REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Tuesday

April 1, 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 clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the enactment of a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or imposing a tax on certain securities transactions.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

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.

Urging the federal government to take immediate action in addressing issues related to security at the border.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

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 establishment of the election integrity division in the office of the attorney general.

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.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates.

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 the renewal of an engineering license or registration.

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

Relating to reporting information regarding certain evidence collection kits.

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 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 cottage food production operations.

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.

Relating to autologous and direct blood donations.

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

Relating to billing and reimbursement for certain medical equipment, devices, and supplies provided to Medicare enrollees; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to certain notice and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness.

Relating to the deadline for filing an application for certain ad valorem tax exemptions or allocations and the calculation of the penalty for filing a late application for such an exemption or allocation.

Relating to the regulation of new HUD-code manufactured housing.

Relating to the right of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district, the appraisal district, or the appraisal review board of the appraisal district to bring certain claims in an appeal of an order of the appraisal review board.

Relating to third-party review of development documents and inspection of improvements required to be approved by a political subdivision.

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a school district to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rate.

Relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Relating to the text of ballot propositions for bond elections.

Relating to the type of newspaper required for publication of public notices.

Relating to surveillance cameras for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

Relating to property owners' associations, including condominium unit owners' associations.

Relating to guardianship matters.

Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception.

Relating to requirements for certain orders and judgments rendered in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to decedents' estates and other matters involving probate courts.

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

Relating to the appointment of election clerks.

Relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law.

Relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.

Relating to the election date for the authorization of the issuance of bonds or a tax increase.

Relating to employment practices regarding diversity and prohibiting the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities.

Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

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.

Relating to liquor sales on credit by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit to a wholesaler.

Relating to the assertion of legislative privilege by the attorney general in certain legal challenges to the constitutionality of state statutes.

Relating to a prohibition on the use of public money by a school district to transport district students or employees to or from a polling place.

Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.

Relating to the administration of the Title IV-D agency, the powers and duties of the Title IV-D agency regarding the collection, modification, and enforcement of child support, and to certain procedures for cases and orders relating to the Title IV-D agency.

Relating to standard permits for certain concrete plants.

Relating to prohibiting certain state governmental entities from investing in certain Chinese-affiliated entities.

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a home-rule municipality to submit a proposed charter amendment to the voters for approval if application of the provisions of the amendment would be contrary to state law.

Relating to hearing and public notice requirements regarding the conversion by a municipality of certain properties to house homeless individuals.

Relating to the authority of home-rule municipalities to regulate the occupancy of dwelling units.

Relating to the establishment of an electronic registry of livestock marks and brands.

Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote; creating criminal offenses.

Relating to the determination of a majority vote in certain elections.

Relating to the writ power of the Texas Supreme Court.

Relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter registrar.

Relating to processes to address election irregularities; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to election dates.

Relating to the jurisdiction of the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals.

Relating to requiring the Department of Public Safety to share data for the purpose of maintaining the statewide voter registration list.

Relating to discontinuing group self-insurance coverage and dissolving the Texas self-insurance group guaranty fund and trust fund under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.

Relating to the advertising of certain used motor vehicles.

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

Relating to prohibited local regulations regarding certain late-night and overnight deliveries to food service establishments.

Relating to the repeal of wheelbase and horsepower restrictions for the state's passenger vehicle fleet.

Relating to the availability of certain personal information of a member of the governing board of an institution of higher education, the chief executive officer of the institution, or the chief executive officer of a university system.

Relating to the supervision requirements of a code enforcement officer in training.

Relating to the continuation of the Task Force on Consolidation of Workforce and Social Services.

Relating to the creation of a grant program to promote educational engagement with Texas history.

Relating to limitations on the use of public money under certain economic development agreements or programs adopted by certain political subdivisions.

Relating to a commission to coordinate celebrations of the bicentennial anniversary of Texas' independence.

Relating to establishing a child-care services waiting list priority for the children of certain child-care workers.

Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of an advanced nuclear energy workforce development program.

Relating to the audit of an election using an electronic voting system.

Relating to a prohibition on governmental contracts with companies of foreign adversaries for certain information and communications technology; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

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

Relating to instruction on adoption in the parenting and paternity awareness program in public schools.

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

Relating to prohibiting the adoption or use of national sex education standards in public schools.

Relating to the administration of nonprescription medications to certain public and private school students.

Relating to the marketing and sale of catfish and similar fish by food service establishments, food service suppliers, wholesalers, distributors, and wholesale distributors; providing administrative and civil penalties.

Relating to establishing the Higher Education Research Security Council.

Relating to measures to prevent foreign influence, foreign interference, and intellectual property theft at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.

Relating to the issuance of Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal specialty license plates.

Relating to fees for the issuance of certain military specialty license plates.

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

Relating to the licensing and regulation of pilots in the jurisdiction of the pilot board of a navigation district located in Cameron County.

Relating to the inclusion of information about construction or maintenance work zones in the curriculum of driver education and driving safety courses.

Relating to a hearing on the refusal to issue or the revocation or suspension of a vehicle title.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm to Market Road 70 in Nueces County as the Los Robles Trail.

Relating to the registration and inspection of vehicles.

Relating to the composition of the board of the Calhoun Port Authority.

Relating to the designation of State Loop 255 in Camp County as the Camp County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2360 in Starr County as the Jose Maria Longoria Sr. Memorial Highway.

Relating to the titling, registration, and operation of a miniature vehicle.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information collected by certain local governments and airport governing boards.

Relating to space flight activities.

Relating to the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact.

Relating to an exemption for drillers or operators of closed-loop geothermal injection wells from certain requirements applicable to persons involved in activities under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas.

Relating to state and local authority to regulate the food service industry.

Relating to training on Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and related disorders for certain guardians.

Relating to the administration and operations of the state auditor's office.

Relating to the current debt rate and tax rate of a taxing unit for ad valorem tax purposes.

Relating to the amount of an expenditure made by certain political subdivisions for which a competitive procurement method may be required.

Relating to the circumstances under which an appraisal review board is required to postpone a protest hearing.

Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders on certain dates.

Relating to the rights of public school educators and financial and other assistance provided to educators and to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators.

Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.

Relating to the establishment of the office of medical examiner in certain counties.

Relating to compensation and leave for certain peace officers.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of smuggling of persons.

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

Relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee.

Relating to county jailer training on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice system.

Relating to the authority of a peace officer commissioned by the comptroller to apply for an order authorizing the installation and use of a mobile tracking device.

Relating to notaries public; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to sexually violent predators, to the Texas Civil Commitment Office, and to the prosecution of the offense of harassment by sexually violent predators and other persons confined in certain facilities; amending certain sex offender registration requirements; increasing criminal penalties.

Relating to the appointment of an interpreter in a criminal proceeding.

Relating to victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature and to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regarding those victims, offenses, or acts.

Relating to a group health benefit plan policy or contract holder's obligation to pay premiums on behalf of an individual after the individual's eligibility for group coverage terminates.

Relating to a biennial health coverage reference guide developed by the Texas Department of Insurance.

Relating to allowing Medicaid managed care organizations to engage in marketing about the availability of certain private health benefit plan coverage.

Relating to certain protected disclosures or communications by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefits.

Relating to the disclosure of certain medical information by electronic means.

Relating to access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses.

Relating to certain mammography reports providing required breast density information.

Relating to protection of persons from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.

Relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain price information for a drug or biological product.

Relating to applicability of certain prescription drug insurance laws to health benefit plans and pharmacy benefit managers.

Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.

Relating to the certification and regulation of certain out-of-state certified public accountants.

Relating to the submission and approval of certain proposals by shareholders of nationally listed corporations.

Relating to choice of law and assignment or acquisition of claims and demands in connection with certificated and uncertificated securities.

Relating to the regulation of professional employer organizations.

Relating to the regulation of mold assessors and remediators.

Relating to the regulation of land surveyors by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.

Relating to the regulation of manufactured homes.

Relating to public information regarding the rates of a transmission and distribution utility.

Relating to the authority of the Office of Public Utility Counsel to access certain data.

Relating to the operation near a public or private primary or secondary school of a retail establishment selling cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vaping apparatuses, or tobacco products; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the municipal sales and use tax for street maintenance.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income and a franchise tax credit for the payment of certain related ad valorem taxes.

Relating to required generators or other power sources for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

Relating to the installation of bollards or another safety barrier adjacent to certain hospital emergency rooms.

Relating to required water pressure boosters for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

Relating to conducting an ex parte renewal of a recipient's Medicaid eligibility.

Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners.

Relating to the use of artificial intelligence-based algorithms in utilization review conducted for certain health benefit plans.

Relating to electronic health record requirements; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to the ship channel improvement revolving fund.

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

Relating to rules regarding the provision by a health professional of a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service.

Relating to family support services provided under a Health and Human Services Commission program.

Relating to the evacuation of unauthorized persons from a hazard area in connection with space flight activities; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the exclusion of certain securities transaction payments from the total revenue of a taxable entity that is a registered securities market operator.

Relating to the regulation of residential solar retail transactions; requiring an occupational registration; authorizing fees; providing civil and administrative penalties.

Relating to certificates of number and certificates of title issued by and records kept by the Parks and Wildlife Department; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the punishment for certain criminal offenses related to cultivated oyster mariculture; increasing a criminal penalty.

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

Relating to grant amounts under the young farmer grant program.

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

Relating to the regulation of veterinary professionals and facilities by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and the temporary administration of the board by the Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Relating to preparing and delivering precinct election returns; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to business entities.

Relating to certain requirements in connection with the acquisition of real property for public use by an entity with eminent domain authority.

Relating to the failure to disclose certain appraisal reports by an entity with eminent domain authority in connection with an offer to acquire real property.

Relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility on the basis of filing an application for a place on the general primary election ballot or for nomination by convention with more than one political party.

Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.

Relating to accepting an early voting ballot voted by mail; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.

Relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States.

Relating to common law public nuisance claims.

Relating to the powers of certain nonresident seller's permit holders who also hold a winery permit.

Relating to the establishment and powers and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict.

Relating to the rulemaking power of the Texas Supreme Court.

Relating to testimony or the production of evidence before a house of the legislature or a legislative committee.

Relating to prohibiting the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises of certain sexually oriented businesses; creating a criminal offense; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the authority of a county to commission certain individuals as peace officers and establish certain law enforcement agencies.

Relating to the taking of certain aoudad sheep by using a helicopter.

Relating to the prohibited manufacture, processing, possession, distribution, offer for sale, and sale of cell-cultured protein.

Relating to consolidating certain nonresident hunting licenses.

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate fire prevention standards for certain agricultural facilities.

Relating to the Sabine River Authority of Texas, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.

Relating to the Lower Neches Valley Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.

Relating to the imposition by a municipality of a moratorium on property development in certain circumstances.

Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a spaceport; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to creation and maintenance of an electronic database to provide information to certain members of the United States armed forces regarding the resources and benefits provided to veterans.

Relating to the unlawful altering of election procedures; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the eviction from real property of certain persons not entitled to enter, occupy, or remain in possession of the premises.