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signed · Texas · House Jun 20, 2025

HB 1875: Relating to a study by the General Land Office regarding veterans cemeteries in this state.

HB 1875 requires the Texas General Land Office, working with the Texas Veterans Commission, to study access barriers veterans face when seeking burial plots in state veterans cemeteries and identify ways to improve cemetery operations (including locations, maintenance, and other needs). The study must be completed by April 1, 2026, with a final report submitted to legislative leaders and committees. This bill directly affects Texas veterans seeking burial services and the state’s veterans cemeteries, though it does not create new laws - only directing a study to inform future action. The bill took effect September 1, 2025, and expires September 1, 2027.
Topics ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransBill mandates study to identify access barriers and improve veterans cemetery operations, directly advancing burial services for Texas veterans.85% confidence
Josey Garcia (D) Cecil Bell (R) Penny Morales Shaw (D) Janie Lopez (R) A.J. Louderback (R) · 36 co-sponsors
signed · Texas · House Jun 20, 2025

HB 2530: Relating to special appointments in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

HB 2530 clarifies and expands the role of legal representatives in Texas family court cases involving children. It defines an "amicus attorney" as a court-appointed lawyer whose sole purpose is to protect a child's best interests - not to represent the child directly - and requires these attorneys to be trained in child advocacy. The bill mandates that child legal representatives interview children (age 4+) and key caregivers, investigate case facts, and actively participate in court proceedings while prioritizing the child's well-being. This law directly affects courts, appointed attorneys, and children in custody, visitation, or parental rights cases, taking effect September 1, 2025.
Judith Zaffirini (D)
signed · Texas · Senate Jun 20, 2025

SCR 30: Designating Matagorda County as the official Birding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

This concurrent resolution (SCR 30) ceremonially designates Matagorda County as Texas' "Birding Capital" for a 10-year period ending in 2035. It recognizes the county's diverse habitats, including over 26,000 acres of conservation areas and a record 225 bird species documented in the 2023-2024 Audubon count. The resolution has no legal effect or funding provisions - it serves only as symbolic recognition of the county's birding resources and annual events like Matagorda Bay Birdfest.
Joan Huffman (R) A.J. Louderback (R)
signed · Texas · Senate Jun 20, 2025

SB 926: Relating to certain practices of health benefit plan issuers to encourage the use of certain physicians and health care providers and rank physicians.

SB 926 regulates how health insurance plans (health maintenance organizations) can incentivize patients to use specific doctors. It allows plans to use modified deductibles, copayments, or tiered networks to encourage enrollment with certain providers, but requires them to act in the patient's best interest (a "fiduciary duty"). The bill prohibits plans from steering patients toward doctors they control or are affiliated with, mandates that recommended providers meet quality standards, and bans misleading claims about provider quality or costs. These rules apply directly to health insurers and their enrollees (patients) in Texas, effective September 1, 2025.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProhibits insurers from steering patients to affiliated doctors, mandates quality standards for recommended providers, and enforces fiduciary duty to protect patient interests in healthcare access.95% confidence
Kelly Hancock (R) James Frank (R) · 1 co-sponsor
signed · Texas · House Jun 20, 2025

HB 2213: Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

HB 2213 changes who serves on the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) board. It requires three board members to be insurance industry representatives actively selling windstorm/hail insurance in coastal counties, all must be Texas residents, and at least one must be a licensed agent (not tied to one company) selling these policies. It also mandates three members to live more than 100 miles from the coast, ensuring inland representation. This directly affects TWIA's decision-making on windstorm insurance rates and coverage, primarily impacting homeowners in coastal Texas who rely on TWIA policies.
Matt Morgan (R) Mayes Middleton (R) Denise Villalobos (R) Trey Wharton (R) Dennis Paul (R) · 2 co-sponsors
signed · Texas · House Jun 20, 2025

HB 551: Relating to address information contained on reports of political contributions and expenditures made available on the Internet by the Texas Ethics Commission.

HB 551 modifies Texas Ethics Commission reporting requirements for political contributions and expenditures. It requires the Commission to add a field indicating whether an address is a residence address on reports, then mandates removing all full address details (except city, state, and zip code) for residence addresses from publicly available online reports. This change applies to reports filed on or after January 1, 2026, while full address information remains accessible only in physical records at the Commission's office. The bill aims to protect residential privacy for individuals receiving political expenditures without altering business address disclosures.
Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyRemoves full residential addresses from public online political finance reports, enhancing personal data privacy protection as explicitly listed in bill subjects.95% confidence
Valoree Swanson (R) Paul Bettencourt (R) · 1 co-sponsor
signed · Texas · House Jun 20, 2025

HB 3161: Relating to member contributions to the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

HB 3161 expands the required contribution rate options for employees in Texas municipal retirement systems, changing the permitted rates from "five, six, or seven percent" to "five, six, seven, or eight percent" of employee compensation. It directly affects Texas municipalities that participate in the Texas Municipal Retirement System, requiring all departments within a municipality to use the same contribution rate unless they had pre-1991 ordinances allowing different rates for different departments. Municipalities with existing multi-rate systems can continue those arrangements until they choose to standardize rates. The bill takes effect September 1, 2025.
Denise Villalobos (R) Adam Hinojosa (R) Lauren Simmons (D) · 1 co-sponsor
signed · Texas · House Jun 20, 2025

HB 3597: Relating to public hearing requirements for issuing a license for or expanding certain residential child-care facilities.

HB 3597 requires applicants for new licenses or capacity expansions at residential child-care facilities in counties with fewer than 300,000 residents to hold a public hearing and publish notice in a local newspaper. This applies to general residential operations, cottage homes, and continuum-of-care facilities. The law, effective September 1, 2025, adds these community notification steps before the licensing commission issues approval. It directly affects facility operators seeking to open or expand services in smaller counties across Texas. The bill modifies existing licensing procedures without changing the substantive standards for facility operations.
Lois Kolkhorst (R) Hillary Hickland (R)
signed · Texas · Senate Jun 20, 2025

SB 2778: Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

SB 2778 raises the spending threshold for emergency services district employees from $2,000 to $50,000 without requiring board approval for purchases. This change directly affects employees in Texas emergency services districts who handle district funds. The bill amends the Health and Safety Code to allow these employees to approve expenditures up to $50,000 without prior board review, streamlining routine spending. The new rule applies only to purchases made on or after September 1, 2025, with pre-existing purchases governed by the previous $2,000 limit.
Adam Hinojosa (R) Will Metcalf (R) John Lujan (R)
signed · Texas · House Jun 20, 2025

HB 3112: Relating to the application of the open meetings law and public information law to government information related to certain cybersecurity measures.

HB 3112 creates exceptions to Texas's open meetings law and public information law for government cybersecurity activities related to critical infrastructure. It allows government bodies to hold closed meetings and withhold specific cybersecurity information - including incident response plans, system configurations, and insurance details - from public disclosure when protecting facilities like power grids, water treatment plants, dams, or natural gas systems. The law applies only to information directly tied to protecting these critical infrastructure facilities within a government body's jurisdiction. This change aims to prevent exposing vulnerabilities while maintaining transparency for other government operations.
Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyBill creates exceptions to withhold cybersecurity details for critical infrastructure, enhancing protection of sensitive systems like power grids and water treatment facilities.95% confidence
Giovanni Capriglione (R) Charles Perry (R) Carl Tepper (R) Angelia Orr (R) Ben Bumgarner (R)
signed · Texas · House Jun 20, 2025

HB 2128: Relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue service capabilities.

HB 2128 directs the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service to study disparities between rural and urban firefighting and technical rescue capabilities. The study will examine funding gaps, staffing shortages, access to affordable training, and other relevant factors. The service must submit findings and recommendations to state leaders by December 1, 2026, with the bill expiring September 1, 2027. This procedural bill does not change existing services but aims to inform future policy based on identified gaps.
David Spiller (R) Shelley Luther (R) Angelia Orr (R) Brent Hagenbuch (R) John Lujan (R) · 6 co-sponsors
signed · Texas · House Jun 20, 2025

HB 2522: Relating to fingerprinting requirements for the issuance of dealer general distinguishing numbers to certain persons.

HB 2522 requires the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to collect fingerprints from only one manager or employee per 100-mile radius cluster of locations for dealers applying for or renewing a "dealer general distinguishing number" for 75 or more locations. This replaces previous requirements that would have needed fingerprints for each individual location. The bill directly affects large auto dealers operating across multiple sites, streamlining the application process by allowing a single fingerprint set to cover all locations within a 100-mile radius of the employee's regular workplace. The change applies to original applications and renewals, effective September 1, 2025.
Jay Dean (R) Bryan Hughes (R)
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