BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Friday March 3, 2023 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and 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 amount. Local Government |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment creating a university research fund to support emerging research universities in The University of Texas System or The Texas A&M University System and disqualifying all component institutions of those university systems from receiving money from the national research university fund. Subcommittee on Higher Education |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for the denial of bail to a person accused of committing a trafficking or sexual offense against a child while released on bail for committing a similar offense. Criminal Justice |
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Extending the deadline for the automatic rescission of certain applications made by the Texas Legislature to the United States Congress to call a national convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for proposing any amendment to that constitution. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to establish a limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes. Local Government |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit a court from issuing an opinion without disclosing the judge who authored the opinion. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes is the market value of the property for the first year that the owner qualified the property for a homestead exemption or, if the owner purchased the property, the purchase price of the property. Local Government |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to raise the maximum allowable amount of money in the economic stabilization fund and provide that certain income from investments of that fund is to be retained in that fund. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for legislative review and approval of state agency rules. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district, 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 amount, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue. Local Government |
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Relating to supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations. Finance |
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Relating to civil actions or arbitrations involving transportation network companies. State Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment of the Texas Leadership Scholars Program to serve as a merit-based scholarship and leadership opportunity for high-achieving, emerging leaders with financial need. Subcommittee on Higher Education |
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Relating to the definition of a motorcycle. Transportation |
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Relating to presumption for an offense to accessible parking. Transportation |
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Relating to the provision of certain intensive outpatient services and partial hospitalization services under Medicaid. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the establishment of the Texas Do-Not-Sell Registry for firearms; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to the employment of certified school counselors by school districts. Education |
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Relating to monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain relative or designated caregivers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to municipal civil service for fire fighters and police officers. Local Government |
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Relating to requiring a thirty day waiting period before a person less than 21 years of age may purchase a firearm; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of a bulk ammunition database. State Affairs |
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Relating to gun storage and safety measures; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. State Affairs |
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Relating to liability insurance for firearm ownership. State Affairs |
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Relating to the requirements for the purchase of ammunition; creating an offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to the procedure for closing a polling place. State Affairs |
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Relating to vehicle monitoring technology installed on certain motor vehicles. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to meetings of the board of directors of a municipal utility district. Local Government |
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Relating to the adoption and voidability of certain rules proposed by a state agency. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the training of and the provision of acupuncture services by an acudetox specialist. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the prohibited sale of flavored cigarettes, e- cigarettes, and tobacco products and administrative penalties for the prohibited sales. State Affairs |
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Relating to the determination of a majority vote in certain elections. State Affairs |
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Relating to legislative leave for certain peace officers commissioned by the Parks and Wildlife Department. State Affairs |
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Relating to the admission to public schools of children unlawfully present in the United States and the eligibility of those children for the benefits of the available school fund and Foundation School Program. Education |
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Relating to authorizing certain election precincts to consolidate. State Affairs |
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Relating to the use of blockchain technology for financing statements and related records filed with the secretary of state. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain temporary sales by a mixed beverage permit holder. State Affairs |
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Relating to the self-directed and semi-independent status of the State Securities Board; authorizing fees. Finance |
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Relating to the protection of personally identifiable student information and the use of covered information by an operator or educational entity; authorizing a civil and administrative penalty. Education |
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Relating to the notice and compensation a municipality must provide before revoking the right to use property for a use that was allowed before the adoption of or change to a zoning regulation or boundary. Local Government |
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Relating to the publication of opinions by a court. State Affairs |
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Relating to remote vehicle disabling technology capable of being activated or engaged by a motor vehicle manufacturer or governmental entity; creating criminal offenses. Transportation |
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Relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility and to the prohibition of the candidate's placement on the ballot. State Affairs |
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Relating to the definition of a governmental body for the purposes of the public information law. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain officers of a political subdivision authorized to impose a tax or issue bonds to hold at the same time certain other offices. Local Government |
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Relating to the retention by a managed care organization of certain money recovered as a result of a fraud or abuse investigation under Medicaid or the child health plan program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to certain agreements with collective bargaining organizations related to certain publicly funded public work contracts. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to eligibility for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Subcommittee on Higher Education |
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Relating to the issuance by certain conservation and reclamation districts of bonds for the development and maintenance of recreational facilities. Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to statutes of limitation and repose for certain claims arising out of residential construction. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities and counties and the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to establishment of the disaster identification system for a declared state of disaster. Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to an adjustment for certain school districts under the public school finance system for revenue lost due to the use of the state value of the district's taxable value of property determined by the comptroller of public accounts. Education |
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Relating to publication of notices by a governmental entity on the Internet websites of a newspaper and the Texas Press Association. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the commitment order for individuals with intellectual disabilities who are committed to state supported living centers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the disclosure of certain health care cost information by certain health care facilities; authorizing an administrative penalty. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the election date for the authorization of the issuance of bonds or a tax increase. State Affairs |
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Relating to creating a criminal offense for damaging certain critical infrastructure facilities and providing for the prosecution of that conduct as manslaughter in certain circumstances; increasing a criminal penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the permissible uses of the school safety allotment and the creation of a mental health allotment under the Foundation School Program. Education |
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Relating to the creation of a revolving loan program to fund the purchase by historically underutilized businesses of certain bonds required for public work contracts. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the attorney general's defense of a district or county attorney against certain lawsuits in federal court. State Affairs |
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Relating to the award of scholarship money by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy to certain accounting students. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain tax and fee collection procedures and taxpayer suits. Finance |
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Relating to the determination of compensation and reporting requirements for the franchise tax. Finance |
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Relating to a statewide standing order prescribing opioid antagonists. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the release on parole of certain youthful offenders; changing parole eligibility. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to repealing the coordinated strategic plan for health and human services in this state, including related conforming amendments. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of United States Highway 59 in Harris County as the Deputy Sheriff Darren Almendarez Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the prohibited release by a public agency of personal affiliation information regarding the members, supporters, or volunteers of or donors to certain nonprofit organizations; creating a criminal offense. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain prohibited transactions between an open-enrollment charter school and an abortion provider or affiliate of the provider. State Affairs |
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Relating to state savings and government efficiency achieved through a taxpayer savings grant program administered by the comptroller of public accounts. Education |
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Relating to the authority of the board of trustees of a school district to exclude the use of district buildings as polling places and to the designation of days a school district campus is used as a polling place as staff development days. State Affairs |
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Relating to the distribution of the opioid abatement trust account. Finance |
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Relating to civil liability arising from a firearm hold agreement. State Affairs |
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Relating to maintenance and production of electronic public information under the public information law. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to paid leave by certain state employees for the birth or adoption of a child. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain offenses relating to the possession of marihuana, certain tetrahydrocannabinols, certain synthetic cannabinoids, and drug paraphernalia; imposing a fee. State Affairs |
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Relating to the affirmative defense to prosecution for a criminal offense for persons acting under duress. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain correctional officers and jailers. Subcommittee on Higher Education |
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Relating to a study and report by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute on replacing buyer's temporary tags with permanent license plates. Transportation |
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Relating to the compensation and professional representation of certain students participating in University Interscholastic League activities or in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education. Education |
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Relating to a poll watcher presenting proof of identification at the polling place. State Affairs |
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Relating to increasing criminal penalties for the offense of criminal mischief involving certain damage to residential gas meters. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to prohibiting the requirement of cable or Internet service in certain residential leases. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the procedures for the issuance of a personal identification certificate to a person whose driver's license is surrendered. State Affairs |
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Relating to the procedure for the adoption of an ad valorem tax rate by a taxing unit. Local Government |
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Relating to the definition of debt for the purposes of calculating certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit. Local Government |
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Relating to the repeal of provisions providing for the calculation and effect of a de minimis ad valorem tax rate. Local Government |
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Relating to safety training for certain public school extracurricular activities. Education |
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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 |
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Relating to a handbook on parental rights in education and training requirements on parental rights in education for a member of the board of trustees of a school district. Education |
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Relating to parental access to public school instructional materials and tests. Education |
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Relating to disclosure under the public information law of information related to a competitive matter involving the provision of cable, Internet, or broadband services by a public power utility. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of crafted precious metal. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the method of providing notice for certain municipal zoning changes. Local Government |
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Relating to the authority of a local government to regulate evictions. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to reporting requirements regarding recovery audits of payments made to vendors by state agencies. Finance |
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Relating to the establishment of the TexMesonet Hydrometeorology Network and creation of the TexMesonet Advisory Committee. Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain biomarker testing. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to elimination of the countywide polling place program. State Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment of a crime laboratory portal by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to establishing the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program and creating an allotment and outcomes bonus under the Foundation School Program to support the program. Education |
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Relating to the process of applying for a place on a ballot. State Affairs |
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Relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility on the basis of failure to pay a filing fee or submit a petition in lieu of a filing fee. State Affairs |
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Relating to a ballot proposition on the manner of election for members of the board of trustees of a school district. Education |
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Relating to a report on recidivism rates. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the publication of certain photographs of human remains by first responders, coroners, medical examiners, and certain other employees for a purpose other than an official purpose; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to requiring approved alcohol seller training programs to include training on recognizing and treating opioid-related drug overdoses. State Affairs |
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Relating to the requirement that providers of active shooter training at public schools and institutions of higher education obtain a certificate issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. Education |
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Relating to decreasing the state sales and use tax rate. Finance |
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Relating to the regulation of electric vehicle supply equipment; requiring an occupational registration; authorizing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the operation of electric vehicle charging stations. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to disclosure requirements for health care provider directories maintained by certain health benefit plan issuers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the adoption of physical fitness programs and standards for law enforcement officers employed by the office of the attorney general. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the minimum instruction requirement for the boater education program and the disposition and use of money received by the Parks and Wildlife Department from the boater education program. Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain criminal offenses involving material or conduct that may be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to establishing residency for purposes of admission into public schools. Education |
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Relating to regulation of massage therapists and massage establishments by political subdivisions. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to requiring the denial of bail to a person accused of committing certain trafficking or sexual offenses against a child while released on bail for committing a similar offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the franchise and insurance premium tax credit for the certified rehabilitation of certified historic structures. Finance |
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Relating to restrictions on the use and disclosure of certain genetic material and genetic information; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to periodic rate adjustments by electric utilities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the consideration of employee compensation and benefits in establishing the rates of electric utilities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate an energy source or engine. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to increasing the per person admission fee imposed on sexually oriented businesses. Finance |
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Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes. Local Government |
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Relating to the automatic expunction of arrest records and files for certain public safety employees who successfully complete a public safety employees treatment court program. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the handling of bids on certain contracts for highway projects. Transportation |
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Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for the repair, remodeling, or maintenance of aircraft. Finance |
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Relating to the establishment and posting of the maximum loads permitted on certain bridges. Transportation |
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Relating to preventative health care and public health; authorizing a civil penalty. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to immunization requirements and documentation, including adverse event tracking following the administration of vaccines and booster doses. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to prohibited COVID-19 vaccine mandates and vaccination status discrimination. State Affairs |
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Relating to the adoption of rules concerning certain on-site sewage disposal systems. Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the required number of minutes of instructional time to be provided by a juvenile justice alternative education program. Education |
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Relating to civil liability for, governmental health plan coverage of, and public funding for gender modification procedures and treatments. State Affairs |
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Relating to the regulation of bulk-power system equipment by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to studies or surveys on children's sexual behavior conducted at or by a public primary or secondary school, a public institution of higher education, a prescription drug manufacturer, a research entity, or another person; creating criminal offenses; imposing civil penalties. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to oyster certificates of location and the closure of oyster beds; authorizing a fee. Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the eligibility of an injured employee for lifetime income benefits under the workers' compensation system. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the tort of public nuisance. State Affairs |
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Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained. Finance |
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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 establishing a committee to develop school safety and security rules and standards for newly constructed school facilities. Education |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain at-risk developments to receive low income housing tax credits. Local Government |
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Relating to processes to address election irregularities; providing a civil penalty. State Affairs |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage of a transplant of an organ that originated from or is transplanted in a country known to have participated in organ harvesting. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to unlawful employment practices based on sexual harassment, including complaints and civil actions arising from those practices. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to prohibiting oral releases for automobile insurance claims. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the reimbursement and payment of claims by certain health benefit plan issuers for telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to criminal offenses for the creation or distribution of certain misleading images and videos; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals with jurisdiction over certain civil cases, the compensation of the justices of that court, and the jurisdiction of the courts of appeals in this state; authorizing fees. Jurisprudence |
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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 funding and activities of the Texas Produced Water Consortium. Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the documentation required for the purchase of certain timber products; creating a criminal offense. Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to gas utility alternative gas expenses and infrastructure investments. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the authority of a natural gas local distribution company to offer energy conservation programs. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to a uniform coordination of benefits questionnaire for health benefit plans. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the compensation of an election judge or clerk. State Affairs |
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Relating to the definition of marketplace seller for purposes of sales and use taxes. Finance |
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Relating to requirements for a trial in the contest of an election on a proposed constitutional amendment. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of a new university in Nacogdoches, Texas, within The University of Texas System; abolishing Stephen F. Austin State University. Subcommittee on Higher Education |
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Relating to the directors and administration of the Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 3; creating a criminal offense. Local Government |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and local government corporations to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects and project-associated infrastructure. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the university research fund and eligibility to receive money from the national research university fund. Subcommittee on Higher Education |
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Relating to the punishment for the offense of indecent exposure; increasing a criminal penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the adoption of political shareholder proposals by insurers and insurer holding companies. State Affairs |
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Relating to the computation of and total revenue exemption for the franchise tax. Finance |
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Relating to requiring the inclusion of certain proposals in reports on the actuarial experience of the Employees Retirement System of Texas and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. Finance |
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Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Bastrop County. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts. Education |
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Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes. Local Government |
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Relating to the filing and publishing of lobbyist activity reports. State Affairs |
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Relating to the consideration of certain information by a parole panel in determining whether to release an inmate on parole. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the removal of restrictions on funding and payment of costs for certain full-time online educational programs; authorizing a fee. Education |
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Relating to the County Court at Law of Aransas County. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the interstate voter registration crosscheck program. State Affairs |
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Relating to the amendment of an existing comprehensive development agreement for a portion of State Highway 130. Transportation |
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Relating to local school health advisory councils and human sexuality instruction provided by public schools. Education |
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Relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who are or were in foster care. Subcommittee on Higher Education |
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Relating to the period for which a pesticide must be registered. Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to facilities and construction machinery used to respond to power outages. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the payment of gas customer rate relief charges imposed for costs related to Winter Storm Uri. Finance |