Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Judith Zaffirini
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/30/2025

Number of Bills: 37

SB 5 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor: Craddick | Thompson | Hunter | Bonnen | Curry
Last Action: 04/24/2025 H Additional sponsor(s) authorized
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

SB 22 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | Hagenbuch | West | Zaffirini
Last Action: 04/28/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.

SB 23 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 28 2025 4:21PM
Caption: Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.

SB 25 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Sponsor: Hull | Frank | VanDeaver | Bucy | Pierson
Last Action: 04/28/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living; authorizing a civil penalty.

SB 26 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption: Relating to public education, including the rights and compensation of public school educators and funding for teacher compensation under the Foundation School Program.

SB 28 Author: Hall | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | et al.
Coauthor: Blanco | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Hughes | Johnson | et al.
Last Action: 03/26/2025 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
Caption: Relating to a lottery game played or facilitated for play by telephone or through an Internet or mobile Internet application; creating criminal offenses.

SB 31 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 04/29/2025 S Reported engrossed
Caption: Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

SB 188 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the provision of behavioral health crisis services, including the operation of crisis centers and mobile crisis outreach teams; authorizing a fee.

SB 260 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Bonnen
Last Action: 04/29/2025 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.

SB 494 Author: Sparks
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Eckhardt | Flores | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Landgraf | Lopez, Ray | Morales, Eddie | Darby
Last Action: 04/29/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a theft of petroleum products task force.

SB 718 Author: Kolkhorst | Johnson
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Flores | Sparks | Zaffirini
Last Action: 02/07/2025 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to creation of the groundwater science, research, and innovation fund to be administered by the Texas Water Development Board.

SB 752 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Parker | Zaffirini
Last Action: 02/07/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to measures to ensure the safety of individuals with disabilities during an emergency situation at public postsecondary institutions.

SB 777 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Hinojosa, Adam | Zaffirini
Last Action: 04/28/2025 S Vote taken in committee
Caption: Relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions.

SB 790 Author: Alvarado
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Zaffirini
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Referred to Natural Resources: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption: Relating to the procedure for resolving certain customer complaints before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

SB 1018 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Zaffirini
Last Action: 04/24/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to distribution of state traffic fine revenue received by the comptroller.

SB 1313 Author: Cook
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption: Relating to prohibited signs, logos, and designs in advertising or marketing cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1314 Author: Cook
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Parker | Paxton | et al.
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on certain e-cigarette products.

SB 1316 Author: Cook
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.
Sponsor: Cunningham | Johnson | Frank | Simmons | Olcott
Last Action: 04/29/2025 H Committee report distributed: Apr 29 2025 6:32PM
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette advertising in certain locations.

SB 1366 Author: Nichols
Coauthor: Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | West | Zaffirini
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of information about construction or maintenance work zones in the curriculum of driver education and driving safety courses.

SB 1377 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Campbell | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Huffman | et al.
Last Action: 04/02/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties.

SB 1415 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | West | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Hull
Last Action: 04/29/2025 S House passage as amended reported
Caption: Relating to the sales tax exemption period for clothing, footwear, and certain school-related items.

SB 1432 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Alvarado | Cook | Parker | Zaffirini
Last Action: 03/06/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.

SB 1555 Author: Nichols | Alvarado
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Hagenbuch | Johnson | Kolkhorst | Menéndez | et al.
Last Action: 04/25/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade separation projects.

SB 1737 Author: Huffman | Flores
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez | Perry | West | et al.
Sponsor: Geren | Lujan | Darby | Lambert
Last Action: 04/29/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers.

SB 1923 Author: West
Coauthor: Blanco | Menéndez | Zaffirini
Last Action: 04/24/2025 H Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker: Apr 24 2025 5:02PM
Caption: Relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child.

SB 2050 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 04/29/2025 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the recycling and disposal of consumer energy storage modules.

SB 2601 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Birdwell | Eckhardt | Flores | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Kolkhorst | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 28 2025 4:21PM
Caption: Relating to the landowner compensation program.

SB 2717 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 04/30/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Efficiency Council.

SCR 13 Author: Hinojosa, Adam
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Longoria | Gámez | Canales | Tepper | Harris
Last Action: 04/29/2025 H Adopted
Caption: Urging the U.S. Department of State and the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to take appropriate action to ensure that Mexico complies with the 1944 Treaty regarding shared water resources.

SJR 3 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Johnson | et al.
Sponsor: Craddick | Bonnen | Hunter | Thompson | Curry
Last Action: 04/28/2025 S House passage as amended reported
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.

SJR 27 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the authority of the commission and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.

SJR 85 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 28 2025 4:21PM
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.

SR 110 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Hinojosa, Adam
Coauthor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 02/19/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 19, 2025, as Rio Grande Valley Day.

SR 198 Author: Eckhardt
Coauthor: Campbell | Parker | Zaffirini
Last Action: 03/04/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 2025 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

SR 206 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Campbell | Eckhardt | Flores | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Last Action: 03/06/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commemorating the 30th anniversary of Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas.

SR 311 Author: Parker | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Cook | et al.
Coauthor: Hancock | Menéndez | Zaffirini
Last Action: 03/27/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 27, 2025, as CASA Day.

SR 409 Author: Eckhardt | Cook | Gutierrez | Miles
Coauthor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 04/15/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 15, 2025, as Blue Ribbon Lobby Day.

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