89th Texas Legislature · 3 bills tracked
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The work is the bills.

Every piece of humane legislation the coalition is writing, testifying on, and moving through the Texas Capitol — updated after every committee hearing and every floor vote.

89th Texas Legislature · Live snapshot

Updated this session

3
Bills tracked
89th
Texas Lege
4
Stages tracked
254
Counties

Active bills.

Every humane bill the coalition is writing, testifying on, or moving — updated after every committee hearing and every floor vote.

HB 3187
Active · House
Companion Animal Welfare Act
Establishes statewide standards for tethering, shelter, and veterinary care for companion animals. Drafted by the coalition. Heads to House floor after 9–3 committee vote.
[04] On House Floor
FiledComm.FloorSigned
SB 942
Filed · Senate
Tethering Standards (Senate Companion)
Senate companion to HB 1842 from the 88th. Clean filing, short timeline to committee assignment. Coalition-drafted technical language on tethering duration and shade requirements.
[02] Committee assignment
FiledComm.FloorSigned
HB 4415
Filed · House
Municipal Shelter Reporting Act
Mandates public quarterly reporting on intake, outcome, and euthanasia data from municipal shelters receiving state grants. Drafted with Texas Association of Municipal Shelters.
[01] Awaiting assignment
FiledComm.FloorSigned

The record.

Every bill the coalition has moved, passed, or kept fighting across prior sessions. Sessions prior to the 88th were before the coalition existed.

Recent wins · 88th Legislature

SB 287
Cruelty-felony expansion — covering interstate transport and aggravating circumstances.Signed · June 2025
HB 1104
Veterinary telemedicine licensing — passed as amended.Signed · May 2025
SCR 45
Interim committee on animal welfare policy established.Passed · May 2025

Still fighting for · Re-filed or redrafted

HB 1842
Tethering standards — died in committee 88th. Refiled as SB 942 this session.Died · Apr 2025
HB 2718
Breeder licensing — stripped in conference. Coalition drafting replacement for 90th.Gutted · May 2025
SB 1056
Shelter data transparency — never reached committee vote. Re-filed as HB 4415.Stalled · Apr 2025

How we pick the bills.

We don't back every humane bill in Texas. We back the ones where the coalition's work moves the needle — and we say no, publicly, to the rest. The criteria we run every prospective bill through:

[01]

Does it protect animal lives at scale?

Bills that apply to one facility, one species, or one municipality get routed to local partners. We work statewide.

[02]

Is the coalition the best author?

If another Texas org is already carrying a better draft, we testify in support. We don't duplicate work for the credit.

[03]

Can it pass this session?

We draft aspirationally but file realistically. Bills without a credible floor path get held for the next legislature.

[04]

Will shelters and vets implement it?

Every active bill passes a technical review with participating shelters and DVMs before we file. Statute that can't be implemented is statute that can't protect.

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