Texas Bills

passed · Texas · House May 31, 2025

HCR 169: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make corrections in S.B. No. 1.

HCR 169 is a procedural resolution instructing the Senate enrolling clerk to correct a technical error in Senate Bill 1's text. Specifically, it directs the removal of incorrect wording in Section 18.83 and replaces it with a clarified reference to Senate Bill 293's provisions. This is a routine administrative correction to the bill's language, not a policy change. The resolution affects only the official bill text, with no new requirements or impacts on citizens or entities.

passed · Texas · House May 31, 2025

HR 1491: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 3556.

This procedural resolution (HR 1491) allows a conference committee to adjust House Bill 3556, which regulates construction near wildlife refuges. It specifically permits changing a height limit from 500 to 575 feet for structures requiring Parks and Wildlife Department review, and adds authority for the Parks and Wildlife Commission to create implementing rules. The resolution enables these changes by temporarily suspending standard legislative rules governing conference committee work. It directly affects developers and landowners in counties with national wildlife refuges by clarifying construction requirements.

Topics ✗ Environment

passed both · Texas · Senate May 30, 2025

SCR 52: Returning House Bill No. 1240 to the Senate for further consideration.

SCR 52 is a procedural resolution requesting the House of Representatives return House Bill 1240 to the Senate for further consideration. It does not change any policy or affect citizens; it simply formalizes a routine legislative step between Texas chambers. The resolution states the Senate needs additional time to review the bill before final passage. This is a standard procedural motion in the Texas legislative process.

passed · Texas · Senate May 30, 2025

SR 89: In memory of Elizabeth Ann Seligman McCarty.

This is a ceremonial Senate resolution (SR 89), not a legislative bill. It formally honors Elizabeth Ann Seligman McCarty, a nurse and community volunteer from Brenham, Texas, who died in November 2024. The resolution commemorates her life, career in healthcare, decades of service as a district director for State Senator Lois Kolkhorst, and her family. It expresses the Texas Senate’s condolences to her family and directs that the resolution be presented to them as a gesture of sympathy.

passed · Texas · Senate May 30, 2025

SR 695: Returning Senate Bill No. 293 to the House for further consideration.

Senate Resolution 695 returns Senate Bill 293 to the House of Representatives for further consideration. The resolution specifies that the Senate concurs in all House amendments except Section 23 (which the Senate ruled non-germane), and instead proposes substituting Section 20 of the Senate version - which modifies how judicial retirement annuities are calculated for judges retiring before September 1, 2025. The resolution requests the House adopt this change to finalize the bill. This procedural step resolves a disagreement over one section of the bill before it advances to final passage.

passed both · Texas · House May 30, 2025

HB 4233: Relating to reporting and auditing requirements for digital asset service providers.

HB 4233 requires digital asset service providers (like cryptocurrency exchanges) operating in Texas to provide customers with quarterly reports showing their outstanding liabilities and digital assets held in custody. It also mandates that providers allow auditors to access anonymized customer data at any time. The bill amends Texas Finance Code sections 160.004 and 160.005 to establish these reporting and auditing rules, repealing prior sections (160.004(d)-(f)). These requirements apply to all Texas-based providers seeking or maintaining money transmission licenses and take effect September 1, 2025.

Topics ✓ Technology

passed both · Texas · Senate May 30, 2025

SB 30: Relating to recovery of health care-related damages in certain civil actions.

SB 30 modifies Texas law governing health care damage claims in civil lawsuits. It requires parties challenging the reasonableness or necessity of health care charges to serve written notice on opponents by specific deadlines (120 days after a defendant's answer, or by expert witness designation dates). The bill specifies that standard affidavits stating charges were reasonable or services necessary lose evidentiary weight if notice is served, though they may still verify record authenticity. It also clarifies such affidavits cannot support claims about the cause of injury. This directly affects plaintiffs and defendants in medical malpractice or billing disputes.

passed both · Texas · House May 29, 2025

HB 5138: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

HB 5138 shifts responsibility for prosecuting election-related crimes from local prosecutors to the Texas Attorney General's office. It requires law enforcement agencies to report election law violations to the Attorney General and mandates that local prosecutors cooperate with the AG’s office. The bill creates new provisions in the Government Code (Subchapter D) and amends the Election Code to give the Attorney General sole authority to prosecute such offenses, effective September 1, 2026. This directly affects local law enforcement, county prosecutors, and the Attorney General’s office by centralizing prosecution authority for election crimes.

passed both · Texas · House May 29, 2025

HB 2974: Relating to municipal and county hotel occupancy taxes and the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project; authorizing the imposition of taxes.

HB 2974 allows specific coastal Texas municipalities to impose hotel occupancy taxes to fund convention centers. It targets cities with populations between 70,000-180,000 (for centers built before 2023) or under 25,000 (with cultural museums, for centers built before 2025), all located near the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico. The tax authority expires on January 1, 2054, or 2056, whichever comes first, depending on the municipality type. The bill also includes a separate provision requiring coastal cities to use certain tax revenue for public beach maintenance, though this section appears incomplete in the provided text.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

passed · Texas · House May 29, 2025

HR 1394: Congratulating the Honorable Bill Callegari and Ann Callegari on their 65th wedding anniversary.

This is a procedural resolution (not a policy bill) congratulating former Texas State Representative Bill Callegari and his wife Ann Callegari on their 65th wedding anniversary. It contains no policy changes, funding provisions, or binding requirements - it is solely a ceremonial expression of goodwill from the Texas House of Representatives. The resolution details their marriage history, careers, and family milestones but does not affect any laws, regulations, or individuals beyond this symbolic gesture. As adopted on May 29, 2025, it serves only to honor their personal milestone.

passed · Texas · Senate May 29, 2025

SR 625: Recognizing the McLennan Community College Dance Team for winning two Championship titles.

This is a ceremonial Senate resolution (SR 625), not a legislative bill with policy changes. It formally recognizes the McLennan Community College Dance Team for winning two 2025 National Dance Alliance championships (Team Performance and Jazz Junior College titles). The resolution expresses the Texas Senate's congratulations to the team, coaches, and college leadership, acknowledging their 14 total national titles since 1976. As a non-binding resolution, it does not create any legal obligations or affect any individuals or policies.

passed · Texas · House May 29, 2025

HR 1298: Recognizing November 8, 2025, as Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Awareness Day.

HR 1298 is a Texas House resolution recognizing November 8, 2025, as Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) Awareness Day. It does not create new laws or policies but formally designates this date to raise public awareness about PMDD, a hormone-based mood disorder affecting an estimated 5% of women of childbearing age in the U.S. The resolution encourages Texans to learn about PMDD, which can cause severe symptoms like depression, irritability, and physical pain, and to support research on the condition. This commemorative resolution directly affects women living with PMDD and the broader public by promoting education about the disorder.

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