Texas State Representative

Diego M. Bernal 2025 - 89th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB768

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to credit services organizations and extensions of consumer credit facilitated by credit services organizations; increasing a criminal penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB756

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the requirements for the revision of a charter for an open-enrollment charter school.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB841

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative penalties.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB511

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homestead of an unpaid caregiver of an individual who is eligible to receive long-term services and supports under the Medicaid program while the individual is on a waiting list for the services and supports.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB567

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to school district grace period policies and the provision of meals to public school students with insufficient balances on prepaid meal cards or in meal accounts.
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Texas House Bill HB538

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/14/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to student access to certain academic records; authorizing a fee.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR69

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB781

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain public school instructional requirements and prohibitions and the incorporation of certain instructional activities as part of student coursework.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB327

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an exemption from certain zoning requirements for developments receiving certain financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB593

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the compensatory education allotment for homeless students or students in foster care under the Foundation School Program.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB164

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing facilities; changing the amount of a civil penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR67

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total assessed value of the residence homestead of an unpaid caregiver of an individual who is eligible to receive long-term services and supports under the Medicaid program while the individual is on a waiting list for the services and supports.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB701

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the appointment of an attorney ad litem or an amicus attorney in certain cases of divorce.

Joint Author of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR72

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the market value of a property that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1432

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to restrictive covenants regulating certain landscaping and water conservation practices.