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Supplemental House Calendar

Sunday, May 23, 2021

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********** MAJOR STATE CALENDAR **********
SENATE BILLS
THIRD READING

SB 703              Buckingham / et al.

SP: Canales

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Agriculture, the Prescribed Burning Board, and the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation and the abolishment of the Early Childhood Health and Nutrition Interagency Council.

SB 705              Lucio / et al.

SP: Cyrier

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Animal Health Commission.

SB 713              Buckingham

SP: Cyrier

Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.


********** GENERAL STATE CALENDAR **********
SENATE BILLS
THIRD READING

SB 2212             West / et al.

SP: Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to the duty of a peace officer to request and render aid for an injured person.

SB 1385             Creighton / et al.

SP: Murphy / Krause / Gervin-Hawkins / Huberty

Relating to the compensation and professional representation of student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education.

SB 2154             Schwertner / et al.

SP: Paddie

Relating to the membership of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

SB 1585             Hughes

SP: Cyrier

Relating to requirements for the designation of a property as a historic landmark and the inclusion of a property in a historic district by a municipality.

SB 282              Alvarado / et al.

SP: Meyer / Metcalf / Minjarez / et al.

Relating to a prohibition against the appropriation of money to settle or pay a sexual harassment claim made against certain members of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government.

SB 338              Powell

SP: Lucio III / Holland

Relating to the adoption of uniform general conditions for building construction contracts entered into by school districts and the composition of the committee that reviews uniform general conditions.

SB 877              Hancock

SP: Morrison

Relating to the inspection of municipal buildings during a declared disaster.

SB 296              Perry

SP: Button

Relating to the date by which a seller must provide resale and exemption certificates to the comptroller in connection with a sales and use tax audit.

SB 1578             Kolkhorst

SP: Frank

Relating to the use of opinions from medical professionals in making certain determinations relating to the abuse or neglect of a child.

SB 89               Menéndez / et al.

SP: González, Mary

Relating to supplemental information required for inclusion with a written statement of an individualized education program developed for certain public school students who received special education services during the 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 school year.

SB 672              Buckingham / et al.

SP: Bonnen / Guillen

Relating to Medicaid coverage of certain collaborative care management services.

SB 2054             Menéndez

SP: White / Guillen / Johnson, Jarvis / Noble

Relating to the payment of fees and costs associated with driver education and safety courses and driver's license examinations for foster children or youth, former foster children or youth, and youth experiencing homelessness.

SB 481              Kolkhorst / et al.

SP: Schofield

Relating to the transfer of certain public school students to a school district offering in-person instruction.

SB 918              Kolkhorst

SP: Leman

Relating to the size, terms, and election of boards of directors of certain insurance companies.

SB 1116             Bettencourt / et al.

SP: Bucy

Relating to a county, city, or independent school district posting election results on an Internet website.

SB 904              Perry / et al.

SP: Lopez / Ramos / et al.

Relating to requiring trauma training for certain attorneys.

SB 1315             Lucio

SP: Dominguez

Relating to the determination that certain property is used as an aid or facility incidental to or useful in the operation or development of a port or waterway or in aid of navigation-related commerce for purposes of the application of certain ad valorem tax laws.

SB 611              Campbell / et al.

SP: Lopez

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty.


********** POSTPONED BUSINESS **********
UNTIL 10:00 AM on Friday, May 21, 2021

SB 1365             Bettencourt / et al.

SP: Huberty / Dutton / King, Ken / Murphy / Oliverson

Relating to public school organization, accountability, and fiscal management.


********** POSTPONED BUSINESS **********
UNTIL 2:00 PM

SB 766              Huffman / et al.

SP: Leach / Thompson, Senfronia / Hunter

Relating to sexually oriented businesses, including a requirement to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify, and restricting the age of persons employed by or allowed on the premises; creating criminal offenses.


********** MAJOR STATE CALENDAR **********
SENATE BILLS
SECOND READING

SB 2                Hancock / et al.

SP: Paddie

Relating to the governance of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Office of Public Utility Counsel, and an independent organization certified to manage a power region.

SB 3                Schwertner / et al.

SP: Paddie

Relating to preparing for, preventing, and responding to weather emergencies and power outages; increasing the amount of administrative and civil penalties.

SB 25               Kolkhorst / et al.

SP: Frank / Sanford / Hernandez / Metcalf / et al.

Relating to the right of certain residents to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.


********** CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS CALENDAR **********
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
SECOND READING

SJR 35              Campbell / et al.

SP: Lopez

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty.


********** GENERAL STATE CALENDAR **********
SENATE BILLS
SECOND READING

SB 6                Hancock / et al.

SP: Leach / et al.

Relating to liability for certain claims arising during a pandemic or disaster related to a pandemic.

SB 24               Huffman / et al.

SP: Bonnen

Relating to the procedures required before a law enforcement agency hires certain persons.

SB 1831             Taylor / et al.

SP: Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to the punishment for trafficking of persons, online solicitation of a minor, and prostitution and warning signs regarding certain penalties for trafficking of persons; increasing criminal penalties.

SB 1955             Taylor

SP: Burrows

Relating to exempting learning pods from certain local government regulations.

SB 1356             Hughes / et al.

SP: Dutton

Relating to the participation by members of nonprofit teacher organizations in a tutoring program for public school students and related retirement benefits for certain tutors participating in the program.

SB 1257             Birdwell

SP: Murphy

Relating to the information required to be provided by the chief appraiser of an appraisal district to the comptroller in connection with the comptroller's central registry of reinvestment zones designated and ad valorem tax abatement agreements executed under the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act.

SB 220              Zaffirini

SP: Smithee

Relating to notice and reporting requirements for vendor rebates under a contract listed on a multiple award contract schedule.

SB 560              Lucio / et al.

SP: Guerra / Campos / Lopez / Morales Shaw / Morales, Eddie

Relating to developing a strategic plan for the improvement and expansion of high-quality bilingual education.

SB 73               Miles / et al.

SP: Klick

Relating to providing access to local public health entities and certain health service regional offices under Medicaid.

SB 1524             Hughes / et al.

SP: Guillen

Relating to a sales and use tax refund pilot program for certain persons who employ apprentices.

SB 959              Zaffirini / et al.

SP: Romero, Jr.

Relating to student success-based funding recommendations for certain continuing workforce education courses offered by public junior colleges.

SB 873              Hancock / et al.

SP: Button

Relating to disclosure by the comptroller to the purchaser of a business of the amount of tax due.

SB 623              Blanco / et al.

SP: Minjarez

Relating to the investigation and punishment of certain sexual offenses, to protective orders issued on the basis of certain sexual offenses, to crime victims' compensation, and to the establishment of a state sexual offense prevention and response program for the Texas Military Department.

SB 1113             Bettencourt / et al.

SP: Cain

Relating to a registrar's failure to cancel voter registrations under applicable law.

SB 2124             Blanco / et al.

SP: Lucio III

Relating to the authority of a health benefit plan sponsor to consent to electronic delivery of certain communications on behalf of a party enrolled in the plan.

SB 1421             Bettencourt

SP: Thierry

Relating to the correction of an ad valorem tax appraisal roll and related appraisal records.

SB 224              Perry / et al.

SP: Walle / Meza / Morales, Eddie / Ortega

Relating to simplified certification and recertification requirements for certain persons under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

SB 291              Schwertner

SP: Bucy

Relating to the posting of certain project information at a commercial building construction site.

SB 288              Seliger / et al.

SP: Wu / Anchia / Dean / Ordaz Perez / Allen

Relating to preventing the loss of benefits by certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service.

SB 20               Campbell / et al.

SP: Hefner

Relating to carrying and storing a handgun or handgun ammunition by a hotel guest.

SB 23               Huffman / et al.

SP: Oliverson / Harless

Relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county law enforcement agencies.

SB 480              Miles

SP: Coleman

Relating to the student union fee at the University of Houston.

SB 59               Zaffirini

SP: Geren

Relating to the advertising and promotion of a state purchasing program for local governments.

SB 827              Kolkhorst / et al.

SP: Lucio III / et al.

Relating to health benefit plan cost-sharing requirements for prescription insulin.

SB 1164             Campbell

SP: Collier

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.

SB 181              Johnson / et al.

SP: White

Relating to suspension of a driver's license for persons convicted of certain offenses and the educational program required for reinstatement of a license following certain convictions; authorizing a fine.

SB 2188             Seliger / et al.

SP: Hernandez

Relating to the municipal or county regulation of residential detention facilities for immigrant or refugee children.

SB 179              Lucio / et al.

SP: Huberty / González, Mary

Relating to the use of public school counselors' work time.

SB 48               Zaffirini

SP: Lucio III

Relating to conditions of community supervision for defendants convicted of certain criminal offenses involving animals.

SB 2116             Campbell / et al.

SP: Parker

Relating to prohibiting contracts or other agreements with certain foreign-owned companies in connection with critical infrastructure in this state.

SB 1270             Seliger

SP: Thompson, Ed

Relating to the procurement of certain goods and services related to highways by the Texas Department of Transportation.

SB 367              Miles

SP: Reynolds

Relating to the requirements for an application for a permit to drill an oil or gas well at a site adjacent to a well blowout site.

SB 1605             Huffman

SP: Bonnen

Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations.

SB 798              Nelson / et al.

SP: Neave

Relating to the issuance of a birth record, driver's license, or personal identification certificate to victims and the children of victims of family or dating violence.

SB 1590             Bettencourt

SP: VanDeaver

Relating to rules by the State Board for Educator Certification regarding virtual observation options for field-based experiences and internships required for educator certification.

SB 263              Menéndez / et al.

SP: Minjarez

Relating to the ability of certain relative caretakers of dependent children to receive supplemental financial assistance and be assigned as protective payees for financial assistance payments.

SB 50               Zaffirini

SP: Neave

Relating to a competitive and integrated employment initiative for certain Medicaid recipients.

SB 1679             Alvarado

SP: Johnson, Jarvis

Relating to the creation of an urban land bank by certain municipalities.

SB 1692             Miles

SP: Longoria

Relating to licensing requirements to operate an end stage renal disease facility and the provision of home dialysis care by a dialysis technician.

SB 1827             Huffman / et al.

SP: Holland

Relating to the creation of the opioid abatement account, an opioid abatement trust fund, and a statewide opioid settlement agreement.

SB 1907             Blanco

SP: Martinez

Relating to a feasibility study on the colocation of federal and state motor vehicle inspection facilities at ports of entry.

SB 2046             Menéndez

SP: Gervin-Hawkins

Relating to a compliance history assessment made for purposes of allocating certain financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

SB 776              Lucio / et al.

SP: Dominguez / Martinez / Lucio III / Guillen / et al.

Relating to the creation of an inclusive sports program by the University Interscholastic League to provide students with intellectual disabilities access to team sports.

SB 1444             Taylor / et al.

SP: Bonnen

Relating to participation in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees and to a study concerning health coverage for school district employees.

SB 1258             Birdwell

SP: Goldman

Relating to the duty of a lessee or other agent in control of certain state land to drill an offset well, pay compensatory royalty, or otherwise protect the land from drainage of oil or gas by a horizontal drainhole well located on certain land.

SB 2185             Hinojosa

SP: Canales

Relating to procedures for the dissolution of the Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 3.

SB 1896             Kolkhorst

SP: Frank / Minjarez

Relating to the provision of health and human services by the Department of Family and Protective Services and the Health and Human Services Commission.

SB 900              Alvarado

SP: Paddie / Perez / Burns

Relating to the safety of storage vessels.

SB 993              Hancock / et al.

SP: Klick / Canales / et al.

Relating to the practice of therapeutic optometry.

SB 1648             Perry

SP: Krause

Relating to the provision of benefits to certain Medicaid recipients with complex medical needs.

SB 56               Zaffirini

SP: Collier

Relating to the availability of personal information of a current or former federal prosecutor or public defender.

SB 1047             Seliger / et al.

SP: Smithee

Relating to the execution of a search warrant for taking a blood specimen from certain persons in certain intoxication offenses.

SB 64               Nelson / et al.

SP: White

Relating to a peer support network for certain law enforcement personnel.

SB 398              Menéndez / et al.

SP: Deshotel

Relating to distributed renewable generation resources.

SB 331              Johnson

SP: Button

Relating to eligibility to serve as an interpreter in an election.

SB 790              Zaffirini

SP: Howard

Relating to county authority to balance bill for county air ambulance services.

SB 1427             Bettencourt

SP: Shine

Relating to the applicability of the temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster.

SB 335              Johnson / et al.

SP: Wu

Relating to the taking of a specimen to test for intoxication and retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses.

SB 477              Nelson

SP: Meyer

Relating to the administration and collection of sales and use taxes and certain fees applicable to sales involving marketplace providers.

SB 794              Campbell / et al.

SP: Meyer

Relating to eligibility for the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a totally disabled veteran.

SB 797              Hughes

SP: Oliverson / Huberty / Hefner / et al.

Relating to the display of the national motto in public schools and institutions of higher education.

SB 1281             Hancock

SP: King, Phil

Relating to a reliability assessment of the ERCOT power grid and certificates of public convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects.

SB 1387             Creighton / et al.

SP: Clardy / Hefner / Cain

Relating to a requirement that a voting system used in an election in this state be manufactured, stored, and held in the United States by a company headquartered in the United States.

SB 1111             Bettencourt / et al.

SP: Paul

Relating to the residence address of a voter for purposes of a response to a confirmation notice sent by the voter registrar.

SB 109              West / et al.

SP: Meyer

Relating to the criminal offense of fraudulent securing of document execution.

SB 678              Alvarado / et al.

SP: Button

Relating to the creation of the small business disaster recovery loan program.

SB 1531             West

SP: Turner, Chris

Relating to formula funding for excess undergraduate credit hours at public institutions of higher education and to the tuition rate that may be charged for those credit hours.

SB 1582             Hughes

SP: White

Relating to examinations for applicants for or holders of licenses or registrations to perform certain activities pertaining to compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas.

SB 1816             Seliger

SP: Thompson, Ed

Relating to certain temporary vehicle permits and tags.

SB 1668             Hughes

SP: Raney

Relating to certification and examination requirements for persons engaged in liquefied petroleum gas activities.

SB 566              Buckingham

SP: Cain

Relating to electricity service provided by certain municipally owned utilities.

SB 165              Blanco

SP: Fierro

Relating to an exception to dropped course limitations at public institutions of higher education for courses dropped during a disaster that results in a bar or limit on in-person course attendance.

SB 1764             Bettencourt / et al.

SP: Shine

Relating to the payment of delinquent ad valorem taxes on property subject to a tax sale.

SB 112              West

SP: Harless / White

Relating to the procedures for the installation and use of tracking equipment and for access to certain communications and location information by law enforcement and the admissibility of certain evidence obtained through those procedures.


********** RESOLUTIONS CALENDAR **********
SENATE RESOLUTIONS

SCR 29              Miles / et al.

SP: White

Expressing commitment to eliminating racially offensive place names and urging the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to approve requests to change racially offensive names of geographic features.