Status of Bills in Conference Committee for 6/1/2025

STATUS OF BILLS IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE



Sunday

June 1, 2025




SB 8 Schwertner/ Huffman/ et al. SP: Spiller/ Louderback/ et al.

Relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law.

5-28Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Schwertner, Chair; Campbell, Huffman, Kolkhorst, Perry.
5-29House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Spiller, Chair; Bell, Keith, Louderback, Romero, Tepper.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-31Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

SB 15 Bettencourt/ Campbell/ Creighton/ Gutierrez/ Hagenbuch/ et al. SP: Gates

Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Bettencourt, Chair; Creighton, Middleton, Paxton, West.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Gates, Chair; Hickland, Hunter, Romero, Vasut.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-31Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

SB 30 Schwertner/ et al. SP: Bonnen

Relating to recovery of health care-related damages in certain civil actions.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Schwertner, Chair; Hagenbuch, Huffman, Hughes, Middleton.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Bonnen, Chair; Dutton, Johnson, Leach, Little.

SB 268 Perry/ et al. SP: Howard

Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Perry, Chair; Cook, Hall, Kolkhorst, Sparks.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Howard, Chair; Frank, Oliverson, Shofner, VanDeaver.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 568 Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Flores/ Menéndez/ Middleton/ et al. SP: Buckley

Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Bettencourt, Chair; King, Parker, Paxton, Zaffirini.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Buckley, Chair; Bernal, Cunningham, Hunter, Leo Wilson.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-31Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

SB 650 West/ et al. SP: Bowers/ Thompson/ et al.

Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: West, Chair; Flores, Hall, Menéndez, Perry.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Bowers, Chair; Geren, Patterson, Thompson, Walle.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 1405 Nichols/ et al. SP: Ashby

Relating to increasing access to and reducing taxation of Internet services.

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Nichols, Chair; Campbell, Hancock, Johnson, Perry.
5-27House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-27House conferees appointed: Ashby, Chair; Bernal, Lambert, Martinez Fischer, Meyer.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-31Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

SB 1540 Bettencourt SP: Capriglione/ et al.

Relating to maintaining the confidentiality of the personal information of election officials and their employees.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Bettencourt, Chair; Birdwell, Middleton, Parker, Zaffirini.
5-31House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-31House conferees appointed: Capriglione, Chair; Bucy, González, Mary, Leach, Shaheen.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-31Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

SB 1610 Perry/ Flores SP: Cook/ Harless

Relating to sexually violent predators, to the Texas Civil Commitment Office, and to the prosecution of the offense of harassment by sexually violent predators and other persons confined in certain facilities; amending certain sex offender registration requirements; increasing criminal penalties.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Perry, Chair; Flores, Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy", Huffman, King.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Cook, Chair; Dyson, Harless, Howard, Troxclair.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 1637 King SP: Hefner

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.

5-05Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-05Senate conferees appointed: King, Chair; Flores, Hagenbuch, Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy", Huffman.
5-19House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-19House conferees appointed: Hefner, Chair; Anchía, Dorazio, Louderback, McLaughlin.
5-25Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 1660 Huffman SP: Cook

Relating to the retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Huffman, Chair; Campbell, Flores, Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy", Nichols.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Cook, Chair; Bowers, Jones, Jolanda, Little, Louderback.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 2024 Perry/ et al. SP: Leach/ Lalani/ et al.

Relating to a prohibition on marketing, advertising, or selling certain e-cigarette products; creating a criminal offense.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Perry, Chair; Bettencourt, Hancock, Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy", Huffman.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Leach, Chair; Geren, Martinez, McQueeney, Olcott.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 2217 Hughes/ et al. SP: Shaheen

Relating to certain election practices and procedures.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Hughes, Chair; Bettencourt, Birdwell, Hall, Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy".
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Shaheen, Chair; Barry, Curry, Davis, Aicha, Raymond.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 2308 Parker/ et al. SP: Harris/ Leach/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development trials with ibogaine for the purpose of securing the administration's approval as a medication for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy.

5-15Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-15Senate conferees appointed: Parker, Chair; Blanco, Creighton, King, Kolkhorst.
5-20House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-20House conferees appointed: Harris, Chair; Gámez, Phelan, Tinderholt, VanDeaver.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-31Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

SB 2753 Hall/ et al. SP: Isaac

Relating to a study on the feasibility of integrating early voting by personal appearance and election day voting, including the manner in which election returns are processed and other related changes.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Hall, Chair; Hagenbuch, Hinojosa, Adam, Hughes, Paxton.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Isaac, Chair; Bucy, Plesa, Shaheen, Swanson.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 2878 Hughes/ et al. SP: Leach/ Morales, Eddie

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, and youth diversion, and to public office candidate eligibility; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

5-28Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Hughes, Chair; Birdwell, Creighton, Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy", King.
5-29House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Leach, Chair; Dyson, Johnson, Landgraf, Moody.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-31Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

SB 2900 Kolkhorst SP: Bhojani/ Capriglione/ et al.

Relating to a review of certain advisory entities under the jurisdiction of the comptroller of public accounts and to the repeal or redesignation of certain of those entities.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Kolkhorst, Chair; Campbell, Nichols, Perry, Zaffirini.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Bhojani, Chair; Ashby, Gerdes, Geren, Longoria.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 2972 Creighton/ et al. SP: Leach

Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Creighton, Chair; Hinojosa, Adam, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Leach, Chair; Hinojosa, Lambert, Turner, Wilson.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 3059 Campbell/ et al. SP: Metcalf/ Martinez Fischer

Relating to the preservation, maintenance, restoration, and protection of the Alamo complex and surrounding area by the Alamo Commission.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Campbell, Chair; Hancock, Huffman, Parker, Schwertner.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Metcalf, Chair; Fairly, Martinez Fischer, Orr, Vasut.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-31Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

HB 4 Buckley/ Bernal/ Ashby/ Frank/ Cook/ et al. SP: Bettencourt/ et al.

Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Buckley, Chair; Ashby, Bernal, Landgraf, Metcalf.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Bettencourt, Chair; Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Hancock.

HB 40 Landgraf/ Meyer/ Leach/ Schofield/ LaHood SP: Hughes

Relating to the business court.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Landgraf, Chair; Dyson, Johnson, Leach, Meyer.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Hughes, Chair; Creighton, Huffman, King, Parker.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 46 King/ Moody/ Oliverson/ Plesa/ Lalani/ et al. SP: Perry/ et al.

Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program; requiring registration.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: King, Chair; Capriglione, Pierson, Tinderholt, Turner.
5-31Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-31Senate conferees appointed: Perry, Chair; Bettencourt, Hughes, Menéndez, Parker.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 119 Gerdes/ Bonnen/ Capriglione/ Metcalf/ Troxclair/ et al. SP: Hughes/ et al.

Relating to the applicability of lobbyist registration requirements to persons engaged in certain foreign transactions or lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Gerdes, Chair; Bonnen, Capriglione, Cortez, Hefner.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Hughes, Chair; Bettencourt, Hinojosa, Adam, Kolkhorst, Parker.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 145 King/ et al. SP: Schwertner

Relating to risk mitigation planning and associated liability for providers of electric service; providing an administrative penalty.

5-28House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: King, Chair; Anchía, Geren, Hunter, McQueeney.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Schwertner, Chair; Campbell, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-31Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

HB 493 Shaheen/ Capriglione/ Metcalf SP: Hughes/ et al.

Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher.

5-28House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Shaheen, Chair; Capriglione, Metcalf, Plesa, Raymond.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Hughes, Chair; Bettencourt, Birdwell, Johnson, Parker.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 705 Wilson SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Wilson, Chair; Gerdes, Patterson, Romero, Walle.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Zaffirini, Chair; Blanco, Campbell, King, Nichols.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-31Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

HB 1545 Bell, Keith/ Canales/ Hull/ Kitzman/ Shaheen/ et al. SP: Parker

Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Bell, Keith, Chair; Hull, Kitzman, Longoria, Shaheen.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Parker, Chair; Blanco, Middleton, Paxton, Sparks.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2017 Gerdes/ Schatzline/ Leo Wilson/ Pierson/ et al. SP: Hagenbuch

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Gerdes, Chair; Harless, Leach, Moody, Schatzline.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Hagenbuch, Chair; Flores, Hancock, King, Parker.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-31Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

HB 2516 Guillen/ Dean/ Wharton/ Johnson/ Buckley/ et al. SP: Schwertner/ et al.

Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals younger than 65 years of age to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans.

5-28House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Guillen, Chair; Dean, Johnson, Perez, Mary Ann, Wharton.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Schwertner, Chair; Campbell, Hughes, Johnson, Kolkhorst.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2885 Gerdes SP: Schwertner

Relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Gerdes, Chair; Harris, Longoria, Phelan, Walle.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Schwertner, Chair; Campbell, Hinojosa, Adam, Hughes, Parker.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2963 Capriglione/ Curry/ Hayes SP: Hall/ et al.

Relating to diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic equipment.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Capriglione, Chair; Bucy, Button, Curry, Howard.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Hall, Chair; Middleton, Nichols, Perry, Sparks.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2974 Craddick SP: King/ et al.

Relating to municipal and county hotel occupancy taxes and the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project; authorizing the imposition of taxes.

5-28House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Craddick, Chair; Geren, McQueeney, Meyer, Romero.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: King, Chair; Alvarado, Parker, Perry, Sparks.

HB 3642 Hefner SP: Hughes

Relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system as memorial highways and bridges and to certain memorial markers and designations on certain highways.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Hefner, Chair; Anchía, Button, Patterson, Wilson.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Hughes, Chair; Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy", Nichols, Parker, Paxton.
5-31Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3909 Hickland/ Zwiener/ Alders/ Simmons/ Dyson/ et al. SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the use of a wireless communication device at a polling place.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Hickland, Chair; Dyson, Shaheen, Simmons, Zwiener.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Zaffirini, Chair; Alvarado, Birdwell, Hall, Hughes.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-31Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

HB 5138 Shaheen/ Metcalf/ Leach/ Noble/ Hull/ et al. SP: Hughes/ et al.

Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Shaheen, Chair; Bucy, Darby, Geren, Turner.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Hughes, Chair; Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Parker.

HB 5246 Bonnen SP: Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of the Texas Space Commission and Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium, to other governmental entities regarding aerospace, aviation, and space exploration initiatives and activities, and to the abolishment of the spaceport trust fund.

5-27House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-27House conferees appointed: Bonnen, Chair; Capriglione, Garcia, Linda, Harris, Ordaz.
5-28Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Huffman, Chair; Bettencourt, Campbell, Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy", Schwertner.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-31Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.