December 18, 2024

Details · HB 1667

Out of the local government chapter, into general workers’ comp.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 3416 by Rep. Kuempel (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.PENDING FOREVER Heard by the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development subcommittee on Workforce on Apr 29, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

HB 1666 · 89RNo flags

Expunction route after deferred adjudication for eligible misdemeanors

Died in committeeReviewed

Details · HB 1666

Requires dismissal, a five-year wait and limits on later offenses and pending charges.

Corrected Nov 1, 2026 We checked this summary against the bill text and fixed it.

NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

HB 1665 · 89RNo flags

bill barring employers from taking any part of a tip

Died in committeeInitial review

Rep. Eddie Morales (D-74)

Details · HB 1665

Card processing fees included. The tip is the worker’s.

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

Filed Dec 18, 2024

HB 1664 · 89RNo flags

bill reopening visiting judge slots for retired district judges

Did not passInitial review

Details · HB 1664

Sworn word of no public reprimand or censure in 15 years.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 3115 (Died in committee) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.GOT HALFWAY Passed the House on May 10, 2025. Died in the Senate: received, never referred to a committee.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

HB 1663 · 89RNo flags

bill refunding diesel tax on fuel that doesn’t move vehicles

Companion SB 771 became lawInitial review

Rep. Trent Ashby (R-9)

Details · HB 1663

Auxiliary power units and power take-off equipment get the tax back.

BACK FROM THE DEAD Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 1438 by Sen. Springer (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

HB 1662 · 89RNo flags

Cunningham Autism Bill Funds Up To 10 School Programs

Died in committeeInitial review

Rep. Charles Cunningham (R-127)

Details · HB 1662

Capped at $1M each per two-year budget. Service centers get at least half. Ends 2031.

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

Filed Dec 18, 2024

HB 1661 · 89RNo flags

Vasut’s bill: ballots for past turnout plus 25 percent

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025Initial review

Rep. Cody Vasut (R-25)

Details · HB 1661

Capped at registered voters, unless the county uses countywide polling places.

CREATES AN OFFENSE The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.”

Filed Dec 18, 2024

HB 1660 · 89RNo flags

bill opening a school psychology license to school staff

Died in committeeInitial review

Rep. John H. Bucy III (D-136)

Details · HB 1660

Counselors, diagnosticians and speech pathologists can qualify as licensed specialists.

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

Filed Dec 18, 2024

HB 1659 · 89RNo flags

bill paying state employees twice a month

Died in committeeInitial review

Rep. Cody Vasut (R-25)

Details · HB 1659

State officers stay on the monthly paycheck.

NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the House Delivery of Government Efficiency committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

HB 1658 · 89RSmells

Cunningham Library Bill For Homeschoolers Makes No School Do Anything

Died in committeeInitial review

Rep. Charles Cunningham (R-127)

Details · HB 1658

Boards “may adopt” a policy. Or may not! Nothing changes unless one opts in.

List of feelings

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

Filed Dec 18, 2024

HB 1657 · 89RNo flags

Cunningham Voucher Bill Gives Families 90 Percent Of District Money

Died in committeeInitial review

Rep. Charles Cunningham (R-127)

Details · HB 1657

The district keeps 10 percent. And state rules can’t put extra conditions on private providers.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 2817 by Rep. Jetton (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

HB 1656 · 89RNo flags

bill letting paramedics detain people for a mental health exam

Died in committeeInitial review

Rep. Donna Howard (D-48)

Details · HB 1656

No warrant, no peace officer. Straight to a mental health facility.

PENDING FOREVER Heard by the House Public Health committee on Apr 28, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

HB 1655 · 89RSmells

Schatzline Bill Bars School Staff From Giving ‘Any Information’ On Transitioning

Did not passNeeds review

Details · HB 1655

Caption: “assisting.” Bill: “any information.” No exception for parental consent, and the attorney general can sue.

Dragnet

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 4534 (Died in committee) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE Voted out of the House Public Education committee 9-6 on May 9, 2025. Never placed on a calendar. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

HB 1654 · 89RNo flags

bill barring firing injured officers and firefighters before maximum improvement

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1654

Jobs held until a doctor certifies maximum medical improvement.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 2316 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.PENDING FOREVER Heard by the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development subcommittee on Workforce on Apr 8, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

HB 1653 · 89RSmells

Bill strikes “knowingly or intentionally” from the child pornography offense

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1653

The offense reaches people who did not know the material showed a minor.

Dragnet

NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

HB 1652 · 89RNo flags

bill letting parents choose any cancer treatment for a child

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1652

Experimental treatment, or none at all, notwithstanding any other law.

PENDING FOREVER Heard by the House Public Health subcommittee on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health on Apr 3, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

HB 1651 · 89RNo flags

bill banning online abortion-drug sales without an in-person exam

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1651

A Texas physician must prescribe it after an in-person exam.

NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the House Public Health committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

HB 1650 · 89RNo flags

bill giving bail bond sureties four years to seek refunds

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · HB 1650

Up from two years after a final forfeiture judgment.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 1709 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.GOT HALFWAY Passed the House on May 10, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Criminal Justice committee.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 657 · 89RNo flags

bill seeks a federal waiver to expand Medicaid

Died in committeeInitial review

Sen. Sarah Eckhardt (D-14)

Details · SB 657

Opens Medicaid to every group with a federal matching share.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 343 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the Senate Health & Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 656 · 89RNo flags

Eckhardt’s bill repealing Section 276.016 of the Election Code

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · SB 656

One section gone, the one on soliciting vote-by-mail applications.

QUICK READ: 96 WORDS The bill as filed runs 96 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 Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the Senate State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 655 · 89RNo flags

bill bans one kind of student athlete likeness deal

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · SB 655

Cash up front, exclusive rights and a cut of earnings until repaid. Banned.

NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 654 · 89RNo flags

West Bill Cuts Franchise Tax For Child-Care Centers That Grow

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · SB 654

Rising Star centers only. Grow capacity 75 percent, and the credit covers 100 percent of added salary!

NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the Senate Finance committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 653 · 89RNo flags

West Bill Refunds Builders’ Sales Tax On Subsidized Housing Materials

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · SB 653

Capped at $2M statewide a year, first-come, first-served. Tax-credit housing only.

NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the Senate Finance committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 652 · 89RNo flags

bill letting counties exempt up to $100K of homestead value

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · SB 652

If voters approve a matching amendment, counties may opt in. Or not.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 854 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the Senate Local Government committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 651 · 89RNo flags

bill lets big-county veterans offices report to a designee

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025Initial review

Details · SB 651

Counties of 200,000 or more still need the office and one full-time employee.

QUICK READ: 126 WORDS The bill as filed runs 126 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).

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 650 · 89RSmells

West Bill Makes Grocery Stores Scan IDs, Exempts Liquor Stores

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025Reviewed

Details · SB 650

The agency can’t punish a skipped scan until September 1, 2027, after the 2026 election.

Delayed start Carve-out

BUZZER BEATER Final vote Jun 1, 2025: both chambers adopted the conference committee report. 1 day before the session ended Jun 2, 2025.NO AUTOGRAPH Became law without the governor's signature on Jun 22, 2025.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 649 · 89RNo flags

West Bill Gives Every School District $100K For Mental Health

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · SB 649

Yearly, plus $70 per at-risk student. Safety money can no longer pay for it.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 948 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 648 · 89RNo flags

bill tightens recording rules for deeds and heirship affidavits

VetoedInitial review

Details · SB 648

Stricter county recording for deeds and affidavits of heirship.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 647 · 89RNo flags

bill makes clerks flag suspect property filings to owners

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025Initial review

Details · SB 647

Suspect document? The last known owner gets notified, and recording can stop.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 646 · 89RNo flags

West’s bill expands loan repayment for mental health professionals

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025Initial review

Sen. Judith Zaffirini (D-21)

Details · SB 646

More professions qualify, school service counts, and maximum repayments go up.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 645 · 89RNo flags

Antisemitism named in school bullying rules

Died in committeeReviewed

Details · SB 645

The added definition applies to conduct that meets the existing bullying test.

Corrected Nov 1, 2026 We checked this summary against the bill text and fixed it.

NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 644 · 89RNo flags

second Saturday in October becomes Hospice and Palliative Care Day

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · SB 644

Ceremonies and activities invited. Nobody touched directly.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 485 (Vetoed) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.GOT HALFWAY Passed the Senate on May 14, 2025. Died in the House: never got out of the Public Health committee.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 643 · 89RNo flags

bill changes where mental health service applications get filed

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · SB 643

Location at filing counts now, plus the county of emergency pickup.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 1587 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the Senate Criminal Justice committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 642 · 89RSmells

Johnson Bill Licenses Genetic Counselors, Adds Nine-Member Advisory Board

Died in committeeInitial review

New fee, fund, board or appointees

Details · SB 642

Fees set by rule. Starting September 1, 2026, even using the title takes a license.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 484 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the Senate Business & Commerce committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 641 · 89RSmells

Johnson Bill Orders A Health Literacy Plan Every Two Years

Died in committeeInitial review

Study, task force, commission, report

Details · SB 641

No program, no funding, no required action. Nothing changes for patients until someone acts on it.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 589 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the Senate Health & Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 640 · 89RNo flags

bill counts suicide attempts by kids in state conservatorship

Did not passInitial review

Details · SB 640

One new line in the yearly child protection report.

BACK FROM THE DEAD Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 2423 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 639 · 89RNo flags

bill keeps SNAP benefits locked in for 12 months

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · SB 639

Approved once, eligible for a year. Can line up with Medicaid renewal.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 75 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the Senate Health & Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 638 · 89RNo flags

Johnson’s other bill expanding Medicaid

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · SB 638

Same caption, shorter mechanism. Medicaid expansion again.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 72 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the Senate Health & Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 637 · 89RNo flags

Johnson’s bill expanding Medicaid

Died in committeeInitial review

Details · SB 637

Everyone who qualifies for federal matching money under the Affordable Care Act.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 71 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the Senate Health & Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 636 · 89RNo flags

bill applying mental health parity to state employee plans

Did not passInitial review

Details · SB 636

Teachers, school retirees, and University of Texas and Texas A&M workers covered too.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 3460 by Rep. Price (Died in committee) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE Voted out of the Senate Health & Human Services committee 7-2 on Apr 8, 2025. Placed on the intent calendar on Apr 15, 2025. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SB 635 · 89RNo flags

bill extending hardship pay beyond the National Guard

Died in committeeInitial review

Sen. Angela Paxton (R-8)

Details · SB 635

All Texas military forces can apply. If the account has money.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 424 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the Senate Veteran Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SJR 32 · 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 committee

Details · SJR 32

Not graded. The reader grades bills, not resolutions.

Filed Dec 18, 2024

SJR 31 · 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