Texas Legislature
Bills Cosponsored
Sen. Royce West
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/6/2025

Number of Bills: 69

HB 2 Author: Buckley | Bernal | Guillen
Sponsor: Creighton
Cosponsor: Bettencourt | West | Paxton | Blanco | Hagenbuch | et al.
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to public education and public school finance.

HB 9 Author: Meyer | Bonnen | Hickland | Martinez Fischer | Bernal
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Cosponsor: Kolkhorst | Birdwell | Alvarado | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income.

HB 20 Author: Gates | Buckley | Bell, Keith | Longoria | Martinez Fischer
Sponsor: Schwertner
Cosponsor: Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Miles | et al.
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.

HB 21 Author: Gates | Capriglione | Martinez Fischer | Tepper | Bell, Cecil
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Cosponsor: Cook | Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Adam | West | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.

HB 33 Author: McLaughlin | Guillen | Moody | Leo Wilson | Louderback
Sponsor: Flores
Cosponsor: Miles | West | Bettencourt | Blanco | Hagenbuch | et al.
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies.

HB 37 Author: Plesa | Oliverson | Leach | Orr | Campos
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: West | Blanco
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.

HB 39 Author: Lopez, Ray | Hunter | Hefner
Sponsor: Parker
Cosponsor: Hagenbuch | West | Blanco | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to information and data regarding the incidence of veteran deaths in this state.

HB 46 Author: King | Moody | Oliverson | Plesa | Lalani
Sponsor: Perry
Cosponsor: Blanco | Menéndez | Campbell | Flores | Alvarado | et al.
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 47 Author: Howard | Oliverson | Hull | Cook
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: Paxton | West | Alvarado
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.

HB 48 Author: Darby | Morales, Eddie | Craddick | Landgraf
Sponsor: Sparks
Cosponsor: Blanco | Kolkhorst | West
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public Safety.

HB 102 Author: Wilson
Sponsor: Hancock
Cosponsor: Blanco | West
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to early registration for students in military-related programs at public institutions of higher education.

HB 107 Author: Simmons | Rose | Collier | Jones, Venton | Oliverson
Sponsor: Miles
Cosponsor: West | Blanco
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry.

HB 114 Author: Cortez | Plesa
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: West | Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the transfer of functions relating to certain veteran mental health programs and plans to the Texas Veterans Commission.

HB 120 Author: Bell, Keith | Buckley | Ashby | Gates | Button
Sponsor: Schwertner
Cosponsor: West | Hagenbuch | Hancock | Campbell | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.

HB 126 Author: Tepper | Ashby | Davis, Aicha
Sponsor: Creighton
Cosponsor: West | Menéndez
Last Action: 06/05/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the compensation and professional representation of prospective student athletes and student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education.

HB 130 Author: Bonnen | Orr | Hefner
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Kolkhorst | West
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to genetic information security for residents of this state; providing a civil penalty; providing a private cause of action.

HB 136 Author: Hull | Swanson | Rose | Richardson | Noble
Sponsor: Alvarado
Cosponsor: Blanco | West | Zaffirini | Eckhardt
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for lactation consultation services.

HB 140 Author: Noble
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to advisory bodies for the Department of Family and Protective Services, including the creation of the child protective investigations advisory committee and the abolition of the Family and Protective Services Council.

HB 149 Author: Capriglione | Button | Bonnen | Orr | Bhojani
Sponsor: Schwertner
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to regulation of the use of artificial intelligence systems in this state; providing civil penalties.

HB 171 Author: Guillen
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: West | Blanco
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the certificate of medical examination for chemical dependency and the duration of court-ordered treatment for a person with a chemical dependency.

HB 198 Author: Bumgarner | Martinez | Cole | Spiller | Walle
Sponsor: Parker
Cosponsor: West | Alvarado | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Eckhardt | Blanco
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to periodic health screenings for firefighters.

HB 305 Author: Hayes
Sponsor: Cook
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the time period for conducting pretrial hearings after a criminal defendant has been restored to competency.

HB 331 Author: Patterson | Simmons | Perez, Mary Ann | Longoria | Lujan
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to certain presumptions applicable to claims for benefits or compensation for certain medical conditions brought by certain first responders.

HB 413 Author: Jones, Jolanda | Curry | Cain | Moody | Money
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: Cook | West | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.

HB 431 Author: Cortez | Morales, Eddie | Plesa
Sponsor: Johnson
Cosponsor: Kolkhorst | West
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the regulation by a property owners' association of the installation of solar roof tiles.

HB 647 Author: Patterson | Holt | Leo Wilson
Sponsor: Hagenbuch
Cosponsor: West | Blanco
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the removal of certain restrictions imposed on driver's licenses; authorizing a fee.

HB 694 Author: Gervin-Hawkins | Lujan
Sponsor: Cook
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the notification of certain persons concerning certain events related to children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 742 Author: Thompson | Plesa
Sponsor: Parker
Cosponsor: West | Blanco
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for first responders, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking.

HB 754 Author: Thompson | Plesa
Sponsor: Parker
Cosponsor: Blanco | West | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for medical assistants, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking.

HB 793 Author: Thompson
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/23/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of an applicant for or a person protected by a protective order.

HB 908 Author: Spiller | Lalani
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: West | Blanco
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

HB 1399 Author: Harris
Sponsor: Nichols
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E See remarks for effective date
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.

HB 1481 Author: Fairly | Patterson | Talarico | Buckley | Johnson
Sponsor: Creighton
Cosponsor: West | Parker | Campbell | Hinojosa, Adam | Sparks | et al.
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.

HB 1533 Author: Button | Noble | Turner | Bell, Keith
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Cosponsor: West | Blanco
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes.

HB 1584 Author: Hull | Metcalf | Lalani | Leo Wilson
Sponsor: Schwertner
Cosponsor: West | Alvarado
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation of a list of priority facilities by electric utilities.

HB 1672 Author: Ashby
Sponsor: Johnson
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the appeal of certain actions by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles related to motor carriers.

HB 1893 Author: Cook | Noble | Tinderholt | Bhojani | Capriglione
Sponsor: King
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording obtained or maintained by a law enforcement agency.

HB 1894 Author: Metcalf
Sponsor: Parker
Cosponsor: Hall | West | Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez | et al.
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to designating November as Veterans Month.

HB 1902 Author: Cook | Bonnen | Moody | Smithee | Louderback
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to creating the criminal offense of jugging.

HB 2001 Author: Meyer | Anchía | King
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain misuse of official information, including misuse of official information that results in certain net pecuniary gains.

HB 2011 Author: Bell, Cecil
Sponsor: Paxton
Cosponsor: Kolkhorst | West
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the right to repurchase from a condemning entity certain real property for which ad valorem taxes are delinquent.

HB 2071 Author: Hull | Frank | Manuel | Noble | Rose
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain policies and procedures for health care specialty consultations in certain child abuse or neglect investigations and assessments.

HB 2187 Author: Howard | Shofner | Darby
Sponsor: Perry
Cosponsor: Blanco | West
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 2254 Author: Hull
Sponsor: Sparks
Cosponsor: Blanco | West | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 05/23/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain health care services contract arrangements entered into by insurers and health care providers.

HB 2294 Author: Thompson | Bell, Keith
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.

HB 2340 Author: Metcalf
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/23/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the qualifications, communications, and recordkeeping of a child custody evaluator and the admissibility of a child custody evaluation under certain circumstances.

HB 2355 Author: Fairly
Sponsor: Parker
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the disclosure or release of certain information received by the attorney general regarding an application for compensation from the crime victims' compensation fund.

HB 2594 Author: Metcalf
Sponsor: Creighton
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the venue for the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving theft.

HB 2768 Author: Capriglione | Romero
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Adam
Cosponsor: West | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the development of a state information technology apprenticeship credential offered by public junior colleges or public technical institutes to address shortages in the state information resources workforce.

HB 2789 Author: Frank | Hull | Manuel | Noble
Sponsor: Sparks
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of child welfare, including licensure, community-based care contractors, family homes, and child-care facilities.

HB 2894 Author: Hickland | Gervin-Hawkins | Schoolcraft | Bernal | Lujan
Sponsor: Flores
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.

HB 3126 Author: Darby | Lambert | Metcalf | Guillen
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: Cook | Blanco | West
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees; imposing a fee.

HB 3135 Author: Smithee
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for retired firefighters.

HB 3153 Author: Kerwin
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Cosponsor: Blanco | West
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to hiring and employment requirements for persons in direct contact with children at certain facilities.

HB 3376 Author: Capriglione
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: West | Blanco | Menéndez
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to training on Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and related disorders for certain guardians.

HB 3687 Author: Harless
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to certification requirements for a fire marshal and any related employee, officer, inspector, and investigator appointed by certain counties and emergency services districts.

HB 3805 Author: Lambert
Sponsor: Johnson
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain enforcement powers of the banking commissioner regarding the regulation of money services businesses.

HB 4044 Author: Meyer | Turner | Capriglione | Martinez Fischer | Troxclair
Sponsor: Creighton
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain expenditures by public institutions of higher education and university systems that are eligible for certain tax credits.

HB 4238 Author: Meyer | Plesa | Lambert
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: Kolkhorst | Cook | West
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the collection of consumer debt incurred by certain individuals as a result of identity theft.

HB 4281 Author: McQueeney | Lalani | Leo Wilson | Lowe
Sponsor: Hancock
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to a civil cause of action for fraudulent crowdfunding.

HB 4426 Author: Darby
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: Cook | West
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for commercial surface disposal facilities.

HB 4643 Author: Dorazio
Sponsor: Hagenbuch
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: 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.

HB 4850 Author: Button | Lujan | Meza | Hull | Smithee
Sponsor: King
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to programs to promote economic development in the Office of the Governor and to the repeal of the governor's broadband development council.

HB 5154 Author: Wilson
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the Joint Admission Medical Program Council.

HB 5515 Author: Buckley
Sponsor: King
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to restrictions on freight and shipping costs included in the price of instructional materials for public schools.

HCR 7 Author: Tepper
Sponsor: Hall
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Designating September 29 as Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

HCR 90 Author: Capriglione | Bonnen | Bell, Cecil | Harris Davila | Plesa
Sponsor: King
Cosponsor: Campbell | Hancock | Creighton | West | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Israel and for the creation of a Texas Trade and Investment Office in Israel.

HJR 1 Author: Meyer | Bonnen | Button | Martinez Fischer | Bernal
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Cosponsor: Kolkhorst | Birdwell | Alvarado | Blanco | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 05/20/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.

HJR 99 Author: Harris
Sponsor: Nichols
Cosponsor: West
Last Action: 05/13/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
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.

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