BILLS REFERRED TODAY

Tuesday

April 18, 2023

Committee referral on the following:

Relating to the creation of the Martindale Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Caldwell County, Texas; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government

Relating to the exemption from registration fees of certain vehicles used by nonprofit disaster relief organizations.

Transportation

Relating to the use of community health workers in Medicaid managed care.

Health & Human Services

Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain public school students with disabilities.

Education

Relating to notaries public; increasing the amount of certain fees.

State Affairs

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of trafficking of persons.

Criminal Justice

Relating to the powers and duties of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

State Affairs

Relating to the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance or marihuana causing death or serious bodily injury; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice

Relating to a study on state land use to facilitate health and wellness for veterans.

Veteran Affairs

Relating to analyzing and mitigating transportation security threats in this state.

Transportation

Relating to discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race.

State Affairs

Relating to education and training for peace officers on interacting with persons with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

Criminal Justice

Relating to an exemption from the severance tax for gas produced from certain wells that is consumed on site and would otherwise have been lawfully vented or flared.

Finance

Relating to determining the student enrollment of a public school that allows non-enrolled students to participate in University Interscholastic League activities for purposes of assigning a University Interscholastic League classification.

Education

Relating to the statewide interagency aging services coordinating council.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of certain information regarding conditions of bond for stalking offenses.

Criminal Justice

Relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities and counties.

Local Government

Relating to prohibiting the suspension of a person's driver's license or extension of the period of a driver's license suspension for certain driving while license invalid convictions; authorizing a fee.

Transportation

Relating to the composition of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

Health & Human Services

Relating to approval of certain land development applications by a municipality or county.

Local Government

Relating to the provision of property owners' association insurance by the FAIR Plan Association in certain areas.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the authority of entities regulated by the Texas Department of Insurance to conduct business electronically.

Business & Commerce

Relating to construction of certain laws prohibiting discrimination, distinctions, inducements, rebates, and certain other conduct related to property and casualty insurance.

Business & Commerce

Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to attend mental health care appointments.

Education

Relating to the licensing of marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapist associates, professional counselors, professional counselor associates, and social workers, including certain out-of-state applicants.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the ability of a local authority to designate school crossing zones and school crosswalks at high school campuses located in certain municipalities.

Transportation

Relating to the content of a public school campus improvement plan.

Education

Relating to the applicability of certain municipal governmental requirements on an agricultural operation.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Relating to the authority to approve change orders for certain municipal contracts.

Local Government

Relating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain telecommunicators.

Criminal Justice

Relating to juveniles committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

Criminal Justice

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Office of State-Federal Relations.

Business & Commerce

Relating to performance criteria for the award of adult education and literacy funds.

Natural Resources & Economic Development

Relating to strategies to increase the availability of child-care and prekindergarten programs.

Natural Resources & Economic Development

Relating to certain offenses regarding parking privileges of veterans with disabilities.

Veteran Affairs

Relating to the operation of political parties.

State Affairs

Relating to the right of an insured to enter into a contract with a public insurance adjuster.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the punishment for the offense of indecent exposure; increasing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice

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

Health & Human Services

Relating to the establishment of the commercial oyster mariculture advisory board.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

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

State Affairs

Relating to the licensing requirements for certain operators of wastewater systems and public water systems.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway.

Transportation

Relating to the filing of an annual audit report by a title insurance company, title insurance agent, or direct operation.

Business & Commerce

Relating to capital stock requirements for certain insurance companies.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of forgery.

Criminal Justice

Relating to supplemental pay for members of the Texas military forces suffering an economic hardship as a result of serving on military duty.

Veteran Affairs

Relating to the exemption from jury service for persons over a certain age.

State Affairs

Relating to the qualifications of statistical agents for the commissioner of insurance.

Business & Commerce

Relating to designating September 30 as Vanessa Guillén Day.

Veteran Affairs

Relating to the selection and administration of an appraisal review board in certain counties; authorizing a fee.

Local Government

Relating to the availability of dates of birth under the public information law.

Business & Commerce

Relating to filing death benefits claims under the workers' compensation system.

Business & Commerce

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

Education

Relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities.

Local Government

Relating to the verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners.

Veteran Affairs

Relating to the establishment of the TexMesonet Hydrometeorology Network and creation of the TexMesonet Advisory Committee.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Relating to the issuance of Antarctica Service Medal specialty license plates.

Transportation

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 49 in Titus County as the Titus County WWI Veterans Memorial Highway.

Transportation

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm to Market Road 2348 in Titus County as the Army Staff Sergeant Clay Allen Craig Memorial Bridge.

Transportation

Relating to consideration of the location of a bidder's principal place of business in certain municipality contracts.

Local Government

Relating to the renewal of certain expired certificates issued by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection; authorizing a fee.

Local Government