New Texas laws taking effect June 20, 2025
167 laws take effect June 20, 2025.
Of the 1,207 bills enacted since 2025, 1,206 have an effective date and 1 doesn't yet (listed below). A law here takes effect that day by its main provisions; parts of a staggered act may take effect on other dates.
Updated Oct 31, 2026 at 4:20 p.m. EDT.
Government (39)
HB 144 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to plans for the management and inspection of distribution poles.
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.HB 145 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to risk mitigation planning and associated liability for providers of electric service; providing an administrative penalty.
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.HB 1545 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.
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HB 2128 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue service capabilities.
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.HB 2488 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by remote communication.
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.HB 2694 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the election and resignation of and filling of vacancies on the board of commissioners of the Brazoria Drainage District No. 4.
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.HB 2713 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.
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.HB 2715 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the removal from office of certain officers of political subdivisions.
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.HB 2791 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to powers and duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to the procurement of goods and services for the provision of vocational rehabilitation services.
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.HB 3112 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the application of the open meetings law and public information law to government information related to certain cybersecurity measures.
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.HB 3284 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Marriage and Family.
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.HB 3732 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to compliance by a fire department with certain minimum standards adopted by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.
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.HB 3810 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the dissolution of the Rose City Municipal Utility District.
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HB 4202 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment of a written instrument.
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.HB 4214 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to public access to the mailing address and electronic mail address designated by a governmental body to receive a request for public information under the public information law.
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.HB 4350 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the omission or redaction of certain personal information from certain real property records.
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.HB 4490 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to an exemption from required disclosure of information related to the next of kin of deceased persons.
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.HB 4559 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the repeal of an unused definition and a chapter heading formerly regulating membership dues.
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.HB 4668 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to retain assistance for regional proceedings affecting certain electric utilities and consumers.
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.HB 4894 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the boundaries of, and validating certain acts and proceedings of, the Creedmoor Municipal Utility District.
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.HB 4945 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to a study by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas on the feasibility of offering alternative service retirement benefits to certain members of the retirement system engaged in wildland firefighting or employed in positions related to wildland firefighting.
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.HB 5057 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to exclusive contracts for municipal solid waste management services.
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.HB 5129 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the security of certain personal identifying information submitted to or retained by a state agency.
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.HB 5437 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the validation of the creation of and certain acts of the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1.
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.HB 5650 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the creation of the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 40; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
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.HB 5656 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 263; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
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.HB 5665 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 70; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
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.HB 5698 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the name of and appointment of directors for the Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District.
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.SB 1376 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the supervision requirements of a code enforcement officer in training.
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.SB 1504 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to meetings of the board of directors of the Gulf Coast Authority.
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.SB 1547 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to fees charged by county clerks for certain property records.
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.SB 1957 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the eligibility of a person to serve on a civilian oversight board.
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.SB 2569 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the reporting requirement for certain law enforcement agencies regarding the agencies' use or operation of an unmanned aircraft.
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.SB 2900 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to certain advisory entities and work groups under the jurisdiction of the comptroller of public accounts or on which the comptroller's office is represented and to the repeal or redesignation of certain of those entities.
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.SB 3052 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Cole Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas.
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.SB 3053 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas.
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.SB 3070 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Lottery Commission and the transfer of the administration of the state lottery and the licensing and regulation of charitable bingo to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation; creating criminal offenses.
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SB 75 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.
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.SB 860 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee.
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Education (38)
HB 100 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public schools.
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.HB 1105 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.
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.HB 117 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the establishment of the governor's task force on the governance of early childhood education and care.
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.HB 1178 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the creation of a temporary educator certificate for educators certified by other states.
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.HB 120 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.
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HB 1481 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.
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.HB 1868 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to a study on changes to performance tier funding for dual credit or dual enrollment courses under the public junior college state finance program and the capacity of the state's workforce to teach dual credit or dual enrollment courses.
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.HB 20 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.
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.HB 2310 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to developing a strategic plan for the improvement and expansion of early learning and educational opportunities for young children with disabilities.
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.HB 27 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public schools.
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.HB 2757 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to a public school policy for establishing age for purposes of admission into the school for certain children of foreign military members.
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.HB 2856 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of implementing a statewide system for coordinating clinical training placements.
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.HB 3041 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to measures to support the enrollment of students with a nontraditional secondary education at public institutions of higher education, including eligibility for certain student financial assistance programs.
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HB 3062 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to fentanyl prevention and drug poisoning awareness education for students enrolled in public institutions of higher education.
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.HB 3629 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to prohibiting a person required to register as a sex offender from serving as a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.
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.HB 367 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to verification of excused absences from public school for students with severe or life-threatening illnesses.
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.HB 4361 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of emergency notifications at public institutions of higher education.
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.HB 4687 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to certain charter school campuses or programs.
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.HB 4903 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the establishment of the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative and the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative Commission.
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.HB 5180 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the issuance of a diploma to a student graduating from a public institution of higher education that has undergone a merger, acquisition, or name change.
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.HB 549 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the availability and use of airway clearance devices at public school campuses and to contracts for medication for respiratory distress and training at public schools.
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.HB 5646 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to admission of and resident tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education for certain students in military-related programs.
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.HB 6 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.
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.HB 824 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.
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.SB 1191 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the development of a standard method of computing a student's high school grade point average.
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.SB 1207 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to instruction on adoption in the parenting and paternity awareness program in public schools.
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.SB 1242 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System.
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.SB 1400 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to a study on measurable outcomes for certain transfer students for performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program.
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.SB 2055 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to participation in the Texas Leadership Scholars Program.
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.SB 226 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to establishing residency for children who are the subject of parental child safety placement agreements for purposes of admission into public schools.
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.SB 2398 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to certain policies and procedures related to concussions or other brain injuries sustained by public school students.
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.SB 24 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes and ideologies in the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for certain public school students.
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.SB 2786 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the exemption from the assessment requirements of the Texas Success Initiative for certain students who are public officers or employees.
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.SB 401 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to participation by non-enrolled students in University Interscholastic League-sponsored activities.
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.SB 519 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the creation of a grant program to promote educational engagement with Texas history.
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.SB 568 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.
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SB 57 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to provisions and plans by public schools to ensure the safety of individuals with disabilities or impairments during a mandatory school drill or a disaster or emergency situation.
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.SB 571 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.
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Healthcare (21)
HB 138 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the establishment of the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program; authorizing a fee.
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.HB 18 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties.
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.HB 2254 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to certain health care services contract arrangements entered into by insurers and health care providers.
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.HB 2358 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to training required or offered by the Health and Human Services Commission for long-term care facility surveyors, personnel, and providers and ICF-IID program providers.
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.HB 2516 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals younger than 65 years of age to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans.
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.HB 2607 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the terms of the members of the board of hospital managers and leasing authority of the Walker County Hospital District.
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.HB 3211 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans.
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.HB 3348 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties.
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.HB 3505 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the continuation and operation of a health care provider participation district created by certain local governments to administer a health care provider participation program.
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.HB 4643 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to access to criminal history record information that relates to providers and provider applicants under Medicaid and other public benefits programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.
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.HB 4666 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to certain reports required to be prepared or submitted by or in collaboration with the Health and Human Services Commission or submitted to the governor or a member of the legislature under the Health and Safety Code.
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.HB 5154 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the Joint Admission Medical Program Council.
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.HB 541 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the provision of direct patient care by physicians and health care practitioners.
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.HB 713 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to an exception to certain reporting requirements for health care providers reviewing selected cases for the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.
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.SB 1383 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities.
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.SB 1952 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the administration and operation of the school health and related services program.
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.SB 2544 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to eligibility for mediation of certain out-of-network health benefit claims.
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.SB 31 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.
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.SB 331 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the disclosure of health care cost information by certain health care facilities; imposing an administrative penalty.
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.SB 670 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to patient authorization to access certain investigational sun protection products.
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.SB 865 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators and to a cardiac emergency response plan for certain school employees and volunteers.
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Public Lands (10)
HB 1532 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the creation of the Lake Houston Dredging and Maintenance District; providing the authority to issue bonds.
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.HB 1633 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the criteria considered by groundwater conservation districts before granting or denying a permit or permit amendment.
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.HB 2080 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the review of the duties of a groundwater conservation district by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
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.HB 2970 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast Protection District.
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.HB 3479 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the Rio Grande vegetative management program.
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.HB 4630 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the regulation of artesian water wells by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
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.SB 1055 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to permit fees for groundwater wells imposed by the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District.
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.SB 2801 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to a permit issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department for certain hunting dog field trials; authorizing a fee.
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.SB 612 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the authority of certain conservation and reclamation districts to impose fees for the construction of certain pipelines and associated infrastructure.
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.SB 971 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the definition of a rural political subdivision for purposes of the Texas Water Assistance Program.
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Crime (8)
HB 132 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the confidentiality of information used to prevent, detect, respond to, or investigate a hostile act of a foreign adversary of the United States.
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.HB 1866 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National Park Service law enforcement officers.
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.HB 668 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun.
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.SB 1220 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state.
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.SB 1723 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to rapid DNA analysis by certain law enforcement agencies, the establishment of a related pilot program, and the content of certain DNA databases.
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.SB 2177 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies in solving violent and sexual offenses.
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.SB 251 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the creation of criminal law magistrates for Bell County.
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.SB 2570 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to a legal justification for the use of force with a less-lethal force weapon by a correctional facility guard or a peace officer.
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Housing (8)
HB 2468 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the right of a purchaser to terminate a contract of purchase and sale of real property for failure to provide notice that the property is located in a public improvement district.
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.HB 4211 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities.
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.HB 4506 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to electronic delivery of notice for certain municipal zoning changes.
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.HB 4753 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the municipal issuance of a document verifying that a certificate of occupancy has been issued for certain buildings.
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.HB 5652 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 258; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
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.HB 5661 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 286; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
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.HB 5686 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Management District No. 3; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
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.SB 1566 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
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Defense (5)
HB 101 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to creating the Texas State Guard Professionalization Task Force.
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.HB 1965 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to a study on mental health services provided to veterans through the Texas Veterans Commission.
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.HB 2193 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to a study by the Texas Veterans Commission regarding the provision of veterans benefits in this state.
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.HB 300 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
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.SB 2139 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the authority of the Texas Military Department to negotiate the release of a reversionary interest and certain other interests of the state in certain property in Palo Pinto County owned by the Palo Pinto County Livestock Association.
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Finance (5)
HB 3388 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to group property and casualty insurance policies.
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.HB 3803 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the confidentiality and disclosure of certain financial information of perpetual care cemeteries and perpetual care trust funds.
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.HB 3804 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the regulation of state banks.
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.HB 3805 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to certain enforcement powers of the banking commissioner regarding the regulation of money services businesses.
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.SB 21 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the purpose of investing in cryptocurrency and the investment authority of the comptroller of public accounts over the reserve and certain other state funds.
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Traffic (5)
SB 1371 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the operation of certain metropolitan transit authorities.
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.SB 1733 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the composition of the board of the Calhoun Port Authority.
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.SB 1816 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the titling, registration, and operation of a miniature vehicle.
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.SB 2366 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to a grant program to fund certain short line railroad projects.
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.SB 995 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the approval of a surety bond for a contract authorizing an oversize or overweight vehicle to cross a road or highway.
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Elections (4)
HB 2253 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the authority to cancel certain elections on a measure to authorize the issuance of bonds.
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.HB 3546 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the authority of an independent school district to change the date of the general election for officers.
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.HB 3575 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the filing of a campaign treasurer appointment and an application for a place on the ballot by a candidate for the board of directors of an appraisal district.
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.SB 1494 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.
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Affordability (3)
HB 4384 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the recovery of certain costs associated with a gas utility's plant, facilities, or equipment placed in service.
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.HB 4690 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to motor fuel measuring, quality, and testing standards.
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.SB 1856 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to a capacity cost recovery rider for certain electric utilities.
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Budget (3)
HB 4486 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations.
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.HB 4488 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.
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SB 1939 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the ship channel improvement revolving fund.
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Climate (3)
HB 3071 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to cancellation of certain solid waste disposal permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
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.SB 231 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to temporary emergency electric energy facilities.
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.SB 6 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the planning for, interconnection and operation of, and costs related to providing service for certain electrical loads and to the generation of electric power by a water supply or sewer service corporation.
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Mining and Drilling (3)
HB 5247 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to an alternative capital recovery process for certain utilities.
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.SB 1762 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to designate certain persons as the operator of an orphaned oil or gas well.
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.SB 2148 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the reliability of the electricity supply chain.
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Agriculture (2)
HB 1275 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the issuance of permits for bovine producer dairy farms in certain areas of this state.
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.HB 43 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority.
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Civil Rights (2)
HB 2240 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to certain void marriages.
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.HB 3783 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to court-ordered counseling in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
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Taxes (2)
HB 4809 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the authority of an owner of property that qualifies for an exemption as a historic or archeological site to protest the allocation of the appraised value of the property between the land and the improvements to the land.
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.SB 263 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the computation of the cost of goods sold by television and radio broadcasters for purposes of the franchise tax.
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Technology (2)
HB 5331 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the enforceability of certain state agency and local government contract language regarding required security incident notifications.
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.SB 1121 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to excepting certain communication facilities from certain notice requirements for projects on state or local public land.
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Wages (2)
HB 252 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.
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.HB 2788 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the disclosure of certain fraud detection information obtained in the administration of the unemployment compensation system.
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Other (2)
HB 1629 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders in certain counties.
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.HB 2820 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the maximum amount of operating capital retained in a licensed authorized organization's charitable bingo account.
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Enacted, but not yet dated (1)
These laws' texts tie their dates to something outside the legislative record (Contingent), or not enough is recorded yet to give one (Unresolved). They may take effect June 20, 2025 too; the record doesn't say.
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- SB 5ContingentRelating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.SJR 3 (Proposition 14) was approved at the election of November 4, 2025, but its canvass isn't certified (a court challenge), so the amendment, and the act, haven't taken effect