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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 2969: Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.

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 2969 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state. Primary sponsor: Briscoe Cain (Republican), Cody Vasut (Republican), Will Metcalf (Republican). It lists 31 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 10, 2025): Committee report sent to Calendars.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 32

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Briscoe CainPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Cody VasutPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Will MetcalfPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Daniel AldersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Greg BonnenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Brad BuckleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Giovanni CapriglioneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
CookCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mano DeAyalaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse133
James FrankCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Brian HarrisonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse10
Cole HefnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Janis HoltCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Andy HopperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Lacey HullCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse138
Carrie IsaacCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Helen KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Marc LaHoodCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse121
Jeff LeachCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Matt MorganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26
Candy NobleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Tom OliversonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
Jared PattersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Katrina PiersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Keresa RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
SchatzlineCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Matt ShaheenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Shelby SlawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Valoree SwansonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse150
Ellen TroxclairCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Wes VirdellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53

“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 w/o amendment(s)
  5. Considered in formal meeting
  6. Left pending in committee
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Considered in public hearing
  9. Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
  10. Read first time
  11. Filed

Sources

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