Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. James B. Frank
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 7/6/2025

Number of Bills: 62

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (35):
HB 775 Author: Frank | Leo Wilson
Last Action: 04/30/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the participation by non-enrolled students in University Interscholastic League-sponsored activities.

HB 879 Author: Frank | Perez, Vincent
Sponsor: Hagenbuch
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the licensing of certain military veterans as health care providers.

HB 913 Author: Frank
Sponsor: Hagenbuch
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to certain state hospital names and the management of state hospitals.

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 1612 Author: Frank
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to direct payment for certain health care provided by a hospital.

HB 1959 Author: Frank
Last Action: 03/26/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certain practices of health benefit plan issuers to encourage the use of certain physicians and health care providers and rank physicians.

HB 2026 Author: Frank
Sponsor: Hagenbuch
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 25 in Archer County as the U.S. Army Gary C. and U.S.M.C. Gary S. Johnston Memorial Highway.

HB 2337 Author: Frank | Buckley | Leo Wilson
Last Action: 04/29/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the concurrent jurisdiction of this state over United States military installations with respect to certain subject matters.

HB 2338 Author: Frank
Last Action: 03/14/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption: Relating to the adoption and voidability of certain rules proposed by a state agency.

HB 2556 Author: Frank
Last Action: 05/01/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to certain health care transaction fees and payment claims; providing an administrative penalty.

HB 2747 Author: Frank
Last Action: 05/10/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to requiring certain health care entities to submit notice of material change transactions to the attorney general and the attorney general's authority to conduct certain related studies; imposing civil and administrative penalties.

HB 2757 Author: Frank
Sponsor: Hagenbuch
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a public school policy for establishing age for purposes of admission into the school for certain children of foreign military members.

HB 2789 Author: Frank | Hull | Manuel | Noble
Sponsor: Sparks
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the regulation of child welfare, including licensure, community-based care contractors, family homes, and child-care facilities.

HB 2898 Author: Frank
Sponsor: Hagenbuch
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to requirements for certain meteorological evaluation towers.

HB 2911 Author: Frank | Leo Wilson
Last Action: 05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to participation in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees and additional state aid for public schools that do not participate in that program.

HB 3192 Author: Frank
Last Action: 03/20/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption: Relating to establishing age for purposes of admission into public schools for certain children of foreign military members.

HB 3284 Author: Frank | Dutton | Talarico | Leo Wilson
Sponsor: King
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Marriage and Family.

HB 3396 Author: Frank
Last Action: 05/07/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care.

HB 3397 Author: Frank
Last Action: 03/21/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 21 2025 9:52AM
Caption: Relating to the administration of medication by open-enrollment charter schools, private schools, and school employees.

HB 3567 Author: Frank
Last Action: 05/21/2025 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.

HB 3683 Author: Frank
Last Action: 03/25/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 25 2025 3:26PM
Caption: Relating to a student's eligibility to participate in the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program.

HB 3718 Author: Frank
Last Action: 03/26/2025 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of the county courts at law in Wichita County.

HB 3784 Author: Frank | Dutton | Lujan
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to establishing the Texas Commission for Boys and Men.

HB 3796 Author: Frank | Shaheen
Last Action: 03/26/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
Caption: Relating to public school accountability, including the administration of assessment instruments in public schools, the assignment of public school campus performance ratings, and the creation of the Texas Commission on Public School Assessment and Accountability.

HB 4051 Author: Frank
Last Action: 04/29/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain healthcare providers to order and provide or dispense limited prescription drugs.

HB 4586 Author: Frank
Last Action: 04/03/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption: Relating to prohibited direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising; providing an administrative penalty.

HB 4587 Author: Frank | Cook
Last Action: 04/03/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption: Relating to the provisional admission to an elementary or secondary school of students requesting certain immunization exemptions.

HB 4615 Author: Frank
Last Action: 04/29/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation requirements.

HB 5183 Author: Frank
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption: Relating to contracts with managed care organizations, including the procurement of managed care contracts, under Medicaid and the child health plan program.

HB 5184 Author: Frank
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption: Relating to the Managed Care Consumer Choice Program.

HB 5185 Author: Frank
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption: Relating to contracts with managed care organizations, including the procurement of managed care contracts, under Medicaid and the child health plan program.

HB 5285 Author: Frank | Spiller | Leo Wilson
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption: Relating to family support services provided under a Health and Human Services Commission program.

HB 5546 Author: Frank
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption: Relating to the alignment of report due dates under the Health and Safety Code.

HJR 112 Author: Frank | Leach | Capriglione | Talarico | Hull
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right of parents to raise their children.

HR 437 Author: Frank
Last Action: 03/06/2025 H Reported enrolled: Mar 6 2025 1:06PM
Caption: Recognizing March 5, 2025, as Wichita Falls Day at the State Capitol.

Joint Author (27):
HB 3 Author: Buckley | Frank | Hunter | Harris | Bonnen
Last Action: 03/12/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.

HB 4 Author: Buckley | Bernal | Ashby | Frank | Cook
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/29/2025 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.

HB 25 Author: Hull | Frank | VanDeaver | Bucy | Pierson
Last Action: 04/28/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living; authorizing a civil penalty.

HB 26 Author: Hull | Rose | Isaac | Manuel | Frank
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to authorizing Medicaid managed care organizations to offer nutrition support services in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services.

HB 38 Author: Bucy | Frank | Capriglione | Pierson
Last Action: 05/05/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to improvements to the Texas Information and Referral Network.

HB 216 Author: Harris Davila | Frank
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers.

HB 220 Author: Ordaz | Orr | Rose | Frank | Howard
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 05/25/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the care provided to sexual assault survivors by health care facilities.

HB 845 Author: Howard | Frank
Last Action: 03/05/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
Caption: Relating to the authority of pharmacists to furnish certain medications.

HB 1188 Author: Manuel | Bumgarner | Hinojosa | Frank | Rose
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the provision of information regarding a local intellectual and developmental disability authority to the parents or guardians of certain special education students.

HB 1314 Author: Hickland | Harris Davila | Frank | Olcott
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to price estimates and billing requirements for certain health care facilities.

HB 1354 Author: Leo Wilson | Frank | Harris | Garcia, Josey | Villalobos
Last Action: 03/11/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program.

HB 1507 Author: Ashby | Morales, Eddie | Lujan | Frank | Cook
Last Action: 04/29/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for firefighters enrolled in certain courses at public institutions of higher education.

HB 1699 Author: Fairly | Johnson | Frank | Howard | Morales, Eddie
Last Action: 05/05/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the disclosure of certain medical information by electronic means.

HB 1700 Author: Fairly | Shaheen | Frank | Howard | Morales, Eddie
Sponsor: Sparks
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to certain records of a health professional providing a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service.

HB 1955 Author: Thompson | Frank
Last Action: 05/21/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the establishment of an early childhood mental health home visiting grant program.

HB 2070 Author: Hull | Collier | Slawson | Frank | Gates
Sponsor: Birdwell
Last Action: 05/21/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to individuals whose name may be added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.

HB 2071 Author: Hull | Frank | Manuel | Noble | Rose
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to certain policies and procedures for health care specialty consultations in certain child abuse or neglect investigations and assessments.

HB 2457 Author: Meyer | Frank
Sponsor: Parker
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 287 in Wilbarger County as the Molly Mullens Mile.

HB 2735 Author: Cunningham | Johnson | Frank | Simmons | Olcott
Last Action: 04/28/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette advertising in certain locations.

HB 3000 Author: King | Ashby | Phelan | Frank | Landgraf
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties.

HB 3029 Author: Howard | Frank
Last Action: 04/30/2025 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption: Relating to the administration of nonprescription medications to certain public and private school students.

HB 3708 Author: Oliverson | Frank
Last Action: 05/09/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to charity care provided by certain nonprofit hospitals and hospital systems and the calculation of net patient revenue for purposes of determining the charity care provided by those entities; authorizing an administrative penalty.

HB 3801 Author: Orr | Frank | Pierson | Bucy
Sponsor: Cook
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and a workgroup on nursing career pathways and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the nursing advisory committee of that council.

HB 4539 Author: Johnson | Frank | VanDeaver | Bonnen | Howard
Last Action: 05/16/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the dispensing of certain drugs by physicians specializing in ophthalmology.

HB 5008 Author: Bell, Keith | Wilson | Frank | Dyson | Virdell
Last Action: 05/06/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities.

HB 5274 Author: Cunningham | Oliverson | Bumgarner | Frank
Last Action: 05/12/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of anesthesiologist assistants; requiring an occupational license; providing an administrative penalty; authorizing fees.

HB 5526 Author: Slawson | Ashby | Frank | Leo Wilson
Last Action: 05/13/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a school security volunteer program for public schools in certain counties.

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