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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. James B. Frank
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/26/2026
Number of Bills: 62

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (35):
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Author:
Frank
Sponsor:
Hagenbuch
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to requirements for certain meteorological evaluation towers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Author:
Frank
Last Action:
05/21/2025 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption:
Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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):
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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