📜 Texas Legislation

SB650: Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.

🗳 3 votes · 2 final

Current disposition: Enrolled

Last status update: Filed without the Governor's signature
June 22, 2025

House committee substitute House committee substitute Enrolled

Author: Royce West

Co-sponsors: Cesar Blanco Peter Flores Jose Menendez Charles Perry Rhetta Bowers Senfronia Thompson Penny Morales Shaw Mihaela Plesa Jolanda Jones

SB651: Relating to the requirement that a veterans county service office report to the commissioners court or a designated county executive official.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
May 30, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Royce West

Co-sponsors: Cesar Blanco Ray Lopez

SB652: Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the county of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Local Government

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Local Government 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Royce West

SB653: Relating to a refund of sales and use taxes paid on the purchase or use of building materials used to construct certain subsidized housing.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Finance

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Finance 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Royce West

SB654: Relating to a franchise tax credit for certain child-care centers that increase their capacity to care for children.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Finance

Last status update: Co-author authorized
March 24, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Finance 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Royce West

Co-sponsors: Carol Alvarado Bob Hall

SB655: Relating to prohibited student athlete name, image, and likeness agreements; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Education K-16

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Education K-16 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Royce West

SB656: Relating to the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mail.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Sarah Eckhardt

SB657: Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to all individuals for whom federal matching money is available.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Health & Human Services

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Health & Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Nathan Johnson

SB658: Relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Charles Schwertner

SB659: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of smuggling of persons.

🗳 3 votes

Current disposition: Pending: House

Last status update: Committee report sent to Calendars
May 19, 2025

Author: Charles Schwertner

Co-sponsors: Cole Hefner

SB660: Relating to the installation of bollards or another safety barrier adjacent to certain hospital emergency rooms.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Health

Last status update: Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 19, 2025

House committee substitute

Pending: 🏛 Public Health 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Royce West

SB661: Relating to the creation of the Office of Youth Health and Safety.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Criminal Justice

Last status update: Co-author authorized
April 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Justice 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Royce West

Co-sponsors: Borris Miles

SB662: Relating to the definition of crosswalk for the purpose of motor vehicle collisions involving a pedestrian or other vulnerable road user within the area of a crosswalk.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Criminal Justice

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Justice 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Joan Huffman

SB663: Relating to the approval of a community supervision and corrections department's budget and strategic plan.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
June 20, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Joan Huffman

Co-sponsors: Mano DeAyala Sam Harless

SB664: Relating to qualifications, training, removal, and supervision of certain masters, magistrates, referees, associate judges, and hearing officers.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
May 30, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Joan Huffman

Co-sponsors: David Cook

SB665: Relating to the issuance of gold and silver specie and the establishment of a digital currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Finance

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Finance 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

SB666: Relating to the age at which a person may purchase or possess nitrous oxide.

Current disposition: Introduced in Senate

Last status update: Not again placed on intent calendar
March 19, 2025

Author: Bryan Hughes

Co-sponsors: Royce West

SB667: Relating to prohibiting certain state governmental entities from investing in certain Chinese-affiliated entities.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
June 20, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Bryan Hughes

Co-sponsors: Tan Parker Jeff Barry

SB668: Relating to the disclosure of information with regard to artificial intelligence.

Current disposition: Pending: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Last status update: Read first time
April 28, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Delivery of Government Efficiency 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

SB669: Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Health & Human Services

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Health & Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

SB670: Relating to patient authorization to access certain investigational sun protection products.

Current disposition: Enrolled

Last status update: Filed without the Governor's signature
June 20, 2025

Enrolled

Author: Bryan Hughes

Co-sponsors: Elizabeth Campos

SB671: Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Health & Human Services

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Health & Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

SB672: Relating to a requirement that certain hospitals submit a summary of parts of their emergency operations plans to the Health and Human Services Commission.

🗳 1 vote · 1 final

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
June 20, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Bryan Hughes

Co-sponsors: Aicha Davis

SB673: Relating to municipal and county regulation of accessory dwelling units; authorizing a fee.

Current disposition: Pending: House

Last status update: Placed on General State Calendar
May 26, 2025

House committee substitute

Author: Bryan Hughes

Co-sponsors: Royce West Gary Gates

SB674: Relating to instruction on hunter education for public high school students.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Education K-16

Last status update: Co-author authorized
February 25, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Education K-16 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

Co-sponsors: Brent Hagenbuch

SB675: Relating to identifying information required to be included in an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Local Government

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Local Government 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

SB676: Relating to the award of good conduct time to inmates.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Criminal Justice

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Justice 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

SB677: Relating to an exemption from certain motor fuel taxes for counties in this state.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Finance

Last status update: Co-author authorized
February 11, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Finance 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

Co-sponsors: Peter Flores Bob Hall

SB678: Relating to the reappraisal for ad valorem taxation purposes of certain property completely destroyed or partially damaged by an accidental fire.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Local Government

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Local Government 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

SB679: Relating to the controlled substances listed in Penalty Group 1 under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Criminal Justice

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Justice 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

SB680: Relating to the notification of a peace officer through an indication associated with vehicle registration that a person has a health condition or disability that may impede effective communication.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Transportation

Last status update: Co-author authorized
March 6, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Transportation 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

Co-sponsors: Molly Cook

SB681: Relating to the term and renewal of an engineering or land surveying license or registration.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
June 20, 2025

House committee substitute Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Bryan Hughes

Co-sponsors: Dennis Paul Ray Lopez

SB682: Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
May 28, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Bryan Hughes

Co-sponsors: Daniel Alders

SB683: Relating to service requirements of certain current or former members of the Texas National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Veteran Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Veteran Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

SB684: Relating to a uniform coordination of benefits questionnaire for health benefit plans.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Health & Human Services

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Health & Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

SB685: Relating to performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Education K-16

Last status update: Co-author authorized
April 1, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Education K-16 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Angela Paxton

Co-sponsors: Brent Hagenbuch Jose Menendez

SB686: Relating to the transfer of students between public schools.

🗳 4 votes · 2 final

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Education

Last status update: Read first time
April 22, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Education 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Angela Paxton

Co-sponsors: Phil King

SB687: Relating to liability for land surveying services in or in connection with certain construction or services contracts.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
May 30, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Bryan Hughes

Co-sponsors: Ben Bumgarner

SB688: Relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors of this state.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
May 24, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Bryan Hughes

Co-sponsors: Richard Hayes John Bucy Carrie Isaac Richard Raymond

SB689: Relating to employment practices regarding diversity and prohibiting the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities.

🗳 8 votes · 1 final

Current disposition: Pending: House

Last status update: Committee report sent to Calendars
May 20, 2025

Author: Bryan Hughes

Co-sponsors: Paul Bettencourt Donna CampbellCharles CreightonBrent Hagenbuch Adam Hinojosa Mayes Middleton Charles Schwertner Stan Gerdes Carl Tepper Nate Schatzline William Metcalf

SB690: Relating to the authority of sheriffs and constables to enter into contracts to provide law enforcement services in certain counties and county financial authority in relation to sheriffs and constables in certain counties.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Local Government

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Local Government 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Lois Kolkhorst

SB691: Relating to the registration of firearms; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Sarah Eckhardt

SB692: Relating to daylight saving time.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Mayes Middleton

SB693: Relating to notaries public; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee.

🗳 7 votes · 4 final

Current disposition: Enrolled

Last status update: Filed without the Governor's signature
May 30, 2025

House committee substitute House committee substitute Enrolled

Author: Royce West

Co-sponsors: Rafael Anchia Joseph Moody Oscar Longoria Mike Schofield

SB694: Relating to the dissemination by the Department of Public Safety of criminal history record information to consumer reporting agencies.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Co-author authorized
April 16, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Royce West

Co-sponsors: Cesar Blanco

SB695: Relating to requiring consumer reporting agencies to notify a consumer when inaccurate information in the consumer's file is corrected.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Co-author authorized
April 16, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Royce West

Co-sponsors: Cesar Blanco

SB696: Relating to limitations on the information reported by consumer reporting agencies.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Co-author authorized
April 16, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Royce West

Co-sponsors: Cesar Blanco

SB697: Relating to an annual report by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on post-release or post-discharge employment and certain other inmate data.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Criminal Justice

Last status update: Co-author authorized
March 12, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Justice 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Royce West

Co-sponsors: Borris Miles

SB698: Relating to the creation of the Office of Youth Health and Safety.

Current disposition: Introduced in Senate

Last status update: Received by the Secretary of the Senate
January 3, 2025

Author: Royce West

SB699: Relating to the licensing and regulation of inpatient rehabilitation facilities; imposing fees; providing civil and administrative penalties; creating criminal offenses.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Health & Human Services

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Health & Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Royce West

SB700: Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residents.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
February 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Lois Kolkhorst

SB701: Relating to mediation or arbitration of certain billing disputes between health benefit plan issuers or administrators and out-of-network facilities.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Health & Human Services

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Health & Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

SB702: Relating to the performance of autopsies on individuals with a history of epilepsy.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Criminal Justice

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Justice 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

SB703: Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences for the commission of certain offenses by massage establishments, massage schools, massage therapists, and massage therapy instructors.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
May 21, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Judith Zaffirini

Co-sponsors: Don McLaughlin

SB704: Relating to the process for filling a vacancy on the board of certain property owners' associations.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Local Government

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Local Government 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Lois Kolkhorst

SB705: Relating to the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
June 20, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Judith Zaffirini

Co-sponsors: Stan Gerdes

SB706: Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state.

🗳 11 votes · 3 final

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
June 20, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Charles Schwertner

Co-sponsors: Charles CreightonBrent Hagenbuch Bob Hall Carrie Isaac Mark Dorazio Hillary Hickland Philip Cortez Briscoe Cain Pat Curry Stan Gerdes Ryan Guillen Janis Holt Andy Hopper Mitch Little AJ Louderback J.M. Lozano Shelley Luther Don McLaughlin William Metcalf Brent Money Candy Noble Mike Olcott Tony Tinderholt Wesley Virdell

SB707: Relating to the authority of the legislature to determine that certain federal directives are unconstitutional and to prohibit certain government officers and employees from enforcing or assisting in the enforcement of the directive.

Current disposition: Pending: House State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
April 22, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Phil King

Co-sponsors: Charles CreightonBob Hall Lois Kolkhorst Mayes Middleton

SB708: Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Carol Alvarado

SB709: Relating to exempting textbooks purchased, used, or consumed by university and college students from sales and use taxes for limited periods.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Finance

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Finance 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Sarah Eckhardt

SB710: Relating to the establishment and use of a written electronic communications system accessible to the public by certain municipal entities.

🗳 3 votes · 3 final

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
June 20, 2025

House committee substitute Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Sarah Eckhardt

Co-sponsors: John Bucy

SB711: Relating to property owners' associations, including condominium unit owners' associations.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
May 13, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Bryan Hughes

Co-sponsors: Royce West Chris Turner Jared Patterson Stan Gerdes Salman Bhojani Janie Lopez

SB712: Relating to the identification of underpayments and overpayments under the Medicaid managed care program.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Health & Human Services

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Health & Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

SB713: Relating to the surcharge for the disposal, and the remittance for the storage, of certain waste at the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact waste disposal facility; decreasing the amount of the surcharge and changing how the surcharge and remittance are distributed.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Natural Resources

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Natural Resources 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Kevin Sparks

SB714: Relating to electricity pricing rules and operating procedures that eliminate or compensate for market distortion caused by certain federal tax credits.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Co-author authorized
March 19, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Kevin Sparks

Co-sponsors: Charles CreightonLois Kolkhorst Mayes Middleton

SB715: Relating to reliability requirements for certain electric generation facilities.

Current disposition: Pending: House State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
May 12, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Kevin Sparks

Co-sponsors: Adam Hinojosa Bryan Hughes Phil King Lois Kolkhorst Mayes Middleton Charles Schwertner

SB716: Relating to the issuance of an occupational license to certain out-of-state applicants.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Co-author authorized
February 11, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Kevin Sparks

Co-sponsors: Mayes Middleton

SB717: Relating to the additional compensation certain counties pay to judges and justices for extrajudicial services.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Finance

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Finance 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Kevin Sparks

SB718: Relating to creation of the groundwater science, research, and innovation fund to be administered by the Texas Water Development Board.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

Last status update: Co-author authorized
April 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Lois Kolkhorst

Co-sponsors: Nathan Johnson Sarah Eckhardt Peter Flores Kevin Sparks Judith Zaffirini

SB719: Relating to the collection of information on available beds at inpatient mental health facilities providing acute psychiatric treatment.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Health

Last status update: Read first time
May 23, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Health 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Sarah Eckhardt

Co-sponsors: Royce West

SB720: Relating to the prohibition of lane restrictions on a portion of Interstate Highway 635.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Transportation

Last status update: Co-author authorized
April 3, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Transportation 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bob Hall

Co-sponsors: Kevin Sparks

SB721: Relating to prohibiting the disbursement of certain economic and tax incentives to entities that assist, refer, or otherwise encourage a woman to obtain an abortion.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bob Hall

SB722: Relating to a mobile stroke unit grant program.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Health & Human Services

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Health & Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Carol Alvarado

SB723: Relating to the release of a tier two form listing hazardous chemicals that is in the possession of a political subdivision of this state.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Carol Alvarado

SB724: Relating to providing in-person meeting requirements for governing boards of public institutions of higher education; authorizing a civil penalty.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Education K-16

Last status update: Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
March 20, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Education K-16 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Lois Kolkhorst

SB725: Relating to the regulation of used automotive parts recycling, including the removal of license plates and registration insignia.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Judith Zaffirini

SB726: Relating to requiring operators of smart devices to provide information to users about the collection of personal data.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

SB727: Relating to the creation of a small non-road engine purchase incentive program under the Texas emissions reduction plan.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Natural Resources

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Natural Resources 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Nathan Johnson

SB728: Relating to an incentive program to promote beverage container recycling.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Natural Resources

Last status update: Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
April 16, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Natural Resources 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Nathan Johnson

SB729: Relating to the operation of rock crushing facilities.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Natural Resources

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Natural Resources 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Nathan Johnson

SB730: Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate State Affairs

Last status update: Co-author authorized
March 11, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Donna Campbell

Co-sponsors: Kevin Sparks

SB731: Relating to required water pressure boosters for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

Current disposition: Introduced in Senate

Last status update: Not again placed on intent calendar
May 27, 2025

Author: Borris Miles

SB732: Relating to required generators or other power sources for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

Current disposition: Pending: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
May 2, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Intergovernmental Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Borris Miles

SB733: Relating to the creation of a medical cannabis research program; authorizing fees.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Health & Human Services

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Health & Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Jose Menendez

SB734: Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, delivery, sale, and research of medical cannabis for medical use by patients with certain medical conditions and the licensing of medical cannabis organizations; authorizing a fee.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Health & Human Services

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Health & Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Jose Menendez

SB735: Relating to Holocaust education and training for public school educators and students.

Current disposition: Pending: House

Last status update: Placed on General State Calendar
May 26, 2025

House committee substitute House committee substitute

Author: Jose Menendez

Co-sponsors: Donna Campbell Phil King Brad Buckley

SB736: Relating to use of compost in landscaping, capital construction, and road maintenance projects by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Transportation

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Transportation 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Jose Menendez

SB737: Relating to the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee and the collection, maintenance, and disclosure of maternal health records regarding miscarriage and lack of access to therapeutic termination of pregnancy.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Health & Human Services

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Health & Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Jose Menendez

SB738: Relating to the use of unclaimed lottery prize money to benefit the child-care services program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Finance

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Finance 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Jose Menendez

SB739: Relating to the definition of authorized peace officer for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

Current disposition: Enrolled

Last status update: Filed without the Governor's signature
June 20, 2025

Enrolled

Author: Lois Kolkhorst

Co-sponsors: Salman Bhojani

SB740: Relating to certain proceedings by the Public Utility Commission of Texas regarding water or sewer service.

🗳 3 votes · 2 final

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
June 20, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Charles Perry

Co-sponsors: Sarah Eckhardt Royce West David Spiller

SB741: 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.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Criminal Justice

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Justice 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Joan Huffman

SB742: Relating to the adequacy and effectiveness of managed care plan networks.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Health & Human Services

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Health & Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Charles Schwertner

SB743: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to establish and operate a guaranteed income program.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Local Government

Last status update: Read first time
February 7, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Local Government 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Charles Schwertner

SB744: Relating to the enforcement of the prohibition on passing a school bus using images and video from a school bus infraction detection system.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Transportation

Last status update: Co-author authorized
April 29, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Transportation 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Donna Campbell

Co-sponsors: Jose Menendez

SB745: Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offense of intoxication manslaughter in certain circumstances.

🗳 6 votes · 3 final

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
May 30, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Lois Kolkhorst

Co-sponsors: Stan Gerdes

SB746: Relating to guardianship matters.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
May 29, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Judith Zaffirini

Co-sponsors: Senfronia Thompson Alan Schoolcraft

SB747: Relating to public school policies and programs regarding the production or distribution of certain intimate visual material by public school students.

Current disposition: Pending: House

Last status update: Placed on General State Calendar
May 26, 2025

Author: Phil King

Co-sponsors: Adam Hinojosa Mayes Middleton Angela Paxton Royce West Giovanni Capriglione

SB748: Relating to the regulation of laser hair removal.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
June 20, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Judith Zaffirini

Co-sponsors: Stan Gerdes