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Daily House Calendar

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

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********** MAJOR STATE CALENDAR **********
HOUSE BILLS
SECOND READING

HB 1500             Bell, Keith / Canales / Hull / Kitzman / Shaheen

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Information Resources, including the composition of the governing body of the department.


********** CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS CALENDAR **********
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
SECOND READING

HJR 7               Harris / et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund.

HJR 112             Frank / Leach / Capriglione / et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right of parents to raise their children.


********** GENERAL STATE CALENDAR **********
HOUSE BILLS
SECOND READING

HB 34               Metcalf / Hefner / Bonnen / Capriglione / et al.

Relating to prohibiting the investment of state money in certain countries and in certain private business entities in those countries.

HB 133              Lopez, Janie / Bonnen / Hefner / Guillen / et al.

Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression.

HB 112              Button / Capriglione / Hunter / Bonnen / Ordaz / et al.

Relating to the creation and operation of a science park district in certain counties.

HB 119              Gerdes / Bonnen / Capriglione / Metcalf / Troxclair / et al.

Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities;  providing a civil penalty.

HB 128              Orr / Hefner / McLaughlin / et al.

Relating to certain sister-city agreements between governmental entities and foreign countries and communities.

HB 130              Bonnen / Orr / et al.

Relating to genetic information security for residents of this state; providing a civil penalty; providing a private cause of action.

HB 132              Lopez, Ray / Dorazio / et al.

Relating to the confidentiality of information used to prevent, detect, respond to, or investigate a hostile act of a foreign adversary of the United States.

HB 2756             Thompson / Ward Johnson

Relating to training on de-escalation, crisis intervention, and behavioral health for correctional officers and certain other employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 166              Capriglione

Relating to committing the criminal offense of endangering a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual by engaging in certain conduct involving a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

HB 406              Ordaz

Relating to notification of the execution of certain local economic development agreements by a municipality or county to local workforce development boards.

HB 186              Patterson / Fairly / González, Mary / Bell, Keith / et al.

Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children.

HB 271              González, Mary / Manuel

Relating to a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding enrollment and success in higher education for students with disabilities.

HB 331              Patterson / Simmons / Perez, Mary Ann / Longoria / Lujan / et al.

Relating to certain presumptions applicable to claims for benefits or compensation for certain medical conditions brought by certain first responders.

HB 380              Guillen / Cook / Rodríguez Ramos / Bumgarner / et al.

Relating to certain statutes of limitations for criminal offenses, including the statute of limitations for the offense of improper relationship between educator and student, and to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements for the offense of improper relationship between educator and student.

HB 1583             Hull

Relating to the peace officer's notification of emergency detention form for persons evidencing mental illness and retention of that form.

HB 1584             Hull / Metcalf

Relating to the creation of a list of priority facilities by electric utilities.

HB 1819             Lopez, Ray

Relating to the administration of a grant program to support community mental health programs assisting veterans and their families.

HB 621              Patterson

Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residents related to governmental officials or candidates for political office.

HB 303              Vasut / et al.

Relating to the authority of a Type A or Type B general-law municipality to change to a Type C general-law municipality.

HB 552              González, Mary

Relating to a study by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to determine standards for the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of certain agricultural land used to raise or keep bees.

HB 366              Phelan

Relating to required disclosures on certain political advertising that contains altered media; creating a criminal offense.

HB 463              Jones, Jolanda / Curry / Little / LaHood / Plesa / et al.

Relating to certain pretrial hearings for defendants charged with certain controlled substance offenses and the expunction of all records and files related to arrests for certain controlled substance offenses.

HB 1211             Lujan / Bhojani / Lalani / LaHood / González, Mary / et al.

Relating to 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.

HB 1327             Harless

Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.

HB 1461             Frank

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.

HB 923              Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra / Leach

Relating to the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel.

HB 1760             Leach / Cook / Leo Wilson

Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.

HB 2043             Lambert / Capriglione

Relating to the regulation of earned wage access services; requiring an occupational registration; imposing fees.

HB 2467             VanDeaver

Relating to the compensation and benefits for certain peace officers commissioned by the state fire marshal.

HB 5333             Bonnen

Relating to the establishment of the STEM Excellence Graduate Fellowship program.

HB 5265             Wilson

Relating to the Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund.

HB 1592             Plesa / Ashby

Relating to an alert system for dangerous plant and wildlife pests and diseases administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

HB 1576             Oliverson / et al.

Relating to a grant program for hurricane and windstorm loss mitigation for single-family residential property.

HB 1552             Paul / Rodríguez Ramos

Relating to changing the name of the offense of child pornography to child sexual abuse material and to updating references to conform to that terminology.

HB 2018             Ashby / Flores / et al.

Relating to the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program.

HB 3511             Anchía

Relating to the participation of electric vehicles in the ERCOT market.

HB 1781             González, Mary / VanDeaver / Geren / Harless / LaHood

Relating to the Texas Livestock and Rodeo Education and Continuation Grant Program.

HB 2013             Bell, Cecil

Relating to the authority of certain property owners' associations to prohibit or restrict the keeping of chickens.

HB 2340             Metcalf

Relating to the qualifications, communications, and recordkeeping of a child custody evaluator and the admissibility of a child custody evaluation under certain circumstances.

HB 2349             Darby

Relating to exempting certain transactions from regulation by the Texas Real Estate Commission.

HB 2508             Turner / Button

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a qualifying condition or disease.

HB 2970             Paul / Martinez / Perez, Mary Ann / Cain / et al.

Relating to the implementation of projects by the Gulf Coast Protection District.

HB 2520             Johnson / Cain / Olcott / Simmons / Leo Wilson

Relating to the open meetings law.

HB 865              Moody

Relating to civil liability arising from a firearm hold agreement.

HB 2851             Howard

Relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated application service.

HB 3385             King / González, Mary / Troxclair

Relating to the promotion and sale of wine produced in this state; creating a farm winery permit; authorizing a fee.

HB 3336             Buckley / Harris / Troxclair / Hickland

Relating to an alcoholic beverage tax credit for certain liquor or malt beverage byproducts donated for agricultural use in this state.

HB 3529             McQueeney / Harless

Relating to the temporary sale of alcoholic beverages at certain racing facilities.

HB 3309             Canales

Relating to the use of automated traffic control systems by local authorities and law enforcement agencies.

HB 1127             Gámez / Guerra

Relating to the promotion of breast-feeding and the prohibition against interference with or restriction of the right to breast-feed.

HB 1232             Turner

Relating to the reporting of violations of law under the whistleblower protection laws.

HB 1397             Harris / Metcalf

Relating to the care, custody, and display of the letter known as the victory or death letter, the Texas Constitution, and the Texas Declaration of Independence.

HB 4236             Martinez Fischer / Meyer / Turner / Capriglione / Noble

Relating to the creation of a task force to evaluate the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.

HB 1804             Tepper

Relating to compliance with the filing requirements of certain reports of political contributions and expenditures and financial statements, including as a qualification for public elective office; providing an administrative penalty.

HB 1926             Darby

Relating to organization of, meetings of, and voting by condominium unit owners' associations and property owners' associations.

HB 4041             Morales, Eddie

Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to impose an administrative penalty on a propane distribution system retailer.

HB 1965             Garcia, Josey / Dorazio / Lopez, Janie

Relating to a study on mental health services provided to veterans through the Texas Veterans Commission.

HB 1964             Spiller / Harris / Ashby / Cain / et al.

Relating to equitable relief from the enforcement of certain governmental requirements that affect agricultural operations.

HB 2679             Ordaz / Bonnen / Paul / Lopez, Janie / Capriglione / et al.

Relating to the authority of the governing board of a state governmental body to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate an issue involving certain defense, military, or aerospace issues.

HB 2730             Darby / Noble / Landgraf

Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district to require a person allowed an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead to file a new application or confirm the person's current qualification for the exemption.

HB 3698             Vo

Relating to participation in reemployment services as a condition of eligibility for unemployment benefits.

HB 3699             Vo

Relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation system.

HB 3354             VanDeaver

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 11 in Morris County as the Army Staff Sergeant Samuel T. Castle Memorial Highway.

HB 163              Cortez

Relating to the possession and administration of an epinephrine auto-injector by certain entities.

HB 201              Perez, Mary Ann

Relating to the financial crimes intelligence center.

HB 272              Perez, Mary Ann

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of credit card or debit card information.

HB 333              González, Mary

Relating to the authority of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo to commission peace officers.

HB 405              Hayes

Relating to fees on and grants for fuel ethanol, renewable methane, biodiesel, and renewable diesel.

HB 519              González, Mary / et al.

Relating to honey production operations and the harvesting and packaging of honey and honeycomb.

HB 569              Bucy

Relating to an opportunity to correct certain defects in an early voting ballot voted by mail.

HB 654              Leo Wilson / et al.

Relating to the dismissal of a criminal charge related to the illegal hunting of certain deer; authorizing fees.

HB 694              Gervin-Hawkins / Lujan

Relating to the notification of certain persons concerning certain events related to children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 791              Cortez

Relating to the issuance of Central Catholic High School specialty license plates.

HB 1006             Schoolcraft

Relating to the amendment of restrictive covenants applicable to certain subdivisions.

HB 1136             Gámez

Relating to a study conducted by the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities regarding parking for certain individuals with disabilities.

HB 1240             Guillen

Relating to certain governmental operations affecting the border region.

HB 1266             Guillen

Relating to expedited credentialing of certain physician assistants and advanced practice nurses by managed care plan issuers.

HB 1275             González, Mary

Relating to the issuance of permits for bovine producer dairy farms in certain areas of this state.

HB 1437             González, Mary / et al.

Relating to the task force on pollinator health.

HB 1532             Cunningham / Walle / Dutton / Swanson

Relating to the creation of the Lake Houston Dredging and Maintenance District; providing the authority to issue bonds.

HB 1675             Campos / Garcia, Josey / Ordaz / LaHood / Johnson

Relating to the interment of certain cremated animal remains with human remains in perpetual care cemeteries.

HB 1842             Guillen / et al.

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

HB 1868             Leo Wilson / Perez, Vincent / et al.

Relating to a study on changes to performance tier funding for dual credit or dual enrollment courses under the public junior college state finance program and the capacity of the state's workforce to teach dual credit or dual enrollment courses.

HB 1888             Metcalf

Relating to an exemption from boiler registration and inspection requirements for certain boilers in medical equipment and autoclaves.

HB 1894             Metcalf

Relating to designating November as Veterans Month.

HB 1943             Landgraf

Relating to compensation for the members of the Winkler County Juvenile Board.

HB 1990             Guillen

Relating to limitation of certain liability of owners, lessees, and occupants of nonagricultural land.

HB 2029             Noble

Relating to vehicle safety inspections of certain travel trailers.

HB 2061             Holt / et al.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 242 in Montgomery County as the Lance Corporal Armando Hernandez Memorial Bridge.

HB 2286             Craddick

Relating to the renewal of a certificate of registration by certain interior designers.

HB 2523             Lopez, Janie / Gámez / Guillen / Longoria / Curry

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 48 in Cameron County as the Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia Memorial Highway.

HB 2622             Metcalf

Relating to the transport of female patients to a mental health facility or residential care facility.

HB 2626             Buckley / Hickland / Curry / Spiller

Relating to creating the Central Texas Water Alliance; providing authority to issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to impose fees.

HB 2652             Ordaz

Relating to establishing a certified caregiver pilot program in the Borderplex workforce development area.

HB 2692             Guillen

Relating to the San Antonio River Authority.

HB 2842             Zwiener / Cole / Flores / Metcalf / Vasut

Relating to the control by lethal means of white-tailed deer in certain areas.

HB 2885             Gerdes

Relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages.

HB 2914             Alders / et al.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith County as the Veterans Memorial Highway.

HB 3016             Lujan / Longoria / Guillen / Bhojani / Gámez

Relating to the circumstances in which a rental company may void a damage waiver for a rental vehicle.

HB 3096             Cunningham

Relating to designating March 17 as Profound Autism Awareness Day.

HB 3129             Orr / Vasut / et al.

Relating to making a donation to the operation game thief fund when applying for a hunting or fishing license.

HB 3248             Cortez / Dorazio / Lujan / Lopez, Ray

Relating to the authority of a defense base development authority to employ and commission peace officers.

HB 3251             Vasut / Bonnen / Barry

Relating to operation and management of the first capitol state historic site and replica by the Texas Historical Commission.

HB 3255             Paul / Bumgarner

Relating to the authority of a development corporation created by the Gulf Coast Authority to finance certain projects.

HB 3479             Morgan

Relating to the Rio Grande vegetative management program.

HB 3611             Curry / Simmons / Perez, Mary Ann / Craddick / Rose / et al.

Relating to the civil penalty for certain signs placed on the right-of-way of a public road.

HB 3623             McQueeney

Relating to the manner of solicitation of bids for certain purchases by the comptroller of public accounts and state agencies.

HB 3701             Dyson / Guillen / Harris / Wilson / Lalani

Relating to the authority of the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System to construct, acquire, improve, extend, and equip utility systems located on university system property.

HB 3724             Villalobos

Relating to the placement of a cultivated oyster in a natural oyster bed, a private oyster bed, or coastal waters.

HB 3803             Lambert

Relating to the confidentiality and disclosure of certain financial information of perpetual care cemeteries and perpetual care trust funds.

HB 3804             Lambert

Relating to the regulation of state banks.

HB 3805             Lambert

Relating to certain enforcement powers of the banking commissioner regarding the regulation of money services businesses.

HB 3806             Lambert

Relating to prohibited activities of a state trust company under supervision.

HB 3810             Alders

Relating to the dissolution of the Rose City Municipal Utility District.

HB 3816             Metcalf

Relating to prosecution of the criminal offense of cruelty to livestock animals.

HB 3832             Curry

Relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty license plates.

HB 3887             Metcalf

Relating to the requirement for performance and payment bonds from certain contractors of the Parks and Wildlife Department.

HB 4127             Davis, Aicha

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate a licensed, registered, or listed group day-care home or family home.

HB 4129             Davis, Aicha

Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 4130             Davis, Aicha

Relating to certain requirements regarding a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 4131             Davis, Aicha

Relating to the receivership of a single-source continuum contractor providing child welfare services.

HB 4163             Guillen / Cain

Relating to the authority of a city to impose certain governmental requirements on an agricultural operation.

HB 4187             Metcalf

Relating to the authority and responsibilities of the Texas Historical Commission; authorizing fees.

HB 4229             Metcalf

Relating to the use of proceeds from the sale of saltwater fishing stamps issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department.

HB 4238             Meyer / Plesa / Lambert

Relating to the collection of consumer debt incurred by certain individuals as a result of identity theft.

HB 4454             Vo

Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices, the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation, and the prosecution of certain related criminal offenses.

HB 4588             Orr

Relating to the regulation of aquatic vegetation management by the Parks and Wildlife Department; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

HB 4643             Dorazio

Relating to access to criminal history record information that relates to providers and provider applicants under Medicaid and other public benefits programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.

HB 4736             Bonnen / Bumgarner

Relating to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System.

HB 4738             Geren

Relating to the elimination of the portion of the Loan Administration Fee remitted to the comptroller.

HB 4739             Geren

Relating to the elimination of the portion of the Retail Charge Agreement Delinquency Fee remitted to the comptroller.

HB 4945             Ashby / Bumgarner

Relating to a study by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas on the feasibility of offering alternative service retirement benefits to certain members of the retirement system engaged in wildland firefighting or employed in positions related to wildland firefighting.

HB 5015             Geren

Relating to participation by certain retirement systems in the proportionate retirement program.

HB 5616             Howard / Meyer / Dyson / Kerwin / Morales, Eddie

Relating to the Texas presidential library promotion program and fund.


********** GENERAL STATE CALENDAR **********
SENATE BILLS
SECOND READING

SB 767              Sparks / et al.

SP: Fairly / King / Smithee

Relating to creating a database of the firefighting equipment in the state available for use in responding to wildfires.

SB 1619             Zaffirini / et al.

SP: Cortez / Leo Wilson

Relating to the use of an epinephrine delivery device by certain entities.

SB 1738             Huffman

SP: Bonnen

Relating to the Judicial Retirement System Plan Two, including resuming service in the retirement system and contributions to the retirement system.


********** RESOLUTIONS CALENDAR **********
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS

HCR 77              Longoria / Gámez / Canales / Tepper / Harris / et al.

Urging the U.S. Department of State and the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to take appropriate action to ensure that Mexico complies with the 1944 Treaty regarding shared water resources.