SENATE FLOOR ACTION

Wednesday

March 22, 2023

The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass:

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income, to increase the amount of certain exemptions from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads, to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in the exemption amounts, and to except certain appropriations to pay for school district ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.

Relating to an increase in the amount of certain exemptions from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads, an adjustment in the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in the exemption amounts, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.

Relating to the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income and a franchise tax credit for the payment of certain related ad valorem taxes.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to paid leave by certain state employees for the birth or adoption of a child.

Relating to the extension of a driver's license suspension or disqualification following certain convictions.

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

Relating to presumption for an offense to accessible parking.

1 Floor Amendment

The Senate adopted the following resolutions:

Recognizing March 22, 2023, as Texas Realtors Day.

Recognizing March 22, 2023, as Denton County Day.

Recognizing KAZI FM 88.7 on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.

Recognizing March 21, 2023, as Val Verde County-Del Rio Day.

Recognizing March 22, 2023, as Pearsall Day.

Recognizing the DeSoto High School football team for winning the 2022 UIL 6A Division II state championship.

Recognizing March 22, 2023, as Del Mar College Day.

Recognizing March 22, 2023, as Buda Day.

Recognizing March 22, 2023, as The University of Texas at Arlington Day.

Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Mineola.

Committee referral on the following:

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the market value of a property that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and is related to the owner of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.

Local Government

Proposing a constitutional amendment recognizing the right of an individual to refuse a vaccination.

State Affairs

Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of additional general obligation bonds that may be issued by the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring this state to observe daylight saving time year-round.

State Affairs

Relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system.

Education

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 60 as the Martha Pattillo Siv Memorial Parkway.

Transportation

Relating to the amount of foreign emissions of air contaminants in nonattainment areas and the required revision of the state implementation plan to account for those emissions.

Natural Resources & Economic Development

Relating to certain school district tax abatements for power system reliability projects.

Natural Resources & Economic Development

Relating to the authority to appear by telephone or videoconference in municipal and justice courts.

Criminal Justice

Relating to human operators of automated motor vehicles.

Transportation

Relating to the burden of proof in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Jurisprudence

Relating to the establishment of an adult education pilot program for certain inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Education

Relating to prohibiting the use of certain social media applications and services on devices owned or leased by state agencies.

State Affairs

Relating to the authority of a county to restrict sex offenders from child safety zones in the unincorporated area of the county; creating a criminal offense.

Criminal Justice

Relating to the age limit for a beginning position in a police department under municipal civil service.

Criminal Justice

Relating to county appropriations to historical foundations or organizations.

Local Government

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of a property that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and is related to the owner of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.

Local Government

Relating to restricting access to sexual material harmful to minors on an Internet website.

State Affairs

Relating to the inclusion of the National Sexual Assault Hotline on certain student identification cards issued by a public institution of higher education.

Subcommittee on Higher Education

Relating to the eligibility requirements for grants under programs of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

Relating to the burden of proof in a trial de novo appeal of the appraised value of property.

Local Government

Relating to a mobile stroke unit grant program.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.

Criminal Justice

Relating to the offense of public consumption of alcoholic beverages during certain hours.

State Affairs

Relating to the qualifications of experts in certain health care liability claims.

State Affairs

Relating to the adoption of a policy on the preclusion of private design professionals from contracting with the Texas Department of Transportation.

Transportation

Relating to a pilot program for the safe disposal of controlled substance prescription drugs.

Health & Human Services

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

Business & Commerce

Relating to the payment of certain employer contributions for employed retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Finance

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the establishment of the Autism Medicaid Services Program Advisory Committee to evaluate the provision of applied behavior analysis services under Medicaid.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the establishment of the Autism Medicaid Services Program Advisory Council to evaluate the provision of applied behavior analysis services under Medicaid.

Health & Human Services

Relating to liability of professional entities performing construction monitoring and inspection services for the Texas Department of Transportation.

Transportation

Relating to the powers of a public utility agency; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments.

Local Government

Relating to advanced metering and meter information networks.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the provision of financial assistance from the flood infrastructure fund for certain projects.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

Relating to the establishment of a task force to analyze the provision of financial assistance from the flood infrastructure fund for the improvement of artificial drainage systems in certain coastal and border regions.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to authorize and finance certain venue projects and to use municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain of those projects; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

Natural Resources & Economic Development

Relating to bullying, cyberbullying, and identity-based bullying in public schools.

Education

Relating to the manner of executing certain anatomical gift records.

State Affairs

Relating to the repeal of the sales tax imposed on real property repair and remodeling.

Finance

Relating to the determination of fees, charges, and rates for professional services under Medicaid.

Health & Human Services

Relating to Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain ground ambulance services.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the provision of applied behavior analysis and associated services through telecommunications or information technology under certain public benefits programs.

Health & Human Services

Relating to peer support specialists for individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability and peer services for those individuals under Medicaid living outside of state supported living centers.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the contents of a petition filed with the Commission for Environmental Quality.

Local Government

Relating to the operation and financing of the federally qualified health center primary care access program to provide primary care access to persons in this state.

Health & Human Services

Relating to promoting racial equity in the hiring and promotion of faculty members by public institutions of higher education.

Subcommittee on Higher Education

Relating to fair allocation requirements for manufacturers, distributers, or manufacturer representatives.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the identification and mapping of aggregate production operations by The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology.

Natural Resources & Economic Development

Relating to the jurisdiction of county attorneys to file price gouging lawsuits in a declared emergency.

State Affairs

Relating to the protection of an unborn child's rights and criminal liability and justification for prohibited conduct.

State Affairs

Relating to protection of individuals from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.

Health & Human Services

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

Transportation

Relating to certain prescription drug benefits under the Medicaid managed care program.

Health & Human Services

Relating to an assessment of the condition of certain water utilities.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

Relating to the franchise tax credit for certain clean energy projects.

Finance

Relating to exceptions to prohibited contracts or other agreements with certain foreign-owned companies in connection with critical infrastructure in this state.

Business & Commerce

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

Education

Relating to the sale of bonds by certain special purpose districts.

Local Government

Relating to voidable provisions contained in certain construction contracts.

Business & Commerce

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

State Affairs

Relating to municipal civil service for fire fighters and police officers.

Local Government

Relating to disposition of motor vehicle registration fees collected by a county assessor-collector.

Transportation

Relating to the disposition in certain counties of charges for registering a motor vehicle that has been operated while improperly registered.

Transportation

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

Health & Human Services

Relating to establishing and funding a grant program to plug leaking water wells in certain counties.

Finance

Relating to compensatory time off for certain state employees.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the establishment of a dual language immersion bilingual education teaching certificate.

Education

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

Natural Resources & Economic Development

Relating to issuance of specialty license plates to honor Texas Sheriffs' Deputies.

Transportation

Relating to the issuance of private activity bonds for qualified residential rental projects.

Local Government

Relating to establishing pilot program to offer assistance for older adults diagnosed with severe vision loss.

Health & Human Services

Relating to authorizing the issuance of a special hospital license to certain establishments.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Students with Disabilities Scholarship Program for certain students at public institutions of higher education.

Subcommittee on Higher Education

Relating to the reporting method in determining that a dog is dangerous.

Criminal Justice

Relating to the list of retired and former judges subject to assignment.

State Affairs

Relating to requirements related to refunds and credit provided under terminated debt cancellation agreements.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the minimum coverage amounts of motor vehicle liability.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the information required to be included in or with a school district ad valorem tax bill and posted on the tax-related information county internet website.

Local Government

Relating to teacher certification examinations in bilingual target language proficiency and to certification requirements for teachers in bilingual education.

Education

Relating to requirements for insurance agents offering windstorm and hail insurance policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Business & Commerce

Relating to automatic renewal of certain policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the provision of financial assistance by the Texas Water Development Board for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

Relating to the composition of the port commission of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas.

Transportation

Relating to the list of reading instruments adopted and maintained by the commissioner of education.

Education

Relating to birth records of adopted persons; authorizing a fee.

Health & Human Services

Relating to delivery of certain unclaimed money for scholarships for rural students, rural economic development, and energy efficiency assistance.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee to study housing supply and affordability.

Local Government

Relating to establishing a digital textbook and learning materials subscription pilot program.

Subcommittee on Higher Education

Relating to the establishment of a higher education plan for human papillomavirus education and prevention.

Health & Human Services

Relating to a policy adopted by school districts allowing parent volunteers on school district campuses.

Education

Relating to advanced clean energy projects and certain other projects that reduce or eliminate carbon dioxide emissions.

Natural Resources & Economic Development

Relating to certain evidence-based community support services offered by a Medicaid managed care organization in lieu of other services.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the regulation of earned wage access services; creating a criminal offense; providing an administrative penalty; authorizing a fee.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the presidential electors of this state.

State Affairs

Relating to limitations on health benefit plan cost-sharing requirements for preventive services.

Health & Human Services

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

Jurisprudence

Relating to decedents' estates.

Jurisprudence

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

Business & Commerce

Relating to the period during which an employee may file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission.

Natural Resources & Economic Development

Relating to the electronic submission of dealer's motor vehicle inventory tax statements and escrow payments.

Local Government

Relating to addressing abusive conduct in the workplace; creating a private right of action.

Natural Resources & Economic Development

Relating to a report regarding certain residential and nonresidential services provided to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability.

Health & Human Services

Relating to cooperation between social media companies and law enforcement agencies; imposing a civil penalty.

State Affairs

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

Health & Human Services

Relating to the compensation of a distributed renewable generation owner in certain areas outside of ERCOT.

Business & Commerce

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

State Affairs

Relating to the legislature's goals for baseload electric generating capacity.

Business & Commerce

Relating to management review of certain investigations conducted by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the training program required for certain employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services

Relating to an adjustment of the average daily attendance of a school district with a certain student attendance rate.

Education

Relating to the school safety allotment under the public school finance system.

Education

Relating to the calculation of average daily attendance for purposes of the public school finance system.

Education

Relating to an adjustment of the average daily attendance of a school district with a high percentage of educationally disadvantaged students.

Education

Relating to an annual adjustment to the basic allotment under the Foundation School Program to reflect inflation.

Education

Relating to the basic allotment and the guaranteed yield under the Foundation School Program.

Education

Relating to an adjustment of the average daily attendance of a school district with a certain student attendance rate.

Education

Relating to discontinuing group self-insurance coverage and dissolving the Texas self-insurance group guaranty fund and trust fund under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.

Business & Commerce

Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator in public schools.

Education

Relating to the filing fee required for certain candidates.

State Affairs

Relating to the operation of the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association.

Business & Commerce

Relating to requiring semiannual school safety meetings in certain counties.

Education

Relating to the regulation of fusion energy.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the authority of the Supreme Court of Texas to adopt certain rules.

State Affairs

Relating to requiring parental consent for peace officer interviews of certain children.

Criminal Justice

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

Jurisprudence

Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for functional family therapy services.

Health & Human Services

Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for multisystemic therapy services.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the exclusion of services provided by a marketplace provider from the definition of data processing services.

Finance

Relating to prohibiting certain adult cabaret performances; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs

Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to National Aeronautics and Space Administration security personnel.

Criminal Justice

Relating to the meeting requirements for the Galveston County Juvenile Board.

Criminal Justice

Relating to the sale of distilled spirits to ultimate consumers by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit.

State Affairs

Relating to the transfer of certain malt beverages between two or more licensed premises operating under the same general ownership or management.

State Affairs

Relating to the assessment of litigation costs and attorney fees in certain lawsuits under the public information law.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the authority of a peace officer to apprehend a person for emergency detention and the authority of certain facilities and professionals to temporarily detain a person with mental illness.

Criminal Justice

Relating to the creation of the Texas semiconductor innovation consortium and fund.

Finance

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain tangible personal property held by a manufacturer of medical or biomedical products as a finished good or used in the manufacturing or processing of medical or biomedical products.

Finance

Relating to the plugging of abandoned or deteriorated water wells; authorizing a fee.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

Relating to bond requirements for certain judges.

Jurisprudence

Relating to the authority of a state agency to contest the issuance of a permit or license by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Natural Resources & Economic Development

Relating to the establishment of certain programs to facilitate early high school graduation and enrollment at public institutions of higher education and to the repeal of the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program.

Subcommittee on Higher Education

Relating to accelerated instruction provided for public school students who fail to achieve satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments, indicators under the public school accountability system, and performance standards in public schools.

Education

Relating to the payment of certain fines and court costs by an inmate during a term of imprisonment or following release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Criminal Justice

Relating to emergency operations plans for school districts and public junior colleges to promote safe and positive schools.

Education

Relating to crime victims' compensation.

Criminal Justice

Relating to the identification of constitutional or statutory provisions of this state that have been invalidated or otherwise limited by a state appellate court.

State Affairs

Relating to establishing a statewide reading enrichment program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development

Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system.

Education

Relating to certain powers and duties of a drainage district.

Local Government

Relating to public school accountability, including assessment of academic skills, performance standards and sanctions, and public high school graduation requirements.

Education

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.

Education

Relating to creating a criminal offense for interfering with a motor fuel metering device or motor fuel unattended payment terminal and the prosecution of organized criminal activity involving that conduct.

Criminal Justice

Relating to the financial crimes intelligence center.

Criminal Justice

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of credit card or debit card information.

Criminal Justice

Relating to taxes on e-cigarettes and alternative nicotine products; imposing taxes; imposing reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Finance

Relating to the verification disclosure of the contents of oil and gas waste stored in pits at commercial oil and gas waste disposal facilities.

Natural Resources & Economic Development

Relating to longevity pay for certain prosecutors.

Finance

Relating to a bona fide offer for the acquisition of real property through condemnation.

State Affairs

Relating to the authority of the commissioner of education to resolve unintended consequences from school finance formulas.

Education

Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from requiring diversity training as a condition for enrollment or registration.

Subcommittee on Higher Education

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

Business & Commerce

Relating to the creation of a task force to develop a plan for the consolidation of the functions of workforce development programs administered by the Texas Workforce Commission and social services programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.

Finance

Relating to service requirements of certain current or former members of the Texas National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education.

Veteran Affairs

Relating to self-settled asset protection trusts.

State Affairs

Relating to continuing education and training requirements for classroom teachers and public school counselors.

Education

Relating to the incentive for public schools that provide additional instructional minutes for all students.

Education

Relating to required training regarding trauma-informed care for certain child-care providers.

Health & Human Services

Relating to requiring the board of trustees of each school district to create a nonvoting student trustee position on the board.

Education

Relating to measures to improve school district classroom teacher retention, including child-care subsidies, eligibility of those teachers' children for prekindergarten programs, and student loan repayment assistance.

Education

Relating to the use of state property by state officers and employees.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property used to provide low-income or moderate-income housing.

Local Government

Relating to the eligibility of certain events for funding under the Major Events Reimbursement Program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development