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

Number of Bills: 72

HB 2 Author: Buckley | Bernal | Guillen
Coauthor: Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Signed in the Senate
Caption: Relating to public education and public school finance.

HB 3 Author: Buckley | Frank | Hunter | Harris | Bonnen
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 03/12/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.

HB 4 Author: Buckley | Bernal | Ashby | Frank | Cook
Coauthor: Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | et al.
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/29/2025 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.

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 8 Author: Meyer | Bonnen | Troxclair | Martinez Fischer | Turner
Coauthor: Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.

HB 9 Author: Meyer | Bonnen | Hickland | Martinez Fischer | Bernal
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income.

HB 10 Author: Capriglione | Hunter | Leach | Bhojani | Curry
Coauthor: Barry | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Dean | et al.
Last Action: 04/08/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings.

HB 12 Author: Bell, Keith | Capriglione | Hunter | Spiller | Canales
Coauthor: Bonnen | Bumgarner | Cook | Dean | Dorazio | et al.
Sponsor: Parker
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations.

HB 14 Author: Harris
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bonnen | Buckley | Bumgarner | et al.
Sponsor: Schwertner
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Signed in the Senate
Caption: Relating to support for the development of the nuclear energy industry.

HB 16 Author: Harris | Hunter | Kitzman | Ashby | Martinez
Coauthor: Cunningham | Fairly | Gerdes | Lambert | Lopez, Janie | et al.
Last Action: 04/02/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.

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 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 100 Author: Leo Wilson | Buckley | Dutton | Davis, Aicha | Plesa
Coauthor: Bhojani | Bumgarner | Cook | Cunningham | Curry | et al.
Sponsor: Middleton
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public 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 229 Author: Troxclair | Swanson | Slawson | Hull | Leach
Coauthor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor: Middleton
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.

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 259 Author: Hayes | Bumgarner | Virdell | Pierson
Coauthor: Ashby | Bell, Keith | Cunningham | Curry | DeAyala | et al.
Last Action: 04/14/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.

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 717 Author: Leach
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 03/04/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
Caption: Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.

HB 778 Author: Leach
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Hickland | Hopper | Isaac | Kerwin | et al.
Last Action: 05/10/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to required health benefit plan coverage for gender transition adverse effects and reversals.

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 1158 Author: Hull
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 03/07/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM
Caption: Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools.

HB 1337 Author: Isaac | Dorazio | Hickland | Cortez
Coauthor: Cain | Curry | DeAyala | Gerdes | Guillen | et al.
Last Action: 04/14/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state.

HB 1425 Author: Spiller | Vasut | Cook | Paul
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Bell, Keith | Cain | Curry | et al.
Last Action: 03/11/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption: Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.

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 1549 Author: Hickland | Manuel | Ordaz | Leach | Leo Wilson
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 03/12/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 12 2025 11:15AM
Caption: Relating to restrictions on the sale of obscene devices; providing a civil penalty.

HB 1551 Author: Hickland
Coauthor: Alders | Noble | Oliverson | Patterson | Troxclair | et al.
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the notification of parents of students enrolled in public school regarding certain alleged criminal conduct by an employee.

HB 1586 Author: Hull | McQueeney | Bonnen | Leach | Capriglione
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Keith | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.

HB 1794 Author: Tepper | Wilson
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Hickland | Hull | Isaac | Leo Wilson | et al.
Last Action: 05/19/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by handgun license holders on the premises of certain polling places on the day of an election or while early voting is in progress.

HB 2000 Author: Ashby | Holt | Bumgarner | Guillen | González, Jessica
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Button | Gerdes | Harris | Hickland | et al.
Sponsor: Nichols
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming.

HB 2217 Author: Wharton | Dyson | Louderback | Guillen | Ashby
Coauthor: Alders | Barry | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | et al.
Sponsor: Hagenbuch
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components.

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 2306 Author: Villalobos | Leo Wilson | Troxclair | Cook | Plesa
Coauthor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor: Parker
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals.

HB 2519 Author: Holt | Bell, Cecil | Luther | Orr
Coauthor: Alders | Anchía | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 03/17/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
Caption: Relating to disclosures required to record an instrument conveying real property.

HB 2679 Author: Ordaz | Bonnen | Paul | Lopez, Janie | Capriglione
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Cunningham | Guillen | Johnson | Noble | et al.
Last Action: 04/29/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the authority of the governing board of a state governmental body to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate an issue involving certain defense, military, or aerospace issues.

HB 2684 Author: Swanson | Oliverson | VanDeaver | Bonnen | Leach
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Cain | Capriglione | et al.
Last Action: 04/21/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.

HB 2969 Author: Cain | Vasut | Metcalf
Coauthor: Alders | Bonnen | Buckley | Capriglione | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 05/10/2025 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.

HB 3061 Author: Oliverson | Little | Louderback
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 05/08/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to enhancing the punishment for committing certain criminal offenses while disguised or masked.

HB 3132 Author: Alders
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | Harris | Harrison | et al.
Last Action: 03/20/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption: Relating to reporting requirements for assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization.

HB 3134 Author: Cook | Lalani | Harris Davila | Perez, Mary Ann | Gerdes
Coauthor: Anchía | Ashby | Bhojani | Canales | Capriglione | et al.
Last Action: 05/13/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to advanced air mobility.

HB 3214 Author: Richardson | Campos | Gates | Curry
Coauthor: Allen | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Sponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to eligibility for a master plumber license.

HB 3225 Author: Alders | Hefner | Metcalf | Leo Wilson
Coauthor: Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Bumgarner | et al.
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 05/28/2025 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the restriction of access by minors to sexually explicit materials in municipal public library collections; providing a civil penalty.

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 3479 Author: Morgan | McLaughlin | Hayes | Cain
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bumgarner | Cook | et al.
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the Rio Grande vegetative management program.

HB 4076 Author: Leach | Cook | Hull
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of vaccination status.

HB 4099 Author: Harris Davila | Harris | Vasut | Gervin-Hawkins | Thompson
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | Cain | Capriglione | et al.
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.

HB 4100 Author: Oliverson | Hull | Slawson | Harris
Coauthor: Alders | Bonnen | Cain | Capriglione | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 03/27/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
Caption: Relating to prohibited retaliation against a physician or health care provider for reporting certain violations or taking certain actions with respect to the provision of health care services; providing a civil remedy.

HB 4336 Author: Cook | Troxclair | Harris Davila | Hull | Rose
Coauthor: Campos | Davis, Aicha | Frank | Garcia, Josey | Hickland | et al.
Last Action: 05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the emergency possession of a newborn by employees of a hospital.

HB 4381 Author: Hefner | Cook | Hull
Coauthor: Alders | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Cain | Gerdes | et al.
Last Action: 04/01/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 1 2025 12:28PM
Caption: Relating to parental rights and required notification in public education; authorizing an administrative penalty.

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 4535 Author: McQueeney | Capriglione | Bonnen | Hull | Patterson
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | et al.
Sponsor: Hancock
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements.

HB 4587 Author: Frank | Cook
Coauthor: Alders | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Cain | Gerdes | et al.
Last Action: 04/03/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption: Relating to the provisional admission to an elementary or secondary school of students requesting certain immunization exemptions.

HB 4595 Author: Troxclair | Bonnen | Hickland | Cain | Lopez, Janie
Coauthor: Alders | Dorazio | Noble | Richardson | Shofner | et al.
Last Action: 04/03/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption: Relating to prohibition of transporting or funding the transportation of an unemancipated minor for an abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

HB 4660 Author: Lopez, Janie | Bonnen | Paul | Curry | LaHood
Coauthor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 04/14/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to space flight activities.

HB 4688 Author: Leach | Lopez, Janie
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to civil liability of a commercial motor vehicle owner or operator.

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 5277 Author: Pierson | Cook
Coauthor: Bonnen | Harrison | Hull | Kerwin | LaHood | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption: Relating to the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee and the collection, maintenance, and disclosure of maternal health records regarding voluntary termination of pregnancy.

HB 5510 Author: Leach | Bonnen | Metcalf | Troxclair
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Bell, Keith | Cain | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 04/25/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs, and to the destruction of certain property; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a private civil right of action.

HB 5541 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption: Relating to discrimination by a state agency against an applicant for or holder of an occupational license.

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 1 Author: Meyer | Bonnen | Button | Martinez Fischer | Bernal
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/20/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.

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 7 Author: Harris | Hunter | Martinez | Kitzman | Metcalf
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Signed in the Senate
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.

HJR 15 Author: Smithee
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 03/18/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons.

HJR 16 Author: Smithee
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 03/18/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony.

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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