LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED BILLS

The following bills have been certified for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar to be held Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM.

Relating to the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public schools.

Relating to creating the Texas State Guard Professionalization Task Force.

Relating to the applicability of lobbyist registration requirements to persons engaged in certain foreign transactions or 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.

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.

Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.

Relating to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.

Relating to the fee amounts prescribed by the secretary of state for expedited commercial and business record searches or filings and the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for veteran-owned businesses.

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

Relating to the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.

Relating to prohibiting a public institution of higher education from partnering with certain private entities for the construction of a student housing facility.

Relating to the applicability of certain laws requiring health care cost disclosures by health benefit plan issuers and administrators.

Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.

Relating to the regulation of transportation protection agreements.

Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun.

Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by a death investigation professional.

Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.

Relating to a temporary prohibition on the authorization by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the use of a Class V injection well for certain aquifer storage and recovery projects.

Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders in certain counties.

Relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out of a groundwater conservation district.

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.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 345 in San Benito as the Lieutenant Milton Resendez Memorial Highway.

Relating to proof of the identity of a child's parents in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking lot vendors and solicitors.

Relating to notice provided by a chemical dependency treatment facility to the parent, managing conservator, or guardian of a minor refused admission to the facility.

Relating to repairs made pursuant to a residential or manufactured home tenant's notice of intent to repair and the provision of notice regarding a residential or manufactured home tenant's security deposit.

Relating to the joint planning of desired future conditions in groundwater management areas.

Relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue service capabilities.

Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Relating to certain void marriages.

Relating to the video recording of a deposition taken of the testimony of certain elderly or disabled persons in a criminal case.

Relating to the open meetings law.

Relating to a school psychologist licensed under the Occupations Code.

Relating to the registration of frac tanks; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the election and resignation of and filling of vacancies on the board of commissioners of the Brazoria Drainage District No. 4.

Relating to the maximum amount of operating capital retained in a licensed authorized organization's charitable bingo account.

Relating to the payment of funds under certain construction contracts.

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.

Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line.

Relating to the application of the open meetings law and public information law to government information related to certain cybersecurity measures.

Relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions.

Relating to the enforcement of a court order for possession of or access to a child and related order modifications.

Relating to investigations of certain cybercrimes.

Relating to a restriction on permits authorizing direct discharges of waste or pollutants into water in certain river segments and drainage areas.

Relating to group property and casualty insurance policies.

Relating to the availability of certain working papers and electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and technical examiners under the public information law.

Relating to the authority of an independent school district to change the date of the general election for officers.

Relating to the rights and liabilities of the owner of the surface estate of the tract of land on which a well to be plugged or replugged by the Railroad Commission of Texas is located.

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

Relating to prohibiting a person required to register as a sex offender from serving as a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.

Relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system as memorial highways and bridges and to certain memorial markers and designations on certain highways.

Relating to the information included on an identification card issued to certain retired peace and law enforcement officers.

Relating to the text on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail and other balloting materials.

Relating to the regulation of the provision of elective intravenous therapy.

Relating to procedures for a commissioners court to close, abandon, or vacate certain county roads.

Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for certain health care services and the direction of utilization review by physicians.

Relating to issuance of specialty license plates for certain United States Army Rangers.

Relating to the electronic submission of inspection reports and filing fees for the inspection of elevators, escalators, and related equipment.

Relating to the use of a wireless communication device at a polling place.

Relating to the sealing of certain documents alleged to contain trade secrets.

Relating to the timely billing of health care services related to a personal injury claim.

Relating to liability protections for commercial space flight and exploration.

Relating to the compensation of the directors of the Texana Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to venue in certain actions involving private transfer fees for real property.

Relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment of a written instrument.

Relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities.

Relating to public access to the mailing address and electronic mail address designated by a governmental body to receive a request for public information under the public information law.

Relating to reporting and auditing requirements for digital asset service providers.

Relating to the storage of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a passenger transportation permit.

Relating to the omission or redaction of certain personal information from certain real property records.

Relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of emergency notifications at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to authorized activities of a brewer's or nonresident brewer's license holder; authorizing a fee increase.

Relating to the provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for certain Texas Task Force 1 members and intrastate fire mutual aid system team and regional incident management team members, including the removal of coverage for nongovernment members.

Relating to restrictions on the fee assessed for issuance of certain birth records.

Relating to the repeal of an unused definition and a chapter heading formerly regulating membership dues.

Relating to the regulation of artesian water wells by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to state agency purchasing methods and procedures, including a state agency multiple award contract purchasing procedure.

Relating to the regulation of code enforcement officers and code enforcement officers in training.

Relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the boundaries of, and validating certain acts and proceedings of, the Creedmoor Municipal Utility District.

Relating to civil liability of property owners relating to motorcycle instruction and training courses.

Relating to the carrying of handguns by tactical medical professionals while on duty providing support to tactical units of law enforcement agencies.

Relating to disclosure under the public information law of certain contact information of a notary public that is maintained by the secretary of state.

Relating to telework for state employees.

Relating to the powers, duties, and governance of the Starr County Drainage District, the change of the name of the Starr County Drainage District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District, the dissolution of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District, and the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

Relating to the validation of the creation of and certain acts of the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1.

Relating to the liability of a motorized off-road vehicle entity for injuries arising from certain activities.

Relating to the creation of the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 40; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 7; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 258; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 263; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 13; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 263; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Craver Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 286; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the powers, duties, and authority to issue bonds of the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 12 related to roads.

Relating to the operation of Wood County Central Hospital District of Wood County, Texas.

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 70; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Fenske Road Municipal Utility District of Harris County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 259; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the boundaries of, and validating certain acts and proceedings of, the Driftwood Conservation District.

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

Relating to the creation of the Pura Vida Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Hills of Walnut Creek Municipal Utility District of Parker County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Colmena Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees.

Relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Cole Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas.

Relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas.

Relating to the creation of the Fannin County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Sayers Ranch Municipal Utility District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the name of and appointment of directors for the Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District.

Relating to the authority of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 405 to exclude territory; validating and confirming all previous acts of the district.

Designating January 12 as Nathan Gage Ingram Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Urging the federal government to curb the mass importation of foreign shrimp into the United States.

Designating Milam as the official Gateway Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Designating Rusk County as the official Syrup Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Designating Pineland as the official Sawmill Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Designating Combes as the official Bee Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.