Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Sen. Bryan Hughes
89th Legislature Second Called Session
Report Date: 9/1/2025

Number of Bills: 51

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Additional Primary Authored Bills

Author (38):
SB 7 Author: Hughes | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | Hall | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Aug 15 2025 9:34PM
Caption: Relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, exemptions from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, authorizing civil and qui tam actions, amendments to the fee-shifting statute governing abortion litigation, immunity defenses and limits on state-court jurisdiction and relief, the parens patriae standing of the attorney general, and the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; providing for severability.

SB 12 Author: Hughes | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor: Shaheen
Last Action: 08/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

SB 17 Author: Hughes | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Aug 15 2025 9:30PM
Caption: 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, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

SB 53 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/26/2025 S No action taken in committee
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.

SB 54 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Shaheen
Last Action: 09/02/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
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.

SR 12 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/19/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of George Wayne Hines of Sulphur Springs.

SR 13 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/19/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Mary E. Larsen Preuss Wilson of Sulphur Springs.

SR 14 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/19/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of David Max Fowler of Sulphur Springs.

SR 15 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/19/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Christi Michelle Mayeux of Sulphur Springs.

SR 16 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/19/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Phillis Hastings Townes of Detroit.

SR 17 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/19/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Matthew Thomas Young of Lindale.

SR 18 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/19/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Harry James Sims of Sulphur Springs.

SR 19 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/19/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Shirley Story of Sulphur Springs.

SR 21 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/22/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Kenneth Ray Ward of Sulphur Springs.

SR 22 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/22/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Jane Smith Hotze of Houston.

SR 23 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/22/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of James Randall "J. R." Rushing and Cynthia Cherise Rushing of Sulphur Springs.

SR 24 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/22/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Cecil Rich Jr. of Sulphur Springs.

SR 25 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/22/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of David Walker Raney of Texarkana.

SR 26 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/22/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Marion Patricia "Pat" VanDevender of Atlanta.

SR 27 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/22/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Kenneth Edward Gray of Hooks.

SR 28 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/22/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Corine Hendon Pledger of Texarkana.

SR 29 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/22/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Lucy Massey of Pickton.

SR 30 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/22/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Ida Mae Barrett McMillan of De Kalb.

SR 31 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/22/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Charles Glen Patton of New Boston.

SR 46 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/22/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Steven Ray Murrah of Texarkana.

SR 47 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/22/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Mildred Fay Jefferson.

SR 60 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/27/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Virginia Lee Cude of Gilmer.

SR 61 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/27/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Jimmie Ruth Jaynes Ford of Jefferson.

SR 62 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/27/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing Bill Presson for receiving the Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal.

SR 63 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/27/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Barbara Wilkison Bell of Longview.

SR 64 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/27/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Joan Bradley Light of Kilgore.

SR 65 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/27/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Patricia Ann Burks of Longview.

SR 66 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/27/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of William Bernard "Bill" Collins Jr. of Gilmer.

SR 67 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/27/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Timothy Jack Frost of Rhonesboro.

SR 68 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/27/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Bonnalee Pell Asbury of Longview.

SR 69 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/27/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing Gary Pat and Barbara Hays on the occasion of their 70th wedding anniversary.

SR 70 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/27/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Maxey Wayne Bruner of Longview.

SR 71 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 08/27/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Debra Rene Clouatre of Gladewater.

Additional Primary Authors (13):
SB 2 Author: Perry | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Sponsor: King | Meyer | Moody | Wilson | Darby
Last Action: 08/27/2025 S House appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.

SB 3 Author: Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Wilson | Darby | Leo Wilson | Virdell | Wharton
Last Action: 08/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas.

SB 4 Author: King | Creighton | Hughes | Middleton | Parker | et al.
Last Action: 08/18/2025 S Ordered not printed
Caption: Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.

SB 5 Author: Huffman | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Bonnen
Last Action: 08/26/2025 S House appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.

SB 6 Author: Perry | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 08/20/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Aug 20 2025 10:14AM
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.

SB 8 Author: Middleton | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Orr | Metcalf | Bonnen | Leach | Harris
Last Action: 08/28/2025 H Passed
Caption: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

SB 9 Author: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Aug 15 2025 8:21PM
Caption: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.

SB 10 Author: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor: Meyer
Last Action: 08/28/2025 H Conf. Comm. Report distributed: Aug 28 2025 6:17PM
Caption: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.

SB 11 Author: Parker | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Cook
Last Action: 08/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.

SB 14 Author: Perry | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Sponsor: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.

SB 16 Author: West | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Dyson | Anchía | Ashby | Cain | DeAyala
Last Action: 08/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses.

SB 29 Author: Hall | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin.

SR 4 Author: Campbell | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 08/18/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of James Bruce Bugg Jr. of San Antonio.

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