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Bill Tracker

Welcome to our Bill Tracker. Here, you will find a list of the bills we are working on and that we are both interested in and supporting. Our legislative portfolio is split into three main issue areas: Child Welfare, Food Insecurity, and Religious Liberty. Each of these bills is hyperlinked to the Capitol website, where you can sign up for alerts to keep up-to-date on where our legislation is headed.

If you are interested in supporting any of these measures, please reach out to our Government Relations Coordinator, Noor, at noor@minaretfoundation.com.

Our Current Bills

HCR88Lalani, Suleman (D)Texas Muslim Heritage Month: Designating the month of May as Muslim Heritage Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2024.Religious Freedom
SB133West, Royce (D)No Kids In Cuffs: Relating to prohibiting the physical restraint of or use of chemical irritants on certain public school students by peace officers and school security personnel under certain circumstances.Child Welfare
HB459Hull, Lacey (R)No Kids In Cuffs: Relating to prohibiting the physical restraint of or use of chemical irritants on certain public school students by peace officers and school security personnel under certain circumstances.Child Welfare
Sb855Alvarado, Carol (D)Judicial Awareness Training Act: Relating to continuing judicial training regarding family violence victims.Child Welfare
HB1212Jetton, Jacey (R)Religious Excuse Letter: Relating to verification of excused absences from public school for the purpose of observing religious holy days.

Religious Freedom
HB1475Ramos, Ana-Maria (D) Judicial Awareness Training Act: Relating to continuing judicial training regarding family violence victims.Child Welfare
HB1537Howard, Donna (D)Handle With Care: Relating to the submission by law enforcement agencies to certain public school personnel of a handle with care notice concerning a traumatic event experienced by a public school student and to certain required training regarding those notices.Child Welfare
HB1883Bhojani, Salman (D)No Assessments On Religious Holidays: Relating to the administration of assessment instruments on religious holy days.Religious Freedom
HB4572Oliverson, Tom (R) Religious Freedom Commission: Relating to the creation of the Religious Freedom Commission for the Office of the Governor of Texas.Religious Freedom

Bills We Follow

SB 147Kolkhorst, Lois (D)Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities.
HB201Dukes, Dawnna (D)
Relating to state financial assistance to school districts that make contributions for social security coverage.Child Welfare
HR245Price, Four (R)Recognizing May 4, 2023, as National Day of Prayer in Texas.Religious Freedom
HB249Glenn, Rogers (R)Relating to a school security volunteer program in certain counties.Child Welfare
HB473Hull, Lacey (R)Relating to parental rights regarding a threat assessment of a student conducted by a public school's threat assessment and safe and supportive school team.Child Welfare
HB516Gene, Wu (D)Relating to requiring a school district or open-enrollment charter school to report data regarding certain disciplinary or law enforcement actions taken against students.Child Welfare
HB897Sherman Sr, Carl (D)Relating to payments made to certain foster parents.Child Welfare
SB1040Kolkhorst, Lois (R)Relating to health benefit plan coverage of a transplant of an organ that originated from or is transplanted in a country known to have participated in organ harvesting.
HB1214Sherman Sr, Carl (D)Relating to supplemental liability insurance for foster homes.Child Welfare
HB1502Plesa, Mihaela (D)Relating to required training regarding trauma-informed care for certain judges and attorneys.Child Welfare
HB1605Brad, Buckley (R)Relating to instructional material and technology, the adoption and revision of essential knowledge and skills of the public school foundation curriculum, and creating allotments for the procurement of certain instructional materials under the Foundation School Program; authorizing a fee.
HB1728Cunningham, Charles (R)Relating to the release on bail of certain defendants accused of committing a felony offense and the criminal consequences of committing a felony while released on bail for a prior felony; creating a criminal offense; increasing the minimum term of imprisonment for certain felonies; changing eligibility for deferred adjudication community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole.
HB1898Jetton, Jacey (R)Relating to a grant program to fund the provision by children's hospitals of mental and behavioral health services to children in this state.Child Welfare
HB1927Hull, Lacey (R)Relating to a parent's right to intervene in the apprehension by a peace officer of a child for an emergency detention and certain requirements and restrictions applicable to an emergency detention.Child Welfare
HB2025Oliverson, Tom (R)Relating to health benefit plan coverage of a transplant of an organ that originated from or is transplanted in a country known to have participated in organ harvesting.
HB2076Goodwin, Vikki Ann (D)Relating to the prohibition on the possession of a firearm by a person following the person's conviction of certain family violence misdemeanors.Child Welfare
HB2229Goodwin, Vikki Ann (D)Relating to the notice given to certain victims of family violence.Child Welfare
HB2237Thompson, Senfronia (D)Relating to the establishment of the child first grant program.Child Welfare
HB3532Sherman Sr, Carl (D)Relating to notification requirements for law enforcement agencies regarding a missing child with an intellectual disability or mental illness.Child Welfare
HB3874Sherman Sr, Carl (D)Relating to the establishment of a grocery access investment fund program.Food Insecurity