Texas Legislature
Bills Sponsored / Joint Sponsored
Sen. Charles Perry
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/6/2025

Number of Bills: 37

Sponsor (37):
HB 6 Author: Leach | Harris | Buckley | Metcalf | Hull
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.

HB 18 Author: VanDeaver | Lambert | King | Johnson | Ashby
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties.

HB 29 Author: Gerdes
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to water losses reported by certain municipally owned utilities to the Texas Water Development Board; authorizing administrative penalties.

HB 46 Author: King | Moody | Oliverson | Plesa | Lalani
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program; requiring registration.

HB 49 Author: Darby | Morales, Eddie | Craddick | Dyson | Canales
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the treatment and beneficial use of fluid oil and gas waste and related material, including a limitation on liability for that treatment or use.

HB 142 Author: Noble | Isaac
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general, the review of certain Medicaid claims, and the recovery of certain overpayments under Medicaid.

HB 700 Author: McQueeney
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to disclosures for certain commercial sales-based financing transactions, the effect of certain commercial sales-based financing contract provisions, and the registration of commercial sales-based financing brokers and providers; authorizing a fee and providing a civil penalty.

HB 1461 Author: Frank | Spiller | Perez, Vincent
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/13/2025 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption: Relating to the confinement or detention of certain individuals in a county jail or other facility operated by or for the county and to the compensation to the county for the costs of that confinement or detention.

HB 1942 Author: Smithee
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/21/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the participation of an advanced practice registered nurse as a participating or preferred provider for health maintenance organizations and preferred provider benefit plans.

HB 2078 Author: Gerdes | Isaac
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the joint planning of desired future conditions in groundwater management areas.

HB 2080 Author: Gerdes | Isaac
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the review of the duties of a groundwater conservation district by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

HB 2187 Author: Howard | Shofner | Darby
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to hospital staffing report and complaint processes and to retaliation and mandatory overtime protections for nurses.

HB 2282 Author: Lopez, Janie | Harless | Cook | Bowers | Tepper
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the amount of the reimbursement fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine.

HB 2313 Author: Tepper
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.

HB 2513 Author: Tepper | Lujan
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to a paid leave of absence for public employees serving as fire protection personnel who are engaged in certain military service.

HB 2542 Author: Kitzman | Lalani
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/23/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a work group to study and make recommendations on certain services needed by individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability.

HB 2692 Author: Guillen
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the San Antonio River Authority.

HB 2712 Author: Darby
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to test years used for ratemaking purposes by certain water and sewer utilities.

HB 2842 Author: Zwiener | Cole | Flores | Metcalf | Vasut
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the control by lethal means of white-tailed deer in certain areas.

HB 3000 Author: King | Ashby | Phelan | Frank | Landgraf
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties.

HB 3112 Author: Tepper | Capriglione | Orr | Bumgarner
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the application of the open meetings law and public information law to government information related to certain cybersecurity measures.

HB 3228 Author: Lambert | Slawson | Patterson | Kitzman
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of certain provisions in lease agreements for wind or solar power facilities.

HB 3229 Author: Lambert | Slawson | Darby
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to recycling of certain renewable energy components; authorizing an administrative penalty.

HB 3483 Author: Gámez | Kerwin
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/28/2025 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the authority of a special utility district to issue a public security.

HB 3595 Author: Barry | Howard | Johnson | King | Darby
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan, including temperature regulation, for assisted living facility residents during an emergency; providing penalties.

HB 4099 Author: Harris Davila | Harris | Vasut | Gervin-Hawkins | Thompson
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.

HB 4163 Author: Guillen | Cain
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/23/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the authority of a city to impose certain governmental requirements on an agricultural operation.

HB 4263 Author: Cook
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the procedures and practices of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department regarding grievances submitted by department employees and former department employees and to the eligibility of a person to be appointed to the department's release review panel and the authority of a panel member.

HB 4630 Author: Kitzman
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of artesian water wells by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

HB 4735 Author: Ashby | Button | King
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/13/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to rural development funds and insurance tax credits for certain investments in those funds; authorizing fees.

HB 5092 Author: Tepper
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the operation and dissolution of the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority and to agreements between Texas Tech University and the authority.

HB 5560 Author: Harris
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to penalties in certain suits involving a groundwater conservation district; increasing a penalty.

HB 5624 Author: Buckley | Metcalf | Isaac | Orr
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the liability of a motorized off-road vehicle entity for injuries arising from certain activities.

HCR 135 Author: Tepper
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Designating Slaton as the official Banana Pudding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

HCR 171 Author: King
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 06/03/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the House to make corrections to H.B. No. 46.

HJR 2 Author: Geren | McQueeney | Meyer | Metcalf
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/14/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.

HJR 7 Author: Harris | Hunter | Martinez | Kitzman | Metcalf
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.

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