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

Number of Bills: 52

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (18):
HB 220 Author: Ordaz | Orr | Rose | Frank | Howard
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 05/25/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the care provided to sexual assault survivors by health care facilities.

HB 285 Author: Ordaz | Leach | Meyer | Moody | Cook
Sponsor: West
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals.

HB 334 Author: Ordaz | Patterson | Shaheen | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Leo Wilson
Sponsor: Blanco
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a county employee family leave pool program.

HB 406 Author: Ordaz
Last Action: 04/30/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to notification of the execution of certain local economic development agreements by a municipality or county to local workforce development boards.

HB 1307 Author: Ordaz
Last Action: 03/10/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
Caption: Relating to the definition of abortion.

HB 2076 Author: Ordaz | Orr | Harris Davila | Johnson | Rose
Last Action: 04/30/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage of anxiety and pain management in connection with insertion or removal of prescription contraceptive devices.

HB 2310 Author: Ordaz | Buckley | Leo Wilson | Plesa
Sponsor: Parker
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to developing a strategic plan for the improvement and expansion of early learning and educational opportunities for young children with disabilities.

HB 2652 Author: Ordaz | Moody | González, Mary | Morales, Eddie | Perez, Vincent
Last Action: 05/22/2025 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to establishing a certified caregiver pilot program in the Borderplex workforce development area.

HB 2679 Author: Ordaz | Bonnen | Paul | Lopez, Janie | Capriglione
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 3605 Author: Ordaz | Button
Last Action: 05/07/2025 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption: Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that employ certain apprentices in broadband utility engineering or construction jobs.

HB 4063 Author: Ordaz | Hayes
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the filing and release of record of a unilateral memorandum of contract concerning residential property.

HB 4196 Author: Ordaz
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing.

HB 4519 Author: Ordaz
Last Action: 04/17/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to programs established and funded under the Texas emissions reduction plan.

HB 4553 Author: Ordaz
Last Action: 05/08/2025 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption: Relating to the mandatory reporting of birth outcomes by licensed midwives in the State of Texas.

HB 5086 Author: Ordaz
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption: Relating to establishing a pilot program to increase the supply of child-care services and encourage employer partnerships to meet strategic workforce needs in certain regions of the state.

HB 5390 Author: Ordaz
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption: Relating to cooperation by economic development program participants with local workforce development boards.

HB 5395 Author: Ordaz
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Cross-Agency Employment Resource Initiative to coordinate and optimize certain employment services and resources in this state.

HCR 35 Author: Ordaz | Bonnen | Paul | Morales, Eddie | Lopez, Janie
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.

Joint Author (34):
HB 112 Author: Button | Capriglione | Hunter | Bonnen | Ordaz
Sponsor: Parker
Last Action: 05/27/2025 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the creation and operation of a science park district in certain counties.

HB 515 Author: Troxclair | VanDeaver | Ordaz | Harris Davila | Bowers
Last Action: 03/03/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption: Relating to public school policies regarding student use of personal electronic devices.

HB 1092 Author: Shaheen | Ordaz
Last Action: 03/25/2025 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption: Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit images or videos using deep fake technology; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 1193 Author: Manuel | LaHood | Ordaz | Pierson
Sponsor: Johnson
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain information on a declaration of informal marriage.

HB 1549 Author: Hickland | Manuel | Ordaz | Leach | Leo Wilson
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 1675 Author: Campos | Garcia, Josey | Ordaz | LaHood | Johnson
Last Action: 04/30/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the interment of certain cremated animal remains with human remains in perpetual care cemeteries and the eligibility of those cemeteries for an exemption from ad valorem taxation.

HB 1718 Author: Plesa | Bowers | Ordaz | Garcia, Linda | Hayes
Last Action: 04/28/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds.

HB 1777 Author: Morales, Eddie | Troxclair | Harris Davila | Ordaz | Cunningham
Last Action: 05/12/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to a designation on a person's driver's license or personal identification certificate that the person is a registered sex offender.

HB 2023 Author: Howard | Ordaz
Last Action: 03/14/2025 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption: Relating to the coverage of emergency contraceptive drugs by health benefit plans.

HB 2048 Author: Lujan | Button | Morales Shaw | Cook | Ordaz
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to an incentive program to promote beverage container recycling.

HB 2853 Author: Perez, Vincent | Moody | Morales, Eddie | Ordaz
Sponsor: Blanco
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to student union building fees at The University of Texas at El Paso.

HB 2874 Author: Lalani | Longoria | Ordaz | Hunter
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of provenance data on content shared on social media platforms.

HB 3171 Author: Lujan | Bumgarner | Ordaz | Manuel
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 05/28/2025 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions.

HB 3458 Author: Patterson | Meyer | Turner | Ordaz | Button
Last Action: 05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the source of dogs and cats sold by pet stores; providing a civil penalty.

HB 3475 Author: Perez, Vincent | Moody | González, Mary | Ordaz | Morales, Eddie
Last Action: 05/15/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a public law school in El Paso County.

HB 3807 Author: Harris Davila | Ordaz | Button | Morales Shaw
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to establishing a child-care services waiting list priority for the children of certain child-care workers.

HB 3923 Author: Bell, Keith | Cook | Ordaz | Bowers | Fairly
Sponsor: Parker
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do not hold a bachelor's degree.

HB 4028 Author: Zwiener | Ordaz | Anchía | Wu
Last Action: 05/09/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of preproduction plastic by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

HB 4226 Author: Morales Shaw | Raymond | Lujan | Little | Ordaz
Sponsor: Campbell
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to exemptions from the taxes imposed on the sale, use, or rental of a motor vehicle for a vehicle purchased, used, or rented by a nonprofit food bank or a provider of housing and related services.

HB 4443 Author: Bhojani | Bell, Keith | Longoria | Lujan | Ordaz
Last Action: 05/15/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of a pilot program to train workers for careers in energy-efficient technologies.

HB 4487 Author: Bhojani | Luther | Ordaz | Richardson | Button
Last Action: 05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to prohibitions in connection with certain sales of clothing on an Internet website or software application; providing a civil penalty.

HB 4531 Author: Bhojani | Button | Ordaz | Longoria | Richardson
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to status of certain documents or instruments purporting to convey title to or an interest in real property.

HB 4775 Author: Flores | Rodríguez Ramos | Bucy | Ordaz
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to an application for a warrant to seize a cruelly treated animal.

HB 4776 Author: Flores | Rodríguez Ramos | Ordaz
Last Action: 04/03/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption: Relating to a central database containing information about persons who have been convicted of or received a grant of deferred adjudication community supervision after pleading guilty for certain offenses involving animal cruelty; creating a criminal offense.

HB 4777 Author: Flores | Rodríguez Ramos | Ordaz
Last Action: 04/24/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to liability for the loss, injury, or death of a domestic animal.

HB 4841 Author: Anchía | Walle | Ordaz
Last Action: 04/24/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a program administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to connect clean vehicle program applicants with certain vehicle owners to facilitate the issuance of grants or other funding for the replacement of those vehicles.

HB 4903 Author: Harris Davila | Ordaz | Button
Sponsor: Birdwell
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative and the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative Commission.

HB 5118 Author: Bhojani | Ordaz | Lujan | Harris Davila | Longoria
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to a study on employer and state agency use of automated employment decision tools in assessing an applicant's suitability for a position.

HB 5122 Author: Harris Davila | Ordaz | Button | Morales Shaw
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to certain duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to child-care resources.

HB 5212 Author: Phelan | Ordaz | Harris Davila
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the disclosure of mandatory fees or surcharges charged to a consumer by a food service establishment; authorizing an administrative penalty.

HB 5644 Author: Plesa | Manuel | McLaughlin | Ordaz | Garcia, Josey
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption: Relating to a Mass Violence Care Fund to assist victims of mass violence with unreimbursed medical expenses.

HCR 29 Author: Lopez, Janie | Hull | Ordaz | Romero | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Designating April as Counseling Awareness Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

HCR 127 Author: Lujan | Button | Ordaz | Paul | Bhojani
Sponsor: Parker
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Taiwan.

HR 188 Author: Moody | González, Mary | Ordaz | Morales, Eddie | Perez, Vincent
Last Action: 02/19/2025 H Reported enrolled: Feb 19 2025 4:57PM
Caption: Recognizing February 18 and 19, 2025, as El Paso Days at the State Capitol.

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