Bill Digests

A plain-language digest of every bill and joint or concurrent resolution filed from the start of prefiling through the filing deadline. Search by topic, number, or author, and share a link to any bill.

Filed by party of author
Filed by type

Simple House and Senate resolutions (HRs and SRs) are not included.

Bills by topic

Topics are assigned automatically from each bill’s official caption. A bill can count under more than one topic and some are missed, so search too.

Most bills filed

By primary author. Click a bar to see that lawmaker’s bills.

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Make your voice heard

Most bills never leave committee. The ones that do move fast. Here’s how to weigh in while it still matters.

  1. Find your legislatorsLook up who represents you, then see their contact information, committees, and bills. Who Represents MeElected Officials Directory
  2. Contact themCall or email their Capitol office. A short message that names the bill number and says where you stand works best. Find contact information
  3. Testify at a hearingSpeak in person, register a position, or submit written testimony when a bill is heard in committee. How to TestifyHouse hearingsSenate hearings
  4. Watch it happenFollow committee hearings and floor debates live or on demand. Video broadcasts and archives

TPR provides digests for House and Senate bills, joint resolutions, and concurrent resolutions. We do not provide digests for simple House and Senate resolutions (HRs and SRs). These digests are an initial review, a first pass at reading and summarizing each bill. They are not the comprehensive analysis TPR provides through its Floor Reports as legislation moves through the process. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, but errors or omissions may exist. All bill information is drawn from Texas Legislature Online.