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

Number of Bills: 15

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Additional Primary Authored Bills

Author (4):
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.

SR 3 Author: West
Last Action: 08/18/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing Gwendolyn Spratt for her service as pastor of the Church of the Blood Covenant.

SR 48 Author: West
Last Action: 08/22/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Commending Alicia Thomas for her service as city secretary of DeSoto.

SR 49 Author: West
Last Action: 08/22/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing Stefanie Watkins Nance for her 21 years of military service and leadership.

Additional Primary Authors (11):
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 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 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 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 42 Author: Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 08/18/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to exceptions to certain laws prohibiting abortion.

SB 43 Author: Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 08/18/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.

SJR 2 Author: Johnson | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission to establish districts for the election of the members of the United States House of Representatives elected from this state, the Texas Senate, and the Texas House of Representatives.

SJR 3 Author: Johnson | Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time in which the legislature may enact or modify districts for the Texas Legislature or the United States House of Representatives.

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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