Regular Order of Business for 4/8/2025

REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS



Tuesday

April 8, 2025





SENATE BILLS

(Calendar Order)



SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)



SJR 36 Hall

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.


SJR 81 Bettencourt

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.


SJR 50 (LC)Parker/ et al.

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.


SJR 4 (CS)Schwertner

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the maximum amount of money allowable in the economic stabilization fund.


SJR 40 (CS)Birdwell

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the powers of the governor, the legislature, and the supreme court following certain disaster or emergency declarations.


SJR 27 Huffman

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the authority of the commission and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.


SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)



SCR 22 (LC)Hughes

Designating the cannon as the official state gun of Texas.


SCR 12 (LC)Hinojosa, Adam/ et al.

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


SCR 39 Creighton/ et al.

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


SCR 38 Creighton

Recognizing the strategic importance of the Gulf of America to the economic and security interests of Texas and the United States.


SCR 37 (CS) (LC)Creighton

Recognizing the strategic importance of the Panama Canal to the economic strength of the United States and the State of Texas.


SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)



SB 1396 (CS)Hall/ et al.

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


SB 1209 (CS)Hughes

Relating to election dates.


SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)



SB 765 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

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


SB 62 (CS)Zaffirini/ et al.

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


SB 666 (LC)Hughes/ et al.

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


SB 888 (LC)Kolkhorst

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


SB 687 (LC)Hughes

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


SB 847 Campbell

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


SB 1248 (LC)Perry

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


SB 504 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst/ et al.

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


SB 305 (LC)Perry

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


SB 296 (LC)Perry

Relating to driving safety or motorcycle operator training course dismissal.


SB 284 (CS)Miles

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


SB 241 Flores/ et al.

Relating to prohibitions on camping in a public place.


SB 304 (LC)Perry/ et al.

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


SB 1023 (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates.


SB 204 (CS) (LC)Paxton

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.


SB 609 Paxton/ et al.

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


SB 670 (LC)Hughes

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


SB 850 (CS) (LC)Middleton

Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds.


SB 854 (CS)Middleton/ et al.

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


SB 413 (CS) (LC)Middleton/ et al.

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


SB 1346 (CS) (LC)Hughes/ et al.

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


SB 1033 (LC)Hughes

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


SB 1220 (LC)Hughes/ et al.

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


SB 1073 Hughes/ et al.

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


SB 810 Hughes/ et al.

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


SB 1539 (LC)Bettencourt

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


SB 447 (LC)Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

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


SB 1119 (LC)Hughes

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


SB 1505 Perry/ et al.

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


SB 1215 (LC)Kolkhorst/ et al.

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


SB 1302 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst/ et al.

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


SB 583 West/ et al.

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


SB 673 (LC)Hughes/ et al.

Relating to regulation of accessory dwelling units by political subdivisions.


SB 681 (CS) (LC)Hughes

Relating to the renewal of an engineering license or registration.


SB 1172 (CS) (LC)Perry

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


SB 955 (LC)Parker/ et al.

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


SB 957 (LC)Parker/ et al.

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


SB 541 (LC)Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to cottage food production operations.


SB 266 (LC)Perry

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


SB 1415 (LC)Hughes/ et al.

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


SB 53 (LC)Zaffirini

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


SB 1352 (LC)Hinojosa, Adam

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.


SB 785 Flores

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


SB 1450 (LC)Bettencourt

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


SB 1502 Bettencourt

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.


SB 1566 (LC)Bettencourt

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


SB 1062 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

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


SB 711 (LC)Hughes

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


SB 746 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to guardianship matters.


SB 1404 (CS) (LC)West

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


SB 1448 (LC)Hughes

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


SB 507 Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Kolkhorst/ Middleton/ Parker/ et al.

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


SB 1026 Hughes/ et al.

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


SB 1349 (CS) (LC)Hughes/ 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.


SB 1355 (CS) (LC)Parker/ et al.

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


SB 1433 Bettencourt

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


SB 1434 Bettencourt

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.


SB 1596 Hagenbuch

Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.


SB 1403 (CS) (LC)West

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.


SB 667 (CS) (LC)Hughes/ et al.

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


SB 1059 Parker/ Bettencourt/ Hall/ Hinojosa, Adam

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.


SB 1567 (CS)Bettencourt/ et al.

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


SB 310 (LC)Hughes

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


SB 311 (LC)Hughes

Relating to the writ power of the Texas Supreme Court.


SB 505 Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Huffman/ Kolkhorst/ Middleton/ et al.

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


SB 1210 (LC)Hughes

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


SB 1470 Hughes

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


SB 264 (LC)Perry

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.


SB 1358 (CS) (LC)Parker/ et al.

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


SB 1364 (LC)Nichols

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


SB 1569 (LC)King

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.


SB 1376 Hughes

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


SB 1228 (LC)Hughes

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


SB 519 (LC)Middleton

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


SB 1350 (CS) (LC)Hughes

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


SB 462 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst/ et al.

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


SB 827 (CS) (LC)Parker

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


SB 1585 (CS) (LC)Hughes/ et al.

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.


SB 1484 (CS)Hinojosa, Adam/ et al.

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.


SB 1273 (CS) (LC)Hughes/ et al.

Relating to establishing the Higher Education Research Security Council.


SB 927 (LC)Hancock/ et al.

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


SB 1227 (LC)Flores

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


SB 1229 (LC)Hughes

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


SB 1353 (LC)Hinojosa, Adam

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


SB 1464 (LC)Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

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


SB 1709 (LC)Hinojosa, Adam

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


SB 1729 (LC)Miles/ et al.

Relating to the registration and inspection of vehicles.


SB 1733 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

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


SB 1744 (CS) (LC)Hughes

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


SB 1772 (LC)Zaffirini

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


SB 1841 (LC)Johnson

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


SB 1147 (LC)Birdwell

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


SB 1008 (CS) (LC)Middleton/ et al.

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


SB 2016 Bettencourt

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


SB 1173 (LC)Perry/ et al.

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


SB 1163 Hughes

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


SB 996 (LC)Nichols

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


SB 1370 (LC)Parker/ Huffman/ et al.

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


SB 1321 (LC)Hagenbuch

Relating to compensation and leave for certain peace officers.


SB 1101 (LC)Flores

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


SB 860 (LC)Flores

Relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee.


SB 993 (LC)Nichols

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.


SB 693 (CS) (LC)West

Relating to notaries public; creating a criminal offense.


SB 1537 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

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


SB 1332 (LC)Hancock

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.


SB 1307 (CS)Cook/ Blanco/ Hughes/ Perry/ Sparks/ et al.

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


SB 963 (CS) (LC)Hughes

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


SB 493 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst/ et al.

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


SB 984 (LC)Bettencourt

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


SB 619 Sparks

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


SB 1122 Schwertner/ et al.

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


SB 455 (CS) (LC)Middleton

Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.


SB 522 (CS) (LC)Perry/ et al.

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


SB 1057 (CS) (LC)Parker/ et al.

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


SB 1239 (CS) (LC)Middleton

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


SB 1254 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the regulation of professional employer organizations.


SB 1255 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the regulation of mold assessors and remediators.


SB 1259 (CS) (LC)Nichols

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


SB 1341 (LC)Hancock

Relating to the regulation of manufactured homes.


SB 1877 (CS) (LC)Schwertner/ et al.

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


SB 1277 (CS) (LC)Parker

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


SB 32 (CS)Bettencourt/ Parker/ et al.

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.


SB 732 (CS)Miles

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


SB 660 (CS)West

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


SB 731 (CS)Miles

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


SB 921 (CS)Sparks

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


SB 268 (CS) (LC)Perry

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


SB 1822 (CS)Johnson

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


SB 1589 (LC)Hancock

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


SB 397 (LC)Sparks

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


SB 1058 (CS) (LC)Parker/ et al.

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


SB 1267 (LC)Alvarado

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


SB 2112 (LC)Kolkhorst

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


SB 1930 (LC)Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

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


SB 532 (LC)Sparks/ et al.

Relating to grant amounts under the young farmer grant program.


SB 2155 Perry

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.


SB 508 (LC)Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Kolkhorst/ Middleton/ Parker/ et al.

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


SB 292 (LC)Schwertner

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


SB 291 (CS) (LC)Schwertner

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.


SB 901 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

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.


SB 1333 (CS) (LC)Hughes

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.


SB 1436 (LC)Bettencourt

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


SB 1494 (LC)Johnson/ West

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


SB 964 (CS) (LC)Hughes/ et al.

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.


SB 779 (CS)Middleton

Relating to common law public nuisance claims.


SB 1378 (LC)Parker

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


SB 2312 (CS) (LC)Hughes/ et al.

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


SB 1719 (CS) (LC)Hughes

Relating to the rulemaking power of the Texas Supreme Court.


SB 287 (LC)Miles/ et al.

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.


SB 2143 (CS) (LC)Perry

Relating to the authority of a county to commission certain individuals as peace officers and establish certain law enforcement agencies and to certification requirements for fire marshals.


SB 1245 (CS) (LC)Blanco

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


SB 261 (CS) (LC)Perry/ et al.

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


SB 1247 (CS) (LC)Perry

Relating to consolidating certain nonresident hunting licenses.


SB 1948 (CS) (LC)Perry

Relating to the regulation of fire prevention standards for certain agricultural facilities.


SB 2406 Paxton/ Blanco/ Middleton/ Parker/ Sparks

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.


SB 2407 Sparks/ Blanco/ Middleton/ Parker/ Paxton

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.


SB 1882 Bettencourt

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


SB 1814 Hancock

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.


SB 618 (CS) (LC)Sparks/ et al.

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


SB 38 (CS)Bettencourt/ Blanco/ Campbell/ Creighton/ Hagenbuch/ et al.

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


SB 393 (CS)Sparks

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to issue debt to purchase or lease property.


SB 1371 (LC)Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the operation of certain metropolitan transit authorities.


SB 1394 (LC)Hall

Relating to weight and tire load restrictions for the operation of a vehicle transporting ready-mixed concrete on a public highway.


SB 1365 Nichols

Relating to vehicle registration, license plates, and inspection reports.


SB 2243 (LC)West

Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to require that a vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer have a vehicle identification number inspection.


SB 2226 Nichols

Relating to requirements for loans or grants provided by the Texas Transportation Commission to aviation facilities located in economically disadvantaged counties.


SB 2039 (LC)Hancock/ et al.

Relating to the applicability of certain pedestrian laws to certain sidewalk users.


SB 1919 (LC)West

Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to settle certain claims.


SB 1895 (LC)Perry

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway Loop 88 in Lubbock County as the First Responders Memorial Loop.


SB 1598 (LC)Hagenbuch

Relating to the release of motor vehicle collision report information.


SB 1493 (LC)Parker

Relating to lighting equipment requirements for motor vehicles.


SB 1810 (CS) (LC)Schwertner

Relating to annual statistical reports for fixing title insurance premium rates.


SB 1791 (CS) (LC)Middleton

Relating to the effects of unresponsive insureds for a personal automobile insurance policy.


SB 1706 (LC)Hinojosa, Adam/ 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.


SB 1644 (CS) (LC)Schwertner

Relating to the use of a consumer's credit score in the underwriting or rating of certain personal lines property and casualty insurance policies.


SB 1238 (LC)Kolkhorst/ Middleton/ et al.

Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse.


SB 783 (LC)Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the construction or alteration of residential or commercial buildings.


SB 458 (CS) (LC)Schwertner

Relating to an appraisal process for disputed losses under personal automobile or residential property insurance policies.


SB 22 (CS)Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.


SB 651 (CS) (LC)West

Relating to the requirement that a veterans county service office report to the commissioners court or a designated county executive official.


SB 897 (CS) (LC)Blanco

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


SB 1809 (CS) (LC)Flores

Relating to the creation of the offense of fraudulent use, possession, or tampering with a gift card, gift card packaging, or gift card data or redemption information.


SB 1080 (CS)West/ et al.

Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.


SB 745 (LC)Kolkhorst

Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offense of intoxication manslaughter in certain circumstances.


SB 826 (LC)Parker

Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in a school crossing zone while intoxicated; increasing a criminal penalty.


SB 989 (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to criminal history record information for certain master, magistrate, referee, associate judge, or other court official applicants appointed or employed to serve in a state court.


SB 1320 (LC)Sparks

Relating to the establishment of the organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Texas Department of Public Safety.


SB 1437 (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals for certification as certain juvenile officers or employees of a juvenile facility.


SB 2320 King

Relating to increasing the criminal punishment for certain driving while intoxicated offenses.


SB 2289 (LC)Miles

Relating to reports regarding county jail prisoners confined in out-of-state jails.


SB 1171 (CS) (LC)Perry

Relating to compensation, leave, and physical fitness programs and standards for certain employees of the office of inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.


SB 664 (CS)Huffman

Relating to qualifications, training, removal, and supervision of certain masters, magistrates, referees, associate judges, and hearing officers.


SB 1637 (CS) (LC)King

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.


SB 2064 (CS)Perry

Relating to an exemption from certain taxes imposed on the transfer of a motor vehicle to a person from a decedent or the decedent's estate.


SB 868 (CS)Sparks/ et al.

Relating to the allocation of money appropriated to the rural volunteer fire department assistance program.


SB 1079 (LC)West

Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media devices.


SB 1243 (LC)Birdwell

Relating to the dissolution of a public utility agency.


SB 1504 (LC)Middleton

Relating to meetings of the board of directors of the Gulf Coast Authority.


SB 1851 (LC)Nichols

Relating to the penalty for noncompliance with certain audit requirements by a municipality.


SB 1879 (LC)Schwertner

Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Walker County.


SB 2237 (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to severance pay for certain political subdivision employees.


SB 1257 (CS)Hughes

Relating to required health benefit plan coverage for gender transition adverse effects and reversals.


SB 2034 (LC)Paxton

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


SB 1522 (LC)Perry

Relating to the regulation of continuing care facilities.


SB 883 Paxton/ Hall/ et al.

Relating to patient access to prescription drugs for off-label use for COVID-19 treatment.


SB 249 (CS) (LC)Flores

Relating to memorial markers for certain officers killed in the line of duty.


SB 1318 (LC)Schwertner

Relating to restrictions on covenants not to compete for physicians and certain health care practitioners.


SB 1151 (LC)Blanco

Relating to an insurer's responsibility to review and audit a third-party administrator.


SB 596 (LC)West/ et al.

Relating to reporting certain information regarding the placement of children and suits filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.


SB 1191 (CS) (LC)Creighton/ et al.

Relating to the development of a standard method of computing a student's high school grade point average.


SB 226 (LC)West

Relating to establishing residency for children who are the subject of parental child safety placement agreements for purposes of admission into public schools.


SB 570 (LC)Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Flores/ Menéndez/ Middleton/ et al.

Relating to an attendance policy adopted by public schools to prevent truancy.


SB 870 Birdwell

Relating to the open carrying of a handgun by a uniformed school marshal.


SB 991 (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent and truant students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.


SB 60 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the disposition by a public junior college library of certain library materials.


SB 365 (LC)Eckhardt/ Cook/ Flores/ Menéndez/ Parker/ et al.

Relating to the period for which an applicant for admission as an undergraduate student to a public institution of higher education is entitled to an academic fresh start.


SB 1067 (CS)Middleton/ et al.

Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education and employees of public institutions of higher education and their spouses from soliciting or accepting gifts, grants, donations, or investments from certain foreign entities.


SB 1786 (CS)Creighton/ et al.

Relating to public higher education.


SB 326 (CS)King

Relating to the procedure for determining whether a student's violation of a public school's or public institution of higher education's student code of conduct was motivated by antisemitism.


SB 1401 (CS) (LC)West

Relating to the creation of the Texas Mental Health Profession Pipeline Program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.


SB 1592 (CS) (LC)Blanco/ Alvarado/ Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the collection of state and local hotel occupancy taxes and assessments related to hotels by an accommodations intermediary.


SB 1728 (LC)Perry

Relating to the participation of certain juvenile justice entities in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.


SB 1265 (LC)Alvarado/ et al.

Relating to certain duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to child-care resources.


SB 586 West

Relating to establishing the Historic Texas Cemeteries Designation Program; authorizing a fee.


SB 529 (LC)Sparks

Relating to the entitlement of certain municipalities to receive tax revenue from certain establishments located near a hotel and convention center project.


SB 217 West

Relating to establishing the Historic Texas Freedmen's Cemetery Designation Program; authorizing a fee.


SB 209 West

Relating to the creation of the Texas technology and innovation program.


SB 1923 (CS) (LC)West

Relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child.


SB 1559 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the transfer of a protective order.


SB 1839 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the delivery of records, including a will, in probate proceedings transferred to other courts.


SB 387 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to bond requirements for certain judges.


SB 1874 (CS) (LC)Perry

Relating to immunity from certain disciplinary proceedings against a professional employee of a school district for certain actions concerning public school discipline and law and order.


SB 1872 (CS) (LC)Perry/ Sparks

Relating to the expulsion of a public school student for engaging in conduct that constitutes certain offenses.


SB 1873 (CS) (LC)Perry/ Sparks

Relating to students enrolled in public schools subject to in-school or out-of-school suspension.


SB 1921 (CS) (LC)West

Relating to a common characteristic or use project in a public improvement district in certain municipalities.


SB 1883 (CS)Bettencourt

Relating to the approval of land use assumptions, capital improvement plans, and impact fees.


SB 1677 (CS)Menéndez

Relating to a study on prevention and reduction of diabetes-related amputation.


SB 95 (CS)Hall/ et al.

Relating to the administration of immunizations to children, including required written informed consent to those immunizations and civil liability for failure to obtain the consent; providing an administrative penalty.


SB 1620 (CS)Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analyst apprenticeship pilot program.


SB 1838 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.


SB 2024 (CS) (LC)Perry

Relating to a prohibition on marketing, advertising, or selling certain e-cigarette products; creating a criminal offense.


SB 2429 (CS) (LC)Hughes

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


SB 1999 (CS) (LC)Hughes/ et al.

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


SB 511 (CS)Bettencourt/ Middleton/ Parker/ Paxton/ et al.

Relating to prohibiting an officer or employee of this state or of a political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter registration application forms; creating a criminal offense.


SB 2309 (LC)Hughes

Relating to election integrity and security of ballot boxes, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; authorizing a penalty.


SB 2166 (LC)Parker

Relating to testing of voting tabulation equipment.


SB 871 (CS)Birdwell

Relating to the authority of the legislature, governor, and certain political subdivisions with respect to disasters and emergencies.


SB 510 (LC)Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Kolkhorst/ Middleton/ Parker/ et al.

Relating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter registration laws.


SB 33 Campbell/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Creighton/ Flores/ et al.

Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services.


SB 2420 (CS) (LC)Paxton/ et al.

Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices.


SB 1860 (LC)Hughes

Relating to the applicability of laws protecting minors from harmful material on digital services.


SB 1541 Bettencourt

Relating to state oversight of county elections following a county election audit.


SB 1316 (LC)Cook/ et al.

Relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette advertising in certain locations.


SB 1314 (LC)Cook/ et al.

Relating to a prohibition on certain e-cigarette products.


SB 1313 (CS)Cook/ et al.

Relating to prohibited signs, logos, and designs in advertising or marketing cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products; creating a criminal offense.


SB 1426 (CS)Huffman

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


SB 1398 (CS)Kolkhorst

Relating to certain procedures in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and the provision of family preservation services and community-based foster care.


SB 1869 (CS)Perry

Relating to the procedures for modifying the schedules of controlled substances.


SB 1750 (CS)Paxton

Relating to instructional facilities funding for certain open-enrollment charter schools.


SB 1871 (CS)Perry/ Creighton/ Sparks

Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.


SB 36 (CS) (LC)Parker/ et al.

Relating to the homeland security activities of certain entities, including the establishment and operations of the Homeland Security Division in the Department of Public Safety.


SB 855 (CS) (LC)Sparks/ et al.

Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care.


SB 1233 (CS)Hancock/ et al.

Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.


SB 760 (CS)Kolkhorst

Relating to an application for a ballot to be voted by mail submitted by certain residents of an assisted living facility, a nursing facility, or an intermediate care facility.


SB 2425 (CS)Nichols

Relating to the regulation of automated motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense.


SB 2037 (CS) (LC)Sparks

Relating to permit application review and contested case procedures for environmental permits involving a project to construct or modify a liquefied natural gas export terminal; authorizing a fee.


SB 1758 (CS)Birdwell/ et al.

Relating to the operation of a cement kiln and the production of aggregates near a semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility.


SB 1759 (CS) (LC)Birdwell

Relating to the declaration of an oil or gas emergency by the Railroad Commission of Texas and the liability of a person for assistance, advice, or resources provided in relation to an oil or gas emergency.


SB 2365 (CS)Creighton/ Bettencourt/ Campbell/ Hagenbuch/ Hinojosa, Adam/ et al.

Relating to a policy prohibiting the use of personal wireless communication devices by public school students during instructional time.


SB 1924 (CS)Creighton

Relating to the enforcement of certain criminal offenses on school property.


SB 762 (CS)Campbell

Relating to the display of flags in public schools; providing a civil penalty.


SB 1271 (CS)Hancock

Relating to the concurrent jurisdiction of this state over United States military installations with respect to certain subject matters.


SB 1818 (CS) (LC)Hancock

Relating to the issuance of a license or provisional license to certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses to engage in a business or occupation in this state.


SB 605 (CS)West/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of a new open-enrollment charter school campus by certain charter holders and to the expansion of an open-enrollment charter school.


SB 1405 (CS) (LC)Nichols/ et al.

Relating to increasing access to and reducing taxation of Internet services.


SB 1762 (CS) (LC)Blanco

Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to designate certain persons as the operator of an orphaned oil or gas well.


SB 1968 (CS) (LC)Schwertner

Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain real estate professionals by the Texas Real Estate Commission.


SB 1977 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

Relating to the recovery and reimbursement of certain expenses by an electric utility or a water and sewer utility in a rate proceeding.


SB 2077 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the qualifications of members of the board of directors of the Texas Mutual Insurance Company.


SB 2148 (LC)Hall

Relating to the reliability of the electricity supply chain.


SB 2321 (LC)King

Relating to the regulation of emissions by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality during an event affecting electric demand or grid reliability.


SB 1967 (LC)Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"/ Hinojosa, Adam/ et al.

Relating to the projects eligible for financial assistance from the flood infrastructure fund.


SB 1662 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to notice provided to certain public drinking water supply systems before water quality testing.


SB 1663 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to notification procedures concerning groundwater contamination.


SB 2124 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to publication of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee's annual report.


SB 2204 (LC)Birdwell

Relating to the applicability of uniform grant and contract management standards to certain Texas Water Development Board programs.


SB 1855 (CS) (LC)Perry

Relating to requirements that certain plats for the subdivision of land include evidence of groundwater supply.


SB 863 (CS) (LC)Perry

Relating to water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer.


SB 37 (CS)Creighton/ et al.

Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, the powers and duties of a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment of the Office of Excellence in Higher Education.


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