Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. José Menéndez
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/6/2025

Number of Bills: 64

SB 5 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor: Craddick | Thompson | Hunter | Bonnen | Curry
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

SB 20 Author: Flores | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | King | et al.
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Creighton | Hall | Hancock | et al.
Sponsor: Capriglione
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of possession, promotion, or production of certain obscene visual material appearing to depict a child.

SB 23 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Sponsor: Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Bernal
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.

SB 25 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Sponsor: Hull | Frank | VanDeaver | Bucy | Pierson
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living, including requirements for food labeling, primary and secondary education, higher education, and continuing education for certain health care professionals; authorizing a civil penalty.

SB 26 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption: Relating to public education, including the rights and compensation of public school educators and funding for teacher compensation under the Foundation School Program.

SB 27 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Birdwell | Campbell | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Hughes | et al.
Sponsor: Buckley
Last Action: 05/20/2025 S House passage as amended reported
Caption: Relating to the rights of public school educators and financial and other assistance provided to educators and to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators.

SB 28 Author: Hall | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | et al.
Coauthor: Blanco | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Hughes | Johnson | et al.
Last Action: 05/06/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a lottery game played or facilitated for play by telephone or through an Internet or mobile Internet application; creating criminal offenses.

SB 207 Author: Paxton | Johnson
Coauthor: Cook | Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez | Middleton
Sponsor: Leo Wilson
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to attend mental health care appointments.

SB 226 Author: West
Coauthor: Hinojosa, Adam | Menéndez
Sponsor: Bernal
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to establishing residency for children who are the subject of parental child safety placement agreements for purposes of admission into public schools.

SB 243 Author: Flores
Coauthor: Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez
Sponsor: Bernal | Lujan | Romero
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing facilities; changing the amount of a civil penalty.

SB 260 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Bonnen
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.

SB 306 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Menéndez
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.

SB 457 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Alvarado | Campbell | Menéndez | Schwertner
Sponsor: Frank | Capriglione | Lalani
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation and reimbursement requirements.

SB 527 Author: Schwertner
Coauthor: Blanco | Cook | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez
Sponsor: Oliverson
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to health benefit coverage for general anesthesia in connection with certain pediatric dental services.

SB 596 Author: West
Coauthor: Menéndez
Sponsor: Davis, Aicha
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to reporting certain information regarding the placement of children and suits filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SB 605 Author: West
Coauthor: Menéndez
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a new open-enrollment charter school campus by certain charter holders and to the expansion of an open-enrollment charter school.

SB 608 Author: Flores
Coauthor: Blanco | Menéndez
Sponsor: Howard
Last Action: 05/14/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to reporting information regarding certain evidence collection kits.

SB 646 Author: West
Coauthor: Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez
Sponsor: Davis, Aicha | Ward Johnson | Jones, Jolanda | Anchía
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.

SB 650 Author: West
Coauthor: Blanco | Flores | Menéndez | Perry
Sponsor: Bowers | Thompson | Morales Shaw | Plesa | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action: 06/03/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.

SB 685 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Hagenbuch | Menéndez
Last Action: 03/27/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program.

SB 744 Author: Campbell
Coauthor: Menéndez
Last Action: 03/26/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of the prohibition on passing a school bus using images and video from a school bus infraction detection system.

SB 800 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Menéndez
Sponsor: Wilson
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to a public institution of higher education's sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking resources and policy orientation.

SB 826 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Menéndez
Sponsor: Little
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in a school crossing zone while intoxicated; increasing a criminal penalty.

SB 835 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Sponsor: Leach | Johnson | Little | Cook | Meyer
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.

SB 958 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Menéndez
Sponsor: Thompson | Harless
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

SB 1006 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Referred to Insurance: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption: Relating to declination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of insurance policies.

SB 1036 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez
Sponsor: Darby
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of residential solar retail transactions; requiring an occupational registration; authorizing fees; providing civil and administrative penalties.

SB 1224 Author: Sparks
Coauthor: Campbell | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | Menéndez | et al.
Last Action: 05/06/2025 H Referred to Public Education: May 6 2025 9:01PM
Caption: Relating to the reporting of certain public or private school employee misconduct to local law enforcement.

SB 1238 Author: Kolkhorst | Middleton
Coauthor: Blanco | Campbell | Johnson | Menéndez | West
Sponsor: Morgan | Wharton | Hopper | Goodwin | Pierson
Last Action: 05/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse.

SB 1263 Author: Alvarado
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Menéndez
Sponsor: Guillen
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to a pilot program for the safe disposal of prescription drugs, including controlled substance prescription drugs.

SB 1300 Author: Flores | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | King | et al.
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Cook | Smithee | Louderback | Tepper | Curry
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.

SB 1307 Author: Cook | Blanco | Hughes | Perry | Sparks
Coauthor: Campbell | Menéndez
Sponsor: Vo
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to a biennial health coverage reference guide developed by the Texas Department of Insurance.

SB 1380 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Blanco | Hagenbuch | Menéndez | West
Last Action: 05/25/2025 H Referred to Insurance: May 25 2025 2:11PM
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for participating physicians and providers providing certain health care services.

SB 1536 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Menéndez
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to training on Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and related disorders for certain guardians.

SB 1551 Author: Cook
Coauthor: Alvarado | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Hughes | Menéndez
Last Action: 05/06/2025 H Referred to Public Education: May 6 2025 9:01PM
Caption: Relating to the availability of automated external defibrillators at public schools.

SB 1555 Author: Nichols | Alvarado
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Hagenbuch | Johnson | Kolkhorst | Menéndez | et al.
Sponsor: Patterson | Hernandez | Perez, Mary Ann | Harris Davila | Martinez Fischer
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade separation projects.

SB 1568 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Menéndez
Sponsor: Curry
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty license plates.

SB 1697 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Blanco | Menéndez
Sponsor: VanDeaver
Last Action: 05/13/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to a customer guide to home solar energy devices.

SB 1737 Author: Huffman | Flores
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez | Perry | West | et al.
Sponsor: Geren | Lujan | Darby | Lambert
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers.

SB 1777 Author: Miles
Coauthor: Blanco | Menéndez
Sponsor: Manuel
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on payments for certain group home referrals; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1802 Author: Alvarado
Coauthor: Campbell | Johnson | Menéndez | Miles
Sponsor: Button
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to a landlord's duty to repair or remedy certain conditions.

SB 1923 Author: West
Coauthor: Blanco | Menéndez | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Davis, Aicha | Garcia, Linda | Dutton
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child.

SB 1945 Author: Schwertner
Coauthor: Campbell | Menéndez
Last Action: 03/17/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals younger than 65 years of age to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans.

SB 1946 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez | Miles
Sponsor: Manuel | Garcia, Linda
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation of a family violence criminal homicide prevention task force.

SB 1986 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Cook | Eckhardt | Menéndez
Sponsor: VanDeaver
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to warning labels for opioid prescription drugs.

SB 2007 Author: Hagenbuch
Coauthor: Menéndez
Sponsor: Morgan | Raymond | Spiller | Pierson
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle of the applicant's military status.

SB 2051 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Flores | Hall | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | et al.
Last Action: 04/24/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 24 2025 5:02PM
Caption: Relating to the impeachment or removal from office of certain public officers, including procedures governing the impeachment, trial on impeachment, and disqualification of state officers, and to the grounds for which certain public officers may be removed from office.

SB 2310 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Blanco | Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez
Last Action: 05/13/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to transparency regarding requirements to complete a certificate or degree program at a public institution of higher education.

SB 2487 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Menéndez | West
Sponsor: King
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to procedures for and certain facilities providing crisis and mental health services.

SB 2662 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Flores | Menéndez
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of drought contingency plans by water and sewer utilities and the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

SB 2721 Author: Parker | Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | Menéndez | Miles | Paxton | et al.
Sponsor: Bell, Keith
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the deceased, including requirements for donating or claiming bodies or anatomical specimens, the licensing and regulation of persons who provide services or conduct education or research in relation to the deceased, and responsibilities of political subdivisions for certain bodies after death; creating criminal offenses; authorizing administrative penalties; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees.

SB 2786 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Menéndez | Parker
Sponsor: Lambert
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the exemption from the assessment requirements of the Texas Success Initiative for certain students who are public officers or employees.

SB 2857 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Campbell | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez | Miles
Sponsor: Talarico
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to a prescription drug purchasing pool for certain health benefit plan issuers and employers.

SB 2995 Author: West
Coauthor: Menéndez
Sponsor: Davis, Aicha
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the displacement of student financial aid at a public institution of higher education.

SB 3070 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | King | et al.
Sponsor: Geren
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Lottery Commission and the transfer of the administration of the state lottery and the licensing and regulation of charitable bingo to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation; creating criminal offenses.

SJR 3 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Johnson | et al.
Sponsor: Craddick | Bonnen | Hunter | Thompson | Curry
Last Action: 05/15/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.

SJR 5 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Smithee | DeAyala | Louderback | Cook | Moody
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.

SJR 38 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: Hall | Menéndez
Last Action: 02/07/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the authority of the governor to veto a bill passed by both houses of the Texas Legislature with a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of each house.

SJR 68 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Flores | Hall | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | et al.
Last Action: 04/24/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 24 2025 5:02PM
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify and implement certain provisions governing the impeachment, trial, removal from office, and disqualification of public officers.

SJR 85 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Sponsor: Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Bernal
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.

SR 311 Author: Parker | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Cook | et al.
Coauthor: Hancock | Menéndez | Zaffirini
Last Action: 03/27/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 27, 2025, as CASA Day.

SR 352 Author: Creighton | Blanco | Eckhardt | Hancock | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.
Coauthor: Birdwell | Menéndez
Last Action: 04/02/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 2, 2025, as Texas Food Bank Day.

SR 374 Author: Gutierrez
Coauthor: Birdwell | Menéndez
Last Action: 04/08/2025 S Printed in full
Caption: In memory of Clyde Vance Dunnam of Waco.

SR 412 Author: Gutierrez
Coauthor: Menéndez
Last Action: 04/16/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 16, 2025, as Whataburger Wednesday.

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