Texas · Current officeholder
Terry Canales
Democratic Texas House, District 40
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Sponsored legislation
136 bills in the current data (95 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 22 | Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication equipment. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 15, 2026 |
| SB 5 | Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 18, 2025 |
| HB 25 | Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 17, 2025 |
| HB 20 | Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 17, 2025 |
| HB 1 | Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 5, 2025 |
| HR 160 | In memory of Sabrina Walker-Hernandez of Edinburg. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 3, 2025 |
| SB 2 | Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | August 27, 2025 |
| HB 3 | Relating to the interoperability of emergency communication equipment and infrastructure in this state, including the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council, a grant program administered by the council, and the purchase of certain public safety radio communication systems. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 27, 2025 |
| HB 68 | Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board on the costs of developing flood infrastructure in this state. | Primary sponsor | In committee | August 22, 2025 |
| HB 5 | Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 21, 2025 |
| HB 2 | Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events; requiring a license; authorizing fees. | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 21, 2025 |
| HB 226 | Relating to the required provision to campers at youth camps of active radio frequency identification tags. | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 20, 2025 |
| HR 19 | Urging Governor Abbott to return federal reconciliation bill funds to taxpayers through property tax relief. | Co-sponsor | Introduced | August 15, 2025 |
| HR 61 | In memory of Sabrina Walker-Hernandez of Edinburg. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | August 4, 2025 |
| SB 38 | Relating to the eviction from real property of certain persons not entitled to enter, occupy, or remain in possession of the premises. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 2405 | Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the Windham School District. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 2155 | Relating to the regulation of veterinary professionals and facilities by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and the temporary administration of the board by the Department of Licensing and Regulation. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 2129 | Relating to the operation of vehicles at railroad grade crossings; increasing a criminal penalty. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 1383 | Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 49 | Relating to the treatment and beneficial use of fluid oil and gas waste and related material, including a limitation on liability for that treatment or use. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 4429 | Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Family Memorial Highway. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 43 | Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 3441 | Relating to the liability of vaccine manufacturers that advertise a harmful vaccine. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 3214 | Relating to eligibility for a master plumber license. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 300 | Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 2733 | Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offenses of prohibited barratry and solicitation of professional employment. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 24 | Relating to procedures for changes to a zoning regulation or district boundary. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 2306 | Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 20 | Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 1960 | Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 345 in San Benito as the Lieutenant Milton Resendez Memorial Highway. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 1545 | Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 1500 | Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Information Resources, including the composition of the governing body of the department and, in collaboration with the comptroller, the administration of state assistance opportunities. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 12 | Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 102 | Relating to early registration for students in military-related programs at public institutions of higher education. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HR 1530 | Commemorating the 2025 Harvest Christian Academy BBQ Cook Off in Edinburg. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 3, 2025 |
| SB 480 | Relating to the authority of a local government to enter into an interlocal contract with certain governmental entities to participate in water research or planning activities. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 28, 2025 |
| SB 296 | Relating to driving safety or motorcycle operator training course dismissal. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 28, 2025 |
| HCR 59 | Designating April as Promise Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 28, 2025 |
| SB 2675 | Relating to the conveyance of certain park land owned by certain municipalities. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 27, 2025 |
| SB 2245 | Relating to procedures for the issuance of a bonded title for a motor vehicle. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 27, 2025 |
| SB 1365 | Relating to vehicle registration, license plates, and inspection reports. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 27, 2025 |
| SB 1080 | Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 27, 2025 |
| HB 2427 | Relating to the issuance of and fee for a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles on certain routes in Hidalgo County and the use of those fees for the payment of the costs of constructing and maintaining certain of those routes. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 27, 2025 |
| SB 1919 | Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to settle certain claims. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 26, 2025 |
| SB 1394 | Relating to weight and tire load restrictions for the operation of a vehicle transporting ready-mixed concrete on a public highway. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 26, 2025 |
| SB 1013 | Relating to the right-of-way of pedestrians and other sidewalk users. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 26, 2025 |
| SB 5 | Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 24, 2025 |
| SB 2949 | Relating to the regulation of certain facilities and operators engaged in the motor fuel transport or export business; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a civil penalty. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 24, 2025 |
| HB 2723 | Relating to the requirement that a person submit an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain property used for human burial. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 24, 2025 |
| HB 50 | Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 23, 2025 |
| HB 1904 | Relating to the release of a balloon and associated littering; creating a criminal offense. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 23, 2025 |
| HB 610 | Relating to a severance payment to a superintendent of a school district. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 22, 2025 |
| HB 2455 | Relating to the maximum weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles operating at certain ports of entry. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 21, 2025 |
| HB 1650 | Relating to a special bill of review to reform a final judgment of forfeiture of a bail bond. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 21, 2025 |
| SB 1967 | Relating to the provision of financial assistance by the Texas Water Development Board for certain projects. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 2091 | Relating to the provision of financial assistance by the Texas Water Development Board for certain projects. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 4991 | Relating to open meetings and public information training for certain public officials and attorneys regarding the open meetings and public information laws. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 19, 2025 |
| HB 4924 | Relating to certain electronic documentation for the transfer of a motor vehicle title. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 19, 2025 |
| HB 4916 | Relating to the assignment of a motor vehicle title by a dealer. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 19, 2025 |
| HB 3006 | Relating to the purchase and installation of climate control systems at facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 19, 2025 |
| HB 1738 | Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 19, 2025 |
| HB 3863 | Relating to the form of a claim payment to a health care provider by a health maintenance organization, preferred provider benefit plan, or managed care organization. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 16, 2025 |
| HB 3849 | Relating to the program categories in the unified transportation program. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 16, 2025 |
| HB 3514 | Relating to the operation of a program by the Texas Department of Transportation to allow a real property owner to plant or replace vegetation in a right-of-way. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 16, 2025 |
| SJR 3 | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 15, 2025 |
| SCR 13 | Urging the U.S. Department of State and the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to take appropriate action to ensure that Mexico complies with the 1944 Treaty regarding shared water resources. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 15, 2025 |
| HB 4473 | Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation of the construction and maintenance of certain county road systems in this state. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 15, 2025 |
| HB 3449 | Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 15, 2025 |
| HB 2667 | Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 15, 2025 |
| HB 4967 | Relating to the renewal fee for a dealer's temporary license plate. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 4966 | Relating to the denial of access to the database of dealer-issued license plates maintained by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 4442 | Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 4337 | Relating to the regulation of pilots for the ports of Harris County. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 3861 | Relating to driving safety or motorcycle operator training course dismissal. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 3383 | Relating to the authority of a local government to enter into an interlocal contract with certain governmental entities to participate in water research or planning activities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 1228 | Relating to municipal and county permitting requirements to conduct certain repairs on residential buildings. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 4990 | Relating to compliance with the public information law, including establishment of an open records hotline to provide information about the requirements of the public information law. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 4950 | Relating to compliance of certain aeronautics structures with federal law. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 3134 | Relating to advanced air mobility. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 2867 | Relating to late payment fees charged by a municipally owned water utility. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 1772 | Relating to the operation of vehicles at railroad grade crossings; increasing a criminal penalty. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 74 | Relating to the creation of the Puerto Verde Port Authority District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2025 |
| HB 4331 | Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of the state environmental review process for certain projects eligible for financial assistance from the flood infrastructure fund and the implementation of streamlining procedures based on the results of the study. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 12, 2025 |
| HB 4329 | Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board on the costs of developing flood infrastructure in this state. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 12, 2025 |
| HB 32 | Relating to the eviction from real property of certain persons not entitled to enter, occupy, or remain in possession of the premises. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 12, 2025 |
| HB 3187 | Relating to powers of regional transportation authorities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 12, 2025 |
| HB 2876 | Relating to the amendment of an existing comprehensive development agreement for a portion of State Highway 130 to facilitate nontolled transportation projects. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1936 | Relating to the issuance of a citation for the offense of the unauthorized use of parking designated for persons with disabilities. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1677 | Relating to the investigation of municipal fire fighters in certain municipalities. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 12, 2025 |
| HB 3477 | Relating to the expunction of all records and files related to a finding of criminal contempt by a court. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 9, 2025 |
| HB 1515 | Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the Windham School District. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 9, 2025 |
| HB 4089 | Relating to the regulation and operation of electric bicycles. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 8, 2025 |
| HB 3673 | Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 7, 2025 |
| SB 844 | Relating to procedures for changes to a zoning regulation or district boundary. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 3426 | Relating to the issuance of digital driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and personal identification certificates; authorizing a fee. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 5597 | Relating to the definition of a Galveston County Port. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 1, 2025 |
| HB 3915 | Relating to the projects eligible for financial assistance from the flood infrastructure fund. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 1, 2025 |
| HB 3847 | Relating to certain construction defect litigation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 1, 2025 |
| HB 3837 | Relating to the regulation of autonomous vehicles; creating a criminal offense. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 3309 | Relating to the use of automated traffic control systems by local authorities and law enforcement agencies. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 1695 | Relating to the relocation, adjustment, and ownership of commercial signs. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 1540 | Relating to governmental entities subject to the sunset review process. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HCR 77 | Urging the U.S. Department of State and the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to take appropriate action to ensure that Mexico complies with the 1944 Treaty regarding shared water resources. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2025 |
| HB 1667 | Relating to the eligibility of certain first responders for workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder under the workers' compensation system. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2025 |
| HB 1696 | Relating to adding a designation on a person's driver's license or commercial driver's license indicating that the person is licensed to carry a handgun. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 28, 2025 |
| HR 945 | In memory of Pope Francis. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 24, 2025 |
| HB 3851 | Relating to leave for certain public employees to protest certain property tax actions before an appraisal review board. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 24, 2025 |
| HB 2428 | Relating to certain reimbursements and discounts allowed for the collection and payment of sales and use taxes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 21, 2025 |
| HB 5243 | Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2025 |
| HB 4901 | Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2025 |
| HB 4888 | Relating to the provision by a regional mobility authority of financial assistance for transportation projects of governmental entities located in the area of the authority; providing authority to issue bonds. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 14, 2025 |
| HB 1654 | Relating to the employment of certain peace officers, detention officers, county jailers, or firefighters who are injured in the course and scope of duty. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 8, 2025 |
| HB 5565 | Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 7, 2025 |
| HR 761 | Commemorating the 10th anniversary of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 4987 | Relating to an alternative dispute resolution procedure regarding certain matters under the public information law. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 4917 | Relating to seller's disclosures regarding flooding and other water-related issues with respect to residential real property. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 4460 | Relating to the projects eligible for financial assistance from the flood infrastructure fund. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 3855 | Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain diabetic supplies. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 27, 2025 |
| HB 1683 | Relating to systems of county road administration in certain counties. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 27, 2025 |
| HB 3850 | Relating to comments by members of the public at an open meeting of a governmental body on items not on the agenda for that meeting. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 1550 | Relating to the regulation of veterinary professionals and facilities by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and the temporary administration of the board by the Department of Licensing and Regulation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2025 |
| HB 3363 | Relating to the creation of certain regional conservation and reclamation districts. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 21, 2025 |
| HB 1976 | Relating to the establishment of a program for the issuance of digital identification. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 1923 | Relating to removing the requirement that an applicant for or holder of a license to carry a handgun provide fingerprints. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 1697 | Relating to the management, operation, and contract authority of open-enrollment charter schools. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 1694 | Relating to the eligibility of school bus drivers and cafeteria workers for unemployment compensation benefits. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 1693 | Relating to the financial audit of certain open-enrollment charter schools by the state auditor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 1678 | Relating to the collection and disclosure of certain public information. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 1666 | Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 1665 | Relating to the payment of gratuities to certain employees. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 1497 | Relating to the placement of a nativity scene on the Capitol grounds. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 1384 | Relating to the enforcement of certain standards for commercial motor vehicles. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 1376 | Relating to the authority of the public safety director of the Department of Public Safety to adopt rules requiring the use and installation of intrastate commercial motor vehicle electronic logging devices. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HJR 3 | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 5 | Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 969 | Relating to the applicability of the open meetings law and the public information law to the Texas Energy Reliability Council and to independent organizations established to manage power regions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2025 |