Douglas Bryan Hughes, Texas State Senator from 1st District (R) | https://www.facebook.com/BryanHughesTX
Douglas Bryan Hughes, Texas State Senator from 1st District (R) | https://www.facebook.com/BryanHughesTX
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to updating the Labor Code in accordance with the United States and Texas Constitutions’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the Labor Code to specify that an unlawful employment practice arises when race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, or disability is a motivating factor in employment practices, unless combined with objective, job-related factors to promote diversity. It mandates state agencies to develop and implement personnel policies complying with a workforce diversity program. The bill repeals Section 21.121 and Subchapter J, Chapter 21 of the Labor Code. The act takes effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote in each house; otherwise, it becomes effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Bryan Hughes, chair of the Senate Committee on State Affairs and member of the Senate Committee on Nominations, proposed another 121 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Hughes graduated from the University of Texas at Tyler with a BBA and again from Baylor University School of Law with a JD.
Bryan Hughes is currently serving in the Texas State Senate, representing the state's 1st Senate district. He replaced previous state senator Kevin Eltife in 2017.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| SB 3002 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies |
| SB 2884 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to an annual salary supplement for a judge of a division of the business court |
| SB 2883 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the business court |
| SB 2879 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the Texas Supreme Court's rulemaking power over practice and procedure in civil actions |
| SB 2861 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to negotiated rulemaking by the commissioner of insurance |
| SB 2800 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the imposition of a fee for oil and gas waste that is not produced in this state |
| SB 2515 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 64 in Smith County as the Fire Marshal Jimmy W. Seaton Memorial Highway |
| SB 2511 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to broadcast coverage agreements for postseason activity of students representing a University Interscholastic League member school |
| SB 2043 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to prohibited retaliation against a physician or health care provider for reporting certain violations or taking certain actions with respect to the provision of health care services; providing a civil remedy |
| SB 776 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to the award of compensatory damages caused by certain delays under governmental construction contracts |
| SB 1270 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers |
| SB 895 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to a student's eligibility to participate in the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program |
| SB 31 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment |
| SB 2880 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs, and to the destruction of certain property; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a private civil right of action |
| SB 2457 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to clarity and certainty in the administration and operation of Medicaid |
| SB 2456 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to religious programs and activities available to inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
| SB 2450 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the participation and reimbursement of and requirements affecting certain providers, including providers of eye health care and vision care services, under Medicaid |
| SB 2430 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to measures to protect public institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; providing civil and administrative penalties; increasing a criminal penalty |
| SB 2384 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the creation of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Regional Administrative Judicial Districts, the creation of the office of regional district attorney for each district, and the powers and duties of regional district attorneys |
| SB 2339 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to approval of graduate medical education by the Texas Medical Board and medical care provided at certain health care facilities by physicians with that education or certain board certification |
| SB 2337 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the provision of proxy advisory services in connection with certain entities domiciled in this state |
| SB 2249 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to references to years in instructional material used in public schools |
| SB 2198 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the relocation, adjustment, and ownership of commercial signs |
| SB 2115 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of certain engineering firms to participate in the construction of a reservoir |
| SB 2114 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the removal of certain proposed reservoir sites from the state water plan |
| SB 2113 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to a special right of access under the public information law for a member of a governing board |
| SB 2109 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the appointment of deputy constables |
| SB 2108 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the inclusion of direct primary care fees as qualified medical expenses applied toward insurance deductibles in certain state health benefit plans |
| SB 2101 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the prohibition of access by minors to sexually explicit materials in municipal public library collections; providing a civil penalty |
| SB 2100 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to public use of audio and visual materials produced by the legislative branch |
| SB 2099 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the definition of a cottage food production operation |
| SB 2098 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to requirements for courses in the core curriculum adopted by public institutions of higher education |
| SB 2097 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers |
| SB 2090 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project |
| SB 2035 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to contributions, expenditures, and related activities for supporting or opposing a ballot measure; creating criminal offenses; providing a civil penalty |
| SB 1763 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to the production and ownership of brine |
| SB 2002 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the issuance of gold and silver specie and the establishment of a currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee |
| SB 1897 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to advanced communications infrastructure security; authorizing a fee; providing administrative penalties |
| SB 1861 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the appointment of a special prosecutor by the court of criminal appeals for certain criminal cases |
| SB 1847 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to prohibiting contracts or other agreements with certain foreign-owned companies in connection with critical infrastructure in this state and the use of certain technology purchased or leased from those companies |
| SB 1837 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to interim rates charged by electric utilities during a rate suspension period |
| SB 1836 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the evaluation of applications for certain financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs |
| SB 1808 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the dissolution of the Rose City Municipal Utility District |
| SB 1771 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to compliance of certain aeronautics structures with federal law |
| SB 1742 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to required instruction in the Success Sequence for students in public schools |
| SB 1732 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the prescribing and ordering of Schedule II controlled substances in a narcotic drug treatment program by certain advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants |
| SB 1659 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to requiring a warrant to search certain location information purchased by a governmental entity from a data broker or electronic personal data tracker |
| SB 1653 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the provision of certain co-navigation services to individuals who are deaf-blind |
| SB 1651 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant program |
| SB 1648 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to regulation of online global marketplaces |
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