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HB7Signed by governor

Second called session · Source-checked explanation published

Texas created a private lawsuit over supplying abortion-inducing drugs to or from the state, subject to important medical, provider, technology, tran…

Official caption: Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions.

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HB8Signed by governor

Second called session · Source-checked explanation published

Texas will replace STAAR with a statewide testing program that checks progress during the school year, beginning in 2027–28.

Official caption: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.

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HB16Signed by governor

Second called session · Source-checked explanation published

HB16 is a wide-ranging court-administration law.

Official caption: 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, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

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HB18Signed by governor

Second called session · Source-checked explanation published

HB18 restricts certain political contributions and spending during a narrowly defined “impeding absence” by a Texas legislator.

Official caption: Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty.

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HB20Signed by governor

Second called session · Source-checked explanation published

HB20, the Disaster Scam Response Act, creates a local disaster-donation designation program, new criminal penalties for specified scams and a civil r…

Official caption: Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

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HB23Signed by governor

Second called session · Source-checked explanation published

HB23 exempts qualifying nonprofit-owned real and personal property from all property taxes based on value—the taxes the statute calls “ad valorem.” I…

Official caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.

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HB36Did not become law

Second called session · Explanation in preparation

Relating to prohibiting the sale, delivery, or purchase of a consumable hemp product to or by a person younger than 21 years of age, the entry onto the premises of a retailer of consumable hemp products by a person younger than 21 years of age, and the employment by a retailer of consumable hemp products of a person younger than 21 years of age; creating criminal offenses.

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