Texas · Current officeholder
Terry Meza
Democratic Texas House, District 105
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Sponsored legislation
136 bills in the current data (51 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 1 | Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 5, 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 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 |
| 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 4850 | Relating to programs to promote economic development in the Office of the Governor and to the repeal of the governor's broadband development council. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 4099 | Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 3464 | Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of providing or possessing with the intent to provide an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug to a person in the custody of a correctional facility, taking an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug into a correctional facility, and taking a controlled substance or dangerous drug on property owned, used, or controlled by a correctional facility. | Primary 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 1481 | Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 107 | Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry. | 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 |
| HB 37 | Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 28, 2025 |
| HB 21 | Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | 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 |
| HB 220 | Relating to the care provided to sexual assault survivors by health care facilities. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 25, 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 |
| HR 1302 | Recognizing the work of legislative intern Shaheer Khan during the 89th Legislature. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 23, 2025 |
| HR 1301 | Recognizing the work of legislative intern Arfeen Khan during the 89th Legislature. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 23, 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 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 330 | Relating to reporting and investigating certain cases of child abuse or neglect involving a pregnant person's use of a controlled substance. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 15, 2025 |
| HB 1730 | Relating to a study regarding the effects of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals on public health. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 15, 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 3695 | Relating to copayments required by a health maintenance organization or preferred provider benefit plan for visiting physical therapists. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 178 | Relating to social studies curriculum choice for public school students. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 168 | Relating to the age at which a person in this state may marry and to certain rights of a party to a void marriage entered into when the party was a minor. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | 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 |
| HB 1228 | Relating to municipal and county permitting requirements to conduct certain repairs on residential buildings. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 2867 | Relating to late payment fees charged by a municipally owned water utility. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 4838 | Relating to conducting an assessment of language accessibility with respect to certain health and human services programs and 2-1-1 services provided by the Texas Information and Referral Network. | Co-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 1674 | Relating to the production, sale, and use of certain agricultural products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); creating a criminal offense. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 9, 2025 |
| HB 4089 | Relating to the regulation and operation of electric bicycles. | Co-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. | 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 2066 | Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain defendants placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the unlawful carrying of a handgun. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 1378 | Relating to municipal and county regulation of certain electric energy storage. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HR 945 | In memory of Pope Francis. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 24, 2025 |
| HB 2269 | Relating to a property owners' association's authority to require installation or maintenance of grass or turf landscaping. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2025 |
| HB 2666 | Relating to the punishment for the offense of arson involving a government building. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 22, 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 |
| HB 1952 | Relating to the composition of county appraisal district boards of directors. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 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 446 | Relating to workplace heat illness prevention, including the creation of a heat illness prevention advisory board; imposing administrative penalties; providing a private cause of action. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2025 |
| HB 5349 | Relating to a quality assurance audit of the provision of health care to inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 7, 2025 |
| HB 5239 | Relating to requiring certain governmental entities to allow interested persons to comment on the proposed adoption or revision of certain emergency management plans. | Co-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 |
| HJR 198 | Proposing a constitutional amendment to reserve to the people the powers of initiative and referendum. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 4598 | Relating to imposing an employer contribution to support the subsidized child care services program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 3919 | Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 1410 | Relating to prohibiting the confinement of inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in facilities operated by private vendors. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 2, 2025 |
| HR 502 | Recognizing March 13, 2025, as Nepalese Day at the Texas State Capitol. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 1, 2025 |
| HB 4372 | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of unlawful transfer of certain weapons. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 1, 2025 |
| HB 4030 | Relating to documentation of proof of identification for voting. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 27, 2025 |
| HB 3937 | Relating to the treatment of certain inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 27, 2025 |
| HB 3725 | Relating to the reform of solitary confinement practices and the treatment of prisoners affiliated with security threat groups in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 3723 | Relating to the access of certain individuals in correctional facilities to certain rehabilitative treatments. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 3721 | Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice concerning the transparency, oversight, and accountability of the use of the restrictive housing, security threat groups, and certain disciplinary measures. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 3584 | Relating to the carrying of a handgun by certain persons between 18 and 21 years of age. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2025 |
| HB 3105 | Relating to establishing a minimum base wage for certain personal attendants under Medicaid and other programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 20, 2025 |
| HB 3059 | Relating to the establishment of a paid parental leave program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission; imposing an employer contribution. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 20, 2025 |
| HB 203 | Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value for ad valorem tax purposes of certain leased residential real property. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 20, 2025 |
| HB 2941 | Relating to restrictions on certain contributions and lobbyist compensation by persons appointed to public office by the governor; creating a criminal offense. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 2784 | Relating to health benefit plan coverage for conversion therapy. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 2656 | Relating to motor vehicle stops by a peace officer operating an unmarked law enforcement motor vehicle. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2025 |
| HB 2531 | Relating to the reimbursement rate for meals provided under the home-delivered meals program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 17, 2025 |
| HR 403 | Commemorating DiscoverSTEM Innovation Day at the State Capitol on March 18, 2025. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 2389 | Relating to prohibiting the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by and contracts or other agreements with certain aliens or foreign entities. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 2184 | Relating to a tenant's right to terminate a residential lease following certain outages of essential utilities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 2183 | Relating to criminal penalties for possession offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 2044 | Relating to certain offenses and conduct subject to expulsion that are associated with possessing, carrying, exhibiting, or using a firearm on or within 1,000 feet of school property. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 2033 | Relating to the establishment of the community development grocery store grant program and to the use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund for the program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 1920 | Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals diagnosed with certain mental health disorders. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 1864 | Relating to an exemption from the use tax imposed on certain motor vehicles brought into this state by new Texas residents. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HR 468 | Recognizing the D.C. Statehood Compact and petitioning the Congress of the United States to admit Washington, D.C., into the Union. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HCR 94 | Designating May 8 as Vaccination Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 1473 | Relating to monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain relative or designated caregivers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 1472 | Relating to the provision in the Nepali language of application forms and an alternate examination for a driver's license. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 1471 | Relating to the designation of Diwali and Dashain as optional holidays. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 1448 | Relating to the dedication of certain federal money received for public education and the distribution to school districts of certain excess funds appropriated for the Foundation School Program. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 1447 | Relating to campaign contribution limits for certain offices. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 1432 | Relating to restrictive covenants regulating certain landscaping and water conservation practices. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 1423 | Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 1409 | Relating to limitations on the use of administrative segregation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 1406 | Relating to preferential voting in a primary election. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 1386 | Relating to license plates issued for and displayed on passenger cars and light trucks. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 1385 | Relating to the labeling of beef and beef products; providing a civil penalty. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 1379 | Relating to the authority of a game warden or other peace officer commissioned by the Parks and Wildlife Department to enter private property. | Co-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. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 1374 | Relating to the labeling of beef, pork, beef products, and pork products; providing a civil penalty. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 1352 | Relating to a law enforcement agency policy regarding the discharge of a firearm by a peace officer at or in the direction of a moving vehicle. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 1351 | Relating to employment leave for certain family or medical obligations. | 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 |
| HJR 100 | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. | 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 1292 | Relating to a cost-of-living increase applicable to death benefits paid under the workers' compensation system. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 1270 | Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by persons convicted of certain misdemeanor offenses in this state. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 1164 | Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination; authorizing civil penalties. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2025 |
| HB 1152 | Relating to the signature required on a carrier envelope for a ballot voted by mail. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2025 |
| HB 1133 | Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to prohibit or regulate certain swim instruction provided in a pool on an owner's or resident's property. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 7, 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 803 | Relating to the monthly amount of longevity pay for state employees. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 691 | Relating to the minimum wage. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 628 | Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter and to the repeal of certain criminal offenses concerning the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mail. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 611 | Relating to electronic voter registration. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HJR 33 | Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HJR 27 | Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to a clean and healthy environment. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HJR 23 | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of all or part of the appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain persons who are employed by the district. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 584 | Relating to electronic voter registration. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 568 | Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 550 | Relating to the provision of menstrual products at public schools. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 545 | Relating to the appointment of volunteer deputy voter registrars. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 522 | Relating to the ability of voters with certain disabilities to cast a secret ballot. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 498 | Relating to requiring a person convicted of an offense involving family violence or a person who is the subject of a family violence protective order to surrender firearms owned by the person. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 28, 2025 |
| HB 481 | Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of a large-capacity magazine. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 28, 2025 |
| HB 461 | Relating to the regulation of certain firearm transfers; creating criminal offenses. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 28, 2025 |
| HB 443 | Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of an assault weapon. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 28, 2025 |
| HB 440 | Relating to requiring certain alert messages to be in English and Spanish. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 28, 2025 |
| HB 419 | Relating to establishing a minimum wage for school bus drivers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 28, 2025 |
| HB 396 | Relating to the prohibition on the possession of a firearm by a person following the person's conviction of certain family violence misdemeanors. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 28, 2025 |
| HB 364 | Relating to compensation of school district trustees. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 28, 2025 |
| HB 299 | Relating to a study by the Legislative Budget Board concerning the long-term effects of regulating tuition rates and amounts charged by public institutions of higher education. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 266 | Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of all or part of the appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain individuals who are employed by the district. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 230 | Relating to the establishment of the office of community violence intervention and prevention within the Department of State Health Services and a grant program for violence intervention and prevention services. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 226 | Relating to creating the criminal offense of the manufacture of a firearm without a federal license. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 182 | Relating to rest breaks for employees of certain governmental entity contractors; providing an administrative penalty. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |