Texas Legislature
Bills Cosponsored
Rep. Caroline Harris Davila
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/2/2025

Number of Bills: 27

SB 2 Author: Creighton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Sponsor: Buckley | Frank | Hunter | Harris | Bonnen
Cosponsor: Alders | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.

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 11 Author: Middleton | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Spiller | Cook | Paul
Cosponsor: Alders | Ashby | Bell, Keith | Cain | Curry | et al.
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.

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 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 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 269 Author: Perry
Sponsor: Frank | Swanson | Gerdes | Leach | Luther
Cosponsor: Alders | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | Cunningham | et al.
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to required reports of certain vaccine-related or drug-related adverse events.

SB 530 Author: Sparks
Sponsor: Shofner
Cosponsor: Harris Davila | Hayes | Holt | Hopper | Kerwin | et al.
Last Action: 05/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the accreditation of certain postsecondary educational institutions in this state or of certain programs offered by those institutions.

SB 823 Author: Middleton
Sponsor: Leo Wilson | Louderback | Manuel | Longoria | Hunter
Cosponsor: Cole | Cunningham | Curry | Gates | Harris Davila | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to labeling and representation of imported shrimp; authorizing an administrative penalty.

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 1230 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Shofner
Cosponsor: Alders | Cain | Harris Davila | Holt | Hopper | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 10 in Panola County as the Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson Memorial Highway.

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 1362 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Hefner | Patterson | Metcalf
Cosponsor: Alders | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bumgarner | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1415 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Hull
Cosponsor: Davis, Aicha | Harris Davila | Lalani | Lopez, Janie | Martinez Fischer | et al.
Last Action: 05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the sales tax exemption period for clothing, footwear, and certain school-related items.

SB 1998 Author: Huffman
Sponsor: Shofner | Lalani
Cosponsor: Harris Davila | Kerwin
Last Action: 05/21/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a preceptorship program in a pediatric subspecialty for medical students in this state.

SB 2188 Author: Hinojosa, Adam
Sponsor: Lopez, Janie | Bonnen | Paul | Curry | LaHood
Cosponsor: Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 05/25/2025 H Recommitted to committee: May 25 2025 12:25AM
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain space flight activities, including the closure of certain areas for those activities.

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.

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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