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Notice of Intent for 4/15/2021

NOTICE OF INTENT



Thursday

April 15, 2021




SCR 3 (CS)Paxton/ Campbell/ Kolkhorst/ et al.

Condemning China's practice of involuntary organ harvesting.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:39 PM, 04/08/21


SCR 12 Creighton/ et al.

Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:29 PM, 04/09/21


SCR 17 Hughes/ et al.

Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:30 PM, 04/09/21


SB 2 (CS)Hancock

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.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:30 PM, 04/09/21


SB 10 (CS)Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Campbell/ Creighton/ Hall/ et al.

Relating to the use by a county or municipality of public money for lobbying activities.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:24 PM, 04/12/21


SB 13 (CS)Birdwell/ Campbell/ Hall/ Perry/ Schwertner/ et al.

Relating to state contracts with and investments in certain companies that boycott energy companies.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:48 PM, 04/12/21


SB 18 (CS)Creighton/ et al.

Relating to authority of the governor and certain political subdivisions to regulate firearms, ammunition, knives, air guns, explosives, and combustibles and certain associated businesses during certain disasters and emergencies.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:40 PM, 04/12/21


SB 19 Schwertner/ Campbell/ Nelson/ et al.

Relating to prohibited contracts with companies that discriminate against the firearm or ammunition industries.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:30 PM, 04/09/21

(On Third Reading)


SB 21 (CS)Huffman/ 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.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:15 PM, 04/08/21


SB 28 (CS)Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Buckingham/ Campbell/ Creighton/ et al.

Relating to the approval of open-enrollment charter schools and the applicability of certain state and local laws to open-enrollment charter schools.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:17 PM, 04/06/21


SB 29 (CS)Perry/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Buckingham/ Campbell/ et al.

Relating to requiring public school students to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions based on biological sex.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:14 PM, 03/30/21


SB 49 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

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

Committee report printed and distributed 02:30 PM, 04/12/21


SB 153 (CS) (LC)Perry/ et al.

Relating to the exclusion of certain payment processing services from the definition of "data processing service" for purposes of sales and use taxes.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:17 PM, 04/14/21


SB 207 (CS)Schwertner/ Buckingham/ Campbell

Relating to recovery of medical or health care expenses in civil actions.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:35 PM, 04/07/21


SB 232 (CS) (LC)Johnson

Relating to service of expert reports for health care liability claims.

Corrected Comm. report printed and distributed 09:00 AM, 04/14/21


SB 288 (CS) (LC)Seliger/ et al.

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

Committee report printed and distributed 05:33 PM, 04/12/21


SB 313 (LC)Huffman/ et al.

Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for firearm safety equipment.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:28 PM, 04/13/21


SB 335 (CS) (LC)Johnson/ et al.

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

Committee report printed and distributed 02:29 PM, 04/12/21


SB 355 (CS) (LC)Miles

Relating to the civil penalty for certain signs placed on the right-of-way of a public road.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:49 PM, 04/08/21


SB 442 (CS)Hughes

Relating to local school health advisory councils and health education provided by public schools, including requirements regarding human sexuality instruction.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:28 PM, 03/29/21


SB 456 (CS) (LC)Lucio

Relating to the donation of juror reimbursements.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:27 PM, 04/12/21


SB 513 Hall/ et al.

Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas; creating a criminal offense.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:19 PM, 04/09/21


SB 518 (CS)Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to the use of certain data collected by the Texas Workforce Commission to determine general prevailing wage rates for certain public work contracts.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:42 PM, 04/12/21

(On Third Reading)


SB 550 Springer/ et al.

Relating to the manner of carrying a handgun by a person who holds a license under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:22 PM, 04/09/21


SB 568 (LC)Huffman

Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the criminal offense of failure to report certain sexual offenses committed against a child; increasing criminal penalties.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:35 PM, 04/12/21


SB 659 Buckingham

Relating to disannexation of certain areas that do not receive full municipal services.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:47 PM, 04/08/21


SB 700 (CS)Buckingham/ Hall/ Lucio/ Paxton

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:31 PM, 04/12/21


SB 703 (CS)Buckingham/ Hall/ Lucio/ Paxton

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.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:21 PM, 04/13/21


SB 707 (LC)Paxton/ Buckingham/ Hall/ Lucio

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Credit Union Department and the Credit Union Commission.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:49 AM, 04/08/21


SB 713 (CS) (LC)Buckingham

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

Committee report printed and distributed 01:17 PM, 04/14/21


SB 737 (CS)Birdwell/ et al.

Relating to the carrying of a handgun by certain first responders.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:38 PM, 04/12/21


SB 739 (CS)Birdwell

Relating to the presiding officers of the boards of directors of certain river authorities.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:00 PM, 04/13/21


SB 760 (LC)Springer

Relating to the removal of solar power facilities.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:22 PM, 03/31/21


SB 766 (LC)Huffman

Relating to requiring sexually oriented businesses to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify; creating a criminal offense.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:54 PM, 04/09/21


SB 808 (CS) (LC)Hughes

Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:16 PM, 03/24/21


SB 818 (LC)Powell

Relating to unemployment compensation eligibility and chargebacks regarding certain persons separated from employment due to being called to military service.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:21 PM, 04/12/21


SB 858 (CS) (LC)Johnson/ Paxton/ et al.

Relating to the disclosure of information collected by a metropolitan rapid transit authority, regional transportation authority, municipal transit department, or coordinated county transportation authority under the public information law.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:29 PM, 04/09/21


SB 861 (CS)Paxton

Relating to remote meetings under the open meetings law.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:25 PM, 04/09/21


SB 916 (CS) (LC)Seliger

Relating to information regarding certain noncompliance by an appraisal district in the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation records of a professional property tax appraiser serving as chief appraiser for the district.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:27 PM, 04/12/21


SB 959 (LC)Zaffirini

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

Committee report printed and distributed 07:37 PM, 04/08/21


SB 985 (CS) (LC)Buckingham

Relating to reports by the Public Utility Commission of Texas on the ability of electric generators to respond to abnormal weather conditions.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:51 PM, 04/09/21


SB 1046 (CS)Birdwell/ Seliger

Relating to the regulation of radioactive waste; reducing a surcharge; reducing a fee.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:14 PM, 04/12/21


SB 1047 (LC)Seliger/ et al.

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

Committee report printed and distributed 02:30 PM, 04/12/21


SB 1055 (LC)Huffman

Relating to motor vehicle accidents involving a pedestrian or other vulnerable road user within the area of a crosswalk; creating a criminal offense.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:31 AM, 04/09/21


SB 1094 Creighton/ et al.

Relating to the payment of apprenticeship education expenses using the state's programs for paying, prepaying, or saving toward the costs of attending an institution of higher education.

Committee report printed and distributed 09:03 AM, 04/07/21


SB 1118 (CS) (LC)Johnson/ et al.

Relating to the creation and administration of the On-The-Ground Conservation Program by the State Soil and Water Conservation Board.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:41 PM, 04/13/21


SB 1122 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to participation in the comptroller's contracts for travel services.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:34 PM, 04/08/21


SB 1126 Springer/ Miles/ et al.

Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Woman's University System.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:34 PM, 04/08/21


SB 1129 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to guardianships, alternatives to guardianship, and supports and services for incapacitated persons.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:33 PM, 04/12/21


SB 1145 Perry

Relating to marketing and labeling requirements for certain food products, including imitation meat and egg food products.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:32 PM, 04/08/21


SB 1253 Hall/ et al.

Relating to the issuance and renewal of licenses to carry a handgun for purposes of reciprocity with other states.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:27 PM, 04/12/21


SB 1261 (CS)Birdwell

Relating to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in this state and the express preemption of local regulation of those emissions.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:26 PM, 04/12/21


SB 1278 (CS)Hancock

Relating to the responsibility for ancillary services costs incurred for the operation of intermittent generation resources.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:37 PM, 04/07/21


SB 1282 (CS)Hancock

Relating to cost recovery for costs arising from the interconnection of certain electric generation facilities with the ERCOT transmission system.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:30 PM, 04/09/21


SB 1354 (LC)Miles

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:35 PM, 04/12/21


SB 1438 Bettencourt

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.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:28 PM, 04/13/21


SB 1490 (CS)Creighton/ et al.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to authorize certain degree programs offered by private postsecondary educational institutions.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:26 PM, 04/06/21


SB 1678 (CS)Campbell

Relating to the prohibited release by a public agency of information regarding the members, supporters, or volunteers of or donors to certain nonprofit organizations; creating a criminal offense.

Corrected Comm. report printed and distributed 06:37 PM, 04/13/21


SB 1900 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the regulatory authority of the savings and mortgage lending commissioner; authorizing fees.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:51 AM, 04/08/21


SB 2016 (LC)Johnson

Relating to the applicability of certain provisions mandating the provision by certain health benefit plans of health benefits requiring cost defrayal by this state.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:27 AM, 04/08/21


SB 2175 Creighton/ Nichols

Relating to special purpose territory of the Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:22 PM, 04/13/21


HB 1195 (LC)Geren/ Goldman/ Frullo/ Meyer/ Bonnen/ et al. SP: Hancock

Relating to the franchise tax treatment of certain loans and grants made under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:29 PM, 04/13/21


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