SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Friday May 21, 2021 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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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. |
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Relating to the collection and enforcement of withholding of income for the payment of child support. |
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Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee for the TexNet seismic monitoring program. |
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Relating to retainage requirements for certain public works construction projects. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to requiring a school district to post the district's employment policy on the district's Internet website. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the disclosure of certain utility customer information. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the issuance of specially marked driver's licenses and personal identification certificates to veterans. |
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Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for recipients of the Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal. |
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Relating to the Texas natural gas vehicle grant program. |
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Relating to access to a residence or former residence to retrieve certain personal property. |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain 17-year-old persons to serve as members of the Texas State Guard. |
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Relating to the applicability of the Texas Fair Housing Act to certain sales and rentals. |
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Relating to the prohibited suspension of laws protecting religious freedom and prohibited closure of places of worship. |
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Relating to the rural veterinarian incentive program. |
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Relating to the regulation of the injection and geologic storage of carbon dioxide in this state. |
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Relating to the continuation of the Trade Agricultural Inspection Grant Program. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Relating to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; authorizing fees. |
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Relating to the offense of possessing a weapon in a secured area of an airport. |
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Relating to age-appropriate normalcy activities for children in the managing conservatorship of the state. |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Parks and Wildlife Department regarding the Texas Water Trust. |
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Relating to the criminal penalties for the possession of certain tetrahydrocannabinols under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. 1 Floor Amendment |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to water utilities inside the boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to designating December 1 as Rosa Parks Day. |
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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. |
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Relating to the regulation of the recycling of fluid oil and gas waste. |
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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. |
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Relating to energy savings performance contracts. |
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Relating to the establishment of the State Advisory Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. |
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Relating to including work colleges in the TexShare library consortium. |
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Relating to the number, terms, and compensation of the commissioners of the Nueces County Drainage and Conservation District Number 2. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read the second time, and passed to third reading: |
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Relating to local, state, and federal regulation of firearm suppressors. |
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Relating to persons permitted to be in a polling place or a place where ballots are being counted. |
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Relating to immunity from liability of public and private schools and security personnel employed by those schools for certain actions of security personnel. |
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Relating to the social studies curriculum in public schools. 3 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the possession, carrying, or transportation of a firearm or alcoholic beverage by certain persons during the use of an easement. 1 Floor Amendment |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Recognizing the Texas Municipal Clerks Association on the occasion of its 35th anniversary. |
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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. |
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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. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to instruction on informed American patriotism in public schools. Education |
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