Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Huffman | King | et al.
Last Action:
04/10/2023 H Referred to Elections: Apr 10 2023 3:28PM
Caption:
Relating to conduct constituting the criminal offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Bettencourt | Huffman | Parker
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Last Action:
04/10/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 10 2023 3:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.
Author:
Creighton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Hinojosa | Huffman | et al.
Coauthor:
Birdwell | Flores | Hughes
Sponsor:
Dutton
Last Action:
05/24/2023 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the rights and certification of public school educators, including financial and other assistance and waivers provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators, methods of instruction provided in public schools, and certain allotments under the Foundation School Program.
Author:
Nichols
Coauthor:
Blanco | Creighton | Eckhardt | Flores | Hancock | et al.
Sponsor:
King, Ken
Last Action:
05/23/2023 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to measures for ensuring safety and security in public schools, including measures related to the health and safety of public school students and active shooter training for certain peace officers.
Author:
Paxton | Bettencourt | Creighton | Hughes | Middleton | et al.
Coauthor:
Campbell | Flores | Hall | Hancock | King | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 24 2023 7:06PM
Caption:
Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the creation of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials.
Author:
Springer | Blanco | Creighton | Eckhardt | Hall | et al.
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Birdwell | Flores | Hughes | Nichols | et al.
Sponsor:
Guillen | Gerdes
Last Action:
06/07/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's offices, constable's offices, and prosecutor's offices in rural counties.
Author:
Kolkhorst | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Coauthor:
Flores | Sparks
Sponsor:
Klick
Last Action:
06/18/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to support for nursing-related postsecondary education, including scholarships to nursing students, loan repayment assistance to nurses and nursing faculty, and grants to nursing education programs.
Author:
Kolkhorst | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Coauthor:
Creighton | Flores | Hughes | Miles | Schwertner
Sponsor:
Jetton | Lalani
Last Action:
06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to local mental health authority and local behavioral health authority audits and mental and behavioral health reporting, services, and programs.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Blanco | Creighton | Eckhardt | Flores | Hall | et al.
Sponsor:
King, Tracy O. | Troxclair | Price | Kacal
Last Action:
06/09/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to financial assistance provided and programs administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
Author:
Birdwell
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor:
Lozano | Gerdes
Last Action:
06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to prohibited governmental entity implementation or enforcement of a vaccine mandate, mask requirement, or private business or school closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Flores
Sponsor:
King, Tracy O.
Last Action:
05/23/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the regulation and management of the use of groundwater and regulation of groundwater conservation districts.
Author:
Eckhardt
Coauthor:
Flores | LaMantia | Middleton | Parker | Perry | et al.
Sponsor:
Howard
Last Action:
06/18/2023 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the period for which an applicant for admission as an undergraduate student to a public institution of higher education is entitled to an academic fresh start.
Author:
Alvarado | Whitmire
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Eckhardt | Flores | et al.
Sponsor:
Leach | Hull | Oliverson | Goldman | Walle
Last Action:
05/29/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to catalytic converters, including criminal conduct involving catalytic converters; providing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty; increasing a fee.
Author:
Springer
Coauthor:
Flores
Sponsor:
Ashby
Last Action:
06/18/2023 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to titling and registration of assembled trailers.
Author:
King
Coauthor:
Flores | West
Sponsor:
Burrows | Frazier | Moody | Shaheen
Last Action:
06/16/2023 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to law enforcement agency accreditation, including a grant program to assist agencies in becoming accredited.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Campbell | Eckhardt | Flores | Hinojosa | et al.
Last Action:
03/07/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of terroristic threat.
Author:
Hall | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Eckhardt | et al.
Coauthor:
Campbell | Creighton | Flores | King | LaMantia | et al.
Sponsor:
Schaefer | Spiller | Anderson
Last Action:
05/23/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.
Author:
Hall
Coauthor:
Flores | Hinojosa | Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/12/2023 H Referred to Youth Health & Safety, Select: May 12 2023 12:02AM
Caption:
Relating to the employment of honorably retired peace officers as school district security personnel and the applicability to those officers of certain law governing private security.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Flores | Springer
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Connectivity Fund and to the allocation and the use of certain proceeds from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on telecommunications services.
Author:
Hall
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Hinojosa | Paxton | et al.
Sponsor:
Harless | Cook | Neave Criado | Bell, Keith | Moody
Last Action:
06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of a capital murder committed against a peace officer or fireman.
Author:
Springer
Coauthor:
Flores
Last Action:
02/17/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the minimum motor vehicle liability insurance coverage requirement for damage to or destruction of property of others.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 24 2023 7:06PM
Caption:
Relating to information required to be reported biennially to the legislature by state agencies that administer state taxes or fees.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Blanco | Flores | West
Last Action:
04/18/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an appraisal procedure for disputed losses under personal automobile insurance policies.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Birdwell | Creighton | Flores | Middleton | et al.
Sponsor:
Cain | Schofield | Slawson | Murr | Vasut
Last Action:
05/23/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.
Author:
Eckhardt
Coauthor:
Campbell | Flores | LaMantia | Menéndez
Last Action:
02/17/2023 S Referred to s/c on Higher Education by Pres
Caption:
Relating to the designation of liaison officers to assist certain students at public institutions of higher education who are parents.
Author:
Birdwell
Coauthor:
Flores
Sponsor:
Harless
Last Action:
05/24/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to the law enforcement authority of federal border patrol agents.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Flores | Kolkhorst
Sponsor:
Buckley | Burrows | González, Mary | Bailes | Kitzman
Last Action:
05/15/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to the labeling of analogue and cell-cultured products.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Flores
Last Action:
03/02/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the purchase of or other acquisition of title to real property by prohibited foreign actors.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Eckhardt | Flores | et al.
Sponsor:
Leach
Last Action:
06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to the reporting of mental health and intellectual disability information with respect to certain children for purposes of a federal firearm background check.
Author:
West
Coauthor:
Blanco | Eckhardt | Flores | Hinojosa | Miles
Last Action:
05/12/2023 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to food system security and resiliency planning.
Author:
West
Coauthor:
Blanco | Flores
Last Action:
03/01/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the office of food system security and resiliency in the Department of Agriculture.
Author:
Birdwell
Coauthor:
Blanco | Flores
Sponsor:
Darby | Guerra | Morales, Eddie | Anchía
Last Action:
06/18/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the ownership of and certain insurance policy provisions regarding the geothermal energy and associated resources below the surface of land.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Flores | Hinojosa
Last Action:
03/01/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment for certain felony offenses in which a firearm is used or exhibited.
Author:
Springer
Coauthor:
Flores | Middleton
Last Action:
04/17/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to limitation of certain liability of owners, lessees, and occupants of land in connection with livestock and agricultural land.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Blanco | Eckhardt | Flores | Hinojosa
Last Action:
03/01/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Relating to financial assistance provided and programs administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
Author:
Parker
Coauthor:
Flores
Sponsor:
Rogers | Raymond
Last Action:
05/19/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the notice and compensation a municipality must provide before revoking the right to use property for a use that was allowed before the adoption of or change to a zoning regulation or boundary.
Author:
Hancock
Coauthor:
Creighton | Flores | Sparks | Springer
Sponsor:
Smithee
Last Action:
05/23/2023 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to certain agreements with collective bargaining organizations related to certain publicly funded public work contracts.
Author:
Menéndez
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Flores
Sponsor:
Dorazio | Swanson | Garcia | Bucy
Last Action:
06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to the procedures for the issuance of a personal identification certificate to a person whose driver's license is surrendered.
Author:
Schwertner
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Springer
Sponsor:
Burrows
Last Action:
06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility on the basis of failure to pay a filing fee or submit a petition in lieu of a filing fee.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Flores | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | Parker | West
Sponsor:
Herrero | Anchía | Hefner
Last Action:
05/15/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with an electronic monitoring device and to certain consequences on conviction of that offense.
Author:
Parker
Coauthor:
Birdwell | Blanco | Creighton | Eckhardt | Flores | et al.
Sponsor:
Capriglione
Last Action:
06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to repealing the ability to declare certain unopposed candidates for office as elected.
Author:
Miles
Coauthor:
Eckhardt | Flores | West
Last Action:
05/22/2023 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the use of state money for the Urban Farm Microenterprise Support Program.
Author:
Eckhardt
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Blanco | Flores | Gutierrez | Hall | et al.
Sponsor:
Hefner
Last Action:
05/27/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of the surviving spouse of an elderly person who qualified for a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit of a portion of the appraised value of the deceased person's residence homestead to continue to receive an exemption for the same property from the same taxing unit in an amount equal to that of the exemption for which the deceased person qualified without applying for the exemption.
Author:
Middleton
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | King | et al.
Last Action:
04/25/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 25 2023 5:13PM
Caption:
Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Flores | Springer
Sponsor:
Smithee | King, Tracy O. | Ashby | Anderson | Dean
Last Action:
05/19/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to disbursements from the universal service fund for certain small and rural companies.
Author:
Zaffirini | Eckhardt
Coauthor:
Flores
Sponsor:
Bucy
Last Action:
05/29/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the public retirement systems for employees of certain municipalities.
Author:
Sparks | Perry
Coauthor:
Blanco | Flores | Miles | West | Whitmire
Sponsor:
Johnson, Ann | Wu
Last Action:
06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to certain proceedings in juvenile court for children with mental illness and intellectual disabilities.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Flores | Kolkhorst | Springer
Sponsor:
Burrows
Last Action:
06/18/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the universal service fund.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Flores
Last Action:
04/04/2023 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the use of certain weapons in or on the bed or bank of a navigable river or stream.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Creighton | Flores
Sponsor:
Tepper | Darby
Last Action:
05/23/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the carrying of weapons by community supervision and corrections department officers, juvenile probation officers, and certain retired law enforcement officers and to criminal liability for taking a weapon from certain of those officers.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Flores
Last Action:
03/21/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to criminal liability for taking a weapon from a juvenile probation officer.
Author:
Bettencourt | King
Coauthor:
Flores | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | Perry | West
Last Action:
03/21/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to commissioned peace officers employed by the attorney general.
Author:
Creighton
Coauthor:
Flores
Last Action:
04/19/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the information that must be included in a school district bond election proposition.
Author:
Parker
Coauthor:
Flores
Last Action:
04/19/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the information that must be included in a school district bond election proposition.
Author:
West
Coauthor:
Flores | Miles | Springer
Last Action:
03/23/2023 S Referred to Local Government
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the workforce housing capital investment fund program to fund the development of workforce housing in this state; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Creighton | Bettencourt | Campbell | King | Middleton | et al.
Coauthor:
Flores | West
Last Action:
04/27/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 27 2023 6:39PM
Caption:
Relating to instructional material and technology, the adoption of essential knowledge and skills for certain public school foundation curriculum subjects, and creating allotments for the procurement of certain instructional materials under the Foundation School Program; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Eckhardt
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Campbell | Flores | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | et al.
Sponsor:
Hunter
Last Action:
06/18/2023 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the Capitol Complex Child Development Center "Emma's Garden" in honor of Emma Barrientos.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Flores | Springer
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Texas Connectivity Fund for the development of broadband and other telecommunications services in all areas of the state and authorizing the appropriation to that fund of a portion of revenue received from the existing state sales and use taxes on telecommunications services while not increasing the rate of the sales and use taxes.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Blanco | Flores | Hinojosa
Last Action:
03/01/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the water for Texas fund to assist in financing water projects in this state.