📜 Texas Legislation

HB4159: Relating to prohibiting the manufacture, assembly, or ownership of unmarked firearms and other conduct involving certain firearms and component parts of firearms; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a fee.

Current disposition: Pending: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Ron Reynolds

HB4160: Relating to the release of certain video surveillance of special education settings.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Education

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Education 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Ron Reynolds

HB4161: Relating to cost-of-living increases applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Current disposition: Pending: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Pensions, Investments & Financial Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Sergio Munoz

HB4162: Relating to the creation of an anonymous reporting program for employees of certain generation facilities.

Current disposition: Pending: House State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Ron Reynolds

HB4165: Relating to protesting changes to municipal zoning regulations and boundaries.

Current disposition: Pending: House Land & Resource Management

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Land & Resource Management 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: John Bucy

HB4167: Relating to livestock brand registration expiration.

Current disposition: Pending: House Agriculture & Livestock

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Agriculture & Livestock 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Ryan Guillen

HB4168: Relating to requirements for the renewal of a physician's registration permit.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Health

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Health 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Elizabeth Campos

HB4169: Relating to fire remediation contracts.

Current disposition: Pending: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Trade, Workforce & Economic Development 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Elizabeth Campos

HB4171: Relating to accommodating a voter with a disability.

Current disposition: Pending: House Elections

Last status update: Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
April 30, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Elections 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Mark Dorazio

HB4175: Relating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain qualified employees.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Health

Last status update: Considered in public hearing
May 12, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Health 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Ray Lopez

HB4176: Relating to the investigation of certain motor vehicle collisions by former peace officers.

🗳 2 votes · 1 final

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Criminal Justice

Last status update: Read first time
May 13, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Justice 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Marc LaHood

Co-sponsors: Rafael AnchiaRay LopezAJ LouderbackMatt Morgan

HB4177: Relating to contracting with companies that boycott or discriminate against certain entities.

Current disposition: Pending: House State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Ron Reynolds

HB4178: Relating to the minimum motor vehicle liability insurance coverage requirement for bodily injury or death or for damage to or destruction of property of others.

Current disposition: Pending: House Insurance

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Insurance 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Marc LaHood

HB4179: Relating to the right of first responders and their dependents to vacate and avoid liability under a residential lease.

Current disposition: Pending: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Trade, Workforce & Economic Development 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Marc LaHood

HB4180: Relating to imposing a tax on certain money transmissions.

Current disposition: Pending: House Ways & Means

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Ways & Means 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Shelley Luther

HB4181: Relating to abolishing the Interagency Data Transparency Commission.

Current disposition: Pending: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Last status update: Considered in formal meeting
April 17, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Delivery of Government Efficiency 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Briscoe Cain

HB4182: Relating to repealing the Cultural Basin Act of 1973.

Current disposition: Pending: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Culture, Recreation & Tourism 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Briscoe Cain

HB4183: Relating to a prohibition on instruction regarding abortion in public schools; creating a criminal offense.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Education

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Education 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Nate Schatzline

HB4184: Relating to the role of a jury in a criminal case.

Current disposition: Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Jurisprudence 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Wesley Virdell

HB4185: Relating to the election of the commissioner of education.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Education

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Education 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Nate Schatzline

HB4186: Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain physicians employed as county medical examiners.

Current disposition: Pending: House Higher Education

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Higher Education 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Don McLaughlin

HB4189: Relating to content filters provided by Internet service providers.

Current disposition: Pending: House Telecommunications & Broadband Subcommittee

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Telecommunications & Broadband Subcommittee 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Nate Schatzline

HB4190: Relating to an annual audit of attendance credit purchased by a school district and the refund of attendance credit used for a prohibited purpose.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Education

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Education 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Nate Schatzline

HB4191: Relating to adjustments in the appraised value of a residence homestead.

Current disposition: Pending: House Property Tax Appraisals Subcommittee

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Property Tax Appraisals Subcommittee 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Hillary Hickland

HB4192: Relating to the registration and inspection of vehicles.

Current disposition: Pending: House Transportation

Last status update: Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 8, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Transportation 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Richard Hayes

Co-sponsors: Terri Leo-WilsonShelley Luther

HB4193: Relating to measures for ensuring safety and security in public schools, including certain training for school district personnel and parents of certain students.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Education

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Education 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Mary Gonzalez

HB4194: Relating to the calculation of the no-new-revenue tax rate for a taxing unit.

Current disposition: Pending: House Ways & Means

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Ways & Means 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Terri Leo-Wilson

HB4195: Relating to contracts with and the acceptance of money from certain foreign sources by public schools and public institutions of higher education; providing administrative penalties.

Current disposition: Pending: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Terri Leo-Wilson

Co-sponsors: Ben BumgarnerCody HarrisRichard HayesHillary HicklandHelen KerwinMitch LittleMatt MorganJoanne Shofner

HB4197: Relating to a requirement that public schools issue student identification cards to high school students.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Education

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Education 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Rafael Anchia

HB4198: Relating to the standards for a school district's library collection development policies; providing a civil penalty.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Education

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Education 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Keresa Richardson

Co-sponsors: Daniel AldersBriscoe CainDavid CookGary GatesCody HarrisRichard HayesHillary HicklandAndy HopperCarrie IsaacHelen KerwinMitch LittleAJ LouderbackDavid LoweJ.M. LozanoJohn LujanShelley LutherDon McLaughlinBrent MoneyMatt MorganMike OlcottTom OliversonKatrina PiersonNate SchatzlineAlan SchoolcraftMatthew ShaheenJoanne ShofnerValoree SwansonSteve TothEllen TroxclairCody VasutDenise VillalobosWesley VirdellTrey WhartonTerry Wilson

HB4199: Relating to requiring the partisan elections of officers for each political subdivision of this state in even-numbered years.

Current disposition: Pending: House Elections

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Elections 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Nate Schatzline

HB4200: Relating to requiring certain disclosures in relation to the purchase of electronic media by consumers; providing a civil penalty.

Current disposition: Pending: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Trade, Workforce & Economic Development 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Keresa Richardson

HB4204: Relating to prohibiting the use of unfair service agreements; creating an offense.

🗳 2 votes · 1 final

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Co-sponsor authorized
May 28, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Sam Harless

Co-sponsors: Molly Cook

HB4206: Relating to the creation of the office of inspector general for education at the Texas Education Agency to investigate the administration of public education and required reporting on misconduct by employees of certain educational entities; creating a criminal offense; increasing an administrative penalty; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Education

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Education 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Steve Toth

Co-sponsors: Alan SchoolcraftJoanne Shofner

HB4207: Relating to obstructing a railroad crossing and the liability of a railway company for such an obstruction; providing a civil penalty.

🗳 2 votes · 1 final

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Transportation

Last status update: Received from the House
May 19, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Transportation 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Ken King

Co-sponsors: Penny Morales Shaw

HB4208: Relating to including fetal development instruction as part of the required health curriculum for public school students.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Education

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Education 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: David Lowe

Co-sponsors: David Spiller

HB4209: Relating to a report of child abuse or neglect made by an employee of a school district or an open-enrollment charter school.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Education

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Education 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Shelley Luther

HB4210: Relating to a study by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center on health, nutrition, physical activity, and chronic health issues in this state.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Health

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Health 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Joanne Shofner

Co-sponsors: Caroline Harris DavilaJanis HoltHelen Kerwin

HB4212: Relating to the establishment, administration, and use of the Texas land, water, and wildlife conservation account.

🗳 2 votes · 1 final

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Natural Resources

Last status update: Read first time
May 22, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Natural Resources 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Pat Curry

Co-sponsors: Mary GonzalezJeff BarryJosey GarciaKeith BellAicha Davis

HB4213: Relating to the accrual of interest on overdue child support.

🗳 2 votes

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Jurisprudence

Last status update: Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 21, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Jurisprudence 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Harold Dutton

Co-sponsors: Judith Zaffirini

HB4216: Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of a machine gun or a machine gun conversion device.

Current disposition: Pending: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Philip Cortez

HB4217: Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax and school finance purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: House Property Tax Appraisals Subcommittee

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Property Tax Appraisals Subcommittee 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Cody Vasut

HB4220: Relating to the creation of a committee to review education and training programs on de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques for peace officers.

Current disposition: Pending: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Chris Turner

HB4221: Relating to the policies and standards of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission applicable to the provision of indigent defense services or family protection services.

Current disposition: Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Jurisprudence 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Eddie Morales

HB4222: Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax, the applicability and rates of that tax in certain counties, and the use of revenue from that tax.

🗳 2 votes · 1 final

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Economic Development

Last status update: Read first time
May 21, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Economic Development 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: AJ Louderback

HB4223: 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.

Current disposition: Pending: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Trade, Workforce & Economic Development 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Ellen Troxclair

HB4225: Relating to military toll discount programs.

Current disposition: Pending: House Transportation Funding Subcommittee

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Transportation Funding Subcommittee 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Mark Dorazio

HB4227: Relating to prohibiting political subdivisions from using public money to aid in out-of-state travel for certain purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: House State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Mark Dorazio

HB4228: Relating to prohibiting an officer or employee of a political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter registration application forms.

Current disposition: Pending: House Elections

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Elections 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Mark Dorazio

HB4231: Relating to cybersecurity for retail public utilities that provide water or sewer service.

Current disposition: Pending: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Delivery of Government Efficiency 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Giovanni Capriglione

HB4232: Relating to the maintenance of certain improvements associated with oil and gas development and production; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Current disposition: Pending: House State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Ken King

HB4234: Relating to a requirement that a student's postsecondary transcript include the average or median grade awarded in each class.

🗳 2 votes · 1 final

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Education K-16

Last status update: Read first time
May 19, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Education K-16 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Joanne Shofner

Co-sponsors: Suleman LalaniSheryl ColeCaroline Harris DavilaJanis HoltHelen KerwinMike OlcottTrey Wharton

HB4235: Relating to postsecondary degree requirements in hiring and contracting by governmental entities.

Current disposition: Pending: House State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Joanne Shofner

Co-sponsors: Caroline Harris DavilaJanis HoltHelen KerwinMike Olcott

HB4237: Relating to appeals from a justice or municipal court.

Current disposition: Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Last status update: Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
April 22, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Jurisprudence 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Richard Hayes

HB4239: Relating to providing for a reduction in the total number of state agency rules.

Current disposition: Pending: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Delivery of Government Efficiency 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Richard Hayes

HB4240: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property of a charitable organization that provides financial support for medical care at certain institutions of higher education.

🗳 2 votes · 1 final

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Local Government

Last status update: Read first time
May 16, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Local Government 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Cody Vasut

Co-sponsors: Terri Leo-WilsonDennis Paul

HB4241: Relating to the process for filling a vacancy on the board of trustees of an independent school district.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Education

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Education 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Janis Holt

Co-sponsors: AJ LouderbackJoanne Shofner

HB4242: Relating to the production, sale, distribution, delivery, and regulation of hemp; creating a criminal offense.

Current disposition: Pending: House State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Briscoe Cain

HB4243: Relating to removal of certain eviction case information from credit reports.

Current disposition: Pending: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Last status update: Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
April 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Pensions, Investments & Financial Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Ron Reynolds

HB4244: Relating to required reporting and online posting of certain information by solid waste facilities.

Current disposition: Pending: House Environmental Regulation

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Environmental Regulation 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Ron Reynolds

HB4245: Relating to compensatory and punitive damage limits in employment discrimination claims.

Current disposition: Pending: House Workforce Subcommittee

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Workforce Subcommittee 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Ron Reynolds

HB4246: Relating to authorizing counties to conduct elections using countywide polling.

Current disposition: Pending: House Elections

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Elections 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Ron Reynolds

HB4247: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for destruction of a flag.

Current disposition: Pending: House State Affairs

Last status update: Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
April 14, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: William Metcalf

HB4248: Relating to the authority to impose municipal sales and use taxes; authorizing an increase in the rate of a tax.

Current disposition: Pending: House Ways & Means

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Ways & Means 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Ron Reynolds

HB4249: Relating to the establishment of a grant program to provide training to public school educators and administrators related to teaching historically underserved students.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Education

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Education 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Ron Reynolds

HB4250: Relating to emergency generators or other power sources for nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and certain multiunit complexes; providing a civil penalty.

Current disposition: Pending: House Human Services

Last status update: Read first time
March 31, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Ron Reynolds

HB4251: Relating to protection for certain essential workers and health care practitioners in the private sector who report certain activities or violations of law.

Current disposition: Pending: House Workforce Subcommittee

Last status update: Read first time
April 1, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Workforce Subcommittee 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Ron Reynolds

HB4252: Relating to a semiannual progress report by the commissioner of education on the performance of a school district or district campus to which a conservator, management team, or board of managers has been appointed.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Education

Last status update: Read first time
April 1, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Education 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Vikki Goodwin

HB4254: Relating to appeal of a mistrial order in a felony case.

Current disposition: Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Last status update: Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
April 29, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Jurisprudence 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: William Metcalf

HB4255: Relating to the regulation of physicians and the disciplinary authority of the Texas Medical Board.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Health

Last status update: Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
April 28, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Health 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Don McLaughlin

HB4256: Relating to actions brought by the attorney general on behalf of certain persons under the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983.

Current disposition: Pending: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Last status update: Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
April 30, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: David Spiller

HB4258: Relating to the authority of the comptroller of public accounts and certain political subdivisions of this state to invest certain money in cryptocurrencies.

Current disposition: Pending: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Last status update: Read first time
April 1, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Delivery of Government Efficiency 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Ron Reynolds

Co-sponsors: Mihaela Plesa