Texas legislators have filed hundreds of new causes of action and penalties against business through March 21, 2025.
Brief bill summaries are available on our weekly tracking report at https://tcjl.com/tcjl-tracked-bill-list-3-21-25/
New Cause of Action Tracker
March 21, 2025
New Causes of Action (general) (66): SJR 51/HJR 25/HB 179 (eliminates limitation on sexual abuse claims); HB 235 (intimate visual material); HB 270 (false reports to law enforcement); HB 414/HB 1076/SB 465/HB 2105/HB 2131/HB 2454/HB 3274/HB 4031/HB 4299 /HB 4223/ SB 1333/HB 4467 (squatter enablers); HB 729 (housing discrimination); HB 783 /SB 2682(online impersonation); HB 1127 (breast feeding); HB 1196 (all-terrain vehicles); HB 1375 (obscenity); HB 1601 (sex discrimination); HB 1980 (extends child support obligation to date of conception); HB 2022/HB 4785/SB 1167/SJR 51/SB 2905 (no limitations for child sexual abuse claims; retroactive application); HB 2146 (sexual misconduct); HB 2241 (gun manufacturers/sellers); HB 2258 (aiding social transitioning); HB 2843 (sexual assault offenders); HB 3478 (anyone who encourages gender affirming care); HB 3777 (dog owners); HB 4012/SB 2579 (qui tam action for insurance fraud); HJR 27 (right to clean environment); HJR 28 (parental rights); HJR 120 (retroactive civil action for child sexual abuse); SB 534 (adverse possession); SB 880/HB 2285/HB 4960 (mass text message campaigns); SB 946 (lenders); SB 949/HB 4333/SB 2492 (financial institutions); SB 1009 (easement owners); SB 1198 (drone operators); SJR 12/HJR 92 (parental rights); SJR 24 (right to privacy); SJR 34/HJR 112 (parental rights); SB 1691 (material showing racial or ethic bias); SB 1960/HB 3950 (unauthorized digital replicas); SB 1995 (property owners); HB 4281 (fraudulent crowdfunding); HB 4327 (expands wrongful death actions); HB 4595 (transporting minor for abortion); SB 2373 (phishing); HB 4982 (civil liability for hate crimes); SB 2880/HB 5510 (abortion drugs);
New Causes of Action Against Businesses or Employers/Legal Duties Giving Rise to Tort/Contract Liability (366): HB 164/SB 243 (migrant labor housing facilities); HB 186 (social media platforms); HB 239/SB 240 (same sex bathrooms); HB 302/SB 361 (employers); HB 317 (employers); HB 383 (employers); HB 421 (AI generators); HB 499 (social media platforms); HB 699 (cosmetics manufacturers); HB 715 (discrimination in public accommodation/unlawful employment practice/discrimination in housing); HB 719 (cosmetics manufacturers); HB 722 (insurers); HB 735 (meat sellers); HB 736 (environmental permits); HB 778 (group health plans); HB 798 (landlords); HB 822 (mandatory paid sick leave); HB 841/HB 1298/HB 1880 (employers); HJR 65/HB 823 (employers); HB 854 (residential property insurers); HB 872 (ESG); HB 946 (auto insurers); HB 921 (social media platforms); HB 938/HB 1075 (drag performances); HB 943 (employers); HB 988 (corporate directors); HB 949 (employers); HB 970 (PBMs); HB 991 (abortion drugs); HB 1069 (employers/contractors); HB 1121 (AI); HB 1099/HB 2900 (landlords); HB 1111 (gender discrimination); HB 1164 (discrimination in public accommodation); HB 1171 (landlords); HB 1177 (diverting surface water); HB 1191/HB 2466 (employers); HB 1375 (shareholder liability for obscenity); HB 1184 (landlords); HB 1185 (landlords); HB 1206 (landlords); HB 1247 (landlords); HB 1351 (employers); HB 1369 (landlords); HB 1431 (cell-cultured protein); HB 1474/SB 566 (dietary supplements); HB 1549/SB 2399 (obscene devices); HB 1609 (employment discrimination against volunteer firefighter); HB 1709 (AI/employers/social media platforms/ISPs); HB 1809/SB 1238 /HB 4392 (insurers); HB 1812 (homeowners’ associations); HB 1860 (landlords); HB 1907/HB 2403/HB 2409 (local government contractors); HB 1947 (damage to critical infrastructure facilities); HB 2031 (landlords); HB 2043 (earned wage access service providers); HB 2093 (restaurants); HB 2094 (restaurants); HB 2155 (hemp sellers); HB 2186 (contractors/elevator mechanics); HB 2197 (mothers and health care providers); HB 2221 (insurers); HB 2244 (electric vehicle manufacturers); HB 2254 (PPOs and exclusive provider benefit plans); HB 2270 (railroads); HB 2305 (electric utilities); HB 2343 (restaurants/school districts/shrimp sellers); HB 2352 (wireless telephone service providers/mobile device manufacturers); HB 2472 (employers); HB 2491 (algorithmic devices for residential rent); HB 2493 (eviction services); HB 2515 (insurers); HB 2527 (lobbyists); HB 2628 (foreign owners of real property); HB 2663 (oil and gas operators); HB 2691 (lobbyists); HB 2753 (employers); HB 2831 (covered entities); HB 2840 (sellers of milk products); HB 2870 (construction contractors); HB 2872 (vaccine records sellers); HB 2874 (social media platforms); HB 2891 (RRC regulated entities); HB 2912/SB 1845/HB 119 (lobbyists); HB 2928/HB 3843/SB 2562 (referral agencie for assisted nursing facilities); HB 2968 (corporate owners of rental properties); HB 2901 (landlords); HB 2903 (landlords); HB 2904 (landlords); HB 2905 (landlords); HB 2907 (landlords); HB 2963 /HB 3682 (digital electronic equipment manufacturers); HB 2976/SB 1484 (food service establishments); HB 3021 (insurers); HB 3042 (laboratory claim integrity programs); HB 3060 /HB 4256(antitrust actions); HB 3137 (herbicide sellers/distributors/applicators + food/beverage sellers); HB 3155 (landlords); HB 3195 (senior independent living communities); HB 3213 (excavators); HB 3229/SB 2659 (renewable energy component recyclers); HB 3244 (power generators); HB 3265 (drug manufacturers/distributors); HB 3273 (property owners); HB 3428 (bars, restaurants, and other businesses); HB 3454 (insurers); HB 3465; HB 3519 (farmers); HB 3542 (health plans); HB 3569 (insurers); HB 3611/SB 284 (commercial advertisers); HB 3621/SB 1820 (primary and secondary market ticket sellers); HB 3694 (websites and apps); HB 3740 (ag chemical applicators); HB 3755/SB 2490 (AI); HB 3772 (e-cigarettes); HB 3787 (manufacturers/retailers of unsafe or counterfeit lighters); HB 3805 (money services businesses); HB 3806 (state trust companies); HB 3809/SB 1824 (battery storage facilities); HB 3837 (autonomous vehicles); HB 3845 (health insurers); HB 3862 (social media platforms); HB 3863 (HMOs/insurers); HB 3922 (businesses with shareholders); HB 3958 (museums); HB 3969 (insurers); HB 3980/SB 2752 (fantasy games); HB 3982 (employers); SB 4012 (owners of residential buildings; HB 4028/SB 2441 (chemical plants); HB 4041 (propane distribution system retailer); HB 4061/SB 2056 (credit card issuers); HB 4079 (proxy advisors); HB 4087/SB 1626 (social media platforms); HB 4092 (insurers); HB 4124/SB 2026 (payment card networks/credit card issuers); HB 4169 (fire remediators); HB 4179 (landlords); HB 4189 (ISPs); HB 4200 (electronic media platforms); HB 4205/SB 2957 (residential real estate service agreements); HB 4207 (railroads); HB 4211 (managing entities of residential arrangements); HB 4215/SB 2154 (delivery network companies); HB 4232 (oil and gas operators); HB 4242 (hemp producers/sellers); HB 4243 (consumer reporting agencies); HB 4250 (landlords); HB 4251 (employers); HB 4294 (app developers/app store owners); HB 4297 (sellers of goods and services); HB 4298/SB 2421 (electronic device manufacturers); HB 4305 (landlords); HB 4235 (lawyers); HB 4388 (social media platforms); HB 4340 (social media platforms); B/SB 2368/Hb 131 (ERCOT market participants); HB 4363 (battery energy storage facilities); HB 4362 (manufacturers of electronics-enabled farm equipment); HB 4423 (biometric identifiers); HB 4456 (social media platforms); HB 4516 (biometric date storage); HB 4561 (auto manufacturers); HB 4562 (businesses); HB 4572 (oil and gas operators); HB 4610 (retailers); HB 4612 (oil and gas companies); HB 4633 (retail distribution centers); HB 4636 (sensitive data controllers); HB 4681 (HMOs, health insurers); HB 4723 (businesses); HB 4777 (kennels, animal shelters); HB 4778 /SB 2906 (financial institutions); HB 130/SB 1429 (genome sequencing); HB 4899 (telephone solicitors); HB 4976 (digital service providers); Hb 5073 (landlords); HB 5144 (veterans assistance); HB 5118 (employers); HB 5227 (actors’ unions); HB 28 (consumable hemp products); HB 149 (AI); HB 5212; HB 5373 (employers); HB 5400/SB 2868 (employers); HB 5425 (employers); HB 5510/SB 2880 (abortion drugs); HB 5517 (social media platforms); HB 5495 (controllers); HB 5496 (businesses using AI); HB 5505 (multiunit complexes); HB 5543 (bad faith patent infringement); HB 5594/SB 2971 (MLS, real estate brokers)HB 3191 (employers)
SB 3 (manufacturers and sellers of consumable hemp products); SB 82 (third party criminal acts on business premises); SB 91 (employers); SB 122 (food sellers); SB 115 (health plan issuers); SB 213 (insurers); SB 220 (employers); SB 229 (auto dealers); SB 230 (consumer reporting agencies); SB 278 (employers of former TCEQ employees); SB 312/HB 4807 (investment managers/proxy advisors); SB 315 (DNA); SB 324/HB 1308/HB 1488/HB 2744/HB 3681/ SB 2650/HB 3210 (employers E-Verify); SB 340/HB 3198 (landlords); SB 381/HB 2547 (remote vehicle disabling technology); SB 405/HB 3592 (out-of-state PACs); SB 441 (AI); SB 442 (AI); SB 443 (corporate owners of short term rentals); SB 473 (telephone solicitation); SB 484 (manufacturers/sellers of portable generators); SB 485 (landlords); SB 493 (health plan issuers); SB 501/HB 1335 (excavation activities); SB 512/SHB 1516 (money services business); SB 578 (exterior surveillance cameras low income housing); SB 584 (consumer reporting agency); SB 585 (consumer reporting agency; SB 591 (clothing sales on internet); SB 593 (insurers); SB 603 (landlords); SB 606/SB 695/HB 5434 (consumer reporting agency); SB 655 (sports agents); SB 668 (AI); SB 726 /HB 3285 (smart phone manufacturers and operators); SB 754 /HB 3472(coercing health care services); SB 790 (landlords); SB 701 (health plan issuers); SB 782/HB 3159 (oil and gas producers); SB 838/HB 860/HB 2859 (subscription services); SB 851/HB 2037 (landlords)/SB 908 (firearms dealers); HB 2173 (social media platforms); SB 934 (electric utilities); SB 945 (insurers); SB 948/HB 2223 (disclosure of confidential eviction information); SB 959 (health plans); SB 1000/HB 880/HB 2478 (consumer reporting agencies); SB 1009 (easement holders); SB 1034 (retail public utilities); SB 1036 (solar retailers); SB 1040 (property owners); SB 1065 (government contractors); SB 1103 (hemp sellers); SB 1179/HB 2824 (chemical facilities); SB 1182 (sellers of tobacco products); SB 1254 (professional employer services providers); SB 1275 (crisis nursery facilities); SB 1310 (senior independent living communities); SB 1313 (tobacco product sellers); SB 1314 (e-cigarette retailers); SB 1315/HB 3965 (tobacco sellers); SB 1316/HB 2735 (e-cigarette sellers); SB 1360/HB 3522 (honey producers); SB 1411/SB 1820 (health plans/utilization review agents); SB 1429 (insurers); SB 1460 (occupational licensees); SB 1472 (assisted living facilities); SB 1488 (pathogen researchers), SB 1585/HB 129 (information or communications technology or services vendors); SB 1652 (pet stores); SB 1698/HB 3771 (e-cigarettes); SB 1806 /HB 3707(disposal wells); SB 1791 (auto insurers); SB 1802 (landlords); SB 1811/HB 1641 (HMOs/health insurers); SB 1865/HB 4087 (electric bicycle sellers); SB 1917/SB 3859 (automobile manufacturers/distributors); SB 1960 /HB 3950 (online service providers); SB 1971 (real estate brokers and agents); SB 1973 (human body acquisition services); SB 2130 (veterinary services consolidators, private equity entities); SB 2149 (electric utilities); SB 2267 (insurers/HMOs); SB 2340/HB 4852/Hb 4716 (foreign entities); SB 2371 /HB 4358 (skimmers); SB 2420/HB 4901 (app stores/developers); SB 2524 /HB 5241(landlords); SB 2567 (use of AI to set prices); SB 2610 (cybersecurity breach); SB 2637 (social media platforms); SB 2738 (bot accounts); SB 2661/HB 5560 (groundwater district customers); SB 2530 (TWIA); SB 2881 (digital service providers); SB 2991 (AI use by employers); SB 3003 (online sales of obscene devices); SB 1235 (information blocking)
New Civil or Administrative Penalties Against Business and Employers (121): HB 239/SB 240; HB 822; HB 970; HB 1069; HB 1111; HB 1474/SB 566; HB 1549/SB 2399; HB 1709; HB 1907/HB 2403/HB 2409; HB 2031/SB 340/HB 3198; HB 2043; HB 2244; HB 2527; HB 2663; HB 2870; HB 2872; HB 2874; HB 2891; HB 2968; HB 2905; HB 2912/SB 1845/HB 119; HB 2928/HB 3843/SB 2562; HB 2976/SB 1484; HB 3137; HB 3155; HB 3213; HB 3229/SB 2659; HB 3244; HB 3265; HB 3427; HB 3611/SB284; HB 3755/SB 2490; HB 3787; HB 3845; Hb 3958; HB 3969; HB 3980/SB 2752; HB 3982; HB 4041; HB 4147; HB 4200; HB 4205/SB 2957 ; HB 4207; HB 4232; SB 278; SB 405/HB 3592; SB 443; SB 512/HB 1516; SB 591; SB 655/SB 838/HB 860/HB 2859; HB 4250; SB 3; SB 782/HB 3159; SB 880; SB 1036; SB 1065; SB 1182; SB 1254; SB 1275; SB 1411; SB 1460; SB 1488; SB 1585/HB 129; SB 1652/HB 3458; SB 1698/HB 3772; SB 2026/HB 4124; SB 2130; HB 4284; HB 4298/SB 2421; HB 4378/SB 2368/HB 131; SB 2267; HB 4456; HB 4561; SB 2340/HB 4716; HB 4633; HB 4681; SB 2371/HB 4853; HB 2373; HB 130/SB 4249; HB 4960/HB 2285; SB 2524/HB 5234; SB 2637; SB 2738; SB 2661; SB 2530; HB 5144; HB 5277; HB 149; SB 2991; HB 3191
New Criminal Penalties Against Businesses (61): HB 387 (AI); HB 401/SB 893/HB 2795 (AI); HB 418 (AI); HB 449/SB 1108/HB 2551 (AI); HB 556 (AI); HB 733 (homebuilders); HB 1092 (AI); HB 1121 (AI); HB 1177; HB 1185; HB 1674/SB 886 (PFAS); HB 1434 (obscenity); HB 1849/HB 2536 (sales of real property to foreign entities); HB 1717 (AI); HB 1907/HB 2403/HB 2409; HB 1947; HB 2030 (obscenity); HB 2155; HB 2351; HB 2472; HB 2691; HB 2733 (attorneys);HB 3519 (farmers); HB 3681 (employers); HB 3694; HB 3771; HB 4061/SB 2056; HB 4205/SB 2957; SB 3 (manufacturers and sellers of consumable hemp products); SB 228 (AI); SB 315 (DNA); SB 908; SB 1103; SB 1179/HB 2824; SB 1181 (combative event promoters); SB 1316; SB 1585/HB 129; SB 1698; SB 1806/HB 3707; SB 2130; HB 4516; SB 2340/HB 4716/HB 4852; SB 2421; HB 28; HB 5510/SB 2880 (abortion drugs); HB 5505; SB 3003; SB 1235
New Causes of Action Against Health Care Providers (160): HB 607 (discrimination); HB 742 (retaliation for reporting human trafficking); HB 943 (coercing COVID vaccine); HB 964 (clinical labs); HB 975/SB 984 (manufacturers of individualized investigational treatments); HB 991 (abortion drugs); HB 1084 (IVF); HB 1088 (gender transitioning); HB 1132 (health care facilities); HB 1199 (nursing homes); HB 1219/SB 350 (health of pregnant individual); HB 1265 (AI mental health professionals); HB 1356/HB 3392 (health care providers); HB 1365/SB 168 (mental health professionals); HB 1467 (nursing homes); HB 1652 (treatment of minors); HB 1685/HB 2038/SB 881 (supervision of physician graduates); HB 1869 (alternate board certification); HB 1771 (pharmacists); HB 1791 (prescribers of opioids); HB 1792 (reproductive health protected health care information); HB 1869/SB 902 (health care facilities); HB 2072 (physicians and hospitals); HB 2072 (health care providers); HB 2187/SB 2356 (hospitals); HB 2197 (health care providers); HB 2218 (nursing homes); HB 2264 (health care professionals); HB 2324 (assisted living facilities); HB 2374 (long-term care facilities); HB 2375 (nursing facilities); HB 2376 (nursing facilities); HB 2586 (pregnancy resource centers); HB 2653 (veterinarians); HB 2710 (medical providers); HB 2747/SB 1595/HB 4408 (health care entities); HB 2831 (covered entities); HB 2872 (health care providers); HB 3176/SB 1983 (vaccines); HB 3304 (schools and health care facilities); HB 3321 (health care entities and systems); HB 3415/HB 3431/SB 2181 (physicians/practitioners/mental health providers); HB 3441 (vaccine manufacturers); HB 3455 (drug manufacturers/sellers); HB 3560 (hospitals); HB 3588 (health care facilities and practitioners); HB 3589 (group homes); HB 3595 (assisted living facilities); HB 3708 (hospitals); HB 3737 (vaccines); HB 3749 (medical spas); HB 3865 (residential facilities); HB 3945/SB 2167 (massage establishments and schools); HB 3957 (health care providers); HB 3979 (naturopaths); HB 4076 (health care providers); HJR 91 (vaccines); HB 4100/SB 2043 (health care facilities); HB 4224 (covered entities); HB 4250 (assisted living and nursing facilities); HB 4454 (health facilities); HB 4500 (health care providers); HB 4586 (pharmaceutical advertisers); HB 4593 (abortion drugs); HB 4595/SB 2352 (assisting unemancipated minor travel); HB 4726 (homeless services); HB 4756 (prescription drug advertising); HB 130/SB 2429 (genome sequencing);HB 5510/SB2880; HB 3318 (investigational treatments); HB 2819 (outpatient behavioral health); HB 251/SB 1219
SB 95 (vaccines); SB 115 (gender modification); SB 116 (gender transitioning); SB 120 (hospital providers); SB 125/HB 5090 (direct blood donations); SB 128 (hospital reports to DFPS); SB 315 (DNA); SB 407/HB 1468 (health care facilities); SB 481 (nursing homes); SB 669/HB 216/SB 1270 (itemized bills); SB 699/HB 5396 (in-patient rehab facilities); SB 754/HB 3472 (coercing health care services); SB 761/HB 1953 (health care facilities/sexual assault victims); SB 916/HB 4054 (EMS provider); SB 961 (health care providers); SB 1010/HB 2945 (freestanding emergency facilities); SB 1038 (Medicaid fraud); SB 1139 (senior independent living centers); SB 1159 (health care providersHB 436 (governmental entities); SB 1188 (medical facilities and practitioners); SB 1204 (health care providers); SB 1275 (crisis nursery facilities); SB 1368 (assisted living and nursing facilities); SB 1411 (health care providers); SB 1488 (pathogen researchers);SB 1777 (health care providers); SB 1782 (group homes); SB 1887/HB 5022 (vaccines); SB 1986 (opioid labeling); SB 2267 (insurers/HMOs); SB 2447 (assisted reproductive technology providers); SB 2769; SB 1684 (pregnancy resource centers)
New Civil or Administrative Penalties Against Health Care Providers (48): HB 1084; HB 1219/SB 350; HB 1356/HB 3392; HB 1467 (nursing homes); HB 1791; HB 2218/HB 2224; HB 2374; HB 2586; HB 2653; HB 2747/SB 1595/HB 4408; HB 2872; HB 3372; HB 3415/SB 2181; HB 3588; HB 3595; HB 3708; HB 3865; HB 3945/SB 2167; HB 3957; HB 3979 ; SB 128; SB 315; SB 699/HB 5396; SB 761/HB 1953; SB 1038/HB 2886; SB 1139; SB 1159; SB 1275; SB 1368; SB 1411; SB 1488; HB 4500; HB 4586; HB 4595/SB 2352; HB 130/SB 2429; SB 2447; SB 1684
New Criminal Penalties Against Health Care Providers (17): HB 2072, HB 2197; HB 2510; HB 2710; HB 2773; HB 3431; HB 3945/SB 2197; HB 3979; SB 1204; SB 1777; SB 1782; HB 4595/SB 2352; HB 5510/SB 2880; SB 1684
New Causes of Action Against Governmental Entities and Employees (171): HB 167 (DEI); HB 320 (landlords); HB 323 (E-Verify); HB 468 (school districts); HB 585 (limiting access to reproductive treatment); HB 653 (restricting access to contraception); HB 909 (police misconduct); HB 991 (judges); HB 1014 (school districts) HB 1167 (judges and magistrates); HB 1228 (cities); HB 1279 (school districts); HB 1280 (anti-discrimination standards); HB 1281 (governmental entities); HB 1479/SB 306 (expressive rights on college campuses); HB 1619 (school bus arms); HB 1645 (campus police and local governments for crimes committed by illegal immigrants); HB 1654 (discrimination against injured employee); HB 1792 (reproductive health protected health care information); HB 1797 (state/local governments drug testing); HB 1895 (electric co-ops/municipal utilities wind projects); HB 1907/HB 2403/HB 2409 (local government contracts with China); HB 1910 (cities); HB 1919 (denial of health care services); HB 1937 (comptroller); HB 1964/SB 1035 (political subdivisions); HB 2062/HB 2704 (state and local governments); HB 2083 (governmental entities); HB 2012 (public schools, institutions of higher ed, and students) HB 2138 /SB 2265 (state); HB 2149 (cities); HB 2156/SB 1008 (cities); HB 2169 (State Bar); HB 2175 (cities); HB 2235 (schools); HB 2242 (constables); HB 2244 (state agencies); HB 2248 (governmental entities); HB 2260 (state elected officials); HB 2287/SB 2047 (judges); HB 2311 (universities and colleges); HB 2330 (governmental entities); HB 2333 (higher ed institutions); HB 2342/SB 810 (school districts); HB 2343 (school districts); HB 2565 (school districts); HB 2566 (local entities); HB 2595 (ISDs and higher education institutions); HB 2687 (cities); HB 2690 (government agencies/public officials); HB 2770 (cities); HB 2821 (counties); HB 2826 /HB 3661/SB 2044(school teachers); HB 2831 (covered entities); HB 2846/SB 86/HB 4002 (school districts); HB 2872 (health authorities); HB 3075 (state agencies); HB 3160 (ISDs, public libraries); HB 3225 (municipal public libraries); HB 3244 (publicly-owned electric utilities); HB 3292/HB 3736/HB 4787/HB 5548 (school districts); HB 3373 (school administrators); HB 3411 (school teachers); HB 3427 (political subdivisions); HB 3456 (school districts); HB 3573 (governmental entities); HB 3582 (school districts); HB 3616 (school districts/government entities); HB 3711 (city and county employees, ISD board members); HB 3742 (higher ed); HB 3842 (governmental entities/employees); HB 3933 (state and local governments); HB 3958 (museums); HB 4040 (ISDs); HB 4100/SB 2043 (state or local government); HB 4183 (ISDs, teachers); SHB 4195 (ISDs); HB 4283 (cities); HB 4314/SB 2236 (cities/counties); HB 4313/SB 2235 (political subdivisions); HB 4381 (ISDs); HB 4348 (cities); HB 4349 (higher ed institutions); HB 4415 (governmental entities); HB 4448 (ISDs); HB 4496 (cities); HB 4547 (state agencies); HB 4452 (governmental entities); HB 4561 (ISDs, educators); HB 4263 (ISDs, school employees); HB 4777 (kennels, animal shelters); HB 4788 (higher ed institutions); HB 5135 (governmental entities); HB 5158 (political subdivisions); HB 5510/SB 2880; HB 5460 (libraries); HB 5541 (state agencies); HB 5612/SB 3016 (cities and counties); HB 3323 (ballot tabulation supervisors); HB 3491 (election officials)
SB 19/ HB 3257/HB 3615/HB 4860 (political subdivisions); SB 40 (political subdivisions); SB 123 (executive director of Texas Medical Board); SB 126 (school districts); SB 239/HB 309/HB 1189/HB 1294; SB 317;HB 3227 (removal of statues); SB 324/HB 1308/HB 1488/HB 2744/HB 3210 (E-Verify); SB 382 (AI); SB 589 (public employers); SB 618/HB 2773 (election officials); SB 673 (cities); SB 730/HB 1806 (logistical support for abortions); SB 840/HB 3404 (cities and counties); SB 844 (cities); SB 854/ HB 3172 (cities); SB 983 /HB 3548 (school districts); SB 965/HB 717 (school districts); SB 1005/HB 5602/HB 1554 (governmental entities); SB 1073 / HB 2969 (State Bar); SB 1224/HB 2206 (superintendents); SB 1276 (risk pools); SB 1291 (governmental bodies); SB 1299/HB 2892 (state and local governments); SB 1310 (senior independent living facilities); SB 1420 (cities, counties, ISDs); SB 1488 (higher ed institutions); SB 1847 (governmental entities); SB 1851/HB 4097 (taxing units); SB 1993 (cities); SB 1999 (ISDs, higher ed institutions, public employers); SB 2101 (city libraries); SB 2233 (higher ed institutions); SB 2277 (ISDs); SB 2489/HB 4943 (cities); SB 2574 (officials and employees); SB 2627; SB 2653 (cities, special districts); /sb 2742 (public employees/officers); SB 2742 (higher ed institutions); SB 2821 (ISCs, higher ed); SB 2943 (state licensing agencies); SB 2946 (higher ed institutions); SB 1524/HB 1403 (HHSC)
New Civil or Administrative Penalties Against Governmental Entities/Employees (49): HB 1014; HB 1654; HB 1895; SB 317; HB 3227; SB 618/HB 2773; SB 293/HB 1761 (judges); HB 2004 (school district employees); HB 2062/HB 2704; HB 2083; HB 2284; HB 2287/SB 2047; HB 2566; HB 2595; HB 2826/HB 3661/SB 4044; HB 2872; HB 3075; HB 3225; HB 3244; HB 3373; HB 3958; HB 4040; HB 4195; SB 840/HB 3404 (cities and counties: loss of tax revenue); SB 844 (cities and counties: loss of tax revenue); SB 936 (ISD board and superintendent); SB 1276 (risk pools); SB 1310; SB 1488; SB 2101; HB 4283; SB 2233; HB 4381; SB 2653; SB 2742; SB 2821; HB 5612/SB 3016; SB 1524/HB 1403; HB 3323; HB 3491
New Criminal Penalties Against Governmental Entities/Employees (9): HB 1167; HB 1279; HB 1280; HB 2333; HB 2595; HB 3711; SB 1224/HB 2206; HB 4183
Waiver of Sovereign Immunity (40): HB 909; HB 1167; HB 1228; HB 1394; HB 1479/SB 306; HB 1654; HB 1910; HB 1919; HB 2062/HB 2704; HB 2093; HB 2149; HB 2260; HB 2287; HB 2047; HB 2330; HB 2595; HB 2687; HB 2690/HB 3427; HB 3582; HB 3842; HB 4183; SB 317; SB 673; SB 840/HB 3404; SB 844; SB 854/HB 3172; SB 936; SB 1299/HB 2892; SB 1488; SB 2079; HB 4418; HB 4547; HB 4632; HB 4777
New DTPA Actions (41): HB 186 (social media platforms); HB 495 (sick animals); HB 852 (zero emissions labeling); HB 1651 (Internet sales of abortion drugs); HB 2491 (residential rent algorithms); HB 2493 (eviction services); HB 2963 /HB 3682/SB 2428 (digital electronic equipment manufacturers); HB 3081 (raises penalties); HB 3265; HB 3321; HB 3694; HB 3837; HB 3862; SB 484 (labeling of portable generators); SB 949/SB 2492/HB 4333; SB 1036; SB 1698/HB 3771; SB 1865/HB 4087; HB 4169; HB 4205/SB 2957; HB 4211; HB 4305; HB 4340; HB 4362; HB 4456; HB 4500; HB 4562; HB 4756; HB 4899; SB 2420/HB 4901; SB 2567; SB 2738; HB 5144; HB 5496
New Statutory Penalties/Punitive Damages (56): HB 270; HB 783/SB 2682; HB 921; HB 938/HB 1075;HB 943; HB 991; HB 1127; HB 1167; HB 1247; HB 1369; HB 1654; HB 1797; HB 1947; HB 2241; HB 2258; HB 2330; HB 2831; HB 2904; HB 2909; HB 3060/HB 4256; HB 3081; HB 3273; HB 3411; HB 3455; HB 3845; HB 4087/SB 1626; SB 95; SB 473; SB 512/SB 1516; SB 754/HB 3472; HB 4012/SB 2579; HB 948/HB 2233; SB 949/SB 2492/HB 4333; SB 1299/HB 2892; SB 1960/HB 3950; SB 1995; HB 4305; HB 4547; HB 4777; HB 130/SB 2429; SB 2421; HB 4982; HB 5073; HB 5212; HB 5425
New Attorney’s Fees/Costs (185: HB 167; HB 170; HB 186; HB 239/SB 240; HB 270; HB 414/HB 1076//HB 4223/HB 2105/HB 2454/HB 3274/HB 4031/HB 4299/HB 4467; SB 1333; HB 421; HB 585; HB 783/SB 2682; HB 822; HB 852; HB 909; HB 938/HB 1075; HB 943; HB 991; HB 1050; HB 1111; HB 1127; HB 1164; HB 1128; HB 1247; HB 1279; HB 1280; HB 1281; HB 1369; HB 1375; HB 1474/SB 566; HB 1479/SB 306; HB 1601; HB 1797; HB 1812; HB 1910; HB 1964/SB 1035; HB 2031; HB 2062; HB 2083; HB 2146; HB 2244; HB 2258; HB 2330; HB 2566; HB 2687; HB 2690; HB 2747/SB 1595/HB 4408; HB 2805; HB 2928/HB 3843/SB 2562; HB 2846/SB 86/HB 4002; HB 2963/HB 3682/SB 2428; HB 3060/HB 4256; HB 3137; HB 3225; HB 3273; HB 3287/SB 1612; HB 3372; HB 3427; HB 3411; HB 3455; HB 3582; HB 3647; SB 19/ HB 3257/HB 3615; HB 3777; HB 3842; HB 3845; HB 3958; HB 4205/SB 2957; HB 4207; HB 4250; SB 40; SB 91; SB 95; SB 239/HB 309/HB 1189/HB 1294; SB 291; SB 312/HB 4807; SB 315; SB 340; SB 443; SB 473; SB 484; SB 512/HB 1516; SB 754/HB 3472; SB 730/HB 1806; SB 673; SB 840/HB 3404; SB 844; SB 854/HB 3172; HB 3708; HB 4012/SB 2579; HB 4179; SB 936; SB 948/HB 223; SB 949/HB 4333/SB 2492; SB 1065; SB 1291; SB 1299/HB 2892; SB 1420; SB 1585; SB 1691; SB 1698/HB 3772; SB 1730; SB 1960/HB 3950; SB 1995; SB 2043/HB 4100; SB 2130; HB 4284; HB 4305; HB 4500; HB 4547; HB 4555/SB 2748; HB 4562; HB 4595; HB 4613; HB 4632; SB 2371/HB 4853; SB 2373; HB 4723; HB 4777; HB 4778/SB 2906; HB 130/SB 2429; HB 4825; SB 2420/HB 4901; SB 2489/HB 4943; HB 4969; HB 4982; HB 5050; SB 2574; HB 5073; SB 2742; HB 5227; HB 149; HB 5245; HB 5212; HB 5425; HB 5510/SB 2880; HB 5517; HB 5543; SB 1684
New Attorney General Enforcement Power (148): HB 186; HB 191/HB 402/HB 1566/HB 1849/HB 2536/SB 307/HB 2752/SB 17(foreign acquisition of real property); HB 239/SB 240; HB 243; HB 354; HB 970; HB 943; HB 1004/SB 846; HB 1014; HB 1164; HB 1280; HB 1281; HB 1467; HB 1474/SB 566; HB 1709; HB 1907/HB 2403/HB 2409; HB 2031; HB 2062/HB 2704; HB 2187/SB 2356; HB 2566; HB 2653; HB 2747/SB 1595/HB 4408; HB 2770; HB 2821; HB 2831; HB 2912/SB 1845/HB 113; HB 2928/HB 3843/SB 2562; HB 2968; HB 2963/HB 3682/SB 2428; HB 3060/HB 4256; HB 3137; HB 3225; HB 3372; HB 3427; HB 3772; SB 315; SB 512/HB 1516; SB 317/HB 3227; SB 3616; HB 3777; HB 3787; HB 3865; HB 3958; HB 3979; HB 3980/SB 2752; HB 4012/SB 2579; SB 591; SB 618/HB 2773; SB 655; SB 668; SB 730/HB 1806; SB 838/HB 860; SB 754/HB 3472; HB 3708; HB 4250; SB 782/HB 3159; SB 844; SB 936; SB 949/HB 4333/SB 2492; SB 983/HB 3548; HB 3842; HB 4040; SB 1065; SB 1159; SB 1291; SB 1310; SB 1585/HB 129; SB 1691; SB 1698/HB 3772; SB 1851; SB 2056/HB 4061; SB 2130; SB 2149; HB 4283; HB 4284; HB 4298/SB 2421; SB 2233; HB 4349; HB 4456; HB 4516; HB 4555/SB 2748; HB 4562; HB 4595/SB 2352; SB 2340/HB 4716/HB 4852; HB 4633; SB 2371/HB 4853; SB 2373; HB 4723; HB 130/SB 2429; SB 2637; SB 2738; SB 2742; HB 5227; HB 149; HB 5266; HB 5212; SB 2821; HB 5510/SB 2880; SB 1684; SB 1524/HB 1403; HB 3323; HB 3491; SB 1235
License Refusal/Disciplinary/Revocation Authority (43): HB 994 (foreign medical schools); HB 997/SB 471 (telehealth providers); HB 1709 (AI); HB 1791 (prescribers of opioids); HB 1869/SB 902 (health care facilities); HB 2284 (music therapists); HB 2586; HB 2826/HB 3661/SB 2044; SB 381/HB 2547; HB 3411; HB 3427; HB 3588; HB 3589; HB 3708; HB 3957; HB 3979; HB 3980/SB 2752; HB 4215/SB 2154; SB 473; SB 481; SB 669/HB 216/SB 1270 (health care providers); SB 474 (prosecuting attorneys); SB 916/HB 4054 (emergency services providers); SB 1159 (health care providers); SB 1188 (medical facilities and practitioners); SB 1360 (honey manufacturers); SB 1460 (occupational licensees); SB 1698/HB 3772; HB 4561; HB 4595/SB 2352; HB 4726; SB 2421
