Bills Passed House

Friday, May 23, 2025

All bills that passed the Texas House on this date that later became law.

66 Bills
SB11

Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.

Author: Mayes MiddletonRegular Session
SB263

Relating to the computation of the cost of goods sold by television and radio broadcasters for purposes of the franchise tax.

Author: Charles PerryRegular Session
SB370

Relating to the availability of certain personal information of a child, spouse, or surviving spouse of a current or former employee of the office of the attorney general or of a public defender's office.

Author: Charles PerryRegular Session
SB379

Relating to prohibiting the purchase of sweetened drinks and candy under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Author: Mayes MiddletonRegular Session
SB387

Relating to bond requirements for certain judges.

Author: Judith ZaffiriniRegular Session
SB663

Relating to the approval of a community supervision and corrections department's budget and strategic plan.

Author: Joan HuffmanRegular Session
SB860

Relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee.

Author: Peter FloresRegular Session
SB868

Relating to the allocation of money appropriated to the rural volunteer fire department assistance program.

Author: Kevin SparksRegular Session
SB890

Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain active and retired judicial officers.

Author: Angela PaxtonRegular Session
SB924

Relating to entities that provide video services.

Author: Kelly HancockRegular Session
SB965

Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.

Author: Tan ParkerRegular Session
SB1019

Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the adjudication of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or a person with a disability.

Author: Joan HuffmanRegular Session
SB1036

Relating to the regulation of residential solar retail transactions; requiring an occupational registration; authorizing fees; providing civil and administrative penalties.

Author: Judith ZaffiriniRegular Session
SB1061

Relating to procedural requirements for uranium mining production area authorizations.

Author: Tan ParkerRegular Session
SB1120

Relating to rights of a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim in certain criminal cases involving family violence, sexual or assaultive offenses, stalking, or a violation of a protective order or condition of bond and to the duration of certain protective orders.

Author: Juan HinojosaRegular Session
SB1121

Relating to excepting certain communication facilities from certain notice requirements for projects on state or local public land.

Author: Robert NicholsRegular Session
SB1150

Relating to the plugging of and reporting on inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Author: Mayes MiddletonRegular Session
SB1171

Relating to compensation, leave, and physical fitness programs and standards for certain employees of the office of inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

Author: Charles PerryRegular Session
SB1188

Relating to electronic health record requirements; authorizing a civil penalty.

Author: Lois KolkhorstRegular Session
SB1198

Relating to the designation of spaceports as critical infrastructure facilities for purposes of criminal and civil liability.

Author: Brian BirdwellRegular Session
SB1202

Relating to third-party review of property development documents and inspections of improvements related to those documents, including home backup power installations.

Author: Phil KingRegular Session
SB1212

Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.

Author: Angela PaxtonRegular Session
SB1254

Relating to the regulation of professional employer organizations.

Author: Judith ZaffiriniRegular Session
SB1259

Relating to the regulation of land surveyors by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.

Author: Robert NicholsRegular Session
SB1318

Relating to restrictions on covenants not to compete for physicians and certain health care practitioners.

Author: Charles SchwertnerRegular Session
SB1333

Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.

Author: Bryan HughesRegular Session
SB1353

Relating to the licensing and regulation of pilots in the jurisdiction of the pilot board of a navigation district located in Cameron County.

Author: Adam HinojosaRegular Session
SB1372

Relating to access to the crime laboratory portal.

Author: Juan HinojosaRegular Session
SB1376

Relating to the supervision requirements of a code enforcement officer in training.

Author: Bryan HughesRegular Session
SB1379

Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for forgery.

Author: Peter FloresRegular Session
SB1401

Relating to the creation of the Texas Mental Health Profession Pipeline Program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Author: Royce WestRegular Session
SB1404

Relating to requirements for certain orders and judgments rendered in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Author: Royce WestRegular Session
SB1451

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of stealing or receiving a stolen check or similar sight order.

Author: Peter FloresRegular Session
SB1470

Relating to requiring the Department of Public Safety to share data for the purpose of maintaining the statewide voter registration list.

Author: Bryan HughesRegular Session
SB1498

Relating to civil asset forfeiture of digital currency or other similar property.

Author: Robert NicholsRegular Session
SB1547

Relating to fees charged by county clerks for certain property records.

Author: Judith ZaffiriniRegular Session
SB1574

Relating to a centers of excellence program developed by the Texas Judicial Council for certain justices and judges.

Author: Judith ZaffiriniRegular Session
SB1589

Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Author: Kelly HancockRegular Session
SB1598

Relating to the release of motor vehicle collision report information.

Author: Brent HagenbuchRegular Session
SB1621

Relating to prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving depictions of children, computer-generated children, or other persons; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.

Author: Joan HuffmanRegular Session
SB1667

Relating to the procedures for the expunction of arrest records and files; authorizing a fee.

Author: Judith ZaffiriniRegular Session
SB1737

Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers.

Author: Joan HuffmanRegular Session
SB1818

Relating to the issuance of a license or provisional license to certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses to engage in a business or occupation in this state.

Author: Kelly HancockRegular Session
SB1902

Relating to the administration of the dealer-issued license plates database and to the removal and transfer of license plates.

Author: Robert NicholsRegular Session
SB1939

Relating to the ship channel improvement revolving fund.

Author: Juan HinojosaRegular Session
SB1940

Relating to authorizing a beneficiary designation that transfers a manufactured home classified as personal property at the owner's death.

Author: Bryan HughesRegular Session
SB2064

Relating to an exemption from certain taxes imposed on the transfer of a motor vehicle to a person from a decedent or the decedent's estate.

Author: Charles PerryRegular Session
SB2069

Relating to the establishment of a work group to conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing an acute psychiatric bed registry.

Author: Judith ZaffiriniRegular Session
SB2078

Relating to the regulation of composting in certain counties; authorizing a civil penalty.

Author: Lois KolkhorstRegular Session
SB2127

Relating to the assignment of certain retired and former justices and judges.

Author: Judith ZaffiriniRegular Session
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