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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 256: Relating to the Department of Public Safety performing DNA testing of certain individuals crossing the Texas-Mexico border and restrictions on the use of the results of those tests.

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 256 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the Department of Public Safety performing DNA testing of certain individuals crossing the Texas-Mexico border and restrictions on the use of the results of those tests. Primary sponsor: Terri Leo-Wilson (Republican), Ryan Guillen (Republican), John Lujan (Republican), Eddie Morales (Democratic), Mando Martinez (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2025): Committee report sent to Calendars.

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 · Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Terri Leo-WilsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Ryan GuillenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse31
John LujanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Eddie MoralesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse74
Mando MartinezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Caroline Harris DavilaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Cody HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Mitch LittleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Will MetcalfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
David SpillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Valoree SwansonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse150

“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. Committee report sent to Calendars
  2. Committee report distributed
  3. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  4. Reported favorably as substituted
  5. Committee substitute considered in committee
  6. Considered in formal meeting
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  9. Considered in public hearing
  10. Referred to State Affairs
  11. Read first time
  12. Filed

Sources

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