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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1042: Relating to the issuance of a certified birth record, driver's license, or personal identification certificate to a homeless individual.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1042 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the issuance of a certified birth record, driver's license, or personal identification certificate to a homeless individual. Primary sponsor: Salman Bhojani (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 7, 2025): Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Salman BhojaniPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse92
FloresCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Penny Morales ShawCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source