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Senate Floor Action for 4/12/2021

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Monday

April 12, 2021




The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass:


SB 44 (LC)Zaffirini

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


SB 73 (CS)Miles/ et al.

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


SB 204 Schwertner/ et al.

Relating to the operation of a public school transportation system.


SB 346 Paxton/ et al.

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

1 Floor Amendment


SB 367 (LC)Miles

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.


SB 598 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

Relating to auditable voting systems.

2 Floor Amendments


SB 623 (CS)Blanco/ et al.

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.


SB 669 (LC)Springer

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


SB 1234 Hughes/ et al.

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

1 Floor Amendment


The Senate suspended the regular order, read third time and finally passed:


SB 1112 (CS)Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Creighton/ Hall/ Kolkhorst/ et al.

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


SB 1113 Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Hall/ Kolkhorst/ Schwertner/ et al.

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


SB 1114 (CS)Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Creighton/ Hall/ Kolkhorst/ et al.

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


The Senate suspended the regular order, read second time and passed to engrossment:


SB 14 (CS)Creighton/ Bettencourt/ Buckingham/ Campbell/ Hall/ et al.

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

2 Floor Amendments


SB 179 (CS)Lucio/ et al.

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


SB 646 (CS)Schwertner/ Bettencourt/ Buckingham

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

1 Floor Amendment


SB 1336 Hancock/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Buckingham/ Campbell/ et al.

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

1 Floor Amendment


The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 232 West

In memory of Charley Frank Pride.


SR 233 Lucio

In memory Roberto Ramirez Avitia Jr.


SR 236 Creighton/ Hancock/ Hughes/ Lucio/ Miles/ et al.

Recognizing the participants in the Texas A&M University Agricultural and Natural Resources Policy Internship Program and Public Policy Internship Program.


Committee referral on the following:


SCR 34 Alvarado/ et al.

Urging the United States Congress to pass the I am Vanessa Guillén Act.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


SCR 38 Campbell

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

Administration


SCR 41 Springer/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Buckingham/ Campbell/ et al.

Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the "Keep Nine" amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Jurisprudence


SB 2166 Miles

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 580; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


SB 2190 Whitmire

Relating to new crimes committed while committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

Criminal Justice


SB 2193 Buckingham

Relating to the creation of the Matthews Ranch Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 of Blanco County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


SB 2194 Schwertner/ Menéndez

Relating to the regulation of certain retail electric products.

Jurisprudence


SB 2195 Kolkhorst

Relating to the relationship between pharmacists or pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers or health benefit plan issuers, including relationships governed by contracts with managed care organizations under Medicaid and the child health plan program.

Health & Human Services


SB 2196 Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Cleveland Municipal Utility District No. 2; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


SB 2197 Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 183; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


SB 2198 Creighton

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.

Local Government


SB 2199 Buckingham

Relating to electricity service provided by certain municipally owned utilities.

Administration


SB 2200 Buckingham

Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities regarding building products, materials, or methods used in the construction or renovation of residential or commercial buildings.

Administration


SB 2201 Buckingham

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

Administration


SB 2202 Creighton

Relating to civics instruction public school students and instruction policies in public schools.

State Affairs


HB 33 Dominguez/ Tinderholt/ Morales, Eddie/ Ellzey/ Cortez/ et al.

Relating to measures to facilitate the award of postsecondary course credit leading to workforce credentialing based on military experience, education, and training.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


HB 103 Landgraf/ Meyer/ Guillen/ Kuempel/ González, Mary/ et al.

Relating to establishment of the Texas Active Shooter Alert System.

Criminal Justice


HB 139 Buckley/ Wilson/ Slawson/ Bowers/ Goldman/ et al.

Relating to state occupational licensing of certain military veterans and military spouses.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


HB 315 VanDeaver

Relating to the purchasing of a uniform by certain honorably retired peace officers.

Criminal Justice


HB 365 Murr/ King, Tracy O./ Slawson/ Burns/ Rogers/ et al.

Relating to liability arising from farm animals.

State Affairs


HB 690 Metcalf

Relating to training requirements for a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.

Education


HB 699 Rosenthal

Relating to public school attendance and promotion requirements for students diagnosed with or undergoing related treatment for severe or life-threatening illnesses.

Education


HB 738 Paul

Relating to the residential and commercial building codes of municipalities.

Business & Commerce


HB 785 Allen/ Reynolds/ Johnson, Jarvis/ et al.

Relating to behavior improvement plans and behavioral intervention plans for certain public school students and notification and documentation requirements regarding certain behavior management techniques.

Education


HB 868 Thompson, Senfronia/ et al.

Relating to the jury charge and jury findings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

State Affairs


HB 1024 Geren/ Holland/ Thompson, Senfronia/ Parker/ Pacheco/ et al.

Relating to the pickup and delivery of alcoholic beverages from certain premises for off-premises consumption.

Business & Commerce


HB 1033 Oliverson/ Shaheen/ et al.

Relating to prescription drug price disclosure; authorizing a fee; providing an administrative penalty.

Business & Commerce


HB 1082 King, Phil/ Hernandez/ Harless/ Deshotel/ Shaheen

Relating to the availability of personal information of an elected public officer.

State Affairs


HB 1118 Capriglione

Relating to state agency and local government compliance with cybersecurity training requirements.

Finance


HB 1227 Leman/ Johnson, Jarvis/ Klick/ Frank/ Neave/ et al.

Relating to certain procedures regarding court-ordered financial support for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

State Affairs


HB 1401 Johnson, Ann/ White/ Wu/ Guillen

Relating to methods to send applications and orders for sealing juvenile records.

Criminal Justice


HB 1514 Landgraf

Relating to the administration of unclaimed property.

State Affairs


HB 1658 Murphy

Relating to the methods by which the comptroller may provide notice of a deficiency determination or jeopardy determination.

Finance


HB 1677 Holland/ Burns/ King, Phil/ White/ Ellzey/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Police Service Animals Memorial Monument in the Capitol Complex.

Administration


HB 1689 Oliverson/ Metcalf/ Button/ Murr/ Romero, Jr./ et al.

Relating to credit for reinsurance governed by certain covered agreements and ceded to certain assuming insurers.

Business & Commerce


HB 1729 Harris

Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in areas annexed by certain municipalities.

Business & Commerce


HB 1755 Metcalf

Relating to the removal of an alcoholic beverage by an ultimate consumer from the premises of a mixed beverage permit holder.

Business & Commerce


HB 2073 Burrows/ Goldman/ Longoria/ Meyer/ Sherman, Sr./ et al.

Relating to quarantine leave for fire fighters, peace officers, detention officers, and emergency medical technicians employed by, appointed by, or elected for a political subdivision.

Local Government


HB 2343 Geren/ Morales, Eddie/ et al.

Relating to the purchase of food and beverages by the Department of Public Safety for certain persons.

Criminal Justice


HB 2404 Meyer/ Burrows

Relating to the creation and maintenance of a database of information regarding certain local economic development agreements; providing a civil penalty.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 2462 Neave/ Button/ Collier/ González, Mary/ Meyer/ et al.

Relating to the reporting of a sexual assault and to the collection and submission of evidence with respect to that offense.

Criminal Justice


HB 2677 Bonnen/ et al.

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

Transportation


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