SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Monday May 15, 2023 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Relating to measures to prevent espionage and intellectual property theft at public institutions of higher education. |
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Relating to the issuance of Support Adoption specialty license plates and to the Support Adoption account and certain voluntary contributions to that account. |
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Relating to the removal of a public school student from the classroom for the possession or use of an e-cigarette. |
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Relating to an application for an exception to the bilingual education program. |
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Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of real property used as a municipal solid waste facility or the buffer zone of such a facility. |
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Relating to the Mustang Ridge Municipal Utility District, the Wildwood Municipal Utility District, the Creedmoor Municipal Utility District, and the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40; granting limited powers of eminent domain. |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory age of retirement for state justices and judges. |
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Relating to enhancing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the criminal offense of aggravated assault. |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. |
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Relating to restitution payments for the support of a child whose parent or guardian is a victim of intoxication manslaughter. |
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Relating to donations to certain local charities or veterans county service offices ordered to be paid as a condition of community supervision. |
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Relating to education and training for peace officers on interacting with persons with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. |
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Relating to the cremation of deceased veterans with a United States flag or Texas state flag and the incineration of those flags through the cremation process. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, investigations by the Department of Family and Protective Services, and parental child safety placements. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to verification of excused absences from public school for the purpose of observing religious holy days. |
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Relating to vision screenings for students in public or private school. |
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Relating to the public sale of real property taken in execution of a judgment. |
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Relating to an optional service retirement annuity that provides an increasing annuity under the Employees Retirement System of Texas. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving a reckless driving exhibition or racing on a highway and to the forfeiture of contraband as a result of a reckless driving exhibition. |
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Relating to health care benefits of persons wrongfully imprisoned. |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Office of State-Federal Relations. |
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Relating to the commingling of funds by digital asset service providers; providing an administrative penalty. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the issuance of state parklands passports to and a waiver of certain state park fees for certain veterans, active duty armed forces members, and certain family members of a person who died while serving in the United States armed forces. |
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Relating to vicarious liability of a transportation network company for acts of a driver using the company's digital network. |
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Relating to the applicability of certain city requirements to agricultural operations. |
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Relating to the skills test required for a commercial driver's license for certain commercial learner's permit holders. |
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Relating to the operation of a hospital at home program by certain hospitals; authorizing a fee. |
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Relating to the fees assessed by a district clerk for copies of certain court documents. |
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Relating to mental health first aid training provided by local mental health authorities and local behavioral health authorities. |
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Relating to required informed consent before a dog or cat may be boarded at a kennel and left unattended; providing a civil penalty. |
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Relating to the recovery of fuel and purchased power costs by electric utilities. |
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Relating to the regulation of the practice of public accountancy. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the determination of the sufficient balance of the economic stabilization fund for the purpose of allocating general revenue to that fund and the state highway fund. |
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Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of voyeurism. |
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Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities. |
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Relating to the eligibility of land to continue to be appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following a transfer to a surviving spouse. |
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Relating to the authority of a water or sewer utility to consolidate more than one system under a single tariff. |
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Relating to optional annuity increases for certain retirees and beneficiaries of the Texas Municipal Retirement System. |
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Relating to the safety of a referee, judge, or other official at certain public school extracurricular activities and competitions and prohibiting certain conduct by a spectator related to those officials' safety. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to an individual's genetic data, including the use of that data by certain genetic testing companies for commercial purposes and the individual's property right in DNA; authorizing a civil penalty. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to visitation policies for inmates and state jail felony defendants. |
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Relating to the dissolution of the Green Tree Park Municipal Utility District. |
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Relating to the provision of information regarding distributed generation and certain electrical loads. |
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Relating to the application of a municipal building code to the construction of a solar pergola. |
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Relating to the issuance of a temporary license by the Department of Public Safety. |
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Relating to training on the treatment of toll project roadways during inclement weather. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 49; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read the second time, and passed to third reading: |
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Relating to the regulation of air conditioning and refrigeration contracting, including eligibility for an air conditioning and refrigeration technician registration or certification. |
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Relating to statutes of limitation and repose for certain claims arising out of residential construction. |
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Relating to state preemption of and the effect of certain state or federal law on certain municipal and county regulation. 3 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the automatic admission of students with a nontraditional secondary education to certain public institutions of higher education. |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Las Colinas. |
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Recognizing the Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy Foundation for their contributions to the fight against IgA nephropathy. |
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Recognizing the inaugural graduating class of the Aggie ACHIEVE program. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment. State Affairs |
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Relating to the adjudication and disposition of cases involving delinquent conduct, certain juvenile court proceedings, and planning and funding for services for children in the juvenile justice system. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of a county commissioners court to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by each taxing unit that taxes the property of the portion of the appraised value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of certain water conservation systems. Local Government |
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Relating to the authorization by referendum of an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties. Transportation |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in ad valorem tax appraisal records. Border Security |
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Relating to the recovery of exemplary damages based on a compensable death under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to vehicle safety inspections of certain travel trailers. Transportation |
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Relating to the consideration of a subsequent writ of habeas corpus in certain felony cases. State Affairs |
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Relating to the payment of certain costs associated with certain assignments of a statutory probate court judge. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability. State Affairs |
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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 |
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Relating to the exemption of hospitals from the diesel fuel tax. Finance |
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Relating to an exemption to the cancellation of a water right for nonuse. Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment of the private child care task force. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to sheriff's department civil service systems in certain counties. Local Government |
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Relating to creating the criminal offense of boating while intoxicated with a child passenger; changing the eligibility for deferred adjudication community supervision. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to certain contracts regarding airports operated by or on behalf of a local government. Transportation |
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Relating to daylight saving time. State Affairs |
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Relating to procedures governing declared disasters for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. State Affairs |
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Relating to changing the eligibility for mandatory supervision of an inmate serving a sentence for or previously convicted of certain assaults. Criminal Justice |
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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. State Affairs |
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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 |
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Relating to landlord and tenant dispute information reported by courts to the Texas Judicial Council and made accessible to the public. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the beneficiaries of trust funds paid or received in connection with an improvement on specific real property. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the procedures for the expunction of arrest records and files for persons who complete certain court programs or pretrial intervention programs. State Affairs |
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Relating to the diversion of certain foster youth from the juvenile justice system, including through emergency behavior intervention by certain persons providing foster care services. State Affairs |
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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 |
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Relating to housing certain inmates in state jail felony facilities. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a requirement that certain students, interns, residents, and fellows receiving a clinical education at public or nonprofit hospitals receive time off to undergo an annual comprehensive health examination. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. State Affairs |
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Relating to renewal of an appointment as a volunteer deputy registrar. State Affairs |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of an applicant for or a person protected by a protective order. State Affairs |
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Relating to the regulation of crafted precious metal. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain contracting requirements under the Medicaid managed care delivery model. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the establishment of a grocery access investment fund program. Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the authority of a fire department to remove certain personal property from a roadway or right-of-way. Transportation |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault. State Affairs |
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Relating to the powers, authorities, duties, and responsibilities of certain conservation and reclamation districts. Local Government |
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Relating to notice provided to purchasers of property and information filed with the county clerk by certain special districts. Local Government |
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Relating to criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator. State Affairs |
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Relating to asset forfeiture under the Code of Criminal Procedure. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts. Local Government |
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Relating to the regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems, including requiring a license for on-site sewage disposal system pumping technicians. Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the use of in-custody informant testimony in a criminal trial. State Affairs |
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Relating to the elections and operations of certain hospital districts. Local Government |
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Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files by a statutory county court. State Affairs |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in property tax appraisal records. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the confinement or detention of certain individuals in a county jail or other facility operated by or for the county and to the compensation to the county for the costs of that confinement or detention. Finance |
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Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits. Local Government |
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Relating to the payment of restitution by a person released on parole or to mandatory supervision. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by a charitable organization that is engaged in providing housing and related facilities and services to persons who are at least 62 years of age. Local Government |
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Relating to the enforcement of the rights of crime victims. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to dynamic message signs used in certain statewide alert systems. Transportation |
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Relating to a criminal justice system sentencing database established by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to provide department services on federal military property. Transportation |
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Relating to the improper use and treatment of an assistance animal or service animal; increasing a criminal penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the powers of certain public utility agencies; granting the power of eminent domain. Local Government |
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Relating to the office of the state long-term care ombudsman. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a study on the coverage of certain infants under Medicaid. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a study on the recidivism rate of defendants who complete a veterans treatment court program. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to certain deadlines and other timing factors affecting mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the procedure by which a regional water planning group is required to make the regional water plan prepared by the group available for public inspection. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to self-settled asset protection trusts. State Affairs |
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Relating to the duty of a school district to enter into an ad valorem tax abatement agreement under the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act for certain property. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the treatment of certain residence homesteads for purposes of the Tax Increment Financing Act. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the Texas First Early High School Completion Program and the Texas First Scholarship Program. Subcommittee on Higher Education |
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Relating to a study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute regarding the economic impact of navigation districts on the state and local economies. Transportation |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the authority of a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment and to victims' rights regarding a motion to grant a commutation. State Affairs |
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Relating to the compensation of a distributed renewable generation owner in certain areas outside of ERCOT. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the operation of a juvenile justice alternative education program by a county department of education. Education |
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Relating to the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant program. Subcommittee on Higher Education |
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Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of organized retail theft. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the establishment of a bullying prevention pilot program for public schools. Education |
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Relating to the authority of an emergency services district to provide preventive health care services. Local Government |
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Relating to the security of the electricity supply chain. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the use of revenue from that tax. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the authority of the board of directors to select a depository bank for the West Coke County Hospital District. Local Government |
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Relating to a central database containing information about offenders who have committed certain violent offenses. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 147; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and taxes. Local Government |
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Relating to the administration, powers, territory, and financing of the Garfield Municipal Utility District No. 1. Local Government |
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Relating to the creation of Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 252; 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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Relating to the creation of the North Grayson County Municipal Utility District No. 1; 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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Relating to the creation of the Williamson County Development District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Local Government |
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Relating to the creation of the Denton County Municipal Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain. Local Government |
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Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Local Government |
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Relating to the creation of the Fannin Farms Municipal Utility District of Fannin County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Local Government |
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Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 589; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Local Government |
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Relating to the creation of the Highland Park Municipal Utility District of Grayson County; 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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Relating to the powers and duties of the Stanley Lake Municipal Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes. Local Government |
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Relating to the name, powers, and duties of the 3 B&J Municipal Utility District. Local Government |
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Relating to the creation of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 49; 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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Relating to the conversion of the Legacy Water Control and Improvement District to the Legacy Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Local Government |
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Relating to the creation of the Blanton Creek Estates Municipal Utility District of Fannin County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Local Government |
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Relating to the board of directors and duties of the Gulf Coast Protection District. Finance |
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Relating to the board of directors and powers and duties of the Twinwood Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Local Government |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 3. Local Government |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 2. Local Government |
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Relating to the creation of the Mountain Springs Municipal Utility District of Cooke County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes. Local Government |
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Relating to the creation of the Elm Fork Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Cooke County; 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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Designating Granbury as the official Celebration Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2033. Administration |
Committee re-referral on the following: |
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Relating to licenses and similar documents issued by certain foreign governments. Re-referred from State Affairs to Border Security |
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