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Senate Floor Action for 3/24/2021

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Wednesday

March 24, 2021




The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 185 Campbell

Recognizing Comal County on the occasion of its 175th anniversary.


SR 186 Menéndez/ Blanco

Recognizing March 24, 2021, as Education and Sharing Day.


SR 190 Birdwell

Recognizing March 24, 2021, as Texas Oil and Gas Association and Virtual Texas Energy Day.


SR 191 Paxton/ Springer

Celebrating March 24, 2021, as Collin County Day.


SR 193 Menéndez/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Powell/ West/ et al.

Recognizing March 24, 2021, as Equal Pay Day.


HCR 30 Darby/ Craddick/ King, Tracy O./ Larson/ Kuempel/ et al. SP: Alvarado

In memory of Stephen Henry Perry of Austin.


The Senate confirmed all nominees as reported by the Committee on Nominations.


Committee referral on the following:


SJR 55 Creighton

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, hold, and use any mutually agreed upon medium of exchange.

Business & Commerce


SJR 56 Creighton

Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of county treasurer of Galveston County.

Local Government


SJR 58 Campbell

Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit a person from being placed on a ballot as a candidate for public office if the person has an outstanding financial obligation payable to the Texas Ethics Commission.

State Affairs


SJR 59 Nichols

Proposing a constitutional amendment to constitutionally dedicate certain revenue directed to the state highway fund for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, and maintaining public roadways.

Transportation


SJR 60 Hall

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding certain actions involving the conduct of elections and the powers of the legislature to file certain actions against the governor and other state officials.

State Affairs


SJR 61 Campbell/ Bettencourt/ Buckingham/ Hall/ Hancock/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting temporary suspension of absentee voting procedures and fixing deadlines for absentee voting.

State Affairs


SB 715 Hall

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.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1443 Campbell

Relating to restoring electric service to certain vulnerable customers after a power outage and customer communication.

Business & Commerce


SB 1444 Taylor

Relating to participation in and rates for coverage provided under the uniform group coverage program for active school employees.

Education


SB 1445 Seliger

Relating to a parental option to request the return to or retention at a certain grade level for a public school student whose education was disrupted by the coronavirus disease pandemic.

Education


SB 1446 Gutierrez

Relating to the collection of delinquent property taxes.

Local Government


SB 1447 Seliger

Relating to the rural veterinarian incentive program.

Higher Education


SB 1448 Taylor

Relating to the continuation of the windstorm insurance legislative funding and funding structure oversight board and to studies relating to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan.

Business & Commerce


SB 1449 Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Hancock/ Hinojosa/ Johnson/ et al.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of income-producing tangible personal property having a value of less than a certain amount.

Finance


SB 1450 Birdwell/ Hinojosa

Relating to the eligibility of an injured employee for lifetime income benefits under the workers' compensation system.

Business & Commerce


SB 1451 Alvarado

Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds.

Business & Commerce


SB 1452 Alvarado

Relating to the licensing and regulation of music therapists; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees.

Business & Commerce


SB 1453 Alvarado

Relating to toll collection and enforcement on state highway toll lanes by entities other than the Texas Department of Transportation.

Transportation


SB 1454 Alvarado

Relating to programs established and funded under the Texas emissions reduction plan.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1455 Nichols

Relating to the issuance of Texas Mobility Fund obligations.

Transportation


SB 1456 Nichols

Relating to the dedication to the state highway fund of certain permit fee revenue attributable to oversize or overweight vehicles.

Transportation


SB 1457 Zaffirini

Relating to peer specialists for and the provision of peer services to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability, including the provision of those services under Medicaid.

Health & Human Services


SB 1458 Zaffirini

Relating to standardized forms and materials for the issuance of protective orders, magistrate's orders for emergency protection, and temporary ex parte orders.

Jurisprudence


SB 1459 Zaffirini

Relating a voter unable to enter a polling place.

State Affairs


SB 1460 Miles

Relating to the appointment of counsel to represent indigent defendants.

Criminal Justice


SB 1461 Springer

Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate statewide commerce.

Business & Commerce


SB 1462 Taylor

Relating to the name of the statewide alert system for certain missing adults.

Transportation


SB 1463 Nichols

Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on the impact of certain classifications of motor vehicle on the roads and bridges of this state.

Transportation


SB 1464 Nichols

Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on future transportation needs for the year 2045.

Transportation


SB 1465 Hinojosa

Relating to operation of the Texas small and rural community success fund program administered by the Texas Economic Development Bank as successor to the Texas leverage fund program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1466 Hinojosa

Relating to the enterprise zone program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1467 Hinojosa

Relating to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, to student fees imposed by the university, and to the elimination of certain obsolete statutory references in relation to the university.

Higher Education


SB 1468 Hinojosa

Relating to oil and gas liens.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1469 Buckingham

Relating to the use by certain municipalities of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for the enhancement and maintenance of public parks.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1470 Buckingham

Relating to chilled water service and district cooling systems.

Business & Commerce


SB 1471 Taylor

Relating to eligibility to establish a multiple employer welfare arrangement.

Business & Commerce


SB 1472 Eckhardt/ Miles/ West

Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and law enforcement agencies regarding law enforcement officers and the use of body cameras; authorizing fees.

Jurisprudence


SB 1473 Miles

Relating to emergency services districts.

Local Government


SB 1474 Perry/ et al.

Relating to the I-27 Advisory Committee.

Transportation


SB 1475 Hughes

Relating to the issuance of a qualified domestic relations order for the payment of spousal maintenance and child support obligations.

State Affairs


SB 1476 Hughes

Relating to the admission by a party of a material and substantial change of circumstances in a motion to modify an order in certain family law cases.

State Affairs


SB 1477 Johnson

Relating to the establishment of a higher education plan for human papillomavirus education and prevention.

Health & Human Services


SB 1478 Johnson

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Do-Not-Sell Registry for firearms; creating criminal offenses.

State Affairs


SB 1479 Johnson

Relating to the participation of distributed energy resources in the ERCOT market.

Business & Commerce


SB 1480 Johnson

Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain drug and alcohol related court-ordered educational programs; providing administrative penalties; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees; creating criminal offenses.

Criminal Justice


SB 1481 Johnson

Relating to the regulation of reroofing contractors; providing administrative and civil penalties; authorizing fees; requiring an occupational registration.

Business & Commerce


SB 1482 Zaffirini

Relating to the issuance of a permit for a municipal solid waste landfill facility located in a special flood hazard area.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1483 Zaffirini

Relating to the review of clemency applications from certain persons who were victims of human trafficking or family violence.

Criminal Justice


SB 1484 Paxton/ Bettencourt/ Buckingham/ Creighton/ Hall/ et al.

Relating to certain Department of State Health Services procurements for communicable disease data collection and investigations.

Health & Human Services


SB 1485 Paxton

Relating to baccalaureate degree programs offered by certain public junior colleges.

Higher Education


SB 1486 Hughes

Relating to the repeal of the authority of political subdivisions to adopt or enforce juvenile curfews.

Criminal Justice


SB 1487 Hughes

Relating to the use of peace officers as attendance officers for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools.

Education


SB 1488 Hall

Relating to the regulation of bulk-power system equipment by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Business & Commerce


SB 1489 Hall

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

Health & Human Services


SB 1490 Creighton

Relating to the authority of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to issue a certificate of authority or certificate of authorization regarding professional degrees.

Higher Education


SB 1491 Bettencourt

Relating to the electronic submission of requests for attorney general decisions under the public information law; authorizing a fee.

Business & Commerce


SB 1492 Bettencourt

Relating to an expedited response by a governmental body to a request for public information.

Business & Commerce


SB 1493 Springer

Relating to prohibiting certain limitations on the operation of certain organizations that benefit veterans during a declared state of disaster.

Business & Commerce


SB 1494 Huffman

Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole.

Criminal Justice


SB 1495 Huffman

Relating to certain criminal offenses related to highways and motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 1496 Huffman

Relating to removal of certain intimate visual material by a search engine operator of an Internet website; imposing a civil penalty.

State Affairs


SB 1497 Kolkhorst

Relating to the audiology and speech-language pathology interstate compact; authorizing fees.

Health & Human Services


SB 1498 Hinojosa/ West

Relating to an exception to the application of the offense of illegal voting.

State Affairs


SB 1499 Buckingham

Relating to the municipal disannexation of certain areas formerly designated as a census designated place.

Local Government


SB 1500 Buckingham

Relating to municipal release of extraterritorial jurisdiction and disannexation involving certain areas.

Local Government


SB 1501 Buckingham

Relating to monuments, markers, and medallions controlled by the Texas Historical Commission.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1502 Buckingham

Relating to a determination by the Texas Medical Board of a physician's specialty board certification.

Health & Human Services


SB 1503 Buckingham

Relating to the authority of a physician to provide and dispense and to delegate authority to provide and dispense certain drugs.

Business & Commerce


SB 1504 Hughes

Relating to requirements related to refunds and credit provided under terminated debt cancellation agreements.

Business & Commerce


SB 1505 Kolkhorst

Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities and the authority of certain municipalities to pledge that revenue, and to receive and pledge certain other revenue, for the payment of obligations related to a hotel and convention center project.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1506 Springer

Relating to a supreme court rule, practice, or procedure.

Jurisprudence


SB 1507 Springer

Relating to the salaries of sheriffs and to state assistance payments to offset the cost of sheriff's salaries in certain counties.

Finance


SB 1508 Creighton

Relating to the establishment of the election integrity division in the office of the attorney general.

State Affairs


SB 1509 Creighton

Relating to identification requirements for early voting by mail; providing a penalty.

State Affairs


SB 1510 Whitmire

Relating to a limitation on the use of a victim's gender identity or sexual orientation as the basis for a defense in the trial of a criminal offense.

Criminal Justice


SB 1511 Zaffirini

Relating to the emergency detention of certain persons with a mental illness or cognitive disability and the scope of an order for psychoactive medication for certain patients under court-ordered mental health services.

State Affairs


SB 1512 Zaffirini

Relating to the affirmative defense to prosecution for a criminal offense for persons acting under duress.

Criminal Justice


SB 1513 Zaffirini

Relating to certain reimbursements and discounts allowed for the collection and payment of sales and use taxes.

Finance


SB 1514 Taylor

Relating to the prevention of fraud in the conduct of an election.

State Affairs


SB 1515 Gutierrez

Relating to the authority of all governmental bodies to hold open and closed meetings by telephone or videoconference call.

Business & Commerce


SB 1516 Gutierrez

Relating to the imposition of administrative, civil, and criminal penalties for violating certain statutes under the jurisdiction of, rules or orders adopted by, or licenses, permits, or certificates issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas; increasing criminal penalties.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1517 Gutierrez

Relating to broadcasting of athletic competitions sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League.

Education


SB 1518 Gutierrez

Relating to the annexation of Reeves County to the Odessa College District; expanding tax authority.

Higher Education


SB 1519 Seliger

Relating to the appointment of a judge or magistrate to preside over a regional specialty court program and the authority of that judge or magistrate in cases referred to the program.

Jurisprudence


SB 1520 Seliger

Relating to the establishment of the home nursing visitation for newborn caregivers competitive grant program.

Health & Human Services


SB 1521 Zaffirini

Relating to creating a mental health task force to study mental health services provided at institutions of higher education.

Higher Education


SB 1522 Taylor

Relating to the adjustment of the average daily attendance of a school district on the basis of a calamity.

Education


SB 1523 Hancock

Relating to registered and protected series of domestic limited liability companies; authorizing fees.

Business & Commerce


SB 1524 Hughes

Relating to a sales and use tax refund pilot program for certain persons who employ apprentices.

Finance


SB 1525 Creighton

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

Higher Education


SB 1526 Perry

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.

Education


SB 1527 Perry

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.

Education


SB 1528 Paxton

Relating to prevention and early intervention services by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


SB 1530 Huffman

Relating to the operation and administration of and practice and procedure related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government.

Jurisprudence


SB 1531 West

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.

Higher Education


SB 1532 West

Relating to simplified certification and recertification requirements for certain persons under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Health & Human Services


SB 1533 Buckingham

Relating to the reimbursement of certain urban teaching hospitals for the provision of inpatient hospital care under Medicaid.

Health & Human Services


SB 1534 Buckingham

Relating to remedial plans issued by the State Board of Dental Examiners to address complaints against dentists and dental hygienists.

Health & Human Services


SB 1535 Buckingham

Relating to the practices and procedures related to early voting by mail, including the participation of watchers; modifying and increasing criminal penalties.

State Affairs


SB 1536 Taylor

Relating to the public school finance system.

Education


SB 1537 Menéndez

Relating to the creation of a state-administered retirement plan; authorizing administrative penalties.

Business & Commerce


SB 1538 Menéndez/ Campbell

Relating to insurer restrictions and duties regarding repair of a motor vehicle covered under an insurance policy.

Business & Commerce


SB 1539 Menéndez

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain tests to detect prostate cancer.

Business & Commerce


SB 1540 Menéndez

Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination; authorizing civil penalties.

State Affairs


SB 1541 Zaffirini

Relating to the definition of business case for major information resources projects.

Business & Commerce


SB 1542 Huffman

Relating to county appropriations to historical foundations or organizations.

Local Government


SB 1543 Huffman

Relating to inspection requirements for buyer's temporary tags for vehicles sold to nonresident buyers of certain vehicles.

Transportation


SB 1544 West

Relating to no-knock warrants.

Criminal Justice


SB 1545 West

Relating to the use of force by peace officers and other officer interactions and duties.

Jurisprudence


SB 1546 Hughes

Relating to the construction of abortion laws and the waiver of certain requirements for a physician or abortion facility in performing or inducing an abortion.

State Affairs


SB 1547 Nelson/ Birdwell/ Hancock/ Powell

Relating to the creation of an additional criminal judicial district composed of Tarrant County.

Jurisprudence


SB 1548 Nelson/ Springer

Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Denton County.

Jurisprudence


SB 1549 Nelson/ Birdwell/ Hancock/ Powell

Relating to a subject matter preference for certain cases in the County Criminal Court No. 6 of Tarrant County.

Jurisprudence


SB 1550 Nelson

Relating to airport police forces, including the authority to commission peace officers and the rights, privileges, and duties of those officers.

Criminal Justice


SB 1551 Seliger

Relating to court reporter costs incurred in a hearing or proceeding for the involuntary detention of a person with mental illness.

Jurisprudence


SB 1552 Hinojosa

Relating to the age of a child at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over the child, to the age of criminal responsibility, and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to those ages.

Jurisprudence


SB 1553 Hinojosa

Relating to weight limitations for over-the-road buses.

Transportation


SB 1554 Hinojosa

Relating to energy savings performance contracts.

Business & Commerce


SB 1555 Zaffirini

Relating to establishing reimbursement rates for certain child-care providers participating in the subsidized child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1556 Zaffirini

Relating to the use of executory contracts for the purchase of land to be used as a residence in certain counties.

Local Government


SB 1557 Hall

Relating to the authority of a county to regulate condominiums.

Local Government


SB 1558 Taylor

Relating to the creation and optional filing of a record of life for an unborn child and the use of a certificate of stillbirth; authorizing fees.

Health & Human Services


SB 1559 Nichols

Relating to the Texas emission reductions plan fund and account and certain revenues deposited therein.

Transportation


SB 1560 Nichols

Relating to the dedication to the state highway fund of certain permit fee revenue attributable to oversize or overweight vehicles.

Transportation


SB 1561 Huffman

Relating to an educational and vocational training pilot program for certain state jail felony defendants and certain inmates released on parole; changing parole eligibility.

Criminal Justice


SB 1562 Lucio

Relating to the sanitary transportation of human and animal food.

Health & Human Services


SB 1563 Lucio

Relating to state supported living centers.

Health & Human Services


SB 1564 Lucio

Relating to a comprehensive plan for increasing and improving the workforce in this state to serve persons with mental health and substance use issues.

Health & Human Services


SB 1565 Lucio

Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.

Local Government


SB 1566 Lucio

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

Transportation


SB 1567 Lucio

Relating to insurance premium tax credits for the construction or rehabilitation of a supportive housing property.

Finance


SB 1568 Lucio

Relating to exemptions from licensing requirements to operate an end stage renal disease facility.

Health & Human Services


SB 1569 Lucio

Relating to the functions of certain urban land bank programs.

Local Government


SB 1570 Lucio

Relating to the authority of a county to adopt a land bank program.

Local Government


SB 1571 West

Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to special agents of the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Homeland Security.

Jurisprudence


SB 1572 Paxton

Relating to the numbering and signing of ballots by early voting clerks and deputy early voting clerks.

State Affairs


SB 1573 Paxton/ Campbell/ Eckhardt/ Zaffirini

Relating to the reporting of sexual assault and other sex offenses and to the collection, analysis, tracking, and preservation of evidence of those offenses.

Criminal Justice


SB 1574 West

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of failure to identify; creating a criminal offense.

Criminal Justice


SB 1575 Kolkhorst

Relating to assessment and oversight of children placed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a residential treatment center.

Health & Human Services


SB 1576 Kolkhorst

Relating to the procedures and grounds for taking possession of a child and authorizing a family preservation services pilot program as an alternative to removal in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Health & Human Services


SB 1577 Kolkhorst

Relating to efficiency audits of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


SB 1578 Kolkhorst

Relating to the use of opinions from medical professionals in making certain determinations relating to the abuse or neglect of a child.

Health & Human Services


SB 1579 Hancock

Relating to the recovery and securitization of extraordinary costs incurred by certain gas utilities; authority to issue bonds.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1580 Hancock

Relating to electric cooperatives' use of securitization to address extraordinary costs and expenses created by Winter Storm Uri.

Business & Commerce


SB 1581 Zaffirini

Relating to a public school campus's election under a campus turnaround plan to operate as a community school.

Education


SB 1582 Hughes

Relating to examinations for applicants for or holders of licenses or registrations to perform certain activities pertaining to compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1583 Hughes

Relating to inspections and examinations by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain sites and facilities conducted using unmanned aircraft.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1584 Hughes

Relating to the ownership, control, or operation of certain used motor vehicle dealers by certain motor vehicle manufacturers and distributors.

Business & Commerce


SB 1585 Hughes

Relating to the designation of a property as a historic landmark by a municipality.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1586 Birdwell

Relating to the governance and administration of an appraisal district.

Local Government


SB 1587 Birdwell

Relating to enhancing the criminal penalties for certain repeat and habitual offenders.

Criminal Justice


SB 1588 Hughes

Relating to the powers and duties of property owners' associations; authorizing a fee.

Business & Commerce


SB 1589 Bettencourt

Relating to the enforcement of laws relating to elections.

State Affairs


SB 1590 Bettencourt

Relating to rules by the State Board for Educator Certification regarding virtual observation options for field-based experiences and internships required for educator certification.

Education


SB 1591 Bettencourt

Relating to election watchers; increasing a criminal penalty.

State Affairs


SB 1593 Bettencourt

Relating to ensuring system reliability of electricity generation through use of a compliance monitor and an enforcement division of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Jurisprudence


SB 1594 Buckingham

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

Business & Commerce


SB 1595 Lucio

Relating to the use of corporal punishment in public schools.

Education


SB 1596 Lucio

Relating to the membership of a school district's threat assessment and safe and supportive school team and committee and the school safety allotment under the public school finance system.

Education


SB 1597 Lucio

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

Education


SB 1598 Lucio

Relating to the regional inventory of mental health resources for public schools and the statewide plan for student mental health.

Education


SB 1599 Lucio

Relating to indemnity agreements between contractors and subcontractors for services pertaining to certain wells or mines.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1600 Huffman

Relating to prohibiting peace officers from using neck restraints during a search or arrest.

Jurisprudence


SB 1601 Huffman

Relating to a duty for peace officers to intervene and make a report when a peace officer uses excessive force.

Jurisprudence


SB 1602 Taylor

Relating to cancellation of certain property and casualty insurance policies for the insured's failure to cooperate in a claim investigation, settlement, or defense.

Business & Commerce


SB 1603 Kolkhorst

Relating to the procedures required before an individual's name is added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.

Health & Human Services


SB 1604 Whitmire/ Nelson

Relating to an exemption for certain cemeteries from cemetery location restrictions.

Business & Commerce


SB 1605 Huffman

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

Finance


SB 1606 Hall/ Alvarado/ Bettencourt/ Blanco/ Buckingham/ et al.

Relating to protecting the population of Texas, its environment, and its most vulnerable communities, promoting the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.

Business & Commerce


SB 1607 Hall

Relating to elections; creating criminal offenses; providing a civil penalty.

State Affairs


SB 1608 Hall

Relating to elections; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 1609 Hall

Relating to proof of identification presented by a voter.

State Affairs


SB 1610 Hall

Relating to voter qualification and registration.

State Affairs


SB 1611 Hall

Relating to the right of the public to observe election activity; providing a civil penalty.

State Affairs


SB 1612 Hall

Relating to certain suits involving elections and the confidentiality of certain communications with voting systems vendors.

State Affairs


SB 1613 Hall

Relating to early voting ballots voted by mail; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 1614 Bettencourt

Relating to requiring emergency generators or other power sources in nursing facilities and assisted living facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 1615 Bettencourt

Relating to the adult high school charter school program.

Education


SB 1616 Bettencourt

Relating to powers and duties of governmental entities during a public health disaster; providing civil penalties.

Health & Human Services


SB 1617 Bettencourt

Relating to the automatic admission of certain students to general academic teaching institutions in The University of Texas System.

Higher Education


SB 1618 Bettencourt

Relating to in-depth evaluations and reports on certain investments of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Finance


SB 1619 Bettencourt

Relating to municipal control of certain local public retirement systems.

Local Government


SB 1620 Bettencourt

Relating to voter approval of the issuance of certain obligations by municipalities to pay their unfunded liabilities to a public pension fund.

Local Government


SB 1621 Bettencourt

Relating to the eligibility for a service retirement annuity of certain members and annuitants of a public retirement system convicted of certain felony offenses.

State Affairs


SB 1622 Bettencourt

Relating to measures to support workforce development in the state, including the establishment of the Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative and additional employer workforce data reporting.

Higher Education


SB 1623 Bettencourt

Relating to good cause for revoking the tenure of or otherwise disciplining a faculty member of a public institution of higher education in this state.

Higher Education


SB 1624 Miles

Relating to the governing body of the independent organization certified to manage the ERCOT power region.

Business & Commerce


SB 1625 Miles/ Huffman

Relating to minimum standards for end stage renal disease facilities regarding treatment provided during certain disasters.

Health & Human Services


SB 1626 Miles

Relating to law enforcement policies regarding the issuance of citations for misdemeanors punishable by fine only and to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain fine-only misdemeanors.

Criminal Justice


SB 1627 Miles

Relating to the deadline to begin a county fire code inspection in certain counties.

Local Government


SB 1628 Miles

Relating to the authority of the division of the ombudsman for children and youth in foster care.

Health & Human Services


SB 1629 Miles

Relating to failure to report assault, neglect, or omission of care in certain group homes; creating a criminal offense.

Health & Human Services


SB 1630 Miles

Relating to criminal history record information checks for applicants for employment and employees of group homes; creating a criminal offense.

Health & Human Services


SB 1631 Miles

Relating to the documentation of child abuse; creating a criminal offense.

Health & Human Services


SB 1632 Miles

Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

Criminal Justice


SB 1633 Miles

Relating to the eligibility requirements for a public elective office.

State Affairs


SB 1634 Miles

Relating to requiring female representation on the boards of directors of certain publicly traded corporations; authorizing administrative penalties.

Business & Commerce


SB 1635 Miles

Relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of establishing a divinity program at Texas Southern University.

Higher Education


SB 1636 Miles

Relating to the creation of the Texas African American Heritage Commission.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1637 Miles

Relating to the delivery of a deed to a grantee and to the recording of a deed.

Business & Commerce


SB 1638 Miles

Relating to the jurisdiction of justice courts.

Jurisprudence


SB 1639 Miles

Relating to remedies for fraud and duress in the conveyance of real property.

State Affairs


SB 1640 Miles

Relating to requiring witnesses to sign an instrument conveying real property interest.

Business & Commerce


SB 1641 Zaffirini

Relating to the composition of the port commission of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas.

Ports, Select


SB 1642 Creighton/ Hinojosa/ Nichols

Relating to the administration of navigation districts.

Ports, Select


SB 1643 Creighton/ Nichols

Relating to special purpose territory of the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas.

Ports, Select


SB 1644 Creighton

Relating to the determination of the market value of property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Local Government


SB 1645 Taylor

Relating to public school accountability ratings, including interventions and sanctions administered to a school district or campus assigned a needs improvement rating.

Education


SB 1646 Perry/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Buckingham/ Campbell/ et al.

Relating to the protection of children, including the definition of child abuse and the prosecution of the criminal offense of abandoning or endangering a child.

State Affairs


SB 1648 Perry

Relating to the provision of certain benefits under Medicaid, including the coordination of private health benefits, and to reimbursement for some of those benefits.

Health & Human Services


SB 1649 Perry

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.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1650 Perry/ Lucio

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

Transportation


SB 1651 Perry

Relating to the availability under the public information law of certain information related to a tax audit.

Business & Commerce


SB 1652 Seliger

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.

Health & Human Services


SB 1653 Hinojosa/ Lucio

Relating to the university advisory committee of and procedure for making awards by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

Health & Human Services


SB 1654 Lucio

Relating to a franchise or insurance tax credit for certain housing developments.

Finance


SB 1655 Birdwell

Relating to an annual report submitted to the comptroller by a county that imposes certain hotel occupancy taxes.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1656 Bettencourt

Relating to the requirements for filing an annual financial statement by a municipality.

Local Government


SB 1657 Bettencourt

Relating to notice of proposed changes to municipal zoning classifications.

Local Government


SB 1658 Bettencourt

Relating to limited-purpose annexation under strategic partnership agreements for certain districts.

Local Government


SB 1659 Bettencourt

Relating to clarifying the law regarding municipal voting rights and eligibility for municipal office of residents of areas subject to limited-purpose annexation under strategic partnership agreements.

Local Government


SB 1660 Bettencourt

Relating to payroll deductions for state and local government employee organizations.

State Affairs


SB 1661 Bettencourt

Relating to the date on which a city may hold a general election.

Local Government


SB 1662 Bettencourt

Relating to the appointment, suspension, and termination of a county elections administrator.

State Affairs


SB 1663 Bettencourt

Relating to the administration of the countywide polling place program.

State Affairs


SB 1664 Bettencourt

Relating to ballots voted by mail.

State Affairs


SB 1665 Bettencourt

Relating to courses offered jointly by public junior colleges and independent school districts.

Higher Education


SB 1666 Hughes

Relating to energy efficiency building standards.

Business & Commerce


SB 1667 Hughes

Relating to the procedure for approval of certain land development applications by a political subdivision.

Business & Commerce


SB 1668 Hughes

Relating to liquified petroleum gas cylinder licensing.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1669 Hall

Relating to prohibited discrimination regarding vaccination status and mandates for receiving or participating in the administration of vaccines; authorizing administrative penalties.

State Affairs


SB 1670 Hall

Relating to immunization requirements for admission to public schools.

Education


SB 1671 Hall

Relating to declaring void certain federal court decisions related to abortion and prohibiting cooperation with the enforcement of those decisions; creating a private cause of action; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 1672 Hall/ Kolkhorst

Relating to investigations of child abuse and neglect and the procedures for adding names to or removing names from the central registry of child abuse and neglect.

Health & Human Services


SB 1673 Hall

Relating to limitations on public health directives issued during a state of disaster or outbreak of a communicable disease.

Health & Human Services


SB 1674 Hall/ Hughes/ Kolkhorst/ Perry

Relating to protection of individuals from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.

Health & Human Services


SB 1675 Campbell/ Bettencourt/ Buckingham/ Hall/ Hancock/ et al.

Relating to procedures for early voting by mail and voting by mail.

State Affairs


SB 1676 Zaffirini

Relating to certain rates and fees charged by water supply corporations.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 1677 Buckingham

Relating to eliminating reporting requirements for public institutions of higher education and the requirement for a plan by certain school districts to increase enrollment in public institutions of higher educations.

Higher Education


SB 1678 Campbell

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

State Affairs


SB 1679 Alvarado

Relating to the creation of an urban land bank by certain municipalities.

Local Government


SB 1680 Miles

Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at certain public institutions of higher education.

Higher Education


SB 1681 Hancock

Relating to the protection of religious organizations.

State Affairs


SB 1682 Hancock

Relating to the funding of utility reliability projects by the Texas Water Development Board and other entities; authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds, granting rulemaking authority, and making an appropriation.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 1683 Powell

Relating to the use of the school safety allotment for a school district's disaster or pandemic preparation and response.

Education


SB 1684 Powell

Relating to the cost, payment, and collection of health care expenses.

Business & Commerce


SB 1685 Powell

Relating to a study on comprehensive development agreements entered into for transportation projects in this state.

Transportation


SB 1686 Powell

Relating to indicators of achievement under the public school accountability system, the career and technology allotment under the public school finance system, and enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System.

Education


SB 1687 Gutierrez

Relating to the use of water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer by certain entities.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 1688 Gutierrez

Relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law of Reeves County.

Jurisprudence


SB 1689 Gutierrez

Relating to third-party debt collection of traffic fines in certain counties.

Local Government


SB 1690 Gutierrez

Relating to rates charged for wholesale or retail electric service; authorizing a civil penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 1822 Huffman

Relating to the postponement of certain dates relating to elections to be held in 2022.

Jurisprudence