Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Penny Morales Shaw 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.
Introduced42
Out of committee17
Passed one chamber9
Passed both chambers8
Became law8
Never left committee25
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 22.5 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Environment 8Resolutions 7Crimes 6Health 5Elections 5Disabilities, Persons with 5
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 exemptions from the taxes imposed on the sale, use, or rental of a motor vehicle for a vehicle purchased, used, or rented by a nonprofit food bank or a provider of housing and related services.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Relating to resident safety from criminal activity in senior retirement communities.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Relating to a study by the General Land Office regarding veterans cemeteries in this state.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Relating to establishing the Historic Texas Freedmen's Cemetery Designation Program; authorizing a fee.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
In memory of U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston.
Became lawReported enrolled · 2025-05-28
Designating Galveston as the official Mardi Gras Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
Became lawSigned by the Governor · 2025-05-24
Relating to resident safety from criminal activity in senior retirement communities.
Out of committeePlaced on General State Calendar · 2025-05-15
Relating to an incentive program to promote beverage container recycling.
Out of committeePlaced on General State Calendar · 2025-05-15
Relating to a study regarding the effects of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals on public health.
Out of committeePlaced on General State Calendar · 2025-05-15
Relating to certain duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to child-care resources.
Out of committeeLaid on the table subject to call · 2025-05-14
Relating to establishing a child-care services waiting list priority for the children of certain child-care workers.
Out of committeeLaid on the table subject to call · 2025-05-14
Relating to the establishment of a constable's department civil service system in certain counties; creating a criminal offense.
Out of committeePlaced on General State Calendar · 2025-05-13
Relating to conducting an assessment of language accessibility with respect to certain health and human services programs and 2-1-1 services provided by the Texas Information and Referral Network.
Passed one chamberReceived from the House · 2025-05-12
Relating to the production, sale, and use of certain agricultural products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); creating a criminal offense.
Not out of committeeLeft pending in committee · 2025-05-09
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.