December 23, 2024

6 filed

HB 1709 · 89RSmells

Capriglione AI Regulation Bill Also Hands Grants To AI Companies

Died in committeeInitial review

Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R-98)

Details · HB 1709

Duties cover only AI “weighed more heavily than any other factor.” Biometric training gets a pass.

New fee, fund, board or appointees Caption mismatch Carve-out The hole

DOORSTOP: 8,684 WORDS The bill as filed runs 8,684 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 23, 2024 and referred to the House Delivery of Government Efficiency committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 23, 2024

HB 1708 · 89RNo flags

Highway 302 in Ector County honors Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025Initial review

Rep. Brooks Landgraf (R-81)

Details · HB 1708

Runs from Farm-to-Market Road 2019 to the Ector-Winkler County line.

Filed Dec 23, 2024

HB 1707 · 89RNo flags

bill repealing one subsection for the 70th district attorney

Died in committeeInitial review

Rep. Brooks Landgraf (R-81)

Details · HB 1707

Section 43.137(d) goes. The bill doesn’t say what it said.

QUICK READ: 117 WORDS The bill as filed runs 117 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 23, 2024 and referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 23, 2024

HB 1706 · 89RNo flags

bill making autism special education committees weigh every listed strategy

Died in committeeInitial review

Rep. Josey Garcia (D-124)

Details · HB 1706

Rejecting one means writing down why.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 3233 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 23, 2024 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 23, 2024

HB 20 · 89RNo flags

Applied Sciences Pathway: diploma plus trade certificate in high school

Became lawInitial review

Rep. Gary Gates (R-28)

Details · HB 20

Juniors and seniors train in plumbing, welding, HVAC and more.

BUZZER BEATER Final vote May 30, 2025: the House concurred in the Senate amendments. 3 days before the session ended Jun 2, 2025.INSTANT LAW Took effect immediately, on Jun 20, 2025. 833 of the 1,185 graded 89R laws took effect Sep 1, 2025 (derived from the bill histories, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).

Filed Dec 23, 2024

HCR 38 · 89RNot graded

Expressing support for designating January 19 as Confederate Freedom Day.

Died in committee

Rep. Harold V. Dutton Jr. (D-142)

Details · HCR 38

Not graded. The reader grades bills, not resolutions.

Filed Dec 23, 2024

Sources

Derived stock: 6 measures filed December 23, 2024 in 89R. 5 bills and joint resolutions, 1 other resolutions. Snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT.

Counts come from the stored Texas Legislative Council bill records. Grades, headlines and charges follow the published record.

Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person.

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