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January 3, 2025

19 filed

HB 1733 · 89RNo flags

Cain’s bill keeping Texas on standard time all year

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-128)
Details · HB 1733

Out of daylight saving time, central and mountain zones alike.

QUICK READ: 137 WORDS The bill as filed runs 137 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 Jan 3, 2025 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 3, 2025

HB 1731 · 89RSmells

Campos Compact Bill Lets A Multistate Commission Assess Texas

Died in committeeReviewed
Rep. Elizabeth "Liz" Campos (D-119)
Details · HB 1731

Binding rules, fees and a shared database. Active once seven states join.

New fee, fund, board or appointees
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 2544 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.GOT HALFWAY Passed the House on May 1, 2025. Died in the Senate: left pending in the Business & Commerce committee.

Filed Jan 3, 2025

HB 1730 · 89RSmells

Forever Chemicals Bill Orders One Study, Then Expires

Did not passReviewed
Rep. Penny Morales Shaw (D-148)
Details · HB 1730

Report due December 1, 2026. Any limit on PFAS waits for a later bill.

Study, task force, commission, report
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 4577 (Died in committee) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE Voted out of the House Environmental Regulation committee 6-0 on May 2, 2025. Placed on the General State Calendar on May 15, 2025. The bill died.

Filed Jan 3, 2025

SB 703 · 89RNo flags

bill widens offenses that block or revoke massage licenses

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025Initial review
Sen. Judith Zaffirini (D-21)
Details · SB 703

Same list bars new licenses and forces revocation.

CROSS-PARTY HANDOFF Lead author Judith Zaffirini (D) in the Senate. Lead sponsor Don McLaughlin (R) in the House. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Filed Jan 3, 2025

SB 701 · 89RNo flags

bill defines bad faith in surprise billing mediation

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-1)
Details · SB 701

Withholding key facts, or sending someone who cannot negotiate.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 1298 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 3, 2025 and referred to the Senate Health & Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 3, 2025

SB 700 · 89RNo flags

Kolkhorst Bill Bars HOAs From Policing Residents’ Speech

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-18)
Details · SB 700

Residents can meet, talk and invite candidates without approval. Just nothing patently offensive to a passerby.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 468 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 3, 2025 and referred to the Senate State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 3, 2025

SB 699 · 89RSmells

Rehab Facility License Bill Keeps State Findings Out Of Most Lawsuits

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. Royce West (D-23)
Details · SB 699

Caption: licensing, fees, penalties. Bill: state violation findings mostly stay out of private injury lawsuits.

Caption mismatchNew fee, fund, board or appointees
CREATES AN OFFENSE The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to the licensing and regulation of inpatient rehabilitation facilities; imposing fees; providing civil and administrative penalties; creating criminal offenses.”NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 3, 2025 and referred to the Senate Health & Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 3, 2025

SB 694 · 89RNo flags

bill making DPS post who gets your criminal history

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. Royce West (D-23)
Details · SB 694

Every release gets posted with the company’s name, address and date.

QUICK READ: 135 WORDS The bill as filed runs 135 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 Jan 3, 2025 and referred to the Senate Business & Commerce committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 3, 2025

SB 693 · 89RSmells

West Notary Seal Bill Adds One More Charge For Prosecutors

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025Initial review
Sen. Royce West (D-23)
Details · SB 693

Class A misdemeanor. Prosecutors pick “this section, the other law, or both.”

Already a crime
NO AUTOGRAPH Became law without the governor's signature on May 30, 2025.CREATES AN OFFENSE The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to creating a criminal offense for the use of a notary seal or counterfeit seal on a fraudulent document or instrument.”

Filed Jan 3, 2025

Sources

Derived stock: 19 measures filed January 3, 2025 in 89R. 19 bills and joint resolutions, 0 other resolutions. Snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 3:09 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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