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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

David Spiller introduced HB 4256 to the Texas House — what to know

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David Spiller Texas House of Representatives District 68 | Official Website

David Spiller Texas House of Representatives District 68 | Official Website

Rep. David Spiller introduced HB 4256, a bill on Education and Special Districts & Authorities, to the Texas House on Tuesday, April 1 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 actions brought by the attorney general on behalf of certain persons under the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983’’.

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

This bill amends Section 15.21 of the Business & Commerce Code to authorize the attorney general to bring civil actions against individuals or entities on behalf of individuals or governmental entities for business or property injury caused by violations of specific sections of the Texas antitrust law. The actions can be filed in any county where the defendant or aggrieved individual resides or operates. If successful, the attorney general can recover actual damages, interest, court costs, and attorney or expert witness fees. Should the violation be found willful or flagrant, damages can be tripled, excluding interest on them. The bill defines "governmental entity" to include state departments and local subdivisions. This legislation is effective Sept. 1, 2025, and applies only to causes of action accruing on or after that date.

David Spiller, chair of the House Committee on S/C on County & Regional Government and member of the House Committee on Redistricting, proposed another 18 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.

Spiller graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BBA and again from St. Mary's University with a JD.

David Spiller is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 68th House district. He replaced previous state representative Drew Springer in 2021.

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.

Other Recent Bills Introduced by Rep. David Spiller in Texas House During 89(R) Legislative Session

Bill NumberDate IntroducedShort Description
HB 405403/27/2025Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by emergency medical services providers
HB 385603/27/2025Relating to immigration documentation or other information to verify citizenship or immigration status and to notification to the federal government of an arrested or detained person who is unlawfully present in the United States; creating a criminal offense
HB 250003/26/2025Relating to certain proceedings by the Public Utility Commission of Texas regarding water or sewer service
HB 341303/21/2025Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 183 in Eastland County as the Deputy Sheriff David Bosecker Memorial Highway
HB 308203/20/2025Relating to the small and mid-sized district allotment under the public school finance system
HB 306003/20/2025Relating to actions brought by the attorney general on behalf of certain persons under the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983
HB 292203/19/2025Relating to use of artificial intelligence in utilization review conducted for health benefit plans
HB 32303/18/2025Relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify
HB 256603/17/2025Relating to the enforcement of state and federal immigration laws by state agencies, local entities, and peace officers; creating a civil penalty
HB 142503/11/2025Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools
HB 94503/06/2025Relating to the authority of a justice of the peace to issue a search warrant to collect a blood specimen from a person arrested for certain intoxication criminal offenses
HB 89803/06/2025Relating to the Texas Sovereignty Act
HB 87503/05/2025Relating to workers' compensation insurance coverage and bid bonding requirements for small municipal construction projects
HB 84003/05/2025Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments, memorials, or designations located on public property; authorizing a civil penalty
HB 81103/05/2025Relating to the applicability of lobbyist registration requirements to a person who provides legal services to a political subdivision
HB 79003/05/2025Relating to the amount of an expenditure made by certain political subdivisions for which a competitive procurement method may be required to be used
HB 24302/27/2025Relating to the authority of the attorney general to acquire by eminent domain certain real property owned by aliens or foreign entities
HB 19102/27/2025Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain foreign entities

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