SENATE FLOOR ACTION

Tuesday

May 25, 2021

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

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

Relating to the power of certain counties to enact certain park use rules; changing a criminal penalty.

Relating to associate judges for guardianship proceedings and protective services proceedings in certain courts.

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of improper relationship between educator and student.

Relating to the provision of funding for indigent defense services.

Relating to the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the taking of a blood specimen on arrest for certain intoxication offenses.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the release to mandatory supervision of certain inmates confined in a county jail.

Relating to the administration of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to ad valorem taxation; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the use of individual graduation committees for certain high school students.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of real property that was erroneously omitted from an appraisal roll in a previous year.

Relating to patient safety practices regarding placenta accreta spectrum disorder.

Relating to the allocation of certain revenue from mixed beverage gross receipts and sales taxes.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault or aggravated assault of a process server.

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

Relating to efficiency audits of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and the state temporary assistance and support services program.

Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions and the establishment of compassionate-use institutional review boards to evaluate and approve proposed research programs to study the medical use of low-THC cannabis in the treatment of certain patients.

Relating to the construction of certain assisted living facilities located within a floodplain in certain counties and to a seller's disclosure of the location of certain real property within a floodplain.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the source of dogs and cats sold by pet stores; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the definition of debt for the purposes of calculating certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit.

Relating to grants awarded to reimburse counties for the cost of monitoring defendants and victims in criminal cases involving family violence.

Relating to the civil liability of a children's isolation unit in a hospital.

Relating to the breach of development agreement contracts governing land in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to certain public facilities used to provide affordable housing.

Relating to eligibility requirements to hold a political party office.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to enrollment of certain retirees in the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program.

Relating to certain statutes and governmental actions that relate to the federal census.

Relating to the repeal of a criminal offense for certain charitable raffle ticket sales by professional sports team charitable foundations.

Relating to in-person visitation with hospital patients during certain periods of disaster.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Workforce Commission and local workforce development boards regarding the provision of child care and the subsidized child care program.

Relating to next generation 9-1-1 service and the establishment of a next generation 9-1-1 service fund.

Relating to the issuance of digital tags for the taking of certain animals.

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

Relating to the standard possession order and alternative possession times in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

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

Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to certain federal special agents.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to inclusion of funds received by certain educational institutions or programs in foundation school program funds for purposes of certain budget reductions.

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

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to policies, procedures, and measures for school safety in public schools.

Relating to the training of and policies for peace officers.

Relating to the offering of health benefit coverage by subsidiaries of the Texas Mutual Insurance Company.

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

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the establishment of the industry-based certification advisory council and the transfer of certain duties to that advisory council.

Relating to the eligibility of certain public retirement systems for police and fire fighters to participate in the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

Relating to the use of certain tax revenue by certain municipalities and to the entitlement of certain municipalities to certain tax revenue related to a hotel and convention center project.

Relating to the regulation of metal recycling; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to a complaint filed with the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan.

Relating to an application for a place on a ballot filed by a person convicted of a felony and to the general requirements of an application for a place on a ballot; decreasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the creation of the Veale Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to authorizing the sale of certain real property by the State of Texas to the Trinity River Authority of Texas.

Relating to the creation of the Medina County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

The Senate reconsidered passage to third reading and finally passed:

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

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

Relating to prohibition of abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

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

Relating to an application to vote early by mail on the grounds of disability or confinement for childbirth.

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

Relating to the criminal offenses of violation of civil rights of and improper sexual activity with persons in custody; increasing a criminal penalty.

The Senate adopted the following resolutions:

Recognizing Jimmy Spivey on the occasion of his retirement.

Recognizing the members of the 11th class of the Senator Gregory Luna Legislative Scholars and Fellows Program.

Recognizing the Lubbock Christian University women's basketball team for winning a national championship.

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

The Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee on the following:

Relating to certain claims for benefits, compensation, or assistance by certain public safety employees and survivors of certain public safety employees.

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

Relating to the use of hypnotically induced statements in a criminal trial.

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

Relating to disclosure requirements of certain facilities that provide care for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

Relating to in-person visitation of religious counselors with certain health care facility patients and residents during a public health emergency.

Relating to the creation and activities of the Texas Produced Water Consortium.

Relating to guardianships, management trusts, and certain other procedures and proceedings for persons who are incapacitated.

Relating to the imposition, rate, and use of hotel occupancy taxes in certain counties and municipalities; authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax; reducing the maximum rate of the hotel occupancy tax imposed by certain counties.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Agriculture, the Prescribed Burning Board, and the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation and the abolishment of the Early Childhood Health and Nutrition Interagency Council.

Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.

Relating to a study on streamlining public safety net programs to reduce costs and improve outcomes for recipients under the programs.

Relating to the creation of the Gulf Coast Protection District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees; providing authority to impose a tax; granting the power of eminent domain.

Relating to funding for the Texas emissions reduction plan.

Relating to a study on the impacts of using certain motor vehicle technologies.

Relating to the determination that certain property is used as an aid or facility incidental to or useful in the operation or development of a port or waterway or in aid of navigation-related commerce for purposes of the application of certain ad valorem tax laws.

Relating to the participation by members of nonprofit teacher organizations in a tutoring program for public school students and related retirement benefits for certain tutors participating in the program.

Relating to the powers and duties of certain property owners' associations.

Relating to the punishment for trafficking of persons, online solicitation of a minor, and prostitution and warning signs regarding certain penalties for trafficking of persons; increasing criminal penalties.

Relating to the membership of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Relating to the authority of a district engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation to temporarily lower the speed limit at a highway maintenance activity site.

The Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee on the following:

Relating to the authority of a district engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation to temporarily lower the speed limit at a highway maintenance activity site.