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Texas Legislative Process

89th Texas Legislature Key Dates

  • November 11: Bill filing opens
  • January 14: First day of session
  • March 14: Deadline to file bills
  • June 2: Sine die (last day of session

Texas Senate  (website)

  • Leader: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
  • 31 members
  • Key Committees: Finance, Education

Texas House of Representatives (website)

  • 150 members
  • Leader: Speaker of the House (currently Rep. Dade Phelan, speaker is elected by the House of Representatives at the beginning of the session)
  • Key Committees: Appropriations, Article I Appropriations subcommittee, public education, higher education

Resources

The Legislative Process in Texas (2023),  published by the Texas Legislative Council

Citizen Handbook (2019), published  by the Texas Senate

Legislative Glossary

Legislative Reference Library