Texas Legislature
Bills Cosponsored
Sen. Angela Paxton
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 10/9/2024

Number of Bills: 29

HB 4 Author: Capriglione | Longoria | Burrows | Meyer
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Paxton | Parker | Springer | Zaffirini | West | et al.
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumers' personal data by certain business entities; imposing a civil penalty.

HB 7 Author: Guillen | Raymond | Muñoz, Jr. | Morales, Eddie | Lopez, Janie
Sponsor: Birdwell
Cosponsor: Hall | Kolkhorst | Creighton | Bettencourt | Paxton
Last Action: 05/27/2023 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to measures to address public safety threats in this state presented by transnational criminal activity, including by establishing a Texas Border Force, and to compensate persons affected by those threats; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.

HB 8 Author: VanDeaver | Kuempel | Buckley | Bonnen | Longoria
Sponsor: Creighton
Cosponsor: Hinojosa | West | Menéndez | Birdwell | Paxton | et al.
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to public higher education, including the public junior college state finance program.

HB 9 Author: Ashby | Hunter | Hernandez | Bonnen | Longoria
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: Paxton | LaMantia | West | Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services.

HB 18 Author: Slawson | Patterson | González, Mary | Burrows | Darby
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Menéndez | Paxton | Blanco | Creighton | Bettencourt | et al.
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services and electronic devices, including the use and transfer of electronic devices to students by a public school.

HB 90 Author: Patterson | Buckley | Cook | Raymond | Shine
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: Paxton | West | Eckhardt | Blanco
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to benefits for certain members of the Texas military forces and survivors of members of the Texas military forces.

HB 282 Author: Swanson | Muñoz, Jr. | Johnson, Ann | Bumgarner
Sponsor: Hancock
Cosponsor: Hinojosa | West | Blanco | Paxton
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for Gold Star family members and recipients of certain Texas military awards.

HB 730 Author: Frank | Wu | Noble | Garcia
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Paxton | West
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, investigations by the Department of Family and Protective Services, and parental child safety placements.

HB 890 Author: Bell, Keith | Buckley | Harris, Cody | Hefner | Dutton
Sponsor: Creighton
Cosponsor: Paxton | Kolkhorst | Hall
Last Action: 05/24/2023 H Senate Amendments Analysis distributed: May 24 2023 4:18PM
Caption: Relating to parental rights and public school responsibilities regarding instructional materials.

HB 1225 Author: Metcalf | Harris, Cody | Hefner | Dean | Shaheen
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the administration of certain required assessment instruments in paper format.

HB 1243 Author: Hefner | Spiller | Murr | Leach | Goldman
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Paxton | Creighton | Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Birdwell | et al.
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the penalty for the offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 1575 Author: Hull | Harless | Slawson | Rose | Frank
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Cosponsor: Alvarado | Creighton | Paxton | Middleton | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to improving health outcomes for pregnant women under Medicaid and certain other public benefits programs.

HB 1605 Author: Buckley | Dutton | Bonnen | King, Ken | Bell, Keith
Sponsor: Creighton
Cosponsor: Paxton | Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to instructional material and technology, the adoption of essential knowledge and skills for certain public school foundation curriculum subjects, and the extension of additional state aid to school districts for the provision of certain instructional materials; authorizing a fee.

HB 1666 Author: Capriglione | Harris, Cody | Longoria | Bucy | Morales, Eddie
Sponsor: Parker
Cosponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the commingling of funds by digital asset service providers; providing an administrative penalty.

HB 2545 Author: Capriglione | Harris, Caroline | Oliverson | Morales, Eddie
Sponsor: Johnson
Cosponsor: Middleton | Paxton
Last Action: 06/17/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to an individual's genetic data, including the use of that data by certain genetic testing companies for commercial purposes and the individual's property right in DNA; authorizing a civil penalty.

HB 3104 Author: Anderson
Sponsor: Parker
Cosponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 05/28/2023 S House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Caption: Relating to the temporary exemption of certain tangible personal property related to certain connected data center projects from sales and use taxes.

HB 3162 Author: Klick | Bonnen | Raymond | Frank | Oliverson
Sponsor: Springer
Cosponsor: Parker | Miles | Hughes | Paxton | Hall
Last Action: 06/17/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to advance directives, do-not-resuscitate orders, and health care treatment decisions made by or on behalf of certain patients, including a review of directives and decisions.

HB 3287 Author: Anderson | Morales, Eddie
Sponsor: LaMantia
Cosponsor: Springer | Birdwell | West | Schwertner | Perry | et al.
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the locations of the campuses of the Texas State Technical College System.

HB 3599 Author: Thierry | Swanson | Raymond | Landgraf
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Cosponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to an exemption from certain motor fuel taxes for, and registration fees for motor vehicles owned by, certain nonprofit food banks.

HB 3765 Author: Bucy | Harris, Cody | Garcia | Frank | Ashby
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: Paxton | Alvarado
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a supply of luggage by the Department of Family and Protective Services for the transport of the personal belongings of a foster child.

HB 3908 Author: Wilson
Sponsor: Creighton
Cosponsor: Paxton | Blanco | Menéndez
Last Action: 06/17/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to fentanyl abuse prevention and drug poisoning awareness education in public schools.

HB 3928 Author: Toth | Meyer | Dutton | Anderson | Burrows
Sponsor: Parker
Cosponsor: Paxton | Zaffirini | West | Johnson | Creighton
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to dyslexia evaluations and services for public school students, the provision of services for students with dyslexia and related disorders, and certain parental notice regarding the rights of parents of public school students with disabilities.

HB 3993 Author: Paul | Lopez, Janie | Anderson
Sponsor: Middleton
Cosponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the automatic admission of students with a nontraditional secondary education to certain public institutions of higher education.

HB 4061 Author: Schatzline | Cook | Leach | Plesa | Bowers
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 05/24/2023 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to prohibiting a registered sex offender in certain circumstances from going within a certain distance of the residence of the victim of the offense for which the offender is subject to registration.

HB 4520 Author: Harris, Cody | Shaheen | Cook
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Cosponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to employment and retirement consequences for an educator convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor.

HB 5012 Author: Clardy | Shine | Bell, Keith | Anderson | Jetton
Sponsor: Birdwell
Cosponsor: LaMantia | Paxton | Hinojosa | Whitmire
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects.

HCR 94 Author: Craddick | Dorazio | Allison
Sponsor: Campbell
Cosponsor: Menéndez | Paxton | Sparks | Zaffirini
Last Action: 04/28/2023 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of entrepreneur and philanthropist Red McCombs of San Antonio.

HJR 125 Author: Ashby
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: Paxton | Blanco | Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/30/2023 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the broadband infrastructure fund to expand high-speed broadband access and assist in the financing of connectivity projects.

HJR 132 Author: Hefner | Meyer | Vasut | Burrows | Raymond
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Sparks | Paxton | Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/24/2023 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual net worth or wealth tax.

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