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Bill Statistics & Upcoming Deadlines, May 19, 2025

As the 89th Legislature draws to a close, a series of end-of-session deadlines begin to take effect. Below is a list of deadlines that occur next week:

 

  • Monday, May 26: Deadline for the last House Local & Consent Calendar with Senate bills (SBs) to be distributed.
  • Tuesday, May 27: Last day for the House to consider second reading Senate bills and Senate joint resolutions (SJRs) on the House Daily or Supplemental Calendar.
  • Wednesday, May 28: Last day for the House to consider local and consent Senate bills on second and third reading, and all third reading Senate bills and Senate joint resolutions on the Supplemental Calendar.
    Last day for the Senate to consider all bills and joint resolutions on second or third reading.
  • Thursday, May 29: Deadline for Senate amendments to be distributed in the House.
  • Friday, May 30: Deadline for House copies of conference committee report (CCR) on the general appropriations bill to be distributed.
    Last day for the House to act on Senate amendments.
    Deadline for Senate copies of conference committee reports on tax, general appropriations, and reapportionment bills to be printed and distributed.
  • Saturday, May 31: Deadline for House copies of conference committee reports on joint resolutions and bills other than the general appropriations bill to be distributed.
    Deadline for Senate copies of all conference committee reports on joint resolutions and bills other than tax, general appropriations, and reapportionment bills to be printed and distributed.
  • Sunday, June 1: Last day for the House to adopt conference committee reports or discharge House conferees and concur in Senate amendments.
    Last day for the Senate to concur in House amendments or adopt conference committee reports.
  • Monday, June 2: Last day of the 89th Regular Session (Sine die); only corrections may be considered in the House and the Senate.

 

House and Senate calendars are available on Texas Legislature Online.

 

 

Bill statistics for the period of November 12, 2024 — May 16, 2025, are below.

 

 

  House Bills (HBs) &
House Joint Resolutions (HJRs)
Senate Bills (SBs) &
Senate Joint Resolutions (SJRs)
Filed 5,852 3,160
Reported out of committee 1,901 1,108
Passed by chamber of origin 1,172 982
Referred to committee in opposite chamber 804 968
Reported out of committee in opposite chamber 208 607
Passed opposite chamber 92 215
Sent to governor (bills only) 55 178
Signed by the governor (bills only) 1 34

 

Previous bill statistics: