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December 30, 2024

8 filed

HB 1716 · 89RNo flags

bill letting Medicaid patients see associate-level counselors

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Drew Darby (R-72)
Details · HB 1716

Federally qualified health centers included.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 1396 by Rep. Moody (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.GOT HALFWAY Passed the House on Apr 24, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Health & Human Services committee.

Filed Dec 30, 2024

HB 1714 · 89RNo flags

bill adding two situations to sexual assault law

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Nicole Collier (D-95)
Details · HB 1714

One: the actor knows the person is too intoxicated to understand.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 385 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 30, 2024 and referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 30, 2024

HB 1712 · 89RNo flags

bill making birth certificates free for homeless Texans

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Nicole Collier (D-95)
Details · HB 1712

Driver’s license and state ID fees waived too.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 1677 by Rep. Jetton (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 30, 2024 and referred to the House Intergovernmental Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 30, 2024

HB 1711 · 89RNo flags

bill giving late tenants five days before a vacate notice

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Nicole Collier (D-95)
Details · HB 1711

Written demand first, then five calendar days to pay.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 673 (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Dec 30, 2024 and referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Dec 30, 2024

HB 1710 · 89RNo flags

bill requiring a state certificate for new ERCOT grid ties

Did not passInitial review
Rep. Brooks Landgraf (R-81)
Details · HB 1710

Narrow federal approval alone won’t do. One already-approved line keeps its fast track.

QUICK READ: 122 WORDS The bill as filed runs 122 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).STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE Voted out of the House State Affairs committee 13-0 on Mar 26, 2025. Taken up on the floor on Apr 22, 2025 and postponed. The bill died.

Filed Dec 30, 2024

Sources

Derived stock: 8 measures filed December 30, 2024 in 89R. 8 bills and joint resolutions, 0 other resolutions. Snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 1:41 PM CST.

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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