Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Terry Meza 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.
Introduced51
Out of committee7
Passed one chamber6
Passed both chambers6
Became law6
Never left committee44
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 22.5 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Weapons 10Crimes 9Corrections 9Corrections–Jails & Prisons 9Elections 8Crimes–Miscellaneous 7
Relating to programs to promote economic development in the Office of the Governor and to the repeal of the governor's broadband development council.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of providing or possessing with the intent to provide an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug to a person in the custody of a correctional facility, taking an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug into a correctional facility, and taking a controlled substance or dangerous drug on property owned, used, or controlled by a correctional facility.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Recognizing the work of legislative intern Arfeen Khan during the 89th Legislature.
Became lawReported enrolled · 2025-05-23
Recognizing the work of legislative intern Shaheer Khan during the 89th Legislature.
Became lawReported enrolled · 2025-05-23
Relating to reporting and investigating certain cases of child abuse or neglect involving a pregnant person's use of a controlled substance.
Out of committeePlaced on General State Calendar · 2025-05-15
Relating to a property owners' association's authority to require installation or maintenance of grass or turf landscaping.
Not out of committeeNo action taken in committee · 2025-04-23
Relating to workplace heat illness prevention, including the creation of a heat illness prevention advisory board; imposing administrative penalties; providing a private cause of action.
Not out of committeeLeft pending in subcommittee · 2025-04-15
Relating to a quality assurance audit of the provision of health care to inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Not out of committeeReferred to Corrections · 2025-04-07
Relating to prohibiting the confinement of inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in facilities operated by private vendors.
Not out of committeeLeft pending in committee · 2025-04-02
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of unlawful transfer of certain weapons.
Not out of committeeReferred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · 2025-04-01
Recognizing March 13, 2025, as Nepalese Day at the Texas State Capitol.
Became lawReported enrolled · 2025-04-01
Relating to the treatment of certain inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Not out of committeeReferred to Corrections · 2025-03-27
Relating to the access of certain individuals in correctional facilities to certain rehabilitative treatments.
Not out of committeeReferred to Corrections · 2025-03-26
Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice concerning the transparency, oversight, and accountability of the use of the restrictive housing, security threat groups, and certain disciplinary measures.
Not out of committeeReferred to Corrections · 2025-03-26
Relating to the reform of solitary confinement practices and the treatment of prisoners affiliated with security threat groups in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).
Not out of committeeReferred to Corrections · 2025-03-26
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.