Bills Passed Senate

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

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

115 Bills
HB14

Relating to support for the development of the nuclear energy industry.

Author: Cody HarrisRegular Session
HB40

Relating to the business court.

Author: Brooks LandgrafRegular Session
HB101

Relating to creating the Texas State Guard Professionalization Task Force.

Author: Ryan GuillenRegular Session
HB117

Relating to the establishment of the governor's task force on the governance of early childhood education and care.

Author: Alan SchoolcraftRegular Session
HB119

Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.

Author: Stan GerdesRegular Session
HB121

Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the commissioning of peace officers by the Texas Education Agency, the composition of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center, and public school safety and security requirements and resources.

Author: Ken KingRegular Session
HB223

Relating to competitive requirements for a procurement by a municipality for lobbying, government relations, or similar services.

Author: Giovanni CapriglioneRegular Session
HB227

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway.

Author: Cody VasutRegular Session
HB229

Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.

Author: Ellen TroxclairRegular Session
HB252

Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.

Author: Armando WalleRegular Session
HB346

Relating to the fee amounts prescribed by the secretary of state for expedited commercial and business record searches or filings and the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for veteran-owned businesses.

Author: Caroline Harris DavilaRegular Session
HB426

Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis.

Author: Diego BernalRegular Session
HB521

Relating to accommodating voters with a disability; creating a criminal offense.

Author: Ryan GuillenRegular Session
HB541

Relating to the provision of direct patient care by physicians and health care practitioners.

Author: Matthew ShaheenRegular Session
HB654

Relating to the dismissal of a criminal charge related to the illegal hunting of certain deer; authorizing fees.

Author: Terri Leo-WilsonRegular Session
HB713

Relating to an exception to certain reporting requirements for health care providers reviewing selected cases for the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

Author: Donna HowardRegular Session
HB718

Relating to prohibiting a public institution of higher education from partnering with certain private entities for the construction of a student housing facility.

Author: Cecil BellRegular Session
HB721

Relating to the applicability of certain laws requiring health care cost disclosures by health benefit plan issuers and administrators.

Author: Terri Leo-WilsonRegular Session
HB824

Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.

Author: Jolanda JonesRegular Session
HB1052

Relating to health benefit plan coverage of telemedicine, teledentistry, and telehealth appointments with an originating site or distant site located outside this state.

Author: Salman BhojaniRegular Session
HB1056

Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.

Author: Mark DorazioRegular Session
HB1106

Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect.

Author: Matthew ShaheenRegular Session
HB1234

Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun.

Author: Ryan GuillenRegular Session
HB1240

Relating to certain governmental operations affecting the border region.

Author: Ryan GuillenRegular Session
HB1306

Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by a death investigation professional.

Author: Brooks LandgrafRegular Session
HB1403

Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.

Author: Cody HarrisRegular Session
HB1532

Relating to the creation of the Lake Houston Dredging and Maintenance District; providing the authority to issue bonds.

Author: Charles CunninghamRegular Session
HB1629

Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders in certain counties.

Author: Brooks LandgrafRegular Session
HB1868

Relating to a study on changes to performance tier funding for dual credit or dual enrollment courses under the public junior college state finance program and the capacity of the state's workforce to teach dual credit or dual enrollment courses.

Author: Terri Leo-WilsonRegular Session
HB1960

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 345 in San Benito as the Lieutenant Milton Resendez Memorial Highway.

Author: Janie LopezRegular Session
HB1973

Relating to proof of the identity of a child's parents in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Author: David CookRegular Session
HB2012

Relating to regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking lot vendors and solicitors.

Author: Cecil BellRegular Session
HB2035

Relating to notice provided by a chemical dependency treatment facility to the parent, managing conservator, or guardian of a minor refused admission to the facility.

Author: Tom OliversonRegular Session
HB2037

Relating to repairs made pursuant to a residential or manufactured home tenant's notice of intent to repair and the provision of notice regarding a residential or manufactured home tenant's security deposit.

Author: Drew DarbyRegular Session
HB2213

Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Author: Ann JohnsonRegular Session
HB2217

Relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components.

Author: Trey WhartonRegular Session
HB2348

Relating to the video recording of a deposition taken of the testimony of certain elderly or disabled persons in a criminal case.

Author: Giovanni CapriglioneRegular Session
HB2488

Relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by remote communication.

Author: Keith BellRegular Session
HB2517

Relating to the applicability of premium and maintenance taxes to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and Texas FAIR Plan Association.

Author: Jeff BarryRegular Session
HB2598

Relating to a school psychologist licensed under the Occupations Code.

Author: Angie ButtonRegular Session
HB2655

Relating to operation by certain nonprofit organizations of certain regional health care programs for employees of small employers.

Author: Tom OliversonRegular Session
HB2686

Relating to the registration of frac tanks; authorizing a fee.

Author: Jay DeanRegular Session
HB2694

Relating to the election and resignation of and filling of vacancies on the board of commissioners of the Brazoria Drainage District No. 4.

Author: Cody VasutRegular Session
HB2757

Relating to a public school policy for establishing age for purposes of admission into the school for certain children of foreign military members.

Author: James FrankRegular Session
HB2820

Relating to the maximum amount of operating capital retained in a licensed authorized organization's charitable bingo account.

Author: AJ LouderbackRegular Session
HB2963

Relating to diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic equipment.

Author: Giovanni CapriglioneRegular Session
HB3005

Relating to the payment of funds under certain construction contracts.

Author: Barbara Gervin-HawkinsRegular Session
HB3053

Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs.

Author: Wesley VirdellRegular Session
HB3073

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.

Author: Donna HowardRegular Session
HB3092

Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line.

Author: Stan GerdesRegular Session
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