Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Stan Gerdes
89th Legislature Second Called Session
Report Date: 8/26/2025

Number of Bills: 10

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (7):
HB 85 Author: Gerdes
Last Action: 08/20/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Aug 20 2025 6:32PM
Caption: Relating to the vote required in an election to approve an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds a taxing unit's voter-approval tax rate; making conforming changes.

HB 180 Author: Gerdes
Last Action: 08/18/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Aug 18 2025 12:21PM
Caption: Relating to a temporary reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district; making an appropriation.

HB 181 Author: Gerdes
Last Action: 08/20/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: Aug 20 2025 6:32PM
Caption: Relating to a limit on municipal and county expenditures.

HB 231 Author: Gerdes
Last Action: 08/20/2025 H Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding: Aug 20 2025 6:32PM
Caption: Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.

HB 293 Author: Gerdes
Last Action: 08/22/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on the acceptance of a political contribution by members of the legislature and certain political committees during a period when a house of the legislature does not have a quorum present.

HJR 7 Author: Gerdes
Last Action: 08/15/2025 H Filed
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives.

HJR 8 Author: Gerdes
Last Action: 08/15/2025 H Filed
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per diem, or reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum.

Joint Author (3):
HB 27 Author: Harris | Ashby | Alders | Hefner | Gerdes
Last Action: 08/25/2025 H Reported engrossed: Aug 25 2025 7:03PM
Caption: Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the Texas Water Development Board before the issuance of permits or permit amendments by the district.

HB 64 Author: Cain | Gerdes | Cook | Harris | Ashby
Last Action: 08/20/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Aug 20 2025 6:32PM
Caption: Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence.

HB 295 Author: Swanson | Cain | Schofield | Gerdes
Last Action: 08/25/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.

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