AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today upon announcing the second round of his top 40 priority bills for the 89th regular legislative session:

“The Texas Senate has started the 89th regular legislative session at breakneck pace. We have already passed 10 of my top 40 priority bills over to the Texas House. The following priority bills have already passed the Senate:

Senate Bill 2 – Providing School Choice
Senate Bill 4 – Increasing the Homestead Exemption to $140,000 ($150,000 for Seniors)
Senate Bill 5 – Combatting Dementia and Alzheimer’s – Establishing DPRIT (Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas)
Senate Bill 9 – Reforming Bail – Keeping Violent Criminals Off Our Streets
Senate Bill 20 – Stopping AI-Generated Child Pornography
Senate Bill 21 – Establishing the Texas Bitcoin Reserve
Senate Bill 25 – Making Texas Healthy Again
Senate Bill 26 – Increasing Teacher Pay
Senate Bill 28 – Banning Lottery Couriers
Senate Bill 40 – Bail Reform

“We are moving rapidly to ensure all these bills, which reflect the will of the conservative majority of Texans, have ample time to pass the Texas House and arrive at Gov. Abbott’s desk to be signed into law. This session has started out with a hopeful working relationship with Speaker Burrows. Working together with the House, this could be the best session ever for all Texans and especially for conservatives.

“Today, I am announcing the second round of my top 40 priority bills – Senate Bills 26-40. Senate Bills 26, 28, and 40 already passed the Senate in recent weeks.

“Just because a bill is not included in my top 40 priorities does not mean it is not a priority for me or the Senate. Hundreds of bills will pass the Senate this session, all of which are important to Texans statewide. Many other priorities are also included in our state budget, such as border security, hiring more Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers and enhancing statewide disaster relief.

“The Texas Senate is the finest, most deliberative legislative body in America. Texans, and especially conservatives, can count on us to lead the charge by passing our bold, conservative agenda to keep Texas strong. Our goal is to have all 40 of my, the senators’, and the people’s priority bills passed by mid-April.”

 
Lt. Gov. Patrick’s Second Round of Priority Bills:
Senate Bill 26 – Increasing Teacher Pay
Senate Bill 27 – Establishing a Teacher Bill of Rights
Senate Bill 28 – Banning Lottery Couriers
Senate Bill 29 – Incorporate Texas!
Senate Bill 30 – Curbing Nuclear Verdicts
Senate Bill 31 – Life of the Mother Act
Senate Bill 32 – Business Tax Relief
Senate Bill 33 – Stopping Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Travel
Senate Bill 34 – Wildfire Response
Senate Bill 35 – Competing for Quality Roads
Senate Bill 36 – Establishing a Homeland Security Division within DPS
Senate Bill 37 – Reforming Faculty Senates
Senate Bill 38 – Stopping Squatters
Senate Bill 39 – Protecting Texas Trucking
Senate Bill 40 – Bail Reform

 
In Case You Missed It, Here is Lt. Gov. Patrick’s First Round of Priority Bills:
Senate Bill 1 – Senate’s Budget for Texas
Senate Bill 2 – Providing School Choice
Senate Bill 3 – Banning THC in Texas
Senate Bill 4 – Increasing the Homestead Exemption to $140,000 ($150,000 for Seniors)
Senate Bill 5 – Combatting Dementia and Alzheimer’s – Establishing DPRIT (Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas)
Senate Bill 6 – Increasing Texas’ Electric Grid Reliability
Senate Bill 7 – Increasing Investments in Texas’ Water Supply
Senate Bill 8 – Requiring Local Law Enforcement to Assist the Federal Government’s Deportation Efforts
Senate Bill 9 – Reforming Bail – Keeping Violent Criminals Off Our Streets
Senate Bill 10 – Placing the Ten Commandments in School
Senate Bill 11 – Protecting the Freedom to Pray in School
Senate Bill 12 – Establishing a Parental Bill of Rights in Public Education
Senate Bill 13 – Guarding Against Inappropriate Books in Public Schools
Senate Bill 14 – Texas DOGE – Improving Government Efficiency
Senate Bill 15 – Removing Barriers to Affordable Housing
Senate Bill 16 – Stopping Non-Citizens from Voting
Senate Bill 17 – Stopping Foreign Adversaries’ Land Grabs
Senate Bill 18 – Stopping Drag Time Story Hour
Senate Bill 19 – Stopping Taxpayer Dollars for Lobbyists
Senate Bill 20 – Stopping AI-Generated Child Pornography
Senate Bill 21 – Establishing the Texas Bitcoin Reserve
Senate Bill 22 – Establishing Texas as America’s Film Capital
Senate Bill 23 – Removing the Cap on the Rainy Day Fund to Secure Texas’ Long-Term Financial Future
Senate Bill 24 – Educating Texas Students on the Horrors of Communism
Senate Bill 25 – Making Texas Healthy Again