House Speaker’s Priorities

At the start of the 89th Legislative Session, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) was elected to the position. While referencing several policy issues in his acceptance speech, he has yet to identify any specific legislative priorities. Notably, House Bills 1 through 150 remain reserved for future priority legislation.

Last updated 3.12.2025

House Bill 1 – General Appropriations Bill

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House Bill 2 – Public School Finance

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House Bill 3 – Educational Freedom/School Choice

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House Bill 4 – Student Assessment and Public School Accountability Reform

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House Bill 5 – Dementia Prevention Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT)

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House Bill 6 – Texas “Teacher Bill of Rights”

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House Bill 8 – Reduction in the Maximum Compressed Tax Rate

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House Bill 9 – Personal Property Tax Exemption

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House Bill 10 – Regulatory Reform and Efficiency Act

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House Bill 11 – Occupational Licensing Reciprocity Agreements

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House Bill 12 – Review and Audit of Certain State Agencies

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House Bill 13 – Creating the Texas Interoperability Council and a Grant Program

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House Bill 14 – Funding Mechanisms to Support Deployment of Advanced Nuclear Reactors in State

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House Bill 15 – Legal Regulations for Texas Stock Exchange

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House Bill 16 – Oversight and Financing of Water Infrastructure

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House Bill 18 – Healthcare Services to Rural Counties

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House Bill 20 – Applied Sciences Pathway Program

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House Bill 21 – Housing Finance Corporations

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House Bill 22 – Intangible Personal Property Exemption

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House Bill 23 – Third-Party Review of Plats and Property Development Plans

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House Bill 24 – Procedures for Changes to a Zoning Regulation or District Boundary

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House Bill 25 – Health and Nutrition Standards to Promote Healthy Living

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House Bill 26 – Contracts with Medicaid Managed Care Organizations

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House Bill 27 – Personal Financial Literacy Course

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House Bill 32 – Eviction of Squatters

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House Bill 33 – Active Shooter Emergencies

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House Bill 36 – Sharon Radebaugh Family Violence Protection Act

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House Bill 37 – Perinatal Palliative Care Services

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House Bill 38 – Improvements to Texas Information and Referral Network

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House Bill 39 – Veteran Death Reporting Data

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House Bill 42 – Permissible Uses of Money to Certain Agencies and Higher Education

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House Bill 75 – Bail Reform

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House Bill 76 – Public Funds to Pay Bail Bonds

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House Bill 100 – Prohibition on Obscene Textbooks

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House Bill 112 – Creation of a Science Park District in Certain Counties

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House Bill 120 – Prohibition on Obscene Textbooks

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House Bill 123 – Early Childhood Education

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House Bill 125 – Creation of Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

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House Bill 126 – Compensation and Professional Representation of Student Athletes Participating in Intercollegiate Athletic Programs

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House Bill 134 –  Location at Which Certain Sales are Consummated for Purposes of Local Sales and Use Taxes

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House Bill 135 –  Exemption from Sales and Use Taxes for Game Animals and Exotic Animals.

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House Bill 136 – Medicaid Coverage and Reimbursement for Lactation Consultation.

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House Bill 137 – Route Designation for the Issuance of a Permit for the Movement of Oversize and Overweight Vehicles

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House Bill 138 – Establishment of the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program

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House Bill 139 – Employer Health Benefit Plans Do Not Include State-Mandated Health Benefits

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House Bill 140 – Creation of the Child and Adult Protective Investigations Advisory Committee

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House Bill 141 – Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children by the State of Texas

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House Bill 142 – Administration, Authority, and Duties of the Health and Human Services Commission’s Office of Inspector General

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House Bill 143 – Authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas and the Public Utility Commission of Texas to Address a Failure by an Operator

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House Bill 144 – Plans for the Management and Inspection of Distribution Poles

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House Bill 145 – Risk Mitigation Planning and Associated Liability for Providers of Electric Service.

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House Bill 146 – Required Approval by the State Preservation Board of Certain Traffic Changes Near the State Capitol

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House Bill 147 – Establishment of an Electronic Registry of Livestock Marks and Brands

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House Bill 150 – Establishment of the Texas Cyber Command