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State bill data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

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• HB 21 In committee 892
  Relating to the calculation of the penalty and interest incurred on a delinquent ad valorem tax.
  Aug 20, 2025: Referred to Ways & Means
• HB 10 In committee 892
  Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
  Aug 18, 2025: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
• HB 21 Introduced 891
  Relating to the calculation of the penalty and interest incurred on a delinquent ad valorem tax.
  Aug 5, 2025: Filed
• HB 10 Introduced 891
  Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
  Aug 1, 2025: Filed
• SB 650 Became law 89R
  Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• 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 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 1760 Became law 89R
  Relating to guardianships for persons who are incapacitated; changing a fee.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 2790 Became law 89R
  Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 1804 Became law 89R
  Relating to restitution and compensation paid to victims of certain offenses for tattoo removal related to the offense.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2688 Became law 89R
  Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 35 Became law 89R
  Relating to a peer support network for first responders.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 109 Became law 89R
  Relating to the construction, expansion, and operation of certain inpatient mental health facilities and the designation of residential treatment facilities for certain juveniles.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 3928 Became law 89R
  Relating to providing notice of a vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility by publication on a third-party Internet website.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 754 Became law 89R
  Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for medical assistants, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 2167 Became law 89R
  Relating to the licensing and regulation of massage therapy.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 1559 Became law 89R
  Relating to conflicts between a protective order and certain other orders and to the transfer of a protective order.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 4099 Became law 89R
  Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2294 Became law 89R
  Relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 742 Became law 89R
  Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for first responders, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 793 Became law 89R
  Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of an applicant for or a person protected by a protective order.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2761 Became law 89R
  Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking of persons, and compelling prostitution.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 5509 Became law 89R
  Relating to the suspension or revocation of a hotel's certificate of occupancy by a municipality for suspected human trafficking.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 958 Became law 89R
  Relating to the eligibility of certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.
  May 30, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 451 Became law 89R
  Relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual exploitation of certain children.
  May 29, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 746 Became law 89R
  Relating to guardianship matters.
  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 2809 Became law 89R
  Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.
  May 28, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HR 247 Adopted 89R
  In memory of U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston.
  May 28, 2025: Reported enrolled
• SB 761 Became law 89R
  Relating to the offense of sexual assault and to the rights of crime victims, including the enforcement of certain rights of sexual assault victims; authorizing a civil penalty.
  May 27, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2756 Became law 89R
  Relating to training on de-escalation, crisis intervention, and behavioral health for correctional officers and certain other employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
  May 26, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HR 1028 Adopted 89R
  Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day.
  May 24, 2025: Reported enrolled
• 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
• HB 491 Passed House 89R
  Relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of laws regulating massage therapy.
  May 23, 2025: Left pending in committee
• HR 899 Adopted 89R
  In memory of Jeffery "Julian" Martinez.
  May 23, 2025: Reported enrolled
• HB 3720 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the construction of bridges in Harris County.
  May 21, 2025: Referred to Transportation
• HB 1955 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the establishment of an early childhood mental health home visiting grant program.
  May 21, 2025: Referred to Health & Human Services
• HB 1359 Passed House 89R
  Relating to a program to provide assistance for certain retail electric customers.
  May 21, 2025: Referred to Business & Commerce
• SB 610 Became law 89R
  Relating to combating human trafficking by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
  May 19, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 475 Passed House 89R
  Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for multisystemic therapy services.
  May 19, 2025: Received from the House
• HB 5573 In committee 89R
  Relating to the reporting of violations of law and wasteful spending under the whistleblower protection laws.
  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 1954 In committee 89R
  Relating to guardianship matters.
  May 15, 2025: Laid on the table subject to call
• HB 4696 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the remote participation of certain persons in a proceeding for the issuance or modification of a protective order.
  May 15, 2025: Received from the House
• HB 782 In committee 89R
  Relating to the transfer of a protective order.
  May 15, 2025: Laid on the table subject to call
• HB 2677 In committee 89R
  Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for the treatment of obesity and certain diabetes prevention program services.
  May 14, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• HB 1823 In committee 89R
  Relating to the operation of a concrete crushing facility near a hospital.
  May 14, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• HB 31 In committee 89R
  Relating to procedures related to juvenile justice proceedings, the treatment of children placed in or committed to a juvenile facility, 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 14, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• HB 3319 In committee 89R
  Relating to the establishment of a constable's department civil service system in certain counties; creating a criminal offense.
  May 13, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• HB 5396 In committee 89R
  Relating to the oversight of rehabilitation hospitals by the office of the state long-term care ombudsman.
  May 13, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar