REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Tuesday

May 9, 2023

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)

Expressing opposition to the creation of a central bank digital currency.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

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 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 the adoption of a climate policy in a municipal charter.

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

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

Relating to firefighters enrolled in fire science courses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Relating to allowing school districts to make available certain school safety training courses to employees of certain private schools, child-care facilities, or organizations providing out-of-school-time care.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 204; 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 Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 589; 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. 237; 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. 236; 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. 235; 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. 219; 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. 229; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 228; 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 Springs Hill Special Utility District; authorizing a fee; granting the power of eminent domain.

Relating to food system security and resiliency planning.

Relating to the removal of a public school student from the classroom for the possession or use of an e-cigarette.

Relating to certain contracts for the sale, transportation, or gathering of natural gas.

Relating to complaint information and to rulemaking and disciplinary procedures of the Texas Medical Board.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Stanley Lake Municipal Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by an organization engaged primarily in performing charitable functions.

Relating to the creation of the Tabor Ranch Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Fannin Farms Municipal Utility District of Fannin County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to publication of public improvement district service plans and assessments on certain public Internet websites.

Relating to the provision of mobile emergency medical services by the Big Bend Regional Hospital District.

Relating to the authority of certain special districts and corporations created by certain special districts to exercise certain rights and powers outside district boundaries.

Relating to the division of certain emergency services districts.

Relating to the procedures for the removal of certain children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to requiring state contractors, political subdivisions of this state, and private employers to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute certain criminal offenses.

Relating to eligibility requirements under the owner-builder loan program.

Relating to safety training for certain public school extracurricular activities.

Relating to the administration of the Texas Innovative Adult Career Education (ACE) Grant Program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the provision of solid waste disposal services by certain counties.

Relating to consideration by insurers of certain prohibited criteria for ratemaking.

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

Relating to requiring semiannual school safety meetings in certain counties.

Relating to requiring medical clearance before admission to an inpatient mental health facility.

Relating to health benefit coverage for bariatric surgery under the state employees group benefits program.

Relating to requirements applicable to certain third-party health insurers in relation to Medicaid.

Relating to providing prevocational or similar services under certain Medicaid waiver programs.

Relating to a property right in DNA; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to certain autologous and direct blood donations.

Relating to the creation of the Webb County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose fees.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain records containing applicant or student information that are held by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Relating to access to certain information in the adoption process.

Relating to policies and procedures regarding children placed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a residential treatment center or qualified residential treatment program.

Relating to a credit or refund for diesel fuel taxes paid on diesel fuel used in this state by auxiliary power units or power take-off equipment.

Relating to the use of certain tax-exempt compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas refueling facilities under certain circumstances.

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the Texas University Fund, which provides funding to certain institutions of higher education to achieve national prominence as major research universities and drive the state economy.

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to the licensing requirements for certain operators of wastewater systems and public water systems.

Relating to the establishment of the commercial oyster mariculture advisory board.

Relating to the creation and maintenance by an appraisal district of a publicly available Internet database of information regarding protest hearings conducted by the appraisal review board established for the district.

Relating to public notice of the availability on the Internet of property-tax-related information.

Relating to periodic reauthorization of municipal building permit fees.

Relating to municipal annexation of certain rights-of-way.

Relating to certain public facilities used to provide affordable housing.

Relating to the applicability of certain city requirements to agricultural operations.

Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of certain information regarding conditions of bond for stalking offenses.

Relating to the representation of a community supervision and corrections department in cases in which a person under the supervision of that department challenges the fact or duration of the supervision.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of forgery.

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of trafficking of persons.

Relating to the confidentiality of home address information for victims of child abduction and to the administration of the address confidentiality program by the office of the attorney general.

Relating to temporary vehicle tags and the offense of tampering with a governmental record.

Relating to creating the criminal offense of possession of an animal by a person who has been previously convicted of an offense involving animal cruelty.

Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.

Relating to the sale of fireworks before and during the Diwali holiday.

Relating to the selection and reimbursement of certain persons providing services required under a service plan filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to the required filing and use of an affidavit containing the contact information of certain persons in a guardianship proceeding.

Relating to the delivery of certain notices or other communications in connection with guardianship proceedings.

Relating to the persons authorized to administer an oath in this state.

Relating to the application submitted to the comptroller for designation as a state depository.

Relating to the authority of the comptroller of public accounts to issue certain payments to persons who are indebted or delinquent in taxes owed to the state and to state agency reporting requirements regarding such persons.

Relating to the continuation of the Red River Boundary Commission.

Relating to the workforce diploma pilot program.

Relating to renaming the Texas Natural Resources Information System as the Texas Geographic Information Office and the duties of certain officers of that entity.

Relating to the administration and investment of, and distribution and use of money from, certain constitutional and statutory funds to support general academic teaching institutions in achieving national prominence as major research universities and driving the state economy; redesignating the national research university fund as the Texas University Fund.

Relating to the application of statutes that classify political subdivisions according to population.

Relating to the composition of districts for the election of members of the Texas House of Representatives.

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

Relating to the impoundment of a vehicle used in the commission of the offense of racing on a highway or in the commission of certain criminal conduct involving a reckless driving exhibition.

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

Relating to the sale and purchase of certain fish.

Relating to the San Antonio River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; altering the terms of office of the members of the board of directors of the authority.

Relating to the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, following the recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; altering terms of the board of directors; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.

Relating to the period for which a pesticide must be registered.

Relating to the construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, and removal of dams by the Lower Brushy Creek Water Control and Improvement District.

Relating to memoranda of understanding between the Texas Water Development Board and other state agencies.

Relating to a requirement that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality obtain or develop updated water availability models for certain river basins.

Relating to the establishment of the TexMesonet Hydrometeorology Network and creation of the TexMesonet Advisory Committee.

Relating to the taking of wildlife by an employee of the Parks and Wildlife Department or by a person or agent of the person on the person's property.

Relating to emergency medical transport by fire fighters of certain patients.

Relating to the right of an insured to enter into a contract with a public insurance adjuster.

Relating to an exemption from the severance tax for gas produced from certain wells that is consumed near the well and would otherwise have been lawfully vented or flared.

Relating to the use of a facsimile signature on certain public securities and related certificates.

Relating to construction of certain laws prohibiting discrimination, distinctions, inducements, rebates, and certain other conduct related to property and casualty insurance.

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

Relating to state preemption of and the effect of certain state or federal law on certain municipal and county regulation.

Relating to the next generation 9-1-1 service fund.

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

Relating to court administration, including the knowledge, efficiency, training, and transparency requirements for candidates for or holders of judicial offices.

Relating to the liability of a business owner or operator arising from the exposure of an individual to a pandemic disease.

Relating to liability for the donation and distribution of feminine hygiene products.

Relating to limitations periods in arbitration proceedings.

Relating to the exemption from jury service for persons over a certain age.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or postsecondary educational institutions.

Relating to a certificate of merit in certain actions against certain licensed or registered professionals.

Relating to sickle cell disease health care improvement and the sickle cell task force.

Relating to multiple employer welfare arrangements.

Relating to certain requirements regarding court-appointed volunteer advocate programs.

Relating to the creation and operation of a mental health services district by the Midland County Hospital District of Midland County, Texas, and the Ector County Hospital District.

Relating to the regulation of the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumers' personal data by certain business entities; imposing a civil penalty.

Relating to improving health outcomes for pregnant women under Medicaid and certain other public benefits programs.

Relating to child water safety requirements for certain organizations; authorizing disciplinary action, including an administrative penalty.

Relating to the composition and use of money in the flood infrastructure fund.

Relating to the disposition of certain fees collected for the rail safety program.

Relating to motor fuel taxes.

Relating to a biennial report on state lending and credit support programs.

Relating to the amount of the fee imposed on certain sexually oriented businesses that is allocated to the sexual assault program fund and the allocation of certain other revenue to that fund; increasing the amount of a fee.

Relating to the composition of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

Relating to the training of and the provision of acupuncture services by an acudetox specialist.

Relating to establishing the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program and creating an allotment and outcomes bonus under the Foundation School Program to support the program.

Relating to the suspension of a money judgment pending appeal in a civil action.

Relating to the export fee charged for the transfer of groundwater from a groundwater conservation district.

Relating to the use of Parks and Wildlife Department land for carbon sequestration or similar ecosystem services projects.

Relating to the documentation required for the purchase of certain timber products; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to required informed consent before a dog or cat may be boarded at a kennel and left unattended; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the authority of a water or sewer utility to consolidate more than one system under a single tariff.

Relating to the minimum instruction requirement for the boater education program and the disposition and use of money received by the Parks and Wildlife Department from the boater education program.

Relating to the treatment of income tax expenses in rate proceedings for water and sewer utilities.

Relating to the authority of the Benbrook Water Authority to issue bonds.

Relating to the authority to approve change orders for certain contracts for the construction, repair, and renovation of water district facilities.

Relating to contracts for the construction, repair, and renovation of certain conservation and reclamation district facilities.

Relating to the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District.

Relating to performance criteria for the award of adult education and literacy funds.

Relating to the creation of the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund.

Relating to the administration of violations and administrative penalties of the employment of children.

Relating to the regulation of recycling and recycled products.

Relating to the sale, possession, or consumption of alcoholic beverages at the Texas State History Museum.

Relating to the contracting authority of the Parks and Wildlife Department.