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January 7, 2025

43 filed

HB 1765 · 89RNo flags

bill limiting no-knock warrants

Did not passInitial review
Rep. Jolanda "Jo" Jones (D-147)
Details · HB 1765

Magistrates can’t issue them unless two conditions are met.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 504 by Rep. Wu (Did not pass) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.GOT HALFWAY Passed the House on May 16, 2025. Died in the Senate: received, never referred to a committee.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

HB 1763 · 89RNo flags

bill repealing Texas marihuana offenses

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Jon E. Rosenthal (D-135)
Details · HB 1763

Possession, growing and sales offenses go. So does the compassionate-use program.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 3620 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

HB 1762 · 89RNo flags

Relating to changing the eligibility of certain persons to receive community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision.

Did not passInitial review
Rep. Jeff Leach (R-67)
Details · HB 1762

The bill bars any defendant who is an illegal alien from getting probation (community supervision) or deferred adjudication in Texas criminal cases.

STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE Voted out of the House Corrections committee 6-3 on Apr 9, 2025. Taken up on the floor on Apr 28, 2025 and postponed on Apr 30, 2025. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

HB 1760 · 89RNo flags

Lauren and CJ’s Law on intoxication manslaughter sentences

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Jeff Leach (R-67)
Details · HB 1760

Five-year minimum. Probation means five years in prison first, up from 120 days.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 1742 (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.GOT HALFWAY Passed the House on Apr 30, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Criminal Justice committee.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

HB 1759 · 89RNo flags

bill rewriting the school counselor job description

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Janie Lopez (R-37)
Details · HB 1759

Emotional development joins the job. Guidance program becomes a school counseling program.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 3833 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

HB 1758 · 89RNo flags

House speaker candidacy limited after two full regular sessions

Died in committeeReviewed
Rep. Mitch Little (R-65)
Details · HB 1758

Prior service blocks filing a new declaration of candidacy.

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

QUICK READ: 110 WORDS The bill as filed runs 110 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 7, 2025 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

HB 1756 · 89RNo flags

bill letting advanced practice nurses practice independently

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Christian Manuel (D-22)
Details · HB 1756

Nurse practitioners and others prescribe without a physician’s delegation agreement.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 1700 by Sen. Blanco (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the House Public Health committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

HB 1755 · 89RNo flags

bill making judges explain protective order options

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Christian Manuel (D-22)
Details · HB 1755

Judges must ask applicants directly about location restrictions on the abuser.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 2095 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence subcommittee on Family & Fiduciary Relationships. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

HB 1754 · 89RNo flags

bill setting a one-year floor on protective orders

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Christian Manuel (D-22)
Details · HB 1754

Stalking, sexual assault and family violence orders last at least a year.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 2093 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

HB 1753 · 89RNo flags

bill giving a spouse the house during some divorces

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Christian Manuel (D-22)
Details · HB 1753

Sole use of the home if the other spouse has a recent family-violence felony.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 2094 (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence subcommittee on Family & Fiduciary Relationships. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

HB 1751 · 89RNo flags

bill barring candidates from more than one party primary

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Christian Manuel (D-22)
Details · HB 1751

One party per voting year. Filing authorities must reject the rest.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 3537 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the House Elections committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

HB 1750 · 89RNo flags

bill lifting the ban on making smokable hemp

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Jon E. Rosenthal (D-135)
Details · HB 1750

Hemp for smoking or vaping can be processed and manufactured in Texas.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 4918 (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the House Agriculture & Livestock committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

HB 1747 · 89RSmells

Campos Mental Health Bill Creates 14-Member Council, Fund Outside Treasury

Did not passNeeds review
Rep. Elizabeth "Liz" Campos (D-119)
Details · HB 1747

Every grant needs a unanimous vote. Money flows only if the legislature appropriates it.

New fee, fund, board or appointees
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 4687 (Did not pass) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE Voted out of the House Public Health committee 8-3 on May 8, 2025. Never placed on a calendar. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

HB 1746 · 89RNo flags

bill rewriting how TREC approves real estate courses

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Keith Bell (R-4)
Details · HB 1746

New rulemaking power over real estate and inspection education programs.

QUICK READ: 142 WORDS The bill as filed runs 142 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 7, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education subcommittee on Academic & Career-Oriented Education. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

HB 1745 · 89RNo flags

bill setting deadlines for appraisal review board hearings

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Keith Bell (R-4)
Details · HB 1745

October 1 for March-to-July protests. 90 days for the rest.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 4634 by Rep. Shine (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.PENDING FOREVER Heard by the House Ways & Means subcommittee on Property Tax Appraisals on Apr 3, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

SB 735 · 89RNo flags

Schools report yearly on Holocaust Remembrance Week lessons

Did not passInitial review
Sen. José Menéndez (D-26)
Details · SB 735

Reports due June 1. Grants for lesson plans and field trips, if funded.

CROSS-PARTY HANDOFF Lead author José Menéndez (D) in the Senate. Lead sponsor Brad Buckley (R) in the House. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.GOT HALFWAY Passed the Senate on Apr 30, 2025. Died in the House: voted out of the Public Education committee 13-0, no floor vote.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

SB 734 · 89RSmells

Menéndez Cannabis Bill Bars Child Removal Over Any Parent’s Positive Test

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. José Menéndez (D-26)
Details · SB 734

Patient or not. Also: any diagnosis can qualify, no THC cap, about 300 dispensing sites.

Caption mismatchNew fee, fund, board or appointees
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 121 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the Senate Health & Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

SB 733 · 89RSmells

Menéndez Cannabis Research Bill Adds An 11-Member Governor-Appointed Board

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. José Menéndez (D-26)
Details · SB 733

The board approves or rejects every project. License holders get a liability shield.

New fee, fund, board or appointees
FEE INCLUDED The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to the creation of a medical cannabis research program; authorizing fees.”NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the Senate Health & Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

SB 727 · 89RNo flags

bill pays people to buy small electric engines

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. Nathan Johnson (D-16)
Details · SB 727

Under 25 horsepower, inside the emissions reduction plan.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 104 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the Senate Natural Resources committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

SB 726 · 89RSmells

Hughes Bill Requires A Data Off Switch For Smart Devices

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-1)
Details · SB 726

Anyone with the “capacity to receive” your device data must build its own app.

DragnetCaption mismatch
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 1691 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the Senate Business & Commerce committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

SB 723 · 89RNo flags

bill makes local tier two chemical forms confidential

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. Carol Alvarado (D-6)
Details · SB 723

Hazardous chemical inventories held locally leave the public information law.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 585 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the Senate Business & Commerce committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

SB 722 · 89RNo flags

bill creates a mobile stroke unit grant program

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. Carol Alvarado (D-6)
Details · SB 722

Ambulances with a CT scanner. Hospitals get help buying them.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 2168 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the Senate Health & Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

SB 721 · 89RNo flags

Hall Bill Denies State Incentives To Entities That Encourage Abortion

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. Bob Hall (R-2)
Details · SB 721

Grants, loans, enterprise zones, tax incentives. Older deals stay under the old law.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 511 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the Senate State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

SB 720 · 89RNo flags

bill bars tolls and managed lanes on Interstate 635 stretch

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. Bob Hall (R-2)
Details · SB 720

Between Interstate 30 and U.S. Highway 75. No lane restrictions.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 1423 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the Senate Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Jan 7, 2025

Sources

Derived stock: 43 measures filed January 7, 2025 in 89R. 40 bills and joint resolutions, 3 other resolutions. Snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 3:16 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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