Senate Floor Action for 9/2/2025

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Tuesday

September 2, 2025




The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass:


HB 15 (CS)Hefner/ Ashby/ Cook SP: King/ et al.

Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.


HB 27 Harris/ Ashby/ Alders/ Hefner/ Gerdes/ et al. SP: Nichols/ et al.

Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the Texas Water Development Board before the issuance of permits or permit amendments by the district.

1 Floor Amendment


The Senate suspended the regular order, read the second time, and passed to third reading:


HB 7 Leach/ Hickland/ Troxclair/ Pierson/ Metcalf/ et al. SP: Hughes/ et al.

Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions.


The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


HCR 13 Guillen/ Kitzman/ McLaughlin/ Holt/ Cook/ et al. SP: Perry/ et al.

Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas.


Committee referral on the following:


HB 7 Leach/ Hickland/ Troxclair/ Pierson/ Metcalf/ et al. SP: Hughes/ et al.

Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions.

State Affairs


HB 15 Hefner/ Ashby/ Cook SP: King/ et al.

Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.

State Affairs


HB 18 Shaheen/ Gerdes/ Swanson/ et al. SP: Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty.

State Affairs


(CS)COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE