Sen. Nathan Johnson introduced SB 2993, a bill on State Finances, to the Texas Senate on Friday, March 14 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’relating to the Texas presidential library promotion program and fund’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill creates the Texas presidential library promotion program and fund to support and enhance presidential libraries within the state. Managed by the Texas Historical Commission, the program aims to recognize the significance of these libraries as historical and educational resources and boost tourism. It will provide financial backing for the renovation of permanent exhibits, market the libraries to increase public awareness, and collaborate on developing a mobile exhibit that educates communities and schools about the contributions of Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush. The program will receive funding from state appropriations, interest income, and donations. The act mandates the establishment of this program as soon as practicable, with an effective date of Sept. 1, 2025.
Nathan Johnson, the vice chair of the Senate Committee on Jurisprudence, proposed another 127 bills during the 89(R) legislative session. He is also a member of the Senate Committee on Business & Commerce, a member of the Senate Committee on Committee of the Whole Senate, a member of the Senate Committee on Economic Development, a member of the Senate Committee on Transportation, and a member of the Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Johnson graduated from the University of Arizona in 1990 with a BS and again in 1993 from University of Texas School of Law with a JD.
Nathan Johnson is currently serving in the Texas State Senate, representing the state’s 16th Senate district. He replaced previous state senator Don Huffines in 2019.
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 2994 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to energy efficiency goals and programs, public information regarding energy efficiency programs, and the participation of loads in certain energy markets |
| SB 2992 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the operations of the Texas military forces at the Texas-Mexico border; authorizing a civil penalty |
| SB 2991 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the use of an automated employment decision tool by an employer to assess a job applicant’s fitness for a position; imposing an administrative penalty |
| SB 2835 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to municipal regulation of stairway requirements in certain apartment buildings |
| SB 2834 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the eviction hearings and appeals |
| SB 2833 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the nonjudicial foreclosure sale of certain residential real property |
| SB 2638 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the misleading use of bot accounts; authorizing a civil penalty |
| SB 2637 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to disclosures about certain automated posts on social media platforms; providing a civil penalty |
| SB 2636 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the denial of certain applications for a permit or other authorization under the Texas Clean Air Act on the basis of certain adverse impacts |
| SB 2635 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the name and governance of the Railroad Commission of Texas |
| SB 2634 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the interconnection of electric vehicles to the ERCOT power grid |
| SB 2633 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas |
| SB 2632 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the disclosure of certain contracting information under the public information law |
| SB 2379 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the applicability of certain laws regarding peer-to-peer car sharing programs |
| SB 2377 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the availability of certain working papers and electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and technical examiners under the public information law |
| SB 2376 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to student access to certain academic records held by a public institution of higher education or career school or college; authorizing fees |
| SB 2375 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 88th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature |
| SB 2374 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the establishment of a grant program for the provision of menstrual products at public schools |
| SB 2373 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the financial exploitation or abuse of persons using artificially generated media or phishing communications; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense |
| SB 2323 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the disclosure of certain information regarding a record of a collision or violation involving a person operating a railroad locomotive or train |
| SB 2305 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses |
| SB 2304 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the age at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over a child and to the minimum age of criminal responsibility |
| SB 2303 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the definition of holster for purposes of certain criminal offenses |
| SB 2302 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to certain fees charged to tenants of residential properties |
| SB 2301 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to municipal charters that set a minimum or maximum number of municipal employees |
| SB 2300 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the termination and compensation of a city manager |
| SB 2299 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to authority of a home-rule municipality to adopt a charter, charter amendment, ordinance, or other measure affecting the municipality’s governmental immunity |
| SB 2197 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the filing fee for nomination by convention |
| SB 2196 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the period during which an order for emergency protection remains in effect |
| SB 2195 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the reporting of certain orders and convictions to the Department of Public Safety and Federal Bureau of Investigation for use with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System for the transfer of firearms |
| SB 2129 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the operation of vehicles at railroad grade crossings; increasing a criminal penalty |
| SB 2126 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway |
| SB 2121 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the regulation of certain business entities that act as data brokers |
| SB 2120 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the Task Force on Eating Disorders Prevalence |
| SB 2028 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain offenses relating to the possession of marihuana, certain tetrahydrocannabinols, certain synthetic cannabinoids, and drug paraphernalia; imposing a fee |
| SB 2021 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the interconnection and integration of distributed energy resources |
| SB 2011 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the adoption of noise regulations by certain counties; providing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee |
| SB 1898 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the discharge or use of certain firefighting foams for testing or training |
| SB 1864 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to egg grading and the selling of ungraded eggs; authorizing a fee |
| SB 1841 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the confidentiality of certain information collected by certain local governments and airport governing boards |
| SB 1822 | 03/03/2025 | Relating to the use of artificial intelligence-based algorithms in utilization review conducted for certain health benefit plans |
| SB 1821 | 03/03/2025 | Relating to notice of the health of children attending a child-care facility |
| SB 1820 | 03/03/2025 | Relating to certain disclosures and other requirements and prohibited conduct relating to the sale of tickets for concerts and other events |
| SB 1752 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to status offenses committed by a child, including the repeal of the status offense of a child voluntarily running away from home |
| SB 1726 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to the Social Work Licensure Compact; authorizing fees |
| SB 1724 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to certain statutory changes to reflect and address same-sex marriages and parenting relationships and to the removal of provisions regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct |
| SB 1661 | 02/26/2025 | Relating to the provision of nutrition support services to Medicaid recipients in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services and a report on the health outcomes of providing those services |
| SB 1625 | 02/25/2025 | Relating to the reporting of certain security incidents by public water systems to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Department of Information Resources |
| SB 1624 | 02/25/2025 | Relating to the purposes for which the Texas Water Bank and the Texas Water Trust may accept and hold water rights |
| SB 1623 | 02/25/2025 | Relating to the dedication of certain water rights to the Texas Water Trust |
