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

Number of Bills: 21

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 44 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Leo Wilson | Lopez, Janie | Oliverson
Last Action: 07/14/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to a limitation on the rate of growth in state and local appropriations with the return of over-collected taxpayer money by reducing taxes.

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 109 Author: Button
Coauthor: Ashby | Leo Wilson | Lopez, Janie
Last Action: 07/17/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to a disaster recovery loan program for small and micro-businesses.

HB 215 Author: Harris | Orr | Gerdes | Bell, Keith
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Dean | Harless | Hefner | et al.
Last Action: 07/28/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the liability of a landowner for the withdrawal and beneficial use of groundwater.

HB 216 Author: Harris | Ashby | Gerdes | Barry
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Dean | et al.
Last Action: 07/28/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the consideration by a groundwater conservation district of modeled available groundwater when issuing permits.

HB 217 Author: Harris | Gerdes | Barry
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Dean | Harless | et al.
Last Action: 07/28/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the liability of a groundwater conservation district for actions of the district restricting groundwater production from a well.

HB 218 Author: Harris | Ashby | Gerdes | Barry
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Dean | Harless | et al.
Last Action: 07/28/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the transfer of groundwater outside a groundwater conservation district's boundaries.

HB 225 Author: Leo Wilson | Bonnen
Coauthor: Lopez, Janie
Last Action: 07/29/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to training requirements for certain public officials and candidates for public office.

HB 272 Author: Guillen | Kitzman | Barry | Ashby
Coauthor: Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Cain | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 08/04/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to creation of the Screwworm Abatement Trust (SWAT) Fund.

HB 274 Author: Guillen | Kitzman | Leo Wilson
Coauthor: Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 08/04/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to an interstate compact for animal health initiatives.

HB 275 Author: Guillen | Kitzman | Ashby
Coauthor: Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 08/04/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of land subject to a quarantine established by the Texas Animal Health Commission for ticks or screwworms.

HB 276 Author: Guillen | Kitzman | Leo Wilson | Frank | McLaughlin
Coauthor: Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 08/04/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to parasitic insect control.

HCR 11 Author: Guillen | Kitzman | McLaughlin | Frank
Coauthor: Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 08/04/2025 H Filed
Caption: Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm into Texas.

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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