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Is it law yet? See how far some of the most consequential bills have made it in the 2025 Texas Legislature

We’re tracking the status of major bills through the final stretch of the session.

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Texas lawmakers filed thousands of bills during the 2025 legislative session. However, most of those bills won’t become law. Lawmakers will spend the final weeks before the session ends on June 2 trying to push through their priorities. They will also try to stop certain bills from going through by delaying votes and letting them miss key deadlines. If a bill fails, it might still be revived as an amendment to other legislation. Most new laws take effect Sept. 1.

From now through the end of the session, we’ll be tracking the status of the most noteworthy bills and their progress toward a final resolution. We’ve created a few options to help you follow along.

We update the status of the bills we are tracking throughout the day.

Major bills at a glance and where they are in the legislative process

Here’s how the legislative process works:

Below is a quick view of the list of consequential bills introduced during this year’s session and where they stand in the legislative process. Scroll further on to find more details about those bills and information about next steps.

Bills that are still in the works

Bills that have been sent to Gov. Abbott

Bills that have been signed into law

Bills failed or were vetoed by the governor

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