Ron Reynolds, Texas State of Representative from the 27th district | www.roneugenereynolds.com
Ron Reynolds, Texas State of Representative from the 27th district | www.roneugenereynolds.com
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to protection for certain essential workers and health care practitioners in the private sector who report certain activities or violations of law’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the Texas Labor Code by adding Chapter 24 to provide employment protections for essential workers and health care practitioners in the private sector who report activities they believe compromise patient or workplace safety or violate laws. It applies only to employees designated as essential by the Texas commission based on federal guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic or who are licensed health care practitioners. The bill prohibits employers from retaliating against these employees by suspending, terminating, or taking adverse personnel actions if they make reports in good faith to proper authorities. It classifies such retaliation as an unlawful employment practice under Chapter 21. This Act will be effective Sept. 1, 2025, and will only apply to unlawful employment practices occurring on or after this date.
Ron Reynolds, member of the House Committee on House Administration, proposed another 54 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Reynolds graduated from Texas Southern University in 1996 with a BS and again in 1999 from Texas Tech University School of Law with a JD.
Ron Reynolds is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 27th House district. He replaced previous state representative Dora Olivo in 2011.
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 4258 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to the authority of the comptroller of public accounts and certain political subdivisions of this state to invest certain money in cryptocurrencies |
| HB 3294 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to the offense of providing or requesting or allowing another to provide a breath specimen for an ignition interlock device; creating a criminal offense |
| HB 3193 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to the punishment for intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter; changing eligibility for mandatory supervision, parole, and community supervision; increasing criminal penalties |
| HB 4250 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to emergency generators or other power sources for nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and certain multiunit complexes; providing a civil penalty |
| HB 4249 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to the establishment of a grant program to provide training to public school educators and administrators related to teaching historically underserved students |
| HB 4248 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to the authority to impose municipal sales and use taxes; authorizing an increase in the rate of a tax |
| HB 4246 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to authorizing counties to conduct elections using countywide polling |
| HB 4245 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to compensatory and punitive damage limits in employment discrimination claims |
| HB 4244 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to required reporting and online posting of certain information by solid waste facilities |
| HB 4177 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to contracting with companies that boycott or discriminate against certain entities |
| HB 4162 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to the creation of an anonymous reporting program for employees of certain generation facilities |
| HB 4160 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to the release of certain video surveillance of special education settings |
| HB 4159 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to prohibiting the manufacture, assembly, or ownership of unmarked firearms and other conduct involving certain firearms and component parts of firearms; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a fee |
| HB 4151 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to fair housing practices in the State of Texas, including the consideration of criminal history in rental decisions |
| HB 4143 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to initiatives for first-generation students, low-income students, or underserved student populations at public institutions of higher education |
| HB 3927 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to the consideration of certain local government actions before the renewal of air permits for certain concrete plants |
| HB 3926 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to the consideration of the cumulative effects of air contaminant emissions in the emissions permitting process |
| HB 3925 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to contested case hearings on the issuance, renewal, or revocation of authorizations to use certain standard air quality permits |
| HB 3893 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to the protection of whistleblowers, accountability in public and private sectors, and penalties for retaliatory actions |
| HB 3752 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to the creation of the Texas Southern University College of Medicine at Texas Southern University |
| HB 3730 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to the creation of the Texas Southern University College of Dentistry at Texas Southern University |
| HB 3729 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to the creation of a public information campaign to raise awareness of the Texas Compassionate Use Program |
| HB 3443 | 03/21/2025 | Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained |
| HB 3346 | 03/21/2025 | Relating to distributed energy resources |
| HB 3301 | 03/21/2025 | Relating to establishing the permanent public school fund to reduce school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes and provide funding for public school prekindergarten programs |
| HB 3300 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to a study by the comptroller of public accounts on the modernization and efficient administration of state government |
| HB 3299 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the regulation of building products by governmental entities |
| HB 3298 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to air quality permits for certain concrete batch plants |
| HB 3297 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the establishment of the Texas prekindergarten fund to support public school prekindergarten education |
| HB 3295 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the repeal of certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education |
| HB 3028 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to requiring notice regarding the potential eligibility to vote of certain persons convicted of a felony |
| HB 3027 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the admission of nonresident undergraduate and graduate students to public institutions of higher education |
| HB 2957 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the operation and movement of motorcycles on a roadway laned for traffic |
| HB 2668 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to a study conducted by the Commission on Jail Standards on the living conditions and safety of persons confined in the Harris County jail |
| HB 2533 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the removal of a conservator, board of managers, or other alternative management of a campus or school district in certain circumstances |
| HB 1504 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by qualifying patients with certain debilitating medical conditions and the licensing of dispensing organizations and cannabis testing facilities; authorizing fees |
| HB 1470 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to a task force to study the legal and societal barriers to equality for transgender persons |
| HB 1405 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to bullying and cyberbullying in public schools |
| HB 1341 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to establishment of maximum allowable ground level concentrations of hydrogen sulfide by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
| HB 1111 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression; providing an administrative penalty |
| HB 894 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the acceptance of identification for voters who identify as transgender |
| HB 882 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to building codes applicable in the unincorporated areas of a county; authorizing a fee |
| HB 871 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the residential and commercial building codes of municipalities |
| HB 866 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the creation of the Climate Change Impact Assessment Council |
| HB 859 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Environmental Justice Advisory Council |
| HB 853 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the issuance of air quality permits for certain facilities located in a nonattainment area |
| HB 838 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the interconnection of the ERCOT power grid to grids outside the ERCOT power region |
| HB 822 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative and civil penalties |
| HB 812 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the minimum wage |
| HB 726 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
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