Status of Bills in Conference Committee for 5/31/2021

STATUS OF BILLS IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE



Monday

May 31, 2021




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.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-29Corrected Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

SB 14 Creighton/ Bettencourt/ Buckingham/ Campbell/ Hall/ et al. SP: King, Phil/ Paddie/ et al.

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

5-28Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Creighton, Chair; Campbell, Hancock, Lucio, Taylor.
5-28House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: King, Phil, Chair; Bowers, Lucio III, Metcalf, Walle.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

SB 152 Perry/ et al. SP: King, Tracy O./ et al.

Relating to the regulation of groundwater conservation districts.

5-28Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Perry, Chair; Creighton, Gutierrez, Kolkhorst, Powell.

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.

5-27Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-27Senate conferees appointed: Perry, Chair; Bettencourt, Hall, Hughes, Kolkhorst.
5-28House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Klick, Chair; Bucy, Cain, Canales, Jetton.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

SB 185 Perry/ et al. SP: White

Relating to the time for entering a final order in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.

5-28Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Perry, Chair; Birdwell, Blanco, Kolkhorst, Powell.
5-28House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: White, Chair; Cook, Frank, Neave, Wu.

SB 828 Hughes SP: Paddie

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

5-28Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Hughes, Chair; Birdwell, Creighton, Kolkhorst, Zaffirini.
5-28House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Paddie, Chair; Clardy, Huberty, Metcalf, Morales, Eddie.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-27House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-27House conferees appointed: Bell, Cecil, Chair; Landgraf, Lozano, Thompson, Ed, Walle.

SB 1776 Campbell/ et al. SP: Bell, Keith/ Allison/ 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.

5-27Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-27Senate conferees appointed: Campbell, Chair; Alvarado, Hall, Hinojosa, Taylor.
5-28House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Bell, Keith, Chair; Harris, Oliverson, Talarico, Toth.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

SB 1816 Seliger SP: Thompson, Ed

Relating to certain temporary vehicle permits and tags.

5-27Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-27Senate conferees appointed: Seliger, Chair; Alvarado, Hancock, Nichols, Perry.
5-28House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Thompson, Ed, Chair; Canales, Landgraf, Martinez, Paddie.

SB 2233 Menéndez/ Alvarado/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Blanco/ et al. SP: Howard/ Thompson, Senfronia/ et al.

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

5-28Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Menéndez, Chair; Huffman, Kolkhorst, Nelson, Zaffirini.
5-29House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Howard, Chair; Button, Minjarez, Morrison, Thompson, Senfronia.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

HJR 4 Kacal/ Price/ Lambert/ Murr SP: Huffman/ et al.

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.

5-27House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-27House conferees appointed: Kacal, Chair; Canales, Cook, Moody, Murr.
5-27Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-27Senate conferees appointed: Huffman, Chair; Bettencourt, Hinojosa, Hughes, Nelson.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

HB 3 Burrows SP: Birdwell

Relating to the authority of the legislature, governor, and certain political subdivisions with respect to disasters, including pandemic disasters, and emergencies.

5-28House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Burrows, Chair; Bonnen, Lucio III, Paddie, Tinderholt.
5-28Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Birdwell, Chair; Blanco, Campbell, Hall, Whitmire.

HB 20 Murr/ Kacal/ et al. SP: 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.

5-27House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-27House conferees appointed: Murr, Chair; Cook, Kacal, Landgraf, Moody.
5-27Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-27Senate conferees appointed: Huffman, Chair; Bettencourt, Hinojosa, Hughes, Nelson.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-30Corrected Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

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

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

5-28House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Wu, Chair; Collier, Johnson, Ann, King, Phil, White.
5-28Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: West, Chair; Campbell, Huffman, Nelson, Nichols.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

HB 671 Martinez SP: Lucio

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

5-28House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Martinez, Chair; Canales, Guillen, Hull, Sanford.
5-28Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Lucio, Chair; Bettencourt, Hinojosa, Perry, Springer.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

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

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

5-28House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Bell, Keith, Chair; Dutton, Huberty, King, Ken, VanDeaver.
5-28Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Taylor, Chair; Bettencourt, Hall, Paxton, West.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

HB 1565 Paddie SP: Buckingham

Relating to the continuation and transfer of the regulation of willed body programs to the Texas Funeral Service Commission, the regulation of willed body programs and non-transplant anatomical donation organizations, and the creation of the State Anatomical Advisory Committee; authorizing a fee.

5-27House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-27House conferees appointed: Paddie, Chair; Cain, Canales, King, Ken, Thompson, Senfronia.
5-27Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-27Senate conferees appointed: Buckingham, Chair; Campbell, Lucio, Paxton, Schwertner.

HB 1818 Patterson/ Reynolds/ Shaheen/ Holland/ Jetton/ et al. SP: Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to the source of dogs and cats sold by pet stores; providing a civil penalty.

5-28House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Patterson, Chair; Jetton, Ordaz Perez, Shaheen, Turner, Chris.
5-28Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Menéndez, Chair; Birdwell, Campbell, Hancock, Johnson.

HB 2030 Turner, Chris/ Button/ et al. SP: West/ et al.

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

5-28House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Turner, Chris, Chair; Dutton, Goldman, Murphy, Thompson, Senfronia.
5-28Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: West, Chair; Bettencourt, Birdwell, Perry, Powell.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2593 Moody/ Guillen/ Morales Shaw/ Morales, Eddie SP: Johnson/ et al.

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

5-28House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Moody, Chair; Biedermann, Dutton, Krause, Slaton.
5-28Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Johnson, Chair; Hughes, Kolkhorst, Perry, Schwertner.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

HB 3880 Dutton/ Huberty/ Guillen/ Toth/ et al. SP: Paxton/ et al.

Relating to a student's eligibility for special education services provided by a school district, including services for dyslexia and related disorders.

5-28House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Dutton, Chair; Huberty, Meyer, Parker, Toth.

HB 3948 King, Tracy O./ Guillen/ Ramos/ Morales, Eddie/ Israel/ et al. SP: Perry/ et al.

Relating to the production and regulation of hemp and consumable hemp products; providing administrative penalties; creating a criminal offense.

5-28House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: King, Tracy O., Chair; Guillen, Huberty, Ramos, Raymond.
5-28Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Perry, Chair; Bettencourt, Kolkhorst, Powell, Taylor.

HB 4272 Klick/ Oliverson/ Howard/ Jetton/ Guerra/ et al. SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to requirements for and prohibited uses of information contained in the immunization registry.

5-28House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Klick, Chair; Howard, Jetton, Oliverson, Zwiener.
5-28Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Kolkhorst, Chair; Blanco, Hall, Hughes, Perry.

HB 4305 Morales, Eddie/ Bucy/ Darby/ Landgraf/ González, Mary SP: Blanco

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

5-28House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Morales, Eddie, Chair; Burrows, King, Tracy O., Ordaz Perez, Zwiener.
5-28Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Blanco, Chair; Birdwell, Gutierrez, Hughes, Perry.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.