Angela Paxton Texas Senator - SD8 | Official Website
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the definition of licensing authority as it relates to the collection of certain licensing information about certain day-care employees’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the definition of "licensing authority" within the Human Resources Code to include specific state agencies responsible for issuing licenses relevant to collecting licensing information about certain day-care employees. The agencies explicitly named as licensing authorities are the Department of State Health Services, Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Texas Board of Nursing, Texas Medical Board, State Board for Educator Certification, and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. This revision clarifies the entities responsible for oversight and ensures a comprehensive approach to managing licensing information for daycare operations. The bill is set to take effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Angela Paxton, member of the Senate Committee on Nominations and vice chair of the Senate Committee on State Affairs, proposed another 17 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Paxton graduated from Baylor University with a BS.
Angela Paxton is currently serving in the Texas State Senate, representing the state's 8th Senate district. She replaced previous state senator Van Taylor 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 1843 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the audiology and speech-language pathology interstate compact; authorizing fees |
| SB 1842 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to authorizing a credit union to act as a school district depository |
| SB 1609 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the physician assistant licensure compact; authorizing a fee |
| SB 1557 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to powers of regional transportation authorities |
| SB 1432 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault |
| SB 1425 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the entitlement of certain municipalities to certain tax revenue associated with hotel and convention center projects |
| SB 1424 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer certain baccalaureate degree programs |
| SB 1375 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the continuation of health care provider participation programs in certain counties |
| SB 1212 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty |
| SB 1167 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to elimination of limitations periods for suits for personal injury arising from certain offenses against a child or disabled individual |
| SB 1102 | 02/24/2025 | Relating to the administration of certain drugs by a midwife |
| SB 941 | 02/13/2025 | Relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual exploitation of certain children |
| SB 835 | 02/13/2025 | Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse committed against a child |
| SB 635 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to supplemental pay for members of the Texas military forces suffering an economic hardship as a result of serving on military duty |
| SB 466 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the definition of fetal death certificate |
| SB 206 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to a webpage and mobile application for the provision of pregnancy-related resources and information |
| SB 205 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to fetal development instruction included as part of the public school health curriculum in certain grade levels |
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