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Details · HB 1431
Making, possessing or selling lab-grown meat, all banned.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
November 20, 2024
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HB 1430 · 89RNo flags
Metcalf Bill Caps Commercial Appraisal Hikes At 20 Percent
Died in committeeInitial reviewDetails · HB 1430
Income-producing property worth $10M or less. Starts in 2026, if voters approve the amendment.
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 2989 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 20, 2024 and referred to the House Ways & Means subcommittee on Property Tax Appraisals. No public hearing. The bill died.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
HB 1429 · 89RNo flags
bill removing the spending cap on the R-PEP allotment
Died in committeeInitial reviewDetails · HB 1429
The maximum expenditure section gets repealed.
NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 20, 2024 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
HB 1428 · 89RNo flags
bill repealing one subsection on Montgomery County probate courts
Died in committeeInitial reviewDetails · HB 1428
Section 25.1723(c), gone. That’s the whole bill.
QUICK READ: 109 WORDS The bill as filed runs 109 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 20, 2024 and referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
HB 1427 · 89RNo flags
Schatzline Bill Bars Denying Benefits To Religious School Students
Died in committeeInitial reviewDetails · HB 1427
Any benefit offered to private school students must also reach students at religious schools.
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 4580 by Rep. Leach (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 20, 2024 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
Details · HB 1426
No warrant, no subpoena. Data taken anyway can’t be used, expert testimony included.
NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 20, 2024 and referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
HB 1425 · 89RSmells
Spiller Prayer Bill Strikes ‘Encourage’ From The Student Prayer Rule
Died in committeeInitial reviewDetails · HB 1425
Require or coerce, still barred. Encourage, struck. The consent form also waives the right to sue.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
HB 1424 · 89RSmells
Goodwin Water Bill’s New Fee Always Has Someone To Charge
Died in committeeInitial reviewDetails · HB 1424
Excessive use fee, graded on a curve! The utility or city picks the percentage.
FEE INCLUDED The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to the structuring of water rates by retail public utilities to promote water conservation; authorizing a fee.”NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 20, 2024 and referred to the House Natural Resources committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
HB 1423 · 89RNo flags
bill expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act
Died in committeeInitial reviewDetails · HB 1423
Newly eligible low-income Texans get Medicaid. Yearly reports follow.
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 132 by Rep. Bucy (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 20, 2024 and referred to the House Appropriations committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
HB 1422 · 89RNo flags
bill letting assault survivors test kits without a police report
Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025Initial reviewDetails · HB 1422
DNA testing without a report. New continuous abuse offense too.
CREATES AN OFFENSE The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault and other sex offenses, the offense of continuous sexual abuse, and the prosecution and punishment of certain sex offenses; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties.”
Filed Nov 20, 2024
HB 1421 · 89RNo flags
bill letting public defender investigators get driver photos
Died in committeeInitial reviewDetails · HB 1421
One more name on the short list.
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 3875 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 20, 2024 and referred to the House Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
HB 1420 · 89RSmells
Vo Bill Orders A Nurse Ratio Study, Sets No Ratio
Died in committeeInitial reviewDetails · HB 1420
Report due December 1, 2026. Law expires September 1, 2027. No facility gets a limit.
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 2219 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 20, 2024 and referred to the House Public Health committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
HB 1419 · 89RNo flags
DeAyala Bill Caps Pain And Suffering At 3x Medical Bills
Died in committeeInitial reviewDetails · HB 1419
Emotional anguish capped at $250,000, or $1M for emotional injury and wrongful death.
NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 20, 2024 and referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
Details · HB 1418
21 days’ notice and a judge’s reliability finding first.
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 3183 (Died in committee) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
HB 1417 · 89RSmells
Guillen Livestock Registry Bill Makes Brand Holders Presumed Caretakers
Died in committeeInitial reviewDetails · HB 1417
Caption: an electronic brand registry. Bill: record a brand, you’re presumed in control of the animal.
ACROSS THE AISLE Joint authors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
HCR 34 · 89RNot graded
Designating Pflugerville as the official Trail Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
Companion SCR 4 adoptedDetails · HCR 34
Not graded. The reader grades bills, not resolutions.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
HJR 101 · 89RNot graded
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of certain commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
Died in committeeDetails · HJR 101
Not graded. The reader grades bills, not resolutions.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
HJR 100 · 89RNot graded
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Died in committeeDetails · HJR 100
Not graded. The reader grades bills, not resolutions.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
SB 400 · 89RSmells
Kolkhorst Bill’s ‘Treatment’ Definition Could Cover Classroom Management
Died in committeeReviewedDetails · SB 400
Any planned method to affect a group’s “attitudinal characteristics” needs a signed parent form first.
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 595 (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.GOT HALFWAY Passed the Senate on Mar 24, 2025. Died in the House: never got out of the Public Education committee.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
SB 399 · 89RSmells
Sparks Bill Orders Homeless Services Audit, First One In 2028
Died in committeeInitial reviewDetails · SB 399
Effective 2025, first audit 2028. Programs get ratings. Nothing changes unless someone acts on the report.
NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 20, 2024 and referred to the Senate Finance committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
Details · SB 398
Pharmacists can hand off the shots to registered technicians.
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 5129 by Rep. Raney (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Nov 20, 2024 and referred to the Senate Health & Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
Details · SB 397
Audio-only included, in-person exam before any irreversible procedure.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
SB 396 · 89RNo flags
bill rewrites when registrars ask voters to confirm residence
Did not passInitial reviewDetails · SB 396
New rule for when the notice gets mailed.
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 260 (Died in committee) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.GOT HALFWAY Passed the Senate on Apr 1, 2025. Died in the House: voted out of the Elections committee 5-4, no floor vote.
Filed Nov 20, 2024
Sources
Derived stock: 23 measures filed November 20, 2024 in 89R. 22 bills and joint resolutions, 1 other resolutions. Snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 2:03 PM CST.
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