Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Ben Bumgarner
89th Legislature First Called Session
Report Date: 8/20/2025

Number of Bills: 17

HB 1 Author: King | Moody | Meyer | Martinez | Wilson
Coauthor: Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bonnen | Buckley | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 08/12/2025 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to disaster response and preparedness, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events; requiring a license; authorizing a fee.

HB 4 Author: Hunter | Vasut | Spiller | Pierson | Guillen
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action: 08/04/2025 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.

HB 8 Author: Buckley | Metcalf | Landgraf | Wilson
Coauthor: Bell, Cecil | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Cunningham | Dean | et al.
Last Action: 08/04/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.

HB 11 Author: Shaheen | Metcalf
Coauthor: Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bonnen | Buckley | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 07/30/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Jul 30 2025 9:03AM
Caption: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

HB 18 Author: Bonnen
Coauthor: Bell, Cecil | Buckley | Bumgarner | Button | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 08/12/2025 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication systems.

HB 32 Author: Swanson | Metcalf | Harris | Bonnen | Leach
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action: 07/14/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

HB 34 Author: Leo Wilson | Cunningham
Coauthor: Alders | Bumgarner | Cain | Harris Davila | Hayes | et al.
Last Action: 07/14/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the definition of "eligible school district" for purposes of the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.

HB 62 Author: Cain | Vasut | Leo Wilson | Kerwin | Richardson
Coauthor: Ashby | Bumgarner | Oliverson | Toth
Last Action: 07/14/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.

HB 63 Author: Cain | Gerdes | Troxclair | Toth | Little
Coauthor: Alders | Bumgarner | Harris Davila | Hayes | Holt | et al.
Last Action: 07/14/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to a limit on municipal and county expenditures.

HB 83 Author: Leo Wilson | Troxclair | Bonnen
Coauthor: Alders | Bumgarner | Cain | Frank | Hayes | et al.
Last Action: 07/14/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and related activities.

HB 84 Author: Shofner | Harris | Wilson | Virdell | Pierson
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action: 07/14/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin.

HB 85 Author: Leo Wilson | Little
Coauthor: Alders | Bumgarner | Cain | Harris Davila | Hayes | et al.
Last Action: 07/14/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

HB 106 Author: Leo Wilson | Louderback | Little | Morales, Eddie | Martinez
Coauthor: Alders | Bumgarner | Harris Davila | Hayes | Hickland | et al.
Last Action: 07/17/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the Department of Public Safety performing DNA testing of certain individuals crossing the Texas-Mexico border and restrictions on the use of the results of those tests.

HB 128 Author: Leo Wilson
Coauthor: Alders | Bumgarner | Cain | Harris Davila | Hayes | et al.
Last Action: 07/18/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the teachers' classroom supply savings account program.

HB 173 Author: Troxclair | Cain | Leo Wilson | Tepper
Coauthor: Alders | Bumgarner | Dorazio | Frank | Harris Davila | et al.
Last Action: 07/22/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.

HJR 6 Author: Leo Wilson | Little
Coauthor: Alders | Bumgarner | Cain | Harris Davila | Hayes | et al.
Last Action: 07/14/2025 H Filed
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state.

HJR 7 Author: Spiller | Ashby
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Hopper | Leo Wilson | Lopez, Janie | Toth
Last Action: 07/14/2025 H Filed
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state.

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