Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Jay Dean
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/2/2025

Number of Bills: 46

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (36):
HB 138 Author: Dean | Paul | Gerdes | Hull | Leach
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program; authorizing a fee.

HB 139 Author: Dean | Harless | Hull | Gerdes | Tepper
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to employer health benefit plans that do not include state-mandated health benefits.

HB 1922 Author: Dean | Leach | Dutton | Hayes | Landgraf
Sponsor: Middleton
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the accrual of a cause of action for purposes of certain laws governing certain construction liability claims.

HB 1925 Author: Dean
Last Action: 03/14/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption: Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers.

HB 1940 Author: Dean
Last Action: 03/14/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption: Relating to the clarification of the authority of an appraisal office to approve and implement a plan providing for the reappraisal of property in the appraisal district less frequently than annually.

HB 2130 Author: Dean
Last Action: 03/14/2025 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption: Relating to the payment of certain employer contributions for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service.

HB 2131 Author: Dean
Last Action: 03/14/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption: Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.

HB 2304 Author: Dean
Last Action: 04/03/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to third-party review of property development documents and inspections of improvements related to those documents, including home backup power installations.

HB 2522 Author: Dean
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to fingerprinting requirements for the issuance of dealer general distinguishing numbers to certain persons.

HB 2529 Author: Dean
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the annual state salary supplement for certain county judges.

HB 2686 Author: Dean
Sponsor: King
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the registration of frac tanks; authorizing a fee.

HB 2959 Author: Dean
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2275 in Gregg County as the Bill Stoudt Parkway.

HB 3207 Author: Dean
Last Action: 05/06/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of intoxication assault; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 3211 Author: Dean | Gerdes | Harless | Lalani | Phelan
Sponsor: Middleton
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans.

HB 3212 Author: Dean
Last Action: 03/20/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption: Relating to providing for a reduction of the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for the first tax year in which the owner qualifies the property for a residence homestead exemption based on the amount by which the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead reduced the appraised value of the owner's former residence homestead for the last tax year in which the owner qualified the former residence homestead for a residence homestead exemption.

HB 3213 Author: Dean
Last Action: 05/02/2025 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to excavation for the installation of buried fiber-optic cable.

HB 3306 Author: Dean
Sponsor: Schwertner
Last Action: 05/13/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the applicability of certain laws affecting indemnification agreements to certain contracts or agreements pertaining to electric utility infrastructure.

HB 3619 Author: Dean
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the rights and liabilities of the owner of the surface estate of the tract of land on which a well to be plugged or replugged by the Railroad Commission of Texas is located.

HB 4009 Author: Dean
Last Action: 03/27/2025 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
Caption: Relating to employer health benefit plans that do not include state-mandated health benefits.

HB 4373 Author: Dean
Last Action: 05/10/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the authority of a special district to exercise certain powers and duties following municipal disannexation of certain areas.

HB 4408 Author: Dean
Last Action: 04/21/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to required reporting of information on the ownership and control of certain health care entities; providing a civil penalty; authorizing a fee.

HB 4432 Author: Dean
Last Action: 05/01/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the qualifications of members of the board of directors of the Texas Mutual Insurance Company.

HB 4433 Author: Dean
Last Action: 04/02/2025 H Referred to Natural Resources: Apr 2 2025 11:48AM
Caption: Relating to the requirements for obtaining an interbasin water transfer permit.

HB 4569 Author: Dean
Last Action: 04/03/2025 H Referred to Insurance: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption: Relating to an appraisal procedure for disputed losses under personal automobile insurance policies.

HB 4570 Author: Dean
Last Action: 04/23/2025 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to an appraisal process for disputed losses under personal automobile or residential property insurance policies.

HB 4609 Author: Dean
Last Action: 05/14/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to participation in, administration of, contributions to, and benefits under the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

HB 5173 Author: Dean
Last Action: 04/29/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to annual statistical reports for fixing title insurance premium rates.

HB 5181 Author: Dean
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption: Relating to the minimum revenue calculation subject to the Texas Franchise Tax.

HB 5198 Author: Dean
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Referred to Insurance: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption: Relating to a study of title insurance rates in Texas and other states.

HB 5331 Author: Dean
Sponsor: King
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the enforceability of certain state agency and local government contract language regarding required security incident notifications.

HB 5410 Author: Dean
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption: Relating to responsibility in tort for the treatment of fluid oil and gas waste for beneficial use.

HB 5659 Author: Dean | VanDeaver | Hefner
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the procedural requirements applicable to interbasin transfers of water involving the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District.

HCR 65 Author: Dean
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 04/22/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of Tracy Lee Vincent of Longview.

HJR 153 Author: Dean
Last Action: 03/24/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Mar 24 2025 2:16PM
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a reduction of the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for the first tax year in which the owner qualifies the property for a residence homestead exemption based on the amount by which the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead reduced the appraised value of the owner's former residence homestead for the last tax year in which the owner qualified the former residence homestead for a residence homestead exemption.

HR 156 Author: Dean
Last Action: 02/03/2025 H Filed
Caption: In memory of Tracy Lee Vincent of Longview.

HR 235 Author: Dean
Last Action: 02/18/2025 H Reported enrolled: Feb 18 2025 6:12PM
Caption: Recognizing February 18, 2025, as Texas Manufacturers' Day at the State Capitol.

Joint Author (10):
HB 1335 Author: Gerdes | VanDeaver | Dean | Guillen | Morales, Eddie
Last Action: 03/17/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to underground facility safety.

HB 1431 Author: Gerdes | Kitzman | VanDeaver | Bell, Keith | Dean
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to certain prohibited acts with respect to cell-cultured protein for human consumption.

HB 1527 Author: Alders | Dean | Harless
Last Action: 05/12/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers.

HB 1687 Author: Oliverson | Dean
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to out-of-pocket expense credits for payments made directly to a physician or health care provider by an enrollee of a governmental employee health benefit plan.

HB 1951 Author: Hefner | Barry | Smithee | Dean | Gervin-Hawkins
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certain agreements with collective bargaining organizations related to certain publicly funded public work contracts.

HB 2109 Author: VanDeaver | Hefner | Luther | Dean | Martinez
Last Action: 05/10/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the removal of certain proposed reservoir sites from the state water plan.

HB 2516 Author: Guillen | Dean | Wharton | Johnson | Buckley
Sponsor: Schwertner
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals younger than 65 years of age to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans.

HB 2525 Author: Darby | Dean | Hefner | Craddick
Sponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Signed in the Senate
Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by a charitable organization that is engaged in providing housing and related facilities and services to persons who are at least 62 years of age.

HB 3344 Author: Curry | Dean | Bell, Keith | Button | Longoria
Last Action: 05/08/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the regulation and licensing of reroofing contractors by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; providing administrative and civil penalties; authorizing fees.

HB 3466 Author: Bell, Keith | DeAyala | Dean | Longoria | Lopez, Janie
Sponsor: Middleton
Last Action: 05/20/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the cancellation of certain consumer transactions.

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