Texas · Current officeholder
Cas Garcia Hernandez
Democratic Texas House, District 115
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Sponsored legislation
140 bills in the current data (74 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 |
| HCR 13 | Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas. | 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 |
| SB 1 | Relating to campground and youth camp safety. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 5, 2025 |
| HB 1 | Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 5, 2025 |
| HB 265 | Relating to governmental oversight of youth camps, including youth camp rules, duties, and the advisory committee. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 2, 2025 |
| SB 2 | Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | August 27, 2025 |
| HB 48 | Relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | 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 254 | Relating to eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 27, 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 269 | Relating to a grant program to assist nonprofit organizations, regional planning commissions, and emergency communication districts in the provision of emergency communications services in this state. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | August 20, 2025 |
| HB 148 | Relating to the use of artificial intelligence to score constructed responses on assessment instruments administered to public school students. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | August 15, 2025 |
| HB 176 | Relating to a grant program to assist nonprofit organizations in the provision of emergency communications services in this state. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | July 22, 2025 |
| HB 167 | Relating to the use of artificial intelligence to score constructed responses on assessment instruments administered to public school students. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | July 22, 2025 |
| HB 4325 | Relating to civil liability for prohibited barratry. | Primary 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 |
| SB 2137 | Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 1283 | Relating to resident safety from criminal activity in senior retirement communities. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 923 | Relating to the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 4361 | Relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of emergency notifications at public institutions of higher education. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 3749 | Relating to the regulation of the provision of elective intravenous therapy. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 3062 | Relating to fentanyl prevention and drug poisoning awareness education for students enrolled in public institutions of higher education. | Primary 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 27 | Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public schools. | 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 143 | Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas and the Public Utility Commission of Texas to address a failure by an operator to maintain an electrical power line serving a well site or certain surface facilities in accordance with the National Electrical Code. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 14 | Relating to support for the development of the nuclear energy industry. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 1178 | Relating to the creation of a temporary educator certificate for educators certified by other states. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 108 | Relating to the use of metal or body armor while committing certain offenses; increasing a criminal penalty. | 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 9 | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 12, 2025 |
| HR 1489 | Commending Maria Froemming for her service as district director in the office of State Representative Cassandra Garcia Hernandez. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 3, 2025 |
| HR 962 | Honoring Martha Thomas and The Defensive Line for their efforts to prevent youth suicide. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 1, 2025 |
| SB 1079 | Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media devices. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 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 |
| HB 1593 | Relating to an advisory committee to study suicide prevention and peer support programs in fire departments in this state. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 28, 2025 |
| SB 578 | Relating to surveillance cameras for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 27, 2025 |
| SB 455 | Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 27, 2025 |
| SB 1886 | Relating to the execution of a search warrant for taking a blood specimen from certain persons in certain intoxication offenses. | Primary 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 1939 | Relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 27, 2025 |
| SB 1277 | Relating to the municipal sales and use tax for street maintenance. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 26, 2025 |
| HB 334 | Relating to the establishment of a county employee family leave pool program. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2025 |
| HB 636 | Relating to the implementation of a statewide homeless data sharing network to share real-time data on homelessness. | Primary 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 1281 | Commending Ella Ponthier for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Cassandra Garcia Hernandez. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 24, 2025 |
| HR 1256 | Commending Jose Everardo Alcala Jr. for his service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Cassandra Garcia Hernandez | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 24, 2025 |
| HR 1071 | Congratulating Dr. Brad Hunt on his retirement as superintendent of Coppell ISD. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 24, 2025 |
| HR 1070 | Commending Cooper Hilton for his service as the 2024-2025 president of the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 24, 2025 |
| HR 1028 | Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 24, 2025 |
| HR 1022 | In memory of Cash Kociela. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 24, 2025 |
| HCR 29 | Designating April as Counseling Awareness Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | 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 |
| HCR 102 | Urging Congress to preserve Sections 45U, 45Y, and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 22, 2025 |
| HB 3177 | Relating to the office of inspector general in certain municipalities and the investigators of those offices. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 20, 2025 |
| SB 1378 | Relating to the powers of certain nonresident seller's permit holders who also hold a winery permit. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 19, 2025 |
| HB 4847 | Relating to the dissemination of certain school district ad valorem tax-related information. | 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 |
| 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. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 15, 2025 |
| HB 4398 | Relating to municipal permitting requirements for certain development projects supported with low income housing tax credit allocations. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 15, 2025 |
| HB 3753 | Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 15, 2025 |
| HB 3195 | Relating to resident safety from criminal activity in senior retirement communities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 15, 2025 |
| HB 2413 | Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media devices. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 15, 2025 |
| HB 1630 | Relating to the eligibility of social workers for the Homes for Texas Heroes home loan program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 15, 2025 |
| HB 854 | Relating to payment of the replacement cost of lost or damaged property under a homeowner's, renter's, or condominium owner's insurance policy. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 4659 | Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects. | 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 2695 | Relating to the use of a social media platform in furtherance of an offense involving the delivery of a controlled substance; increasing criminal penalties. | Primary 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 1581 | Relating to public school bilingual education programs, dual language immersion programs, and special language programs. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 3358 | Relating to the definition of an emergency service provider for purposes of critical incident stress management and crisis response services. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 3134 | Relating to advanced air mobility. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 5134 | Relating to eligibility to request a deposition before bringing a civil action. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 12, 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 4670 | Relating to dispute resolution for and enforcement actions against certain long-term care facilities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 12, 2025 |
| HB 464 | Relating to the establishment of a grant program to support the elimination of illegally disposed of scrap tires. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 12, 2025 |
| HB 3602 | Relating to the execution of a search warrant for taking a blood specimen from certain persons in certain intoxication offenses. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1441 | Relating to the model training curriculum for school district peace officers and school resource officers. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 12, 2025 |
| HB 2275 | Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. | Primary 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 1585 | Relating to housing finance corporations and to the location of residential developments owned by those corporations. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 8, 2025 |
| HB 4635 | Relating to disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence in the denial of insurance claims. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 7, 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 3261 | Relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain offenses committed when younger than 25 years of age. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 7, 2025 |
| HB 3756 | Relating to the powers of certain nonresident seller's permit holders who also hold a winery permit. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 1, 2025 |
| HB 1079 | Relating to the inclusion of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and Leadership Officer Training Corps programs as public school career and technology education programs and the indicator of achievement for military readiness under the public school accountability system. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 1, 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. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2025 |
| HB 946 | Relating to prohibiting oral releases for automobile insurance claims. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 28, 2025 |
| HB 3364 | Relating to the establishment of a veterinarian-client-patient relationship and to the practice of veterinary medicine by telephone or electronic means. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 28, 2025 |
| HR 945 | In memory of Pope Francis. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 24, 2025 |
| HB 1644 | Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of a substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B or xylazine. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 24, 2025 |
| HB 345 | Relating to an appraisal process for disputed losses under residential property insurance policies. | Primary 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 |
| 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 |
| HR 230 | Honoring Ken Molberg for his service as a justice of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 9, 2025 |
| HB 5456 | Relating to resident safety from criminal activity in senior retirement communities. | 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 4636 | Relating to the collection and disclosure of a consumer's driving and precise geolocation data. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 195 | Relating to the dissemination of certain school district ad valorem tax-related information. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 13 | Relating to creating the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| HR 267 | Recognizing February 12, 2025, as Texas Trial Lawyers Association Women's Caucus Lobby Day at the State Capitol. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 3738 | Relating to an annual study on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in school lunches. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 3736 | Relating to prohibiting certain additives from being included in food and drinks provided by school districts. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 3735 | Relating to health benefit plan coverage for prenatal care, childbirth, and postnatal care provided in a hospital, birthing center, or home setting. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 3456 | Relating to prohibiting high fructose corn syrup from being included in drinks sold by school districts. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 24, 2025 |
| HB 3194 | Relating to the grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action by the Texas Board of Nursing. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 20, 2025 |
| HB 2922 | Relating to use of artificial intelligence in utilization review conducted for health benefit plans. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 2840 | Relating to the labeling of products as milk and milk products. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 2753 | Relating to unlawful employment practices based on sexual harassment, including complaints and civil actions arising from those practices. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 2627 | Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program and the expansion of Medicaid eligibility to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; imposing penalties. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2025 |
| HR 231 | In memory of Mary Winifred Weingarth Newton. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 2150 | Relating to telephone access for certain health benefit plan verifications and preauthorization requests and for utilization review requests. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 2119 | Relating to preauthorization of certain benefits by certain health benefit plan issuers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 2009 | Relating to an annual occupational medical examination for fire fighters. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 1717 | Relating to prosecution of certain criminal offense prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving children. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HCR 94 | Designating May 8 as Vaccination Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035. | 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 1083 | Relating to eligibility for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2025 |
| HR 412 | Recognizing March 5, 2025, as Coppell Day at the State Capitol. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 981 | Relating to access to certain litigation, law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial records under the public information law. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 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 |
| HB 965 | Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 956 | Relating to the reporting of certain orders and convictions to the Department of Public Safety and Federal Bureau of Investigation for use with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System for the transfer of firearms. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 884 | Relating to the municipal sales and use tax for street maintenance. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 445 | Relating to an early agreement credit for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 28, 2025 |
| HB 337 | Relating to the dedication of surplus money in the foundation school fund to increase the basic allotment under the Foundation School Program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 28, 2025 |
| HB 289 | Relating to a reduction of the amount by which certain school districts must reduce their local revenue levels in excess of entitlement under the public school finance system. | Primary 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 |