BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Thursday May 4, 2023 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the new transit amenity center at 207 W. 14th Street in the Capitol Complex the "Lead On! Transit Amenity" in honor of Justin Dart. Administration |
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Designating September 24 as Captain Henry T. Waskow Day for a 10-year period ending in 2033. Administration |
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Relating to the authority of the Roman Forest Public Utility District No. 4 for road projects; providing authority to issue bonds. Local Government |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of and use of money in the Grow Texas fund and allocating certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, and the state highway fund. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund, dedicating the money in that fund to benefit areas of the state significantly affected by oil and gas production, and providing for the transfer of certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, the state highway fund, the oil and gas regulation and cleanup account, the Texas emissions reduction plan fund, and the property tax relief fund. Finance |
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Relating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of a specialty trial court to hear certain cases; authorizing fees. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to child water safety requirements for certain organizations; authorizing disciplinary action, including an administrative penalty. Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment of a program for the issuance of digital identification. Transportation |
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Relating to limitation of certain liability of owners, lessees, and occupants of land in connection with livestock and agricultural land. State Affairs |
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Relating to privileged parking and the issuance of specialty license plates for certain classroom teachers and retired classroom teachers; imposing a fee. Transportation |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain information held by the Texas Education Agency. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the issuance of Central Catholic High School specialty license plates. Transportation |
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Relating to a landowner's bill of rights statement in connection with the acquisition of real property through eminent domain. State Affairs |
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Relating to the definition of a commercial fleet. Transportation |
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Relating to the annual base salary from the state of a district judge. Finance |
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Relating to creating a temporary educator certification for certain military service members. Education |
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Relating to copayments required by a health maintenance organization or preferred provider benefit plan for visiting physical therapists. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the enforcement and administration of certain protective orders. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the issuance of certain tags, permits, and license plates authorizing the movement of vehicles. Transportation |
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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. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of autoimmune diseases and certain blood disorders. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a campus of the Texas State Technical College System located in Ellis County. Subcommittee on Higher Education |
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Relating to coverage of additional living expenses under a residential property insurance policy. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the designation of liaison officers to assist certain students at public institutions of higher education who are parents. Subcommittee on Higher Education |
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Relating to the allocation of certain constitutional transfers of money to the economic stabilization fund, the state highway fund, and the Grow Texas fund and to the permissible uses of money deposited to the Grow Texas fund. Finance |
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Relating to health care benefits of persons wrongfully imprisoned. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the limitation of liability of a financial institution acquiring a trustee financial institution. State Affairs |
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Relating to a health literacy plan developed by the statewide health coordinating council and the inclusion of health literacy in the state health plan. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to funding of excess losses and operating expenses of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; authorizing an assessment; authorizing a surcharge. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the procedures governing the prosecution of misdemeanor offenses in the jurisdiction of the justice and municipal courts. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to instructional material and technology, the adoption of essential knowledge and skills for certain public school foundation curriculum subjects, and the extension of additional state aid to school districts for the provision of certain instructional materials; authorizing a fee. Education |
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Relating to requirements for beneficial tax treatment related to a leasehold or other possessory interest in a public facility used to provide multifamily housing. Local Government |
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Relating to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; authorizing fees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a special bill of review to reform a final judgment of forfeiture of a bail bond. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to rural development funds and insurance tax credits for certain investments in those funds; authorizing fees. Finance |
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Relating to vicarious liability of a transportation network company for acts of a driver using the company's digital network. State Affairs |
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Relating to the consequences of a criminal conviction on a person's eligibility for an occupational license. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the issuance of private activity bonds for qualified residential rental projects. Local Government |
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Relating to the Rita Littlefield Chronic Kidney Disease Centralized Resource Center established within the Health and Human Services Commission. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the operation of a hospital at home program by certain hospitals; authorizing a fee. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the procedures for acting on a permit or permit amendment application by a groundwater conservation district and the disqualification of board members of groundwater conservation districts. Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to reimbursement for jury service. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program. Subcommittee on Higher Education |
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Relating to the recovery of fuel and purchased power costs by electric utilities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the financial crimes intelligence center. Criminal Justice |
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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 regulation of massage therapists and massage establishments by political subdivisions. Business & Commerce |
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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 establishing a digital course materials pilot program. Subcommittee on Higher Education |
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Relating to the allocation of certain constitutional transfers of money to the economic stabilization fund, the state highway fund, the oil and gas regulation and cleanup account, the Texas emissions reduction plan fund, the property tax relief fund, and the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund and to the permissible uses of money deposited to the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund. Finance |
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Relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for certain work performed on certain private property. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the disbursement of money by a levee improvement district. Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the Licensed Professional Counselors Compact; authorizing fees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the confinement in a county jail of a person pending a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to compensation to a county for certain costs of confinement. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to public utility agencies; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments. Local Government |
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Relating to the duties and composition of the Specialty Courts Advisory Council. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to requirements related to refunds and credit provided under terminated debt cancellation agreements. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the production and regulation of hemp; providing an administrative penalty; requiring a permit to conduct certain research involving hemp; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense. Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by certain public safety employees and survivors of certain public safety employees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the dissolution of the Green Tree Park Municipal Utility District. Local Government |
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Relating to the provision of information regarding distributed generation and certain electrical loads. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium and the Texas Space Commission. Finance |
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Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax, the applicability and rates of that tax in certain counties, and the use of revenue from that tax. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the continuation and operation of certain health care provider participation programs in this state. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to health benefit coverage for general anesthesia in connection with certain pediatric dental services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the expiration and extension of certain provisions relating to engaging outside council for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission matters. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to expanding access to the protective order registry and the inclusion of certain information regarding a person who is the subject of a protective order in that registry. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the operation of a program by the Texas Department of Transportation to allow a real property owner to plant or replace vegetation in a right-of-way. Transportation |
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Relating to combating human trafficking by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain retired firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical services providers to purchase continued health benefits coverage. Local Government |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of credit card or debit card information. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the issuance of bonds by certain local government corporations. Local Government |
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Relating to certain disability and death benefits payable by the public retirement systems for police and fire fighters in certain municipalities. Finance |
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Relating to associate judges for guardianship proceedings and protective services proceedings in certain courts. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to a study conducted by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas on the feasibility of offering alternative service retirement benefits to peace officers who are members of the retirement system. Finance |
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Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator in public schools. Education |
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Relating to the suspension of a money judgment pending appeal in a civil action. Finance |
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Relating to the Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding apprenticeship opportunities in this state for emerging and high-demand industries. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to employment and retirement consequences for an educator convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor. Finance |
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Relating to the qualified allocation plan and manual adopted for the allocation of low income housing tax credits. Local Government |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain entities for services and commodity items provided by the Department of Information Resources and statewide technology centers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to authorize and finance certain venue projects and to use municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain of those projects; authorizing the imposition of a tax. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the use of the revenue derived from the municipal hotel occupancy tax by certain municipalities and to the rate at which that tax is imposed by those municipalities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Nacogdoches County Hospital District. Local Government |
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Relating to programs established and funded under the Texas emissions reduction plan. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to a study on mental health services provided to veterans through the Texas Veterans Commission. Veteran Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment and administration of the Water Technical Assistance Consortium by the Texas Water Development Board. Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Subcommittee on Higher Education |
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Relating to the establishment of the Texas Students with Disabilities Scholarship Program for certain students at public institutions of higher education. Subcommittee on Higher Education |
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Relating to an agreed divorce order in a suit for dissolution of marriage. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 6; 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 Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 227; 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 Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 223; 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. 597; 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 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. Local Government |
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Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 48; 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 Prairie View Municipal Management 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 Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 57; 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 Grimes County Municipal Utility District No. 3; 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 Winnie as the official Rice Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2033. Administration |