Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Gary VanDeaver
89th Legislature First Called Session
Report Date: 8/20/2025

Number of Bills: 19

HB 1 Author: King | Moody | Meyer | Martinez | Wilson
Coauthor: Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bonnen | Buckley | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 08/12/2025 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to disaster response and preparedness, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events; requiring a license; authorizing a fee.

HB 2 Author: King | McQueeney | Moody | Meyer | Martinez
Coauthor: Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bonnen | Buckley | Button | et al.
Last Action: 08/12/2025 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council.

HB 4 Author: Hunter | Vasut | Spiller | Pierson | Guillen
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action: 08/04/2025 H Placed on Major State Calendar
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.

HB 8 Author: Buckley | Metcalf | Landgraf | Wilson
Coauthor: Bell, Cecil | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Cunningham | Dean | et al.
Last Action: 08/04/2025 H Filed
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.

HB 11 Author: Shaheen | Metcalf
Coauthor: Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bonnen | Buckley | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 07/30/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Jul 30 2025 9:03AM
Caption: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

HB 14 Author: Hefner | Metcalf | Harris
Coauthor: Ashby | Bonnen | Buckley | Cunningham | Hayes | et al.
Last Action: 07/30/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Jul 30 2025 9:03AM
Caption: Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.

HB 18 Author: Bonnen
Coauthor: Bell, Cecil | Buckley | Bumgarner | Button | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 08/12/2025 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication systems.

HB 32 Author: Swanson | Metcalf | Harris | Bonnen | Leach
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action: 07/14/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

HB 92 Author: Landgraf | Kitzman | Buckley | Metcalf | Bell, Keith
Coauthor: Bonnen | Harris | VanDeaver
Last Action: 07/14/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to eliminating certain state-required assessment instruments and certain end-of-course assessment instruments not required by federal law.

HB 215 Author: Harris | Orr | Gerdes | Bell, Keith
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Dean | Harless | Hefner | et al.
Last Action: 07/28/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the liability of a landowner for the withdrawal and beneficial use of groundwater.

HB 216 Author: Harris | Ashby | Gerdes | Barry
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Dean | et al.
Last Action: 07/28/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the consideration by a groundwater conservation district of modeled available groundwater when issuing permits.

HB 217 Author: Harris | Gerdes | Barry
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Dean | Harless | et al.
Last Action: 07/28/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the liability of a groundwater conservation district for actions of the district restricting groundwater production from a well.

HB 218 Author: Harris | Ashby | Gerdes | Barry
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Dean | Harless | et al.
Last Action: 07/28/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the transfer of groundwater outside a groundwater conservation district's boundaries.

HB 272 Author: Guillen | Kitzman | Barry | Ashby
Coauthor: Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Cain | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 08/04/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to creation of the Screwworm Abatement Trust (SWAT) Fund.

HB 273 Author: Kitzman | Guillen | Lopez, Janie | Landgraf | Bell, Cecil
Coauthor: Ashby | Barry | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 08/04/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Institute for Animal Health Research and Response.

HB 274 Author: Guillen | Kitzman | Leo Wilson
Coauthor: Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 08/04/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to an interstate compact for animal health initiatives.

HB 275 Author: Guillen | Kitzman | Ashby
Coauthor: Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 08/04/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of land subject to a quarantine established by the Texas Animal Health Commission for ticks or screwworms.

HB 276 Author: Guillen | Kitzman | Leo Wilson | Frank | McLaughlin
Coauthor: Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 08/04/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to parasitic insect control.

HCR 11 Author: Guillen | Kitzman | McLaughlin | Frank
Coauthor: Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 08/04/2025 H Filed
Caption: Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm into Texas.

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