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88th Legislature Laws

1,240 Laws passed with variable effective dates

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88th Legislature Laws Summary

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Laws passed during the 88th Legislative Session became/become effect:

• immediately upon being signed into law;
• effective 7/1/2023
• effective 8/2/2023
• effective 9/1/2023
• effective 10/1/2023
• effective 10/12/2023
• On date show for adoption if passed by Constitutional Amendment
• effective 12/1/2023
• effective 1/1/2024
• effective 3/1/2024
• effective 7/1/2024
• effective 9/1/2024
• effective 10/1/2024
• effective 1/1/2025
• effective 4/1/2025
• effective 7/1/2025
• effective 9/1/2025
• effective 10/1/2025
• effective 1/1/2026
• effective 1/1/2027

Blogs About 88th Legislature Laws

J.B. Williams, J.D. has published 150 blogs on this subtopic. The 2 most recent blogs are summarized in the following sections. A table at the bottom of the page lists the remaining blogs for this subtopic in chronological order from newest to oldest.

11 more bills that modify the Government Code

Published: 2025-08-27
HB4082 HB4421 HB4539 HB4550 HB4553 HB4615 HB4628 HB4714 HB4879 HB5010 HB5260

9 bills that modify the Government Code

Published: 2025-08-20
HB3286 - Set out regulations for preferred meds for Medicaid
HB3440 - Government meeting agendas must be posted to Internet
HB3485 - Additional work requests may be rejected under special circumstances
HB3698 - Making a registry of protective orders for publicly available information
HB3730 - List for using of centralized phone systems needs to be updated annually
HB3858 - Law enforcement wellness programs for those responding to violence
HB3989 - Excluding private design professionals
HB4051 - No longer requires more than 250,000 population
HB4073 - Certificates are renewable unless expired more than 5 years

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