Bills Referred Today for 5/13/2021

BILLS REFERRED TODAY



Thursday

May 13, 2021





Committee referral on the following:


HJR 4 Kacal/ Price/ Lambert/ Murr

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of a violent or sexual offense or of continuous trafficking of persons.

Jurisprudence


HJR 140 Paddie/ Meyer/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the enactment of a law that imposes a tax on certain transactions that either convey a security or involve specified derivative contracts.

Finance


HB 3 Burrows

Relating to state and local government responses to a pandemic disaster, including the establishment of the Pandemic Disaster Legislative Oversight Committee, and to in-person hospital visitation during a disaster.

State Affairs


HB 30 Talarico/ Murr/ White/ Wu/ Minjarez

Relating to educational programs provided by the Windham School District in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for certain inmates.

Criminal Justice


HB 130 Rodriguez/ Guillen

Relating to a highway toll exemption for public school buses.

Transportation


HB 158 Thierry/ Hull/ Rose/ Walle/ et al.

Relating to a pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of doula services.

Health & Human Services


HB 222 Murr

Relating to liability of burn bosses in connection with certain prescribed burns.

Jurisprudence


HB 246 Murr/ Cook/ Ellzey

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

Jurisprudence


HB 262 Murr

Relating to the payment of certain costs associated with certain assignments of a statutory probate court judge.

Jurisprudence


HB 295 Murr/ Collier/ Smith/ Moody/ Johnson, Ann

Relating to the provision of funding for indigent defense services.

Jurisprudence


HB 404 Hernandez/ Thompson, Senfronia/ et al.

Relating to sexual assault and domestic violence awareness continuing education for cosmetology license holders.

Business & Commerce


HB 619 Thompson, Senfronia/ Lopez/ Button/ Talarico/ et al.

Relating to developing a strategic plan to support the child-care workforce.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 663 Cortez/ Guillen

Relating to the eligibility of certain at-risk developments to receive low income housing tax credits.

Local Government


HB 674 Ramos/ Beckley/ Johnson, Julie/ Ordaz Perez/ Rodriguez/ et al.

Relating to informing the public about the availability of provisions in protective orders, including provisions regarding pets and other companion animals.

Jurisprudence


HB 692 Shine/ Bell, Keith/ Darby/ Bell, Cecil/ et al.

Relating to retainage requirements for certain public works construction projects.

Business & Commerce


HB 697 Rosenthal/ Geren

Relating to requiring entities that provide mental health services to veterans or veterans' families to provide military informed care or military cultural competency training to certain entity personnel to accept a grant from a state agency.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


HB 746 Bernal

Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes imposed on residence homesteads in certain counties.

Local Government


HB 769 Middleton/ Hunter/ Lozano/ Dominguez/ et al.

Relating to the administration of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 827 Huberty/ et al.

Relating to the disclosure of vehicle speed information to a law enforcement agency by an entity that operates a toll project.

Transportation


HB 854 Burns

Relating to the punishment for the offense of unlawfully carrying a handgun by a license holder.

State Affairs


HB 1068 Allen/ Guillen/ Reynolds/ Crockett

Relating to the use of personal leave during school holidays by school district employees.

Education


HB 1154 Jetton/ Metcalf/ Bell, Cecil/ et al.

Relating to a requirement that certain political subdivisions cause certain financial and operating information to be posted on an Internet website.

Local Government


HB 1159 Murr

Relating to the maximum judgment amount awarded by a justice court in certain civil cases regarding the repair of residential rental property.

Jurisprudence


HB 1284 Paddie

Relating to the regulation of the injection and geologic storage of carbon dioxide in this state.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 1307 González, Mary/ Allen/ Guillen

Relating to the care of pregnant women in county jail or in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Criminal Justice


HB 1427 Shaheen/ Frank/ Lucio III/ Turner, John/ Buckley

Relating to the disclosure of negotiated rates requested by members of the legislature from certain health care vendors that contract with this state.

Business & Commerce


HB 1505 Paddie/ et al.

Relating to attachments for broadband service on utility poles owned by an electric cooperative and establishing and funding a pole replacement program for deployment of certain broadband facilities.

Transportation


HB 1520 Paddie/ et al.

Relating to the recovery and securitization of certain extraordinary costs incurred by certain gas utilities; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and assessments.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 1565 Paddie

Relating to the continuation and transfer of the regulation of willed body programs to the Texas Funeral Service Commission and to the creation of the State Anatomical Advisory Committee; authorizing a fee.

Business & Commerce


HB 1570 Paddie

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.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 1683 Landgraf/ Guillen/ Ellzey/ Toth/ Morales, Eddie

Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating oil and gas operations within the State of Texas.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 1694 Raney/ Guillen/ Leach/ Guerra/ Johnson, Jarvis/ et al.

Relating to a defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving possession of small amounts of controlled substances, marihuana, dangerous drugs, or abusable volatile chemicals, or possession of drug paraphernalia for defendants seeking assistance for a suspected overdose.

Criminal Justice


HB 1810 Capriglione/ et al.

Relating to maintenance and production of electronic public information under the public information law.

Business & Commerce


HB 1919 Harris/ et al.

Relating to certain prohibited practices for certain health benefit plan issuers and certain required and prohibited practices for certain pharmacy benefit managers, including pharmacy benefit managers participating in the Medicaid and child health plan programs.

Health & Human Services


HB 1987 Vasut/ et al.

Relating to eligibility requirements to hold a political party office.

State Affairs


HB 2242 Patterson/ Shaheen/ Krause/ Perez/ et al.

Relating to illness or injury leave of absence for county and municipal firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical services personnel.

Local Government


HB 2430 Murr

Relating to the mileage expense reimbursement for certain temporary justices of the peace.

Jurisprudence


HB 2445 White

Relating to veterans placed on community supervision or confined in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Criminal Justice


HB 2701 Slaton/ Guillen/ Biedermann/ Raymond/ et al.

Relating to the requirement that individuals joining the Texas National Guard sign a notice regarding active combat duty.

State Affairs


HB 2803 Thompson, Senfronia/ et al.

Relating to a commercial landlord's or tenant's remedies regarding certain unlawful activities in a multiunit commercial property.

Jurisprudence


HB 2822 Hull/ Oliverson/ Guillen/ et al.

Relating to the availability of antipsychotic prescription drugs under the vendor drug program and Medicaid managed care.

Health & Human Services


HB 2911 White/ Stephenson

Relating to next generation 9-1-1 service; increasing a fee.

Business & Commerce


HB 2912 Vasut/ Jetton/ White/ et al.

Relating to a violation of the Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act or a dedicatory instrument by a board member of a property owners' association and to the recall of a board member.

Business & Commerce


HB 2926 Parker/ Krause/ Minjarez/ Talarico/ et al.

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.

State Affairs


HB 2951 Jetton

Relating to the appointment and removal of directors of a levee improvement district; validating certain appointments and actions of certain levee improvement districts.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 2988 Minjarez/ Middleton/ King, Phil/ Hull/ Vasut

Relating to copayments required by a health maintenance organization or preferred provider benefit plan for visiting physical therapists.

Business & Commerce


HB 2998 Smith

Relating to the requirement that certain business entities obtain a license from the Texas Real Estate Commission.

Business & Commerce


HB 3081 Krause/ Bailes/ Martinez/ Noble/ Canales/ et al.

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

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 3098 Cason/ Lopez/ et al.

Relating to conducting certain medical examinations using telemedicine under the workers' compensation system.

Business & Commerce


HB 3115 Shine

Relating to the release of a judgment lien on homestead property.

Business & Commerce


HB 3276 Parker/ Cain/ Schofield/ Lozano/ Canales

Relating to the security of voted ballots.

State Affairs


HB 3360 Murr

Relating to civil actions by a civilly committed individual.

Jurisprudence


HB 3400 Paddie

Relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of peace officers.

Education


HB 3417 Fierro

Relating to the regulation of manufactured homes.

Business & Commerce


HB 3474 Thierry

Relating to motor fuel taxes.

Finance


HB 3489 Parker/ Dutton/ Ordaz Perez/ Buckley/ Price

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.

Education


HB 3660 White/ Collier

Relating to youth diversion programs for children accused of certain fine-only offenses and related criminal justice matters; authorizing and imposing fees and fines.

Criminal Justice


HB 3702 Paddie/ Meyer/ et al.

Relating to prohibiting the enactment of a law that imposes a tax on certain transactions that either convey a security or involve specified derivative contracts.

Finance


HB 3853 Anderson/ Guillen/ King, Tracy O./ Ashby/ King, Ken/ et al.

Relating to middle mile broadband service provided by an electric utility.

Transportation


HB 3948 King, Tracy O./ Guillen/ Ramos/ Morales, Eddie/ Israel/ et al.

Relating to the production and regulation of hemp and consumable hemp products; authorizing a fee.

Business & Commerce


HB 3949 Martinez

Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to sell a portion of a state highway to the owner or operator of an international port of entry.

Transportation


HB 3976 Collier

Relating to the authorized activities of a manufacturer's agent's warehousing permit holder.

Business & Commerce


HB 4012 Bonnen

Relating to an explanation of benefits provided by certain health benefit plans to enrollees regarding certain preauthorized medical care and health care services.

Business & Commerce


HB 4018 Capriglione/ Guillen/ Frank/ Shaheen/ Morales, Eddie

Relating to legislative oversight and funding of improvement and modernization projects for state agency information resources.

Finance


HB 4066 Lucio III/ Larson

Relating to the adoption by the Railroad Commission of Texas of a permit by rule for the beneficial reuse of domestic wastewater and mobile drinking water treatment system wastewater produced at certain oil and gas drilling sites.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 4166 Wu/ Leach/ Schofield/ Davis

Relating to exemption of certain civil actions from being subject to a motion to dismiss on the basis of involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights.

State Affairs


HB 4454 Guillen/ et al.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Willacy County Drainage District No. 2.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 4474 Parker/ Anchia/ Stephenson/ Capriglione/ Perez/ et al.

Relating to the control of virtual currency and the rights of purchasers who obtain control of virtual currency for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code.

Business & Commerce


HB 4492 Paddie

Relating to securitizing costs associated with electric markets; granting authority to issue bonds.

Business & Commerce


HB 4563 Guillen

Relating to notice of the form to be used by a person to request a written statement stating whether there are any delinquent ad valorem taxes owed by the person to certain taxing units.

Local Government