Texas Legislature
Bills Cosponsored
Rep. Brad Buckley
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/2/2025

Number of Bills: 27

SB 4 Author: Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Turner
Cosponsor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.

SB 5 Author: Huffman
Sponsor: Craddick | Thompson | Hunter | Bonnen | Curry
Cosponsor: Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

SB 9 Author: Huffman
Sponsor: Smithee
Cosponsor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions.

SB 17 Author: Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Hefner | Metcalf | Patterson | McQueeney | Spiller
Cosponsor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.

SB 21 Author: Schwertner
Sponsor: Capriglione | Oliverson | Longoria | Vasut | Cunningham
Cosponsor: Bhojani | Buckley | Bumgarner | DeAyala | Garcia, Linda | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the purpose of investing in cryptocurrency and the investment authority of the comptroller of public accounts over the reserve and certain other state funds.

SB 23 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Bernal
Cosponsor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
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 24 Author: Campbell | Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor: Leach | Oliverson | Metcalf | Hefner | Kitzman
Cosponsor: Buckley | Harris | Plesa | Vo
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes and ideologies in the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for certain public school students.

SB 31 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Geren | Johnson | Howard | Hull | Orr
Cosponsor: Allen | Bell, Keith | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | et al.
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

SB 33 Author: Campbell | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Noble | Leo Wilson
Cosponsor: Alders | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services.

SB 40 Author: Huffman
Sponsor: Smithee
Cosponsor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.

SB 261 Author: Perry
Sponsor: Gerdes | Kitzman | VanDeaver | Bell, Keith | Dean
Cosponsor: Ashby | Buckley | Bumgarner | Harris | Hickland | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on the offering for sale and the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption; providing civil and criminal penalties.

SB 455 Author: Middleton
Sponsor: Morgan | Barry | Johnson | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Bryant
Cosponsor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.

SB 844 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Orr | Hickland | Vasut | Lopez, Ray | Lalani
Cosponsor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Buckley | Canales | Curry | et al.
Last Action: 05/06/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to procedures for changes to a zoning regulation or district boundary.

SB 965 Author: Parker | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: Leach
Cosponsor: Alders | Bonnen | Buckley | Cain | Capriglione | et al.
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.

SB 1073 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Cain | Vasut | Metcalf
Cosponsor: Alders | Bonnen | Buckley | Capriglione | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.

SB 1080 Author: West
Sponsor: Cook | Noble | Phelan | Howard | Canales
Cosponsor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | et al.
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.

SB 1233 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Swanson | Oliverson | VanDeaver | Bonnen | Leach
Cosponsor: Alders | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Cain | Capriglione | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.

SB 1818 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: McQueeney
Cosponsor: Buckley
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the issuance of a license or provisional license to certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses to engage in a business or occupation in this state.

SB 2308 Author: Parker
Sponsor: Harris | Leach | Phelan | Orr | VanDeaver
Cosponsor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development trials with ibogaine for the purpose of securing the administration's approval as a medication for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy.

SB 3073 Author: Huffman
Sponsor: Smithee
Cosponsor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.

SCR 5 Author: Eckhardt | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Flores | Howard | Rodríguez Ramos
Cosponsor: Buckley
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Directing the Texas School for the Deaf to name its middle school gymnasium the Robert Rives Gymnasium.

SJR 1 Author: Huffman
Sponsor: Smithee | DeAyala | Little | Cook | Louderback
Cosponsor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 05/28/2025 H Failed of adoption
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances for illegal aliens charged with certain offenses punishable as a felony.

SJR 2 Author: Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Turner
Cosponsor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | et al.
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.

SJR 3 Author: Huffman
Sponsor: Craddick | Bonnen | Hunter | Thompson | Curry
Cosponsor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | et al.
Last Action: 05/15/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
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 5 Author: Huffman
Sponsor: Smithee | DeAyala | Louderback | Cook | Moody
Cosponsor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 H Signed in the House
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.

SJR 37 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Noble | Cortez | Shaheen | Hunter | Muñoz
Cosponsor: Alders | Buckley | Bumgarner | Craddick | Curry | et al.
Last Action: 05/15/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

SJR 85 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Bernal
Cosponsor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | et al.
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
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.

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