Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Dade Phelan
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/2/2025

Number of Bills: 25

HB 5 Author: Craddick | Thompson | Hunter | Bonnen | Curry
Coauthor: Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action: 03/10/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

HB 6 Author: Leach | Harris | Buckley | Metcalf | Hull
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Signed in the Senate
Caption: Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.

HB 17 Author: Hefner | Metcalf | Patterson | McQueeney | Spiller
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action: 04/02/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense.

HB 20 Author: Gates | Buckley | Bell, Keith | Longoria | Martinez Fischer
Coauthor: Alders | Allen | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bhojani | et al.
Sponsor: Schwertner
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Signed in the Senate
Caption: Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.

HB 21 Author: Gates | Capriglione | Martinez Fischer | Tepper | Bell, Cecil
Coauthor: Alders | Allen | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | et al.
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.

HB 33 Author: McLaughlin | Guillen | Moody | Leo Wilson | Louderback
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor: Flores
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies.

HB 37 Author: Plesa | Oliverson | Leach | Orr | Campos
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | Bonnen | Bryant | et al.
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.

HB 43 Author: Kitzman | Guillen | Lopez, Janie | Bonnen | González, Mary
Coauthor: Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor: Sparks
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority.

HB 50 Author: Jones, Venton | Oliverson | Rose | Campos | Guillen
Coauthor: Allen | Anchía | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | et al.
Sponsor: Miles
Last Action: 05/23/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests.

HB 54 Author: Gerdes | Metcalf | Harris | Troxclair | Harris Davila
Coauthor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 04/30/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the display of and allowance for non-human behaviors in Texas schools.

HB 102 Author: Wilson
Coauthor: Alders | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor: Hancock
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to early registration for students in military-related programs at public institutions of higher education.

HB 107 Author: Simmons | Rose | Collier | Jones, Venton | Oliverson
Coauthor: Allen | Anchía | Bhojani | Bowers | Bryant | et al.
Sponsor: Miles
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry.

HB 239 Author: Swanson | Bonnen | Leach | Metcalf | Harris
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action: 02/27/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
Caption: Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty.

HB 298 Author: DeAyala | Bumgarner | Harris | Bell, Keith | Louderback
Coauthor: Alders | Barry | Buckley | Cain | Capriglione | et al.
Last Action: 05/09/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the content of a driver's license or personal identification certificate.

HB 300 Author: Wilson
Coauthor: Alders | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor: Hancock
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Signed in the Senate
Caption: Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.

HB 824 Author: Jones, Jolanda | Leo Wilson | Allen | Cunningham | LaHood
Coauthor: Bhojani | Bowers | Bumgarner | Cain | Davis, Aicha | et al.
Sponsor: Middleton
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.

HB 1481 Author: Fairly | Patterson | Talarico | Buckley | Johnson
Coauthor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | et al.
Sponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.

HB 2696 Author: Noble | Buckley | Leach | Spiller | Raymond
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 03/18/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 18 2025 11:56AM
Caption: Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

HB 2777 Author: Rose | Leach | Thompson | Moody | Geren
Coauthor: Bernal | Buckley | Bucy | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 05/06/2025 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with severe mental illness.

HB 3629 Author: Noble | Buckley | Shaheen | Lalani | Leo Wilson
Coauthor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bucy | Bumgarner | et al.
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: 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.

HB 4429 Author: McQueeney | Shofner | Troxclair | Cook | Craddick
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Canales | Capriglione | et al.
Sponsor: Hancock
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Family Memorial Highway.

HB 4901 Author: Fairly | Patterson | González, Mary | Button | Hunter
Coauthor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Barry | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action: 04/15/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices.

HCR 102 Author: Harris | Guillen | Darby
Coauthor: Alders | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor: Parker
Last Action: 05/22/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Urging Congress to preserve Sections 45U, 45Y, and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code.

HJR 3 Author: Craddick | Bonnen | Hunter | Thompson | Curry
Coauthor: Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action: 03/10/2025 H Left pending in committee
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 and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.

HJR 138 Author: Alders | Meyer | Capriglione | Morales, Eddie | Garcia, Josey
Coauthor: Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/2025 H Failed of adoption
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax.

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