Charles Perry, Texas State Senator from 28th District (R) | https://www.facebook.com/ElectCharlesPerry
Charles Perry, Texas State Senator from 28th District (R) | https://www.facebook.com/ElectCharlesPerry
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the dissemination of juvenile justice information by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
The bill amends the Family Code to allow the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to provide access to juvenile justice information for research, statistical purposes, or other approved uses. Authorized recipients include criminal justice agencies, the Texas Education Agency, agencies under the Health and Human Services Commission's authority, the Department of Family and Protective Services, and public or private universities. Access is available for information that is not identifiable under Chapter 552 of the Government Code. This Act is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.
Charles Perry, chair of the Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, member of the Senate Committee on Transportation, and vice chair of the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services, proposed another 40 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Perry graduated from Texas Tech University in 1984 with a BBA.
Charles Perry is currently serving in the Texas State Senate, representing the state's 28th Senate district. He replaced previous state senator Robert L. Duncan in 2014.
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 2720 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the authority of the Department of State Health Services to lease certain real property |
| SB 2719 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the lease of certain state property from the Department of State Health Services to Travis County |
| SB 2694 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the operation and dissolution of the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority and to agreements between Texas Tech University and the authority |
| SB 2677 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to disclosures for certain commercial sales-based financing transactions and the registration of commercial sales-based financing brokers; authorizing a fee and providing a civil penalty |
| SB 2659 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to recycling of certain renewable energy components; authorizing an administrative penalty |
| SB 2657 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the inclusion of recycling or disposal provisions in certain lease agreements of wind or solar power facilities |
| SB 1377 | 04/02/2025 | Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties |
| SB 2397 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the establishment of the task force on disability policy |
| SB 2358 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the establishment of an electronic health record loan program for certain health care facilities |
| SB 2356 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to hospital staffing report processes and to retaliation and mandatory overtime protections for nurses; providing administrative penalties |
| SB 2144 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the authority of a reserve peace officer |
| SB 2142 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the creation of the consumable hemp products account in the general revenue fund and imposing fees for licensing manufacturers of consumable hemp products and registering certain retailers of consumable hemp products |
| SB 1891 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to test years used for ratemaking purposes by certain water and sewer utilities |
| SB 1890 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to workers' compensation insurance coverage and bid bonding requirements for small municipal construction projects |
| SB 1875 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the repeal of the requirement that certain entities subject to the franchise tax must file a public information report with the comptroller of public accounts |
| SB 1867 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the addition of certain substances to Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act |
| SB 1866 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act |
| SB 2988 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to certification by the commission prior to the award of health plan provider contracts under Medicaid managed care |
| SB 2952 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the regulation of hemp and nonconsumable hemp products; increasing a criminal penalty; increasing a civil penalty and providing other penalties; requiring an occupational license; imposing and authorizing certain fees |
| SB 1645 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to a study by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center on health, nutrition, physical activity, and chronic health issues in this state |
| SB 1629 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the administration by the Texas Water Development Board of the Texas Water Bank and certain funds and accounts |
| SB 1461 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the administration, authority, and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general |
| SB 1546 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of certain land on the basis of the land's productivity value when a portion of the land is taken for a right-of-way through an exercise of the power of eminent domain |
| SB 1487 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the participation of an advanced practice registered nurse as a participating or preferred provider for health maintenance organizations and preferred provider benefit plans |
| SB 1399 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to fluid oil and gas waste and products and byproducts of that waste |
| SB 1289 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the permissible uses of the Texas water fund |
| SB 1288 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the redesignation of the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory Committee as the Texas Water Fund Advisory Committee, the abolition of the Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund Advisory Committee, and the composition and functions of the Texas Water Fund Advisory Committee |
| SB 1213 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the establishment of a career and technical education reporting grant program by the Texas Education Agency |
| SB 959 | 02/13/2025 | Relating to modification of certain prescription drug benefits and coverage offered by certain health benefit plans |
| SB 306 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education |
| SB 303 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the appointment of spoken language interpreters for certain court proceedings |
| SB 301 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the required number of minutes of instructional time to be provided by a juvenile justice alternative education program |
| SB 300 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the exchange of certain information between the Department of Family and Protective Services or certain foster care services contractors and a state or local juvenile justice agency |
| SB 299 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to remotely conducting depositions, hearings, and other proceedings in juvenile cases |
| SB 298 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the carrying of weapons by community supervision and corrections department officers, juvenile probation officers, and certain retired law enforcement officers and to criminal liability for taking a weapon from certain of those officers |
| SB 297 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding |
| SB 295 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the punishment for the offense of arson involving a government building |
| SB 294 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of residential picketing |
| SB 267 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to unconditional designation of physicians as participating providers in a managed care plan |
| SB 265 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the applicability of sales and use taxes to certain services provided by a marketplace provider |
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