Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Keresa Richardson
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/2/2025

Number of Bills: 41

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (24):
HB 2030 Author: Richardson | Little
Last Action: 03/14/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption: Relating to affirmative defenses to prosecution for certain criminal offenses involving material or conduct that may be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children.

HB 2031 Author: Richardson | Harris Davila | Spiller
Last Action: 05/13/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the possession, carrying, transporting, or storing of a firearm or firearm ammunition by a tenant on the leased premises; providing a civil penalty.

HB 3058 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 03/20/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption: Relating to the admission of persons holding certain nonimmigrant visas to public institutions of higher education.

HB 3214 Author: Richardson | Campos | Gates | Curry
Sponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to eligibility for a master plumber license.

HB 3275 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 04/17/2025 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to require a minimum amount of parking spaces for certain commercial buildings.

HB 3305 Author: Richardson | Plesa
Sponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 05/12/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties.

HB 3585 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 03/25/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 25 2025 3:26PM
Caption: Relating to the employment policies of and criminal history record information obtained by mental hospitals and mental health facilities and the prohibited employment of certain applicants based on criminal history record information.

HB 3760 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 03/26/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
Caption: Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain materials used in trapping feral hogs.

HB 3972 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 03/27/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
Caption: Relating to including fetal development instruction as part of the required health curriculum for public school students in certain grade levels.

HB 3973 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 03/27/2025 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
Caption: Relating to prohibiting a fee for a parent-taught driver education provider license.

HB 3974 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 05/01/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a toll-free telephone hotline established by the Texas Department of Transportation for reporting dangerous road conditions.

HB 3975 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 03/27/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
Caption: Relating to authorizing a credit union to act as a school district depository.

HB 3978 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 03/27/2025 H Referred to Land & Resource Management: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
Caption: Relating to municipal authority to annex certain areas by petition.

HB 4198 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 03/31/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 31 2025 4:34PM
Caption: Relating to the standards for a school district's library collection development policies; providing a civil penalty.

HB 4200 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 03/31/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 31 2025 4:34PM
Caption: Relating to requiring certain disclosures in relation to the purchase of electronic media by consumers; providing a civil penalty.

HB 4797 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 04/03/2025 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption: Relating to the reorganization of the court of appeals districts.

HB 4798 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to compliance reviews of assisted living facilities.

HB 4800 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 04/03/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption: Relating to the provision of certain electricity services.

HB 5136 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 04/15/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to membership on and the applicability of the open meetings law to the governing board of a children's advocacy center.

HB 5327 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption: Relating to placement of a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services with an adoptive parent of the child's sibling.

HB 5441 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption: Relating to prohibiting a fee for a parent-taught driver education instructor designation.

HB 5682 Author: Richardson
Sponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Signed in the Senate
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Colmena Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees.

HJR 136 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 03/19/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting private schools from state and local regulation.

HR 787 Author: Richardson
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Reported enrolled: May 23 2025 10:01PM
Caption: Honoring the Texas chapters of Blue Star Mothers of America.

Joint Author (17):
HB 136 Author: Hull | Swanson | Rose | Richardson | Noble
Sponsor: Alvarado
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for lactation consultation services.

HB 1443 Author: Schatzline | Patterson | Holt | Richardson | Money
Sponsor: King
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll.

HB 1655 Author: Schatzline | Harris | Buckley | Wilson | Richardson
Last Action: 05/13/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a policy prohibiting public school employees from assisting a student with social transitioning; authorizing a civil penalty; authorizing injunctive relief.

HB 1764 Author: Button | Cole | Richardson | Luther | Plesa
Last Action: 05/01/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the certification and regulation of certain out-of-state certified public accountants.

HB 2216 Author: Hull | Rose | Dutton | Richardson | Gates
Sponsor: Sparks
Last Action: 05/07/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to procedures and grounds related to the removal and placement of children, including for terminating the parent-child relationship, for taking possession of a child, and for certain hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.

HB 2269 Author: Isaac | Harris Davila | Troxclair | Richardson | Meza
Last Action: 04/23/2025 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to a property owners' association's authority to require installation or maintenance of grass or turf landscaping.

HB 2788 Author: Button | Bell, Keith | Longoria | Villalobos | Richardson
Sponsor: Johnson
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the disclosure of certain fraud detection information obtained in the administration of the unemployment compensation system.

HB 3289 Author: Bell, Keith | Patterson | Curry | Martinez | Richardson
Last Action: 04/15/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the payment of funds under construction contracts.

HB 3290 Author: Bell, Keith | Curry | Dorazio | Richardson | Campos
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the time period for which certain funds payable under a construction contract must be reserved for the benefit of mechanic's lien claimants.

HB 3348 Author: Patterson | Plesa | Richardson | Troxclair
Sponsor: Parker
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties.

HB 3817 Author: Oliverson | Richardson
Last Action: 03/26/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
Caption: Relating to creating the criminal offense of gender identity fraud.

HB 4338 Author: Holt | Richardson | Luther
Last Action: 04/01/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Apr 1 2025 12:28PM
Caption: Relating to the use of safety management software for children on large social media platforms.

HB 4419 Author: Orr | Manuel | Richardson
Last Action: 04/08/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to peace officers commissioned by the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general.

HB 4487 Author: Bhojani | Luther | Ordaz | Richardson | Button
Last Action: 05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to prohibitions in connection with certain sales of clothing on an Internet website or software application; providing a civil penalty.

HB 4531 Author: Bhojani | Button | Ordaz | Longoria | Richardson
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to status of certain documents or instruments purporting to convey title to or an interest in real property.

HCR 9 Author: Morales, Christina | Luther | Leo Wilson | Richardson | Simmons
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Designating the first Saturday of every month as Small Business Saturday for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

HR 868 Author: Lujan | Longoria | Button | Bhojani | Richardson
Last Action: 05/16/2025 H Reported enrolled: May 16 2025 12:53PM
Caption: Honoring the longstanding relationship between the Province of Québec and the State of Texas.

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