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

Number of Bills: 74

SB 2 Author: Creighton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Coauthor: Birdwell | Flores | Hancock | Schwertner | Sparks
Sponsor: Buckley | Frank | Hunter | Harris | Bonnen
Last Action: 05/03/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.

SB 9 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions.

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 31 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Geren | Johnson | Howard | Hull | Orr
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

SB 40 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.

SB 49 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Flores | Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst
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 161 Author: Menéndez | Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | et al.
Coauthor: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the completion of sexual harassment prevention training and ethics training to register as a lobbyist.

SB 208 Author: West
Coauthor: Alvarado | Flores | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Miles
Last Action: 04/24/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the workforce housing capital investment fund program to fund the development of workforce housing in this state; authorizing a fee.

SB 213 Author: West
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Cook | Eckhardt | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Dean
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to prohibiting insurers from requiring the tying of residential property and personal automobile insurance policies.

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 307 Author: Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Hall | Middleton
Coauthor: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities.

SB 310 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Flores | Kolkhorst
Sponsor: Patterson
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to the determination of a majority vote in certain elections.

SB 322 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of certain real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

SB 325 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Flores
Last Action: 04/14/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to county regulation of subdivisions and approval of subdivision plans or plats.

SB 371 Author: Campbell
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Hall | Hughes | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption: Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools.

SB 400 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Campbell | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hall | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption: Relating to requiring parental consent for psychological or psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment conducted by a school district employee.

SB 406 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Flores | Hall | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 04/17/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 17 2025 2:29PM
Caption: Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain persons.

SB 412 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: Patterson | Hickland | Metcalf | Hefner | Vasut
Last Action: 05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.

SB 449 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the appearance of a license to carry a handgun, personal identification certificate, or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States.

SB 469 Author: Sparks
Coauthor: Blanco | Cook | Flores | Middleton | Perry
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those services.

SB 472 Author: Sparks
Coauthor: Flores | West
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption: Relating to the right of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district, the appraisal district, or the appraisal review board of the appraisal district to bring certain claims in an appeal of an order of the appraisal review board.

SB 494 Author: Sparks
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Eckhardt | Flores | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Landgraf | Lopez, Ray | Morales, Eddie | Darby
Last Action: 05/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a theft of petroleum products task force.

SB 498 Author: Sparks
Coauthor: Blanco | Cook | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the Licensed Professional Counselors Compact; authorizing fees.

SB 532 Author: Sparks
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Flores | Hinojosa, Adam | West
Last Action: 04/17/2025 H Referred to Agriculture & Livestock: Apr 17 2025 2:29PM
Caption: Relating to grant amounts under the young farmer grant program.

SB 619 Author: Sparks
Coauthor: Campbell | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Last Action: 05/02/2025 H Referred to Public Health: May 2 2025 2:03PM
Caption: Relating to protection of persons from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.

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 677 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Flores | Hall
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to an exemption from certain motor fuel taxes for counties in this state.

SB 718 Author: Kolkhorst | Johnson
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Flores | Sparks | Zaffirini
Last Action: 02/07/2025 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to creation of the groundwater science, research, and innovation fund to be administered by the Texas Water Development Board.

SB 868 Author: Sparks
Coauthor: Blanco | Campbell | Flores | Hagenbuch | Kolkhorst
Sponsor: King
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the allocation of money appropriated to the rural volunteer fire department assistance program.

SB 881 Author: Sparks
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.
Last Action: 02/13/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the issuance by the Texas Medical Board of certain licenses to practice medicine and the authority of an insured to select certain license holders under the insured's health policy; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees.

SB 906 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Flores
Sponsor: González, Mary
Last Action: 05/21/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo to commission peace officers.

SB 964 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Flores
Sponsor: Isaac
Last Action: 05/12/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States.

SB 965 Author: Parker | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | et al.
Coauthor: Flores | King
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.

SB 969 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Flores
Last Action: 02/13/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the reimbursement of state employees for groceries consumed while traveling on official state business.

SB 994 Author: Nichols
Coauthor: Flores
Last Action: 04/14/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.

SB 1035 Author: Sparks | Perry
Coauthor: Blanco | Flores | Hinojosa, Adam
Sponsor: Spiller | Harris | Ashby | Cain
Last Action: 05/19/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to equitable relief from the enforcement of certain governmental requirements that affect agricultural operations.

SB 1047 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Flores | Hagenbuch | King | Kolkhorst | et al.
Last Action: 02/12/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the release of defendants on bail, the duties of a magistrate in certain criminal proceedings, and the notice provided by peace officers to victims of family violence, stalking, harassment, or terroristic threat.

SB 1073 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Campbell | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Sponsor: Cain | Vasut | Metcalf
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.

SB 1122 Author: Schwertner
Coauthor: Flores | Hughes
Last Action: 04/09/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to applicability of certain prescription drug insurance laws to health benefit plans and pharmacy benefit managers.

SB 1215 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Flores
Sponsor: Villalobos
Last Action: 05/15/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the placement of a cultivated oyster in a natural oyster bed, a private oyster bed, or coastal waters.

SB 1245 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Flores
Sponsor: Morales, Eddie | Metcalf | Vasut | Kerwin
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the taking of aoudad sheep by using a helicopter.

SB 1261 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Flores | West
Sponsor: Gerdes
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the financing of water supply projects included in the state water plan; authorizing the issuance of obligations.

SB 1370 Author: Parker | Huffman
Coauthor: Flores | West
Sponsor: Anchía
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the office of medical examiner in certain counties.

SB 1377 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Blanco | Campbell | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Last Action: 04/02/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties.

SB 1519 Author: Campbell
Coauthor: Flores
Last Action: 03/06/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the issuance by the Public Utility Commission of Texas of a permit for the installation of certain electric energy storage equipment or facilities; authorizing a fee.

SB 1646 Author: King
Coauthor: Flores | Hagenbuch
Sponsor: Hefner | Rose | Geren | Lopez, Ray | Patterson
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: 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.

SB 1930 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Coauthor: Flores
Sponsor: Metcalf
Last Action: 05/15/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the use of proceeds from the sale of saltwater fishing stamps issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department.

SB 1962 Author: Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | King | et al.
Coauthor: Flores | Hall | Hancock | Hinojosa, Adam | Schwertner
Sponsor: Buckley
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to public school accountability, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement and public school performance ratings under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.

SB 2043 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Campbell | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Last Action: 05/16/2025 H Referred to Public Health: May 16 2025 2:37PM
Caption: Relating to prohibited retaliation against a physician or health care provider for reporting certain violations or taking certain actions with respect to the provision of health care services; providing a civil remedy.

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 2062 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Flores | Hagenbuch
Last Action: 03/24/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to provision of and access to services for children with certain health care needs, including access to certain Medicaid waiver programs.

SB 2064 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Cook | Flores | Gutierrez | et al.
Sponsor: Lambert | Vasut
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to an exemption from certain taxes imposed on the transfer of a motor vehicle to a person from a decedent or the decedent's estate.

SB 2105 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Flores | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Middleton
Sponsor: Morales, Eddie
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the authority of a county attorney or district attorney to enforce human trafficking awareness and prevention in commercial lodging establishments.

SB 2397 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Flores | Hagenbuch
Last Action: 03/25/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the task force on disability policy.

SB 2405 Author: Parker | Blanco | Middleton | Paxton | Sparks
Coauthor: Flores
Sponsor: Canales | Harless | Bell, Keith | Hull | Kitzman
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the Windham School District.

SB 2410 Author: Campbell
Coauthor: Flores
Last Action: 03/25/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for game animals and exotic animals.

SB 2513 Author: West
Coauthor: Flores
Last Action: 04/03/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to notice requirements on state highway projects.

SB 2601 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Birdwell | Eckhardt | Flores | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Kolkhorst | et al.
Sponsor: Guillen
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the landowner compensation program.

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 2880 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | et al.
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions; authorizing a private civil right of action.

SB 2907 Author: West | Bettencourt
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 05/05/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail.

SB 2943 Author: Hagenbuch
Coauthor: Creighton | Flores | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | Huffman | et al.
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: May 14 2025 9:51PM
Caption: Relating to the prohibition of certain actions by a state agency against an applicant for or holder of an occupational license.

SB 2970 Author: Hinojosa, Adam
Coauthor: Flores
Last Action: 04/07/2025 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program.

SCR 13 Author: Hinojosa, Adam
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Longoria | Gámez | Canales | Tepper | Harris
Last Action: 05/15/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging the U.S. Department of State and the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to take appropriate action to ensure that Mexico complies with the 1944 Treaty regarding shared water resources.

SCR 19 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Campbell | Flores | Hinojosa, Adam | Hughes | et al.
Sponsor: Harris Davila | Vasut | Leo Wilson
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the construction of a Texas Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex.

SJR 1 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Smithee | DeAyala | Little | Cook | Louderback
Last Action: 05/28/2025 H Failed of adoption
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances for illegal aliens charged with certain offenses punishable as a felony.

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 46 Author: Nichols
Coauthor: Flores
Last Action: 04/14/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.

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 78 Author: West | Bettencourt
Coauthor: Blanco | Cook | Flores | Gutierrez
Last Action: 05/05/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail.

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 175 Author: West | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Coauthor: Flores | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action: 02/27/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 2025 as Black History Month.

SR 206 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Campbell | Eckhardt | Flores | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Last Action: 03/06/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas on the occasion of its 30th anniversary.

SR 367 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Campbell | Cook | Flores | Hughes | Nichols | et al.
Last Action: 05/01/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing The Texas A&M University System policy interns.

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