Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. John H. Bucy III
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/2/2025

Number of Bills: 44

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 24 Author: Orr | Hickland | Vasut | Lopez, Ray | Lalani
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bhojani | Buckley | Bucy | et al.
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to procedures for changes to a zoning regulation or district boundary.

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 42 Author: Wilson | Shaheen | Tinderholt | Howard | VanDeaver
Coauthor: Bhojani | Bucy | Lambert | Morales Shaw | Morales, Eddie | et al.
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the amount and allocation of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education and to the permissible uses of that money.

HB 44 Author: Geren | Johnson | Howard | Hull | Orr
Coauthor: Allen | Bell, Keith | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

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 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 168 Author: Rosenthal | Johnson | Hayes | Orr
Coauthor: Bernal | Bryant | Bucy | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 05/14/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the age at which a person in this state may marry and to certain rights of a party to a void marriage entered into when the party was a minor.

HB 266 Author: Flores | Talarico
Coauthor: Bucy | Meza | Morales Shaw | Perez, Vincent | Rodríguez Ramos | et al.
Last Action: 02/27/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
Caption: Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of all or part of the appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain individuals who are employed by the district.

HB 331 Author: Patterson | Simmons | Perez, Mary Ann | Longoria | Lujan
Coauthor: Bhojani | Bucy | Bumgarner | Guillen | Harris | et al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to certain presumptions applicable to claims for benefits or compensation for certain medical conditions brought by certain first responders.

HB 349 Author: Flores | Leach | Bumgarner | Plesa | Buckley
Coauthor: Bryant | Bucy | González, Jessica | González, Mary | Goodwin | et al.
Last Action: 05/05/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to civil liability for removing certain individuals or animals from a motor vehicle.

HB 528 Author: Goodwin | Morales Shaw
Coauthor: Allen | Bryant | Bucy | Campos | Cole | et al.
Last Action: 03/03/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption: Relating to requiring public schools to provide to certain parents notice regarding certain incidents and risks related to the parent's child and suicide prevention materials.

HB 550 Author: Flores | Howard | Davis, Aicha | Bernal | Allen
Coauthor: Bryant | Bucy | Cole | Collier | González, Mary | et al.
Last Action: 03/03/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption: Relating to the provision of menstrual products at public schools.

HB 886 Author: Vasut | Lambert | Plesa | Talarico | Guillen
Coauthor: Bhojani | Buckley | Bucy | Davis, Aicha | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 05/07/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to a one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

HB 1049 Author: Dorazio | Hunter | Capriglione
Coauthor: Allen | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bowers | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 03/07/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM
Caption: Relating to the issuance of gold and silver specie and the establishment of a currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.

HB 1056 Author: Dorazio | Hunter | Capriglione | Raymond | Harris
Coauthor: Alders | Allen | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bowers | et al.
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.

HB 1105 Author: Cole | Cook | Ward Johnson | Talarico | Guillen
Coauthor: Bhojani | Bucy | Collier | Flores | Frank | et al.
Sponsor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.

HB 1331 Author: Plesa | Ward Johnson | Allen
Coauthor: Bowers | Bucy | Davis, Aicha | Garcia, Josey | Hayes | et al.
Last Action: 03/10/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
Caption: Relating to the curriculum requirements for high school students in public schools.

HB 1368 Author: Jones, Venton | Buckley | Allen | Reynolds | Guerra
Coauthor: Bowers | Bryant | Bucy | Cole | Davis, Aicha | et al.
Last Action: 05/14/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to a notification requirement if a public school does not have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian assigned to the school during all instructional hours.

HB 1432 Author: Goodwin
Coauthor: Allen | Bernal | Bowers | Bryant | Bucy | et al.
Last Action: 03/11/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption: Relating to restrictive covenants regulating certain landscaping and water conservation practices.

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 1738 Author: Jones, Venton | Moody | Harrison | Phelan | Johnson
Coauthor: Allen | Anchía | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | et al.
Last Action: 05/19/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.

HB 2058 Author: Plesa | Oliverson | Leach | Campos
Coauthor: Bowers | Bucy | Collier | Davis, Aicha | Garcia, Josey | et al.
Last Action: 03/14/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption: Relating to perinatal palliative care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal palliative care grant program, and a perinatal palliative care hospital recognition program.

HB 2275 Author: Morgan | Barry | Johnson | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Bryant
Coauthor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action: 05/09/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.

HB 2433 Author: Guillen | Davis, Aicha
Coauthor: Barry | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | Bucy | et al.
Last Action: 04/21/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the collection of state, municipal, and county hotel occupancy taxes by an accommodations intermediary.

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 2876 Author: Gerdes | Canales
Coauthor: Bucy | Guillen | Lujan
Last Action: 05/12/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the amendment of an existing comprehensive development agreement for a portion of State Highway 130 to facilitate nontolled transportation projects.

HB 3211 Author: Dean | Gerdes | Harless | Lalani | Phelan
Coauthor: Ashby | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Bucy | et al.
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 3426 Author: Capriglione | Landgraf | Canales
Coauthor: Bucy | Cook | Flores | Hayes | Holt | et al.
Last Action: 05/06/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the issuance of digital driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and personal identification certificates; authorizing a fee.

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 3673 Author: Cook | Noble | Phelan | Howard | Canales
Coauthor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | et al.
Last Action: 05/07/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.

HB 3689 Author: Hunter | Oliverson | Paul | Bonnen | Villalobos
Coauthor: Bucy | Cain | Curry | Gámez | Guillen | et al.
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Signed in the Senate
Caption: Relating to funding of excess losses and operating expenses of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; authorizing an assessment; authorizing a surcharge.

HB 3883 Author: Flores | Cole
Coauthor: Bucy | Morales Shaw
Last Action: 05/21/2025 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain events for funding under the major events reimbursement program.

HB 4442 Author: Bhojani | Allen | Lujan | Lopez, Janie | Howard
Coauthor: Anchía | Ashby | Bernal | Bowers | Bryant | et al.
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students.

HB 4568 Author: Hunter | Lalani | King | Gervin-Hawkins | Bell, Cecil
Coauthor: Bucy | Gerdes | González, Mary | Johnson | Lopez, Janie | et al.
Last Action: 04/23/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.

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.

HB 5144 Author: Louderback | Kitzman | Raymond | Garcia, Josey | Morales, Eddie
Coauthor: Bhojani | Bucy | Bumgarner | Cunningham | Curry | et al.
Last Action: 05/07/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to prohibiting certain deceptive trade practices by businesses assisting veterans with Department of Veterans Affairs claims.

HB 5616 Author: Howard | Meyer | Dyson | Kerwin | Morales, Eddie
Coauthor: Bucy | Flores | Plesa
Sponsor: Johnson
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the Texas presidential library promotion program and funding for the program.

HCR 35 Author: Ordaz | Bonnen | Paul | Morales, Eddie | Lopez, Janie
Coauthor: Alders | Bucy | Bumgarner | Campos | Cunningham | et al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action: 05/13/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make spaceports eligible for tax-exempt private activity bonds.

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 23 Author: Flores | Talarico
Coauthor: Bernal | Bucy | Meza | Perez, Vincent | Rodríguez Ramos | et al.
Last Action: 03/03/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of all or part of the appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain persons who are employed by the district.

HR 161 Author: Simmons | Ward Johnson | Jones, Jolanda | Bowers | Jones, Venton
Coauthor: Allen | Bucy | Cole | Collier | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 02/04/2025 H Reported enrolled: Feb 4 2025 7:47PM
Caption: Congratulating Beyoncé for winning three Grammys at the 2025 Grammy Awards.

HR 945 Author: Anchía | Craddick | Thompson | Moody | Phelan
Coauthor: Allen | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bernal | et al.
Last Action: 04/24/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 24 2025 1:38PM
Caption: In memory of Pope Francis.

HR 1028 Author: Bhojani | Lujan | Moody | Thompson | Craddick
Coauthor: Alders | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action: 05/24/2025 H Reported enrolled: May 24 2025 10:37AM
Caption: Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day.

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