REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Monday

April 12, 2021

SENATE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase such items.

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the powers of the governor, the legislature, and the supreme court following certain disaster or emergency declarations.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Condemning China's practice of involuntary organ harvesting.

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

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government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to requirements for an early voting ballot voted by mail; creating a criminal offense.

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

Relating to verification of the citizenship status of certain registered voters.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to the creation, purpose, implementation, and funding of the County Park Beautification and Improvement Program.

Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.

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

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.

Relating to leave for state employees who are volunteers of certain disaster relief organizations.

Relating to the operation of a public school transportation system.

Relating to the transfer of Midwestern State University to the Texas Tech University System, to certain fees charged by that system's governing board, and to mandatory venue for actions brought against that system or its institution, officers, or employees.

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

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

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

Relating to certain reports created by the Texas Water Development Board.

Relating to a requirement that a voting system use a paper record or produce a paper receipt for verification purposes.

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

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.

Relating to an early voting ballot voted by mail.

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

Relating to a limit on the rate of growth of certain appropriations.

Relating to the removal of solar power facilities.

Relating to an exception to the titling requirement for certain vehicles; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the limitations periods for certain suits against real estate appraisers and appraisal firms.

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

Relating to the availability of personal information of individuals who are honorably retired from certain law enforcement positions.

Relating to address confidentiality on certain documents for certain federal officials and family members of certain federal officials or federal or state court judges.

Relating to auditable voting systems.

Relating to verification of the accuracy of voter registration applications and voter registration lists.

Relating to certain public facilities used to provide affordable housing.

Relating to certain duties of law enforcement agencies concerning certain information subject to disclosure to a defendant.

Relating to the issuance of a citation for a criminal trespass offense punishable as a Class B misdemeanor.

Relating to county approval of certain proposed purchases or conversions of properties to house homeless individuals.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to United States Navy submariners.

Relating to a ribbon for certain service members of the military who served in support of operations to secure this state's international border.

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

Relating to an exemption from the requirement that the title of a state agency be printed on state-owned motor vehicles.

Relating to an excused absence from a public institution of higher education for a student called to required military service.

Relating to the procedure for donating juror reimbursements.

Relating to a study of the disaster preparedness for each state military installation.

Relating to withdrawals of water from the Edwards Aquifer to supply a military installation.

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

Relating to the creation of the Texas Court of Appeals to hear certain cases; authorizing fees.

Relating to contracting procedures and requirements for governmental entities.

Relating to establishment of county adult sexual assault response teams.

Relating to the administration of the governor's university research initiative.

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

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.

Relating to the participation of open-enrollment charter schools in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.

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.

Relating to authorizing certain joint graduate degree programs between The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

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

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

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.

Relating to instruction in educator training programs regarding digital learning, virtual learning, and virtual instruction.

Relating to the county in which a person may apply for the registration of and title for a motor vehicle.

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.

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

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.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to honor members of the United States Army Special Forces.

Relating to mental health services development plans as updated by the Health and Human Services Commission and local mental health authority groups.

Relating to legislative oversight during a public health disaster or public health emergency, including the establishment of a legislative public health oversight board.

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

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

Relating to voter qualification and registration.

Relating to the provision of telehealth services by certain health professionals licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Relating to the prevention, identification, investigation, and enforcement of payment card fraud; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the regulation of commercial property and casualty insurance and insurance for certain large risks.

Relating to a power outage alert system and a study on a statewide disaster alert system.

Relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities.

Relating to the authorized activities of a holder of a brewpub license.

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

Relating to the provision of certain massage therapy instruction using distance learning.

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

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

Relating to the inclusion of local school health advisory councils as governmental bodies for purposes of the open meetings law and the public information law.

Relating to the pledge or encumbrance of an insurer's assets under the Asset Protection Act.

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

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

Relating to the regulation of crafted precious metal dealers; authorizing the change of a fee.

Relating to the designation of State Highways 118 and 166 as the Davis Mountains Scenic Loop Highway and a historic highway.

Relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 66 in Rockwall County as the Commissioner David Magness Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 1479 in Cameron County as the Bobby Morrow Memorial Highway.

Relating to the issuance of Family First specialty license plates.

Relating to the designation of the portion of Business Interstate Highway 20-J in Colorado City as the James "Jim" Baum Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 276 in Hunt and Rains Counties as the Staff Sergeant Shawn Henry McNabb Memorial Bridge.

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.

Relating to certain local government corporations created for the development, construction, operation, management, or financing of transportation projects.

Relating to passenger transportation on state aircraft.

Relating to procurement of a contingent fee contract for legal services by certain governmental entities.

Relating to the payment of certain employer contributions for employed retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to a sales tax refund for sales tax overpayments by certain oil or gas severance taxpayers.

Relating to information technology purchased through the Department of Information Resources.

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

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

Relating to establishing a coordinated system for the dispatch, triage, transport, and transfer of patients in certain trauma service area regional advisory councils; providing rulemaking authority.

Relating to the time frame for passing certain licensing examinations for applicants seeking a license to practice medicine.

Relating to the provision of educational materials regarding disease prevention during a disaster.

Relating to an exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans during an initial period of operation in the state.

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.

Relating to disclosure requirements for agreements consenting to municipal annexation.

Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Booker Hospital District.

Relating to the qualification of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as agricultural land and the liability for the additional tax imposed on such land if the use of the land changes as a result of a condemnation.

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

Relating to the election of directors and administration of the Agua Special Utility District.

Relating to requiring trauma training for certain attorneys.

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

Relating to members of the clergy who are employed or voluntarily enter inpatient health care facilities to minister during a state of disaster, emergency, or epidemic.

Relating to legislative leave for certain peace officers commissioned by the Parks and Wildlife Department.

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

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

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

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.

Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of improper sexual activity with a person in custody; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the powers and duties of a domestic relations office.

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

Relating to the application for and issuance of a marriage license through the use of remote technology.

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

Relating to criminal liability for reporting false information to draw an emergency response; creating an offense.

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

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

Relating to the reporting of certain incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking at certain public or private institutions of higher education.

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

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.

Relating to middle mile broadband service provided by an electric utility.

Relating to the evaluation and reporting of investment practices and performance of certain public retirement systems.

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.

Relating to the powers and duties of the windstorm insurance legislative oversight board and to certain studies by the board relating to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan.

Relating to remote meetings under the open meetings law.

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

Relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects.

Relating to the establishment of the Motor Fuel Metering and Quality Advisory Board.

Relating to the authority of certain water planning entities to hold an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call or videoconference call.

Relating to fees and prices charged by freestanding emergency medical care facilities; providing administrative penalties.

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

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

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

Relating to the electronic dissemination of commercial recordings or audiovisual works.

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

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

Relating to the donation of juror reimbursements.

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

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.

Relating to suits for tax refunds.

Relating to the extended registration of certain county fleet vehicles.

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

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

Relating to probate and guardianship matters and proceedings and other matters involving probate courts.

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

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.

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

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

Relating to the disposition of certain controlled substance property and plants seized by or forfeited to a law enforcement agency.

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of sexual assault.

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

Relating to the requirements for meetings held and Internet websites developed by certain special purpose districts.

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.

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

Relating to plot plan requirements for an application for a standard permit for a concrete batch plant issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to the continuation of the Red River Boundary Commission.

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

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.

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

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

Relating to state agency and local government information security, including establishment of the state risk and authorization management program and the Texas volunteer incident response team; authorizing fees.

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.

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

Relating to bonds issued by and the dissolution of municipal management districts.

Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 83; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

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

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.

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

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