Texas Senate Bills

Relating to measures to support the enrollment of students with a nontraditional secondary education at public institutions of higher education, including eligibility for certain student financial assistance programs.

Relating to the inclusion of instruction in personal financial literacy in the required curriculum for public high school students.

Relating to a study by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners on establishing a veterinarian-client-patient relationship by telephone or electronic means.

Relating to a prohibition on the use of public money by a school district to transport district students or employees to or from a polling place.

Relating to the establishment of an electronic registry of livestock marks and brands.

Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.

In memory of Robert Barrett Wieners.

Relating to courses in personal financial literacy and economics for high school students in public schools.

Relating to county regulation of subdivisions and approval of subdivision plans or plats.

Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to payroll deductions for certain state and local government employee organizations.

Relating to the composition and operation of a property owners' association board.

In memory of Pope Francis.

Urging Congress to reform the federal guest worker program.

Urging the United States Department of Commerce to maintain the Tomato Suspension Agreement.

Relating to the use of certain personal leave by school district teachers.

Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line.

Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.

Relating to the Angelina and Neches River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.

Relating to the Trinity River Authority of Texas, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.

Relating to the view of the State Capitol.

Relating to establishment of a shared savings program for health maintenance organizations and preferred provider benefit plans.

Relating to liability of a cavern entity for injuries arising from certain activities.

Relating to the definition of a governmental body for the purposes of the public information law.

Relating to the enforcement of the prohibition on passing a school bus using images and video from a school bus infraction detection system.

Relating to performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program.

Relating to including certain veteran-owned businesses within the definition of a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.

Relating to a study on the use of psychedelic therapies in the treatment of certain conditions.

Relating to the prioritization of natural gas deliveries to certain electric power generation units.

Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.

In memory of Charles Floyd "Chuck" Cosper of Hereford.

In memory of Stanley C. Parker of Waco.

Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

Relating to genetic information security for residents of this state; providing a civil penalty; providing a private cause of action.

Relating to required instruction in the Success Sequence for students in public schools.

Relating to the required disclosure of certain financial relationships in civil actions regarding the activities of United States defense contractors.

In memory of Marie Flickinger of Houston.

Proposing a constitutional amendment, to be submitted to the voters of Texas for approval, authorizing the legislature to strictly regulate and authorize casino gaming and sports wagering by general law and establishing certain requirements for such law, including establishment of a state agency with powers to regulate all lotteries and gift enterprises, imposition of a tax on casino gaming and sports wagering revenue, requiring licensing of casino gaming and sports wagering operators, and requiring license application fees.

Relating to the authority of a pharmacist to determine whether to administer a vaccine, including a COVID-19 vaccine.

Relating to the name and powers of the Sabine Pass Port Authority; altering the terms of the authority's port commission; altering the authority to issue bonds.

Relating to the accreditation of automotive technology courses offered by public schools.

Relating to the effects of unresponsive insureds for a personal automobile insurance policy.

Relating to group home registration with municipal police departments or county sheriff's departments and welfare checks on group home residents; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings.

Relating to applying an active efforts standard for the removal of certain children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by remote communication.

Relating to air quality permits for certain concrete plants and crushing facilities.

Relating to conducting an assessment of language accessibility with respect to certain health and human services programs and 2-1-1 services provided by the Texas Information and Referral Network.

Relating to the operation and dissolution of the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority and to agreements between Texas Tech University and the authority.

Relating to the establishment of the task force on disability policy.

Relating to provision of and access to services for children with certain health care needs, including access to certain Medicaid waiver programs.

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the terminology used in the Texas Constitution to refer to the partially landlocked body of water on the southeastern periphery of the North American continent.

Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, and ending on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

Relating to limitations on the information reported by consumer reporting agencies.

Relating to requiring consumer reporting agencies to notify a consumer when inaccurate information in the consumer's file is corrected.

Relating to the dissemination by the Department of Public Safety of criminal history record information to consumer reporting agencies.

Relating to the reporting of certain criminal history record information on a consumer report.

Relating to reimbursing certain Department of Family and Protective Services employees for certain legal expenses.

Relating to the course levels offered at Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College.

Relating to eligibility for and benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.