SENATE BILLS RETURNED FROM HOUSE WITH AMENDMENTS

Thursday

May 18, 2023

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes, to increase the amount of an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads, to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts, and to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the centennial parks conservation fund.

Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Texas water fund to assist in financing water projects in this state.

Relating to requiring public institution of higher education students who compete in intercollegiate athletic competitions to compete based on biological sex.

Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's offices, constable's offices, and prosecutor's offices in rural counties.

Relating to financial assistance provided and programs administered by the Texas Water Development Board.

Relating to standardized forms and materials for the issuance of protective orders, magistrate's orders for emergency protection, and temporary ex parte orders.

Relating to the methods by which the comptroller may provide certain notices relating to the revocation or suspension of a permit or license or the forfeiture of corporate privileges in this state.

Relating to prohibiting the use of certain restraints, chemical irritants, or a Taser or similar device on certain public school students.

Relating to the required report of criminal offenses committed against individuals receiving certain state agency services; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to law enforcement agency accreditation, including a grant program to assist agencies in becoming accredited.

Relating to the reporting, investigation, and prosecution of the criminal offense of financial abuse of an elderly individual.

Relating to the carrying or possession of a handgun by a district or county clerk and the issuance of a handgun license to a district or county clerk.

Relating to certain procedures relating to children placed under a parental child safety placement.

Relating to the position of chief information security officer in the Department of Information Resources.

Relating to emergency possession of certain abandoned children by designated emergency infant care providers.

Relating to the commitment order for individuals with intellectual disabilities who are committed to state supported living centers.

Relating to the procedures for the issuance of a personal identification certificate to a person whose driver's license is surrendered.

Relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility on the basis of failure to pay a filing fee or submit a petition in lieu of a filing fee.

Relating to a mitigation program and fees for the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to contributions to, benefits from, and the administration of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.

Relating to authorized investments of public money by certain governmental entities and the confidentiality of certain information related to those investments.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to the temporary regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Relating to the procedures for an application for a writ of habeas corpus and the issuance of the writ.

Relating to ballots voted by mail.

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

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, the functions of the office of independent ombudsman for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and the powers and duties of the office of inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

Relating to an interagency reportable conduct search engine, standards for a person's removal from the employee misconduct registry and eligibility for certification as certain Texas Juvenile Justice Department officers and employees, and the use of certain information by certain state agencies to conduct background checks.

Relating to the establishment of the Opportunity High School Diploma program.