Bills Passed Senate

Monday, May 12, 2025

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

19 Bills
HB206

Relating to a limitation on a county's authority to require a cash bond before approving the construction of a pipeline.

Author: Tom CraddickRegular Session
HB451

Relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual exploitation of certain children.

Author: Senfronia ThompsonRegular Session
HB517

Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to assess a fine for discolored vegetation or turf during a period of residential watering restriction.

Author: Caroline Harris DavilaRegular Session
HB2756

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.

Author: Senfronia ThompsonRegular Session
HB3204

Relating to the Polytechnic College at Sam Houston State University, including the college's eligibility to participate in certain programs.

Author: William MetcalfRegular Session
HJR2

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.

Author: Charlie GerenRegular Session
SB261

Relating to a prohibition on the offering for sale and the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption; providing civil and criminal penalties.

Author: Charles PerryRegular Session
SB705

Relating to the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board.

Author: Judith ZaffiriniRegular Session
SB748

Relating to the regulation of laser hair removal.

Author: Judith ZaffiriniRegular Session
SB876

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 377 in Hood and Johnson Counties as the Bob Cornett Parkway.

Author: Brian BirdwellRegular Session
SB1400

Relating to a study on measurable outcomes for certain transfer students for performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program.

Author: Lois KolkhorstRegular Session
SB1723

Relating to rapid DNA analysis by certain law enforcement agencies, the establishment of a related pilot program, and the content of certain DNA databases.

Author: Charles CreightonRegular Session
SB1858

Relating to eligibility for the bulletproof vest and body armor grant program.

Author: Brent HagenbuchRegular Session
SB1946

Relating to the creation of a family violence criminal homicide prevention task force.

Author: Judith ZaffiriniRegular Session
SB2137

Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.

Author: Jose MenendezRegular Session
SB2177

Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies in solving violent and sexual offenses.

Author: Brent HagenbuchRegular Session
SB2995

Relating to the displacement of student financial aid at a public institution of higher education.

Author: Royce WestRegular Session
SB3037

Relating to the creation of La Cima Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Author: Judith ZaffiriniRegular Session
SB3059

Relating to the preservation, maintenance, restoration, and protection of the Alamo complex and surrounding area by the Alamo Commission.

Author: Donna CampbellRegular Session
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