Texas Legislature

Author:

Kuempel

Zaffirini

06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23

Relating to the repeal of the real estate inspection recovery fund.

Author:

Kuempel

05/02/2023 S Referred to Local Government

Relating to the amendment of restrictive covenants applicable to certain subdivisions.

Author:

Kuempel

04/24/2023 S Referred to Local Government

Relating to the authority of the Nixon Hospital District of Gonzales and Wilson Counties, Texas, to borrow money.

Author:

Kuempel

04/24/2023 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.

Author:

Kuempel

Birdwell

06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23

Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.

Author:

Kuempel | Goldman | Longoria | Cole | DeAyala

Zaffirini

05/19/2023 S No action taken in committee

Relating to the view of the State Capitol.

Author:

Kuempel

05/02/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to regulation of appraisers and the duties of the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.

Author:

Kuempel

05/05/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development

Relating to prohibited adverse employment action against certain first responders based on mental illness.

Author:

Kuempel | Lambert | Geren

Creighton

06/10/2023 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Relating to use of the name, image, or likeness of a student athlete participating in an intercollegiate athletic program at an institution of higher education.

Author:

Kuempel | Rose | Davis | Lozano

05/12/2023 H Postponed

Relating to the authorization, licensing, and regulation of casino gaming and sports wagering in this state, to the creation, powers, and duties of the Texas Gaming Commission, to the support of the horse racing industry and reform of horse racing and greyhound racing, and to other provisions related to gambling; imposing and authorizing administrative and civil penalties; imposing taxes; imposing and authorizing fees; requiring occupational licenses; creating criminal offenses.

Author:

Kuempel

05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to exclusive contracts for municipal solid waste management services.

Author:

Kuempel

03/14/2023 H Referred to County Affairs: Mar 14 2023 11:22AM

Relating to the removal of human remains interred in a discovered unknown or abandoned cemetery.

Author:

Kuempel

03/16/2023 H Referred to Business & Industry: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM

Relating to the eligibility of certain first responders for workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder under the workers' compensation system.

Author:

Kuempel

03/16/2023 H Referred to Environmental Regulation: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM

Relating to judicial review of certain permitting decisions made by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Author:

Kuempel

04/20/2023 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the identification and mapping of aggregate production operations by The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology.

Author:

Kuempel | Leo-Wilson

Zaffirini

06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23

Relating to the use of certain on-site sewage disposal systems.

Author:

Kuempel

03/20/2023 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM

Relating to the regulation of wagering through telephone, the Internet, or other approved electronic means on horse races and greyhound races under the pari-mutuel system of wagering; requiring a license to operate account wagering; requiring a fee.

Author:

Kuempel | Lalani | Bucy | Plesa

Hinojosa

06/13/2023 E Effective immediately

Relating to the establishment of the Future Texas Teachers Scholarship Program for certain students at public institutions of higher education.

Author:

Kuempel | Morales, Eddie

05/15/2023 S Referred to s/c on Higher Education by Pres

Relating to the Texas First Early High School Completion Program and the Texas First Scholarship Program.

Author:

Kuempel

Creighton

05/17/2023 S Left pending in committee

Relating to the confidentiality of certain records containing applicant or student information that are held by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Author:

Kuempel | Isaac

Campbell

06/11/2023 E Effective immediately

Relating to a campus of the Texas State Technical College System located in Comal County and Guadalupe County.

Author:

Kuempel

Zaffirini

06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23

Relating to the creation of the Springs Hill Special Utility District; authorizing a fee; granting the power of eminent domain.

Author:

Kuempel

05/12/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the creation of the Guadalupe County Municipal Utility District No. 8; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Author:

Kuempel

04/19/2023 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the appointment of magistrates in Guadalupe County.

Author:

Kuempel

Zaffirini

06/09/2023 E Signed by the Governor

Designating November as Texas Wildlife and Conservation Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2023.

Author:

Kuempel | Buckley

05/08/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call

Designating April 6 as Texas High School Coaches Day for a 10-year period ending in 2033.

Author:

Kuempel

03/15/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that real property not held for profit that is used exclusively for human burial is not subject to seizure or sale for delinquent ad valorem taxes.

Author:

Kuempel

03/09/2023 H Reported enrolled: Mar 9 2023 4:56PM

In memory of John W. Fainter Jr.

Author:

Kuempel | Hinojosa | Longoria

03/16/2023 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2023 8:20PM

Congratulating The University of Texas at Austin volleyball team on winning the 2022 NCAA Division I national championship.

Author:

Kuempel

03/16/2023 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2023 8:34PM

Recognizing February 28, 2023, as Rare Disease Day.

Author:

Kuempel

05/15/2023 H Reported enrolled: May 15 2023 11:06AM

Commending Eric Craven for his service with Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc.

Author:

Kuempel

05/29/2023 H Reported enrolled: May 29 2023 3:29PM

In memory of Robert Irwin "Bob" Kelly, former House parliamentarian and director of the Texas Legislative Council.

Author:

Kuempel

05/30/2023 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2023 2:08PM

Congratulating Michelle Fratto on her retirement from the Arlington Independent School District.

Author:

VanDeaver | Kuempel | Buckley | Bonnen | Longoria

Creighton

06/09/2023 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to public higher education, including the public junior college state finance program.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Craddick | Buckley | Bonnen | Kuempel

04/11/2023 S Received from the House

Relating to the creation of the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of Texas.

Author:

Johnson, Ann | Bonnen | Kuempel | Landgraf | Ordaz

Whitmire

06/10/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23

Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for an aggravated assault occurring as part of a mass shooting; increasing a criminal penalty.

Author:

Bailes | Lambert | Kuempel | Cain | Thompson, Senfronia

03/30/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

Relating to the labeling and sale of Texas honey.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Kuempel | Hernandez | Darby | Allen

04/20/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the value of a residential dwelling offered or awarded as a prize at a charitable raffle.

Author:

González, Mary | Kuempel | Howard | Burns | Lalani

04/24/2023 S Referred to s/c on Higher Education by Pres

Relating to a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding enrollment and success in higher education for students with disabilities.

Author:

Shine | Martinez Fischer | Kuempel | Ordaz | Slawson

Flores

05/25/2023 S House appoints conferees-reported

Relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.

Author:

Clardy | Kuempel | Ashby | Cook | Isaac

04/25/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the creation of a new university in Nacogdoches, Texas, within The University of Texas System and the allocation of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education; abolishing Stephen F. Austin State University.

Author:

King, Ken | Kuempel

05/10/2023 S Referred to s/c on Higher Education by Pres

Relating to eligibility requirements for the Teach for Texas Loan Repayment Assistance Program.

Author:

VanDeaver | Kuempel

Perry

06/11/2023 E Effective immediately

Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator in public schools.

Author:

Bucy | Talarico | Kuempel | Garcia

05/10/2023 S Referred to s/c on Higher Education by Pres

Relating to measures to address student hunger at postsecondary educational institutions.

Author:

Longoria | Cole | Kuempel | Goldman

04/24/2023 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

Relating to limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.

Author:

Geren | Kuempel | Rose

03/03/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM

Proposing a constitutional amendment to foster economic development and job growth, provide tax relief and funding for education and public safety programs, and reform and support the horse racing industry by authorizing casino gaming at destination resorts, creating the Texas Gaming Commission, authorizing sports wagering, requiring a license to conduct casino gaming, and requiring the imposition of a gaming and sports wagering tax and license application fees.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Craddick | Buckley | Bonnen | Kuempel

04/11/2023 S Received from the House

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of Texas and establishing the Mental Health and Brain Institute Research Fund for the purposes of scientific research of all forms of mental health and human brain disease and disorders.

Author:

Wilson | Kuempel | Manuel | VanDeaver | DeAyala

04/10/2023 H Left pending in committee

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the technical institution infrastructure fund and the available workforce education fund to support the capital needs of career and technical education programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System, the Lamar Institute of Technology, Lamar State College-Orange, and Lamar State College-Port Arthur.