REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Thursday

April 27, 2023

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to a cause of action for the bad faith washout of an overriding royalty interest in an oil and gas lease.

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

Relating to prohibiting the suspension of a person's driver's license or extension of the period of a driver's license suspension for certain driving while license invalid convictions; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 49 in Titus County as the Titus County WWI Veterans Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm to Market Road 2348 in Titus County as the Army Staff Sergeant Clay Allen Craig Memorial Bridge.

Relating to the terminology used in statute to refer to intellectual disability and certain references to abolished health and human services agencies.

Relating to public access to certain hospital investigation information and materials.

SENATE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase such items.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit a court from issuing an opinion without disclosing the judges who authored the opinion.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Granting Aransas County permission to sue Regional Pool Alliance and waiving Regional Pool Alliance's governmental immunity with respect to claims by Aransas County for and in connection with covered losses sustained from Hurricane Harvey.

Urging Congress to amend federal law to allow states to provide for the consolidation of federally funded workforce development services with federally funded social safety net services.

Designating April 6 as Texas High School Coaches Day for a 10-year period ending in 2033.

Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the Capitol Complex Child Development Center "Emma's Garden" in honor of Emma Barrientos.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to nominations by primary election by certain political parties.

Relating to the disclosure of information in department files of fire fighters or police officers and civilian oversight boards in certain municipalities.

Relating to the venue for the prosecution of an election offense.

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to issue debt to purchase or lease tangible personal property.

Relating to the accreditation of public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the required posting of signs regarding human trafficking penalties by certain schools.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to the use of certain weapons in or on the bed or bank of a navigable river or stream.

Relating to an exemption from jury service for the spouse of an officer or employee in the legislative branch of government.

Relating to the jurisdiction of the supreme court and the court of criminal appeals.

Relating to the appointment, duties, and removal of the state prosecuting attorney.

Relating to restricting research on potentially pandemic pathogens in this state; creating a civil penalty.

Relating to the appointment of a guardian ad litem in certain suits filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to a cause of action for the bad faith washout of an overriding royalty interest in an oil and gas lease.

Relating to entities that provide video services.

Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge or commissioners court in certain counties.

Relating to the election date for the authorization of the issuance of bonds or a tax increase.

Relating to the authority of the secretary of state to order a new election in certain counties.

Relating to the suspension of a county elections administrator.

Relating to the removal of restrictions on funding and payment of costs for certain full-time online educational programs; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Competency-Based Education Grant Program for certain students enrolled in competency-based baccalaureate degree programs and to formula funding and dropped and repeated course restrictions for students enrolled in those degree programs at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to parental rights regarding a threat assessment of a student conducted by a public school's threat assessment and safe and supportive school team.

Relating to the creation of a witness protection unit within the Department of Public Safety.

Relating to parkland dedication for multifamily, hotel, and motel property development by certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.

Relating to dynamic message signs used in certain statewide alert systems.

Relating to the provision of and professional liability insurance coverage for gender transitioning or gender reassignment medical procedures and treatments for certain children.

Relating to the regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems, including requiring a license for on-site sewage disposal system pumping technicians.

Relating to the impoundment of a vehicle used in the commission of the offense of racing on a highway.

Relating to the dissolution of the McMullen County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.

Relating to the procedures for acting on a permit or permit amendment application by a groundwater conservation district and the disqualification of board members of groundwater conservation districts.

Relating to certain indefinite quantity contracts entered into by the General Land Office in the event of a natural disaster.

Relating to the definition of current debt service for the purpose of calculating the current debt rate of a taxing unit for ad valorem tax purposes.

Relating to the disposition of burial spaces and abandoned plots in certain cemeteries in the possession and control of a municipality.

Relating to the effectiveness of state-funded homelessness programs at helping beneficiaries advance toward self-sufficiency.

Relating to firefighters enrolled in fire science courses.

Relating to failure to report assault, neglect, or omission of care in certain group homes; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the disclosure of certain prescription drug information by a health benefit plan.

Relating to criminal history record information checks for applicants for employment and employees of group homes; creating a criminal offense.

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

Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving a reckless driving exhibition or racing on a highway and to the forfeiture of contraband as a result of a reckless driving exhibition or racing on a highway.

Relating to the confidentiality of fraud detection and deterrence and counterterrorism information under the public information law.

Relating to the regulation of state trust companies.

Relating to the hearings officer of the Texas Department of Banking.

Relating to the regulation of state banks.

Relating to certain notifications related to the rights of crime victims.

Relating to prohibiting the imposition of a monetary fine or penalty for a violation of a money services business's terms of service agreement; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to permit fees for groundwater wells imposed by the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to the process for initiating, transferring, or terminating water or sewer service.

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

Relating to licensure and training requirements for school marshals.

Relating to a training program for persons investigating suspected child abuse or neglect.

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

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Health Insurance Mandate Advisory Collaborative; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the eligibility of certain political subdivisions to receive certain financial assistance administered by the Texas Water Development Board.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information for full-time employees of a county courthouse, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, or the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and the employees' family members.

Relating to discounts provided by package store and wine only package store permit holders on the purchase of alcoholic beverages.

Relating to online notarizations.

Relating to a pilot program to increase the financial independence of foster youth who are transitioning to independent living.

Relating to oversight by the comptroller of financial institution divestments from certain industries.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed on or near the premises of a day-care center, school, or postsecondary educational institution.

Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offense of intoxication manslaughter in certain circumstances.

Relating to taking a blood specimen from the body of a deceased person during an inquest.

Relating to the voter-approval tax rate used to calculate the unused increment rate of a taxing unit for ad valorem tax purposes.

Relating to the calculation of the unused increment rate of a taxing unit.

Relating to disannexation of certain areas that do not receive full municipal services.

Relating to the investigation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain complaints.

Relating to publication of notices by a governmental entity on the Internet websites of a newspaper and the Texas Press Association.

Relating to compensatory time off for certain state employees.

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

Relating to access to certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices used in clinical trials by patients with severe chronic diseases.

Relating to a study on the adverse reactions and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.

Relating to the regulation of platting and subdivisions of land by a municipality or county.

Relating to the collection and disclosure of certain public information.

Relating to the reestablishment of the committee to study the formation of a Texas Bicentennial Commission.

Relating to notice to property owners regarding certain stationary LP-gas installations.

Relating to the renewal and review of standard permits for certain concrete plants.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of smuggling of persons.

Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution.

Relating to identification of and sanctions against certain foreign actors.

Relating to the powers of the Texas Historical Commission over historic sites in this state.

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

Relating to procedures for the emergency detention of certain persons with mental illness.

Relating to a grant program for school-based health care initiatives established to serve certain underserved students.

Relating to programs established and operated by federally qualified health centers to provide primary care access to certain employees.

Relating to information maintained by certain municipally owned utilities that provide electricity services and cable, Internet, or broadband services.

Relating to investments in certain companies doing business in the Russian Federation.

Relating to the accreditation of certain postsecondary educational institutions in this state or of certain programs offered by those institutions.

Relating to the minimum number of instructional days provided by public schools.

Relating to the requirements for the early college education program and the transfer of course credit among public institutions of higher education.

Relating to authorization and reimbursement for certain examination fee subsidies paid for public school teachers and students.

Relating to student buildings fees at The University of Texas at Dallas.

Relating to requiring certain institutions of higher education to enter into an agreement to offer undergraduate courses in Texas History.

Relating to limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.

Relating to requiring the establishment of policy frameworks for research security at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to enrolling a public school student in a virtual education program as an alternative to expulsion.

Relating to the continuation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the El Paso County Hospital District.

Relating to the authority of the Harris County Hospital District to employ and commission peace officers.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 216; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Liberty County Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to regulation of accessory dwelling units by political subdivisions.

Relating to the eminent domain authority of the Crosby Municipal Utility District.

Relating to the creation of the Liberty County Municipal Utility District No. 12; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the Open R Fresh Water Supply District of Caldwell County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 225; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the form of an appraisal review board order determining a protest.

Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by a certain hospital district.

Relating to hearing and public notice requirements regarding the conversion by a municipality of certain properties to house homeless individuals.

Relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities.

Relating to release of an area from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition or election.

Relating to the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools.

Relating to creating a temporary educator certification for certain military service members and first responders.

Relating to the Judicial Branch Certification Commission; authorizing the Supreme Court of Texas to adopt rules on ineligibility to renew a certification, registration, or license issued by the commission; specifying conditions for the imposition of administrative sanctions by the commission.

Relating to bond requirements for certain judges.

Relating to special appointments in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to the notice and petition for the creation of a municipal utility district in certain counties.

Relating to guardianships for persons who are incapacitated; changing a fee.

Relating to the appointment of the Department of Family and Protective Services and a child's parent or legal guardian as joint managing conservators for the child.

Relating to civil and administrative penalties assessed for violations of statutes or rules governing chemical dependency treatment facilities.

Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.

Relating to training for employees and operators of certain child-care facilities.

Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers.

Relating to property owners' associations, including condominium owners' associations.

Relating to an advanced mathematics program for public school students in middle school.

Relating to local school health advisory councils and instruction regarding human sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender identity provided by public schools.

Relating to dropout recovery education programs.

Relating to accelerated instruction provided to public school students who fail to achieve satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments.

Relating to special education in public schools, including the special education allotment under the Foundation School Program, an education savings account program for certain children with disabilities, and a grant program to reimburse public schools for the cost of certain employer contributions for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas employed to teach or provide services related to special education.

Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a county or municipality of all or part of the appraised value of real property used to operate a child-care facility.

Relating to the creation of the Martindale Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Caldwell County, Texas; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the dissemination of patient information through a telemedicine, telehealth, or teledentistry service.

Relating to the composition of the radiation advisory board.

Relating to the rights of a parent or guardian with a child in certain child-care facilities.

Relating to regulation of food service establishments, retail food stores, mobile food units, roadside food vendors, temporary food service establishments, and food managers.

Relating to the verification of health care practitioner continuing education compliance through the establishment of continuing education tracking systems.

Relating to authorizing a day-care center to employ an interim director.

Relating to information requested from the Texas Medical Board by a member, committee, or agency of the legislature.

Relating to the consideration of standardized test scores as a factor in nonautomatic admissions decisions at certain public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the regulation of hearing aids and the practices of audiology and the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments.

Relating to certain placements for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to the creation of the Guadalupe County Municipal Utility District No. 8; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the disclosure of certain health care cost information by certain health care facilities; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Relating to emergency planning for the transportation of certain end stage renal disease facility patients during a declared disaster.

Relating to the regulation of telemedicine medical services, teledentistry services, and telehealth services; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to access to criminal history record information for certain employees, volunteers, and contractors, and for applicants for those positions, by the Health and Human Services Commission.

Relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain price information for a drug or biological product.

Relating to the licensing of certain veterans by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those veterans by political subdivisions.

Relating to requiring the attorney general to establish a process to identify and report certain foreign-related transactions in this state to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

Relating to limitations on the use of public money under certain economic development agreements or programs adopted by certain political subdivisions.

Relating to guardianships, alternatives to guardianship, and supports and services for incapacitated persons.

Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the building products, materials, or methods used in the construction of residential or commercial buildings.

Relating to security procedures for digital applications that pose a network security risk to state agencies.

Relating to a membership interest in a limited liability company subject to a charging order.

Relating to an expedited response by a governmental body to a request for public information.

Relating to administrative procedures in the architectural barriers program at the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Relating to indemnification and duties of real property appraisers under certain governmental contracts.

Relating to electric utility weather emergency preparedness.

Relating to the disclosure of customer information by government-operated utilities.

Relating to the commissioning by the General Land Office of certain Alamo complex rangers as peace officers.

Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of operation of a stash house; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed in a disaster area or an evacuated area.

Relating to creating the criminal offense of operating a premises for unlawful controlled substance consumption.

Relating to the unlawful disclosure of an autopsy image or other visual depiction; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to a study on potential improvements to training provided to 9-1-1 emergency service call takers and dispatchers.

Relating to the punishment for the offense of purchasing or selling human organs; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the ownership of the pore space underlying the surface of land.

Relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable to an individual during a benefit year under the state unemployment insurance program.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and local government corporations to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.

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

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 19 as the Mildred McMillan Garrett Memorial Bridge.

Relating to public acknowledgment of donations made to the Texas Department of Transportation.

Relating to payment of costs related to the relocation of certain utility facilities for state highway projects.

Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by emergency medical services providers.

Relating to energy efficiency goals for electric utilities.

Relating to the purchase, sale, or lease of real property on behalf of a limited partnership or a limited liability company.

Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in property tax appraisal records.

Relating to operating requirements for farm mutual insurance companies related to insurance in force on rural property.

Relating to the use of state money for the Urban Farm Microenterprise Support Program.

Relating to the investigation of the death of a prisoner in county jail.

Relating to the composition, continuation, and duties of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force, compensation for task force members and certain other task force participants, and establishment of a mandatory training program for peace officers on responding to reports of child sexual abuse and adult sexual assault.

Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle involving theft of a firearm; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the execution of a certificate of completion for the purchase of solar panels under a retail installment contract.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of dietitians.

Relating to the payment of insurance deductibles for property insurance claims.

Relating to term limits for certain contracts regarding airports and associated air navigation facilities operated by or on behalf of a local government.

Relating to contracts with and investments in companies that boycott certain energy companies.

Relating to the issuance or amendment of a certificate of public convenience and necessity that authorizes the construction of an electrical substation.

Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund, the national research university fund, or money held by a public institution of higher education in financial companies that boycott certain energy companies.

Relating to a seizure management and treatment plan for the care to be provided by a public school to a student with a seizure disorder.

Relating to required reporting regarding a school district's program for gifted and talented students.

Relating to requiring public schools to maintain physical copies of certain instructional materials.

Relating to providing information regarding the Texas Driving with Disability Program to certain public school students and in the curriculum of driver education courses and driving safety courses.

Relating to providing for an election by the parent of a student who was victimized by a public school employee to transfer the student to another public school campus or receive funding for the student to attend private school.

Relating to the establishment of the school safety technical advisory committee and the school safety accountability program.

Relating to access by the Texas Education Agency and private schools to certain criminal history records.

Relating to requiring school districts to make available certain school safety training courses to employees of child-care facilities and certain organizations providing out-of-school-time care.

Relating to requiring parental consent for psychological or psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment conducted by a school district employee.