Senate Floor Action for 5/18/2023

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Thursday

May 18, 2023




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


HJR 125 (CS)Ashby/ et al. SP: Huffman/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the broadband infrastructure fund to expand high-speed broadband access and assist in the financing of connectivity projects.


HB 9 (CS)Ashby/ Hunter/ Hernandez/ Bonnen/ Longoria/ et al. SP: Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services.

2 Floor Amendments


HB 54 (CS)Thompson, Senfronia/ Lalani/ Davis/ Rose/ Morales, Christina/ et al. SP: Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities.


HB 387 (LC)Bell, Cecil SP: King

Relating to the Texas State Guard uniform and insignia fund.


HB 627 (LC)Harris, Cody SP: Nichols

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to the surviving spouse of a posthumous recipient of certain awards.


HB 628 (LC)Harris, Cody/ Gamez SP: Nichols

Relating to issuance of specialty license plates to honor fallen law enforcement officers.


HB 639 (LC)Lozano SP: LaMantia

Relating to the number of temporary licenses to conduct bingo issued to certain authorized organizations in a calendar year.


HB 671 (LC)González, Mary/ Lopez, Ray/ Garcia/ Bailes/ et al. SP: Eckhardt/ et al.

Relating to a veterans suicide prevention campaign.


HB 844 (LC)Patterson/ Thierry/ Leach SP: Paxton/ et al.

Relating to crime victims' compensation for criminally injurious conduct in connection with trafficking of persons.


HB 1034 (CS) (LC)Stucky SP: Parker

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


HB 1184 (LC)Rose SP: Johnson

Relating to access to criminal history record information for use in certain research or statistical projects.


HB 1427 (LC)Campos/ Bernal/ Garcia/ Morales Shaw SP: Bettencourt/ et al.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of harassment.


HB 1527 (CS) (LC)Oliverson/ et al. SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the relationship between dentists and certain employee benefit plans and health insurers.


HB 1558 (LC)Johnson, Ann SP: Whitmire

Relating to the extension or amendment of deed restrictions in certain older subdivisions.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 1631 (LC)Paul SP: Middleton/ et al.

Relating to hours of service by an election watcher.


HB 1710 (CS) (LC)Canales SP: Hinojosa

Relating to notice provided to a court regarding a defendant confined in a state jail felony facility.


HB 1769 (LC)Meyer/ Morales, Eddie/ Metcalf SP: Alvarado

Relating to the statute of limitations for certain offenses committed against children.


HB 1817 (LC)Capriglione SP: Hancock

Relating to the validity of a contract for which a disclosure of interested parties is required.


HB 1825 Turner/ Cook SP: Birdwell

Relating to the consumption, possession, and sale of alcoholic beverages at certain performing arts facilities owned by certain school districts.


HB 1911 (LC)Burrows SP: Perry

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


HB 2154 (LC)Morales, Eddie SP: Flores

Relating to the adoption of physical fitness programs and standards for law enforcement officers employed by the office of the attorney general.


HB 2194 (CS) (LC)Ordaz/ Button/ King, Ken/ Burrows/ Longoria/ et al. SP: Hughes

Relating to establishing a "Made in Texas" labeling program.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 2291 (LC)Slawson/ Holland/ Ashby/ et al. SP: Birdwell

Relating to the carrying or possession of a handgun by certain retired judges and justices.


HB 2416 (CS)Paul/ Thompson, Ed SP: Alvarado/ et al.

Relating to creation of the gulf coast protection trust fund to be administered by the General Land Office.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 2454 (CS) (LC)Guillen/ Plesa/ et al. SP: Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the unlawful acquisition of certain weapons; creating a criminal offense.


HB 2499 (LC)Bell, Cecil SP: Creighton/ et al.

Relating to designating June 28 as Special Forces Day.


HB 2660 (LC)Oliverson/ Hull/ Jones, Jolanda/ et al. SP: Hughes

Relating to the duties of a law enforcement agency regarding missing children and missing persons.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 2800 (LC)Paul/ Morales, Eddie SP: Paxton

Relating to meetings of a county election board.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 2867 (LC)Howard SP: Eckhardt

Relating to the date of dissolution of the Save Historic Muny District.


HB 2879 Oliverson/ Morales, Eddie/ Bell, Keith/ et al. SP: Bettencourt

Relating to venue in certain actions involving a contract for an improvement to real property.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 2897 (LC)Walle SP: Whitmire

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of theft of service.


HB 3025 (LC)Vasut/ Ramos/ et al. SP: Middleton

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offenses of aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping, and interference with child custody.


HB 3059 (CS)King, Tracy O. SP: Perry/ et al.

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

2 Floor Amendments


HB 3162 (LC)Klick/ Bonnen/ Raymond/ Frank/ Oliverson/ et al. SP: Springer/ et al.

Relating to advance directives, do-not-resuscitate orders, and health care treatment decisions made by or on behalf of certain patients, including a review of directives and decisions.


HB 3186 (LC)Leach/ Garcia/ Morales Shaw SP: Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to youth diversion strategies and procedures for children accused of certain fine-only offenses in municipal and justice courts and related criminal justice matters; authorizing fees.


HB 3553 (LC)Thierry/ Shaheen/ Moody/ Jetton/ Cook/ et al. SP: Whitmire/ et al.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of trafficking of persons if committed at certain locations.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 3554 (LC)Thierry/ Shaheen/ Moody/ Jetton/ Cook/ et al. SP: Whitmire

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of trafficking of persons if committed at certain locations.


HB 3660 (LC)Vasut/ Cain SP: Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals under certain circumstances.


HB 4034 (CS)Johnson, Julie/ Rose/ Bryant/ González, Jessica/ Frazier/ et al. SP: Johnson

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


HB 4421 (LC)Wilson/ Garcia SP: Hall

Relating to qualifications for and limitations on awarding the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 4528 (LC)Wilson SP: Whitmire

Relating to the requirement that a peace officer take possession of a person's driver's license following the person's failure to pass or refusal to consent to a test for intoxication.


HB 4906 (LC)Hefner SP: West

Relating to the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications by certain peace officers.


HB 5195 (LC)Thompson, Senfronia/ et al. SP: Johnson/ et al.

Relating to the services provided to certain children detained in a juvenile detention facility.


HB 5394 (LC)Bell, Cecil SP: Creighton

Relating to the powers, duties, territory, and governance of the Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District.


The Senate suspended the regular order, read third time and finally passed:


HB 63 Swanson/ Noble/ Hull/ Oliverson/ Klick/ et al. SP: Sparks/ et al.

Relating to reports of child abuse or neglect and certain preliminary investigations of those reports.


HB 246 Swanson/ Smith/ et al. SP: Bettencourt/ et al.

Relating to establishing a pilot program for recording ballot counting activity.


HB 2026 Darby/ Raney/ González, Mary/ Stucky/ Rogers/ et al. SP: LaMantia/ et al.

Relating to the Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program.

1 Floor Amendment


The Senate suspended the regular order, read the second time, and passed to third reading:


HJR 132 Hefner/ Meyer/ Vasut/ Burrows/ Raymond/ et al. SP: Hughes/ et al.

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


HB 2138 Kacal/ Bailes/ Morales, Eddie SP: Bettencourt

Relating to the sale of charitable raffle tickets by certain nonprofit wildlife conservation associations.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 5180 (CS) (LC)Wilson/ Bucy/ et al. SP: Hughes/ et al.

Relating to the public inspection of election records.


The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and postponed:


HB 3104 Anderson SP: Parker/ et al.

Relating to the temporary exemption of certain tangible personal property related to certain connected data center projects from sales and use taxes.


The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 545 Middleton

Recognizing Wallace R. Hogan on the occasion of his retirement.


SR 568 Johnson

Recognizing RIGHT Care Program for its contributions to mental health care.


Committee referral on the following:


HB 1598 Darby SP: Perry

Relating to local government and other political subdivision regulation of certain solid waste facilities.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 3686 Jones, Jolanda SP: Huffman

Relating to the automatic expunction of arrest records and files after certain controlled substance offense charges are dismissed.

Criminal Justice


Committee re-referral on the following:


HB 2850 Smith/ Cook SP: Hughes

Relating to discovery procedures for civil actions brought under the Family Code.

Re-referred from Jurisprudence to State Affairs


HB 4456 Harris, Cody

Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a school district.

Re-referred from Education to Local Government


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