Texas · Current officeholder
Rhetta Bowers
Democratic Texas House, District 113
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Sponsored legislation
87 bills in the current data (40 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 123 | Commending Scott LeMay for his service as mayor of Garland. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 2, 2025 |
| HR 106 | In memory of Linda Joyce Cox. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 2, 2025 |
| HB 156 | Relating to the development and implementation of outdoor warning siren activation protocol, including the establishment of an advisory committee. | Primary sponsor | In committee | August 18, 2025 |
| HB 187 | Relating to the development and implementation of outdoor warning siren activation protocol, including the establishment of an advisory committee. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | July 23, 2025 |
| SB 650 | Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 22, 2025 |
| HB 413 | Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | June 22, 2025 |
| HB 1056 | Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 22, 2025 |
| SB 31 | Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 2790 | Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 824 | Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 3923 | Relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do not hold a bachelor's degree. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 300 | Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 2854 | Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 285 | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 27 | Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public schools. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 2492 | Relating to the period for which a person arrested for certain crimes involving family violence may be held after bond is posted. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 2282 | Relating to the amount of the reimbursement fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 1875 | Relating to a study by the General Land Office regarding veterans cemeteries in this state. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 1734 | Relating to the transfer of court files in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which continuing, exclusive jurisdiction is transferred. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 107 | Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry. | Co-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 |
| SB 4 | Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 16, 2025 |
| SB 23 | Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 16, 2025 |
| HR 1499 | Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 650. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 1, 2025 |
| HB 1465 | Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of invasive visual recording and the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2025 |
| HCR 59 | Designating April as Promise Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 28, 2025 |
| HB 1135 | Relating to temporary vehicle tags and the offense of tampering with a governmental record. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 28, 2025 |
| SB 455 | Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | 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. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 27, 2025 |
| SB 5 | Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 24, 2025 |
| HR 1028 | Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 24, 2025 |
| HB 50 | Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 23, 2025 |
| SJR 85 | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 22, 2025 |
| SJR 2 | Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 22, 2025 |
| HB 3339 | Relating to a study on maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women in this state. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 19, 2025 |
| HB 1822 | Relating to the jurisdiction of a juvenile court over certain persons and to the sealing and nondisclosure of certain juvenile records. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 19, 2025 |
| HB 1820 | Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files when a grand jury fails to find that probable cause exists to believe the alleged offense was committed. | 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 |
| 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 |
| HB 5562 | Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue from a hotel and convention center project. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 15, 2025 |
| HB 4893 | Relating to the establishment of a postsecondary advising program for students who are the first in their families to pursue postsecondary education or who are educationally disadvantaged. | 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 1368 | Relating to a notification requirement if a public school does not have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian assigned to the school during all instructional hours. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 14, 2025 |
| SB 836 | Relating to victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature and to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regarding those victims, offenses, or acts. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 5396 | Relating to the oversight of rehabilitation hospitals by the office of the state long-term care ombudsman. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 5064 | Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway. | Co-sponsor | In committee | 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 3418 | Relating to prohibitions on certain employment for sex offenders. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 12, 2025 |
| HB 2275 | Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 9, 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. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 7, 2025 |
| HB 463 | Relating to certain pretrial hearings for defendants charged with certain controlled substance offenses and the expunction of all records and files related to arrests for certain controlled substance offenses. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 1, 2025 |
| HB 1826 | Relating to depression screenings for certain women in county jail or in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 341 | Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on traffic collisions involving persons operating bicycles, electric bicycles, or motor-assisted scooters. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2025 |
| HB 1825 | Relating to the exchange of certain information between the Department of Family and Protective Services or certain foster care services contractors and a state or local juvenile justice agency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2025 |
| HB 36 | Relating to the monitoring of certain family violence offenders, the provision of resources for family violence victims, and the collection of information about conditions of bond imposed in family violence cases and certain other criminal cases. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 28, 2025 |
| HB 1718 | Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 28, 2025 |
| HB 1686 | Relating to victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature, to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regarding those victims, offenses, or acts, and to the duties of peace officers regarding interactions with those victims. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 28, 2025 |
| HR 945 | In memory of Pope Francis. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 24, 2025 |
| HB 1255 | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed by a professional who is required to report child abuse or neglect and against a child under the care of that professional. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 24, 2025 |
| HB 4591 | Relating to contributions to and benefits under certain fire and police pension funds. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2025 |
| HB 2433 | Relating to the collection of state, municipal, and county hotel occupancy taxes by an accommodations intermediary. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 21, 2025 |
| HR 834 | Recognizing April 14, 2025, as Red and White Day at the State Capitol in honor of the advocacy efforts of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | 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 1821 | Relating to information regarding the procedures and available resources for the sealing of juvenile records. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 14, 2025 |
| HB 5591 | Relating to opioid overdose training for peace officers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 7, 2025 |
| HB 44 | Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 7, 2025 |
| HB 195 | Relating to the dissemination of certain school district ad valorem tax-related information. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 1414 | Relating to the punishment for the offense of driving while license invalid. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 3283 | Relating to the mission of governing boards of public institutions of higher education. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 20, 2025 |
| HB 3085 | Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 20, 2025 |
| HB 2902 | Relating to the establishment of the Supported Independent Living Program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 2664 | Relating to the task force on racial diversity in the nursing workforce. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2025 |
| HB 2493 | Relating to the regulation of certain eviction-related service businesses. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 17, 2025 |
| HB 2058 | Relating to perinatal palliative care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal palliative care grant program, and a perinatal palliative care hospital recognition program. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 1992 | Relating to the establishment of the behaviorally at-risk student grant program to provide social and cognitive skills training to certain public school students. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 1987 | Relating to the regulation of abortion, including abortion complication reporting and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 1986 | Relating to the regulation of abortion, including abortion complication reporting and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 1932 | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain disabled veterans and their surviving spouses. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 1824 | Related to monitoring domestic violence offenders through advanced tracking systems to enhance victim safety. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 1432 | Relating to restrictive covenants regulating certain landscaping and water conservation practices. | Co-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 1331 | Relating to the curriculum requirements for high school students in public schools. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 1049 | Relating to the issuance of gold and silver specie and the establishment of a currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2025 |
| HB 515 | Relating to public school policies regarding student use of personal electronic devices. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HR 161 | Congratulating Beyoncé for winning three Grammys at the 2025 Grammy Awards. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2025 |