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Bills Referred Today for 3/3/2021

BILLS REFERRED TODAY



Wednesday

March 3, 2021





Committee referral on the following:


SJR 11 Zaffirini

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SJR 12 Zaffirini

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing certain persons under the age of 18 to vote in a primary election.

State Affairs


SJR 13 Zaffirini

Proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing daylight saving time in Texas.

State Affairs


SJR 14 Johnson/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SJR 15 Alvarado

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SJR 16 Eckhardt

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis.

State Affairs


SJR 17 Menéndez

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Texas Research Consortium to Cure Infectious Diseases (TRANSCEND) and authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund collaborative research on and development of infectious disease treatments and cures for humans.

Health & Human Services


SJR 18 West/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the commissioners court of a county to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the county of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead.

Local Government


SJR 19 Kolkhorst/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a right for residents of certain facilities to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.

Health & Human Services


SJR 27 Hancock/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit this state or a political subdivision of this state from prohibiting or limiting a religious service conducted by a religious organization.

State Affairs


SCR 1 Johnson

Expressing opposition to the enactment or enforcement in Texas of a law, under a federal mandate, that automatically suspends the driver's license of an individual who is convicted of certain offenses.

Criminal Justice


SB 5 Nichols/ Hancock/ Perry/ West/ et al.

Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.

Transportation


SB 9 Paxton/ Bettencourt/ Buckingham/ Campbell/ Hall/ et al.

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

State Affairs


SB 11 Huffman

Relating to the composition of the court of appeals districts.

Jurisprudence


SB 12 Hughes/ Bettencourt/ Campbell/ Kolkhorst/ Nelson/ et al.

Relating to the censorship of users' expressions by an interactive computer service.

State Affairs


SB 15 Nichols/ et al.

Relating to the Texas Consumer Privacy Act Phase I; creating criminal offenses; increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense.

Transportation


SB 16 Nelson/ Alvarado/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Blanco/ et al.

Relating to prohibitions on the dissemination by a state agency of an individual's personal data.

Finance


SB 18 Creighton

Relating to authority of the governor and certain political subdivisions to regulate firearms, ammunition, knives, air guns, explosives, and combustibles and certain associated businesses during certain disasters and emergencies.

State Affairs


SB 21 Huffman

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 a magistrate in a criminal case, to the reporting of information pertaining to bail bonds, and to the regulation of charitable bail organizations.

Jurisprudence


SB 25 Kolkhorst/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Blanco/ Buckingham/ et al.

Relating to the right of certain facility residents to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.

Health & Human Services


SB 26 Paxton/ Buckingham/ Campbell/ Creighton/ Hall/ et al.

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

State Affairs


SB 31 Huffman

Relating to the composition of districts for the election of members of the Texas Senate.

Redistricting, Special


SB 32 Zaffirini

Relating to a student loan repayment assistance program for certain professionals for exceptional service to the State of Texas during the coronavirus pandemic.

Higher Education


SB 33 Zaffirini

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Promise Grant Program for certain students at public institutions of higher education.

Higher Education


SB 34 Zaffirini

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Promise Grant Program for certain students at two-year public institutions of higher education.

Higher Education


SB 35 Zaffirini

Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas B-On-time student loan program; authorizing a fee.

Higher Education


SB 36 Zaffirini

Relating to the offense of hazing.

Criminal Justice


SB 37 Zaffirini

Relating to providing free full-day prekindergarten for certain children.

Education


SB 38 Zaffirini

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SB 39 Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program.

Health & Human Services


SB 40 Zaffirini

Relating to the use of telehealth in health professional programs administered by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Business & Commerce


SB 41 Zaffirini

Relating to the consolidation and allocation of state civil court costs; increasing certain civil court costs.

State Affairs


SB 42 Zaffirini

Relating to the use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.

State Affairs


SB 43 Zaffirini

Relating to residential mortgage loans, including the financing of residential real estate purchases by means of a wrap mortgage loan; providing licensing and registration requirements; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 44 Zaffirini

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

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 45 Zaffirini

Relating to the prohibition against sexual harassment in the workplace.

State Affairs


SB 46 Zaffirini

Relating to the municipal regulation of housing for homeless individuals provided by a religious organization.

Local Government


SB 47 Zaffirini

Relating to protective orders; making conforming changes.

Criminal Justice


SB 48 Zaffirini

Relating to conditions of community supervision for defendants convicted of certain criminal offenses involving animals.

Criminal Justice


SB 49 Zaffirini

Relating to a written report regarding a defendant suspected of having a mental illness or an intellectual disability.

Criminal Justice


SB 50 Zaffirini

Relating to a competitive and integrated employment initiative for certain Medicaid recipients.

Health & Human Services


SB 51 Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the requirement and study of insurance coverage for serious emotional disturbance of a child.

Business & Commerce


SB 52 Zaffirini

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

Health & Human Services


SB 53 Zaffirini

Relating to limitations on pelvic examinations; authorizing disciplinary action, including an administrative penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 54 Zaffirini

Relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding best practices for assisting students with autism spectrum disorder.

Higher Education


SB 55 Zaffirini

Relating to allowing a person who will be 18 years of age on the date of the general election for state and county officers to vote in the preceding primary elections.

State Affairs


SB 56 Zaffirini

Relating to the availability of personal information of a current or former federal prosecutor or public defender.

State Affairs


SB 57 Zaffirini

Relating to the period during which an employee may file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 58 Zaffirini

Relating to purchasing of cloud computing services by a political subdivision.

Local Government


SB 59 Zaffirini

Relating to the advertising and promotion of a state purchasing program for local governments.

Local Government


SB 60 Zaffirini

Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain firearm safety supplies, including educational materials.

Finance


SB 61 Zaffirini

Relating to the creation and duties of the unfunded mandates interagency work group.

Finance


SB 62 Zaffirini

Relating to permitting the Texas Ethics Commission to provide seminars and charge an attendance fee for those seminars.

State Affairs


SB 63 Nelson/ et al.

Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Finance


SB 64 Nelson/ et al.

Relating to a mental health program that includes peer-to-peer counseling for certain law enforcement personnel.

Health & Human Services


SB 65 Miles

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty prescribed for certain acts of official oppression.

Jurisprudence


SB 66 Miles

Relating to the retention of and the required disclosure under the public information law of certain complaints alleging official oppression.

Jurisprudence


SB 67 Miles

Relating to municipal civilian complaint review boards in certain municipalities.

Jurisprudence


SB 68 Miles

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

Jurisprudence


SB 69 Miles

Relating to prohibiting the use of certain techniques when using force to make an arrest or search.

Jurisprudence


SB 70 Miles

Relating to use of force reporting by peace officers.

Jurisprudence


SB 71 Miles

Relating to law enforcement policies regarding the use of force by peace officers.

Jurisprudence


SB 72 Miles

Relating to requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt a policy regarding the discharge of a firearm by a peace officer at or in the direction of a moving vehicle.

Jurisprudence


SB 73 Miles

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

Health & Human Services


SB 74 Miles

Relating to the contract terms of certain grants awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

Health & Human Services


SB 75 Miles

Relating to the office of minority statistics and engagement in the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


SB 76 Miles

Relating to a limit on cost-sharing requirements imposed by a health benefit plan for certain prescription insulin.

Business & Commerce


SB 77 Miles

Relating to discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race.

State Affairs


SB 78 Miles

Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian assigned to the school during all instructional hours.

Education


SB 79 Miles

Relating to a report by a school authority of a communicable disease during a declared state of disaster.

Education


SB 80 Miles

Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability.

Criminal Justice


SB 81 Miles

Relating to making certain false alarms or reports because of bias or prejudice; increasing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 82 Miles

Relating to job interview restrictions for releasees from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Criminal Justice


SB 83 Miles

Relating to the timely processing of certain requests relating to the employment of a person released on parole or to mandatory supervision.

Criminal Justice


SB 84 Miles

Relating to lethal violence protective orders; creating criminal offenses.

State Affairs


SB 85 Miles

Relating to the age of a child at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over the child and to the minimum age of criminal responsibility.

Jurisprudence


SB 86 Miles/ et al.

Relating to reporting requirements for bank loans made to African American-owned businesses.

Business & Commerce


SB 87 Miles

Relating to the consideration of the cumulative effects of air contaminant emissions in the emissions permitting process.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 88 Menéndez

Relating to a special education liaison program and the provision of certain special education services at public school districts.

Education


SB 89 Menéndez

Relating to supplemental information required for inclusion with a written statement of an individualized education program developed for certain public school students who received special education services during the 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 school year.

Education


SB 90 Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by qualifying patients with certain debilitating medical conditions and the licensing of dispensing organizations and testing facilities; authorizing fees.

Health & Human Services


SB 91 Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to coverage for serious mental illness under certain group health benefit plans.

Business & Commerce


SB 92 Menéndez

Relating to state, local, and court involvement in determining whether victims and witnesses to an offense and certain detained, arrested, or incarcerated persons are lawfully present in the United States.

State Affairs


SB 93 Menéndez

Relating to health benefit coverage for certain fertility preservation services under certain health benefit plans.

Business & Commerce


SB 94 Menéndez

Relating to the eligibility of a relative or other designated caregiver of a foster child for monetary assistance.

Health & Human Services


SB 95 Menéndez

Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter.

State Affairs


SB 96 Menéndez

Relating to the provision of on-campus mental health services by a school district and reimbursement under Medicaid for certain services provided to eligible students.

Education


SB 97 Menéndez

Relating to unprofessional conduct by mental health providers who attempt to change the sexual orientation of a child; providing penalties.

Health & Human Services


SB 98 Menéndez

Relating to automatic voter registration on issuance or change of a driver's license or identification card by the Department of Public Safety.

State Affairs


SB 99 Menéndez

Relating to participation in the countywide polling place program.

State Affairs


SB 100 Menéndez

Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.

State Affairs


SB 101 Menéndez

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Emergency Aid for Public Postsecondary Students (TEAPPS) grant program for students at public institutions of higher education.

Higher Education


SB 102 Menéndez

Relating to the enforcement of certain requirements regarding the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education.

Higher Education


SB 103 Menéndez

Relating to the establishment of the Texas First Generation Matching Scholarship Program for certain first generation students at public institutions of higher education.

Higher Education


SB 104 Menéndez

Relating to the state contribution to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Finance


SB 105 Menéndez

Relating to the salary paid to classroom teachers employed by public schools.

Education


SB 106 Menéndez

Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Finance


SB 107 Powell

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

State Affairs


SB 108 West

Relating to statements on the impact of legislation on childhood racial disparity.

Administration


SB 109 West

Relating to the criminal offense of fraudulent securing of document execution.

Criminal Justice


SB 110 West

Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses.

State Affairs


SB 111 West

Relating to certain duties of law enforcement agencies concerning certain information subject to disclosure to a defendant.

Criminal Justice


SB 112 West

Relating to the requirements of an affidavit supporting the installation and use of a mobile tracking device.

Criminal Justice


SB 113 West

Relating to community land trusts.

Local Government


SB 114 Lucio

Relating to the establishment of a border public health response team.

Health & Human Services


SB 115 Lucio

Relating to public health laboratory testing capabilities in certain counties.

Health & Human Services


SB 116 Lucio

Relating to the establishment of a border public health initiative by the Department of State Health Services.

Health & Human Services


SB 117 Johnson/ et al.

Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; imposing penalties.

Health & Human Services


SB 118 Johnson/ et al.

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SB 119 Johnson/ et al.

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SB 120 Johnson

Relating to the creation of a health insurance risk pool for certain health benefit plan enrollees; authorizing an assessment.

Business & Commerce


SB 121 Johnson/ et al.

Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a pregnancy.

Health & Human Services


SB 122 Johnson

Relating to the award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility.

Criminal Justice


SB 123 Johnson

Relating to the inclusion of social and emotional skills in character trait instruction provided by public schools.

Education


SB 124 Johnson

Relating to the health literacy advisory committee and health literacy in the state health plan.

Health & Human Services


SB 125 Johnson

Relating to the regulation of hydrofluorocarbons under the Texas Clean Air Act.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 126 Johnson

Relating to performance standards for certain aboveground storage tanks.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 127 Johnson

Relating to phasing out the tax reduction for certain high-cost gas.

Finance


SB 128 Johnson

Relating to the creation and elimination of certain state holidays.

State Affairs


SB 129 Johnson

Relating to certain statutory changes to reflect and address same-sex marriages and parenting relationships and to the removal of provisions regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct.

State Affairs


SB 130 Johnson

Relating to the adoption of the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.

State Affairs


SB 131 Johnson

Relating to authorizing cities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held.

State Affairs


SB 132 Johnson

Relating to prohibited retaliation against state or local public employees for reporting certain violations of law.

State Affairs


SB 133 Johnson

Relating to a report regarding the fiscal effects of inflation or deflation on certain dollar amounts specified in state statute.

Finance


SB 134 Johnson

Relating to the determination of an ad valorem tax protest or appeal on the ground of the unequal appraisal of property on the basis of the appraised value of the property relative to the median appraised value of a reasonable number of comparable properties.

Local Government


SB 135 Johnson

Relating to conditions applicable to health benefit plan coverage of in vitro fertilization procedures.

Business & Commerce


SB 136 Johnson/ et al.

Relating to the use of promotoras and community health workers in Medicaid managed care.

Health & Human Services


SB 137 Johnson

Relating to limitations on pelvic examinations; authorizing disciplinary action, including an administrative penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 138 Johnson

Relating to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of public school students.

Health & Human Services


SB 139 Johnson

Relating to notice of the health of children attending a child-care facility.

Health & Human Services


SB 140 Gutierrez

Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, testing, possession, and use of cannabis and cannabis products; authorizing the imposition of taxes and fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; to border security enhancement projects and the creation of a fund to pay for those projects; to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis and the licensing of medical cannabis dispensing organizations.

State Affairs


SB 141 Johnson/ et al.

Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a pregnancy.

Health & Human Services


SB 142 Powell

Relating to requiring the state auditor and the State Board of Education to conduct a review of certain assessment instruments administered to public school students.

Education


SB 143 Powell

Relating to requiring the Texas Workforce Commission to provide certain information regarding the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to claimants for unemployment compensation benefits.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 144 Powell

Relating to the extension of the expiration of certain parts of the Texas Economic Development Act.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 145 Powell

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

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


SB 146 Powell

Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain nurses employed by a long-term care facility.

Finance


SB 147 Powell

Relating to the maternal mental health peer support pilot program for perinatal mood and anxiety disorder.

Health & Human Services


SB 148 Powell

Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain feminine hygiene products.

Finance


SB 149 Powell

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of operation of an unmanned aircraft over certain facilities.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


SB 150 Powell

Relating to the procedure for adoption by a state agency of rules that may have an adverse economic effect on small businesses, micro-businesses, and rural communities.

Business & Commerce


SB 151 Johnson

Relating to the criminal penalties for possession or delivery of marihuana and marihuana concentrate.

State Affairs


SB 152 Perry

Relating to the regulation of groundwater conservation districts.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 153 Perry/ et al.

Relating to the exclusion of certain payment processing services from the definition of "data processing service" for purposes of sales and use taxes.

Finance


SB 154 Perry

Relating to the creation of the broadband office within the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the establishment of a broadband service investment grant program.

Transportation


SB 155 Perry

Relating to the use of information from the lists of noncitizens and nonresidents excused or disqualified from jury service.

State Affairs


SB 156 Perry

Relating to the transfer of certain probate proceedings to the county in which the executor or administrator of a decedent's estate resides.

State Affairs


SB 157 Perry

Relating to eminent domain reporting requirements for certain entities.

State Affairs


SB 158 Perry/ et al.

Relating to waiving the fee for the issuance of a duplicate, modified, or renewed license to carry a handgun for school marshals.

State Affairs


SB 159 Perry

Relating to the use of information obtained by a person from the comptroller that relates to a taxpayer subject to an audit by the comptroller.

Finance


SB 160 Perry

Relating to certain county road reports.

Transportation


SB 162 Blanco

Relating to a false or misleading statement made to illegally acquire a firearm; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 163 Blanco

Relating to requiring a national instant criminal background check in connection with certain firearm transfers; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 164 Blanco

Relating to notice for certain defendants regarding the unlawful possession or acquisition of a firearm or ammunition.

State Affairs


SB 165 Blanco

Relating to an exception to dropped course limitations at public institutions of higher education for courses dropped during a disaster that results in a bar or limit on in-person course attendance.

Higher Education


SB 166 Blanco

Relating to a limit on cost-sharing requirements imposed by a health benefit plan for certain prescription insulin.

Business & Commerce


SB 167 Blanco

Relating to a limitation on the amount of tuition charged by public institutions of higher education.

Higher Education


SB 168 Blanco

Relating to active shooter drills conducted by public schools.

Education


SB 169 Blanco

Relating to eligibility for the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


SB 170 Blanco

Relating to a study regarding the feasibility of implementing certain renewable energy standards.

Business & Commerce


SB 171 Blanco

Relating to a report regarding Medicaid reimbursement rates and access to care.

Health & Human Services


SB 172 Miles/ et al.

Relating to electronic voter registration.

State Affairs


SB 173 Miles

Relating to the creation of the African American Family Commission.

State Affairs


SB 174 Miles

Relating to the inclusion of American principles, including social injustice and civil rights concepts, in the public school curriculum and instructional materials and in training materials and resources for use by school districts.

Education


SB 175 Miles/ et al.

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

Criminal Justice


SB 176 Zaffirini

Relating to the award of a grant under the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program to certain students enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program.

Higher Education


SB 177 Seliger

Relating to the use of individual graduation committees and other alternative methods to satisfy certain public high school graduation requirements.

Education


SB 178 Lucio

Relating to the employment of certified school counselors by school districts.

Education


SB 179 Lucio

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

Education


SB 180 Lucio

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

Education


SB 181 Johnson

Relating to suspension of a driver's license for persons convicted of certain offenses and the educational program required for reinstatement of a license following certain convictions; authorizing a fine.

Criminal Justice


SB 182 Schwertner

Relating to customer choice for certain municipally owned utilities.

Business & Commerce


SB 183 Perry

Relating to emergency medical services subscription programs and reciprocity agreements between certain air ambulance companies operating a subscription program.

Health & Human Services


SB 184 Johnson

Relating to reports on the prevalence of eating disorders and eating disorder-related deaths in this state.

Health & Human Services


SB 185 Perry

Relating to the time for rendering a final order in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.

State Affairs


SB 186 Perry

Relating to the authority of a county to issue bonds to restore or maintain a county courthouse.

Local Government


SB 187 Eckhardt

Relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony.

State Affairs


SB 188 Lucio

Relating to abolishing the death penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 189 Lucio

Relating to certain sentencing procedures in a capital case.

Criminal Justice


SB 190 Hughes

Relating to the procedures and grounds for terminating the parent-child relationship, for taking possession of a child, and for certain hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.

State Affairs


SB 191 Johnson

Relating to the use of social determinants of health in the Medicaid managed care program.

Health & Human Services


SB 192 West

Relating to credit toward payment of a fine and costs for certain misdemeanants confined in jail or prison before sentencing.

Criminal Justice


SB 193 Powell

Relating to an audit by the Texas Education Agency of public school professional development training requirements.

Education


SB 194 Powell

Relating to indicators of achievement under the public school accountability system.

Education


SB 195 Zaffirini

Relating to grounds for refusal of certain alcoholic beverage licenses and permits.

Business & Commerce


SB 196 Zaffirini

Relating to prohibited relationships between holders of certain alcoholic beverage licenses and permits.

Business & Commerce


SB 197 Nelson/ et al.

Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for animals adopted from or sold by nonprofit animal welfare organizations.

Finance


SB 198 Nelson

Relating to the demonstration of weapons proficiency by qualified retired law enforcement officers.

State Affairs


SB 199 Nelson

Relating to automated external defibrillators.

Health & Human Services


SB 200 Nelson

Relating to the exclusion of Internet access service from sales and use taxes.

Finance


SB 201 Schwertner

Relating to the division of the CLL Municipal Utility District No. 1.

Local Government


SB 202 Schwertner

Relating to the payment of certain employer contributions for employed retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Finance


SB 203 Schwertner

Relating to selection of statewide competition locations by the University Interscholastic League.

Education


SB 204 Schwertner

Relating to the operation of a public school transportation system.

Education


SB 205 Schwertner

Relating to the distribution of a Medicaid managed care organization's provider network directory.

Health & Human Services


SB 206 Schwertner

Relating to the operation of certain low-powered vehicles.

Transportation


SB 207 Schwertner/ Buckingham/ Campbell

Relating to recovery of medical or health care expenses in civil actions.

State Affairs


SB 208 Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Creighton/ Hall/ Seliger

Relating to a prohibition on the distribution of an application form for an early voting ballot.

State Affairs


SB 209 Eckhardt

Relating to the prohibition of certain required nondisclosure and arbitration agreements.

State Affairs


SB 210 Eckhardt

Relating to a change of name and sex for certain persons and the issuance of associated vital records and documentation; authorizing a fee.

State Affairs


SB 211 Zaffirini

Relating to judicial review of acts by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 212 Zaffirini

Relating to the making of an anatomical gift.

State Affairs


SB 213 Zaffirini

Relating to certain notice requirements and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness.

Health & Human Services


SB 214 Whitmire

Relating to the removal of certain unconstitutional provisions from real property records.

State Affairs


SB 215 Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Hancock/ Hughes/ Lucio/ et al.

Relating to the creation of the office of inspector general at the Texas Education Agency to investigate the administration of public education.

Education


SB 216 Johnson

Relating to the regulation of, and taxes imposed on the sale or use of, cigarettes, tobacco products, and e-cigarettes; imposing taxes; requiring a permit; imposing a fee; providing administrative penalties.

Finance


SB 217 West

Relating to expanding eligibility for medical assistance to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and ensuring the provision of quality care under and the effectiveness of the medical assistance program.

Health & Human Services


SB 218 Johnson

Relating to coverage for certain services relating to postpartum depression under the medical assistance and CHIP perinatal programs.

Health & Human Services


SB 219 Hughes

Relating to civil liability and responsibility for the consequences of defects in the plans, specifications, or related documents for the construction or repair of an improvement to real property.

State Affairs


SB 220 Zaffirini

Relating to notice and reporting requirements for vendor rebates under a contract listed on a multiple award contract schedule.

Finance


SB 221 Zaffirini

Relating to the prima facie speed limit in certain urban districts.

Transportation


SB 222 Hughes

Relating to the removal of certain discriminatory restrictions and provisions from certain real property records.

State Affairs


SB 223 Whitmire

Relating to prohibiting law enforcement departments from contracting with television crews to create reality shows.

Criminal Justice


SB 224 Perry/ West/ et al.

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

Health & Human Services


SB 225 Paxton

Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities and family homes.

Health & Human Services


SB 226 Paxton

Relating to instruction in educator training programs regarding digital learning, virtual learning, and virtual instruction.

Education


SB 227 Paxton

Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for animals adopted from or sold by animal rescue groups.

Finance


SB 228 Blanco/ et al.

Relating to the reimbursement and payment of claims by certain health benefit plan issuers for telemedicine medical services and telehealth services.

Business & Commerce


SB 229 Johnson

Relating to civics instruction in public schools.

Education


SB 230 Seliger

Relating to the continuing education requirement for county commissioners.

Local Government


SB 231 Seliger

Relating to training for county election officers.

State Affairs


SB 232 Johnson

Relating to service of expert reports for health care liability claims.

Jurisprudence


SB 233 Whitmire

Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression; providing an administrative penalty.

State Affairs


SB 234 Hall

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.

State Affairs


SB 235 Schwertner

Relating to limitations on increases in fees charged by certain public institutions of higher education.

Higher Education


SB 236 Schwertner

Relating to the submission of an affordability and access report by public institutions of higher education.

Higher Education


SB 237 Bettencourt/ Johnson

Relating to the issuance of a citation for a criminal trespass offense punishable as a Class B misdemeanor.

Criminal Justice


SB 238 Powell

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

Education


SB 239 Powell

Relating to the provision of educational materials regarding disease prevention during a disaster.

Health & Human Services


SB 240 Powell

Relating to authority for certain state employees to work flexible hours and to work from home or other authorized alternative work sites.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 241 Powell

Relating to permissible uses of the instructional materials and technology allotment.

Education


SB 242 Eckhardt

Relating to requiring a national instant criminal background check in connection with private firearm transfers; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 243 Eckhardt

Relating to energy efficiency goals for electric utilities.

Business & Commerce


SB 244 Bettencourt

Relating to the application of the open meetings law to the board of directors of certain tax reinvestment zones.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 245 Schwertner

Relating to the adequacy and effectiveness of managed care plan networks.

Business & Commerce


SB 246 Alvarado/ et al.

Relating to electronic voter registration.

State Affairs


SB 247 Perry

Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.

State Affairs


SB 248 Johnson

Relating to the regulation of cigarettes, tobacco products, and e-cigarettes and the administration of taxes imposed on the sale or use of certain of those products; requiring a permit; imposing a fee; providing administrative penalties.

Finance


SB 249 Schwertner/ et al.

Relating to business interruption insurance coverage for losses arising from a pandemic.

Business & Commerce


SB 250 Alvarado

Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by patients for whom a physician determines medical use is the best available treatment for the patient's medical condition or symptoms and the licensing of medical cannabis dispensing organizations; authorizing fees.

Health & Human Services


SB 251 Paxton/ Perry/ et al.

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

State Affairs


SB 252 Bettencourt

Relating to certain criminal offenses, punishments, and procedures; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

State Affairs


SB 253 Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to social work services in public schools.

Education


SB 254 Menéndez

Relating to registration powers of volunteer deputy registrars.

State Affairs


SB 255 Menéndez

Relating to liability for obtaining unemployment compensation benefits paid in error.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 256 Menéndez

Relating to requiring school districts to employ certain educators who retired or resigned because of the coronavirus disease pandemic.

Education


SB 257 Menéndez

Relating to personal leave provided for a public school employee who tests positive for certain diseases.

Education


SB 258 Menéndez

Relating to a remote education and distance learning allotment under the Foundation School Program.

Education


SB 259 Menéndez

Relating to the establishment of a grant program to provide additional resources for public school students with disabilities.

Education


SB 260 Menéndez

Relating to the administration of assessment instruments in public schools and eliminating the requirement to use public school assessment instruments as a criterion for promotion or graduation or to make certain accountability determinations.

Education


SB 261 Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to the repeal of statutes regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct and to the recognition of certain same-sex relationship statuses.

State Affairs


SB 262 Menéndez

Relating to training requirements and prohibited discrimination for child-care facilities and registered family homes.

Health & Human Services


SB 263 Menéndez

Relating to the ability of certain relative caretakers of dependent children to receive supplemental financial assistance and be assigned as protective payees for financial assistance payments.

Health & Human Services


SB 264 Menéndez

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Research Consortium to Cure Infectious Diseases (TRANSCEND); authorizing the issuance of bonds.

Health & Human Services


SB 265 West/ et al.

Relating to the prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of a person's source of income and to the enforcement of that prohibition.

State Affairs


SB 266 West/ et al.

Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the county of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead.

Local Government


SB 267 Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to the right of certain facility residents to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.

Health & Human Services


SB 268 West/ Miles/ et al.

Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.

State Affairs


SB 269 West/ et al.

Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, and use of cannabis and cannabis products and the allocation of tax revenue derived from cannabis and cannabis products; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 270 Perry

Relating to civil liability of a nursing facility resident's responsible payor for misappropriation of the resident's funds.

State Affairs


SB 271 Perry

Relating to applicants for employment at assisted living facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 272 West

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

Education


SB 273 Hinojosa

Relating to the expiration of the health care provider participation program administered and operated by the Nueces County Hospital District.

Local Government


SB 274 Hinojosa

Relating to state recognition of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.

State Affairs


SB 275 Hinojosa

Relating to the use of an entity name that falsely implies governmental affiliation.

State Affairs


SB 276 Hinojosa

Relating to notice of an infectious disease occurring in an animal shelter and the quarantine of certain infectious animals at the shelter.

Health & Human Services


SB 277 Hinojosa

Relating to health benefit plan coverage of epinephrine auto-injectors for certain individuals.

Business & Commerce


SB 278 Hinojosa

Relating to the administration of navigation districts.

Ports, Select


SB 279 Hinojosa

Relating to the inclusion of suicide prevention information on certain student identification cards issued by a public school or public institution of higher education.

Education


SB 280 Hinojosa

Relating to the composition and duties of the capital and forensic writs committee.

Criminal Justice


SB 281 Hinojosa

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

Criminal Justice


SB 282 Alvarado

Relating to a prohibition against the appropriation of money to settle or pay a sexual harassment claim made against certain members of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government.

State Affairs


SB 283 Alvarado

Relating to requiring a person convicted of an offense involving family violence or a person who is the subject of a family violence protective order to surrender firearms owned by the person.

State Affairs


SB 284 Seliger

Relating to a study of out-of-state physicians who practiced in this state during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health & Human Services


SB 285 West

Relating to the administration of and certain procedures under the Title IV-D program for child support enforcement.

State Affairs


SB 286 West

Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship and the calculation and enforcement of child support.

State Affairs


SB 287 West

Relating to voter registration application forms in high schools.

State Affairs


SB 288 Seliger/ et al.

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

Finance


SB 289 Seliger

Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to obtain a driver's license or learner license.

Education


SB 290 West

Relating to public access to personal financial statements filed by public officials and candidates.

State Affairs


SB 291 Schwertner

Relating to the posting of certain project information at a commercial building construction site.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 292 Johnson

Relating to supportive palliative care services.

Health & Human Services


SB 293 Perry/ et al.

Relating to the practice of chiropractic.

Business & Commerce


SB 294 Perry/ et al.

Relating to reports on abortions performed at an abortion facility.

State Affairs


SB 295 Perry

Relating to the confidential and privileged communications and records of victims of certain sexual assault offenses.

Jurisprudence


SB 296 Perry

Relating to the date by which a seller must provide resale and exemption certificates to the comptroller in connection with a sales and use tax audit.

Finance


SB 297 Perry

Relating to the criminal history record information requirement for applicants for renewal of a license issued by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 298 Hancock/ et al.

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

Business & Commerce


SB 299 Hinojosa

Relating to the determination of prescription drug reimbursement amounts under the Medicaid vendor drug program.

Health & Human Services


SB 300 Hinojosa

Relating to eligibility for the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of certain first responders.

Finance