB 2823 In committee 89R
  Relating to the limitation of liability for certain highway, road, and street contractors and the presumption of sole causation by legally impaired drivers in certain civil actions.
  Apr 7, 2025: Referred to State Affairs
• SB 3026 In committee 89R
  Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes.
  Apr 7, 2025: Referred to Local Government
• SB 2859 In committee 89R
  Relating to a prohibition on the receipt of bond proceeds by persons who make a contribution to certain political committees.
  Apr 7, 2025: Referred to State Affairs
• SB 2963 In committee 89R
  Relating to the authority of the attorney general to investigate violations of law by certain local governments and to take action against those local governments to enforce the law.
  Apr 7, 2025: Referred to State Affairs
• SB 2974 In committee 89R
  Relating to the enforcement of laws relating to elections.
  Apr 7, 2025: Referred to State Affairs
• SB 2816 In committee 89R
  Relating to the partial count of electronic voting system ballots.
  Apr 7, 2025: Referred to State Affairs
• SB 2822 In committee 89R
  Relating to the election of the board of trustees of certain school districts and the powers and duties of the board of trustees of school districts.
  Apr 7, 2025: Referred to Education K-16
• SB 2951 In committee 89R
  Relating to the authority of sheriffs and constables to enter into contracts to provide law enforcement services in certain counties and county financial authority in relation to sheriffs and constables in certain counties.
  Apr 7, 2025: Referred to Local Government
• SB 2493 In committee 89R
  Relating to the text of ballot propositions for bond elections.
  Apr 3, 2025: Referred to Local Government
• SB 2518 In committee 89R
  Relating to the authority of certain special districts and corporations created by certain special districts to exercise certain rights and powers outside district boundaries.
  Apr 3, 2025: Referred to Local Government
• SB 2679 In committee 89R
  Relating to the funding of, contracting with, and employment for law enforcement agencies in certain counties.
  Apr 3, 2025: Referred to Local Government
• SB 2485 In committee 89R
  Relating to the entities covered by the open meetings law and the live broadcast and archived recording of an open meeting of a governmental body.
  Apr 3, 2025: Referred to Business & Commerce
• SB 2478 In committee 89R
  Relating to the vote required by the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the no-new-revenue tax rate or to authorize the issuance of tax bonds.
  Apr 3, 2025: Referred to Local Government
• SB 2537 In committee 89R
  Relating to the limitation on the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.
  Apr 3, 2025: Referred to Finance
• SR 368 Adopted 89R
  Recognizing John Sharp for his service as chancellor of The Texas A&M University System.
  Apr 3, 2025: Reported enrolled
• SB 2528 In committee 89R
  Relating to the calculation of the petition election tax rate for certain taxing units and the ability of the voters to petition for an election to determine whether to reduce the ad valorem tax rate adopted by those taxing units to the petition election tax rate.
  Apr 3, 2025: Referred to Local Government
• SB 2516 In committee 89R
  Relating to the court orders eligible for an interlocutory appeal.
  Apr 3, 2025: Referred to Jurisprudence
• SB 1882 In committee 89R
  Relating to the imposition by a municipality of a moratorium on property development in certain circumstances.
  Apr 1, 2025: Committee report printed and distributed
• SR 350 Adopted 89R
  Recognizing Joe S. Vásquez for his service as Pastor of the Day and on his appointment as archbishop of Galveston-Houston.
  Apr 1, 2025: Reported enrolled
• SB 2238 In committee 89R
  Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to prohibit or restrict the use of a certain mode of transportation on a roadway.
  Mar 31, 2025: Left pending in committee