REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Wednesday

March 19, 2025

SENATE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase such items.

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a parent's right to direct a child's education.

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of state funds to pay for the obligations of a local public retirement system.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

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.

Urging the Houston City Council to construct a memorial pedestrian bridge in honor of Sergio Ivan Rodriguez.

Directing the Texas School for the Deaf to name its middle school gymnasium the Robert Rives Gymnasium.

Designating the cannon as the official state gun of Texas.

Urging Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make spaceports eligible for tax-exempt private activity bonds.

Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Israel and for the creation of a Texas Trade and Investment Office in Israel.

Expressing opposition to the creation of a central bank digital currency.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Insurance to adopt rules that implement or are based on certain environmental, social, and governance models, ratings, or standards.

Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.

Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

Relating to prohibiting municipal libraries that host certain events from receiving state or other public funding.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to a compliance agreement for the suspension of an enforcement action against a regional water supply, sewer, wastewater treatment, or solid waste disposal service for certain violations.

Relating to the persons authorized or appointed to exercise the power of sale under the terms of a contract lien on real property.

Relating to immunity for ringside physicians assigned to combative sports events.

Relating to the confidentiality of fraud detection and deterrence information under the public information law.

Relating to the reading and marking of a ballot by a person occupying a voting station or by the person's child.

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.

Relating to the age at which a person may purchase or possess nitrous oxide.

Relating to the authority of the legislature to determine that certain federal directives are unconstitutional and to prohibit certain government officers and employees from enforcing or assisting in the enforcement of the directive.

Relating to the attorney general's defense of a district or county attorney against certain lawsuits in federal court.

Relating to liability for land surveying services in or in connection with certain construction or services contracts.

Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state.

Relating to liability of a cavern entity for injuries arising from certain activities.

Relating to notice to property owners regarding certain stationary LP-gas installations.

Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the creation of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials.

Relating to the disclosure of certain harvest report information submitted to the Parks and Wildlife Department.

Relating to certain proceedings by the Public Utility Commission of Texas regarding water or sewer service.

Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings.

Relating to declination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of insurance policies.

Relating to the disclosure of certain financial information by certain nonprofit organizations that enter into sizeable contracts with political subdivisions.

Relating to certain boiler inspection reports and the composition and governance of the board of boiler rules.

Relating to certain agreements with collective bargaining organizations related to certain publicly funded public work contracts.

Relating to the legislature's goals for electric generation capacity in this state.

Relating to the administration of the dealer-issued license plates database and to the removal and transfer of license plates.

Relating to excepting certain fiber-optic cable projects from certain notice requirements for projects on state or local public land.

Relating to the approval of a surety bond for a contract authorizing an oversize or overweight vehicle to cross a road or highway.

Relating to the authorized removal of certain motor vehicles.

Relating to the criminal offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway.

Relating to driving safety or motorcycle operator training course dismissal.

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

Relating to design-build contracts.

Relating to electricity planning and infrastructure costs for large loads.

Relating to the use of certain automated systems or personnel in, and certain adverse determinations made in connection with, the health benefit claims process.

Relating to the regulation of consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring a registration; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to certain criminal offenses involving mail or a mail receptacle key or lock; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for forgery.

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.

Relating to the search of certain wireless communications devices by a peace officer.

Relating to the operations of the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center.

Relating to civil asset forfeiture of digital currency or other similar property.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of stealing or receiving a stolen check or similar sight order.

Relating to procedural requirements for uranium mining production area authorizations.

Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees.

Relating to prohibitions on camping in a public place.

Relating to the jurisdiction of municipal courts over health and safety and nuisance abatement ordinances.

Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds.

Relating to the selection by the board of directors of the West Coke County Hospital District of a depository bank for the district.

Relating to a prohibition on the establishment, operation, or ownership of a public bank by a political subdivision.

Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district.

Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates.

Relating to the issuance of certain anticipation notes and certificates of obligation.

Relating to the text of ballot propositions that increase taxes.

Relating to publication of public improvement district service plans and assessments on certain public Internet websites.

Relating to the transfer of students between public schools.

Relating to parental rights in public education.

Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools.

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.

Relating to requiring parental consent for psychological or psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment conducted by a school district employee.

Relating to requiring independent school districts, home-rule school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools to comply with legally required policies.

Relating to standards adopted by the Texas Education Agency regarding the use of electronic devices and software applications by public schools.

Relating to patient authorization to access certain investigational sun protection products.

Relating to peace officers commissioned by the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general.

Relating to the eligibility of certain political subdivisions to receive a state loan or grant following the political subdivision's failure to comply with certain financial reporting requirements.

Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds.

Relating to municipal regulation of multifamily and mixed-use development on religious land.

Relating to the meetings of the boards of trustees of independent school districts.

Relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade separation projects.

Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to prohibited sales to persons attempting to purchase all or substantially all possible winning tickets in a lottery drawing.

Relating to the withdrawal of a candidate in a runoff primary election.

Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state.

Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.

Relating to protection for a public school employee's use of terms consistent with biological sex.

Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state over certain criminal actions.

Relating to requirements and procedures in the contest of an election on a proposed constitutional amendment.

Relating to criminal offenses for creating and distributing certain misleading images and videos; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to authorizing certain municipalities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held.

Relating to prohibiting election activities committed by a member of the board of trustees or superintendent of an independent school district or on certain school district premises; creating criminal offenses.

Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain persons.

Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.

Relating to the combination of certain election precincts.

Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.

Relating to the purchase or acquisition of real property by certain aliens or foreign entities.

Relating to liability of a water park entity for injuries arising from certain activities.

Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program.

Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction and diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and to student clubs at public schools.

Relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes and ideologies in the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for certain public school students.

Relating to provisions and plans by public schools to ensure the safety of individuals with disabilities or impairments during a mandatory school drill or a disaster or emergency situation.

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

Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.

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

Relating to the information required to be posted by the Texas Water Development Board on the board's Internet website regarding the use of the state water implementation fund for Texas.

Relating to the review and updating by the Texas Water Development Board of guidance principles and rules related to certain plans adopted or approved by the board.

Relating to eligibility to use a general permit to discharge waste into or adjacent to waters in this state.

Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities.

Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.

Relating to lists of public real property suitable for use or to be developed for use as affordable housing by certain municipalities and counties.

Relating to regulation of accessory dwelling units by political subdivisions.

Relating to certain municipal regulation of certain mixed-use and multifamily residential development projects and conversion of certain commercial buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy.

Relating to prohibiting insurers from requiring the tying of residential property and personal automobile insurance policies.

Relating to the renewal of an engineering license or registration.

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

Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate the installation or inspection of a residential energy backup system.

Relating to certain prohibited practices by a barber or cosmetologist.

Relating to combating human trafficking by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of orthotists and prosthetists.

Relating to the notice requirements of a data broker registration statement and Internet website.

Relating to reporting information regarding certain evidence collection kits.

Relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of certain offenses.

Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons.

Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of continuous aggravated promotion of prostitution.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of a motor fuel pump.

Relating to increasing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of murder.

Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the adjudication of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or a person with a disability.

Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of stalking.

Relating to rights of a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim in certain criminal cases involving family violence, sexual or assaultive offenses, stalking, or a violation of a protective order or condition of bond.

Relating to the creation of criminal law magistrates for Bell County.

Relating to the eligibility of certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

Relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain trafficking, sexual, or assaultive offenses.

Relating to rights of crime victims and the enforcement of those rights; authorizing a civil penalty.

General Appropriations Bill.

Relating to cottage food production operations.

Relating to a property right in DNA; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Relating to distribution of state traffic fine revenue received by the comptroller.

Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers.

Relating to certain tax and fee collection procedures and taxpayer suits.

Relating to the sales tax exemption period for clothing, footwear, and certain school-related items.