“I look forward to swift action from Speaker Burrows and the Texas House so these vital reforms to strengthen our state can pass and become law.”
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – "Just one week after the bill filing deadline, the Texas Senate had already passed 21 of the top 40 priority bills, including my priorities, the senators’ priorities, and the most important bills the voters asked me to pass," said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick earlier today:
“At the beginning of the session in January, I laid out the most conservative and bold agenda in Texas Senate history. At the halfway point of the 89th Regular Legislative Session, the Texas Senate is hard at work passing important legislation.
"In the coming weeks, Senators will pass the remaining priority bills," said the Lt. Governor."All credit goes to the senators. They are working at lightspeed to deliver for the people of Texas.
“I look forward to swift action from Speaker Burrows and the Texas House so these vital reforms to strengthen our state can pass and become law.”
Priority Bills Already Passed:
- Senate Bill 2 – Providing School Choice
- Senate Bill 3 – Banning THC in Texas
- Senate Bill 4 – Increasing the Homestead Exemption to $140,000 ($150,000 for Seniors)
- Senate Bill 5 – Combatting Dementia and Alzheimer’s – Establishing DPRIT (Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas)
- Senate Bill 6 – Increasing Texas’ Electric Grid Reliability
- Senate Bill 9 – Reforming Bail – Keeping Violent Criminals Off Our Streets
- Senate Bill 10 – Placing the Ten Commandments in School
- Senate Bill 11 – Protecting the Freedom to Pray in School
- Senate Bill 12 – Establishing a Parental Bill of Rights in Public Education
- Senate Bill 13 – Guarding Against Inappropriate Books in Public Schools
- Senate Bill 15 – Removing Barriers to Housing Affordability
- Senate Bill 17 – Stopping Foreign Adversary Land Grabs
- Senate Bill 18 – Stopping Drag Time Story Hour
- Senate Bill 19 – Stopping Taxpayer Dollars for Lobbyists
- Senate Bill 20 – Stopping AI-Generated Child Pornography
- Senate Bill 21 – Establishing the Texas Bitcoin Reserve
- Senate Bill 25 – Making Texas Healthy Again
- Senate Bill 26 – Increasing Teacher Pay
- Senate Bill 28 – Banning Lottery Couriers
- Senate Bill 35 – Competing for Quality Roads
- Senate Bill 40 – Stopping Taxpayer-Funded Bail
