November 18, 2024

Details · HB 1387

Two years under a lawyer or as a paralegal, no law school.

PENDING FOREVER Heard by the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee on May 8, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1386 · 89RNo flags

bill lets cars display only a rear license plate, again

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1386

Two plates issued, one required on the car.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 1222 by Rep. Metcalf (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 18, 2024 and referred to the House Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1385 · 89RNo flags

bill requiring country-of-origin labels on beef

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1385

Country of origin on every package or display case. Beef only.

NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 18, 2024 and referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1384 · 89RNo flags

bill requires probable cause to stop and weigh trucks

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1384

A mere reason to believe no longer cuts it.

ACROSS THE AISLE Joint authors: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 18, 2024 and referred to the House Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1383 · 89RNo flags

bill widens state aid for disabled veteran exemption losses

Died in committeeInitial review

Rep. Brad Buckley (R-54)

Details · HB 1383

More cities and counties can apply for the offset.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 1596 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 18, 2024 and referred to the House Ways & Means committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1382 · 89RSmells

Virdell’s Weather Ban Covers Anything Released To Affect Temperature

Died in committeeReviewed

Details · HB 1382

No limit to the sky, so shade measures can count. Each day is a Class A misdemeanor.

Dragnet

CREATES AN OFFENSE The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to a prohibition on weather modification and control; creating a criminal offense.”PENDING FOREVER Heard by the House Licensing & Administrative Procedures committee on Apr 22, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1381 · 89RNo flags

Virdell Bill Cuts Colleges Off From Countries On Religious-Freedom Lists

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1381

No new contracts, gifts or grants. Existing contracts stay in force.

NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 18, 2024 and referred to the House Higher Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1380 · 89RNo flags

bill lets cars display only a rear license plate

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1380

Texas still issues two plates. You just hang one.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1379 · 89RSmells

Warden Entry Limit’s Fifth Exception Covers Every Other Exception

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1379

Permission, probable cause, a warrant, an emergency, or “another state or federal law exception”.

The hole

ACROSS THE AISLE Joint authors: 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 18, 2024 and referred to the House Culture, Recreation & Tourism committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1378 · 89RNo flags

Grid Batteries Need Every Neighbor’s Consent Within 500 Yards

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1378

Every city and county must adopt the ban by October 1, 2025. Sites already under construction stay.

PENDING FOREVER Heard by the House State Affairs committee on Apr 30, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1377 · 89RNo flags

bill declaring the UN, WHO and WEF powerless in Texas

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1377

No rule, fee, tax or mandate from those three bodies.

QUICK READ: 129 WORDS The bill as filed runs 129 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 18, 2024 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1376 · 89RNo flags

bill bars DPS from requiring electronic logs for in-state truckers

Died in committeeInitial review

Rep. Nate Schatzline (R-93)

Details · HB 1376

Drivers who stay inside Texas skip the logging devices.

ACROSS THE AISLE Joint authors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 18, 2024 and referred to the House Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1375 · 89RSmells

Schatzline Obscenity Bill Also Lets You Sue Over ‘Harmful Material’

Did not passInitial review

Details · HB 1375

Caption: obscenity. Bill: also harmful material to minors. Each occurrence is its own claim, common defenses barred.

Dragnet

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 3357 (Did not pass) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE Voted out of the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee 6-4 on May 8, 2025. Placed on the General State Calendar on May 15, 2025. The bill died.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1374 · 89RNo flags

bill requiring country-of-origin labels on beef and pork

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1374

Every package or display case names the meat’s country.

NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 18, 2024 and referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1373 · 89RNo flags

bill naming part of FM 70 the Los Robles Trail

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1373

Nueces County road gets a name. Markers to follow.

ACROSS THE AISLE Joint authors: 1 Republican, 1 Democrat. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1372 · 89RSmells

Funeral Bill Exempts 75-Mile Body Transport Plans From Prepaid Rules

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1372

Caption: regulation. Bill: an exemption. Prepaid funeral rules stop covering these agreements.

Carve-out

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 2807 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 18, 2024 and referred to the House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1371 · 89RNo flags

Bill Puts 10 Years Of Drunk Driving Records Online

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1371

Search by zip code, see the name, last known address and photo. Free!

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 1720 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 18, 2024 and referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1370 · 89RNo flags

bill exempting xeriscape value from property tax

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1370

Value added by xeriscape goes untaxed.

PENDING FOREVER Heard by the House Ways & Means committee on May 5, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1369 · 89RNo flags

Jones Eviction Bill Seals Records When The Tenant Wins

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1369

Sealed cases stay out of screening scores. Violators can be sued for up to $1,000.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 511 by Rep. Wu (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 18, 2024 and referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1368 · 89RSmells

No-Nurse Notice Skips Every District Under 10,000 Students

Did not passNeeds review

Details · HB 1368

Larger systems can post it three clicks deep. Smaller ones owe parents nothing.

The hole

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 2694 (Died in committee) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.GOT HALFWAY Passed the House on May 13, 2025. Died in the Senate: received, never referred to a committee.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HB 1367 · 89RNo flags

counties may exempt up to $100K of a home’s value

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1367

County taxes only, and only if voters and the county both say yes.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 2054 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.PENDING FOREVER Heard by the House Ways & Means committee on May 5, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HCR 32 · 89RNot graded

In memory of Lyman Bartlett "Bart" Hotchkiss of Midland.

Adopted

Rep. Tom Craddick (R-82)

Details · HCR 32

Not graded. The reader grades bills, not resolutions.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HCR 31 · 89RNot graded

Commending the Junior League of Midland for 75 years of service.

Adopted

Rep. Tom Craddick (R-82)

Details · HCR 31

Not graded. The reader grades bills, not resolutions.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HCR 30 · 89RNot graded

In memory of Frank Ferrell Davis of Midland.

Adopted

Rep. Tom Craddick (R-82)

Details · HCR 30

Not graded. The reader grades bills, not resolutions.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HJR 98 · 89RNot graded

Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.

Passed, application to Congress

Rep. Cody Vasut (R-25)

Details · HJR 98

Not graded. The reader grades bills, not resolutions.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HJR 97 · 89RNot graded

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property that arises from the use of xeriscape on the property.

Died in committee

Details · HJR 97

Not graded. The reader grades bills, not resolutions.

Filed Nov 18, 2024

HJR 96 · 89RNot graded

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the commissioners court of a county to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the county of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead.

Died in committee