Texas 89th Legislature
Minors
26 high-impact bills require immediate attention. 50 bills have bipartisan support.
High-Impact Bills
26 bills require immediate attention
Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.
Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.
Relating to the creation of artificial sexual material harmful to minors.
Relating to campground and youth camp safety.
Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices.
Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.
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All Bills (65)
Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.
Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.
Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.
Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.
Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties.
Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties.
Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.
Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.
Relating to the construction, expansion, and operation of certain inpatient mental health facilities and the designation of residential treatment facilities for certain juveniles.
Relating to the construction, expansion, and operation of certain inpatient mental health facilities and the designation of residential treatment facilities for certain juveniles.
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.
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.
Relating to advisory bodies for the Department of Family and Protective Services, including the creation of the child protective investigations advisory committee and the abolition of the Family and Protective Services Council.
Relating to advisory bodies for the Department of Family and Protective Services, including the creation of the child protective investigations advisory committee and the abolition of the Family and Protective Services Council.
Relating to committing the criminal offense of endangering a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual by engaging in certain conduct involving a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
Relating to committing the criminal offense of endangering a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual by engaging in certain conduct involving a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
Relating to verification of excused absences from public school for students with severe or life-threatening illnesses.
Relating to verification of excused absences from public school for students with severe or life-threatening illnesses.
Relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual exploitation of certain children.
Relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual exploitation of certain children.
Relating to the availability and use of airway clearance devices at public school campuses and to contracts for medication for respiratory distress and training at public schools.
Relating to the availability and use of airway clearance devices at public school campuses and to contracts for medication for respiratory distress and training at public schools.
Relating to the creation of artificial sexual material harmful to minors.
Relating to the creation of artificial sexual material harmful to minors.
Relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault and other sex offenses, the offense of continuous sexual abuse, and the prosecution, punishment, and collateral consequences of certain sex offenses; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties; changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of certain sex offenses.
Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault and other sex offenses, the offense of continuous sexual abuse, and the prosecution, punishment, and collateral consequences of certain sex offenses; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties; changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of certain sex offenses.
Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll.
Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll.
Relating to the armed security officers required to be present at public schools and the appointment of reserve police officers by a school district police department.
Relating to the armed security officers required to be present at public schools and the appointment of reserve police officers by a school district police department.
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.
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.
Relating to the required age for a license or permit relating to the conduct of a public fireworks display.
Relating to the required age for a license or permit relating to the conduct of a public fireworks display.
Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming.
Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming.
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.
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.
Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals.
Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals.
Relating to developing a strategic plan for the improvement and expansion of early learning and educational opportunities for young children with disabilities.
Relating to developing a strategic plan for the improvement and expansion of early learning and educational opportunities for young children with disabilities.
Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking of persons, and compelling prostitution.
Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking of persons, and compelling prostitution.
Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.
Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.
Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.
Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.
Relating to hiring and employment requirements for persons in direct contact with children at certain facilities.
Relating to hiring and employment requirements for persons in direct contact with children at certain facilities.
Relating to court-ordered counseling in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Relating to court-ordered counseling in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities that maintain a certificate to operate issued by the United States Department of Defense.
Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities that maintain a certificate to operate issued by the United States Department of Defense.
Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.
Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.
Relating to campground and youth camp safety.
Relating to campground and youth camp safety.
Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction, diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and social transitioning, and to student clubs at public schools.
Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction, diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and social transitioning, and to student clubs at public schools.
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of possession, promotion, or production of certain obscene visual material appearing to depict a child.
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of possession, promotion, or production of certain obscene visual material appearing to depict a child.
Relating to provisions and plans by public schools to ensure the safety of individuals with disabilities or impairments during a mandatory school drill or a disaster or emergency situation.
Relating to provisions and plans by public schools to ensure the safety of individuals with disabilities or impairments during a mandatory school drill or a disaster or emergency situation.
Relating to the offense of failure to report child abuse or neglect by certain professionals and the statute of limitations for that offense; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions.
Relating to the offense of failure to report child abuse or neglect by certain professionals and the statute of limitations for that offense; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions.
Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.
Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.
Relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included in free or reduced-price meals provided by school districts.
Relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included in free or reduced-price meals provided by school districts.
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.
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.
Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.
Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.
Relating to a rural community-based care pilot program.
Relating to a rural community-based care pilot program.
Relating to health benefit coverage for general anesthesia in connection with certain pediatric dental services.
Relating to health benefit coverage for general anesthesia in connection with certain pediatric dental services.
Relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain trafficking, sexual, or assaultive offenses.
Relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain trafficking, sexual, or assaultive offenses.
Relating to seat belts on buses that transport children.
Relating to seat belts on buses that transport children.
Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate a licensed, registered, or listed group day-care home or family home.
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate a licensed, registered, or listed group day-care home or family home.
Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.
Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.
Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care.
Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care.
Relating to the administration of nonprescription medications to certain public and private school students.
Relating to the administration of nonprescription medications to certain public and private school students.
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.
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.
Relating to newborn screening tests for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Relating to newborn screening tests for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many Texas laws on minors passed in 2025?
- The Texas 89th Legislature enacted 65 laws related to minors. These bills were authored by 46 different legislators and address various aspects of minors policy in Texas.
- Did minors bills originate in the Texas House or Senate?
- Minors legislation from the 89th Legislature includes 35 Senate bills and 30 House bills. Both chambers contributed significant legislation on this topic.
- Which Texas legislators authored the most minors bills?
- The leading authors of minors legislation include Sen. Joan Huffman (R) with 5 bills, Sen. Kevin Sparks (R) with 3 bills, Sen. Angela Paxton (R) with 3 bills. These lawmakers have demonstrated particular focus on minors issues during the 89th Legislature.
- How urgent are the compliance requirements for minors legislation?
- Among the 65 minors bills enacted, 24 have critical compliance urgency and 20 have moderate urgency. Businesses should prioritize reviewing high-urgency bills for immediate compliance planning.
- What subjects are related to minors in Texas law?
- Minors legislation frequently overlaps with Minors--health & Safety, Crimes, Minors--crimes Against. Bills often address multiple related policy areas, so reviewing these connected subjects may provide additional context.
- Is there bipartisan support for minors legislation in Texas?
- Yes, 50 of the 65 minors bills (77%) have bipartisan sponsorship, with both Republican and Democrat sponsors. This indicates areas of cross-party agreement on minors policy.
- When do Texas minors laws from the 89th Legislature take effect?
- Most Texas legislation takes effect September 1, 2025, unless otherwise specified. Some minors bills may have immediate effective dates or delayed implementation schedules. Review individual bills for specific effective dates and compliance deadlines.
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