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Sunday, May 30, 2021

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********** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE **********

Conference Committee Reports:

ELIGIBLE AT 12:00 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 1588             Hughes / et al.

SP: Turner, Chris / Bonnen / Thompson, Senfronia / Shine / Hefner / et al.

Relating to the powers and duties of certain property owners' associations.

ELIGIBLE AT 12:50 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 383              Powell / et al.

SP: Perez / Fierro / Lopez

Relating to disclosure requirements of certain facilities that provide care for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

ELIGIBLE AT 1:10 PM MAY 30, 2021:

HB 3476             Schofield

Relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to water utilities inside the boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.

ELIGIBLE AT 1:20 PM MAY 30, 2021:

HB 2483             King, Phil / Harless / Slawson / Hernandez / Darby / et al.

Relating to utility facilities for restoring electric service after a widespread power outage.

SB 800              Nelson

SP: Paddie

Relating to certain required reports or information received or prepared by state agencies and other governmental entities.

ELIGIBLE AT 1:30 PM MAY 30, 2021:

HB 900              Huberty

Relating to the liability of a landlord for damages resulting from the execution of a writ of possession in an eviction suit.

ELIGIBLE AT 1:40 PM MAY 30, 2021:

HB 1869             Burrows / Bonnen / Middleton / Tinderholt / et al.

Relating to the definition of debt for the purposes of calculating certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit.

ELIGIBLE AT 2:00 PM MAY 30, 2021:

HJR 4               Kacal / Price / Lambert / Murr

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of a violent or sexual offense or of continuous trafficking of persons.

ELIGIBLE AT 2:20 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 626              Zaffirini

SP: Moody

Relating to guardianships, management trusts, and certain other procedures and proceedings for persons who are incapacitated.

SB 1831             Taylor / et al.

SP: Thompson, Senfronia / Parker / Reynolds

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.

ELIGIBLE AT 2:30 PM MAY 30, 2021:

HB 1281             Wilson

Relating to the operation of golf carts in certain areas.

SB 49               Zaffirini

SP: Murr

Relating to procedures regarding defendants who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual disability.

ELIGIBLE AT 2:50 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 1438             Bettencourt

SP: Meyer / Metcalf

Relating to the effect of a disaster on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.

ELIGIBLE AT 3:00 PM MAY 30, 2021:

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.

ELIGIBLE AT 3:10 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 204              Schwertner / et al.

SP: Huberty

Relating to the operation of a public school transportation system.

ELIGIBLE AT 3:50 PM MAY 30, 2021:

HB 4124             Hinojosa

Relating to student enrollment in certain special-purpose districts and the allotment under the public school finance system for those districts.

ELIGIBLE AT 4:10 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 23               Huffman / et al.

SP: Oliverson / Harless / et al.

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

ELIGIBLE AT 4:50 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 7                Hughes / et al.

SP: Cain / Schofield / Jetton / Klick / Oliverson / et al.

Relating to election integrity and security, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.

SB 1267             West

SP: Lozano

Relating to continuing education and training requirements for educators and other school district personnel.

ELIGIBLE AT 5:00 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 766              Huffman / et al.

SP: Leach / Thompson, Senfronia / Hunter / Thierry

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.

HB 1758             Krause

Relating to law enforcement's use of force by means of a drone.

ELIGIBLE AT 5:10 PM MAY 30, 2021:

HB 3752             Frank / Oliverson / Raymond / White / et al.

Relating to the offering of health benefit coverage by subsidiaries of the Texas Mutual Insurance Company.

SB 1123             Perry

SP: Krause

Relating to the issuance of and contracts for certain services related to certain specialty license plates.

ELIGIBLE AT 5:20 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 155              Perry / et al.

SP: Klick / et al.

Relating to the use of information from the lists of noncitizens and nonresidents excused or disqualified from jury service.

HB 671              Martinez

Relating to establishment of the disaster identification system for a declared state of disaster.

HB 2462             Neave / Button / Collier / González, Mary / Meyer / et al.

Relating to the reporting of a sexual assault and to the collection and submission of evidence with respect to that offense.

ELIGIBLE AT 5:30 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 696              Zaffirini / et al.

SP: Guillen

Relating to the imposition, rate, and use of hotel occupancy taxes in certain counties and municipalities; authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax; reducing the maximum rate of the hotel occupancy tax imposed by certain counties.

HB 2315             Turner, John / Rose / Meyer / Minjarez / Sanford / et al.

Relating to the forfeiture of contraband relating to the criminal offense of racing on a highway.

ELIGIBLE AT 5:50 PM MAY 30, 2021:

HB 1493             Herrero

Relating to the use of an entity name that falsely implies governmental affiliation.

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.

HB 1929             Wilson

Relating to the breach of development agreement contracts governing land in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.

HB 3578             Guerra

Relating to the payment methods for cigarette and tobacco products permit fees.

ELIGIBLE AT 6:10 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 2154             Schwertner / et al.

SP: Paddie

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

SB 14               Creighton / et al.

SP: King, Phil / Paddie / Metcalf / Burrows / Lucio III / et al.

Relating to the regulation by a municipality or county of certain employment benefits and policies.

ELIGIBLE AT 7:20 PM MAY 30, 2021:

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.

ELIGIBLE AT 7:30 PM MAY 30, 2021:

HB 2593             Moody / Guillen / Morales Shaw / Morales, Eddie

Relating to the criminal penalties for the possession of certain tetrahydrocannabinols under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

ELIGIBLE AT 7:50 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 248              Johnson / et al.

SP: Thierry

Relating to the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and e-cigarettes; requiring occupational permits; imposing fees; providing civil and administrative penalties; creating criminal offenses.

ELIGIBLE AT 8:00 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 1776             Campbell / et al.

SP: Bell, Keith / Allison / Harris / Toth / et al.

Relating to the inclusion of an elective course on the founding principles of the United States in the curriculum for public high school students and the posting of the founding documents of the United States in public school buildings.

ELIGIBLE AT 8:20 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 15               Nichols / et al.

SP: King, Phil / Stucky / Perez / Ashby / et al.

Relating to the Texas Consumer Privacy Act Phase I; creating criminal offenses; increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense.

ELIGIBLE AT 8:30 PM MAY 30, 2021:

HB 2658             Frank

Relating to the Medicaid program, including the administration and operation of the Medicaid managed care program.

ELIGIBLE AT 9:00 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 1164             Campbell

SP: Collier

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.

SB 22               Springer / et al.

SP: Patterson / Collier / Burrows / Hunter / Canales

Relating to certain claims for benefits, compensation, or assistance by certain public safety employees and survivors of certain public safety employees.

ELIGIBLE AT 9:20 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 2038             Menéndez / et al.

SP: Dean / Oliverson / Guillen

Relating to prices and fees charged by certain freestanding emergency medical care facilities during a declared state of disaster; providing administrative penalties.

ELIGIBLE AT 9:30 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 1704             Blanco

SP: Moody

Relating to the designation of the portion of United States Highway 54 in El Paso County as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.

ELIGIBLE AT 10:10 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 713              Buckingham

SP: Cyrier

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

ELIGIBLE AT 10:20 PM MAY 30, 2021:

HB 3720             Frank / González, Mary / Noble / Guillen / Capriglione

Relating to interest lists and eligibility criteria for certain Medicaid waiver programs.

ELIGIBLE AT 10:40 PM MAY 30, 2021:

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.

ELIGIBLE AT 10:50 PM MAY 30, 2021:

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.

ELIGIBLE AT 11:10 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 321              Huffman / et al.

SP: Bonnen / Murphy / Gervin-Hawkins

Relating to contributions to, benefits from, and the administration of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

HB 1987             Vasut / et al.

Relating to eligibility requirements to hold a political party office.

ELIGIBLE AT 11:20 PM MAY 30, 2021:

HB 572              Dutton

Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency on competency-based educational programs.

HB 3774             Leach / Moody / Metcalf / Landgraf / Cook / et al.

Relating to the operation and administration of and practice and procedure related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government.

ELIGIBLE AT 11:30 PM MAY 30, 2021:

HB 1560             Goldman

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

HB 492              Wu / Moody / King, Phil / White / Crockett / et al.

Relating to the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer.

SB 828              Hughes

SP: Paddie

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

ELIGIBLE AT 11:40 PM MAY 30, 2021:

HB 1468             Bell, Keith / Huberty / Toth / González, Mary / Dutton / et al.

Relating to a local remote learning program operated by a public school.

ELIGIBLE AT 11:45 PM MAY 30, 2021:

SB 2233             Menéndez / et al.

SP: Howard / Thompson, Senfronia / Minjarez

Relating to the completion of sexual harassment prevention training and ethics training to register as a lobbyist.

ELIGIBLE AT 11:50 PM MAY 30, 2021:

HB 4305             Morales, Eddie / Bucy / Darby / Landgraf / González, Mary

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

ELIGIBLE AT 11:53 PM MAY 30, 2021:

HB 1525             Huberty / VanDeaver / King, Ken / Dutton / González, Mary / et al.

Relating to the public school finance system and public education.

ELIGIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT

HB 20               Murr / Kacal / et al.

Relating to rules for fixing the amount of bail, to the release of certain defendants on a bail bond or personal bond, to related duties of certain officers taking bail bonds and of a magistrate in a criminal case, to charitable bail organizations, and to the reporting of information pertaining to bail bonds.

HB 2030             Turner, Chris / Button / et al.

Relating to the establishment by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of a grant program for regional postsecondary education collaboratives.

HB 4492             Paddie

Relating to securitizing costs associated with electric markets; granting authority to issue bonds.

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 1648             Perry

SP: Krause / Parker / Leach / Meyer / Oliverson / et al.

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