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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 12: Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations.

Enacted 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 12 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations. Primary sponsor: Keith Bell (Republican), Giovanni Capriglione (Republican), Todd Hunter (Republican), David Spiller (Republican), Terry Canales (Democratic), Tan Parker (Republican). It lists 43 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25.

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 4 · Republican 42

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Keith BellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Giovanni CapriglionePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Todd HunterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse32
David SpillerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Terry CanalesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Tan ParkerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Greg BonnenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
CookCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
CreightonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jay DeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Mark DorazioCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse122
Stan GerdesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Ryan GuillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
HancockCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Cody HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Richard HayesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Cole HefnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Carrie IsaacCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Jo JonesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse147
Helen KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Lois KolkhorstCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Marc LaHoodCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse121
Stan LambertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Mitch LittleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Janie LopezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
A.J. LouderbackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
J.M. LozanoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
John LujanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Don McLaughlinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Will MetcalfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Brent MoneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Matt MorganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26
Candy NobleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Tom OliversonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
Jared PattersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Dennis PaulCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse129
Katrina PiersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Mihaela PleșaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Penny Morales ShawCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Valoree SwansonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse150
Carl TepperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Ellen TroxclairCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Cody VasutCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Denise VillalobosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Wes VirdellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Trey WhartonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12

“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. Effective on 9/1/25
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed in the Senate
  5. Signed in the House
  6. Reported enrolled
  7. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
  8. Text of Senate Amendment(s)
  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  10. Record vote
  11. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
  12. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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