AUSTIN, Texas — As the end of the legislative session approaches, lawmakers are rushing to push their bills closer to the finish line. 

Midnight on Thursday was a major deadline for bills in the Texas House, and those that weren’t taken to the floor are effectively dead. 

Lawmakers in the Texas House gave final approval to legislation on Friday, getting those bills one step closer to the governor’s desk. One of them was a bill Rep. Carl Sherman, D-109, authored, known as Bo’s Law

“It really came down to the wire at 11:30 p.m., approximately, before Bo’s Law came before the House floor," Sherman said. 

The bill is named for Botham Jean, a man who was shot and killed in his own apartment by a Dallas police officer. It would require police officers to keep their body cameras on during active investigations, with limited exceptions. 

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“At the end of the day, that body cam equipment does not belong to the law enforcement officer, it belongs to the citizens," said Sherman. "So this provides an opportunity for us to have systemic accountability in policing - so Bo, you know, this was for him.”

Another bill that made it past the deadline and onto the Senate is known as “lie and try," which would make it a state felony to lie on a background check when buying a firearm. It applies to people who aren’t legally allowed to own a gun, and was filed in response to the mass shootings in El Paso and Odessa. 

“A man that committed the crimes in Odessa should have been in the federal penitentiary instead of killing people in Odessa," said Rep. Charlie Geren, R-99, on the House floor Thursday night. 

Geren carried the bill in the House. 

“When I went to El Paso, I promised those people that this will be the first bill I file, and this is one I’m dedicated to passing, and I hope you will support it," he said.  ​

But with Thursday night’s agenda packed with bills, not all made it to the floor before the midnight deadline. The clock ran out before the chamber could get to House Bill 1399, which would ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender kids. 

Susan Mack made multiple trips to the Capitol this session to argue against the bill on behalf of her 15-year-old child Logan Mack, who identifies as trans and non-binary. 

"I'm really thankful to all the representatives who did work to stop that bill but I can't relax about this until this legislature is over​," said Mack. "I'm honestly really angry that our Legislature is spending time taking away rights from trans kids and trans families when we have so many other issues that are really important, that need their time and attention."

They said the bill’s failure to move forward is only a small consolation as similar legislation continues through the Senate. 

“Honestly, more than anything, I'm tired. I'm tired of having to, like, constantly advocate for my right to exist," Logan Mack said. "I shouldn't have to live in a world where a good future seems almost hard to imagine for me.”

With the end of the session just two weeks away, it’s the final push to get bills to the governor’s desk.