Details · SB 219
Every tobacco and vape sale needs an ID scan. No comptroller discipline for skipped scans until 2029.
Filed Nov 9, 2026
90th Legislature, Regular Session
100 of 1,244 bills
Every tobacco and vape sale needs an ID scan. No comptroller discipline for skipped scans until 2029.
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Caption: plans and inspections. Bill: also steers backup power funding to senior retirement communities.
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Caption: fetal development. Bill: “life begins at fertilization,” plus three named videos every year.
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Complaint about a patient in danger? Contact within 72 hours, plus access to staffing records.
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The bill bans selling software or services that set or recommend rents for homes and apartments.
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The bill changes the rules for when a county may give away its surplus or salvage property to a local civic or charitable group.
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Flash a light if you need help. Relief crews “may patrol.” Nobody has to look.
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Employers pay 20 percent, the state matches. Rules aren’t due until January 1, 2029!
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Only counties passing population tests qualify. Roadside vendors, live animal sales and solicitors covered, starting 2027.
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The bill makes certain transit authorities set up a training program for their bus and train drivers on how to help riders with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism.
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Support for “underserved student populations” is exempt from the ban. The bill never defines “underserved.”
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State agency marketing costs get tallied. The report is due September 30, 2028. Nothing else changes.
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Tied to a revoked center? Five-year license bar. Unless the commission approves an exception, no criteria stated.
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Students facing homelessness get a report. Due May 1, 2028! Any action waits for a later bill.
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Caption: the attorney general defends districts. Bill: the state also pays the damages and settlements.
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Every outbreak gets studied and a report goes online. Policy recommendations arrive January 1, 2030.
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Texas Tech studies diet, drugs and chronic disease. Only output: a report by December 31, 2028.
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Step into an animal’s cage, get a felony. Harass and hurt the animal? Third-degree felony, plus restitution.
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The bill requires Texas research facilities to offer dogs and cats they no longer need for experiments for adoption, either through nonprofit rescues and shelters or directly to individuals.
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Border county, under 300,000 people, a city of 200,000 or more. Maybe one county fits!
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A new advisory committee reports every even year until 2031. Services change only if lawmakers act later.
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This bill lets one kind of city spend part of its local hotel tax money on public improvement projects that directly benefit the hotel and tourism industry.
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State auditor screens voters, random drawing fills seats. Starts January 1, 2029, if voters approve an amendment.
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Caption: “certain counties.” Bill: a Mexico border county containing part of the West Nueces River.
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Caption: industrial and offensive facilities. Bill: also “another heavy industrial or large-scale commercial facility.” Two hearings each.
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The bill bars cosmetic makers from knowingly selling cosmetics in Texas that they, their contractors, or their suppliers tested on live animals to develop the product.
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Youth leaving foster care get a report due November 1, 2028. Housing help waits on later legislation.
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Nine unpaid appointees, one report due November 2028. Then the commission is abolished.
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Officer seriously injures or kills someone? Testing within six hours. Only in counties over 500,000 people.
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Medicaid for qualifying adults, no work requirements. Starts 30 days after Congress passes a new law. Maybe never.
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The bill creates a nine-member commission to study what taxes could replace the money local governments would lose if property taxes were abolished.
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Caption: encourage credentials. Bill: a study, a small pilot, reports by 2028, gone by 2029.
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Surplus above 104 percent goes to school tax cuts. Starting September 1, 2029, after the 2028 election!
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Only work after January 1, 2028 counts. First firings under the 24-year cap: 2052!
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This bill lets the commissioners court in any county with 500,000 or more people adopt a new "housing first initiatives" fee, with no amount or cap set in the text.
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Caption: street maintenance. Bill: water, wastewater and stormwater lines too. Renewals stretch to 8 or 10 years!
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Local deal and abatement bans reach only data centers registered with the comptroller. Never register, never covered.
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Takes effect September 1, 2027. The commission’s deadline to start the tire grants is January 1, 2029.
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Commissioner may weigh affordability. Optional, and only for coverage issued or renewed after January 1, 2029.
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Counties outside city limits get commercial codes, required inspections and builder fees the old law banned. Starts 2028.
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Caption: facial coverings. Bill: no official immunity if sued while masked. Agency policy still offers a defense.
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Caption: domestic violence shelters. Bill: also widens the place-of-worship exception to matters about activities there.
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New provider category for public health offices. Only if lawmakers fund it.
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The bill lets the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs run a grant program for housing and services for homeless youth and young adults under 26.
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The bill lets seven named counties (Bexar, Dallas, El Paso, Harris, Nueces, Travis and Webb) and their hospital districts set up needle-exchange disease control pilot programs run by registered organizations.
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Complaint signs go up in every patient room.
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Counties stop charging themselves up to $223 per case. Starts 2027.
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Resident advisors trained yearly. Drugs on hand by the 2028 fall semester.
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Free or discounted tolls for three jobs, starting September 1, 2027.
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Carriers must prove the job played no part. Covers state and college first responders too.
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Fire fighters, jailers, EMS and telecommunicators get covered, starting September 1, 2027.
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10 percent of voters petition, an election follows. Paramedics get police and fire rules.
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Bar drops from 1.3 million people to 600,000. Live animal sales included.
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No more proving nobody would bid. Still needs a public purpose.
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No deductibles, no prior authorization. State money pays even without federal matching funds, starting 2028.
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1 to 3 percent of pay goes in unless you say no.
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This bill has not been graded yet. The headline above is the state's caption.
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This bill has not been graded yet. The headline above is the state's caption.
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No copay, no deductible. Starting January 1, 2028, so book ahead.
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Covers coercion, isolation, drugging, immigration threats. But reckless conduct no longer counts, starting 2027.
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Second-degree becomes first-degree, same tier as homes and churches. Starts September 1, 2027.
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Deferred adjudication joins convictions. Records wiped, starting September 1, 2027.
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This bill lets Texas school districts and open-enrollment charter schools choose to adopt a paid parental leave policy for full-time employees after a birth, a surrogate birth or an adoption.
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The bill creates a state franchise tax credit for businesses that open a grocery store or a healthy corner store in a food desert starting January 1, 2028.
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Misspend it, lose 3x from state funding. Hit $100,000 and the charter is revoked!
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$15 an hour starting September 1, 2027, or the federal minimum if that’s ever higher.
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Memorial signs go up in Collin County starting September 1, 2027.
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Certain driver’s licenses stop counting at the polls. Bring a passport.
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This bill requires anyone registering to vote in Texas to show proof of U.S. citizenship along with the registration application.
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Help for former foster youth in college? A report by December 1, 2029. Then the law expires.
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Grants flow now for scanners, jails and airports. Health recruits get a plan, due September 1, 2028!
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No lines get buried. The utility commission reports by September 1, 2028, then the law expires.
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Private plans for low-income Texans up to 133 percent of poverty. Plus a new 12-member task force.
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Insurers can still demand approval whenever they say it fights waste and abuse. No standard set.
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A new 15-member task force, one report due December 1, 2028. Nothing changes in law.
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The bill bars Texas water and sewer utilities from connecting their plant control systems directly to the Internet, though a private network or site-to-site VPN is still allowed.
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Caption: medical low-THC cannabis and hemp. Bill: no cannabinoid screens at all, medical or not.
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The bill bars any Texas government body from requiring a person to install or use an intelligent speed assistance device on a motor vehicle, for any reason.
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Buy two guns in five business days, DPS gets your ID. No registry, except state and national databases!
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Cameras in every common area, no blind spots. The duty waits until September 1, 2029!
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Districts and charters under 10,000 students are exempt. Parents there get no notice.
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Bees get a study, not rules. The report lands October 1, 2028, then the task force disappears!
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Sexual orientation, gender identity and veteran status join job and housing protections. Plus a new Workforce Commission office.
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Maps and recommended crossings, due December 1, 2028. No crossing gets built or funded.
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Caption: “certain” districts. Bill: border counties with a 500,000-plus city, where directors must be voters.
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New pipelines over the recharge zone need an approved plan. The Railroad Commission can charge a review fee.
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Elevator workers must register with the state. Individual workers get until November 1, 2029!
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Home-grow, four business licenses, a new fee account. Counties vote on stores. Licensing by November 1, 2028.
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This bill rewrites how Texas police, courts and treatment programs handle people accused of offenses who have a mental illness, an intellectual or developmental disability, or a substance abuse problem.
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Covers sidewalks within 250 feet. Prosecutors may charge “either section or both sections.”
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Caption: a study. Bill: no 765-kilovolt line approvals, Permian Basin Reliability Plan included, until it’s done.
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Only a border county with a 500,000-person city qualifies. Utilities can’t pass the cost to homes.
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The bill orders the state's maternal mortality review committee and the Department of State Health Services to jointly study maternal deaths and serious complications among Black women in Texas.
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Cities under 20,000 can waive workers’ comp and performance bonds on jobs under one percent of budget.
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Caption: temporary tags and tampering. Bill: calls the 2023 law the Terrin Solbrig Act. Nothing else changes.
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Senior housing needs get a study. The report is due September 1, 2028, then the task force ends.
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Caption: not state money. Bill: any “money not appropriated by the legislature,” including a university’s own.
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Only counties under 1.3 million with a city of 750,000. Stalled renewals keep licenses alive.
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This bill widens who can use an existing state grant program that pays for public improvement projects in unincorporated communities.
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Nothing changes inside the jail now. The report lands December 1, 2028, and the law expires in 2029.
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Threats and interference already count elsewhere. The bill says so itself. New part: 25 feet.
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Caption: preserving and releasing recordings. Bill: audio required in every setting. Footage kept 12 months, not three.
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Fail to report and hinder the case? Third-degree felony, second-degree if a child is abused again.
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Caption: “certain counties.” Bill: 90,000 people, a Gulf bay, the Guadalupe River. Airport repairs for 20 years!
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The bill creates a new state chapter regulating pregnancy centers that counsel women but do not perform or refer for abortion or birth control.
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New dedicated fund. Money goes only to projects outside the regular plan that a lawmaker names.
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A board may open a Valley law school, “subject to the availability of funding.” None provided.
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Population brackets pick the winners. Towns under 1,000 in counties of 32,000 to 40,000 qualify!
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New disposal sites pay $100,000 and prove need within 30 miles. Existing permit holders skip the fee!
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Jobs, housing, and now businesses open to the public. Plus a new Workforce Commission office.
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Caption: carbon monoxide detectors. Bill: certified hotels skip the whole section, smoke detectors included.
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Counties get zoning power over data centers and crypto mines. Penalties up to $10,000 a day!
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The bill gives retired teachers and other Teacher Retirement System benefit recipients an automatic raise every two years, tied to the same inflation index used for Social Security raises.
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Workers can skip the state commission and go straight to court. No dollar caps on damages.
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Selling fighting gear or dogs moves up from a Class A misdemeanor.
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Honorary designation only. Nothing else changes, starting September 1, 2027.
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New college of medicine. State money can’t build its teaching hospital.
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Starting 2027, no new license or registration suspensions. Hunting and professional licenses still on the table.
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Not just the first meeting. Every one, starting 2027-2028.
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No commission complaint first. No damage caps on pain, suffering or punitive damages. Two years to file.
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The bill bars employers from taking any part of a tip left for a tipped employee, including to cover credit or debit card processing fees on the tip.
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Navarro County line to Athens. Honorary only, starting September 1, 2027.
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This bill repeals Section 202.024 of the Property Code, which the caption describes as a ban on property owners' associations restricting rentals based on how a person pays.
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Districts covered by Section 48.257(a) in the past five years lose low income housing credits, starting 2028.
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Probable cause to stay listed. Entries over 10 years old get re-proven or removed.
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Agencies need a written no-profiling policy by December 1, 2027.
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Online portal, every function. As soon as practicable after 2027.
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