Brandon Creighton, Texas State Senator from 4th District (R) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-creighton-6b483216/
Brandon Creighton, Texas State Senator from 4th District (R) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-creighton-6b483216/
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the manufacture of voting machines by certain foreign persons’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill prohibits manufacturers of voting systems used in elections from entering into, extending, or renewing contracts for software development services with companies or entities headquartered in China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, or Venezuela, or with individuals based in these countries. This restriction is aimed at addressing security and integrity concerns related to foreign influence on election processes. The change applies only to elections ordered on or after the effective date, which is set for Sept. 1, 2025.
Brandon Creighton, chair of the Senate Committee on Education K-16 and member of the Senate Committee on Jurisprudence, proposed another 41 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Creighton graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA and again from Oklahoma City University School of Law with a JD.
Brandon Creighton is currently serving in the Texas State Senate, representing the state's 4th Senate district. He replaced previous state senator Charles Schwertner in 2025.
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 2799 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of reckless driving |
| SB 2704 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the requirement that certain state employees conduct agency business only at the employee's regular place of employment |
| SB 2703 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate condominiums |
| SB 2701 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities |
| SB 2686 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the compensation of and reimbursement of expenses of directors of the Conroe Municipal Management District No. 2 |
| SB 2685 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to municipal and county consent for the creation of and inclusion of territory in certain political subdivisions |
| SB 2684 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to a requirement that a bill for ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit include certain information about bonds issued by the taxing unit |
| SB 2678 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education |
| SB 2631 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the deferment of property taxes for certain individuals and the reduction of the eligible age for tax deferral |
| SB 2630 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to prohibiting the foreclosure of a lien-free or mortgage-free residence homestead by a local taxing entity |
| SB 2620 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the civil liability of certain businesses in connection with allowing concealed handguns on the business premises |
| SB 2618 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to an education savings account program |
| SB 2617 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to a policy adopted by a school district or open-enrollment charter school regarding the expression of dates |
| SB 2616 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the review and evaluation of advanced placement and international baccalaureate courses offered in public schools in this state |
| SB 2614 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to certain requirements and penalties regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at a medical and dental unit |
| SB 2613 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the duties of tenured faculty at public institutions of higher education |
| SB 2494 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the acceptance of a voter |
| SB 1337 | 04/02/2025 | Relating to the computation of certain tax penalties and interest amounts |
| SB 2460 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to rapid DNA analysis performed by certain law enforcement agencies and the content of certain DNA databases |
| SB 2459 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the protection of personal identifying information of certain persons in the judicial system; creating a criminal offense |
| SB 2394 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the information that must be included in a school district bond election proposition |
| SB 2393 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the appraised value of real property that arises from the installation or construction on the property of a generator that is primarily for the production and distribution of energy for on-site use |
| SB 2362 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to unlawful solicitation and distribution of a voter registration application; creating a criminal offense |
| SB 2354 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the authority of certain persons to obtain third-party review of plats and property development plans, permits, and similar documents, and the inspection of an improvement related to such a document |
| SB 2251 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 259; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees, and taxes |
| SB 2234 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the firefighters' relief and retirement fund of certain municipalities |
| SB 1925 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to truancy |
| SB 1856 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to a capacity cost recovery rider for certain electric utilities |
| SB 2107 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to a pilot program for outcomes-based contracts at public schools |
| SB 2106 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention |
| SB 1950 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals for unemployment benefits and the validity of certain claims for unemployment benefits submitted to the Texas Workforce Commission |
| SB 1907 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the exemption of certain gas and electricity from sales and use taxes |
| SB 1906 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to increasing the interest rate of certain consumer loans |
| SB 1749 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the confidentiality of certain information for employees of a county, a court, or the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System and the employees' family members |
| SB 1723 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the establishment of a rapid DNA analysis pilot program in certain counties |
| SB 1231 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that purchase certain theft deterrent and property loss prevention equipment |
| SB 1565 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to a school district's grievance procedure and to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction and diversity, equity, and inclusion duties and the loss of funding for public schools that fail to comply with those provisions |
| SB 320 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation |
| SB 319 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to dedicating certain state revenue to the purpose of retiring state debt |
| SB 317 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property; authorizing a civil penalty |
| SB 316 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the exercise of eminent domain authority by the Texas Facilities Commission to build a wall along this state's international border |
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