Senate Floor Action for 3/23/2023

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Thursday

March 23, 2023




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


SB 58 (LC)Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to prohibitions in connection with the online sale of goods.


SB 241 (CS) (LC)Perry

Relating to written notification provided by drug manufacturers regarding the cause of generic or biosimilar insulin prescription drug unavailability.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 415 (LC)Paxton

Relating to continuing education requirements for physicians regarding the identification and assistance of trafficked persons.


SB 458 (CS)Kolkhorst

Relating to the authorization for and approval of certain nursing programs offered by private postsecondary educational institutions or for-profit entities.


SB 640 (CS) (LC)Schwertner/ et al.

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


SB 850 (CS) (LC)Blanco/ et al.

Relating to the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium.


SB 1300 (LC)Hughes

Relating to the disposition and removal of a decedent's remains.


The Senate reconsidered passage to third reading and finally passed:


SB 621 (CS) (LC)Parker/ et al.

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


The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 303 LaMantia

Recognizing March 23, 2023, as San Patricio County Day.


SR 345 Eckhardt/ Alvarado

Recognizing the 26th annual Barbara Jordan National Forum.


SR 346 Johnson/ Hughes/ Whitmire

In memory of Robert Lynn Trimble.


SCR 35 Blanco

Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States.


Committee referral on the following:


SJR 88 Campbell

Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the utilities reliability fund and the utilities reliability revenue fund to provide financial support for projects that enhance the reliability and resiliency of the power grid in this state.

Business & Commerce


SJR 89 Miles

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude.

State Affairs


SJR 90 Menéndez

Proposing a constitutional amendment to protect the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas by authorizing it to conduct gaming on certain lands under state law.

State Affairs


SJR 91 Hughes

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual net worth or wealth tax.

Finance


SB 2218 Blanco/ Gutierrez/ Hinojosa/ LaMantia/ Zaffirini

Relating to a study on the use of fiber-optic technology for the purpose of border security.

Border Security


SB 2326 Zaffirini

Relating to access to an adult changing station in public buildings.

Business & Commerce


SB 2327 Nichols

Relating to compensation for the streamlined expedited release of certain areas from a certificate of public convenience and necessity.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 2328 Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez

Relating to certain occupancy preferences given by developments supported with a low income housing tax credit allocation.

Local Government


SB 2329 Bettencourt/ et al.

Relating to daylight saving time.

State Affairs


SB 2330 Bettencourt

Relating to the authorization and reporting of expenditures for lobbying activities by certain political subdivisions and other public entities.

Local Government


SB 2331 Bettencourt

Relating to centrally counted optical scan ballots.

State Affairs


SB 2332 Kolkhorst

Relating to the operations of hospital districts in counties with a population of at least 190,000 persons.

Local Government


SB 2333 Hughes

Relating to rules permitting service dogs in the Capitol.

Administration


SB 2334 Hughes

Relating to the establishment of a digital currency backed by gold; authorizing a fee.

Finance


SB 2335 Middleton/ Creighton

Relating to the accreditation of public institutions of higher education; providing a private cause of action.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 2336 Middleton

Relating to meetings of the board of directors of the Gulf Coast Authority.

Local Government


SB 2337 Middleton

Relating to an election to approve the issuance of bonds or other debt.

Local Government


SB 2338 Middleton

Relating to the appointment of members to policy boards of certain metropolitan planning organizations.

Transportation


SB 2339 Middleton

Relating to the investment or deposit of school district reserve funds and the establishment of a school reserves investment fund.

Finance


SB 2340 Middleton

Relating to innovation waivers for certain insurance laws, regulations, and requirements; authorizing a fee.

Business & Commerce


SB 2341 Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system.

Education


SB 2342 Menéndez

Relating to bullying prevention in public schools, including the establishment of a bullying prevention program.

Education


SB 2343 Menéndez

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

Health & Human Services


SB 2344 Huffman

Relating to the offense of murder committed by the manufacture or delivery of certain controlled substances.

Criminal Justice


SB 2345 Springer

Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the use of revenue from that tax.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2346 Springer

Relating to certain defenses to prosecution involving the justifiable use of force or threat of force.

Criminal Justice


SB 2347 Springer

Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition from federal regulation.

State Affairs


SB 2348 Springer

Relating to required notice prohibiting firearms at certain businesses selling or serving alcoholic beverages and the prohibition on carrying certain weapons on those premises.

State Affairs


SB 2349 Bettencourt

Relating to consent to the creation of certain political subdivisions.

Local Government


SB 2350 Bettencourt

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

Local Government


SB 2351 Schwertner

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2352 LaMantia

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by a charitable organization that provides a meeting place and support services for organizations that provide assistance to persons with substance use disorders and their families.

Local Government


SB 2353 Hughes

Relating to appeals to justice courts of certain appraisal review board orders.

Local Government


SB 2355 Bettencourt

Relating to the appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations through binding arbitration.

Local Government


SB 2356 Alvarado

Relating to the collection of state, municipal, and county hotel occupancy taxes by an accommodations intermediary.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2357 Parker

Relating to ad valorem taxation.

Local Government


SB 2358 Parker

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

Business & Commerce


SB 2359 Parker

Relating to the establishment of the intellectual disabilities and complex medical needs community support pilot program.

Health & Human Services


SB 2360 Parker

Relating to the establishment of a pilot program to provide comprehensive whole child care for children with complex medical needs.

Health & Human Services


SB 2361 Parker

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

Local Government


SB 2362 Eckhardt/ Blanco/ Johnson

Relating to establishing an advisory board to study surface water and groundwater interaction.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 2363 Creighton

Relating to the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant program.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 2364 Campbell

Relating to the composition and leadership of the governing board of the Texas School for the Deaf.

Education


SB 2365 Campbell

Relating to the chair of the governing board of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Education


SB 2366 Campbell

Relating to the chairperson of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center.

Education


SB 2367 Campbell

Relating to the creation of programs and funding for investment in technology industries.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2368 Campbell

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

Education


SB 2369 Campbell

Relating to the reliability and resiliency of the power grid in this state; authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds.

Business & Commerce


SB 2370 Campbell

Relating to the provision of emergency services in Comal County Water Improvement District No. 3.

Local Government


SB 2371 Campbell

Relating to the text of municipal ballot propositions on the issuance of bonds.

Local Government


SB 2372 Campbell

Relating to recommendations by local school health advisory councils regarding opioid addiction and abuse education in public schools.

Education


SB 2373 Campbell

Relating to county plat approval requirements related to water utility connections.

Local Government


SB 2375 Campbell

Relating to cell phone use by students in public schools.

Education


SB 2376 Campbell

Relating to the issuance of Support Adoption specialty license plates and to the Support Adoption account and certain voluntary contributions to that account.

Transportation


SB 2377 Campbell

Relating to homeland security, including the creation of the Texas Homeland Security Division in the Department of Public Safety, the operations of the Homeland Security Council, the creation of a homeland security fusion center, and the duties of state agencies and local governments in preparing for, reporting, and responding to cybersecurity breaches; providing administrative penalties; creating criminal offenses.

Border Security


SB 2378 Campbell

Relating to prohibiting a public entity from providing financial assistance for abortion or abortion-related services; providing civil penalties.

State Affairs


SB 2379 Schwertner

Relating to the definition of the Edwards Aquifer for the purposes of an aquifer storage and recovery project.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 2380 Zaffirini

Relating to the adjustment by the Texas Ethics Commission of monetary reporting thresholds.

State Affairs


SB 2381 Paxton

Relating to the development of a webpage and mobile application for the provision of pregnancy-related resources and information.

Health & Human Services


SB 2382 Miles

Relating to the timely processing of certain requests relating to a person released on parole or mandatory supervision.

Criminal Justice


SB 2383 Miles

Relating to the development of a severe weather adaptation plan by certain entities.

State Affairs


SB 2384 Miles

Relating to criminal defendants bail findings and post hearing evaluation

Criminal Justice


SB 2385 Zaffirini

Relating to regulation of certain emissions from ethylene oxide sterilization facilities.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2386 Zaffirini

Relating to the authority of an electric cooperative to use the power of eminent domain to acquire certain real property.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2387 Creighton

Relating to the calculation of the enrichment tax rate for certain school districts.

Education


SB 2388 Gutierrez

Relating to banning the transfer, distribution, sale of bump-fire stock; creating a criminal offense;.

State Affairs


SB 2389 Gutierrez

Relating to the requirements for issuance of a driver's license or learner license to a person younger than 18 years of age.

Transportation


SB 2390 Paxton/ Hughes

Relating to the strong families credit against certain taxes for entities that contribute to certain organizations.

Finance


SB 2391 Creighton

Relating to school discipline.

Education


SB 2392 Creighton

Relating to the jurisdiction of the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals.

State Affairs


SB 2393 Creighton

Relating to the time for delivery and acceptance by the early voting ballot board of early voting ballots voted by mail.

State Affairs


SB 2394 West

Relating to standards to qualify as a licensed specialist in school psychology.

Health & Human Services


SB 2395 West

Relating to the establishment of a task force to study disciplinary practices and policies in public schools.

Education


SB 2397 Zaffirini

Relating to the consideration of modeled sustained groundwater pumping in the adoption of desired future conditions in groundwater conservation districts.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 2398 Zaffirini

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of real property owned by a charitable organization for the purpose of renting the property at below-market rates to low-income and moderate-income households.

Local Government


SB 2399 Schwertner

Relating to the authority to regulate Voice over Internet Protocol services by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Business & Commerce


SB 2400 West

Relating to collection of certain fines assessed for traffic offenses.

Criminal Justice


SB 2401 West

Relating to the definition of authorized peace officer for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

Criminal Justice


SB 2402 Kolkhorst

Relating to the creation, management, and administration of the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative.

Health & Human Services


SB 2403 Springer

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

Education


SB 2404 Schwertner

Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Efficiency Council to foster collaboration, coordination, and communication to enhance the state's energy efficiency performance; and strategically utilize the state's resources to optimize the benefits of energy efficiency programs.

Business & Commerce


SB 2405 Creighton

Relating to state contracts with Chinese companies and investments in Chinese companies and certain companies doing business with China; authorizing a civil penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 2406 Creighton

Relating to the authority of a hospital to drill a water well for the purpose of producing water for use in the event of an emergency or natural disaster in certain counties.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 2407 Hancock

Relating to licensure and training requirements for school marshals.

Education


SB 2408 Hancock

Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Local Government


SB 2409 Hancock

Relating to the authority of a lessee of property to appeal certain ad valorem tax determinations through binding arbitration.

Local Government


SB 2410 Hancock

Relating to notice by an appraisal review board that a protest has been dismissed because of failure by the property owner or the owner's designated agent to appear at the hearing on the protest.

Local Government


SB 2411 Hancock

Relating to the deadline by which a property owner is required to notify an appraisal review board of the owner's intent to appear at a protest hearing by telephone conference call or videoconference.

Local Government


SB 2412 Hancock

Relating to the procedure by which the chief appraiser of an appraisal district is required to notify an owner of property that has been omitted from the appraisal roll that the property is being added to the roll.

Local Government


SB 2413 Hancock

Relating to the information that the chief appraiser of an appraisal district may require an agent who electronically submits a designation of agent form to provide.

Local Government


SB 2414 Hancock

Relating to the deadline for an appraisal review board to deliver written notice of a hearing to determine whether good cause exists for the issuance of a subpoena.

Local Government


SB 2415 Hancock

Relating to a requirement that certain appraisal districts maintain an Internet website and post certain information on the website.

Local Government


SB 2416 Johnson

Relating to certain disability and death benefits payable by the public retirement systems for police and fire fighters in certain municipalities.

Finance


SB 2417 Johnson

Relating to a study on the effects of providing child life specialist services to certain individuals who receive supportive palliative care.

Health & Human Services


SB 2418 Johnson

Relating to the authority to appear by telephone or videoconference.

Criminal Justice


SB 2419 Johnson

Relating to an incentive program to promote beverage container recycling; imposing a fee.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2420 Johnson

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

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2421 Zaffirini

Relating to civil liability for removing certain individuals or animals from a motor vehicle.

State Affairs


SB 2422 Creighton

Relating to the confidentiality of student records held by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 2423 Johnson

Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.

Health & Human Services


SB 2425 Zaffirini

Relating to the repeal of the real estate inspection recovery fund.

Business & Commerce


SB 2426 Zaffirini

Relating to an exemption from residential mortgage loan originator licensing requirements.

Business & Commerce


SB 2427 Zaffirini

Relating to the eligibility of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land.

Local Government


SB 2428 Creighton

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

Education


SB 2429 Hancock

Relating to reporting procedures and training programs for law enforcement agencies regarding missing children and missing persons.

Criminal Justice


SB 2430 Blanco

Relating to the requirements for issuance of a supplemental bilingual education teaching certificate.

Education


SB 2432 Bettencourt

Relating to the State Auditor conducting an audit of counties with a population over 1 million and their use of funds related to acts passed by congress.

Local Government


SB 2433 Bettencourt/ et al.

Relating to election practices and procedures in a county with a population over 3.5 million.

State Affairs


SB 2434 Bettencourt

Relating to the dissolution of the SH130 Municipal Management District No. 1.

Local Government


SB 2435 Schwertner

Relating to the imposition of sales and use tax after a municipality annexes an area in an emergency services district.

Local Government


SB 2436 LaMantia

Relating to covered benefits under the child health plan.

Health & Human Services


SB 2437 LaMantia

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

Transportation


SB 2438 LaMantia

Relating to the safety of a referee, judge, or other official at a public school extracurricular activity and prohibiting certain conduct by a spectator related to those officials' safety.

Education


SB 2439 LaMantia

Relating to capturing and storing carbon dioxide.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2440 Perry

Relating to requiring certain plats for the subdivision of land to include proof of groundwater supply.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 2441 Perry

Relating to the transfer of functions relating to the economic regulation of water and sewer service from the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Office of Public Utility Counsel to the Water Public Utility Commission and the Office of Water Public Utility Counsel; creating a criminal offense.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 2442 Perry

Relating to unconditional designation of physicians as participating providers in a managed care plan

Health & Human Services


SB 2444 Paxton

Relating to the security of the electricity supply chain.

Business & Commerce


SB 2445 Paxton

Relating to the use of latex gloves by certain health care and food service personnel.

Health & Human Services


SB 2446 Paxton

Relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for plumbing work performed on certain private property.

Business & Commerce


SB 2447 Menéndez

Relating to the funding of prekindergarten.

Education


SB 2448 Menéndez

Relating to the use of funds appropriated by the Department of State Health Services to deliver low-dose, at-home racemic ketamine via telehealth to improve healthcare access and mental health outcomes across rural and high-risk populations.

Health & Human Services


SB 2449 Menéndez

Relating to the determination of resident status of certain high school graduates by public institutions of higher education and to the tuition and fees charged by those institutions to those graduates.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 2450 Menéndez

Relating to training requirements for and prohibited discrimination by child-care facilities and registered family homes.

Health & Human Services


SB 2451 Menéndez

Relating to personal information entered on the carrier envelope of a ballot to be voted by mail.

State Affairs


SB 2452 Menéndez

Relating to the provision of behavioral health crisis services, including the establishment of crisis centers and mobile crisis teams; authorizing a fee.

Health & Human Services


SB 2453 Menéndez

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

Business & Commerce


SB 2454 Miles

Relating to abortions; authorizing a good faith requirement for medical emergencies.

State Affairs


SB 2455 Miles

Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions.

Health & Human Services


SB 2456 Gutierrez/ Menéndez

Relating to the provision of affordable housing by certain housing authorities for youth aging out of foster care.

Local Government


SB 2457 Gutierrez/ Zaffirini

Relating to the requirements to serve in the Texas State Guard.

Veteran Affairs


SB 2458 Hughes

Relating to the state's burden of proof in certain asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Criminal Justice


SB 2459 Hughes

Relating to the disclosure of certain gifts, grants, contracts, and financial interests received from a foreign source by certain state agencies, public institutions of higher education, and state contractors, and to the approval and monitoring of employment-related foreign travel and activities by certain public institution of higher education employees; providing civil and administrative penalties.

State Affairs


SB 2460 Hall

Relating to the right of an electric cooperative to construct, maintain, and operate facilities.

Business & Commerce


SB 2461 Hall

Relating to procedures for a complaint filed with the State Bar of Texas against an attorney.

State Affairs


SB 2462 Hall

Relating to the classification of a grievance filed with the State Bar of Texas.

State Affairs


SB 2463 Hall

Relating to the procedure for early voting.

State Affairs


SB 2464 Hall

Relating to elections.

State Affairs


SB 2465 Eckhardt

Relating to an advance directive and do-not-resuscitate order of a pregnant woman and information provided for an advance directive.

Health & Human Services


SB 2466 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to the capacity of certain minors to consent to examination and postpartum or contraception-related medical treatment.

Health & Human Services


SB 2467 Eckhardt

Relating to the establishment and operation of a mobile narcotic drug treatment unit by a narcotic drug treatment program facility; authorizing a fee.

Health & Human Services


SB 2468 Eckhardt/ et al.

Relating to a study regarding available beds at inpatient mental health facilities providing acute psychiatric treatment.

Health & Human Services


SB 2469 Eckhardt/ Menéndez/ Zaffirini

Relating to the expression of breast milk in the Capitol and other public buildings.

Business & Commerce


SB 2470 Springer

Relating to the removal of a terriority by a municipality

Local Government


SB 2472 Hinojosa

Relating to transmission and distribution utility access to certain portions of the electricity supply chain map.

Business & Commerce


SB 2473 Hinojosa

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of certain hospital personnel.

Criminal Justice


SB 2474 Hinojosa

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

Health & Human Services


SB 2475 Miles

Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.

State Affairs


SB 2476 Zaffirini

Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by municipal ground ambulance service providers.

Health & Human Services


SB 2477 Zaffirini

Relating to insurance adjuster license application procedures.

Business & Commerce


SB 2478 Zaffirini

Relating to a student mental health apprenticeship retention and training (SMART) internship grant program.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 2479 Zaffirini

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

Criminal Justice


SB 2480 Menéndez

Relating to training for peace officers on investigating criminal offenses involving elderly victims.

Criminal Justice


SB 2481 Menéndez

Relating to the establishment of assistance for veterans.

Veteran Affairs


SB 2482 Menéndez

Relating to Holocaust Remembrance Week in public schools.

Education


SB 2484 Paxton

Relating to prohibiting contracts or other agreements involving the receipt of certain tax incentives by certain foreign-owned companies.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2485 Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to the establishment, administration, and use of the land and water conservation fund.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 2486 Parker

Relating to the installation by the Texas Department of Transportation of highway signs for certain cultural attractions.

Transportation


SB 2487 Parker

Relating to a student's eligibility for special education services provided by a school district, including services for dyslexia and related disorders.

Education


SB 2488 Parker

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

State Affairs


SB 2489 Sparks

Relating to providing prevocational services under certain Medicaid waiver programs.

Health & Human Services


SB 2490 Sparks

Relating to the issuance of certificates of obligation by local governments.

Local Government


SB 2491 Sparks

Relating to qualifications for a retired judge's appointment as a visiting judge to a constitutional county court.

State Affairs


SB 2492 Middleton

Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee to study suicide prevention and peer support programs in fire departments in this state.

Local Government


SB 2493 Middleton

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

Business & Commerce


SB 2494 Middleton

Relating to establishing election marshals and enforcing violations of elections law.

State Affairs


SB 2496 Middleton

Relating to the prohibition of tolls on portions of State Highway 146 and State Highway 99.

Transportation


SB 2497 Middleton/ Campbell

Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system.

Education


SB 2498 Middleton

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to provide a universal basic income.

Local Government


SB 2499 Middleton

Relating to practices and procedures for an early voting ballot voted by mail.

State Affairs


SB 2500 Middleton

Relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of certain military servicemembers.

Education


SB 2501 Middleton

Relating to the process for filling a vacancy on the board of trustees of an independent school district.

Education


SB 2502 Kolkhorst

Relating to certain limitations on reimbursements paid for inpatient and outpatient hospital services for certain publicly funded health benefit plan coverage for employees and retirees.

Health & Human Services


SB 2503 Alvarado

Relating to the use of money in the Texas infrastructure resiliency fund to finance projects related to natural disaster relief.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 2504 Alvarado

Relating to the method used to select engineers and general contractors for certain state highway construction projects.

Transportation


SB 2505 Alvarado

Relating to the creation of the cultural advancement fund.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2506 Alvarado

Relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as a yield sign.

Transportation


SB 2507 Alvarado

Relating to the creation of the cultural advancement workforce development fund.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2508 Alvarado

Relating to mobile source emissions reductions and transportation electrification.

Business & Commerce


SB 2509 King

Relating to enforcement of the regulation of social media platforms.

State Affairs


SB 2510 King

Relating to statutory damages in actions brought by social media users against social media platforms for prohibited censorship.

State Affairs


SB 2511 Menéndez

Relating to notice and assistance provided to residential electric customers before electric service is disconnected.

Business & Commerce


SB 2512 West

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

Local Government


SB 2513 Hinojosa

Relating to the referral of certain students receiving special education services to a local intellectual and developmental disability authority for services or public benefits.

Education


SB 2514 Bettencourt

Relating to the provision of information relating to certain election officials appointed by the commissioners court.

State Affairs


SB 2515 Bettencourt

Relating to the restriction of the use of toll road funds for road projects.

Transportation


SB 2516 Bettencourt

Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of certain taxing units.

Local Government


SB 2517 Parker

Relating to the regulation of human body acquisition services and authorized recipients.

Business & Commerce


SB 2518 Blanco

Relating to an application for an exception to the bilingual education program.

Education


SB 2519 Creighton

Relating to requiring public institutions of higher education to publish certain online resources.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 2520 Creighton

Relating to measures for ensuring safety and security in public schools.

Education


SB 2521 Creighton

Relating to the powers, authorities, duties, and responsibilities of water districts.

Local Government


SB 2522 Creighton

Relating to the notice given to purchasers of property within certain water districts.

Local Government


SB 2523 Hall

Relating to certain restrictions on package store permit holders.

State Affairs


SB 2524 Creighton

Relating to the requirements and procedures for use of the flood infrastructure fund.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 2525 Kolkhorst

Relating to creating the Family and Protective Services Board.

Health & Human Services


SB 2526 Campbell

Relating to the appraisal and ad valorem taxation of Type 1 Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

Local Government


SB 2527 Campbell/ Schwertner

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

Health & Human Services


SB 2528 West

Relating to the establishment of the workforce housing capital investment fund program to fund the development of workforce housing in this state; authorizing a fee.

Local Government


SB 2529 Parker

Relating to the provision of homeless services in Texas.

Local Government


SB 2530 Hughes

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

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2531 Hughes

Relating to nominations by primary election by all political parties.

State Affairs


SB 2532 Hughes

Relating to certain ballot access requirements.

State Affairs


SB 2534 Menéndez

Relating to requiring public schools to designate certain uniform election dates as staff development days.

Education


SB 2535 Menéndez

Relating to the use of prescription glucagon medication on public and private school campuses.

Education


SB 2536 Menéndez

Relating to the operation and administration of practice and procedure related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government.

Criminal Justice


SB 2537 Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to a criminal offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Criminal Justice


SB 2538 Creighton

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

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 2540 Blanco

Relating to the consideration of modeled sustained groundwater pumping in the adoption of desired future conditions in groundwater conservation districts.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 2541 Blanco

Relating to the establishment and administration of the Water Technical Assistance Consortium by the Texas Water Development Board.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 2542 Blanco

Relating to certification of compliance with county drainage requirements for subdivisions in counties near an international border.

Local Government


SB 2543 Blanco

Relating to the campus of the Texas State Technical College System serving West Texas.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 2544 Blanco

Relating to the reimbursement under Medicaid of local educational agencies for the provision of health care services to students.

Health & Human Services


SB 2545 Blanco

Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain health care workers employed in rural counties.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 2546 Blanco

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Center for Rural Health Education at Sul Ross State University in Alpine.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 2547 Blanco

Relating to the creation of the Big Bend Regional Emergency Service District

Local Government


SB 2548 Middleton

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

Health & Human Services


SB 2549 Middleton

Relating to guardianships of the person of wards with profound intellectual disabilities who are minors or were minors when their guardianship proceedings commenced.

Jurisprudence


SB 2550 Middleton

Relating to the line of vegetation following a meteorological event.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2551 Middleton

Relating to the use of appropriated money for nonprofit organizations advocating for governmental adoption of a policy of managed retreat.

Finance


SB 2552 Middleton

Relating to test gathering requirements for certain wastewater treatment facilities.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 2553 Middleton

Relating to the establishment of a strategic reserve of gas and crude oil and a severance tax credit for delivering gas and oil to the reserve.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2554 Middleton

Authorizing the state to take an interlocutory appeal to seek the overruling of Stogner v. California, 539 U.S. 607 (2003).

State Affairs


SB 2555 Middleton

Relating to training requirements for certain municipal, county, and school district elected officers.

Local Government


SB 2556 Middleton

Relating to the abolition of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and coverage for windstorm by certain insurers.

Business & Commerce


SB 2559 Middleton

Relating to requiring school districts to adopt procedures to ensure parents are informed regarding a student's mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being.

Education


SB 2560 Middleton

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program.

Health & Human Services


SB 2561 Middleton

Relating to the supplemental special education services program.

Education


SB 2562 Middleton

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

Health & Human Services


SB 2563 Middleton

Relating to the admissibility of certain evidence against a defendant in a criminal case.

Criminal Justice


SB 2564 Middleton

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

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2565 Creighton/ Bettencourt/ Campbell/ King/ Middleton/ et al.

Relating to instructional material and technology, the adoption and revision of essential knowledge and skills of the public school foundation curriculum, and creating allotments for the procurement of certain instructional materials under the Foundation School Program; authorizing a fee.

Education


SB 2566 Zaffirini

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

Local Government


SB 2569 Huffman

Relating to taxing authority of Jackson County County-Wide Drainage District.

Local Government


SB 2570 Zaffirini

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

Local Government


SB 2571 Creighton

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

Local Government


SB 2572 Creighton

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.

Local Government


SB 2574 Creighton

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.

Local Government


SB 2575 Zaffirini

Relating to the creation of the Springs Hill Special Utility District; authorizing a fee; granting the power of eminent domain.

Local Government


SB 2576 Zaffirini

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

Local Government


SB 2577 Flores

Relating to the creation of the Atascosa County Municipal Utility District No. 2; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


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