Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Jo Jones was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced72
Out of committee55
Passed one chamber42
Passed both chambers23
Became law22
Never left committee17
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 22.5 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Family 13Criminal Procedure 12Resolutions 11Criminal Procedure–General 10Crimes 10Corrections 10
Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-22
Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-22
Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.
VetoedVetoed by the Governor · 2025-06-22
Relating to the provision of behavioral health crisis services, including measures to fund and support the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and related services.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Relating to the construction, expansion, and operation of certain inpatient mental health facilities and the designation of residential treatment facilities for certain juveniles.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Relating to the continuation of the maternal opioid misuse model of care for certain Medicaid recipients.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.
Became lawEffective immediately · 2025-06-20
In memory of Judge Zinetta Arceneaux Burney of Houston.
Became lawReported enrolled · 2025-06-01
Relating to the licensing of mental hospitals and mental health facilities and the definition of facility for the purposes of the employee misconduct registry.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-05-29
Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-05-29
Relating to the authority of the Harris County Hospital District to employ and commission peace officers.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-05-29
Relating to grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-05-28
Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Juneteenth holiday.
Became lawEffective immediately · 2025-05-26
Designating Galveston as the official Juneteenth Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
Became lawSigned by the Governor · 2025-05-24
Relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of laws regulating massage therapy.
Passed one chamberLeft pending in committee · 2025-05-23
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.