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February 4, 2025

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HB 2426 · 89RSmells

Garcia Veterans Bill’s Only Duty: A Workgroup Report By 2026

Died in committeeReviewed
Rep. Josey Garcia (D-124)
Details · HB 2426

Four agency heads study surplus property. Any real housing waits on a future bill.

Study, task force, commission, report
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 3220 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.PENDING FOREVER Heard by the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs subcommittee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs on Apr 7, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2417 · 89RNo flags

bill adds a compensation path for the wrongfully imprisoned

Did not passInitial review
Rep. Elizabeth "Liz" Campos (D-119)
Details · HB 2417

Reversed on appeal, prosecutor recommends it, records get expunged.

ACROSS THE AISLE Joint authors: 1 Republican, 2 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.GOT HALFWAY Passed the House on May 16, 2025. Died in the Senate: received, never referred to a committee.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2416 · 89RNo flags

state jail felony for rogue Article V convention votes

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Cole Hefner (R-5)
Details · HB 2416

Applies only to the delegates Texas sends.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 1700 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2414 · 89RNo flags

state and college first responders join post-traumatic stress comp rule

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Sheryl Cole (D-46)
Details · HB 2414

The rule moves into the general workers’ comp law.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 3416 by Rep. Kuempel (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development subcommittee on Workforce. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2410 · 89RNo flags

Bill Opens Public Charter Schools To Private Colleges

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Terri Leo Wilson (R-23)
Details · HB 2410

A first for private colleges. Same rules public university charters follow now.

ACROSS THE AISLE Joint authors: 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2409 · 89RSmells

Cain’s China Tech Ban Reaches Vendors Using Chinese-Origin Parts

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-128)
Details · HB 2409

Caption: “certain” technology. Bill: nearly any electronic product. Any violation is a state jail felony!

Dragnet
CREATES AN OFFENSE The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to a prohibition on governmental contracts with Chinese companies for certain information and communications technology; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.”NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2406 · 89RSmells

Reynolds Group Home Bill Adds A Class A Misdemeanor For Landlords

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Ron Reynolds (D-27)
Details · HB 2406

The bill itself cites an existing reporting duty. Unpermitted group homes get a Class B.

Already a crimeNew fee, fund, board or appointees
CREATES AN OFFENSE The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to the regulation of group home facilities, including optional county or municipal permitting requirements; authorizing a fee; creating criminal offenses.”NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2405 · 89RSmells

Reynolds Detention Bill’s No-Court-Order Transfers Apply In A Few Counties

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Ron Reynolds (D-27)
Details · HB 2405

Only counties of 550,000 or more next to a 3.3 million county qualify!

Bracket bill
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 4009 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Public Health committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2404 · 89RNo flags

hotel tax for one county bordering Oklahoma

Did not passInitial review
Rep. Ken King (R-88)
Details · HB 2404

Crossed by U.S. Highway 62? That county can tax hotels.

STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE Voted out of the House Ways & Means committee 11-0 on May 1, 2025. Taken up on the floor on May 13, 2025 and postponed. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2402 · 89RNo flags

bill changes how Medicaid sets its ‘usual and customary’ price

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025Initial review
Rep. Toni Rose (D-110)
Details · HB 2402

Membership discount program prices stay out of the benchmark.

CROSS-PARTY HANDOFF Lead author Toni Rose (D) in the House. Lead sponsor Bryan Hughes (R) in the Senate. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2397 · 89RNo flags

regents take direct charge of Thurgood Marshall School of Law

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Harold V. Dutton Jr. (D-142)
Details · HB 2397

The board runs the law school’s general management.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 4778 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Higher Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2396 · 89RNo flags

bill lets any student transfer to any school with room

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Harold V. Dutton Jr. (D-142)
Details · HB 2396

Districts admit eligible applicants until a campus is full.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 4148 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2395 · 89RNo flags

Dutton Bill Funds Free Pre-K, Capped At 3,500 Kids A Year

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Harold V. Dutton Jr. (D-142)
Details · HB 2395

Schools partner with private child-care providers. Kids already in subsidized care qualify.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 1614 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2394 · 89RNo flags

Dutton Bill Brings Online Voter Registration, Ends Volunteer Deputy Registrars

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Harold V. Dutton Jr. (D-142)
Details · HB 2394

Register online, checked against DPS records. Your IP address gets saved to your file.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 943 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Elections committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2393 · 89RNo flags

bill adds handgun auto-fire devices to prohibited weapons

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (D-116)
Details · HB 2393

More than one shot per trigger pull, now prohibited.

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 4, 2025 and referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2392 · 89RNo flags

bill lets any homesteader pay property taxes monthly

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (D-116)
Details · HB 2392

10 equal installments, no penalty or interest.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 1127 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Ways & Means committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2390 · 89RNo flags

bill requires every city and county to seek 287(g) deals

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Helen Kerwin (R-58)
Details · HB 2390

Ask ICE for one, and sign it if offered.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 1881 by Rep. Schatzline (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Intergovernmental Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2388 · 89RNo flags

Kerwin Bill Puts Local Government Associations Under Public Information Law

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Helen Kerwin (R-58)
Details · HB 2388

Groups made up of cities and counties answer records requests like a city council does.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 933 by Sen. Middleton (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Delivery of Government Efficiency committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2386 · 89RNo flags

bill licensing legal paraprofessionals for justice court

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D-120)
Details · HB 2386

Trained non-lawyers can represent clients in civil suits there.

FEE INCLUDED The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to the licensing and regulation of certain legal paraprofessionals and establishing a legal paraprofessional licensing pilot program; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees.”NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2384 · 89RNo flags

rural plat exemptions now come with a no-roads rule

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Ryan Guillen (R-31)
Details · HB 2384

Lay out roads, lose the exemption. Groundwater-area counties can add water rules.

NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Land & Resource Management committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2383 · 89RNo flags

bill raises penalties for offenses committed in body armor

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Mihaela Plesa (D-70)
Details · HB 2383

Wear metal or body armor during a violent offense, get more punishment.

BACK FROM THE DEAD Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3816 by Rep. Herrero (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2382 · 89RNo flags

bill widens the offense for arming people barred from guns

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Mihaela Plesa (D-70)
Details · HB 2382

Selling, loaning or giving a gun to a barred person counts now.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 2435 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2381 · 89RNo flags

bill: report a lost or stolen gun within 10 days

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Mihaela Plesa (D-70)
Details · HB 2381

Miss it, Class C misdemeanor. Miss it again, Class B.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 2434 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2380 · 89RNo flags

bill raises firearm transfer age from 18 to 21

Died in committeeInitial review
Rep. Mihaela Plesa (D-70)
Details · HB 2380

Gifts count too, not just sales.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 1331 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

HB 2379 · 89RNo flags

West Coke County Hospital District can bank anywhere

Companion SB 499 became lawInitial review
Rep. Drew Darby (R-72)
Details · HB 2379

Any bank works, not just one inside the district.

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).

Filed Feb 4, 2025

SB 1101 · 89RSmells

Flores Smuggling Bill Reaches Anyone Guiding Two People Into Parks

Did not passNeeds review
Sen. Pete Flores (R-24)
Details · SB 1101

No border crossing or payment needed. A hiking guide in a closed area could qualify.

DragnetAlready a crime
ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 1248 (Did not pass) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.GOT HALFWAY Passed the Senate on Apr 10, 2025. Died in the House: voted out of the Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee 10-1, no floor vote.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

SB 1100 · 89RSmells

Flores Bill Opens DPS License Photos To A Private Vendor

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. Pete Flores (R-24)
Details · SB 1100

Sign an agreement, pay a fee, match a face against the license photo database. With consent.

New fee, fund, board or appointeesCaption mismatch
FEE INCLUDED The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to the use of the Department of Public Safety image verification system for the purpose of verifying an individual's identity; authorizing a fee.”NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the Senate State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

SB 1098 · 89RNo flags

pharmacies must tell you the lowest cash price

Did not passInitial review
Sen. César Blanco (D-29)
Details · SB 1098

Cheaper than your copayment? You can pay that instead.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 2212 (Died in committee) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.GOT HALFWAY Passed the Senate on Apr 3, 2025. Died in the House: voted out of the Public Health committee 10-0, no floor vote.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

SB 1096 · 89RNo flags

Blanco’s bill authorizes $162M for El Paso oral health center

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. César Blanco (D-29)
Details · SB 1096

Revenue bonds for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R SB 846 (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

SB 1094 · 89RNo flags

Zaffirini’s bill lets one juror block death-supporting answers

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. Judith Zaffirini (D-21)
Details · SB 1094

Ends the 10-juror rule on dangerousness and mitigation answers.

ZOMBIE BILL Died 2 times: 88R HB 188 by Rep. Moody (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the Senate Criminal Justice committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

SB 1091 · 89RNo flags

container truck permit zone grows from 5 to 30 miles

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-1)
Details · SB 1091

Measured from the Texas-Arkansas border.

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 Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the Senate Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

SB 1086 · 89RNo flags

hotel tax for one county bordering Oklahoma

Did not passInitial review
Sen. Charles Perry (R-28)
Details · SB 1086

Must also be crossed by U.S. Highway 62. Very specific.

STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE Voted out of the Senate Economic Development committee 4-0 on Apr 29, 2025. Placed on the local & uncontested calendar on May 14, 2025. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

SB 1085 · 89RSmells

Blanco Sul Ross Bill Waits Until 2028 To Change Anything

Did not passNeeds review
Sen. César Blanco (D-29)
Details · SB 1085

The campus could offer courses below the junior and senior level, starting January 1, 2028.

Delayed start
QUICK READ: 136 WORDS The bill as filed runs 136 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 4, 2025

SB 1084 · 89RNo flags

Campbell’s bill rewrites the mammogram breast density notice

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025Initial review
Sen. Donna Campbell (R-25)
Details · SB 1084

Two set statements replace the old generic warning.

CROSS-PARTY HANDOFF Lead author Donna Campbell (R) in the Senate. Lead sponsor Suleman Lalani (D) in the House. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

SB 1081 · 89RSmells

West Bill Makes Unlicensed Art Therapy A Class B Misdemeanor

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. Royce West (D-23)
Details · SB 1081

New five-member board. Even an “insignia indicating the practice of art therapy” needs the license.

New fee, fund, board or appointeesDragnet
CREATES AN OFFENSE The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to the regulation of art therapy, including the establishment of the Texas Art Therapy Board and the duties of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; imposing a fee.”NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the Senate Business & Commerce committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

SB 1080 · 89RNo flags

West’s bill guarantees provisional licenses for some applicants

Became lawInitial review
Sen. Royce West (D-23)
Details · SB 1080

Full license or six-month provisional, unless the offense disqualifies.

NO AUTOGRAPH Became law without the governor's signature on May 27, 2025.CROSS-PARTY HANDOFF Lead author Royce West (D) in the Senate. Lead sponsor David Cook (R) in the House. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

SB 1076 · 89RNo flags

Hall’s bill changes which IDs voters can show

Died in committeeInitial review
Sen. Bob Hall (R-2)
Details · SB 1076

Certain driver’s licenses come off the list.

NEVER GOT A HEARING Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the Senate State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Filed Feb 4, 2025

Sources

Derived stock: 100 measures filed February 4, 2025 in 89R. 76 bills and joint resolutions, 24 other resolutions. Snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 3:11 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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