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February 3, 2025

110 filed

HB 2377 · 89RSmells

Howard Bill Sets School Safety Money At $200 Per Student

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Donna Howard (D-48)
Details · HB 2377

Half health, half safety. A new grant fund, up to $500M a year, needs voters first.

New fee, fund, board or appointees
FEE INCLUDED The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to funding for projects that improve the physical and mental health of public school students and enhance the safety of public schools in this state; authorizing a fee.”NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2376 · 89RSmells

Campos Alzheimer’s Bill Gives Existing Facilities Until 2030

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Elizabeth "Liz" Campos (D-119)
Details · HB 2376

No certification, no dementia care. New nursing homes and assisted living need it from 2027.

Delayed start
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 1865 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2375 · 89RSmells

Campos Alzheimer’s Care Bill Gives Existing Nursing Facilities Until 2035

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Elizabeth "Liz" Campos (D-119)
Details · HB 2375

New facilities from 2027, existing ones nearly ten years out. The plan may repay costs.

Delayed start
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 1463 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2374 · 89RNo flags

bill requiring infection control programs at long-term care facilities

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Elizabeth "Liz" Campos (D-119)
Details · HB 2374

Flu and COVID-19 rapid testing, reviewed yearly at public meetings.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 1593 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2373 · 89RNo flags

bill requiring driver’s licenses on the spot

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Marc LaHood (R-121)
Details · HB 2373

Apply in person, walk out with it.

NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2370 · 89RSmells

Lopez Bill Lets One Border City Raise Hotel Tax Until 2054

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Janie Lopez (R-37)
Details · HB 2370

70,000 to 180,000 people, in a county touching Mexico and the Gulf. That’s one city.

Bracket bill
ACROSS THE AISLE Joint authors: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.GOT HALFWAY Passed the House on May 14, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Economic Development committee.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2369 · 89RNo flags

bill on workers’ comp claims for first responders

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Jared Patterson (R-106)
Details · HB 2369

Insurers that don’t contest within 60 days lose the right to.

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 Feb 3, 2025

HB 2368 · 89RNo flags

part of Congress Avenue joins the state highway system

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Ellen Troxclair (R-19)
Details · HB 2368

From the Congress Avenue bridge north to 11th Street.

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 Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2367 · 89RNo flags

bill barring local governments from owning a public bank

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Ellen Troxclair (R-19)
Details · HB 2367

No city, county or district may start, run or own one.

QUICK READ: 109 WORDS The bill as filed runs 109 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 Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2366 · 89RNo flags

bill letting election judges carry concealed handguns at polls

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Jared Patterson (R-106)
Details · HB 2366

Licensed, on duty, and concealed only.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 636 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2365 · 89RNo flags

bill raising young farmer grant amounts

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Stan Kitzman (R-85)
Details · HB 2365

Minimum $5,000 to $10,000. Maximum $20,000 to $35,000.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 2851 by Rep. Burns (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Agriculture & Livestock committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2364 · 89RNo flags

bill letting smaller counties build courthouse parking

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Ellen Troxclair (R-19)
Details · HB 2364

Threshold drops from 150,000 residents to 40,000.

QUICK READ: 93 WORDS The bill as filed runs 93 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 Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Intergovernmental Affairs subcommittee on County & Regional Government. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2362 · 89RNo flags

bill exempting teacher classroom supplies from sales tax

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Josey Garcia (D-124)
Details · HB 2362

Show a form at checkout. Form due online by December 31, 2025.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 3298 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Ways & Means committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2360 · 89RNo flags

bill expanding felony powers for Potter County courts at law

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Caroline Fairly (R-87)
Details · HB 2360

All county courts at law, not just No. 1.

QUICK READ: 113 WORDS The bill as filed runs 113 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 Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2359 · 89RNo flags

bill letting local governments move elections from November to May

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Ron Reynolds (D-27)
Details · HB 2359

Cities, school districts and hospital districts get the option.

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 Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Elections committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2358 · 89RNo flags

bill repealing three training provisions

Became lawInitial review
Rep. Candy Noble (R-89)
Details · HB 2358

Three sections of state law, gone. That’s the bill.

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

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2356 · 89RNo flags

bill adding handgun auto conversion devices to prohibited weapons

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Mihaela Plesa (D-70)
Details · HB 2356

More than one shot per trigger pull. Unless federally registered.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 3266 by Rep. Frazier (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2355 · 89RNo flags

bill setting a 14-day deadline for victim compensation reports

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025Initial review
Rep. Caroline Fairly (R-87)
Details · HB 2355

Police send the attorney general every report within 14 business days.

QUICK READ: 148 WORDS The bill as filed runs 148 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 Feb 3, 2025

HB 2351 · 89RSmells

Dutton Bill Defines ‘Not Lawfully Present’ By Chapter 51 Alone

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Harold V. Dutton Jr. (D-142)
Details · HB 2351

Knowingly hire one, third-degree felony. But only if their presence follows a Chapter 51 offense.

The hole
CREATES AN OFFENSE The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to prohibiting the employment of persons not lawfully present; creating a criminal offense.”PENDING FOREVER Heard by the House State Affairs committee on Apr 28, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2349 · 89RNo flags

bill widening real estate license exemptions

Companion SB 1172 became lawInitial review
Rep. Drew Darby (R-72)
Details · HB 2349

Mineral, timber and energy deals, plus LLCs handling their own property.

DO-OVER Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 1712 by Sen. Perry (Vetoed). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2344 · 89RNo flags

bill making schools hand information to TEA on request

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Armando Walle (D-140)
Details · HB 2344

Public, charter and private schools, for state or federal programs.

QUICK READ: 145 WORDS The bill as filed runs 145 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 Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2343 · 89RSmells

Imported Shrimp Bill Labels Gulf-Caught Shrimp Imported

Did not passReviewed
Rep. Terri Leo Wilson (R-23)
Details · HB 2343

Caught in the Gulf beyond Texas state waters? Imported. Schools and agencies can’t serve it!

Dragnet
ACROSS THE AISLE Joint authors: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE Voted out of the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development committee 10-0 on May 2, 2025. Placed on the General State Calendar on May 14, 2025. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2341 · 89RNo flags

bill requiring diligent participation credit in state jail

Did not passInitial review
Rep. Alma A. Allen (D-131)
Details · HB 2341

Optional becomes required for people in education, job and treatment programs.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 1705 (Did not pass) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.GOT HALFWAY Passed the House on Apr 29, 2025. Died in the Senate: received, never referred to a committee.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2340 · 89RNo flags

bill adding disability training for child custody evaluators

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025Initial review
Rep. Will Metcalf (R-16)
Details · HB 2340

At least three hours in the two years before an evaluation.

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

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2338 · 89RNo flags

bill ending a cost-offset exemption for agency rules

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. James Frank (R-69)
Details · HB 2338

Skip the cost-offset step and the rule is voidable for two years.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 1483 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Delivery of Government Efficiency committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2336 · 89RNo flags

bill letting school employees take grievances to the board

Did not passInitial review
Rep. Alma A. Allen (D-131)
Details · HB 2336

Every district employee can present one in person.

QUICK READ: 139 WORDS The bill as filed runs 139 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 Public Education committee 10-2 on May 6, 2025. Placed on the General State Calendar on May 13, 2025. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2335 · 89RNo flags

bill making agencies revisit rules when outside documents change

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-128)
Details · HB 2335

Readopt, revise or repeal if the change expands power or raises costs.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 2712 by Rep. Schaefer (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Delivery of Government Efficiency committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2334 · 89RSmells

Hinojosa Bill Bars Investment Firms From New Listings For 30 Days

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Gina Hinojosa (D-49)
Details · HB 2334

Sign anyway and the seller may cancel. Or not, and nothing happens.

The hole
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 1057 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2333 · 89RNo flags

bill giving five years to indict election felonies

Did not passInitial review
Rep. Andy Hopper (R-64)
Details · HB 2333

Mostly renumbering. The real change: five years, not three.

STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE Voted out of the House Criminal Jurisprudence committee 7-4 on May 6, 2025. Taken up on the floor on May 15, 2025 and postponed. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2330 · 89RNo flags

Hopper Bill Lets Records Requestors Sue For Up To $200,000

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Andy Hopper (R-64)
Details · HB 2330

Per violation, plus attorney’s fees and court costs. State and local immunity? Gone!

NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Delivery of Government Efficiency committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2329 · 89RNo flags

bill changing who commands the military when the governor can’t

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Andy Hopper (R-64)
Details · HB 2329

The governor’s successor takes command, not the adjutant general.

QUICK READ: 127 WORDS The bill as filed runs 127 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 Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2328 · 89RNo flags

bill updating how arrest records get expunged

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Angelia Orr (R-13)
Details · HB 2328

Clerks can send notices by e-mail instead of certified mail.

FEE INCLUDED The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to the procedures for the expunction of arrest records and files; authorizing a fee.”

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2323 · 89RNo flags

bill ending tolls once a road is paid off

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Matt Shaheen (R-66)
Details · HB 2323

Bonds paid, tolls stop. Surplus can’t fund another road.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 2325 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.PENDING FOREVER Heard by the House Transportation subcommittee on Transportation Funding on Mar 31, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

HB 2322 · 89RSmells

Schofield Bill Ties Judges’ Pay To Inflation Starting 2027

Did not passReviewed
Rep. Mike Schofield (R-132)
Details · HB 2322

Appeals and high court pay rides along. Prices fall? Pay never goes down!

Delayed start
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 438 (Died in committee) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE Voted out of the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee 10-0 on Apr 24, 2025. Never placed on a calendar. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

SB 1073 · 89RNo flags

bill bars the State Bar from penalizing lawyers’ religious beliefs

Did not passInitial review
Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-1)
Details · SB 1073

Speech and association too. Sexual misconduct and wilful bias in court are carved out.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 559 (Did not pass) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.GOT HALFWAY Passed the Senate on May 14, 2025. Died in the House: voted out of the Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee 6-5, no floor vote.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

SB 1064 · 89RNo flags

new 503rd district court, just for Rockwall County

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. Bob Hall (R-2)
Details · SB 1064

A new district judge seat, filled under existing law.

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 Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the Senate Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

SB 1063 · 89RCertified scam

Campbell’s Foreign Farmland Ban Stops At Five Acres

Died in committeeReviewed
Sen. Donna Campbell (R-25)
Details · SB 1063

Only land of “no more than five (5) acres” counts. Bigger parcels are out. No penalty!

Rider: Caption mismatchThe hole
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 552 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the Senate State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

SB 1055 · 89RNo flags

Southeast Texas groundwater fee cap rises to seven cents

Became lawInitial review
Sen. Robert Nichols (R-3)
Details · SB 1055

Up from one cent per thousand gallons!

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).DO-OVER Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 2052 (Vetoed). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

SB 1053 · 89RNo flags

Hinojosa’s bill limits license denials over past convictions

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (D-20)
Details · SB 1053

Licensing boards get less room to deny, suspend or revoke.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 734 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the Senate Business & Commerce committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

SB 1050 · 89RNo flags

Hinojosa Bill Makes Contingent-Fee Energy Deals A Second-Degree Felony

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (D-20)
Details · SB 1050

Providers promise savings cover the cost. Fall short, and they pay the gap yearly.

CREATES AN OFFENSE The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to energy savings performance contracts for local governments; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a fee.”NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the Senate Business & Commerce committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 3, 2025

Sources

Derived stock: 110 measures filed February 3, 2025 in 89R. 88 bills and joint resolutions, 22 other resolutions. Snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 5:18 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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