Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Gary VanDeaver
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/28/2025

Number of Bills: 22

Author:
Meyer | Bonnen | Burrows | Thierry | Raymond
Last Action:
03/18/2025 H Reported engrossed: Mar 18 2025 9:00AM
Caption:
Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system and property tax appraisal and administration.
Author:
Burrows | King, Tracy O. | Moody | King, Ken | Bonnen
Last Action:
01/21/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the development and implementation of, and funding for public school safety and security requirements.
Author:
Capriglione | Longoria | Burrows
Last Action:
01/17/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the provision and delivery of certain health care services in this state, including services under Medicaid and other public benefits programs, using telecommunications or information technology and to reimbursement for some of those services.
Author:
Hunter | Meyer | Burrows | Shine | Longoria
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
03/31/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to agreements to create jobs and to generate state and local tax revenue for this state.
Author:
Goldman | Thimesch | Harless | Cook
Last Action:
06/01/2024 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the criminal penalties for specific controlled substance offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Guillen
Last Action:
02/04/2025 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to public services and programs in the southern border region of this state to address the effects of ongoing criminal activity and public health threats, including methods of financing these services.
Author:
Ashby | Hunter | Hernandez | Bonnen | Longoria
Last Action:
05/14/2024 S House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
Caption:
Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services; making an appropriation.
Author:
Cook | Moody | Leach | Metcalf | Burrows
Last Action:
08/02/2024 H Placed on Emergency Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the official misconduct and removal of district attorneys and county attorneys.
Author:
Slawson | Patterson | González, Mary | Burrows | Darby
Last Action:
02/04/2025 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption:
Relating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services.
Author:
Murr | Leach | Landgraf
Last Action:
10/21/2024 H Point of order sustained
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a specialty trial court to hear certain cases; authorizing fees.
Author:
Swanson | Slawson | Klick | Bonnen | Oliverson
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to participation in athletic activities based on biological sex; providing a civil right to action for K-12 athletes and college athletes.
Author:
Patterson | Buckley | Cook | Raymond | Shine
Last Action:
07/24/2024 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to benefits for certain members of the Texas military forces and survivors of members of the Texas military forces.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Transportation: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant.
Author:
Leo-Wilson
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to repealing the affirmative defense to prosecution for the criminal offense of sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor.
Author:
Harris, Cody
Last Action:
03/27/2023 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the tort of public nuisance.
Author:
Shine | Martinez Fischer | Kuempel | Ordaz | Slawson
Last Action:
03/07/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 7 2023 12:31PM
Caption:
Relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments to offset the cost of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran.
Author:
Oliverson | Klick | Metcalf | Toth
Last Action:
03/28/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures and treatments.
Author:
Burns | Bell, Keith | Harris, Cody | Metcalf | Burrows
Last Action:
07/31/2024 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of certain city requirements to agricultural operations.
Author:
Tepper | Noble | Jetton | Patterson | Capriglione
Last Action:
03/15/2023 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition of diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and employees at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Murr
Last Action:
03/22/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals with jurisdiction over certain civil cases, the compensation of the justices of that court, and the jurisdiction of the courts of appeals in this state; authorizing fees.
Author:
Meyer | Bonnen | Burrows | Thierry | Raymond
Last Action:
04/16/2023 H Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes and to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
Author:
Orr | Smith | Tepper | Dorazio | Klick
Last Action:
02/28/2023 H Reported enrolled: Feb 28 2023 7:34PM
Caption:
Recognizing February 28, 2023, as Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association Legislative Day at the State Capitol.
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