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Status of Bills in Conference Committee for 5/25/2021

STATUS OF BILLS IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE



Tuesday

May 25, 2021




SB 1 Nelson SP: Bonnen

General Appropriations Bill.

4-26Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
4-26Senate conferees appointed: Nelson, Chair; Huffman, Kolkhorst, Nichols, Taylor.
4-27House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
4-27House conferees appointed: Bonnen, Chair; Capriglione, González, Mary, Walle, Wilson.
5-25Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 7 Hughes/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Buckingham/ Campbell/ et al. SP: Cain/ Schofield/ 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.

5-17Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-17Senate conferees appointed: Hughes, Chair; Bettencourt, Buckingham, Kolkhorst, Powell.
5-19House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-19House conferees appointed: Cain, Chair; Canales, Clardy, Collier, Jetton.

SB 13 Birdwell/ Campbell/ Hall/ Perry/ Schwertner/ et al. SP: King, Phil/ Price/ et al.

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

5-12Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-12Senate conferees appointed: Birdwell, Chair; Hughes, Kolkhorst, Lucio, Seliger.
5-14House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-14House conferees appointed: King, Phil, Chair; Darby, Guillen, Harless, Lucio III.
5-24Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 22 Springer/ Alvarado/ Bettencourt/ Blanco/ Campbell/ et al. SP: Patterson/ Collier/ et al.

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

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Springer, Chair; Bettencourt, Blanco, Hughes, Zaffirini.

SB 49 Zaffirini SP: Murr

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

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Zaffirini, Chair; Birdwell, Huffman, Hughes, Whitmire.

SB 281 Hinojosa/ et al. SP: Lucio III

Relating to the use of hypnotically induced statements in a criminal trial.

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Hinojosa, Chair; Birdwell, Huffman, Nichols, Whitmire.

SB 288 Seliger/ et al. SP: Wu/ Anchia/ et al.

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

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Seliger, Chair; Lucio, Nichols, Perry, Taylor.

SB 295 Perry/ et al. SP: Minjarez

Relating to the confidential and privileged communications and records of victims of certain sexual assault offenses.

5-11Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-11Senate conferees appointed: Perry, Chair; Huffman, Hughes, Kolkhorst, Nelson.
5-14House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-14House conferees appointed: Minjarez, Chair; Cole, Guillen, Morales Shaw, Raymond.
5-24Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 383 Powell/ et al. SP: Perez/ Fierro/ et al.

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

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Powell, Chair; Blanco, Campbell, Perry, Seliger.

SB 572 Springer/ et al. SP: White/ Cain/ et al.

Relating to in-person visitation of religious counselors with certain health care facility patients and residents during a public health emergency.

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Springer, Chair; Bettencourt, Buckingham, Campbell, Lucio.

SB 601 Perry/ et al. SP: Burrows

Relating to the creation and activities of the Texas Produced Water Consortium.

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Perry, Chair; Gutierrez, Kolkhorst, Springer, Taylor.

SB 626 Zaffirini SP: Moody

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

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Zaffirini, Chair; Campbell, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes.

SB 696 Zaffirini/ Gutierrez 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.

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Zaffirini, Chair; Alvarado, Birdwell, Seliger, Taylor.

SB 703 Buckingham/ Hall/ Lucio/ Paxton 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.

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Buckingham, Chair; Campbell, Paxton, Perry, Powell.

SB 713 Buckingham SP: Cyrier

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

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Buckingham, Chair; Campbell, Hall, Lucio, Schwertner.

SB 1138 Hughes/ et al. SP: Noble/ Frank/ et al.

Relating to a study on streamlining public safety net programs to reduce costs and improve outcomes for recipients under the programs.

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Hughes, Chair; Blanco, Kolkhorst, Lucio, Perry.

SB 1160 Taylor/ et al. SP: Paul/ Krause/ et al.

Relating to the creation of the Gulf Coast Protection District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees; providing authority to impose a tax; granting the power of eminent domain.

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Taylor, Chair; Alvarado, Bettencourt, Miles, Perry.

SB 1263 Birdwell/ et al. SP: Bell, Cecil

Relating to funding for the Texas emissions reduction plan.

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Birdwell, Chair; Hancock, Hinojosa, Lucio, Nichols.

SB 1308 Blanco/ et al. SP: Canales

Relating to a study on the impacts of using certain motor vehicle technologies.

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Blanco, Chair; Alvarado, Hinojosa, Kolkhorst, Nichols.

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.

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Lucio, Chair; Bettencourt, Hinojosa, Nichols, Taylor.

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.

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Hughes, Chair; Lucio, Perry, Powell, Taylor.

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.

5-10Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-10Senate conferees appointed: Bettencourt, Chair; Creighton, Hinojosa, Perry, Schwertner.
5-14House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-14House conferees appointed: Meyer, Chair; Burrows, Guillen, Metcalf, Noble.

SB 1588 Hughes/ et al. SP: Turner, Chris/ Bonnen/ et al.

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

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Hughes, Chair; Hancock, Nichols, Paxton, Whitmire.

SB 1831 Taylor/ et al. SP: Thompson, Senfronia/ Parker/ et al.

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.

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Taylor, Chair; Alvarado, Huffman, Nelson, Whitmire.

SB 2154 Schwertner/ et al. SP: Paddie

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

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Schwertner, Chair; Creighton, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson.

HB 5 Ashby/ Anderson/ Paddie/ Price/ Canales/ et al. SP: Nichols/ et al.

Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.

5-03House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-03House conferees appointed: Ashby, Chair; Anderson, Morales, Christina, Paddie, Rose.
5-06Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-06Senate conferees appointed: Nichols, Chair; Hancock, Hinojosa, Perry, West.

HB 3282 Canales SP: Nichols/ et al.

Relating to the authority of a district engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation to temporarily lower the speed limit at a highway maintenance activity site.

5-24House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-24House conferees appointed: Canales, Chair; Ashby, Harris, Martinez, Thompson, Ed.
5-25Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Nichols, Chair; Hancock, Hinojosa, Seliger, West.

HB 3648 Geren/ Guillen/ Guerra/ et al. SP: Hancock

Relating to the provision of natural gas and electric services in this state.

5-24House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-24House conferees appointed: Geren, Chair; Hernandez, King, Phil, King, Tracy O., Paddie.