REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Monday

April 28, 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 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.

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the terminology used in the Texas Constitution to refer to the partially landlocked body of water on the southeastern periphery of the North American continent.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and repealing the limitation on the allocation to that system and its campuses of the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

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.

Expressing support for renaming the New York strip steak as the Texas strip steak and directing the Texas Department of Agriculture to promote the Texas strip steak as part of efforts to support Texas beef and agricultural products.

Urging the Gulf Coast Protection District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to not compromise navigation safety or two-way traffic vessel movement when implementing a project.

Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the construction of a Texas Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex.

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

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

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to the establishment of a grant program to support the disposition of deceased paupers' bodies.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 supervision requirements of a code enforcement officer in training.

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 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 administration and operations of the state auditor's office.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Relating to the certification of public school educators, including financial and other assistance provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency.

Relating to the strong families credit against certain taxes for entities that contribute to certain organizations.

Relating to a franchise tax credit for, and the application of sales and use taxes to, certain research and development expenses.

Relating to the responsibility of consumer reporting agencies to ensure compliance with certain consumer reporting laws.

Relating to the course levels offered at Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College.

Relating to adult high school charter program funding.

Relating to the creation of an electronic platform and submission portal, known as My Texas Future, to facilitate public high school students' awareness of and application to institutions of higher education using the electronic common admission application form.

Relating to penalties for certain offenses involving county competitive bidding requirements; increasing criminal penalties.

Relating to venue in certain actions involving a contract for an improvement to real property.

Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Efficiency Council.

Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the commissioning of peace officers by the Texas Education Agency, the composition of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center, and public school safety and security requirements and resources.

Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding weapons in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.

Relating to group home consultant referrals; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to coverage for mental health conditions and substance use disorders under certain governmental health benefit plans.

Relating to anticompetitive and other unlawful practices and to certain required disclosures relating to credit card transactions; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the liability of nonprofit entities contracted with the Department of Family and Protective Services or with a single source continuum contractor to provide community-based care or child welfare services.

Relating to establishment of a shared savings program for health maintenance organizations and preferred provider benefit plans.

Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.

Relating to gambling criminal offenses and a defense to prosecution for a gambling offense; increasing criminal penalties.

Relating to the required disclosure of certain financial relationships in civil actions regarding the activities of United States defense contractors.

Relating to renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

Relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on social media platforms or through electronic mail messages.

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

Relating to the conduct of randomized county election audits.

Relating to the basis for a third-party challenge to a voter's registration.

Relating to a prohibition on the operation or movement of certain overweight vehicles transporting hazardous materials under certain circumstances; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for loading certain overweight vehicles transporting hazardous materials at a weight that exceeds the weight limitations authorized for the vehicle.

Relating to the operation of rock crushing facilities.

Relating to the recycling and disposal of consumer energy storage modules.

Relating to the review of claims and recovery of overpayments by Medicaid recovery audit contractors.

Relating to intelligence databases for combinations, criminal street gangs, and foreign terrorist organizations.

Relating to permit fees for groundwater wells imposed by the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the enforcement of drought contingency plans by water and sewer utilities and the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Relating to a required provision in certain governmental entity contracts regarding the carrying of handguns by license holders; providing civil penalties.

Relating to the issuance of a certified birth record to a homeless individual.

Relating to the accreditation of law schools in this state.

Relating to the regulation of technical and clerical errors contained in registrations and reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission and the commission's authority regarding the imposition of certain penalties.

Relating to the contents and filing of personal financial statements with the Texas Ethics Commission and the removal of certain information in certain statements from public view.

Relating to the definition of a governmental body for the purposes of the public information law.

Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property.

Relating to the filing or recording of documents or instruments conveying or purporting to convey an interest in real or personal property.

Relating to prohibiting the imposition of a monetary fine or penalty for a violation of a money services business's terms of service agreement; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the transfer of the licensing and regulation of charitable bingo to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.

Relating to disbursement of initial funds under the Texas energy fund.

Relating to a grant program to fund certain short line railroad projects.

Relating to the definition of a crosswalk.

Relating to the filing of an appeal regarding certain water, drainage, or sewer rates with the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Relating to a legal justification for the use of force with a less-lethal force weapon by a correctional facility guard or a peace officer.

Relating to discovery requirements in a criminal case.

Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant.

Relating to skimmers on electronic terminals; authorizing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses.

Relating to the employment of certain peace officers of the Department of Public Safety.

Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.

Relating to the provision of water or sewer service by public entities operating jointly or concurrently.

Relating to the authority of a taxing unit to enter into an agreement to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the value of property on which a renewable energy facility is located or is planned to be located.

Relating to the eligibility of the National Rifle Association's Annual Meetings and Exhibits or another annual event of the National Rifle Association for funding under the major events reimbursement program.

Relating to the allocation and use of certain hotel occupancy tax revenues.

Relating to the eligibility of the INDYCAR Grand Prix of Arlington for funding under the major events reimbursement program.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects.

Relating to an exemption from certain immunization requirements for medical and veterinary students.

Relating to health benefit coverage for general anesthesia in connection with certain pediatric dental services.

Relating to the findings required to be made by the comptroller of public accounts in order to recommend for approval an application for a limitation on the taxable value of eligible property for school district maintenance and operations ad valorem tax purposes under the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act.

Relating to the establishment of the Rural Workforce Development Grant Program.

Relating to a prohibition on payments for certain group home referrals; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to resident safety from criminal activity in senior retirement communities.

Relating to a health care facility's required policy for vaccine preventable diseases.

Relating to notice to local law enforcement of certain offenses occurring on public or private school property or at school-sponsored or school-related activities; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the view of the State Capitol.

Relating to the exemption from the assessment requirements of the Texas Success Initiative for certain students who are public officers or employees.

Relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated assault.

Relating to the penalty for the crime of election fraud; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for participating in a riot while wearing a mask or other face covering.

Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate certain matters related to firearms, air guns, archery equipment, and other weapons and related supplies.

Relating to the creation of a spirit cooler certificate; authorizing a fee.

Relating to maintaining the confidentiality of the personal information of election officials and their employees.

Relating to the regulation of steroid use by students participating in athletic competitions sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League.

Relating to the removal of a spectator of certain school extracurricular athletic activities or competitions.

Relating to the membership of a school district's local school health advisory council.

Relating to a limitation on rules, bylaws, and policies adopted by a school district's board of trustees.

Relating to the terms of certain agreements involving minor boundary adjustments between two contiguous school districts.

Relating to the enforcement of electioneering prohibitions and the unlawful use of public funds for political advertising; imposing civil penalties.

Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of harassing, intimidating, or threatening another person while concealing identity with a mask or other headgear.

Relating to certain election practices and procedures.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Committee on Foreign Investment to review certain transactions involving certain foreign entities; creating a civil penalty.

Relating to reliability requirements for certain electric generation facilities.

Relating to payroll deductions for certain state and local government employee organizations.

Relating to the regulation and use of artificial intelligence systems and the management of data by governmental entities.

Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities.

Relating to access to certain information in the adoption process.

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

Relating to the registration of vehicles, the issuance of disabled parking placards, and certain benefits associated with that registration or issuance for certain peace officers with disabilities; authorizing a fee.

Relating to various matters pertaining to certain governmental entities that operate port facilities.

Relating to the use of certain tolls and charges imposed by certain counties; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to requirements for certain petitions requesting an election and ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions.

Relating to establishing the hostile foreign adversaries unit at the Department of Public Safety and training, prohibitions, and reporting requirements designed to combat foreign influence and foreign adversary operations; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to establishment and enforcement of school safety zones; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the production and study of brackish groundwater.

Relating to a centers of excellence program developed by the Texas Judicial Council for certain justices and judges.

Relating to a review of certain advisory entities under the jurisdiction of the comptroller of public accounts and to the repeal or redesignation of certain of those entities.

Relating to the integration of early voting by personal appearance and election day voting, including the manner in which election returns are processed and other related changes.

Relating to certain policies and procedures related to concussions or other brain injuries sustained by public school students.

Relating to participation by non-enrolled students in University Interscholastic League-sponsored activities.

Relating to college entrance examinations considered for admission to certain public institutions of higher education and a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding those examinations.

Relating to a contract regarding the operation of a school district campus.

Relating to the effect of a tax certificate accompanying a transfer of certain property.

Relating to the plan required to be adopted by the board of directors of an appraisal district for periodically conducting certain reappraisal activities.

Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.

Relating to a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.

Relating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs to remove debris or wreckage on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.

Relating to the vote required by the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate or authorize the issuance of tax bonds.

Relating to the electronic payment of ad valorem taxes; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the control of disease in wildlife; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Relating to transfer of the ownership rights of the Woodlawn Water Supply Corporation to the Angelina and Neches River Authority.

Relating to the removal of a fence surrounding a breeder deer release site.

Relating to procedures under the public information law, including expedited responses and charges for bad faith requests.

Relating to the regulation of combative sports by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the establishment, powers and duties, terms, and governance of certain advisory bodies for programs administered by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Relating to the regulation of delivery network companies; requiring an occupational permit; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the applicability of the Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Act to, and the regulation by certain political subdivisions of, the installation of roofing materials containing integrated photovoltaic technology.

Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions; authorizing a private civil right of action.

Relating to the creation, powers, duties, and financing of the Wise Regional Water District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to providing notice to a state representative and senator of certain administrative actions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to a credit or refund for diesel fuel taxes paid on diesel fuel used in this state by auxiliary power units or power take-off equipment.

Relating to the regulation of deer breeding; creating criminal offenses.

Relating to an exemption of the transfer of certain rights in water from certain disclosure requirements applicable to the transfer of certain interests in real property.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Hidalgo County as the U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2275 in Gregg County as the Bill Stoudt Parkway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Business U.S. Highway 83-S in Hidalgo County as the SP4 Rodolfo Valdez Memorial Highway.

Relating to procedures for the issuance of a bonded title for a motor vehicle.

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

Relating to certain oversize or overweight vehicle permit fees or surety requirements.

Relating to the considerations when determining whether an operator of a motor vehicle is an employee of a motor carrier or an independent contractor.

Relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit.

Relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast Protection District.

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

Relating to authorizing the disclosure of certain electronic customer data by a provider of an electronic communications service or a remote computing service in certain immediate life-threatening situations.

Relating to the disclosure of certain information by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

Relating to the role of advocacy and support groups in the juvenile justice system.

Relating to the definition of a designated law enforcement office or agency for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of assault committed against certain public servants and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those public servants.

Relating to the execution of a search warrant for taking a blood specimen from certain persons in certain intoxication offenses.

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

Relating to the definition of authorized peace officer for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of assault and harassment committed against certain employees or agents of a utility and committed in a disaster area or evacuated area.

Relating to the purchase or sale of human organs; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the offense of failure to report child abuse or neglect by certain professionals and the statute of limitations for that offense; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions.

Relating to the payment of restitution.

Relating to a study of the effectiveness of rules and policies implemented by the Parks and Wildlife Department to manage and contain chronic wasting disease and of cervid resistance to chronic wasting disease.

Relating to a permit issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department for certain hunting dog field trials; authorizing a fee.

Relating to a public institution of higher education's orientation on the institution's sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking policy.

Relating to participation in the Texas Leadership Scholars Program.

Relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of peace officers.

Relating to use by a religious organization of public school or institution of higher education facilities.

Relating to Holocaust education and training provided to students enrolled at public schools and public institutions of higher education.

Relating to authorizing the sale or lease by the State of Texas of certain real property located in Austin, Texas.

Relating to requiring state contractors, political subdivisions of this state, and private employers to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

Relating to the transition of certain veterans' mental health initiatives from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to the Texas Veterans Commission.

Relating to the verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners.

Relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle of the applicant's military status.

Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund, the Texas University Fund, or money held by a public institution of higher education in financial companies that boycott certain energy companies.

Relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System.

Relating to restricting remote work by employees of public institutions of higher education.

Relating to excused absences from public school for the purpose of attending a released time course.

Relating to transparency regarding requirements to complete a certificate or degree program at a public institution of higher education.

Relating to the reporting of certain public or private school employee misconduct to local law enforcement.

Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty license plates.

Relating to the route designation for a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles that serve a deepwater seaport in a county that borders the United Mexican States.

Relating to the use of reclaimed water that has been treated to meet certain standards as part of an aquifer storage and recovery project.

Relating to state preemption of municipal and county regulation on land use, structures, businesses, and related activities and municipal boundaries and annexation.

Relating to state preemption of certain municipal and county regulation.

Relating to a limitation on civil liability of business entities in connection with a breach of system security.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Military Department to negotiate the release of a reversionary interest and certain other interests of the state in certain property in Palo Pinto County owned by the Palo Pinto County Livestock Association.

Relating to a capacity cost recovery rider for certain electric utilities.

Relating to prohibiting contributions, expenditures, and related activities involving political committees that support or oppose a ballot measure; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development trials with ibogaine for the purpose of securing the administration's approval as a medication for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy and the administration of that treatment.

Relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency.

Relating to factors the Department of Family and Protective Services must consider when selecting a foster care placement for a child.

Relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property.

Relating to an annual boarding home facility report for certain counties and municipalities.

Relating to confirming the provision of certain notices before the full adversary hearing in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to governmental entities subject to the sunset review process.

Relating to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 88th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature.

Relating to notice from a health benefit plan issuer regarding a physician's or health care provider's preauthorization exemption status.

Relating to Medicaid provider enrollment and credentialing processes.

Relating to a hospital's determination to grant, deny, renew, or modify medical staff privileges.

Relating to death records maintained by the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services and provided to certain hospitals.

Relating to the establishment of a work group to conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing an acute psychiatric bed registry.

Relating to dispute resolution for and enforcement actions against certain long-term care facilities.

Relating to the Texas Physician Health Program and the regulation of certain occupations by the Texas Medical Board; expanding the applicability of surcharges.

Relating to eligibility for mediation of certain out-of-network health benefit claims.

Relating to a requirement that certain hospitals submit a summary of parts of their emergency operations plans to the Health and Human Services Commission.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of hearing instrument fitters and dispensers.

Relating to education programs to enable certain students and advanced practice registered nurses to practice medicine in certain rural counties and physician delegation of certain medical acts to advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants.

Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the nursing advisory committee of that council.

Relating to investigations and disciplinary or punitive action by the Texas Medical Board regarding certain treatments or practices regarding COVID-19 and to the required expungement of certain records.

Relating to the amount of certain revenue that may be used for and the location of state veterans cemeteries.

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.

Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to the adoption of an ordinance issuing a tax increment bond by certain municipalities that have designated a tax increment reinvestment zone.

Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain municipalities that receive municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue and other money from a local park board of trustees.

Relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing.

Relating to the definition of a project financing zone for the purposes of certain municipalities that use certain tax revenue to fund convention center facilities, multipurpose arenas, venues, and related infrastructure.

Relating to the operation of a concrete crushing facility near a hospital.

Relating to rules providing for certification of issues to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in contested cases referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings by the commission.

Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation requirements.

Relating to a maternal health training program for certain health care providers.

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

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.

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes for game animals and exotic animals.

Relating to an exemption from certain motor fuel taxes for counties in this state.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

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

Designating the first full week in April as Gifted and Talented Students Week for a 10-year period ending in 2035.