REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Thursday

May 20, 2021

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the professional sports team charitable foundations of organizations sanctioned by certain professional associations to conduct charitable raffles at rodeo venues.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a county to finance the development or redevelopment of transportation or infrastructure in unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted areas in the county; authorizing the issuance of bonds and notes.

HOUSE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to the carrying and possession of a handgun by a public junior college school marshal.

Relating to the storage of firearms and ammunition in the same locked location in certain foster homes.

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to the carrying of a handgun by a license holder in a motor vehicle.

Relating to the review date for certain governmental entities subject to the sunset review process.

Relating to the continuation of the Trade Agricultural Inspection Grant Program.

Relating to restricting the use of personally identifiable student information by an operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application used for a school purpose and providing an exemption from certain restrictions for a national assessment provider.

Relating to the carrying of holstered handguns by handgun license holders.

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

Relating to the prohibited suspension of laws protecting religious freedom and prohibited closure of places of worship.

Relating to authorizing the provision of temporary secure storage for weapons at certain public buildings; authorizing fees.

Relating to notifying an alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglect of certain rights in an investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to health benefits offered by certain nonprofit agricultural organizations.

Relating to access to a residence or former residence to retrieve certain personal property.

Relating to a requirement that a decree of divorce include the date of the marriage.

Relating to the public school finance system and public education.

Relating to requiring school districts to report management fees under certain cooperative purchasing contracts.

Relating to prohibiting a student from participating in future extracurricular activities for certain conduct involving the assault of an extracurricular activity official.

Relating to the provision of certain health information and other information to school districts and other participating entities in the Texas school employees uniform group health coverage program.

Relating to improving training and staff development for primary and secondary educators to enable them to more effectively serve all students.

Relating to prohibitions on camping in a public place and to a political subdivision's designation of property for camping by homeless individuals; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to regulation of certain facilities and establishments with respect to, civil remedies for certain criminal activities affecting, and certain criminal offenses involving health, safety, and welfare; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties.

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 exemptions from liability for certain professionals for the disclosure of certain mental health information.

Relating to required posting of information regarding the office of the state long-term care ombudsman on certain long-term care facilities' Internet websites.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 198 in Henderson County as the Deputy Sheriff Tony Ogburn and Deputy Sheriff Paul Habelt Memorial Highway.

Relating to the issuance of Texas Mobility Fund obligations.

Relating to the designation of State Loop 256 in Palestine as the Bascom W. Bentley III Memorial Loop.

Relating to the registration of certain motor vehicles as farm or ranch vehicles.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway Loop 121 in Bell County as the Deputy Sheriff John Rhoden Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 114 in Wise County as the Sergeant Randy D. White Memorial Highway.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to authorize the operation of a golf cart or off-highway vehicle on certain roads.

Relating to access to the financial responsibility verification program by justice and municipal courts.

Relating to the criminal offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway.

Relating to appeals from an interlocutory order denying a motion for summary judgment by certain contractors.

Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain municipalities.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 570 in Eastland County as the Deputy Kenneth Maltby Memorial Highway.

Relating to the inclusion of information relating to street racing in the curriculum of driver education courses and driving safety courses.

Relating to the designation of State Highway 358 as the Peace Officers Memorial Highway.

Relating to the functions of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; authorizing a penalty.

Relating to the modification of a 99-year lease of certain state property to the City of Austin and the grant of a 99-year lease of certain state property and certain easements to the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Relating to issuance of autism awareness specialty license plates.

Relating to the modification of an order establishing the conservatorship or possession of or access to a child after a conservator's death.

Relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system as memorial highways for certain deceased peace officers.

Relating to age-appropriate normalcy activities for children in the managing conservatorship of the state.

Relating to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.

Relating to the provision of certain eminent domain information to property owners through a landowner's bill of rights.

Relating to the collection and enforcement of withholding of income for the payment of child support.

Relating to orders for possession of and access to a child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to local, state, and federal regulation of firearm suppressors.

Relating to charitable raffles conducted by the professional sports teams charitable foundations of organizations sanctioned by certain professional associations at rodeo venues.

Relating to limitations periods in arbitration proceedings.

Relating to statutes of limitation and repose for certain claims involving the construction or repair of an improvement to real property or equipment attached to real property.

Relating to persons permitted to be in a polling place or a place where ballots are being counted.

Relating to the reinstatement of the parent-child relationship with respect to a person whose parental rights have been involuntarily terminated and to certain requirements in relation to the termination of the parent-child relationship or placement of a child in substitute care.

Relating to certain grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.

Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas.

Relating to the timing of changes to county election precincts.

Relating to the offense of possessing a weapon in a secured area of an airport.

Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution.

Relating to the possession, carrying, or transportation of a firearm or alcoholic beverage by certain persons during the use of an easement.

Relating to the creation of the Mesquoakee Ranch Municipal Utility District of Collin County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 576; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Lakeview Point Municipal Utility District of Palo Pinto County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the social studies curriculum in public schools.

Relating to the disclosure of certain utility customer information.

Relating to data matching with financial institutions to facilitate the collection of certain delinquent tax liabilities.

Relating to excluding the furnishing of an academic transcript from the definition of "information service" for purposes of sales and use taxes.

Relating to the methods by which the comptroller may provide notice of a hearing on the revocation or suspension, or of the revocation or suspension, of a permit or license.

Relating to preauthorization requirements for certain medical and health care services and utilization review for certain health benefit plans.

Relating to motor fuel taxes.

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

Relating to eligible costs and expenses for purposes of the franchise tax credit for the certified rehabilitation of certified historic structures.

Relating to the authorization for certain land applications and disposal of dairy waste.

Relating to the use of dyed diesel fuel to operate a motor vehicle during and for a limited period following certain disasters.

Relating to the appointment and removal of directors of a levee improvement district; validating certain appointments and actions of certain levee improvement districts.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Willacy County Drainage District No. 2.

Relating to the number, terms, and compensation of the commissioners of the Nueces County Drainage and Conservation District Number 2.

Relating to a study and report on the water level of Falcon Lake in Zapata and Starr Counties.

Relating to the regulation of the recycling of fluid oil and gas waste.

Relating to notice prohibiting hunting on or over certain submerged land.

Relating to antique outboard motors.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Parks and Wildlife Department regarding the Texas Water Trust.

Relating to the requirement that certain persons taking oysters on a licensed commercial oyster boat obtain a commercial fisherman's license.

Relating to the offense of failure to comply with an order from a fire marshal and the authority of certain county employees to issue citations for certain violations; changing a criminal penalty.

Relating to retainage requirements for certain public works construction projects.

Relating to universal service fund assistance to high cost rural areas and the uniform charge that funds the universal service fund.

Relating to energy savings performance contracts.

Relating to the Texas Real Estate Research Center, the Real Estate Research Advisory Committee, and the Texas Real Estate Commission; increasing a fee.

Relating to immunity from liability of public and private schools and security personnel employed by those schools for certain actions of security personnel.

Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Virtual Education.

Relating to development of guidelines for the use of digital devices in public schools and a school district or open-enrollment charter school policy for the effective integration of those devices.

Relating to requiring a school district to post the district's employment policy on the district's Internet website.

Relating to a study by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas regarding the use of health reimbursement accounts in conjunction with Medicare plans available through the individual marketplace to provide health and pharmacy benefit coverage for certain retired school employees.

Relating to school district hearings regarding complaints.

Relating to the membership of a public school concussion oversight team and the removal of a public school student from an interscholastic athletic activity on the basis of a suspected concussion.

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.

Relating to the regulation of the injection and geologic storage of carbon dioxide in this state.

Relating to the state historic sites and parks under the jurisdiction of the Texas Historical Commission.

Relating to the location of pits used in the production of oil and gas.

Relating to the treatment, recycling for beneficial use, or disposal of drill cuttings.

Relating to the applicability of the Texas Fair Housing Act to certain sales and rentals.

Relating to the Texas natural gas vehicle grant program.

Relating to a cause of action for the bad faith washout of an overriding royalty interest in an oil and gas lease.

Relating to the Brazos River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.

Relating to the eligibility of certain 17-year-old persons to serve as members of the Texas State Guard.

Relating to a study on the use of alternative therapies for treating post-traumatic stress disorder.

Relating to an instruction guide for family members and caregivers of veterans who have mental health disorders.

Relating to the establishment of the commercial oyster mariculture advisory board.

Relating to notification by the Department of State Health Services and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of incidents of Naegleria fowleri.

Relating to the issuance of specially marked driver's licenses and personal identification certificates to veterans.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for recipients of the Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal.

Relating to the amount of a hospital or physician lien on certain causes of action or claims.

Relating to the establishment of the State Advisory Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.

Relating to certain contracts regarding airports operated by or on behalf of a local government.

Relating to the powers of certain regional transportation authorities.

Relating to certain temporary motor vehicle tags.

Relating to the operation and regulation of certain automated motor vehicles.

Relating to the security requirement for the issuance or renewal of a motor vehicle dealer general distinguishing number or a wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing number.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 242 in Montgomery County as the Sergeant Stacey Baumgartner Memorial Highway.

Relating to the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles on a state highway or farm or ranch road at a weight that exceeds the maximum weight authorized for the road; imposing a criminal penalty.

Relating to certain measures to promote compliance with and improve public awareness of the state's move over or slow down law concerning the passing of certain vehicles.

Relating to authorizing equal opportunity for access by non-enrolled students to University Interscholastic League sponsored activities; authorizing a fee.

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 institutions, officers, or employees.

Relating to providing information to undergraduate students regarding certain fixed or flat tuition rates provided by certain institutions of higher education.

Relating to including work colleges in the TexShare library consortium.

Relating to the transfer to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of certain responsibilities relating to postsecondary education and career counseling.

Relating to the rural veterinarian incentive program.

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

Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee for the TexNet seismic monitoring program.

Relating to the designation of July as Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month.

Relating to the designation of state musicians for classical and nonclassical genres.

Relating to the designation of April as Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month.

Relating to the designation of January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Relating to designating December 1 as Rosa Parks Day.

Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning water and wastewater special districts, including a conforming amendment.

Relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 86th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature.

Relating to designating September 21 as Alzheimer's Awareness Day.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by a charitable organization and used in providing housing and related services to certain homeless individuals.

Relating to the electronic administration of certain required assessment instruments, measures to support Internet connectivity for purposes of those assessment instruments, the adoption and administration of certain optional interim assessment instruments, the review and use of the instructional materials and technology allotment, and requests for production of instructional materials.

Relating to designating October 17 as Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Day.

Relating to the operation of golf carts in certain areas.

Relating to the protection of animal and crop facilities; creating a criminal offense.

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

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

Relating to the use of lifeguards and informational signs to improve safety on public beaches.

Relating to the issuance of Make-A-Wish specialty license plates.

Relating to the overnight parking of a commercial motor vehicle near certain apartment complexes.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 10 as the U.S. Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez Memorial Highway.

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

Relating to the provision and delivery of certain health care services in this state, including services under Medicaid and other public benefits programs, using telecommunications or information technology and to reimbursement for some of those services.

Relating to establishment of the prescription drug savings program for certain uninsured individuals.

Relating to the prohibition of certain contributions and donations for the administration of elections.

Relating to legislative oversight and funding of improvement and modernization projects for state agency information resources.

Relating to the establishment by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of colonia self-help centers in certain counties and to the representation of those counties on the Colonia Resident Advisory Committee.

Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Water Control and Improvement District No. 10; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 203; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the authority of the Brazoria Drainage District Number Four to impose a maintenance tax and the validation of certain acts of the Brazoria Drainage District Number Four.

Relating to the creation of the Creedmoor Municipal Utility District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the criminal punishment and conditions of community supervision for the offense of obstructing a highway or other passageway; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to educational programs provided by the Windham School District in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for certain inmates.

Relating to the discharge by certain defendants of fines and costs through community service.

Relating to the limitations period for certain criminal offenses based on assaultive conduct.

Relating to the solicitation of pen pals by certain inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving one or more child victims.

Relating to the release on parole of certain youthful offenders; changing parole eligibility.

Relating to conditions of community supervision prohibiting contact with certain persons.

Relating to certain contract and notice requirements applicable to certain facilities used to house inmates or releasees from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Relating to authorizing the comptroller to release a reported owner's unclaimed property to the owner's crime victim in certain circumstances and payment by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of certain amounts owed by an inmate.

Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault or other prohibited sexual conduct.

Relating to the care of pregnant women in county jail or in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Relating to criminal conduct that endangers law enforcement; creating a criminal offense and increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding.

Relating to the applicability of certain laws to the Windham School District and teachers or administrators of the district.

Relating to the provision of vocational training to inmates confined in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice transfer facility.

Relating to the composition of the juvenile board of Guadalupe County.

Relating to providing children committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department with state-issued identification on discharge or release.

Relating to the Rockwall County Juvenile Board.

Relating to a defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving possession of small amounts of controlled substances, marihuana, dangerous drugs, or abusable volatile chemicals, or possession of drug paraphernalia for defendants seeking assistance for a suspected overdose.

Relating to an application for a writ of habeas corpus in certain felony cases.

Relating to an application for a writ of habeas corpus in a community supervision case.

Relating to creating the criminal offense of financial abuse of an elderly individual.

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

Relating to creating the criminal offense of boating while intoxicated with a child passenger; changing the eligibility for deferred adjudication community supervision.

Relating to the issuance and execution of certain search warrants in a criminal investigation and the admissibility of evidence obtained through certain searches.

Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for an aggravated assault occurring as part of a mass shooting; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the financial exploitation of certain vulnerable adults.

Relating to peer-to-peer car sharing programs.

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for ovarian cancer testing and screening.

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

Relating to performance and payment bonds for public work contracts on public property leased to a nongovernmental entity.

Relating to the definition of amusement ride for purposes of amusement ride regulation.

Relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities.

Relating to paid leave for public officers and employees engaged in certain military service.

Relating to certain required reports under the Texas workers' compensation system.

Relating to the establishment of a state employee family leave pool.

Relating to the automatic transfer of manufacturer's warranties on air conditioning systems conveyed with residential real property.

Relating to the establishment of the digital identity work group.

Relating to the sale and purchase of retail fireworks permits from an Internet website.

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

Relating to civil works projects and other construction projects of governmental entities.

Relating to a parity complaint portal and educational materials and parity law training regarding benefits for mental health conditions and substance use disorders to be made available through the portal and otherwise; designating October as mental health condition and substance use disorder parity awareness month.

Relating to the salary of certain employees who transfer within a state agency.

Relating to notice required in connection with possessory liens on certain motor vehicles.

Relating to financial regulation of certain life, health, and accident insurers and health maintenance organizations.

Relating to the release of a judgment lien on homestead property.

Relating to the requirement to compare and verify signatures when renting a motor vehicle.

Relating to information regarding state agency vehicle fleets.

Relating to work from remote locations by certain employees of certain entities licensed by the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner.

Relating to the regulation of massage therapy.

Relating to the comptroller's rulemaking authority under the Insurance Code.

Relating to energy efficiency building standards.

Relating to certain notifications required following a breach of security of computerized data.

Relating to the requirements for the regulation of state trust companies.

Relating to the regulation of state banks.

Relating to multiple employer welfare arrangements.

Relating to operating agreements between holders of a distiller's and rectifier's permit and certain alcoholic beverage permit holders.

Relating to the filing of an annual audit report by a title insurance company, title insurance agent, or direct operation.

Relating to the control of virtual currency and the rights of purchasers who obtain control of virtual currency for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code.

Relating to the temporary licensing of certain military veterans as health care providers to practice in underserved areas.

Relating to the hours for selling alcoholic beverages in certain establishments.

Relating to expanding the definition of bicycle to include devices with more than two wheels, including to accommodate modifications necessary for adaptive riding by persons with disabilities.

Relating to attachments for broadband service on utility poles owned by an electric cooperative and establishing and funding a pole replacement program for deployment of certain broadband facilities.

Relating to the conduct of charitable bingo.

Relating to a study on expanding recovery housing in this state.

Relating to the availability of antipsychotic prescription drugs under the vendor drug program and Medicaid managed care.

Relating to the administration of certain mental health grant programs established by the Health and Human Services Commission.

Relating to the collection and use of suicide data by the statewide behavioral health coordinating council.

Relating to the release of a reversionary interest in certain real property by the Health and Human Services Commission and conditions related to that release.

Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to a pilot project to provide emergency telemedicine medical services and telehealth services in rural areas.

Relating to the processing and sale of kratom and kratom products; providing civil penalties; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to inservice training on prevention of abuse, neglect, and illegal, unprofessional, and unethical conduct provided by certain health care facilities.

Relating to emergency refills of insulin and insulin-related equipment or supplies.

Relating to a database of information about women with uterine fibroids and to uterine fibroid education and research.

Relating to the practice of dentistry and the provision of teledentistry dental services.

Relating to continuing education requirements for physicians regarding the identification and assistance of trafficked persons.

Relating to the issuance of a temporary license for an assisted living facility that has a change in ownership.

Relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant regarding death certificates.

Relating to public access to certain hospital investigation information and materials.

Relating to procedures in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to certain procurements by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to the dissemination of confidential information contained in the juvenile justice information system.

Relating to the sale of fireworks before and during the Diwali holiday.

Relating to public hearings on homelessness issues held by the Texas Interagency Council for the Homeless.

Relating to use of project funds of municipal development districts.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Morningstar Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

Relating to the powers and duties, authority to issue bonds, and authority to impose a tax of the SH130 Municipal Management District No. 1.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Franklin County Water District.

Relating to the appraisal of certain real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Relating to the tracking and analysis of evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense, to noncompliance with requirements imposed with respect to that evidence, and to other law enforcement procedures occurring with respect to a sexual offense.

Relating to conditions of community supervision and procedures applicable to the reduction or termination of a defendant's period of community supervision.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Expressing support for full funding of the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift program, including the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft.

Designating Llano as the official Barrel Racing Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

Designating San Angelo as the official Visual Arts Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

Designating November as Texas Wildlife and Conservation Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

Designating the Texas star mushroom as the official State Mushroom of Texas.

Designating June 2 as Italian Heritage Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

Recognizing the vital importance of the enduring friendship between Texas and the United Kingdom.

Designating Celina as the official Halloween Capital of North Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

Urging Congress to bestow on Marcelino Serna the Congressional Medal of Honor.

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 prohibiting the unsolicited distribution of an application form for an absentee ballot.

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting temporary suspension of absentee voting procedures.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Designating the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to direct the appropriate House and Senate committees to conduct an interim study regarding the feasibility of integrating the Northeast Texas Trail into the state park system.

Expressing support for full funding of the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift program, including the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft.

Designating San Angelo as the official Visual Arts Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

Directing the governor of the State of Texas to award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Private Marcelino Serna and to U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice William Ray Flores.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to measures to facilitate the successful completion of degree and certificate programs by certain adult learners at public institutions of higher education.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

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

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

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

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

Relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities.

Relating to remote meetings under the open meetings law.

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 the continuation of the Red River Boundary Commission.

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

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

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to the protection of expressive rights of student organizations at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on Jail Standards.

Relating to the continuation of the Trade Agricultural Inspection Grant Program.

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

Relating to the right to choose and refuse medical treatment and control measures and to the imposition of isolation or quarantine control measures.

Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee for the TexNet seismic monitoring program.

Relating to requiring the board of trustees of each school district to create a nonvoting student trustee position on the board.

Relating to the composition of the Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council.

Relating to the possession, transportation, and release of certain nonindigenous snakes; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the offense of possessing a weapon in a secured area of an airport.

Relating to the applicability of the Texas Fair Housing Act to certain sales and rentals.

Relating to the rights and duties of parents and the protection of parental rights in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to restrictions on municipal regulation in certain areas.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for recipients of the Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal.

Relating to the confidentiality of and discovery procedures relating to certain material regarding the protection or security of a witness; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to provide road services on federal military property.

Relating to the operation of golf carts in certain areas.

Relating to including work colleges in the TexShare library consortium.

Relating to the grant of a 99-year lease of certain state property and certain easements to the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from certain establishments related to a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.

Relating to the state online learning system; changing a fee.

Relating to measures to assist small and rural school districts in implementing a collegiate model and expanding broadband access, including the establishment of the Rural Schools and Communities Technical Assistance Center and a grant program.

Relating to the establishment of the State Advisory Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.

Relating to increasing the maximum reference base amount for certain consumer loans.

Relating to the appeal of rates charged for water or sewer service by certain retail public utilities.

Relating to the offense of failure to comply with an order from a fire marshal and the authority of certain county employees to issue citations for certain violations; changing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the dissolution of the Angelina County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4.

Relating to electronic benefits transfer cards used by or for recipients of benefits under certain assistance programs.

Relating to the authority of the Tarrant County Hospital District or a nonprofit corporation formed by the district regarding certain technology or intellectual property owned by or licensed to the district or corporation.

Relating to the operations and administration of the El Paso County Hospital District.

Relating to the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983.

Relating to a border operations training program for peace officers employed by local law enforcement agencies.

Relating to providing information to undergraduate students regarding certain fixed or flat tuition rates provided by certain institutions of higher education.

Relating to a leave pool for school district employees.

Relating to providing mental health services and mental health education to public school students at school-based health centers.

Relating to improving training and staff development for primary and secondary educators to enable them to more effectively serve all students.

Relating to an election to revoke a county equalization tax imposed in certain counties.

Relating to measures to support the alignment of education and workforce development in the state with state workforce needs, including the establishment of the Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative.

Relating to providing high-quality tutoring services to public school students, including the creation of the Texas Tutor Corps program, and the use of the compensatory education allotment for certain tutoring services programs.

Relating to the regulation of certain retail electric products.

Relating to disclosures regarding indemnification obligations and insurance coverage in connection with provision of services pertaining to wells or mines by certain subcontractors.

Relating to annually adjusting for inflation the maximum amount of a motor vehicle excluded in determining eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Relating to the provision of information regarding COVID-19 prevention and treatment to individuals receiving a COVID-19 viral test.

Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.

Relating to the establishment of the Family Educational Relief Program and an insurance premium tax credit for contributions made for purposes of that program.

Relating to the creation of the Clear Sky Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Cooke County; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Clear Sky Municipal Utility District of Denton County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Northwest Denton County Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Chambers County Municipal Utility District No. 7; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the High Pointe Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the East Collin County Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Mustang Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the Cottonwood Creek Development District, the district's authority to issue bonds, and the district's authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the prohibited discharge of a patient to certain unlicensed or unpermitted group-centered facilities.

Relating to the manner in which an individual who has elected to defer collection of a tax, abate a suit to collect delinquent tax, or abate a sale to foreclose a tax lien on the individual's residence homestead is listed on the delinquent tax roll of a taxing unit.

Relating to requirements for certain petitions requesting an election and ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions.