89th Texas Legislature Regular Session

Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living, including requirements for food labeling, primary and secondary education, higher education, and continuing education for certain health care professionals; authorizing a civil penalty.

Effective

Relating to regulation of the use of artificial intelligence systems in this state; providing civil penalties.

Signed by governor

Relating to the date of dissolution of the Save Historic Muny District.

Effective

Relating to the periodic reappraisal of property by, and the prohibition on posting on the Internet certain information held by, an appraisal district.

Effective

Relating to the open meetings law.

Vetoed

Relating to the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.

Vetoed

Relating to water rights placed in the Texas Water Trust and the Texas Water Bank.

Vetoed

Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.

Signed

Urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to maintain the Tomato Suspension Agreement.

Signed

Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.

Effective

Relating to the testing of evidence containing biological materials in capital cases.

Vetoed

Relating to the disclosure of confidential juvenile records to a managed assigned counsel program.

Vetoed

Relating to the time period for conducting pretrial hearings after a criminal defendant has been restored to competency.

Vetoed

Relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out of a groundwater conservation district.

Vetoed

Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.

Effective

Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention.

Vetoed

Relating to impact and production fees for certain water projects and to the regulation of certain wells; authorizing a fee.

Vetoed

Relating to health benefit plan coverage of telemedicine, teledentistry, and telehealth appointments with an originating site or distant site located outside this state.

Effective

Relating to the regulation of new HUD-code manufactured housing.

Effective

Relating to the integration of early voting by personal appearance and election day voting, including the manner in which election returns are processed and other related changes.

Effective

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, mandatory expunction for certain persons, record retention, and youth diversion; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

Vetoed

Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain real estate professionals by the Texas Real Estate Commission.

Effective

Relating to the control by lethal means of white-tailed deer in certain areas.

Effective

Relating to the eligibility of postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the governor's university research initiative.

Vetoed

Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and permits; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Vetoed

Relating to severance pay for political subdivision employees and independent contractors.

Effective

General Appropriations Bill.

Effective

Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.

Vetoed

Relating to the use of installment premium payment plans on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association policies.

Effective

Relating to the procedural requirements applicable to interbasin transfers of water involving the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District.

Effective

Relating to prohibiting certain personal services performed by school district administrators; providing a civil penalty.

Effective

Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.

Sent to governor

Relating to certain duties of the owner or operator of a residential child detention facility.

Vetoed

Relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of a precinct chair.

Effective

Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners.

Vetoed

Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.

Vetoed

Relating to the authority of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to review and refer certain cases to the office of capital and forensic writs.

Vetoed

Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant.

Vetoed

Relating to the applicability of certain safety provisions and regulatory fees administered by the Railroad Commission of Texas to gas distribution pipelines.

Effective

Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.

Effective

Relating to the operation of a cement kiln and the production of aggregates near a semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility.

Effective

Relating to a franchise tax credit for, and the application of sales and use taxes to, certain research and development expenses.

Effective

Relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.

Vetoed

Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit media using deep fake technology.

Vetoed

Congratulating Aaron F. Reitz on his appointment as assistant attorney general of the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Policy.

Signed

Relating to the regulation of composting in certain counties; authorizing a civil penalty.

Effective

Relating to civil liability for prohibited barratry.

Effective

Relating to student union building fees at The University of Texas at El Paso.

Effective

Relating to selection of an attorney by an indigent parent as attorney ad litem for the parent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Vetoed

Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.

Vetoed

Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district; creating a criminal offense.

Vetoed

Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property.

Vetoed

Relating to the election of directors for and the authority to issue bonds of the Johnson County Special Utility District.

Vetoed

Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.

Effective

Relating to an early childhood integrated data system.

Effective

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Information Resources, including the composition of the governing body of the department and, in collaboration with the comptroller, the administration of state assistance opportunities.

Effective

Relating to certain sister-city agreements between governmental entities and foreign countries and communities.

Signed by governor

Relating to the duty of the attorney general to represent the state in the prosecution of the criminal offense of trafficking of persons.

Signed by governor

Relating to the planning for, interconnection and operation of, and costs related to providing service for certain electrical loads and to the generation of electric power by a water supply or sewer service corporation.

Effective

Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.

Signed by governor

Relating to the cleaning of a structure used to grow oysters for cultivated oyster mariculture.

Signed by governor

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

Signed by governor

Relating to advisory bodies for the Department of Family and Protective Services, including the creation of the child protective investigations advisory committee and the abolition of the Family and Protective Services Council.

Signed by governor

Relating to the business court.

Signed by governor

Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher.

Signed by governor

Relating to prohibiting a public institution of higher education from partnering with certain private entities for the construction of a student housing facility.

Signed by governor

Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.

Signed by governor

Relating to daylight saving time.

Signed

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

Signed by governor

Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program; requiring registration.

Signed by governor

Relating to the establishment of the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program; authorizing a fee.

Effective

Relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities.

Signed by governor

Relating to the possession and administration of epinephrine delivery systems by certain entities.

Signed by governor

Relating to support for the development of the nuclear energy industry.

Signed by governor

Relating to the establishment of the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative and the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative Commission.

Effective

Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis.

Signed by governor

Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.

Signed by governor

Relating to accommodating voters with a disability; creating a criminal offense.

Signed by governor

Relating to the office hours of an election authority during an election period.

Signed by governor

Relating to an exception to certain reporting requirements for health care providers reviewing selected cases for the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

Signed by governor

Relating to the applicability of certain laws requiring health care cost disclosures by health benefit plan issuers and administrators.

Signed by governor

Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.

Signed by governor

Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.

Signed by governor

Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment, powers, and duties of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Office of the Ombudsman.

Effective

Relating to the establishment of the governor's task force on the governance of early childhood education and care.

Signed by governor

Relating to the qualification of candidates for, and the training and education of members of, the board of directors of an appraisal district.

Signed by governor

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals.

Became law

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the appraised value of real property located in certain counties that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements and to the consideration of the price paid by certain governmental entities for a parcel of or easement in real property purchased for the purpose of installing or constructing such infrastructure when appraising other real property.

Signed by governor

Relating to verification of excused absences from public school for students with severe or life-threatening illnesses.

Signed by governor

Relating to the transfer of functions relating to certain veteran mental health programs and plans to the Texas Veterans Commission.

Signed by governor

Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun.

Signed by governor

Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers.

Signed by governor

Relating to the notification of certain persons concerning certain events related to children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Signed by governor

Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.

Signed by governor

Relating to public education and public school finance.

Signed by governor

Relating to the certificate of medical examination for chemical dependency and the duration of court-ordered treatment for a person with a chemical dependency.

Signed by governor

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.

Signed by governor

Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the commissioning of peace officers by the Texas Education Agency, the composition of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center, and public school safety and security requirements and resources.

Signed by governor

Relating to the confidentiality of information used to prevent, detect, respond to, or investigate a hostile act of a foreign adversary of the United States.

Signed by governor

Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.

Signed by governor