Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Cassandra Garcia Hernandez
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/2/2025

Number of Bills: 43

HB 5 Author: Craddick | Thompson | Hunter | Bonnen | Curry
Coauthor: Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action: 03/10/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

HB 9 Author: Meyer | Bonnen | Hickland | Martinez Fischer | Bernal
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income.

HB 13 Author: King | Guillen | Hunter | Moody | Bonnen
Coauthor: Bhojani | Dean | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Lopez, Ray | Lujan | et al.
Sponsor: Schwertner
Last Action: 04/03/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to creating the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council.

HB 14 Author: Harris
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bonnen | Buckley | Bumgarner | et al.
Sponsor: Schwertner
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Signed in the Senate
Caption: Relating to support for the development of the nuclear energy industry.

HB 20 Author: Gates | Buckley | Bell, Keith | Longoria | Martinez Fischer
Coauthor: Alders | Allen | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bhojani | et al.
Sponsor: Schwertner
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Signed in the Senate
Caption: Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.

HB 21 Author: Gates | Capriglione | Martinez Fischer | Tepper | Bell, Cecil
Coauthor: Alders | Allen | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | et al.
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.

HB 27 Author: King | Garcia, Linda | Lalani
Coauthor: Anchía | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | Bryant | et al.
Sponsor: Flores
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public schools.

HB 37 Author: Plesa | Oliverson | Leach | Orr | Campos
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | Bonnen | Bryant | et al.
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.

HB 44 Author: Geren | Johnson | Howard | Hull | Orr
Coauthor: Allen | Bell, Keith | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

HB 50 Author: Jones, Venton | Oliverson | Rose | Campos | Guillen
Coauthor: Allen | Anchía | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | et al.
Sponsor: Miles
Last Action: 05/23/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests.

HB 107 Author: Simmons | Rose | Collier | Jones, Venton | Oliverson
Coauthor: Allen | Anchía | Bhojani | Bowers | Bryant | et al.
Sponsor: Miles
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry.

HB 108 Author: Plesa | Villalobos | McLaughlin | Leach | Moody
Coauthor: Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Isaac | Manuel | Morales Shaw | Morales, Eddie
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the use of metal or body armor while committing certain offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 143 Author: King | Darby | Hunter | Fairly | Anchía
Coauthor: Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Lopez, Ray | Morales Shaw | Plesa
Sponsor: Hancock
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas and the Public Utility Commission of Texas to address a failure by an operator to maintain an electrical power line serving a well site or certain surface facilities in accordance with the National Electrical Code.

HB 168 Author: Rosenthal | Johnson | Hayes | Orr
Coauthor: Bernal | Bryant | Bucy | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 05/14/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the age at which a person in this state may marry and to certain rights of a party to a void marriage entered into when the party was a minor.

HB 230 Author: Rosenthal | Simmons | Wu
Coauthor: Flores | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Garcia, Linda | Goodwin | Howard | et al.
Last Action: 02/27/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the office of community violence intervention and prevention within the Department of State Health Services and a grant program for violence intervention and prevention services.

HB 1079 Author: Curry | Dutton | Davis, Aicha | Hunter
Coauthor: Barry | Bell, Cecil | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Hickland | Holt | et al.
Last Action: 05/01/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and Leadership Officer Training Corps programs as public school career and technology education programs and the indicator of achievement for military readiness under the public school accountability system.

HB 1441 Author: Plesa | Curry | Guillen | King | Johnson
Coauthor: Bhojani | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra
Last Action: 05/12/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the model training curriculum for school district peace officers and school resource officers.

HB 1481 Author: Fairly | Patterson | Talarico | Buckley | Johnson
Coauthor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | et al.
Sponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.

HB 1585 Author: Bell, Cecil | Gates | Cook | Gervin-Hawkins
Coauthor: Cortez | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Leo Wilson | Moody | Morales Shaw
Last Action: 05/08/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to housing finance corporations and to the location of residential developments owned by those corporations.

HB 1674 Author: Kerwin | Hopper | Morales Shaw | Bumgarner | Morales, Eddie
Coauthor: Bernal | Bhojani | Bryant | Buckley | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 05/09/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the production, sale, and use of certain agricultural products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); creating a criminal offense.

HB 1717 Author: Shofner
Coauthor: Alders | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | et al.
Last Action: 03/14/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption: Relating to prosecution of certain criminal offense prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving children.

HB 1738 Author: Jones, Venton | Moody | Harrison | Phelan | Johnson
Coauthor: Allen | Anchía | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | et al.
Last Action: 05/19/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.

HB 1939 Author: Meyer | Plesa | Hunter | Leach | Howard
Coauthor: Bhojani | DeAyala | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Hull | Leo Wilson | et al.
Sponsor: Parker
Last Action: 05/27/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system.

HB 2433 Author: Guillen | Davis, Aicha
Coauthor: Barry | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | Bucy | et al.
Last Action: 04/21/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the collection of state, municipal, and county hotel occupancy taxes by an accommodations intermediary.

HB 2840 Author: Shofner
Coauthor: Cain | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Harris Davila | Holt | Hopper | et al.
Last Action: 03/19/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM
Caption: Relating to the labeling of products as milk and milk products.

HB 2854 Author: Anchía | Rose | Phelan | Cook | Buckley
Coauthor: Bowers | Davis, Aicha | Gámez | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Harless | et al.
Sponsor: West
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Signed in the Senate
Caption: Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.

HB 3134 Author: Cook | Lalani | Harris Davila | Perez, Mary Ann | Gerdes
Coauthor: Anchía | Ashby | Bhojani | Canales | Capriglione | et al.
Last Action: 05/13/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to advanced air mobility.

HB 3364 Author: Lopez, Janie | Guillen | Guerra | Lujan | Cain
Coauthor: Campos | Dorazio | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Gates | LaHood | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a veterinarian-client-patient relationship and to the practice of veterinary medicine by telephone or electronic means.

HB 3456 Author: Shofner
Coauthor: Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Harris Davila | Holt | Hopper | Kerwin | et al.
Last Action: 03/24/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 24 2025 2:16PM
Caption: Relating to prohibiting high fructose corn syrup from being included in drinks sold by school districts.

HB 3673 Author: Cook | Noble | Phelan | Howard | Canales
Coauthor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | et al.
Last Action: 05/07/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.

HB 3735 Author: Shofner
Coauthor: Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Harris Davila | Holt | Kerwin | McLaughlin | et al.
Last Action: 03/26/2025 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for prenatal care, childbirth, and postnatal care provided in a hospital, birthing center, or home setting.

HB 3736 Author: Shofner | Kerwin
Coauthor: Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Harris Davila | Holt | Lowe | McLaughlin | et al.
Last Action: 03/26/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
Caption: Relating to prohibiting certain additives from being included in food and drinks provided by school districts.

HB 3738 Author: Shofner | Kerwin
Coauthor: Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Harris Davila | Holt | Lowe | McLaughlin | et al.
Last Action: 03/26/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
Caption: Relating to an annual study on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in school lunches.

HB 3749 Author: Orr | Oliverson | Lalani | Howard | VanDeaver
Coauthor: Ashby | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor: Campbell
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the provision of elective intravenous therapy.

HB 4442 Author: Bhojani | Allen | Lujan | Lopez, Janie | Howard
Coauthor: Anchía | Ashby | Bernal | Bowers | Bryant | et al.
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students.

HB 4901 Author: Fairly | Patterson | González, Mary | Button | Hunter
Coauthor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Barry | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action: 04/15/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices.

HB 5064 Author: Davis, Aicha | Davis, Yvonne | Rose | Smithee | Thompson
Coauthor: Anchía | Bhojani | Bowers | Bryant | Cunningham | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway.

HCR 77 Author: Longoria | Gámez | Canales | Tepper | Harris
Coauthor: Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Guerra | Leo Wilson | Plesa
Last Action: 04/29/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Urging the U.S. Department of State and the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to take appropriate action to ensure that Mexico complies with the 1944 Treaty regarding shared water resources.

HCR 94 Author: Morales, Christina | Lalani | Collier | Bucy | Campos
Coauthor: Allen | Anchía | Cole | Flores | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | et al.
Last Action: 03/11/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption: Designating May 8 as Vaccination Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

HCR 102 Author: Harris | Guillen | Darby
Coauthor: Alders | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor: Parker
Last Action: 05/22/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Urging Congress to preserve Sections 45U, 45Y, and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code.

HJR 3 Author: Craddick | Bonnen | Hunter | Thompson | Curry
Coauthor: Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action: 03/10/2025 H Left pending in committee
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 and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.

HR 945 Author: Anchía | Craddick | Thompson | Moody | Phelan
Coauthor: Allen | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bernal | et al.
Last Action: 04/24/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 24 2025 1:38PM
Caption: In memory of Pope Francis.

HR 1028 Author: Bhojani | Lujan | Moody | Thompson | Craddick
Coauthor: Alders | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action: 05/24/2025 H Reported enrolled: May 24 2025 10:37AM
Caption: Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day.

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