📜 Texas Legislation

SB1550: Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in public schools.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Education K-16

Last status update: Read first time
March 6, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Education K-16 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Molly Cook

SB1551: Relating to the availability of automated external defibrillators at public schools.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Education

Last status update: Read first time
May 6, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Education 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Molly Cook

Co-sponsors: Carol Alvarado Juan Hinojosa Bryan Hughes Jose Menendez

SB1552: Relating to the fast growth allotment under the public school finance system.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Education K-16

Last status update: Read first time
March 6, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Education K-16 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

SB1553: Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.

Current disposition: Introduced in Senate

Last status update: Placed on local & uncontested calendar
May 14, 2025

Author: Peter Flores

SB1554: Relating to an alcoholic beverage tax credit for certain liquor or malt beverage byproducts donated for agricultural use in this state.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
March 6, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Peter Flores

Co-sponsors: Sarah Eckhardt

SB1555: Relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade separation projects.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Robert Nichols

Co-sponsors: Carol Alvarado Sarah Eckhardt Brent Hagenbuch Nathan Johnson Lois Kolkhorst Jose Menendez Borris Miles Royce West Judith Zaffirini Jared Patterson Ana Hernandez Mary Perez Caroline Harris Davila Trey Martinez Fischer Nicole Collier Christina Morales

SB1556: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects.

Current disposition: Introduced in Senate

Last status update: Not again placed on intent calendar
May 14, 2025

Author: Peter Flores

SB1557: Relating to powers of regional transportation authorities.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Transportation

Last status update: Read first time
March 6, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Transportation 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Angela Paxton

Co-sponsors: Brent Hagenbuch Tan Parker

SB1558: Relating to the liability of nonprofit entities contracted with the Department of Family and Protective Services or with a single source continuum contractor to provide community-based care or child welfare services.

🗳 7 votes · 3 final

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Charles Perry

Co-sponsors: Greg Bonnen Angelia Orr Jeff Barry Drew Darby Cole Hefner Stan Kitzman Stan Lambert Denise Villalobos

SB1559: Relating to conflicts between a protective order and certain other orders and to the transfer of a protective order.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

House committee substitute House committee substitute Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Judith Zaffirini

Co-sponsors: Senfronia Thompson

SB1560: Relating to the submission to the legislature of financial information of an independent organization certified for a power region.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Read first time
March 6, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Charles Schwertner

SB1561: Relating to a ketamine treatment grant program for ketamine clinics serving active duty military personnel, first responders, and veterans.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Veteran Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
March 6, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Veteran Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Jose Menendez

SB1562: Relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans benefits and services poster in the workplace.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Veteran Affairs

Last status update: Co-author authorized
April 2, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Veteran Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Jose Menendez

Co-sponsors: Carol Alvarado

SB1563: Relating to county jailer training on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice system.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Jose Menendez

Co-sponsors: Sarah Eckhardt Brent Hagenbuch Juan Hinojosa Mihaela Plesa David Lowe Josey Garcia

SB1564: Relating to the peace officer status of designated investigators of a municipal office of inspector general.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Criminal Justice

Last status update: Read first time
March 6, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Justice 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Nathan Johnson

SB1565: Relating to a school district's grievance procedure and to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction and diversity, equity, and inclusion duties and the loss of funding for public schools that fail to comply with those provisions.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Education K-16

Last status update: Co-author authorized
March 26, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Education K-16 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Charles Creighton

Co-sponsors: Paul Bettencourt Kevin Sparks

SB1566: Relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Paul Bettencourt

Co-sponsors: Drew Darby

SB1567: Relating to the authority of home-rule municipalities to regulate the occupancy of dwelling units.

🗳 11 votes · 4 final

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Paul Bettencourt

Co-sponsors: Sarah Eckhardt Cody Vasut

SB1568: Relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty license plates.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Judith Zaffirini

Co-sponsors: Jose Menendez Pat Curry

SB1569: Relating to the availability of certain personal information of a member of the governing board of an institution of higher education, the chief executive officer of the institution, or the chief executive officer of a university system.

🗳 1 vote · 1 final

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Phil King

Co-sponsors: Drew Darby Giovanni Capriglione

SB1570: Relating to the creation of the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Education K-16

Last status update: Read first time
March 6, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Education K-16 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Brian Birdwell

SB1571: Relating to disclosure under the public information law of certain contact information of a notary public that is maintained by the secretary of state.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Read first time
March 6, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Brian Birdwell

SB1572: Relating to the operation of vehicles transporting steel; authorizing a fee.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Transportation

Last status update: Read first time
March 6, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Transportation 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Brian Birdwell

SB1573: Relating to a limitation on the use of certain unsubstantiated information relating to peace officer misconduct.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Criminal Justice

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

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Justice 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Brian Birdwell

Co-sponsors: Brent Hagenbuch

SB1574: Relating to a centers of excellence program developed by the Texas Judicial Council for certain justices and judges.

🗳 6 votes · 3 final

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

House committee substitute House committee substitute Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Judith Zaffirini

Co-sponsors: Sarah Eckhardt Jeff Leach

SB1575: Relating to the development and implementation of an all-hazards court security plan, composition and recommendations of court security committees, and increasing the penalty for certain criminal offenses committed against an employee of a court or the office.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Jurisprudence

Last status update: Read first time
March 6, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Jurisprudence 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Judith Zaffirini

SB1576: Relating to the qualifications of certain masters, magistrates, referees, and associate judges.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Jurisprudence

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Jurisprudence 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Judith Zaffirini

SB1577: Relating to the temporary sale of alcoholic beverages at certain racing facilities.

🗳 6 votes · 2 final

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
May 19, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Tan Parker

Co-sponsors: John McQueeney Sam Harless

SB1578: Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Local Government

Last status update: Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 5, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Local Government 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Tan Parker

Co-sponsors: Brent Hagenbuch

SB1579: Relating to the appointment of a receiver for and sale of certain parcels of land that are abandoned, unoccupied, tax delinquent, and undeveloped in certain municipalities.

🗳 4 votes · 2 final

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Cesar Blanco

Co-sponsors: Mary Gonzalez

SB1580: Relating to the composition of the governing body of a local mental health authority.

🗳 1 vote

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

House committee substitute Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Cesar Blanco

Co-sponsors: Gary Vandeaver

SB1581: Relating to the eligibility of a trustee of certain school districts for employment by those districts.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Education

Last status update: Read first time
May 14, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Education 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Cesar Blanco

Co-sponsors: Donna Campbell

SB1582: Relating to management review of certain investigations conducted by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Health & Human Services

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Health & Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Cesar Blanco

SB1583: Relating to management plans adopted by groundwater conservation districts.

🗳 1 vote · 1 final

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
May 19, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Cesar Blanco

Co-sponsors: Jeff Barry

SB1584: Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter and to the repeal of certain criminal offenses concerning the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mail.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Sarah Eckhardt

SB1585: Relating to a prohibition on governmental contracts with companies of foreign adversaries for certain information and communications technology; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

Current disposition: Pending: House

Last status update: Placed on General State Calendar
May 27, 2025

Author: Bryan Hughes

Co-sponsors: Adam Hinojosa Lois Kolkhorst Tan Parker John McQueeney

SB1586: Relating to the issuance by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of permits for certain wastewater treatment facilities.

Current disposition: Pending: House Environmental Regulation

Last status update: Read first time
May 12, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Environmental Regulation 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Charles Schwertner

SB1587: Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse committed against a child.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Kelly Hancock

SB1588: Relating to the failure to report child abuse or neglect; increasing a criminal penalty.

Current disposition: Pending: House Human Services

Last status update: Read first time
May 8, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Kelly Hancock

SB1589: Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Kelly Hancock

Co-sponsors: Cesar Blanco Royce West Angelia Orr

SB1590: Relating to duties of the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services in relation to certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, including in regard to the electronic transmission of certain information.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Health & Human Services

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

Pending: 🏛 Health & Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Kelly Hancock

SB1591: Relating to the provision of claims assistance services to veterans.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Veteran Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Veteran Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Kelly Hancock

SB1592: Relating to the collection of state and local hotel occupancy taxes and assessments related to hotels by an accommodations intermediary.

Current disposition: Pending: House Ways & Means

Last status update: Read first time
April 17, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Ways & Means 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Cesar Blanco

Co-sponsors: Carol Alvarado Adam Hinojosa

SB1593: Relating to the Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Economic Development

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Economic Development 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Kelly Hancock

SB1594: Relating to renaming the Sunset Advisory Commission as the Sunset Legislative Initiative for Cost Efficiency Advisory Commission and the duties of that commission.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Economic Development

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Economic Development 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Kelly Hancock

SB1595: Relating to required reporting of information on the ownership and control of certain health care entities; providing a civil penalty; authorizing a fee.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Health & Human Services

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Health & Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Kelly Hancock

SB1596: Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.

🗳 9 votes · 1 final

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Brent Hagenbuch

Co-sponsors: Richard Hayes Ben Bumgarner Wesley Virdell Katrina Pierson William Metcalf Trent Ashby Keith Bell Charles Cunningham Pat Curry Mano DeAyala Mark Dorazio Stan Gerdes Cody Harris Brian Harrison Hillary Hickland Janis Holt Andy Hopper Carrie Isaac Helen Kerwin Stan Kitzman Terri Leo-Wilson AJ Louderback John Lujan Shelley Luther Don McLaughlin Brent Money Candy Noble Mike Olcott Dennis Paul Keresa Richardson Nate Schatzline Alan Schoolcraft Shelby Slawson David Spiller Valoree Swanson Carl Tepper Steve Toth Cody Vasut

SB1597: Relating to the combination of certain election precincts.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Brent Hagenbuch

SB1598: Relating to the release of motor vehicle collision report information.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Brent Hagenbuch

Co-sponsors: Pat Curry

SB1599: Relating to the authority of certain special districts to use operation and maintenance ad valorem tax funds to pay the costs of contracting for or employing peace officers.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Local Government

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Local Government 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Brent Hagenbuch

SB1600: Relating to the authority of certain peace officers to arrest a person without a warrant while outside the officer's jurisdiction.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Criminal Justice

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Justice 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Brent Hagenbuch

SB1601: Relating to the legal justification for using force or deadly force in response to the commission or attempted commission of a violent felony.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Criminal Justice

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Justice 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Brent Hagenbuch

SB1602: Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.

Current disposition: Introduced in Senate

Last status update: Reported favorably as substituted
May 5, 2025

Author: Brent Hagenbuch

SB1603: Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for firearms, ammunition, and other related items.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Finance

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Finance 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Adam Hinojosa

SB1604: Relating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain qualified employees.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Criminal Justice

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Justice 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Adam Hinojosa

SB1605: Relating to the determination of the value of land that is appraised as a census of properties by the comptroller of public accounts when conducting the study of school district property values.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Education K-16

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Education K-16 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Adam Hinojosa

SB1606: Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance from the safe drinking water revolving fund to certain political subdivisions that provide raw water to another political subdivision.

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

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

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

Author: Adam Hinojosa

SB1607: Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Comal County.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Jurisprudence

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Jurisprudence 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Donna Campbell

SB1608: Relating to physical examination requirements for patients admitted to an inpatient mental health facility.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public Health

Last status update: Read first time
May 14, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Public Health 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Donna Campbell

Co-sponsors: Nathan Johnson

SB1609: Relating to the physician assistant licensure compact; authorizing a fee.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Angela Paxton

SB1610: Relating to sexually violent predators, to the Texas Civil Commitment Office, and to the prosecution of the offense of harassment by sexually violent predators and other persons confined in certain facilities; amending certain sex offender registration requirements; increasing criminal penalties.

🗳 12 votes · 5 final

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Charles Perry

Co-sponsors: Peter Flores David Cook Sam Harless

SB1611: Relating to fees assessed by the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District.

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

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

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

Author: Lois Kolkhorst

SB1612: Relating to construction contract trust funds.

Current disposition: Pending: House

Last status update: Laid out as postponed business
May 26, 2025

House committee substitute

Author: Nathan Johnson

Co-sponsors: Keith Bell Angie Button Cole Hefner Ramon Romero Jeff Leach

SB1613: Relating to eligibility for the gifted and talented student allotment under the Foundation School Program.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Education K-16

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Education K-16 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Nathan Johnson

Co-sponsors: Angela Paxton

SB1614: Relating to the payment of funds under construction contracts.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Nathan Johnson

SB1615: Relating to the application of funds under construction contracts.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Nathan Johnson

SB1616: Relating to certain payment recovery and recoupment efforts under Medicaid and the child health plan program.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Health & Human Services

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Health & Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Juan Hinojosa

SB1617: Relating to use and operation of the childcare protection and enhancement fund.

Current disposition: Introduced in Senate

Last status update: Received by the Secretary of the Senate
February 25, 2025

Author: Royce West

SB1618: Relating to certain contracts for the purchase of residential real property located in a colonia.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Local Government

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Local Government 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Judith Zaffirini

SB1619: Relating to the use of an epinephrine delivery system by certain entities.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

Last status update: Signed by the Governor
May 19, 2025

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Judith Zaffirini

Co-sponsors: Juan Hinojosa Philip Cortez Terri Leo-Wilson

SB1620: Relating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analyst apprenticeship pilot program.

🗳 4 votes · 2 final

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Joan Huffman

Co-sponsors: Cesar Blanco Sarah Eckhardt Juan Hinojosa Royce West Greg Bonnen

SB1621: Relating to prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving depictions of children, computer-generated children, or other persons; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.

🗳 3 votes · 2 final

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Joan Huffman

Co-sponsors: Peter Flores Juan Hinojosa Phil King Tan Parker Carol Alvarado Brent Hagenbuch Bob Hall Lois Kolkhorst Caroline Fairly

SB1622: Relating to certain disclosures and other requirements relating to the online sale of concert and other event tickets.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Judith Zaffirini

SB1623: Relating to the dedication of certain water rights to the Texas Water Trust.

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

Last status update: Read first time
March 10, 2025

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

Author: Nathan Johnson

SB1624: Relating to the purposes for which the Texas Water Bank and the Texas Water Trust may accept and hold water rights.

Current disposition: Pending: House Natural Resources

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

Pending: 🏛 Natural Resources 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Nathan Johnson

Co-sponsors: Royce West

SB1625: Relating to the reporting of certain security incidents by public water systems to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Department of Information Resources.

Current disposition: Pending: House

Last status update: Committee report sent to Calendars
May 21, 2025

Author: Nathan Johnson

Co-sponsors: Donna Campbell Royce West Trent Ashby

SB1626: Relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on social media platforms or through electronic mail messages.

Current disposition: Pending: House

Last status update: Placed on General State Calendar
May 27, 2025

Author: Bryan Hughes

Co-sponsors: Richard Hayes

SB1627: Relating to patient data maintained by pharmacy benefit managers.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Health & Human Services

Last status update: Read first time
March 11, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Health & Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Lois Kolkhorst

SB1628: Relating to the consideration of criminal history record information of applicants for public employment or an occupational license.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Read first time
March 11, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Borris Miles

SB1629: Relating to the administration by the Texas Water Development Board of the Texas Water Bank and certain funds and accounts.

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

Last status update: Read first time
March 11, 2025

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

Author: Charles Perry

SB1630: Relating to the training of prospective grand jurors and to grand jury proceedings.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Criminal Justice

Last status update: Read first time
March 11, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Justice 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Peter Flores

SB1631: Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of an advanced nuclear energy workforce development program.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Economic Development

Last status update: Read first time
March 11, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Economic Development 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Donna Campbell

SB1632: Relating to parking lots and parking garages adjacent or near to certain county courthouses.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Local Government

Last status update: Read first time
March 11, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Local Government 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Donna Campbell

SB1633: Relating to the authority of a county commissioners court to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by each taxing unit that taxes the property of the portion of the appraised value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of certain water conservation systems.

🗳 3 votes

Current disposition: Pending: House Ways & Means

Last status update: Read first time
May 23, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Ways & Means 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Donna Campbell

Co-sponsors: Sarah Eckhardt Royce West

SB1634: Relating to state recognition of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate State Affairs

Last status update: Read first time
March 11, 2025

Pending: 🏛 State Affairs 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Adam Hinojosa

Co-sponsors: Juan Hinojosa

SB1635: Relating to a credit against required recapture payments for certain school districts for the cost of windstorm and hail insurance under the public school finance system.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Education K-16

Last status update: Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
April 15, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Education K-16 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Adam Hinojosa

Co-sponsors: Mayes Middleton Lois Kolkhorst

SB1636: Relating to prohibiting a school district from using interest and sinking tax revenue to pay for deferred maintenance.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Education K-16

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

Pending: 🏛 Education K-16 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Adam Hinojosa

SB1637: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.

🗳 7 votes · 2 final

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Phil King

Co-sponsors: Cole Hefner

SB1638: Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Criminal Justice

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

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Justice 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Judith Zaffirini

Co-sponsors: Tan Parker

SB1639: Relating to imposing a tax on the generation of electricity by certain electric generators to provide revenue for teacher pay raises.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Finance

Last status update: Read first time
March 11, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Finance 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Kevin Sparks

SB1640: Relating to access to criminal history record information that relates to providers and provider applicants under Medicaid and other public benefits programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.

Current disposition: Introduced in Senate

Last status update: Not again placed on intent calendar
May 6, 2025

Author: Brent Hagenbuch

SB1641: Relating to load forecasts used in transmission planning for the ERCOT power region.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Read first time
March 11, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Judith Zaffirini

SB1642: Relating to the administration of the Texas Department of Insurance, including the appointment of the state commission of insurance.

🗳 4 votes · 2 final

Current disposition: Pending: House Insurance

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

Pending: 🏛 Insurance 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Charles Schwertner

Co-sponsors: Mayes Middleton

SB1643: Relating to prior approval of certain property and casualty insurance rate increases or decreases.

Current disposition: Pending: House Insurance

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

Pending: 🏛 Insurance 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Charles Schwertner

Co-sponsors: Cesar Blanco Mayes Middleton

SB1644: Relating to the use of a consumer's credit score in the underwriting or rating of certain personal lines property and casualty insurance policies.

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Charles Schwertner

Co-sponsors: John Smithee

SB1645: 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: Senate Health & Human Services

Last status update: Co-author authorized
March 18, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Health & Human Services 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Charles Perry

Co-sponsors: Bob Hall

SB1646: Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, or destruction of copper or brass or involving the unauthorized possession of certain copper or brass material, to transactions of metal recycling entities involving certain copper or brass material, to training on identifying certain copper or brass material, and to studying the effect of certain regulations on incidents of theft of copper or brass material; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty.

🗳 6 votes · 3 final

Current disposition: Signed by Governor

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

House committee substitute Enrolled Governor approved

Author: Phil King

Co-sponsors: Peter Flores Brent Hagenbuch Cole Hefner Toni Rose Charlie Geren Ray Lopez Jared Patterson

SB1647: Relating to the practice and procedures for summoning prospective grand jurors and petit jurors and the exemption of certain persons from grand jury and petit jury service.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Criminal Justice

Last status update: Read first time
March 11, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Criminal Justice 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes

SB1648: Relating to regulation of online global marketplaces.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Last status update: Read first time
March 11, 2025

Pending: 🏛 Business & Commerce 📅 Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Hughes