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A dozen new Texas laws are scheduled to take effect Dec. 4. The new laws come 90 days after the end of a special legislative session that took place this summer.
The overview: Some of the bills becoming law Dec. 4 include:
- House Bill 8, which will replace the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, with three shorter exams beginning in fall 2027
- House Bill 18, which is designed to deter future legislators from leaving the Texas Capitol to prevent a legislative chamber from considering legislation, known as breaking quorum
- Senate Bill 54, which will roll back a short-lived rule that allowed registered Texas voters who moved within a county to update their address at the polls and immediately vote in their new precinct
Stay tuned: HB 4, the congressional redistricting plan at the center of a federal court battle, is also set to take effect Dec. 4. After a federal court struck the congressional map down Nov. 18, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily restored it while justices make a final decision.
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