Texas

Bills

Every bill and resolution in the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, from filing to law.

594 bills on natural resources and land Sort: Latest action Newest filed Number Title Furthest along
BillTitleWhere it standsLast action
HB 4530 Relating to water rights placed in the Texas Water Trust and the Texas Water Bank. Ramon Romero, Jr. Vetoed Jun 22, 2025Vetoed by the Governor
HB 2842 Relating to the control by lethal means of white-tailed deer in certain areas. Erin Zwiener Became law Jun 22, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 2421 Relating to the date of dissolution of the Save Historic Muny District. Donna Howard Became law Jun 22, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 785 Relating to the regulation of new HUD-code manufactured housing. Pete Flores Became law Jun 22, 2025Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (September 1, 20…
HB 500 Relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations. Greg Bonnen Became law Jun 22, 2025Effective immediately
HB 5435 Relating to required lease terms for public property leased to a nongovernmental entity. Keith Bell Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 5323 Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Waste Advisory Committee. Ken King Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 4945 Relating to a study by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas on the feasibility of offering alternative service retirement benefits to certain members of the retirement system engaged in wildland firefighting or employ… Trent Ashby Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective immediately
HB 4809 Relating to the authority of an owner of property that qualifies for an exemption as a historic or archeological site to protest the allocation of the appraised value of the property between the land and the improvement… Morgan Meyer Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective immediately
HB 4506 Relating to electronic delivery of notice for certain municipal zoning changes. Greg Bonnen Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective immediately
HB 4230 Relating to the establishment of a hike and bike trail to be known as the Bicentennial Trail. Will Metcalf Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 4163 Relating to the authority of a city to impose certain governmental requirements on an agricultural operation. Ryan Guillen Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 3751 Relating to the transfer of certain real property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Trent Ashby Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 3680 Relating to subdivision plat requirements in certain counties; authorizing a fee; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. Erin Gámez Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 3619 Relating to the rights and liabilities of the owner of the surface estate of the tract of land on which a well to be plugged or replugged by the Railroad Commission of Texas is located. Jay Dean Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 3556 Relating to the construction of structures exceeding a certain height in certain counties containing national wildlife refuges and in adjacent counties. Cody Vasut Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 3487 Relating to a deduction from the amount of taxable sales used to calculate the amount of sales and use taxes that the owners of restaurants that participate in an oyster shell recycling program are required to remit to … Todd Hunter Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (October 1, 2025)
HB 3370 Relating to late applications for the appraisal of land for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified timber land following the death of the owner of the land. Trent Ashby Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 1/1/26
HB 3234 Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate construction and renovation of structures owned by certain counties. Philip Cortez Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 3228 Relating to the inclusion of certain provisions in lease agreements for wind or solar power facilities. Stan Lambert Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 3159 Relating to a severance tax exemption for oil and gas produced from certain previously inactive restimulation wells; providing a civil penalty. Drew Darby Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 1/1/26
HB 3088 Relating to the authority of the Parks and Wildlife Department to procure goods and services related to items for resale by the department. Angelia Orr Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 3071 Relating to cancellation of certain solid waste disposal permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Charlie Geren Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective immediately
SB 3059 Relating to the preservation, maintenance, restoration, and protection of the Alamo complex and surrounding area by the Alamo Commission. Donna Campbell Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (September 1, 20…
SB 2835 Relating to municipal regulation of stairway requirements in certain apartment buildings. Nathan Johnson Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 2801 Relating to a permit issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department for certain hunting dog field trials; authorizing a fee. Bryan Hughes Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective immediately
HB 2765 Relating to the Rural Economic Development and Investment Program and the Texas economic development fund. Ryan Guillen Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 2731 Relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in certain counties. Sergio Muñoz, Jr. Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 2601 Relating to the landowner compensation program. César Blanco Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 2587 Relating to the access to and use of certain criminal history record information, to the procedure for obtaining that information, and to the correct terminology for certain licenses the issuance of which requires a cri… Judith Zaffirini Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 2563 Relating to establishment of the temporary certified and insured prescribed burn manager self-insurance pool; authorizing a fee. Trent Ashby Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 2559 Relating to the imposition by a municipality of a moratorium on property development in certain circumstances. Jared Patterson Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 2543 Relating to the amount of certain revenue that may be used for and the location of state veterans cemeteries. Kelly Hancock Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 2477 Relating to certain municipal regulation of conversion of certain office buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy. Paul Bettencourt Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 2367 Relating to the authority of certain counties to enact certain park use rules. Lois Kolkhorst Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 2139 Relating to the authority of the Texas Military Department to negotiate the release of a reversionary interest and certain other interests of the state in certain property in Palo Pinto County owned by the Palo Pinto Co… Phil King Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective immediately
HB 2037 Relating to repairs made pursuant to a residential or manufactured home tenant's notice of intent to repair and the provision of notice regarding a residential or manufactured home tenant's security deposit. Drew Darby Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 2025 Relating to the filing for record of a plat, replat, or amended plat or replat of a subdivision of real property or a condominium. Carl Tepper Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 1883 Relating to the approval of land use assumptions, capital improvement plans, and impact fees. Paul Bettencourt Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 1875 Relating to a study by the General Land Office regarding veterans cemeteries in this state. Janie Lopez Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 1866 Relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National Park Service law enforcement officers. John Lujan Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective immediately
HB 1592 Relating to an alert system for dangerous plant and wildlife pests and diseases administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Mihaela Plesa Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 1579 Relating to the appointment of a receiver for and sale of certain parcels of land that are abandoned, unoccupied, tax delinquent, and undeveloped in certain municipalities. César Blanco Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 1567 Relating to the authority of home-rule municipalities to regulate the occupancy of dwelling units. Paul Bettencourt Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 1533 Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes. Angie Button Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 1397 Relating to the care, custody, and display of the letter known as the victory or death letter, the Texas Constitution, and the Texas Declaration of Independence. Cody Harris Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 1259 Relating to the regulation of land surveyors by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Robert Nichols Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 1242 Relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System. Brian Birdwell Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective immediately
SB 1121 Relating to excepting certain communication facilities from certain notice requirements for projects on state or local public land. Robert Nichols Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective immediately
SB 1061 Relating to procedural requirements for uranium mining production area authorizations. Tan Parker Became law Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25

From Texas's official records. "Where it stands" is the furthest step a bill has reached; a bill still short of law when its session ended is shown as died.