Texas Legislature
Bills Cosponsored
Rep. Joanne W. Shofner
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/2/2025

Number of Bills: 36

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 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 14 Author: King | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Capriglione | Hunter | Leach | Bhojani | Curry
Cosponsor: Barry | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Dean | et al.
Last Action: 04/23/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings.

SB 16 Author: Hughes | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Isaac
Cosponsor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 05/25/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote, including the eligibility of certain voters to vote a limited federal ballot if the voter cannot supply the required proof and the procedures for the counting of those ballots; creating criminal offenses.

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 25 Author: Kolkhorst
Sponsor: Hull | Frank | VanDeaver | Bucy | Pierson
Cosponsor: Alders | Cain | Isaac | Lalani | Leo Wilson | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living, including requirements for food labeling, primary and secondary education, higher education, and continuing education for certain health care professionals; authorizing a civil penalty.

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 261 Author: Perry
Sponsor: Gerdes | Kitzman | VanDeaver | Bell, Keith | Dean
Cosponsor: Ashby | Buckley | Bumgarner | Harris | Hickland | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on the offering for sale and the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption; providing civil and criminal penalties.

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 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 462 Author: Kolkhorst
Sponsor: Harris Davila | Ordaz | Button
Cosponsor: Shofner
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to establishing a child-care services waiting list priority for the children of certain child-care workers.

SB 617 Author: Schwertner
Sponsor: Harris Davila
Cosponsor: Shofner
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to hearing and public notice requirements regarding the conversion by a municipality of certain properties to house homeless individuals.

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 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 855 Author: Sparks
Sponsor: Frank
Cosponsor: Shofner
Last Action: 05/21/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care.

SB 1073 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Cain | Vasut | Metcalf
Cosponsor: Alders | Bonnen | Buckley | Capriglione | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.

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 1207 Author: King
Sponsor: Leo Wilson
Cosponsor: Bonnen | Harris | Harrison | Hefner | Hopper | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to instruction on adoption in the parenting and paternity awareness program in public schools.

SB 1212 Author: Paxton
Sponsor: Kerwin | Schatzline | Hopper | Troxclair | Louderback
Cosponsor: Alders | Cain | Gerdes | Isaac | LaHood | et al.
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.

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 1524 Author: Middleton
Sponsor: Harris | Manuel | Spiller
Cosponsor: Hickland | Isaac | Lowe | Olcott | Shofner | et al.
Last Action: 05/22/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.

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 2308 Author: Parker
Sponsor: Harris | Leach | Phelan | Orr | VanDeaver
Cosponsor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development trials with ibogaine for the purpose of securing the administration's approval as a medication for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy.

SCR 19 Author: Parker
Sponsor: Harris Davila | Vasut | Leo Wilson
Cosponsor: Alders | Patterson | Richardson | Shofner | Swanson | et al.
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the construction of a Texas Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex.

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 34 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Frank | Leach | Capriglione | Talarico | Hull
Cosponsor: Kerwin | Leo Wilson | Patterson | Shofner
Last Action: 05/21/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment affirming the rights and responsibilities of parents.

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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