Bills Referred Today for 5/12/2021

BILLS REFERRED TODAY



Wednesday

May 12, 2021





Committee referral on the following:


SCR 48 West/ et al.

Designating the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

Administration


SCR 49 Springer

Designating Celina as the official Halloween Capital of North Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

Administration


SCR 50 Campbell

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.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


HB 21 Neave/ Button/ Hunter/ Swanson/ Minjarez/ et al.

Relating to the statute of limitations applicable to a sexual harassment complaint filed with the Texas Workforce Commission.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 394 Moody/ Thompson, Senfronia/ Goldman/ Geren/ Guillen

Relating to Texas Lottery Commission rules on lottery game drawings.

State Affairs


HB 440 Johnson, Julie/ Guillen

Relating to health benefit coverage for hearing aids for children and adults.

Business & Commerce


HB 622 Gervin-Hawkins

Relating to creating abbreviated educator preparation programs for certification in marketing education and certification in health science technology education.

Education


HB 750 Burns

Relating to requiring a school district to post the district's employment policy on the district's Internet website.

Education


HB 872 Bernal/ Howard/ Lopez/ Minjarez/ Hernandez

Relating to the disclosure of certain utility customer information.

Business & Commerce


HB 911 Patterson/ Buckley/ Schaefer/ Ellzey/ Morales, Eddie

Relating to the issuance of specially marked driver's licenses and personal identification certificates to veterans.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


HB 1075 Meza

Relating to the designation of State Highway 356 in Irving as a historic highway.

Transportation


HB 1231 Moody/ Oliverson/ Jetton/ Hull/ Meza/ et al.

Relating to the designation of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as optional holidays.

Business & Commerce


HB 1492 Herrero

Relating to the administration of navigation districts.

Ports, Select


HB 1726 Allison/ Bell, Keith/ et al.

Relating to reporting the number of incidents of bullying and cyberbullying in a school district and open-enrollment charter school through the Public Education Information Management System.

Education


HB 1818 Patterson/ Reynolds/ Shaheen/ Holland/ Jetton/ et al.

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

Business & Commerce


HB 1935 Bucy/ Price/ Guillen/ Talarico

Relating to emergency refills of insulin and insulin-related equipment or supplies.

Health & Human Services


HB 1966 Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to the designation of July as Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month.

Administration


HB 1967 Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to a database of information about women with uterine fibroids and to uterine fibroid education and research.

Health & Human Services


HB 2145 Allen

Relating to information on classes or programs required to be completed before an inmate is released on parole.

Criminal Justice


HB 2148 Stephenson/ Reynolds/ Ramos

Relating to notification by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of accidental discharge or spill threatening certain public water systems.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 2172 Morales, Eddie

Relating to the hotel occupancy tax imposed by certain counties and the use of revenue from that tax; reducing the maximum rate of that tax; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 2209 King, Tracy O.

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 2274 Johnson, Ann

Relating to the extension or amendment of deed restrictions in certain older subdivisions.

Business & Commerce


HB 2306 Fierro

Relating to the denial of the registration of a motor vehicle based on certain information provided by a county to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

Transportation


HB 2345 Zwiener

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 2433 Zwiener

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 2545 Thierry/ Patterson/ Romero, Jr.

Relating to health benefit plan coverage of hearing aids and cochlear implants for certain individuals.

Business & Commerce


HB 2556 Neave/ Morales, Christina/ Guillen/ Minjarez/ Rodriguez/ et al.

Relating to designating September 30 as Vanessa Guillén Day.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


HB 2595 Price/ Smith/ Allison/ Meza/ Rose/ et al.

Relating to a parity complaint portal and educational materials and parity law training regarding benefits for mental health conditions and substance use disorders to be made available through the portal and otherwise; designating October as mental health condition and substance use disorder parity awareness month.

Business & Commerce


HB 2628 Thierry

Relating to the administration and collection of motor vehicle sales and use taxes.

Transportation


HB 2645 King, Tracy O./ Morales, Eddie

Relating to the election of certain junior college district trustees by plurality vote.

Higher Education


HB 2667 Smithee/ Rodriguez/ Ashby/ King, Tracy O./ Anderson/ et al.

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

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 2748 Ellzey

Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain municipalities.

Transportation


HB 2850 Kacal/ Guillen

Relating to the liability of certain volunteers who provide veterinary care or treatment and certain confidential or privileged information related to veterinary care or treatment.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 2936 Frank

Relating to an optional service retirement annuity of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Finance


HB 3006 Middleton

Relating to the creation of the Trinity Bay Special Utility District and the powers and duties of the Trinity Bay Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments or fees.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 3033 Klick/ et al.

Relating to a requirement to report through the Public Education Information Management System the number of students transported from a school district or open-enrollment charter school for a mental health emergency detention.

Education


HB 3037 Raymond/ Frank/ Hinojosa/ Rose/ et al.

Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities; providing a civil penalty.

Health & Human Services


HB 3114 Shine

Relating to rules or procedures of the Commission on Jail Standards regarding prisoner visitation.

Criminal Justice


HB 3153 Harris

Relating to the designation of State Highway 22 in Navarro County as the Dr. Kent Rogers Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 3256 Harless/ Huberty/ Howard/ Allison/ Bell, Keith

Relating to the confidentiality of a full-time public school employee's home or residence address in certain government records and documents.

Local Government


HB 3301 Landgraf

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 302 in Winkler County as the Hazel and Margie Thompson Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 3319 Meyer/ Stucky/ et al.

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.

Transportation


HB 3322 Metcalf

Relating to the selection and administration of an appraisal review board in certain counties; authorizing a fee.

Local Government


HB 3348 Pacheco/ Middleton/ Campos/ Cortez/ Allison/ et al.

Relating to the number of baccalaureate degree programs certain public junior colleges may offer.

Higher Education


HB 3366 Klick

Relating to authorizing the electronic transmission of certain communications related to the prevention of communicable diseases.

Health & Human Services


HB 3387 Rogers/ Harris/ Price/ Ashby/ Landgraf

Relating to the authorization for certain land applications and disposal of dairy waste.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 3408 Goldman

Relating to the regulation of motor fuel metering devices and motor fuel quality.

Business & Commerce


HB 3449 Price

Relating to the membership of a public school concussion oversight team and the removal of a public school student from an interscholastic athletic activity on the basis of a suspected concussion.

Education


HB 3469 Hinojosa

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

Health & Human Services


HB 3504 Lambert/ Darby

Relating to repairs made pursuant to a tenant's notice of intent to repair and the refund of a tenant's security deposit.

Business & Commerce


HB 3512 Canales/ Murr/ Kacal

Relating to highway memorial signs for certain deceased peace officers.

Transportation


HB 3521 Hunter

Relating to the definition of coercion for purposes of trafficking of persons.

Jurisprudence


HB 3551 Craddick

Relating to the release of data purchased by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Transportation


HB 3570 Wilson

Relating to the transfer of certain real property held by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Criminal Justice


HB 3578 Guerra

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

Finance


HB 3682 Perez

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 3742 Capriglione/ Oliverson/ Smithee

Relating to a prohibition on the use of genetic information gathered from direct-to-consumer genetic tests by a long-term care benefit plan issuer or a life insurance company.

Business & Commerce


HB 3773 Lopez/ Price/ Dominguez

Relating to designating September 21 as Alzheimer's Awareness Day.

Administration


HB 3819 Klick

Relating to a public school district policy providing that a school nurse may administer prescription asthma medicine to a student.

Education


HB 3821 Hunter

Relating to employing and training mental health professionals for the mental health program for veterans.

Health & Human Services


HB 3833 King, Phil/ Burrows/ Shine/ Rogers/ Harris/ et al.

Relating to the appraisal of certain real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Local Government


HB 3859 Guillen

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for recipients of certain Texas military awards.

Transportation


HB 3897 Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to fees levied by municipalities and counties for alcoholic beverage permits and licenses.

Business & Commerce


HB 3922 Oliverson

Relating to information provided by health care providers and hospitals to certain patients regarding pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance programs for insulin.

Health & Human Services


HB 3927 Hefner

Relating to the issuance and use of certain temporary motor vehicle tags and the classification of temporary motor vehicle tags as governmental records for purposes of certain criminal offenses.

Transportation


HB 3932 Bernal/ Guillen

Relating to the establishment of the State Advisory Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.

Education


HB 3963 King, Ken/ Capriglione/ Goodwin/ Canales/ Ashby

Relating to the placement of electric vehicle charging equipment in state parks.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 4004 Rogers/ Shine/ King, Ken

Relating to a study by Texas A&M University of the appraisal of agricultural land for ad valorem tax purposes.

Local Government


HB 4016 Kuempel/ Darby/ Fierro/ Geren

Relating to operating agreements between holders of a distiller's and rectifier's permit and certain alcoholic beverage permit holders.

Business & Commerce


HB 4025 Rodriguez

Relating to applicability of civil service status to emergency medical services personnel in certain municipalities.

Local Government


HB 4048 Allison

Relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant regarding death certificates.

Health & Human Services


HB 4074 Hunter/ Collier

Relating to the collection and use of suicide data by the statewide behavioral health coordinating council.

Health & Human Services


HB 4094 Frank

Relating to certain procurements by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


HB 4131 Parker/ Anchia/ Stephenson/ Capriglione/ Perez

Relating to the self-directed and semi-independent status of the State Securities Board; authorizing fees.

Finance


HB 4153 Sanford

Relating to the filing of an annual audit report by a title insurance company, title insurance agent, or direct operation.

Business & Commerce


HB 4269 Hull/ Meyer

Relating to the procedure to be used by an appraisal review board to conduct a hearing on a protest.

Local Government


HB 4272 Klick/ Oliverson/ Howard/ Jetton/ Guerra/ et al.

Relating to requirements for information contained in the immunization registry.

Health & Human Services


HB 4295 Bell, Keith

Relating to the authorized release and confidentiality of an autopsy report.

Health & Human Services


HB 4305 Morales, Eddie/ Bucy/ Darby/ Landgraf/ González, Mary

Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities and counties.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 4356 Ashby

Relating to the qualifications of directors of certain municipal development districts.

Local Government


HB 4374 Cyrier

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

Local Government


HB 4429 King, Tracy O.

Relating to notice of water and wastewater requirements for the foreclosure sale of residential properties by certain political subdivisions.

Local Government


HB 4564 Guillen

Relating to posting a notice of a foreclosure sale on a county's Internet website.

Local Government


HB 4568 Holland

Relating to the Rockwall County Juvenile Board.

Criminal Justice


HB 4621 Herrero

Relating to the number, terms, and compensation of the commissioners of the Nueces County Drainage and Conservation District Number 2.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HCR 32 Reynolds

Designating Missouri City as the official Hip-Hop Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

Administration


HCR 46 Hunter

Designating April as Beach Safety and Rip Current Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

Administration


HCR 61 Leman

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

Administration


HCR 62 Hunter/ Pacheco

Designating the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

Administration


HCR 71 Lopez/ Anchia/ Minjarez/ Raymond/ Martinez Fischer/ et al.

Urging Congress to bestow on Marcelino Serna the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


HCR 83 Parker

Designating June 2 as Italian Heritage Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

Administration