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Rep. Gina Hinojosa introduced HB 5281 to the Texas House on Monday, April 7 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 a prohibition on the dissemination of certain personal identifying information by a state agency to the federal government’’.

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

This bill seeks to amend the Government Code to prohibit state agencies in Texas from disseminating unredacted or unanonymized personal identifying information to the federal government or its officials, unless such dissemination is necessary for compliance with federal or state laws or programs, or is authorized in writing by the individual whose information is being shared. The bill requires that any written consent obtained from individuals for the sharing of their information must be retained in the state agency's records. These restrictions apply only to information disseminated or retained by state agencies on or after the effective date of Sept. 1, 2025.

Gina Hinojosa, member of the House Committee on Public Education, proposed another 32 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.

Hinojosa graduated from the University of Texas with a BA and again in 1999 from George Washington National Law Center with a JD.

Gina Hinojosa is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 49th House district. She replaced previous state representative Elliott Naishtat 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
HB 5481	04/07/2025	Relating to the continuation of a residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation while the owner is temporarily absent because of service outside of the United States as a Foreign Service member employed under United States Code, title 22
HB 5419	04/07/2025	Relating to eliminating inefficiencies in the organization, operation, powers, regulations, and management of the Texas Education Agency to prioritize the provision of funding directly to public schools
HB 5413	04/07/2025	Relating to utilization of certain highways designated by metropolitan planning organizations
HB 5288	04/07/2025	Relating to the allocation, use, and transfer of federal education block grants
HB 5286	04/07/2025	Relating to the release of a person on parole or mandatory supervision from a residential correctional facility
HB 5284	04/07/2025	Relating to considerations in awarding contracts under the Medicaid managed care program to managed care organizations that are public benefit corporations
HB 5282	04/07/2025	Relating to the use of artificial intelligence to score certain portions of assessment instruments administered to public school students
HB 5279	04/07/2025	Relating to consideration of the compensation of a vendor's chief executive officer as an additional relevant factor in determining the best value for the state when awarding a state contract
HB 4821	04/03/2025	Relating to speech protections for student media publications in public schools
HB 1175	03/25/2025	Relating to the provision of a student transcript by an independent school district
HB 2910	03/19/2025	Relating to single-family homes held by corporate owners for rental purposes; providing a civil penalty
HB 2227	03/14/2025	Relating to the period for transporting a criminal defendant who is found incompetent to stand trial to a facility for competency restoration services and to the compensation to the county for the costs of confinement occurring after that period
HB 1933	03/14/2025	Relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote
HB 1323	03/10/2025	Relating to a standard and set of indicators in the academic accountability system
HB 1218	03/10/2025	Relating to postage for early voting ballots voted by mail
HB 1216	03/10/2025	Relating to the voter registration powers of volunteer deputy registrars
HB 1214	03/10/2025	Relating to consideration of education-related income in determining eligibility of applicants for residential tenancies
HB 1213	03/10/2025	Relating to the issuance of a transcript by a postsecondary educational institution to a student who is in default on certain student loans
HB 1212	03/10/2025	Relating to the means by which schools are compared in the Public School Accountability System
HB 1205	03/10/2025	Relating to the attempted acquisition of a firearm by a person prohibited from possessing a firearm
HB 1192	03/07/2025	Relating to an allotment under the Foundation School Program to provide full and individual initial evaluations for special education services
HB 1190	03/07/2025	Relating to the reduction of methane gas flaring on land dedicated to the permanent university fund
HB 1185	03/07/2025	Relating to a landlord's notice to residential tenants regarding rent increases
HB 1184	03/07/2025	Relating to prohibiting a prospective residential landlord from increasing the amount of rent during the rental application process
HB 1182	03/07/2025	Relating to certain procedures for voters to vote a limited ballot in a new county of residence
HB 1180	03/07/2025	Relating to voting a limited ballot on election day following the change of the county of residence by a voter
HB 1179	03/07/2025	Relating to the admission policy of an open-enrollment charter school
HB 1174	03/07/2025	Relating to a requirement that an applicant for a permit to drill an oil or gas well submit a gas capture plan for the well
HB 1165	03/07/2025	Relating to the submission of certain reports to the legislature by the governor regarding a declared state of disaster
HB 1161	03/07/2025	Relating to an advance directive and do-not-resuscitate order of a pregnant woman and information provided for an advance directive
HB 1159	03/07/2025	Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain general academic teaching institutions
HB 1157	03/07/2025	Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system