Wesley Virdell

Sponsored bills

• SB0008: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
• HCR0013: Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas.
• HCR0002: In memory of the victims of the July 2025 Hill Country floods. (primary sponsor)
• HB0025: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
• HB0008: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.
• SB0003: Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas.
• HB0004: Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.
• HR0128: Amending the House Rules of Procedure to authorize additional constitutionally compliant, proportional penalties for members absent without leave for purpose of impeding the action of the House that do not unfairly impair members' representative functions.
• HB0295: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.
• HR0024: Honoring the search and rescue team from Fundación 911 of Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, for its assistance in the response to the July 4, 2025, Hill Country flood. (primary sponsor)
• HR0022: Honoring the first responders who provided aid to those impacted by the Texas Hill Country floods of July 2025. (primary sponsor)
• HB0254: Relating to eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program.
• HR0023: Honoring the Czech urban search-and-rescue team for its assistance in the response to the July 4, 2025, Hill Country flood. (primary sponsor)
• HB0298: Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence.
• HJR0010: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives.
• HR0058: Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives to remove the political party restriction on the vice-chair of a standing committee and to provide that the vice-chair of a committee does not receive a separate budget for that position.
• HB0291: Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state.
• HB0164: Relating to the Texas Flood Recovery, Reimbursement, and Reconstruction Program; authorizing a civil penalty. (primary sponsor)
• HB0287: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to acquire real property for the taking or transportation of water. (primary sponsor)
• HB0286: Relating to a study and report by the Texas Water Development Board, in consultation with certain other entities, of risks from and solutions to flooding. (primary sponsor)