Texas State Senator

Joan Huffman 2025 - 89th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB260

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/10/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/12/25  
Out of House Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
4/17/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR17

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB8

Filed
3/5/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/1/25  
Out of House Committee
5/2/25  
Voted on by House
5/25/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law and a grant program to cover the costs of implementing those agreements.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SR222

In memory of former state Senator and Representative Joe J. Bernal of San Antonio.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB24

Filed
3/5/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/26/25  
Out of House Committee
5/8/25  
Voted on by House
5/22/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes and ideologies in the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for certain public school students.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB13

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/19/25  
Out of House Committee
5/22/25  
Voted on by House
5/28/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the establishment of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB14

Filed
3/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/11/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/26/25  
Out of House Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
4/9/25  
Governor Action
4/23/25  
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.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1998

Filed
3/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/24/25  
Out of House Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by House
5/8/25  
Governor Action
5/21/25  
Relating to a preceptorship program in a pediatric subspecialty for medical students in this state.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB663

Filed
12/19/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/24/25  
Out of House Committee
5/19/25  
Voted on by House
5/23/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the approval of a community supervision and corrections department's budget and strategic plan.

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB75

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/14/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/16/25  
Out of House Committee
5/14/25  
Voted on by House
5/21/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB400

Filed
11/20/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to requiring parental consent for psychological or psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment conducted by a school district employee.

Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB413

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
5/6/25  
Voted on by House
5/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1422

Filed
11/20/24  
Out of House Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by House
5/15/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/25/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault and other sex offenses, the offense of continuous sexual abuse, and the prosecution, punishment, and collateral consequences of certain sex offenses; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties; changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of certain sex offenses.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB75

Filed
3/5/25  
Out of House Committee
5/13/25  
Voted on by House
5/16/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/25/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR7

Filed
3/6/25  
Out of House Committee
4/2/25  
Voted on by House
4/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/26/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/27/25  
Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.