Texas Legislature
Bills Cosponsored
Rep. Pat Curry
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 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 10 Author: King | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Noble | Buckley | Leach | Spiller | Raymond
Cosponsor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

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 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 379 Author: Middleton
Sponsor: Gerdes
Cosponsor: Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the purchase of sweetened drinks and candy under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

SB 455 Author: Middleton
Sponsor: Morgan | Barry | Johnson | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Bryant
Cosponsor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.

SB 618 Author: Sparks
Sponsor: Leach
Cosponsor: Alders | Curry | Harris | Hayes | Hickland | et al.
Last Action: 05/28/2025 H Returned to committee: May 28 2025 12:00AM
Caption: Relating to the unlawful altering of election procedures; providing a civil penalty.

SB 706 Author: Schwertner
Sponsor: Isaac | Dorazio | Hickland | Cortez
Cosponsor: Cain | Curry | Gerdes | Guillen | Holt | et al.
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state.

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 840 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Hefner | Alders | Cole
Cosponsor: Ashby | Capriglione | Cunningham | Curry | Frank | et al.
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain municipal regulation of certain mixed-use and multifamily residential development projects and conversion of certain commercial buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy.

SB 844 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Orr | Hickland | Vasut | Lopez, Ray | Lalani
Cosponsor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Buckley | Canales | Curry | et al.
Last Action: 05/06/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to procedures for changes to a zoning regulation or district boundary.

SB 965 Author: Parker | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: Leach
Cosponsor: Alders | Bonnen | Buckley | Cain | Capriglione | et al.
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.

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 1349 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Lopez, Janie | Bonnen | Hefner | Guillen
Cosponsor: Barry | Bumgarner | Capriglione | Cook | Curry | et al.
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression.

SB 1596 Author: Hagenbuch
Sponsor: Hayes | Bumgarner | Virdell | Pierson | Metcalf
Cosponsor: Ashby | Bell, Keith | Cunningham | Curry | DeAyala | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.

SB 2312 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Hefner
Cosponsor: Barry | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Capriglione | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 05/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the establishment and powers and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict.

SB 2477 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Patterson
Cosponsor: Curry | Frank | Gates | Hickland | McLaughlin | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Signed in the Senate
Caption: Relating to certain municipal regulation of conversion of certain office buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy.

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 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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