Regular Order of Business for 5/8/2025

REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS



Thursday

May 8, 2025





HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)



HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)



HJR 98 Vasut/ Hefner/ Metcalf/ et al. SP: Birdwell/ et al.

Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.


HJR 99 Harris/ et al. SP: Nichols/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.


HJR 2 Geren/ McQueeney/ Meyer/ Metcalf/ et al. SP: Perry/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.


HJR 1 (CS)Meyer/ Bonnen/ Button/ Martinez Fischer/ Bernal/ et al. SP: 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.


HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)



HB 1109 VanDeaver/ Bell, Keith/ Wharton SP: Hall/ et al.

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


HB 1392 (LC)Bucy/ Zwiener/ et al. SP: Bettencourt

Relating to the postponement of the delinquency date for a payment of ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit if the office of the collector for the taxing unit is closed on the delinquency date.


HB 22 (LC)Noble/ Meyer/ Capriglione/ Martinez Fischer/ Turner/ et al. SP: Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of intangible personal property.


HB 3093 (LC)Villalobos/ et al. SP: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit for a year in which a property owner provides notice that the owner intends to appeal an order of an appraisal review board determining a protest by the owner regarding the appraisal of the owner's property.


HB 517 (LC)Harris Davila/ Isaac/ Troxclair/ Button/ Luther/ et al. SP: Schwertner

Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to assess a fine for discolored vegetation or turf during a period of residential watering restriction.


HB 1130 (CS) (LC)Isaac/ Hayes/ et al. SP: Campbell

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


HB 142 (CS) (LC)Noble/ Isaac SP: Perry

Relating to the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general, the review of certain Medicaid claims, and the recovery of certain overpayments under Medicaid.


HB 1689 (LC)Gerdes SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the use of certain groundwater export fees collected by a groundwater conservation district.


HB 2018 (LC)Ashby/ Flores/ et al. SP: Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program.


HB 136 Hull/ Swanson/ Rose/ Richardson/ Noble/ et al. SP: Alvarado/ et al.

Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for lactation consultation services.


HB 2884 (LC)Landgraf SP: Kolkhorst

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


HB 1393 Metcalf/ Ashby/ McQueeney/ Bucy/ Curry/ et al. SP: Bettencourt/ et al.

Relating to daylight saving time.


HB 2730 (LC)Darby/ Noble/ Landgraf/ Raymond SP: Parker

Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district to require a person allowed an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead to file a new application or confirm the person's current qualification for the exemption.


HB 1399 (LC)Harris/ et al. SP: Nichols/ et al.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.


HB 1244 (LC)Guillen SP: Bettencourt

Relating to the eligibility of land to continue to be appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following a transfer to a person who uses the land in materially the same way as the former owner and to late applications for such appraisal filed by the new owner of the land.


HB 467 (LC)Bell, Keith SP: Nichols

Relating to the procedure for the dissolution of the Cedar Creek Hospital District and the disposition of district money.


HB 331 (LC)Patterson/ Simmons/ Perez, Mary Ann/ Longoria/ Lujan/ et al. SP: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"/ et al.

Relating to certain presumptions applicable to claims for benefits or compensation for certain medical conditions brought by certain first responders.


HB 2559 Patterson/ Ward Johnson/ et al. SP: Bettencourt

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


HB 29 (CS) (LC)Gerdes/ et al. SP: Perry/ et al.

Relating to water losses reported by certain municipally owned utilities to the Texas Water Development Board; authorizing administrative penalties.


HB 26 (CS) (LC)Hull/ Rose/ Isaac/ Manuel/ Frank/ et al. SP: Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to requiring contracts with Medicaid managed care organizations to permit the organizations to offer nutrition counseling and instruction services in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services.


HB 166 Capriglione SP: Hancock/ et al.

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.


HB 353 Patterson SP: Hagenbuch

Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.


HB 2000 Ashby/ Holt/ Bumgarner/ Guillen/ González, Jessica/ et al. SP: Nichols/ et al.

Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming.


HB 2756 Thompson/ Ward Johnson/ et al. SP: Huffman

Relating to training on de-escalation, crisis intervention, and behavioral health for correctional officers and certain other employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.


HB 3248 (LC)Cortez/ Dorazio/ Lujan/ Lopez, Ray SP: Flores

Relating to the authority of a defense base development authority to employ and commission peace officers.


HB 3513 (LC)Fairly SP: Sparks

Relating to the composition, duties, and personnel of the Moore County Juvenile Board.


HB 3204 (LC)Metcalf/ Lalani SP: Schwertner

Relating to the Polytechnic College at Sam Houston State University, including the college's eligibility to participate in certain programs.


HB 3135 (LC)Smithee/ et al. SP: Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for retired firefighters.


HB 3012 (LC)Walle SP: Nichols

Relating to the fee for a driving safety course.


HB 2763 (LC)Guillen/ et al. SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the designation of a Texas Department of Transportation building in Starr County as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., P.E., Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility.


HB 2523 (LC)Lopez, Janie/ Gámez/ Guillen/ Longoria/ Curry SP: Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 48 in Cameron County as the Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia Memorial Highway.


HB 2457 (LC)Meyer/ Frank SP: Parker

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 287 in Wilbarger County as the Molly Mullens Mile.


HB 2415 (LC)Cole/ Bucy SP: Eckhardt

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 969 in Travis County as the Senior Police Officer Lewis "Andy" Traylor Memorial Highway.


HB 2198 (LC)Bell, Keith SP: Hall

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 34 in Kaufman County as the Officer Jacob Candanoza Memorial Highway.


HB 2143 (LC)Metcalf/ Bell, Cecil SP: Creighton

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 1097 in Montgomery County as the Army Specialist Joey Lenz Memorial Highway.


HB 1708 (LC)Landgraf SP: Sparks

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 302 in Ector County as the Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez Memorial Highway.


HB 1672 (LC)Ashby/ et al. SP: Johnson/ et al.

Relating to the appeal of certain actions by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles related to motor carriers.


HB 767 (LC)Bell, Cecil SP: Bettencourt

Relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 249 in Montgomery County as the Paul P. Mendes Memorial Parkway.


HB 1327 (LC)Harless/ Simmons SP: Miles

Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.


HB 2723 (LC)Cunningham/ Noble/ Canales/ Leo Wilson SP: West

Relating to the requirement that a person submit an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain property used for human burial.


HB 451 (CS)Thompson/ Lalani/ et al. SP: Paxton/ et al.

Relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual exploitation of certain children.


HB 140 (CS) (LC)Noble SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to advisory bodies for the Department of Family and Protective Services, including the creation of the child protective investigations advisory committee and the abolition of the Family and Protective Services Council.


HB 109 (CS) (LC)Rose/ Thompson/ Leo Wilson SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the construction, expansion, and operation of certain inpatient mental health facilities and the designation of residential treatment facilities for certain juveniles.


HB 3096 (LC)Cunningham SP: Hall

Relating to designating March 17 as Profound Autism Awareness Day.


HB 206 (LC)Craddick SP: Birdwell

Relating to a limitation on a county's authority to require a cash bond before approving the construction of a pipeline.


HB 1238 (LC)Guillen SP: Parker

Relating to the inspection of the location of a proposed Class I injection well.


HB 1089 (LC)Paul/ Leo Wilson/ et al. SP: Alvarado

Relating to creation of the gulf coast protection account to be administered by the General Land Office.


HB 2890 (LC)Patterson/ Phelan/ Craddick/ Manuel/ Hunter/ et al. SP: Parker

Relating to an interstate compact for the liquefied natural gas industry.


HB 9 (CS)Meyer/ Bonnen/ Hickland/ Martinez Fischer/ Bernal/ et al. SP: Bettencourt

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.


HB 2081 (LC)Bucy/ Kitzman/ Howard/ Bonnen/ Ashby/ et al. SP: Menéndez

Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education.


HB 4215 (LC)Hunter SP: Schwertner

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


HB 2970 (CS) (LC)Paul/ Martinez/ Perez, Mary Ann/ Cain/ et al. SP: Middleton

Relating to the implementation of projects by the Gulf Coast Protection District.


HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)



HCR 6 (LC)Leo Wilson/ Manuel/ Ward Johnson/ Davis, Aicha/ Jones, Jolanda/ et al. SP: Middleton

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


HCR 12 (LC)Leo Wilson/ et al. SP: Hall

Designating September as Deaf Awareness Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.


HCR 29 (LC)Lopez, Janie/ Hull/ Ordaz/ Romero/ Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra/ et al. SP: Zaffirini

Designating April as Counseling Awareness Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.


HCR 50 (LC)Leo Wilson/ Ward Johnson/ Allen/ Morales Shaw SP: Middleton

Designating Galveston as the official Mardi Gras Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.


HCR 55 (LC)McLaughlin SP: Hall

Redesignating Poteet as the official Strawberry Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.


HCR 56 (LC)Harris Davila SP: Hall

Designating May as Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Breastfeeding Awareness Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.


HCR 58 (LC)Isaac SP: Campbell

Redesignating Dripping Springs as the official Wedding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.


HCR 70 (LC)Guillen SP: Zaffirini

Redesignating Jim Hogg County as the official Vaquero Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.


HCR 71 (LC)Guillen SP: Zaffirini

Designating La Salle County as the official Wild Hog Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.


HCR 74 (LC)Shofner SP: Hughes

Designating Carthage as the official Country Music Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.


HCR 78 (LC)Lujan/ Harless SP: Hinojosa, Adam

Designating September 16 as Lone Star Santas Charities Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.


HCR 80 (LC)Wharton SP: Kolkhorst

Designating Brenham as the official Ice Cream Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.


HCR 107 (LC)Metcalf SP: Middleton

Designating the Texas Almanac as the official State Book of Texas.


HCR 116 (LC)Gámez SP: Hinojosa, Adam

Redesignating Brownsville as the official Bicycling Capital of the Rio Grande Valley for a 10-year period ending in 2035.


HCR 117 (LC)Hunter SP: Hinojosa, Adam

Designating Port Aransas as the official Fishing Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.



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 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 63 (CS)Middleton/ et al.

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.


SJR 59 (CS)Birdwell/ et al.

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)



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 48 (LC)Middleton

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.


SCR 19 (CS)Parker/ et al.

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


SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)



SB 2023 Blanco/ et al.

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


SB 1957 Hagenbuch

Relating to the eligibility of a person to serve on a civilian oversight board.


SB 2615 (CS)Creighton

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


SB 2138 Creighton/ et al.

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.


SB 3016 (CS)Creighton/ et al.

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


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.


SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)



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 847 Campbell

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


SB 284 (CS)Miles

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


SB 854 (CS)Middleton/ et al.

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


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 1505 Perry/ et al.

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


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

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


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 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 2016 Bettencourt

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


SB 1163 Hughes

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


SB 1122 Schwertner/ et al.

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


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

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


SB 1436 (LC)Bettencourt

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


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 261 (CS) (LC)Perry/ et al.

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


SB 1882 Bettencourt

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


SB 393 (CS)Sparks

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


SB 1791 (CS) (LC)Middleton/ et al.

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


SB 209 West/ et al.

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


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

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


SB 1085 (LC)Blanco

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


SB 1975 (LC)Bettencourt

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


SB 2717 (CS) (LC)Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Efficiency Council.


SB 1262 (CS)Nichols/ et al.

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.


SB 636 (CS)Johnson/ et al.

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


SB 2056 (CS)Hancock

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


SB 884 (CS)Kolkhorst/ et al.

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


SB 517 (CS) (LC)Middleton/ et al.

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


SB 1200 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

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


SB 1845 (LC)Hughes/ et al.

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.


SB 2681 Bettencourt/ et al.

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


SB 2458 (CS) (LC)Hughes

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


SB 801 Menéndez/ et al.

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


SB 3014 (CS)Creighton

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.


SB 3013 (CS)Creighton

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.


SB 758 Middleton/ et al.

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


SB 1013 (LC)Eckhardt

Relating to the definition of a crosswalk.


SB 2797 (CS)Creighton

Relating to discovery requirements in a criminal case.


SB 2076 Creighton

Relating to the view of the State Capitol.


SB 2876 (LC)Hughes

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


SB 715 (CS)Sparks/ et al.

Relating to reliability requirements for certain electric generation facilities.


SB 1640 (CS) (LC)Hagenbuch

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.


SB 2538 (LC)Bettencourt

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


SB 1449 (CS)Bettencourt

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.


SB 1181 (LC)Alvarado

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


SB 1359 (CS) (LC)Parker

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.


SB 410 (CS) (LC)Middleton

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


SB 1234 (LC)Hancock/ et al.

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.


SB 2926 (LC)Zaffirini

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


SB 2972 (CS)Creighton

Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.


SB 2841 (CS) (LC)Hinojosa, Adam

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.


SB 1856 (CS) (LC)Creighton

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


SB 1528 (LC)West/ et al.

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


SB 1373 (CS) (LC)Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

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


SB 672 (CS) (LC)Hughes

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


SB 2891 (CS)Cook/ et al.

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.


SB 1854 (LC)West

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


SB 317 (LC)Creighton/ et al.

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


SB 2539 (LC)Bettencourt

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


SB 2532 (CS)Middleton

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.


SB 1250 (CS) (LC)Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

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.


SB 2082 (CS)Miles/ et al.

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


SB 2203 (CS) (LC)Birdwell

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


SB 1285 (CS)Eckhardt/ et al.

Relating to the protection of bats.


SB 1454 (CS) (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to the area of operations of and certain tax exemptions available to housing authorities.


SB 2520 (CS) (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to the calculation of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes imposed by a school district on the residence homestead of an individual who is elderly or disabled.


SB 1237 (CS) (LC)Paxton

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by a charitable organization that is engaged in providing housing and related facilities and services to persons who are at least 62 years of age.


SB 1586 (CS) (LC)Schwertner

Relating to the issuance by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of permits for certain wastewater treatment facilities.


SB 2819 (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to the restrictions on political activities of a county elections administrator.


SB 629 (CS)Zaffirini

Relating to the accrual of interest on overdue child support.


SB 2342 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the application for appointment of a guardian and to requiring criminal history record information and other information in connection with the guardianship of a ward or the ward's estate.


SB 2903 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to supporting vouchers and other documents attached to annual accounts filed by guardians of the estate.


SB 2477 (CS)Bettencourt/ et al.

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


SB 3029 (LC)Parker

Relating to the powers and duties of the Far North Fort Worth Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Tarrant and Wise Counties; providing authority to establish defined areas and to impose a tax and issue bonds.


SB 375 (LC)Miles

Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.


SB 777 (CS) (LC)Hughes/ et al.

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


SB 2367 (LC)Kolkhorst

Relating to the authority of certain counties to enact certain park use rules.


SB 2703 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate condominiums.


SB 2608 Blanco

Relating to the eligibility of certain at-risk developments to receive low income housing tax credits.


SB 2965 (LC)Creighton

Relating to territory in an emergency services district that is annexed by a municipality.


SB 2521 (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to notification of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district of the death of a resident of the county in which the district is located and the determination by the chief appraiser of the effect of the decedent's death on the continued eligibility of any property in the county previously owned by the decedent for any exemption allowed for the property.


SB 2165 (CS) (LC)Parker

Relating to prohibiting the dismissal of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.


SB 2501 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to selection of an attorney by an indigent parent as attorney ad litem for the parent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.


SB 2452 (CS) (LC)Hancock

Relating to the compensation of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district.


SB 2835 (CS) (LC)Johnson

Relating to municipal regulation of stairway requirements in certain apartment buildings.


SB 1602 (CS) (LC)Hagenbuch

Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.


SB 1704 (CS) (LC)Parker/ Huffman/ et al.

Relating to certain rights of crime victims and witnesses and associated persons and to victim impact statements.


SB 1723 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the establishment of a rapid DNA analysis pilot program in certain counties.


SB 1858 (LC)Hagenbuch/ et al.

Relating to eligibility for the bulletproof vest and body armor grant program.


SB 1946 (LC)Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the creation of a family violence criminal homicide prevention task force.


SB 2009 (LC)Campbell/ King

Relating to the compensation of counsel appointed to provide representation and services to indigent individuals in criminal and juvenile proceedings.


SB 2177 (LC)Hagenbuch/ et al.

Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies in solving violent and sexual offenses.


SB 2460 (CS) (LC)Creighton

Relating to rapid DNA analysis performed by certain law enforcement agencies and the content of certain DNA databases.


SB 2785 (CS) (LC)Birdwell

Relating to notification and disclosure of records and information concerning an investigation of a report of child abuse or neglect to county or district attorneys.


SB 2373 (CS)Johnson/ et al.

Relating to financial exploitation or financial abuse using artificially generated media or phishing communications; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.


SB 867 (CS)Bettencourt/ et al.

Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.


SB 1608 (CS)Campbell/ et al.

Relating to physical examination requirements for patients admitted to an inpatient mental health facility.


SB 640 (CS) (LC)Johnson/ et al.

Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.


SB 1698 (CS)Parker

Relating to the sale of certain e-cigarettes in this state and a directory of e-cigarette manufacturers and their products; authorizing fees; authorizing administrative and civil penalties; creating a criminal offense.


SB 383 (CS)Middleton/ et al.

Relating to the interconnection to the ERCOT power grid of certain coastal facilities for the provision of electric service.


SB 705 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board.


SB 748 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the regulation of laser hair removal.


SB 1117 (LC)Schwertner

Relating to the administration of botulinum toxin by dentists.


SB 2340 (CS)Schwertner/ et al.

Relating to examination of the records of filing entities and foreign filing entities by the attorney general; creating a criminal offense.


SB 2680 Bettencourt

Relating to the public information law.


SB 2994 (CS)Johnson/ et al.

Relating to energy efficiency goals and programs, public information regarding energy efficiency programs, and the participation of loads in certain energy markets.


SB 2747 (CS) (LC)Paxton

Relating to limitations applicable to certain agreements providing for a rebate of municipal sales and use taxes or a grant or loan based on those taxes.


SB 1950 (CS)Creighton

Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals for unemployment benefits and the validity of certain claims for unemployment benefits submitted to the Texas Workforce Commission.


SB 913 (LC)Blanco

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


SB 1071 (CS) (LC)Eckhardt

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.


SB 1086 (LC)Perry

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.


SB 1087 (LC)Perry

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.


SB 1483 (LC)Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.


SB 1444 (CS) (LC)Campbell

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.


SB 1553 (LC)Flores

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.


SB 1556 (CS) (LC)Flores

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


SB 1703 (CS) (LC)Parker

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.


SB 2133 (LC)Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

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


SB 2297 (LC)Paxton

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


SB 2298 (CS) (LC)Paxton

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue and certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project by certain municipalities.


SB 2622 (CS) (LC)King

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.


SB 2955 (CS) (LC)Parker

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


SB 3059 (LC)Campbell

Relating to the preservation, maintenance, restoration, and protection of the Alamo complex and surrounding area by the Alamo Commission.


SB 2782 (LC)Birdwell

Relating to discovery requirements related to sworn complaints made to the Texas Ethics Commission.


SB 2781 (LC)Birdwell/ et al.

Relating to the imposition of civil penalties for certain violations with respect to political contributions and expenditures made by certain persons who engage in lobbying activities.


SB 2637 (LC)Johnson/ et al.

Relating to disclosures about certain automated posts on social media platforms; providing a civil penalty.


SB 2633 Johnson

Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.


SB 2337 (CS)Hughes/ et al.

Relating to the regulation of the provision of proxy advisory services.


SB 2334 (CS) (LC)Parker

Relating to the storage of alcoholic beverages by an airline passenger transportation permittee.


SB 1861 Hughes

Relating to the appointment of a special prosecutor by the court of criminal appeals for certain criminal cases.


SB 2043 Hughes/ et al.

Relating to prohibited retaliation against a physician or health care provider for reporting certain violations or taking certain actions with respect to the provision of health care services; providing a civil remedy.


SB 1367 Hughes

Relating to the appointment, duties, and removal of the state prosecuting attorney.


SB 946 (CS)Hughes/ et al.

Relating to the prohibition on certain discrimination in the extension of credit to organizations based on social credit or value-based standards.


SB 945 Hughes/ et al.

Relating to the adoption of political shareholder proposals by insurers and insurer holding companies.


SB 2857 (CS)Blanco/ et al.

Relating to a prescription drug purchasing pool for certain health benefit plan issuers and employers.


SB 128 Hall

Relating to hospital reporting requirements regarding suspected child abuse, exploitation, or neglect; authorizing an administrative penalty.


SB 571 (CS)Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Flores/ Middleton/ Parker/ et al.

Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.


SB 1263 (CS)Alvarado/ et al.

Relating to a pilot program for the safe disposal of prescription drugs, including controlled substance prescription drugs.


SB 3058 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

Relating to certain improvements made and programs developed by the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District.


SB 612 (CS) (LC)Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the authority of certain conservation and reclamation districts to impose fees for the construction of certain pipelines and associated infrastructure.


SB 2221 (CS) (LC)Parker

Relating to the filing of a fraudulent financing statement in relation to certain secured transactions; authorizing the imposition of a fee.


SB 2587 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the access to and use of certain criminal history record information, to the procedure for obtaining that information, and to the correct terminology for certain licenses the issuance of which requires a criminal history background check.


SB 2044 (CS)Bettencourt

Relating to the regulation of certain political communications, a prohibition on electioneering by school district and open-enrollment charter school officials and employees, and the authorization of action by the commissioner of education against a school district that initiates certain actions or proceedings; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.


SB 2363 (CS)Creighton

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of unlawfully publishing a vote.


SB 2713 (CS)Middleton/ et al.

Relating to preventing discrimination in membership in a professional or trade association.


SB 2311 (LC)Paxton

Relating to the requirements for the operational plan for certain general residential operations licensed by the Health and Human Services Commission.


SB 1986 (LC)Hall/ et al.

Relating to warning labels for opioid prescription drugs.


SB 2565 (CS) (LC)West

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue from a hotel and convention center project.


SB 2943 (CS)Hagenbuch/ et al.

Relating to the prohibition of certain actions by a state agency against an applicant for or holder of an occupational license.


SB 1888 (CS) (LC)Sparks

Relating to reconstitution of the petit jury wheel and grand juror and petit juror qualifications in certain counties.


SB 2417 (LC)King

Relating to investigations conducted and actions brought by the attorney general under the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983.


SB 3048 (LC)Birdwell

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


SB 3052 (LC)Parker

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


SB 3053 (LC)Parker

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


SB 3036 (LC)Creighton

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


SB 3057 (LC)Flores

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


SB 3056 (LC)Hagenbuch

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


SB 3043 (LC)Hagenbuch

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


SB 3037 (LC)Zaffirini

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


SB 3050 (LC)Hughes

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


SB 3063 (LC)Nichols

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


SB 3047 (LC)Zaffirini

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


SB 3035 (LC)Creighton

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


SB 2446 (CS) (LC)Sparks

Relating to the composition of the governing bodies of local mental health authorities and reports available to the governing body members.


SB 466 (CS) (LC)Paxton/ et al.

Relating to the definition of fetal death certificate.


SB 2611 (CS)West/ et al.

Relating to the status of certain documents or instruments concerning real or personal property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations for those offenses; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions; increasing a criminal penalty.


SB 2794 Paxton/ et al.

Relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody.


SB 2105 (CS) (LC)Blanco/ et al.

Relating to the authority of a county attorney or district attorney to enforce human trafficking awareness and prevention in commercial lodging establishments.


SB 2017 Bettencourt

Relating to the creation of a criminal offense for operating a vehicle under certain circumstances causing a tire of the vehicle to spin, lose traction, or leave the surface of a highway.


SB 1790 (CS) (LC)Campbell

Relating to the composition of the Comal County Juvenile Board.


SB 1778 (LC)Miles

Relating to the use of telemedicine services in the juvenile justice system.


SB 1730 Hall/ et al.

Relating to the recovery of damages for injuries arising out of certain uses of force or deadly force.


SB 2995 (CS) (LC)West

Relating to the displacement of student financial aid at a public institution of higher education.


SB 2847 Hagenbuch

Relating to innovations in core curriculum to accelerate the award of bachelor's degrees.


SB 205 Paxton/ et al.

Relating to fetal development instruction included as part of the public school health curriculum in certain grade levels.


SB 2619 (CS)Creighton/ et al.

Relating to certain accountability-related policies and procedures related to public schools, the availability of information regarding a board of trustees of a school district or governing body of an open-enrollment charter school, and the approval by the Texas Education Agency of training provided to a member of a board of trustees of a school district.


SB 1903 Campbell

Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation.


SB 203 Menéndez

Relating to the disclosure of a public school student's numerical class rank.


SB 3061 (LC)Creighton/ et al.

Relating to the eligibility of children of certain elected officials to participate in an education savings account program.


SB 1581 (LC)Blanco/ et al.

Relating to the eligibility of a trustee of certain school districts for employment by those districts.


SB 2600 (LC)Middleton/ et al.

Relating to a fee charged by a school district for the transportation of a student who lives within two miles of the school the student attends.


SB 2799 (LC)Creighton

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of reckless driving.


SB 2790 (LC)West

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway.


SB 2688 (LC)Hancock/ et al.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Memorial Highway.


SB 2515 (LC)Hughes

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 64 in Smith County as the Fire Marshal Jimmy W. Seaton Memorial Highway.


SB 1230 (LC)Hughes

Relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 10 in Panola County as the Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson Memorial Highway.


SB 876 (LC)Birdwell/ et al.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 377 in Hood and Johnson Counties as the Bob Cornett Parkway.


SB 2522 (CS)Bettencourt

Relating to certain powers, limitations, and duties of a municipality and county in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality and the unincorporated area of the county.


SB 2639 (CS)Bettencourt

Relating to the designation of a property as a historic landmark and the inclusion of a property in a historic district or similar preservation district by certain municipalities.


SB 2137 (LC)Menéndez

Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.


SB 2519 Bettencourt

Relating to restrictions on the levy and use of certain ad valorem taxes and on the issuance of certain bonds supported by ad valorem taxes.


SB 2403 (CS)Middleton/ Blanco/ Parker/ Paxton/ Sparks

Relating to the functions and duties of the Texas Ethics Commission.


SB 2459 (CS) (LC)Creighton

Relating to the protection of personal identifying information of certain persons in the judicial system; authorizing a civil right of action; creating criminal offenses.


SB 3051 (CS) (LC)Paxton

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


SB 2655 (CS) (LC)Flores

Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties.


SB 2251 (CS) (LC)Creighton

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


SB 2764 (CS) (LC)Cook

Relating to information provided to a purchaser of a manufactured home regarding the ability to elect to treat the home as real property or personal property.


SB 2878 (CS) (LC)Hughes

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, and youth diversion; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.


SB 1884 (CS)Sparks/ et al.

Relating to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties.


SB 111 (CS)Hall/ et al.

Relating to reporting by school districts regarding special education legal proceedings in which a certain amount of legal fees has been incurred by the district.


SB 582 (CS)West

Relating to certain agreements arising out of special investigations conducted by the Texas Education Agency.


SB 2617 (CS)Creighton/ et al.

Relating to a policy adopted by a school district or open-enrollment charter school regarding the expression of dates.


SB 1835 (CS)Sparks

Relating to the maximum number of nonresident scholarship students permitted to pay resident tuition and fees at certain public institutions of higher education.


SB 2751 (CS) (LC)Paxton/ et al.

Relating to the inspection of residential and day placement facilities for special education students.


SB 2959 (LC)Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.


SB 2063 (CS)Parker

Relating to ad valorem tax protests and appeals on the ground of the unequal appraisal of property.


SB 1400 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

Relating to a study on measurable outcomes for certain transfer students for performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program.


SB 2058 (CS) (LC)Parker

Relating to publication by the Texas Board of Nursing and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of certain nursing education data.


SB 2260 (CS)Cook

Relating to the disclosure and posting of certain information regarding multifamily residential developments that receive certain tax exemptions and the eligibility of those developments to receive those exemptions.


SB 2928 (CS)Creighton

Relating to the scheduling of the first day of school for students by school districts.


SB 1310 (CS) (LC)Cook/ Alvarado

Relating to senior independent living communities; providing a civil penalty.


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