Click here for a downloadable 88th Texas Legislative Bill Tracking  Chart.

88th Texas Legislature Bill Tracking Chart

*Note-Click on bill number and it will take you directly to the bill along with IF there is a hearing, the hearing agenda,time,date,place is all linked into  Bill tracking will be

Updated every weekend and sent out no later than Sunday.

 

Recap of week’s movement:  1 bill was heard this week and left pending in committee; 2 bills are scheduled for next week.The remaining do not have any movement yet.

 

General Subject Bill Number Bill Author Bill Purpose Movement
Gender Identity HB 41 Toth Very detailed bill that does not allow doctors to transition children. Referred to Public Health
HB 42

 

 Slaton Further defines child abuse to include encouraging gender identity change. Would include medical profession Referred to Public Health
HB 672 Hefner Criminal prosecution for providing hormones and other gender id treatment Referred to Public Health
HB 888 Slawson Statute of limitations that allows minors to claim by their 25th bday malpractice for giving puberty suppression drugs or cross-sex hormones, surgery, etc Referred to Judiciary and Judicial Jurisprudence
SB 249 Hall, Campbell, Perry Adds criminal offense to medically change a person’s sex Referred to State Affairs
SB 250 Hall, Campbell, Perry Makes it illegal for insurance companies to participate in gender reassignments while also revoking medical license of those that participate in gender affirming medical care Public hearing in State Affairs on Monday, March 16th; bill left pending in committee
Harmful literature to a minor/Obscenity Exemption HB 552, 571,858,869

 

Duplicate bills

 

 Toxclair

Slaton

Hefner

 Repealing the affirmative defense to prosecution for the criminal offense of sale, distribution or display of harmful material to a minor

 

 Referred to State Affairs
HB 976, HB 111,SB 437

Duplicate bills

 Patterson

Toth

Middleton

 

 Relating to affirmative defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene e or otherwise harmful to children Referred to Local Govt
HB 338

 

 Oliverson

 

 Relating to content ratings for books and other written materials used in public schools Referred to State Affairs
HB 917 Dutton No books can be removed from public schools but the parent will have to opt in to reading pervasively vulgar books.  This would be an overriding of PICCO.  Note the usage of SHALL and MAY Referred to Public Ed
HB 977 VanDeaver Creation of a Texas Commission on Assessment/Accountability Referred to Public Ed
HB 900 Patterson Adding definition of sexually explicit material for public ed literature; standards developed by Tx State Library and Archives Commission that must include obscene material is Not recog by the 1st amend; vendors that sell the materials with obscene literature will be put on list notifying the schools they may not buy from this vendor, etc.. Public Ed Hearing on 3/21 at 8am, E2.036
HB 1253 Shaheen Relating to the punishment for the offense of sale, distribution or display of harmful material to a minor, increasing a criminal penalty, eliminates class A misdemeanor Referred to State Affairs
HB 1665 Patterson Relating to the regulation of books sold to or included in public school libraries Referred to Public Health
SB 395

HB 1936 (duplicate) Lozano

 Hall Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain criminal offenses involving material or conduct that nay be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children Referred to Criminal Justice
SB 417 Paxton Relating to the electronic device filters for certain explicit material; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty Referred to State Affairs
SB 419 Paxton Relating to parental access to a public school’s library catalog and consent for student access to certain public school library materials Referred to Education
SB 13 Paxton Relating to a public school’s library materials/catalog, creating a local school library advisory council to assure “community values” are reflected in library materials, Referred to Education
Parental Rights HB 221 Toth Changing School Board Trustees to declare their partisanship Referred to Elections
HB 360 Toth Requiring disclosure of certain info re public school teaching materials/activities Referred to Public Ed
  HB 478 Hull Relating to parental approval for a student’s participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools Referred to Public Ed
HB 631 Toth Parental rights re grades K-5 that gender discussions are not ok Referred to Public Ed
SB 165 Campbell Parental rights and audits of school district curriculum by Tx Education Agency Referred to Public Ed
Criminal HB 964 Jetton Adds teachers to those who have to register as sex offenders and dating students as a registerable offense Public hearing in Criminal Jurisprudence subcommittee on 3/21 at 10:30 or upon adjournment, E2.014