Senate Floor Action for 2/17/2023

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Friday

February 17, 2023




Committee referral on the following:


SJR 29 Paxton

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a parent's right to direct a child's education.

Education


SJR 30 Gutierrez

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming by executing a gaming compact with this state; providing for occupational licensing under the compact; limiting certain taxes and fees.

State Affairs


SJR 31 Blanco

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision other than a school district to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of an individual's residence homestead.

Local Government


SJR 32 Blanco

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the authority of the legislature to permit conservation and reclamation districts in El Paso County to issue bonds supported by ad valorem taxes to fund the development and maintenance of parks and recreational facilities.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SJR 33 Hall

Proposing a constitutional amendment to require that future constitutional amendments become effective only if approved by a majority of the voters in at least three-fourths of the counties of the state.

State Affairs


SJR 34 Blanco

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.

Local Government


SJR 35 Birdwell

Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

State Affairs


SJR 36 Birdwell

Rescinding the automatic rescission of certain applications made by the Texas Legislature to the United States Congress to call a national convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for proposing any amendment to that constitution.

State Affairs


SJR 37 Miles

Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit additional uses of certain dedicated general revenue transferred each fiscal year to the state highway fund.

Transportation


SJR 38 Miles

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for the continuation of a limitation on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes if the property is acquired by and qualifies as the homestead of an heir of the owner or the owner's spouse or surviving spouse.

Local Government


SCR 11 Gutierrez/ Alvarado/ Eckhardt/ Johnson/ LaMantia/ et al.

Memorializing Congress to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA).

State Affairs


SCR 12 Gutierrez/ Eckhardt/ Menéndez

Granting the victims of the Robb Elementary attack permission to sue the State of Texas.

State Affairs


SCR 13 West

Recognizing the Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SCR 15 Gutierrez/ Eckhardt

Approving the construction of a statue or monument in the place of the Confederate Soldiers Monument that pays tribute to Texans lost in mass shootings.

State Affairs


SCR 16 Parker

Designating November as Ukrainian Genocide Remembrance Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2023.

Administration


SCR 17 Hughes

Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the "Keep Nine" amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

State Affairs


SB 451 Menéndez

Relating to consumer protections for accident and health insurance that excludes coverage for preexisting conditions.

Health & Human Services


SB 452 Menéndez

Relating to step therapy protocols required by health benefit plans for coverage of prescription drugs for serious mental illnesses.

Health & Human Services


SB 453 Menéndez

Relating to the enforcement of certain requirements regarding the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 454 Menéndez

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Emergency Aid for Public Postsecondary Students (TEAPPS) grant program for students at certain public institutions of higher education.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 455 Menéndez

Relating to the measures to encourage eligible students to claim certain tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for students who are or have been in foster or other residential care.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 456 Menéndez

Relating to the adoption of a healthy and safe school water plan by public schools.

Education


SB 457 Menéndez

Relating to disclosure requirements for health benefit plans and health expense arrangements marketed to individuals.

Health & Human Services


SB 458 Kolkhorst

Relating to nursing educational programs offered by for-profit entities.

Health & Human Services


SB 459 Paxton

Relating to early registration for parenting students at public institutions of higher education.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 460 Zaffirini

Relating to the extension of the period of community supervision for certain defendants who fail to pay a previously assessed fine or cost.

Criminal Justice


SB 461 Parker/ Campbell

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.

Criminal Justice


SB 462 Parker

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.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 463 Parker

Relating to increasing the criminal punishment for assault committed against a sports participant.

Criminal Justice


SB 464 Parker

Relating to designating October 17 as Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Day.

Administration


SB 465 Bettencourt/ et al.

Relating to certain criminal conduct involving a catalytic converter; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties.

Criminal Justice


SB 466 Bettencourt

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

Criminal Justice


SB 467 Bettencourt

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of a motor fuel pump.

Criminal Justice


SB 468 Kolkhorst/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Campbell/ Eckhardt/ et al.

Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residents.

State Affairs


SB 469 Springer

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

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 470 Springer

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

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 471 Springer

Relating to the imposition of a fee by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the investigation of certain complaints.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 472 Hughes/ et al.

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

Education


SB 473 Hughes

Relating to providing information to undergraduate students regarding certain fixed or flat tuition rates provided by certain public institutions of higher education.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 474 Springer/ et al.

Relating to the minimum motor vehicle liability insurance coverage requirement for damage to or destruction of property of others.

Business & Commerce


SB 475 Hughes

Relating to the inclusion of a school safety domain for evaluating districts and campuses under the public school accountability system.

Education


SB 476 Hughes/ et al.

Relating to the definition of sexually oriented business.

State Affairs


SB 477 Zaffirini

Relating to accommodating voters with a disability.

State Affairs


SB 478 Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the administration of the motorcycle operator training and safety program; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee.

Transportation


SB 479 Eckhardt

Relating to the exemption from registration fees of certain vehicles used by nonprofit disaster relief organizations.

Transportation


SB 480 Kolkhorst

Relating to the eligibility for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by a charitable organization that provides rental housing constructed, rehabilitated, or purchased with money awarded through a program administered by the General Land Office.

Local Government


SB 481 Johnson

Relating to egg grading.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 482 Johnson

Relating to the provision of certain notices in connection with certain consumer transactions.

Business & Commerce


SB 483 Johnson

Relating to the regulation of massage therapy.

Business & Commerce


SB 484 Johnson

Relating to the licensing and regulation of genetic counselors; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee.

Business & Commerce


SB 485 Johnson

Relating to designating the second Saturday in October as Hospice and Palliative Care Day.

Administration


SB 486 Hinojosa

Relating to the waiting period following the issuance of a marriage license and the annulment of a marriage on grounds relating to that waiting period.

State Affairs


SB 487 Springer

Relating to authorizing of any Community College District to offer a baccalaureate degree program in the field of education.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 488 Springer

Relating to imposing a tax on the generation of electricity by certain electric generators to provide revenue for property tax relief.

Finance


SB 489 Springer

Relating to special reports of political contributions received by candidates for certain offices.

State Affairs


SB 490 Hughes

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

Health & Human Services


SB 491 Hughes

Relating to building height restrictions in certain municipalities.

Local Government


SB 492 Hughes

Relating to the sale of eggs in a reused carton.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 493 Hughes

Relating to qualifications for certain individuals for veterans benefits.

Veteran Affairs


SB 494 Hughes

Relating to approval of certain land development applications by a municipality or county.

Local Government


SB 495 Hughes/ et al.

Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of fentanyl, alpha-methylfentanyl, or any other derivative of fentanyl.

Criminal Justice


SB 496 Zaffirini

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

Criminal Justice


SB 497 Zaffirini

Relating to the processing and sale of kratom and kratom products; providing civil penalties; creating a criminal offense.

Health & Human Services


SB 498 Johnson

Relating to the operation of statewide technology centers.

Business & Commerce


SB 499 Zaffirini/ Perry/ et al.

Relating to automatic orders of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain misdemeanor defendants following successful completion of a period of deferred adjudication community supervision.

Criminal Justice


SB 500 West/ Menéndez/ Parker

Relating to the value of a residential dwelling offered or awarded as a prize at a charitable raffle.

State Affairs


SB 501 Hughes

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

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 502 Hughes

Relating to the treatment, recycling for beneficial use, or disposal of drill cuttings.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 503 Miles

Relating to the issuance of air quality permits for concrete plants located in certain areas.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 504 Miles

Relating to a "Texas solution" to reforming and addressing issues related to the Medicaid program, including the creation of an alternative program designed to ensure health benefit plan coverage to certain low-income individuals through the private marketplace; requiring a fee.

Health & Human Services


SB 505 Nichols/ et al.

Relating to imposing an additional fee for the registration of an electric vehicle.

Transportation


SB 506 Perry

Relating to a limitation on the authority of state agencies to adopt rules that require persons to pay certain fees or taxes.

Finance


SB 507 Perry

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 87 in Concho County as the Deputy Samuel Leonard Memorial Highway.

Transportation


SB 508 Perry

Relating to the designation of the portion of Farm-to-Market Road 765 in Concho County as the Sergeant Stephen Jones Memorial Highway.

Transportation


SB 509 Perry

Relating to the confidentiality of certain mug shots.

Criminal Justice


SB 510 Perry

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information maintained by state licensing agencies.

Business & Commerce


SB 511 Hall

Relating to prohibiting the disbursement of certain economic and tax incentives to entities that assist, refer, or otherwise encourage a woman to obtain an abortion.

State Affairs


SB 512 Hall

Relating to the use of paper ballots and certain electronic devices in conducting an election.

State Affairs


SB 513 Hall

Relating to the verification of the accuracy of an application for a license to practice medicine in this state.

Health & Human Services


SB 514 Hall

Relating to investigations and disciplinary action by the Texas Medical Board regarding certain treatments or practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health & Human Services


SB 515 Hall

Relating to investigations of child abuse and neglect and the procedures for adding names to or removing names from the central registry of child abuse and neglect.

Health & Human Services


SB 516 Eckhardt

Relating to abolishing the death penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 517 Eckhardt

Relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony.

State Affairs


SB 518 Kolkhorst

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

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 519 Zaffirini

Relating to the issuance of a permit for a municipal solid waste landfill facility located in a special flood hazard area.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 520 West

Relating to the confidentiality of and discovery procedures relating to certain material regarding the protection or security of a witness; creating a criminal offense.

Criminal Justice


SB 521 West

Relating to an employment termination report and other records submitted to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement by a law enforcement agency.

Criminal Justice


SB 522 West

Relating to the authority of an owner of certain residential real property to pay the ad valorem taxes imposed on the property in installments.

Local Government


SB 523 West

Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons; increasing a criminal penalty.

State Affairs


SB 524 West

Relating to the statewide intellectual and developmental disability coordinating council.

Health & Human Services


SB 525 West

Relating to personal assistive mobility device protections for patients receiving emergency medical services.

Health & Human Services


SB 526 West

Relating to requiring prior approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer a degree or certificate program to certain persons who are incarcerated or subject to involuntary civil commitment.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 527 West

Relating to a rebate of the assessment on the gross receipts of electricity for certain providers of retail electric service.

Business & Commerce


SB 528 West

Relating to an exception to the titling requirement for certain motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense.

Transportation


SB 529 West

Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses.

State Affairs


SB 530 West

Relating to a peer support network for law enforcement officers.

Criminal Justice


SB 531 West

Relating to the standard service and disability retirement benefits for members of the employee class of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Finance


SB 532 West

Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 533 Paxton

Relating to training for peace officers on responding to and investigating child fatalities.

Criminal Justice


SB 534 Paxton

Relating to the administration of certain drugs by a midwife.

Health & Human Services


SB 535 Paxton

Relating to state agency information technology infrastructure and information security assessments.

Business & Commerce


SB 536 Paxton

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information concerning persons licensed by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council.

Business & Commerce


SB 537 King

Relating to the Texas State Guard uniform and insignia fund.

Veteran Affairs


SB 538 King

Relating to the use of appropriated money by the Texas Military Department or Texas military forces for recruiting and retention purposes.

Veteran Affairs


SB 539 Campbell

Relating to the manner in which an individual who has elected to defer collection of a tax, abate a suit to collect a delinquent tax, or abate a sale to foreclose a tax lien on the individual's residence homestead is listed on the delinquent tax roll of a taxing unit.

Local Government


SB 540 Campbell

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

Transportation


SB 541 Campbell

Relating to the barring of certain vendors from participation in certain contracts with the state or a political subdivision.

Business & Commerce


SB 542 Blanco

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

Local Government


SB 543 Blanco

Relating to the conveyance of property by a municipality for the public purpose of economic development.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 544 Blanco

Relating to the issuance of a teaching certificate to certain applicants with experience as instructors for the Community College of the Air Force.

Education


SB 545 Kolkhorst

Relating to death records maintained and provided by the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services.

Health & Human Services


SB 546 Blanco

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit other than a school district to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead and to the authority of the governing body of any taxing unit that has adopted an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead to reduce the amount of or repeal the exemption.

Local Government


SB 547 Blanco

Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.

Local Government


SB 548 Blanco

Relating to a limitation on the amount of tuition charged by public institutions of higher education.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 549 Eckhardt

Relating to a study on leasing state property for private use.

Business & Commerce


SB 550 Johnson

Relating to implementation of an express lane option for determining eligibility and enrolling certain individuals in Medicaid or the child health plan program.

Health & Human Services


SB 551 Johnson

Relating to the authority of municipalities to prohibit the sale of single-use plastic water bottles at municipal golf courses.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 552 Campbell/ Parker

Relating to prohibiting contracts or other agreements with certain foreign-owned companies in connection with agricultural land.

Business & Commerce


SB 553 West/ Creighton

Relating to dedication ceremonies for new state buildings.

Business & Commerce


SB 554 Hughes/ et al.

Relating to an appraisal procedure for disputed losses under personal automobile insurance policies.

Business & Commerce


SB 555 Perry

Relating to the regulation of certain pharmacies.

Business & Commerce


SB 556 West

Relating to an exemption from court reporter transcript fees for a county that provides and maintains court reporting equipment.

Jurisprudence


SB 557 West

Relating to the eligibility of certain students enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Health & Human Services


SB 558 Hughes

Relating to parkland dedication for property development by certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 559 Hughes

Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.

State Affairs


SB 560 Springer

Relating to the time for the issuance of municipal building permits.

Local Government


SB 561 Sparks

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

Local Government


SB 562 Sparks

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.

Education


SB 563 Sparks

Relating to the regulation by a municipality or county of certain employment benefits and policies.

Business & Commerce


SB 564 Sparks

Relating to the peace officers authorized to operate an authorized emergency vehicle used to conduct a police escort.

Criminal Justice


SB 565 Sparks

Relating to the release of a reversionary interest in certain real property by the Health and Human Services Commission.

Health & Human Services


SB 566 Springer

Relating to the purchase of periodicals by state agencies and certain state officers and to prohibiting state agencies from providing financial support to the news media.

State Affairs


SB 567 Springer

Relating to Firefighters Enrolled in Fire Science Courses

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 568 Springer

Relating to the rules of the road regarding red signals at certain traffic-control signals.

Transportation


SB 569 Springer

Relating to requests to a municipality for production or certification of a record in certain civil actions; authorizing a fee.

State Affairs


SB 570 West/ et al.

Relating to the prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of a person's source of income and to the enforcement of that prohibition.

Business & Commerce


SB 571 West

Relating to interactions between law enforcement and individuals detained or arrested on suspicion of the commission of criminal offenses, witnesses to the commission of those offenses, and other members of the public, to peace officer liability for those interactions, and to the confinement, conviction, or release of detained or arrested individuals.

State Affairs


SB 572 Kolkhorst

Relating to the authority of a general-law municipality or county to regulate certain unlicensed residential facilities.

Local Government


SB 573 Hughes

Relating to municipal requirements for exterior key boxes to provide access to buildings to first responders.

Local Government


SB 574 Gutierrez/ Eckhardt/ LaMantia/ Menéndez

Relating to the creation of the School Violence Victims' Compensation Fund.

State Affairs


SB 575 Gutierrez

Relating to the creation of a cause of action for deprivation of rights and the waiver of immunity.

State Affairs


SB 576 Menéndez

Relating to the definition of exploitation for purposes of investigating reports of exploitation by certain providers against certain elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities receiving services from those providers.

Health & Human Services


SB 577 Springer

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

Health & Human Services


SB 578 Zaffirini

Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of an applicant for or a person protected by a protective order.

State Affairs


SB 579 Zaffirini

Relating to authority to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign trade zone at or adjacent to the Cotulla port of entry.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 580 Zaffirini

Relating to the authority of certain counties to cancel platted subdivisions that have remained undeveloped.

Local Government


SB 581 Eckhardt

Relating to a veterans suicide prevention campaign.

Veteran Affairs


SB 582 Eckhardt

Relating to authorization for a county or municipality to establish a local minimum wage.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 583 Hughes

Relating to a direct payment to a health care provider in lieu of a claim for benefits under a health benefit plan.

Health & Human Services


SB 584 Hughes

Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.

Health & Human Services


SB 585 Alvarado

Relating to the release of a tier two form listing hazardous chemicals that is in the possession of a political subdivision of this state.

Business & Commerce


SB 586 Hughes

Relating to the beneficiaries of trust funds paid or received in connection with an improvement on specific real property.

Business & Commerce


SB 587 Hughes

Relating to a limitation on commercial kitchen requirements for food fundraisers held by a religious institution or nonprofit organization.

Health & Human Services


SB 588 Hughes

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

Education


SB 589 Johnson/ Flores

Relating to a health literacy plan developed by the statewide health coordinating council and the inclusion of health literacy in the state health plan.

Health & Human Services


SB 590 Hughes

Relating to requiring a man determined by adjudication or acknowledgment to be a child's father to pay retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception.

Jurisprudence


SB 591 Zaffirini/ Perry

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

Health & Human Services


SB 592 Alvarado

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

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 593 Sparks

Relating to licensing and oversight of certain facilities and homes providing substitute care for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


SB 594 Zaffirini

Relating to requirements for and charges for service from public drinking water supply systems.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 595 Kolkhorst

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

Education


SB 596 Gutierrez

Relating to term limitation for United States Senators from Texas.

State Affairs


SB 597 Eckhardt

Relating to the designation of liaison officers to assist certain students at public institutions of higher education who are parents.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 598 Birdwell

Relating to enhancing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the criminal offense of aggravated assault.

Criminal Justice


SB 599 Birdwell

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

State Affairs


SB 600 Birdwell

Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment for certain criminal offenses involving the smuggling of persons.

Criminal Justice


SB 601 Birdwell

Relating to a campus of the Texas State Technical College System located in Ellis County.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 602 Birdwell

Relating to the law enforcement authority of federal border patrol agents.

Border Security


SB 603 Hughes

Relating to the repeal of the authority of political subdivisions to adopt or enforce juvenile curfews.

Criminal Justice


SB 604 King

Relating to land services performed by a landman.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 605 Springer

Relating to the definition of state-mandated health benefits for the purposes of consumer choice of benefits plans.

Health & Human Services


SB 606 Springer

Relating to the continuation of the Red River Boundary Commission.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 607 Johnson

Relating to the distribution of funds designated for the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 608 Johnson

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

Business & Commerce


SB 609 Johnson

Relating to a voluntary home nursing visitation program for newborns.

Health & Human Services


SB 610 Hughes

Relating to an unauthorized vote by a delegate or alternate delegate to a federal Article V convention; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 611 Johnson/ Parker

Relating to the regulation of certain senior living facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 612 Johnson/ Parker

Relating to the municipal sales and use tax for street maintenance.

Local Government


SB 613 Springer

Relating to certain sales or purported sales of homestead property that are classified as loans.

Business & Commerce


SB 614 Perry

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

Health & Human Services


SB 615 Blanco

Relating to the issuance of state parklands passports to and a waiver of certain state park fees for veterans and certain family members of a person who died while serving in the United States armed forces.

Veteran Affairs


SB 616 Blanco

Relating to motorcycle profiling by peace officers.

Criminal Justice


SB 617 Blanco

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

Border Security


SB 618 Johnson

Relating to the public information law.

Business & Commerce


SB 619 Johnson

Relating to newborn and infant hearing screenings.

Health & Human Services


SB 620 Campbell

Relating to prohibiting the investment of state funds in certain companies doing business with significant foreign narcotics traffickers.

State Affairs


SB 621 Parker

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

Business & Commerce


SB 622 Parker

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

Health & Human Services


SB 623 Johnson

Relating to equipment used or intended for use in testing or analyzing a controlled substance.

Criminal Justice


SB 624 Kolkhorst/ Middleton

Relating to the permitting of renewable energy generation facilities by the Public Utility Commission of Texas; authorizing fees.

Business & Commerce


SB 625 Campbell/ et al.

Relating to prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures and treatments.

State Affairs


SB 626 Hall

Relating to the affidavit form provided by the Department of State Health Services for certain immunization exemptions.

Health & Human Services


SB 627 Menéndez

Relating to the entitlement of certain municipalities to certain tax revenue related to a hotel and convention center project.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 628 Menéndez

Relating to the information that must be included in a school district bond election proposition.

Education


SB 629 Menéndez

Relating to the use of opioid antagonists on public and private school campuses and at or in transit to or from off-campus school events.

Education


SB 630 Menéndez

Relating to a public outreach and education campaign for mixed-status families regarding eligibility for Medicaid and the child health plan program.

Health & Human Services


SB 631 Menéndez

Relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation for employees who leave the workplace due to sexual harassment.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 632 Menéndez

Relating to the eligibility for unemployment compensation of certain employees who leave the workplace to care for a minor child.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 633 Menéndez

Relating to the provision of information regarding mental health and suicide prevention services to entering students at public institutions of higher education.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 634 Menéndez

Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of chronic and autoimmune diseases.

Health & Human Services


SB 635 Eckhardt

Relating to the development of a state information technology credential offered by public junior colleges to address shortages in the state information resources workforce.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 636 Eckhardt

Relating to voter registration application forms in high schools.

State Affairs


SB 637 Eckhardt

Relating to the use of preferential voting in certain elections.

State Affairs


SB 638 Springer

Relating to the governance and decision-making of groundwater conservation districts in contested cases.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 639 Miles

Relating to the continuation of a limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes if the property is acquired by and qualifies as the homestead of an heir of the owner or the owner's spouse or surviving spouse.

Local Government


SB 640 Schwertner

Relating to the maintenance of certain state buildings allocated for legislative use and their grounds.

Business & Commerce


SB 641 Johnson

Relating to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of public school students.

Health & Human Services


SB 642 Zaffirini

Relating to the issuance of a transcript by a postsecondary educational institution to a student who is in default on certain student loans.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 643 Zaffirini

Relating to the conduct of charitable bingo.

State Affairs


SB 644 Huffman

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

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 645 Huffman

Relating to the criminal penalties for certain controlled substance offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 646 Nichols

Relating to formula funding for certain nonresident students enrolled at Lamar State College--Orange.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 647 Springer

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

State Affairs


SB 648 Middleton

Relating to the procedure for removing certain prosecuting attorneys for their policies on the enforcement of criminal offenses; providing a private cause of action.

State Affairs


SB 649 Middleton/ et al.

Relating to participation in athletic activities based on biological sex; providing a civil right to action for K-12 athletes and college athletes.

State Affairs


SB 650 Perry

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

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 651 Perry

Relating to the repeal of certain contracting requirements under the Medicaid managed care delivery model.

Health & Human Services


SB 652 Schwertner/ Perry

Relating to the office of the state long-term care ombudsman.

Health & Human Services


SB 653 Blanco/ Campbell

Relating to certain offenses regarding parking privileges of veterans with disabilities.

Veteran Affairs


SB 654 Hall

Relating to requiring the disclosure of public school curricula and teaching materials.

Education


SB 655 Hall

Relating to the provision of notice of certain proposed rules by state agencies.

Business & Commerce


SB 656 Zaffirini

Relating to an optional health condition or disability designation on a driver's license or personal identification certificate.

Transportation


SB 657 Menéndez

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Teacher Recruitment Scholarship Program and the Texas Teacher Retention Incentive Program.

Education


SB 658 Perry

Relating to the disposition of money from certain attorney accounts delivered to the comptroller as unclaimed property.

Jurisprudence


SB 659 Eckhardt

Relating to the expansion of the territory of an emergency services district into the territory of a municipality.

Local Government


SB 660 Eckhardt

Relating to the election of board members of certain emergency services districts.

Local Government


SB 661 LaMantia

Relating to the notification of a peace officer through an indication associated with vehicle registration that the vehicle owner may be transporting a person with a disability.

Transportation


SB 662 LaMantia

Relating to the implementation of telehealth services programs at certain public primary and secondary schools and the appointment of a telehealth services program task force to conduct a study and issue a report concerning the implementation of those programs.

Education


SB 663 Perry

Relating to the development of a strategic plan for home and community-based services provided under Medicaid and the child health plan program and the establishment of an advisory committee on home and community-based services.

Health & Human Services


SB 664 Perry

Relating to the labeling of analogue and cell-cultured products.

Health & Human Services


SB 665 Johnson/ Parker

Relating to the tracking, reporting, and disposition of proceeds and property from asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Criminal Justice


SB 666 Hall

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

Health & Human Services


SB 667 West

Relating to establishing a state historical marker program to honor African Americans who served in the Texas Legislature during Reconstruction.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 668 West

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.

Education


SB 669 West

Relating to a one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Finance


SB 670 West

Relating to the revision of the essential knowledge and skills of the public school social studies curricula to include instruction relating to the history of persons with disabilities.

Education


SB 671 West

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SB 672 Zaffirini

Relating to baccalaureate degree programs offered by certain public junior colleges.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 673 Zaffirini

Relating to the reporting and investigating certain causes of child abuse or neglect involving a pregnant woman's use of a controlled substance.

Health & Human Services


SB 674 Eckhardt

Relating to municipal and county building codes.

Business & Commerce


SB 675 Springer/ Perry

Relating to small business recovery funds and insurance tax credits for certain investments in those funds; imposing a monetary penalty; authorizing fees.

Finance


SB 676 Johnson

Relating to conditions applicable to health benefit plan coverage of in vitro fertilization procedures.

Health & Human Services


SB 677 Johnson

Relating to grand jury proceedings.

Criminal Justice


SB 678 Johnson

Relating to phasing out the tax reduction for certain high-cost gas.

Finance


SB 679 Johnson

Relating to the use of audiovisual technology during meetings by the Texas Water Development Board and the Water Conservation Advisory Council.

Business & Commerce


SB 680 Johnson

Relating to the disclosure of certain contracting information under the public information law.

Business & Commerce


SB 681 Johnson

Relating to the applicability of certain laws regarding the occupational licensing of individuals with criminal convictions to the licensing of certain long-term health care facility personnel.

Health & Human Services


SB 682 West

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of certain devices intended to modify firearms.

State Affairs


SB 683 West

Relating to the authorization by a school district or open-enrollment charter school for a person to carry or possess a weapon on school premises for purposes of safety and security.

State Affairs


SB 684 Hall

Relating to the inspection periods for certain motor vehicles; increasing certain fees.

Transportation


SB 685 Johnson

Relating to the procedure for an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed in certain felony cases.

Criminal Justice


SB 686 Johnson

Relating to the procedures for the expunction of arrest records and files for persons who complete certain court programs or pretrial intervention programs.

Criminal Justice


SB 687 Johnson

Relating to the filing of applications for expunction of certain information contained in arrest records and files.

Criminal Justice


SB 688 Johnson/ Parker

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of forgery.

Criminal Justice


SB 689 Middleton

Relating to the establishment of a public safety dual credit grant program by the Texas Education Agency.

Education


SB 690 Middleton

Relating to the appointment of an inspector general for education and the creation of a division of inspector general for education in the governor's office to investigate the administration of public education.

Education


SB 691 Kolkhorst

Relating to an animal share exemption for certain meat and meat food products; providing a civil penalty.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 692 Zaffirini/ Hinojosa

Relating to baccalaureate degree programs offered by certain public junior colleges.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 693 LaMantia

Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees.

Education


SB 694 Hughes

Relating to liability of a religious organization or an employee or volunteer of a religious organization for security services provided to the organization.

State Affairs


SB 695 Hughes/ et al.

Relating to funding for The University of Texas at Tyler's school of pharmacy.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 696 West

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

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 697 Alvarado

Relating to authorizing school districts to provide funding using money received under the Foundation School Program to community-based organizations for purposes of reimbursing private employers for paid internships provided to certain students in career and technology education programs in the district.

Education


SB 698 Eckhardt

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of unlawful transfer of a firearm.

State Affairs


SB 699 Eckhardt

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

Local Government


SB 700 Eckhardt

Relating to the implementation by public schools of certain communicable disease public health orders issued by a health authority.

Health & Human Services