Texas 89th Legislature
Gifts & Donations
1 high-impact bill requires immediate attention. 4 bills have bipartisan support.
Gifts & Donations Filing Activity
Compliance & Cost
Leading Authors
Enforcing Agencies
All Bills (5)
Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.
Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.
Relating to creation of the Adopt-a-County Road program.
Relating to creation of the Adopt-a-County Road program.
Relating to a civil cause of action for fraudulent crowdfunding.
Relating to a civil cause of action for fraudulent crowdfunding.
Relating to making a donation to the operation game thief fund when applying for a hunting or fishing license.
Relating to making a donation to the operation game thief fund when applying for a hunting or fishing license.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many Texas laws on gifts & donations passed in 2025?
- The Texas 89th Legislature enacted 5 laws related to gifts & donations. These bills were authored by 5 different legislators and address various aspects of gifts & donations policy in Texas.
- Did gifts & donations bills originate in the Texas House or Senate?
- Gifts & Donations legislation from the 89th Legislature includes 4 House bills and 1 Senate bills. Both chambers contributed significant legislation on this topic.
- Which Texas legislators authored the most gifts & donations bills?
- The leading authors of gifts & donations legislation include Rep. Drew Darby (R) with 1 bills, Rep. Joanne Shofner (R) with 1 bills, Rep. John McQueeney (R) with 1 bills. These lawmakers have demonstrated particular focus on gifts & donations issues during the 89th Legislature.
- How urgent are the compliance requirements for gifts & donations legislation?
- Among the 5 gifts & donations bills enacted, 1 have critical compliance urgency and 1 have moderate urgency. Businesses should prioritize reviewing high-urgency bills for immediate compliance planning.
- What subjects are related to gifts & donations in Texas law?
- Gifts & Donations legislation frequently overlaps with Civil Remedies & Liabilities, Fraud, Crimes--miscellaneous. Bills often address multiple related policy areas, so reviewing these connected subjects may provide additional context.
- Is there bipartisan support for gifts & donations legislation in Texas?
- Yes, 4 of the 5 gifts & donations bills (80%) have bipartisan sponsorship, with both Republican and Democrat sponsors. This indicates areas of cross-party agreement on gifts & donations policy.
- When do Texas gifts & donations laws from the 89th Legislature take effect?
- Most Texas legislation takes effect September 1, 2025, unless otherwise specified. Some gifts & donations bills may have immediate effective dates or delayed implementation schedules. Review individual bills for specific effective dates and compliance deadlines.
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