Rep. Steve Toth

Maddy summaryHB 3084 prohibits pedestrians from standing in roadways or roadway right-of-ways to solicit rides, contributions, employment, or business from vehicle occupants, with an exception for charitable solicitations authorized by local authorities. It repeals two existing Transportation Code sections (552.007(c) and 552.0071) that previously addressed similar restrictions. The law applies only to offenses occurring on or after its effective date of September 1, 2025, and does not affect past violations. This bill directly affects pedestrians seeking to solicit services or donations near roadways and clarifies permitted charitable solicitation under local authorization.

Maddy summaryHB 4468 prohibits current and former Texas state legislators from accepting compensation or employment from entities receiving money from bond sales if they provided financial advice, bond counsel, underwriting, or similar services related to those bonds while serving in office. The ban lasts for 10 years after the bonds are issued or after the legislator leaves office, whichever comes later. Violating this rule would be a Class A misdemeanor offense. The law applies only to compensation starting on or after September 1, 2025, with older arrangements governed by previous rules. This directly affects legislators seeking post-office roles in bond-related industries.

Maddy summaryHB 4561 prohibits Texas public schools from granting excused absences for student political protests or advocacy during school hours and bans school district support for such activities. It directly affects students participating in political expression during school time and educators who must maintain political neutrality. Key provisions require schools to establish disciplinary measures for students engaging in political advocacy during instructional time and set standards for educators to avoid influencing student political views. The bill aims to ensure school environments remain neutral regarding government policymaking during the school day.

Maddy summaryHB 4494 redefines "residential development" to explicitly include rental units, apartments, recreational vehicle parks, and trailer parks. It allows counties to regulate these developments using the same standards applied to subdivisions, replacing previous rules. The bill repeals an existing section (232.007) of the Local Government Code that previously governed subdivision plats. This change directly affects counties and developers of multi-unit housing and mobile home parks by expanding local regulatory authority over these properties. The law would take effect September 1, 2025, unless passed with a two-thirds vote.

Maddy summaryHB 4710 makes it a first-degree felony to travel from Texas with a child residing in Texas to another state to access gender transition or reassignment procedures or treatments that would be prohibited in Texas under existing law. It directly affects Texas parents, guardians, or caregivers who travel with minors for such care outside the state. The law creates a criminal offense unless the treatment is already authorized under current Texas law (Section 161.703). The bill takes effect September 1, 2025, and applies only to procedures prohibited within Texas.

Maddy summaryHB 4712 requires the Texas comptroller to annually report on the fiscal impact of non-citizens without legal status on state budgets. The report, due by June 30 each year, must detail costs across four areas: healthcare (uncompensated care and Medicaid), law enforcement (incarceration and border operations), public education (bilingual programs and school expenses), and welfare programs (public benefits and fraud costs). It must include methodology explanations and federal funding offsets for education costs. The comptroller must post the report online and submit it to the governor, legislature leaders, and all legislators. This bill directly affects state budget transparency for taxpayers and informs legislative decisions on resource allocation.

Maddy summaryHB 4595 would prohibit transporting or funding the transportation of unemancipated minors (minors under 18 without legal independence) for abortion services, imposing civil penalties and criminal charges for violations. This bill directly affects unemancipated minors seeking abortions, as well as individuals or organizations providing transportation or financial assistance for that purpose. Key provisions include criminalizing both the act of transporting minors and funding such transportation, with penalties ranging from fines to criminal prosecution. The law creates a clear legal barrier for minors under 18 accessing abortion care through transportation support.

Maddy summaryHB 4962, titled "Relating to the disclosure of citizenship of a candidate for public office," would require candidates for public office to disclose their citizenship status as part of their filing documentation. This requirement directly affects candidates running for elected positions at the local or state level. The bill's key mechanism involves adding citizenship verification to standard candidate filing forms, though specific enforcement details are not provided in the available context. The bill was filed on March 13, 2025, and referred to the Elections committee on April 3, 2025, but its full text is unavailable for detailed analysis.

Maddy summaryHB 4541's bill text is not available in the provided context, only the title and recent actions (filed, read first time, referred to Elections) are listed. The title indicates it relates to polling place locations during early voting and on election day, but without the actual text, specific provisions or mechanisms cannot be described. A summary of who the bill directly affects or its concrete policy changes cannot be generated from the available information. Please refer to the bill's full text for details.

Maddy summaryHB 4705 requires a judge to disqualify a district or county attorney from prosecuting election law violations if they consistently refuse to pursue such cases under a policy. It allows the Texas Attorney General to step in and prosecute these cases when local prosecutors are disqualified. The law applies only to election offenses committed on or after its effective date (September 1, 2025), not past violations. This changes how election-related criminal cases are handled by shifting prosecution authority to the Attorney General when local offices have a pattern of inaction.