Rep. Carrie Isaac

Maddy summaryHB 1088 modifies Texas law to extend the deadline for minors to file lawsuits about medical malpractice involving gender transition care. Specifically, it sets a deadline of the claimant's 25th birthday for claims related to puberty suppression drugs, cross-sex hormones, or surgery performed on minors for gender transitioning or reassignment. This provision applies only when the minor was under 12 at the time of treatment (per existing law) and the claim involves malpractice in the provision of these specific treatments. The change takes effect September 1, 2025, and applies only to claims accruing after that date.

Maddy summaryHB 25 requires Texas public schools to provide daily physical activity for students in prekindergarten through grade 8, mandating at least 30 minutes of moderate/vigorous activity per day for younger students (pre-K-grade 5) and 135-225 minutes weekly for middle schoolers (grades 6-8), with scheduling flexibility. It directly affects all Texas public school students in these grades and prohibits school staff from withholding physical activity as punishment for academic or behavioral reasons. The bill also adds a new requirement that higher education institutions receiving certain funds must develop nutrition curricula aligned with Texas nutrition guidelines. This legislation focuses on structured physical education and activity standards, not on nutrition food policies. The bill is currently pending in committee after being favorably reported as substituted.

Maddy summaryHB 2207 prevents cities, counties, or school districts from asking voters to approve bonds for a specific project if that same project was rejected in a bond election within the past two years. It prohibits re-submitting identical bond proposals for voter approval during this two-year window. The rule applies only to bond elections ordered on or after September 1, 2025, and does not affect proposals for new projects or those never previously voted on. This is a procedural change to local government bond election rules.

Maddy summaryHB 5510, titled the Women and Child Protection Act, creates civil liability for distributing abortion-inducing drugs and establishes a private civil right of action against individuals or organizations that facilitate access to elective abortions. The bill directly affects abortion assistance organizations - defined as entities providing financial support, travel arrangements, childcare, or logistical services to enable abortions - as well as those distributing abortion-inducing drugs. Key provisions include authorizing private lawsuits for damages related to these activities and creating criminal offenses for certain violations. The law harmonizes existing abortion-related provisions in Texas law while focusing on civil enforcement mechanisms rather than criminal penalties for patients.

Maddy summaryHB 5657 amends the legal description of the Driftwood Conservation District's boundaries in Hays County, Texas, to align with current property surveys and deeds. It specifically updates the district's boundary lines using detailed metes-and-bounds descriptions referencing prior land transactions (e.g., deeds recorded in Hays County records). The bill validates all prior acts and proceedings of the district that may have been affected by the previous boundary description, ensuring legal clarity for landowners and district operations. This is a procedural adjustment with no new policy or funding impacts.

Maddy summarySB 14, titled the Regulatory Reform and Efficiency Act, creates the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office within the governor's office to streamline how state agencies develop and review regulations. The office will help agencies identify unnecessary rules, reduce costs for businesses and individuals, and establish a public online portal for searching regulatory information. This bill directly affects state agencies that create regulations and the public who interact with those regulations. The new office will operate until 2037 unless extended under the Sunset Act, with its work focused on improving regulatory efficiency and transparency.

Maddy summaryHB 2269 amends Texas Property Code to limit property owners' associations' (POAs) authority over landscaping. It prohibits POAs from requiring homeowners to install or maintain grass/turf landscaping (Section 1(2)) and prevents them from restricting eco-friendly practices like composting grass clippings, using rain barrels, efficient irrigation, or drought-resistant landscaping (Section 1(1)). The bill directly affects homeowners in communities governed by POAs, giving them more flexibility for sustainable landscaping choices. It takes effect September 1, 2025.

Maddy summaryHB 3964 creates new restrictions on common law public nuisance claims in Texas. It prevents lawsuits seeking damages for government-authorized activities (like permitted operations), conduct already addressed by existing statutes, or product-related claims (such as defective goods). The bill explicitly states that aggregating private nuisance claims does not create a public nuisance claim. These rules apply only to cases filed after the law's effective date (September 1, 2025, unless passed with a two-thirds vote for immediate effect).

Maddy summaryHB 3095 would prevent drivers without valid insurance (financial responsibility) from recovering pain and suffering damages (noneconomic damages) in car crash lawsuits. Exceptions include drivers uninsured for ≤45 days after having insurance for a year, passengers, minors, active-duty military returning from deployment within six months, or cases involving a DUI driver. The bill directly affects uninsured drivers injured in collisions or families of those who died in crashes caused by uninsured motorists. Currently pending in the Judiciary Committee after a public hearing, the bill has not yet been voted on.

Maddy summaryHB 4079 requires proxy advisors - entities that provide voting recommendations to shareholders - to base their advice solely on financial return and risk factors, not non-financial considerations. It directly affects Texas-domiciled publicly traded companies (those organized in Texas or with headquarters there) and the proxy advisors serving their shareholders. The bill prohibits proxy advisors from considering environmental, social, governance (ESG), diversity, equity, or inclusion factors when formulating recommendations. This is implemented through new definitions and requirements added to Texas Business Organizations Code, mandating that all proxy advisory services must prioritize financial outcomes for shareholders.