Senate Floor Action for 2/3/2025

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Monday

February 3, 2025




Committee referral on the following:


SJR 6 Zaffirini/ Cook

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SJR 7 Zaffirini

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a statewide referendum allowing voters to indicate a preference for observing standard time year-round or observing daylight saving time year-round.

State Affairs


SJR 8 Zaffirini

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the United States House of Representatives and the Texas Legislature.

Finance


SJR 9 Zaffirini

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing certain persons under the age of 18 to vote in a primary election.

State Affairs


SJR 10 Hall

Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of individuals to refuse medical treatments.

Health & Human Services


SJR 11 Menéndez

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature and Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting.

Finance


SJR 12 Paxton/ Bettencourt/ Campbell/ Creighton/ Flores/ et al.

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

Education K-16


SJR 13 West

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the disciplinary powers of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

State Affairs


SJR 14 Johnson/ Cook/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to reserve to the people the powers of initiative and referendum.

State Affairs


SJR 15 Flores

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for the first tax year that the owner of the property qualifies the property for a residence homestead exemption is the market value of the property and that, if the owner purchased the property, the purchase price of the property is considered to be the market value of the property for that tax year and to limit increases in the appraised value of the homestead for subsequent tax years based on the market value of all new improvements to the property.

Local Government


SJR 16 Alvarado

Proposing a constitutional amendment to foster economic development and job growth, provide tax relief and funding for education and public safety programs, and reform and support the horse racing industry by authorizing casino gaming at destination resorts, authorizing sports wagering, and creating the Texas Gaming Commission to regulate casino gaming and sports wagering; requiring a license to conduct casino gaming; requiring the imposition of a casino gaming tax, sports wagering tax, and license application fees.

State Affairs


SJR 17 Huffman

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons.

Criminal Justice


SJR 18 Perry

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust.

Finance


SJR 19 Perry

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing certain taxes on the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.

Finance


SJR 20 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Cook/ Gutierrez/ Johnson/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy.

State Affairs


SJR 21 Creighton

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

Local Government


SJR 22 Kolkhorst

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

Local Government


SJR 23 Kolkhorst

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes and to postpone the expiration of the limit.

Local Government


SJR 24 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Cook/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the right to be free from governmental intrusion or interference into an individual's private life.

State Affairs


SJR 25 Middleton

Proposing a constitutional amendment exempting tangible personal property from ad valorem taxation.

Local Government


SJR 26 Kolkhorst

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a political subdivision other than a school district to establish a limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that the political subdivision may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

Local Government


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.

State Affairs


SJR 28 King

Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a qualified voter in this state must be a United States citizen.

State Affairs


SJR 29 Eckhardt

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing certain persons under the age of 18 to vote in a primary election.

State Affairs


SJR 30 Eckhardt/ Gutierrez

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of an individual's residence homestead.

Local Government


SJR 31 West

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the commissioners court of a county to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the county of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead.

Local Government


SJR 32 Johnson/ Cook

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SJR 49 Huffman

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony.

Criminal Justice


SCR 1 Hall

Designating February 10 as Crossing Guard Appreciation Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Administration


SCR 2 Flores

Designating April as Texas Silver-Haired Legislature Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Administration


SCR 3 Flores

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

Administration


SCR 4 Eckhardt

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

Administration


SCR 5 Eckhardt/ Zaffirini

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

Education K-16


SCR 6 Hall

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

Administration


SCR 8 Parker

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

Business & Commerce


SCR 9 Hughes

Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the "Keep Nine" amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

State Affairs


SB 9 Huffman

Relating to the release of defendants on bail, the duties of a magistrate in certain criminal proceedings, and the regulation of charitable bail organizations.

Criminal Justice


SB 41 Zaffirini/ Cook

Relating to prohibiting certain transfers, purchases, and possession of assault weapons; creating criminal offenses.

State Affairs


SB 42 Zaffirini

Relating to providing free full-day prekindergarten for certain children.

Education K-16


SB 43 Zaffirini

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Promise Grant Program for Two-Year Programs and the Texas Promise Grant Program for Four-Year Programs for certain students at public institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


SB 44 Zaffirini

Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas B-On-time student loan program; authorizing a fee.

Education K-16


SB 45 Zaffirini/ Cook

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SB 46 Zaffirini/ Cook

Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry.

Health & Human Services


SB 47 Zaffirini

Relating to the use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.

State Affairs


SB 48 Zaffirini

Relating to paid leave by certain state employees for the birth or adoption of a child.

Education K-16


SB 49 Zaffirini

Relating to performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program.

Education K-16


SB 50 Zaffirini

Relating to maintenance and production of electronic public information under the public information law.

Business & Commerce


SB 51 Zaffirini

Relating to the licensing of marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapist associates, professional counselors, professional counselor associates, and social workers, including certain out-of-state applicants.

Health & Human Services


SB 52 Zaffirini/ Cook

Relating to excused absences from public school for a student's mental or behavioral health.

Education K-16


SB 53 Zaffirini

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

Health & Human Services


SB 54 Zaffirini

Relating to the extension of the period of community supervision for certain defendants who fail to pay a previously assessed fine or cost.

Criminal Justice


SB 55 Zaffirini

Relating to credit toward payment of fines and costs for certain defendants.

Criminal Justice


SB 56 Zaffirini

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

Education K-16


SB 57 Zaffirini

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

Education K-16


SB 58 Zaffirini

Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain public school students with disabilities.

Education K-16


SB 59 Zaffirini

Relating to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.

Education K-16


SB 60 Zaffirini

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

Education K-16


SB 61 Zaffirini

Relating to conditions on the continued receipt of tuition and fee benefits at public institutions of higher education for senior citizens.

Education K-16


SB 62 Zaffirini

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

State Affairs


SB 63 Zaffirini

Relating to the licensing and regulation of child swim instruction operators; requiring an occupational license; imposing penalties, including administrative penalties; authorizing fees.

Business & Commerce


SB 64 Zaffirini

Relating to observing standard time year-round and authorizing a statewide referendum allowing voters to indicate a preference for observing standard time year-round or observing daylight saving time year-round.

State Affairs


SB 65 Zaffirini

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

Local Government


SB 66 Zaffirini

Relating to the authority of a supporter regarding legal proceedings granted under a supported decision-making agreement.

Jurisprudence


SB 67 Zaffirini

Relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by videoconference.

Business & Commerce


SB 68 Zaffirini

Relating to allowing a person who will be 18 years of age on the date of the general election for state and county officers to vote in the preceding primary elections.

State Affairs


SB 69 Zaffirini

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Redistricting Commission.

Finance


SB 70 Zaffirini

Relating to axle weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting aggregates.

Transportation


SB 71 Zaffirini

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for licensed peace officers.

Transportation


SB 72 Zaffirini

Relating to the regulation of private passenger vehicle rental companies.

Business & Commerce


SB 73 Zaffirini

Relating to the creation and duties of the unfunded mandates interagency work group.

Finance


SB 74 Zaffirini

Relating to an exemption from residential mortgage loan originator licensing requirements.

Business & Commerce


SB 75 Hall/ Alvarado/ Bettencourt/ Blanco/ Campbell/ et al.

Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.

Business & Commerce


SB 76 Hall

Relating to elimination of the countywide polling place program.

State Affairs


SB 77 Hall

Relating to the use of paper ballots and certain electronic devices in conducting an election.

State Affairs


SB 78 Hall

Relating to the security of election systems.

State Affairs


SB 79 Hall/ Middleton/ Perry

Relating to a lottery game played or facilitated for play by telephone or through an Internet or mobile Internet application; creating criminal offenses.

State Affairs


SB 80 Hall

Relating to the Texas Sovereignty Act.

State Affairs


SB 81 Hall

Relating to the authority of the Department of Public Safety to act during a state of invasion or imminent danger on the Texas-Mexico border.

Border Security


SB 82 Hall

Relating to civil liability of a business in connection with prohibiting concealed handguns on the business premises.

State Affairs


SB 83 Hall

Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by handgun license holders on the campus of a school district or open-enrollment charter school.

State Affairs


SB 84 Hall

Relating to the definition and use of the terms "male" and "female" for purposes of certain government documents.

State Affairs


SB 85 Hall/ Middleton

Relating to investigations of child abuse and neglect and the procedures for adding names to or removing names from the central registry of child abuse and neglect.

Health & Human Services


SB 86 Hall

Relating to parental rights in public education and prohibiting instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity for public school students.

Education K-16


SB 87 Hall

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

Education K-16


SB 88 Hall

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor.

Criminal Justice


SB 89 Hall

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

Criminal Justice


SB 90 Hall

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

Health & Human Services


SB 91 Hall

Relating to employer civil liability for a vaccine requirement imposed on the employer's employees.

State Affairs


SB 92 Hall

Relating to information requested from the Texas Medical Board by a member, committee, or agency of the legislature.

Health & Human Services


SB 93 Hall

Relating to complaint information and to rulemaking and disciplinary procedures of the Texas Medical Board.

Health & Human Services


SB 94 Hall

Relating to the affidavit form provided by the Department of State Health Services for certain immunization exemptions.

Health & Human Services


SB 95 Hall

Relating to informed consent to immunizations for children and civil liability for failure to obtain the consent.

Health & Human Services


SB 96 Hall

Relating to vaccine administration requirements and protection of immunization exemptions for health reasons.

Health & Human Services


SB 97 Hall

Relating to the assessment, destruction, and release of certain deer.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 98 Hall

Relating to the costs associated with the assessment and destruction of certain deer.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 99 Hall

Relating to certain documents required to be attached to legislation proposing the creation or expansion of an occupational license.

Business & Commerce


SB 100 Hall

Relating to the issuance of a license by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to certain out-of-state applicants; authorizing a fee.

Business & Commerce


SB 101 Hall

Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology.

Business & Commerce


SB 102 Hall

Relating to the notice and petition for the creation of a municipal utility district in certain counties.

Local Government


SB 103 Hall

Relating to prohibiting the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by and contracts or other agreements with certain aliens or foreign entities.

State Affairs


SB 104 Hall

Relating to the availability of paper ballots for a person voting by personal appearance.

State Affairs


SB 105 Hall

Relating to the procedure for closing a polling place.

State Affairs


SB 106 Hall

Relating to the separation of federal elections from state and local elections, and to related practices and procedures.

State Affairs


SB 107 Hall

Relating to the disposition of certain election records.

State Affairs


SB 108 Hall

Relating to the appointment of election clerks.

State Affairs


SB 109 Hall

Relating to the procedure for closing a polling place.

State Affairs


SB 110 Hall

Relating to accommodating a voter unable to enter a polling place.

State Affairs


SB 111 Hall

Relating to transparency in special education legal proceedings involving a school district and a limit on legal fees that may be spent by a school district in special education legal proceedings.

Education K-16


SB 112 Hall

Relating to parental rights in public education.

Education K-16


SB 113 Hall

Relating to parental consent for certain activities engaged in by a school district employee or contractor with respect to the parent's child.

Education K-16


SB 114 Hall

Relating to postmortem testing of deer for chronic wasting disease.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 115 Hall

Relating to civil liability for, governmental health plan coverage of, and public funding for gender modification procedures and treatments.

State Affairs


SB 116 Hall/ Middleton

Relating to the statute of limitations on a health care liability claim involving certain gender modification drugs provided to and procedures performed on a minor.

State Affairs


SB 117 Hall

Relating to required immunizations for children and primary or secondary school students.

Health & Human Services


SB 118 Hall

Relating to the repeal of the authority to exclude certain students without certain required immunizations from attending public school in times of emergency or epidemic.

Education K-16


SB 119 Hall

Relating to required labeling of food containing mRNA vaccine material.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 120 Hall

Relating to health care services provided at a hospital by a physician who is not a member of the hospital's medical staff and the hospital's liability for health care services provided by such a physician.

Health & Human Services


SB 121 Hall

Relating to the right to choose medical treatments and certain control measures and to the imposition of isolation or quarantine control measures.

Health & Human Services


SB 122 Hall

Relating to required labeling of certain products containing or derived from aborted human fetal tissue.

Health & Human Services


SB 123 Hall

Relating to the verification of the accuracy of an application for a license to practice medicine in this state.

Health & Human Services


SB 124 Hall

Relating to hospital patients' rights and hospital policies and procedures; providing an administrative penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 125 Hall/ Paxton

Relating to the provision of autologous and direct blood donations for medical procedures performed at hospitals.

Health & Human Services


SB 126 Hall

Relating to studies or surveys on children's sexual behavior conducted at or by a public primary or secondary school, a public institution of higher education, a prescription drug manufacturer, a research entity, or another person; creating criminal offenses; imposing civil penalties.

Health & Human Services


SB 127 Hall

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.

Criminal Justice


SB 128 Hall

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

Health & Human Services


SB 129 Hall

Relating to the jurisdiction of certain international organizations.

State Affairs


SB 130 Hall

Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition from federal regulation.

State Affairs


SB 131 Hall

Relating to the enforcement within this state of certain federal laws for federally declared public health emergencies.

State Affairs


SB 132 Hall

Relating to limitations on public health directives issued during a state of disaster or outbreak of a communicable disease.

Health & Human Services


SB 133 Hall

Relating to procedures for a complaint filed with the State Bar of Texas against an attorney.

State Affairs


SB 134 Hall

Relating to agreements between municipalities and counties and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law.

State Affairs


SB 135 Hall

Relating to the creation, operation, and powers of the Texas Division of Homeland Security.

Border Security


SB 136 Hall

Relating to the provisions required in an interstate compact on border security.

Border Security


SB 137 Hall/ Middleton

Relating to toll collection and enforcement by toll project entities; authorizing an administrative fee; imposing a civil penalty.

Transportation


SB 138 Hall

Relating to the adoption and voidability of certain rules proposed by a state agency.

Business & Commerce


SB 139 Hall

Relating to complaints filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.

State Affairs


SB 140 Hall

Relating to the definition of telephone call for purposes of regulating telephone solicitations.

Business & Commerce


SB 141 Hall

Relating to the authority of a municipality or a property owners' association to regulate the raising or keeping of chickens.

Local Government


SB 142 Menéndez/ Blanco/ Cook/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ et al.

Relating to registration powers of volunteer deputy registrars.

State Affairs


SB 143 Menéndez

Relating to requiring public schools to designate certain uniform election dates as staff development days.

Education K-16


SB 144 Menéndez/ Blanco/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ et al.

Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.

State Affairs


SB 145 Menéndez/ Blanco/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Johnson/ et al.

Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter and to the repeal of certain criminal offenses concerning the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mail.

State Affairs


SB 146 Menéndez/ Cook/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ et al.

Relating to the voter registration of naturalized United States citizens.

State Affairs


SB 147 Menéndez/ Blanco/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Johnson/ et al.

Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain institutions of higher education.

State Affairs


SB 148 Menéndez/ Blanco/ Cook/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ et al.

Relating to participation in the countywide polling place program.

State Affairs


SB 149 Menéndez

Relating to special education funding under the Foundation School Program.

Education K-16


SB 150 Menéndez/ Alvarado/ Blanco/ Cook/ Eckhardt/ et al.

Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination; authorizing civil penalties.

Economic Development


SB 151 Menéndez

Relating to a matching grant program for technological enhancements at certain health care facilities that provide mental health care services.

Health & Human Services


SB 152 Menéndez

Relating to public school bilingual education programs, dual language immersion programs, and special language programs.

Education K-16


SB 153 Menéndez

Relating to establishing a social work recruitment and retention program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Education K-16


SB 154 Menéndez

Relating to required screenings for pediatric feeding disorder for students with certain disabilities and to the individualized education programs for certain public school students with pediatric feeding disorder.

Education K-16


SB 155 Menéndez

Relating to an attack by a dangerous dog; increasing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 156 Menéndez

Relating to the reporting of information regarding high school performance acknowledgments earned by public school students.

Education K-16


SB 157 Menéndez

Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.

Health & Human Services


SB 158 Menéndez

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Emergency Aid for Public Postsecondary Students (TEAPPS) grant program for students at certain public institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


SB 159 Menéndez

Relating to an education and training program for certain public transportation vehicle operators on interacting with and supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Transportation


SB 160 Menéndez

Relating to senior justice assessment centers in certain counties.

Criminal Justice


SB 161 Menéndez/ Alvarado/ Blanco/ Cook/ Eckhardt/ et al.

Relating to the completion of sexual harassment prevention training and ethics training to register as a lobbyist.

State Affairs


SB 162 Menéndez

Relating to the eligibility of a relative or other designated caregiver of a foster child for monetary assistance.

Health & Human Services


SB 163 Menéndez/ Blanco/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Johnson/ et al.

Relating to funding for full-day prekindergarten programs under the Foundation School Program.

Education K-16


SB 164 Menéndez/ Blanco/ Cook/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ et al.

Relating to state, local, and court involvement in determining whether victims and witnesses to an offense and certain detained, arrested, or incarcerated persons are lawfully present in the United States.

State Affairs


SB 165 Menéndez

Relating to the measures to encourage eligible students to claim certain tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for students who are or have been in foster or other residential care.

Education K-16


SB 166 Menéndez

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Education K-16


SB 167 Menéndez

Relating to a substitute teaching requirement for each member of the senate and the house of representatives.

Education K-16


SB 168 Menéndez/ Blanco/ Cook/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez

Relating to unprofessional conduct by mental health providers who attempt to change the sexual orientation of a child.

Health & Human Services


SB 169 Menéndez/ Blanco/ Cook/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ et al.

Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained.

Finance


SB 170 Menéndez

Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, delivery, sale, and research of medical cannabis for medical use by patients with certain medical conditions and the licensing of medical cannabis organizations; authorizing fees.

Health & Human Services


SB 171 Menéndez

Relating to the creation of a lottery game to benefit the child-care services program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.

State Affairs


SB 172 Menéndez

Relating to the employment of a special education liaison at public schools.

Education K-16


SB 173 Menéndez

Relating to training requirements for and prohibited discrimination by child-care facilities and registered family homes.

Health & Human Services


SB 174 Menéndez

Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Finance


SB 175 Menéndez

Relating to providing free prekindergarten for certain children.

Education K-16


SB 176 Menéndez

Relating to the provision of on-campus mental health services by a school district and reimbursement under Medicaid for certain services provided to eligible students.

Education K-16


SB 177 Menéndez

Relating to telephone access for certain health benefit plan verifications and preauthorization requests and for utilization review requests.

Health & Human Services


SB 178 Menéndez

Relating to the permissible uses of revenue attributable to the municipal sales and use tax for street maintenance.

Local Government


SB 179 Menéndez

Relating to a public outreach and education campaign for mixed-status families regarding eligibility for Medicaid and the child health plan program.

Health & Human Services


SB 180 Menéndez

Relating to the Texas Redistricting Commission.

Finance


SB 181 Menéndez

Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to adopt a gender-responsive risk and needs assessment instrument.

Criminal Justice


SB 182 Menéndez

Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Criminal Justice


SB 183 Menéndez

Relating to personal leave provided for a classroom teacher to testify at a public hearing.

Education K-16


SB 184 Menéndez

Relating to an exemption from certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, or inclusion initiatives for certain activities not funded by state money provided by public institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


SB 185 Menéndez

Relating to the inclusion of instruction and information about mental health in the required curriculum for public high school students.

Education K-16


SB 186 Menéndez

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Students with Disabilities Scholarship Program for certain students at public institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


SB 187 Menéndez

Relating to reporting and providing information regarding discrimination and harassment based on race, color, or ethnicity at public institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


SB 188 Menéndez

Relating to the provision of behavioral health crisis services, including the operation of crisis centers and mobile crisis outreach teams; authorizing a fee.

Health & Human Services


SB 189 Menéndez

Relating to a criminal offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Criminal Justice


SB 190 Menéndez/ Blanco/ Cook/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ et al.

Relating to the repeal of statutes regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct and to the recognition of certain same-sex relationship statuses.

State Affairs


SB 191 Menéndez

Relating to the adoption of a healthy and safe school water plan by public schools.

Education K-16


SB 192 Menéndez

Relating to a grant program to reimburse public schools for certain costs associated with hiring retired teachers.

Education K-16


SB 193 Menéndez

Relating to a model suicide prevention policy, suicide prevention and intervention strategies incorporated into a state agency crisis or disaster plan, suicide death information maintained by the Department of State Health Services, and the Texas Violent Death Reporting System.

Health & Human Services


SB 194 Menéndez

Relating to the diversion of certain foster youth from the juvenile justice system, including through emergency behavior intervention by certain persons providing foster care services.

State Affairs


SB 195 Menéndez

Relating to a required waiting period for certain firearm transfers; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 196 Menéndez

Relating to the development and use of instructional modules and training for public schools on the prevention of sexual abuse and sex trafficking.

Education K-16


SB 197 Menéndez

Relating to training requirements for public school board of trustees members and superintendents regarding the adoption of a trauma-informed school standard.

Education K-16


SB 198 Menéndez

Relating to additional requirements for individualized education programs developed for children with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders.

Education K-16


SB 199 Menéndez

Relating to the enforcement of certain requirements regarding the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


SB 200 Menéndez

Relating to the payment of support rights and benefits for a child placed with a relative or other designated caregiver.

Health & Human Services


SB 201 Menéndez

Relating to social workers employed by school districts.

Education K-16


SB 202 Menéndez

Relating to allowing a member of the State Board of Education to employ a person to assist in performing the member's duties.

Education K-16


SB 203 Menéndez

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

Education K-16


SB 204 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.

Education K-16


SB 205 Paxton

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

Education K-16


SB 206 Paxton

Relating to a webpage and mobile application for the provision of pregnancy-related resources and information.

Health & Human Services


SB 207 Paxton/ Johnson

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

Education K-16


SB 208 West/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of the workforce housing capital investment fund program to fund the development of workforce housing in this state; authorizing a fee.

Local Government


SB 209 West

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

Economic Development


SB 210 West

Relating to municipal permitting requirements for certain development projects supported with low income housing tax credit allocations.

Local Government


SB 211 West

Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that operate an on-site child-care center for use by the entity's employees.

Finance


SB 212 West

Relating to certain public meetings and public hearings concerning permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Natural Resources


SB 213 West

Relating to prohibiting insurers from requiring the bundling of personal lines property or casualty insurance policies.

Business & Commerce


SB 214 West

Relating to a temporary exemption from sales and use taxes for certain residential heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems and installation services.

Finance


SB 215 West

Relating to the establishment of a program for the issuance of digital identification; authorizing a fee.

Transportation


SB 216 West

Relating to opioid overdose training for peace officers.

Criminal Justice


SB 217 West

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

Economic Development


SB 218 West

Relating to requiring the board of trustees of each school district to create a nonvoting student trustee position on the board.

Education K-16


SB 219 West

Relating to orders of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain criminal defendants.

Criminal Justice


SB 220 West

Relating to an employer's civil liability under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act for injuries sustained by certain victims of sexual assault or abuse.

Business & Commerce


SB 221 West

Relating to the disciplinary power of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct to issue private reprimands.

State Affairs


SB 222 West

Relating to the creation of a revolving loan program to fund the purchase by historically underutilized businesses of certain bonds required for public work contracts.

Business & Commerce


SB 223 West

Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain prosecuting attorneys who are employed as part of the border prosecution unit.

Education K-16


SB 224 West

Relating to prohibiting child-placing agencies from imposing certain requirements on relative and designated caregivers.

Health & Human Services


SB 225 West

Relating to implementation of an express lane option for determining eligibility and enrolling certain individuals in Medicaid or the child health plan program.

Health & Human Services


SB 226 West

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

Education K-16


SB 227 West

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

Health & Human Services


SB 228 West

Relating to prohibiting the use of certain political advertising manipulated by generative artificial intelligence technology; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 229 West

Relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.

Business & Commerce


SB 230 West

Relating to limitations on the information contained on a consumer report furnished by a consumer reporting agency.

Business & Commerce


SB 231 King

Relating to temporary emergency energy facilities.

Business & Commerce


SB 232 Johnson

Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program and the expansion of Medicaid eligibility to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; imposing penalties.

Health & Human Services


SB 233 Johnson

Relating to the public school finance system.

Education K-16


SB 234 Johnson

Relating to the establishment of the workforce housing program by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

Local Government


SB 235 Johnson

Relating to a public school campus's election under a campus turnaround plan to operate as a community school.

Education K-16


SB 236 Johnson

Relating to certain evidence-based health-related non-medical services offered by a Medicaid managed care organization in lieu of other services.

Health & Human Services


SB 237 Johnson

Relating to a public school paid parental leave policy, an allotment under the Foundation School Program for the cost of providing paid parental leave under that policy, and the eligibility of certain children for free prekindergarten programs.

Education K-16


SB 238 Johnson

Relating to implementing an express lane option under Medicaid and the child health plan program.

Health & Human Services


SB 239 Middleton/ Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Hall/ King/ et al.

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

State Affairs


SB 240 Middleton

Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty.

State Affairs


SB 241 Flores

Relating to prohibitions on camping in a public place.

Local Government


SB 242 Flores

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

Criminal Justice


SB 243 Flores

Relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing facilities; changing the amount of a civil penalty.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 244 Flores

Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.

Local Government


SB 245 Flores/ et al.

Relating to the delivery of alcoholic beverages by holders of a consumer delivery permit.

State Affairs


SB 246 Flores/ et al.

Relating to the delivery and direct shipment of certain alcoholic beverages to ultimate consumers; creating criminal offenses.

State Affairs


SB 247 Flores

Relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.

Finance


SB 248 Flores

Relating to the referral of certain criminal proceedings in the Texas-Mexico border region to an associate judge and reimbursement requests for all or part of an associate judge's or interpreter's salary.

Finance


SB 249 Flores

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

Transportation


SB 250 Flores

Relating to municipal annexation of an area adjacent to contiguous or connecting railroad rights-of-way.

Local Government


SB 251 Flores

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

Criminal Justice


SB 252 Flores

Relating to protections for certain military dependents enrolled in a public school.

Education K-16


SB 253 Flores

Relating to county subdivision platting requirements.

Local Government


SB 254 Flores

Relating to the administration of a medication and the ordering and administration of an immunization or vaccination by a pharmacist.

Health & Human Services


SB 255 Alvarado/ Blanco/ Cook/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ et al.

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SB 256 Alvarado/ Blanco/ Cook/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ et al.

Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.

State Affairs


SB 257 Alvarado/ Blanco/ Cook/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ et al.

Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.

State Affairs


SB 258 Alvarado/ Blanco/ Cook/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ et al.

Relating to electronic voter registration.

State Affairs


SB 259 Alvarado

Relating to the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for use by patients as the best available medical treatment, the licensing of medical cannabis dispensing organizations, and the registration of certain individuals; authorizing fees.

Health & Human Services


SB 260 Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.

Finance


SB 261 Perry

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

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 262 Perry

Relating to eligibility requirements to practice public accountancy.

Business & Commerce


SB 263 Perry

Relating to the computation of the cost of goods sold by television and radio broadcasters for purposes of the franchise tax.

Finance


SB 264 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.

Business & Commerce


SB 265 Perry

Relating to the applicability of sales and use taxes to certain services provided by a marketplace provider.

Finance


SB 266 Perry

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

Finance


SB 267 Perry

Relating to unconditional designation of physicians as participating providers in a managed care plan.

Health & Human Services


SB 268 Perry

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

Health & Human Services


SB 269 Perry

Relating to required reports of certain vaccine-related or drug-related adverse events.

Health & Human Services


SB 270 Cook/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez/ Miles

Relating to a study of the costs and benefits of burying distribution power lines in certain metropolitan areas.

Business & Commerce


SB 271 Cook/ Alvarado/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to the eligibility of certain retail electric customers for designation as critical care residential customers.

Business & Commerce


SB 272 Cook

Relating to electric utility planning and cost recovery for enhancing service reliability for vulnerable customers.

Business & Commerce


SB 273 Miles

Relating to the consideration of the cumulative effects of air contaminant emissions in the emissions permitting process.

Natural Resources


SB 274 Miles

Relating to the Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities renamed as the office for health equity and the duties of that office.

Health & Human Services


SB 275 Miles

Relating to the authority of the Health and Human Services Commission's office of the ombudsman to resolve complaints against the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


SB 276 Miles/ Cook

Relating to air quality permits for concrete crushing facilities and concrete plants located in certain areas.

Natural Resources


SB 277 Miles/ Alvarado/ Cook

Relating to the consideration of certain local government actions before the renewal of air permits for certain concrete plants.

Natural Resources


SB 278 Miles

Relating to employment restrictions for former Texas Commission on Environmental Quality employees; providing an administrative penalty.

State Affairs


SB 279 Miles

Relating to contested case hearings on the issuance, renewal, or revocation of authorizations to use certain standard air quality permits.

Natural Resources


SB 280 Miles

Relating to municipal civilian complaint review boards for peace officer misconduct in certain municipalities.

Criminal Justice


SB 281 Miles

Relating to the retention and required disclosure under the public information law of certain complaints alleging official oppression.

Criminal Justice


SB 282 Miles/ Cook

Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse assigned to the school during all instructional hours.

Education K-16


SB 283 Miles/ Cook

Relating to the creation of the Texas African American Heritage Commission.

Economic Development


SB 284 Miles

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

Transportation


SB 285 Miles/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez

Relating to the misuse of money received for an open-enrollment charter school to support an out-of-state school.

Education K-16


SB 286 Miles

Relating to the receipt of financial benefits by the superintendent of a school district for certain services performed by the superintendent.

Education K-16


SB 287 Miles

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.

State Affairs


SB 288 Miles

Relating to employment verification of certain health facility applicants.

Health & Human Services


SB 289 Miles

Relating to a "Texas solution" to reforming and addressing issues related to the Medicaid program, including the creation of an alternative program designed to ensure health benefit plan coverage to certain low-income individuals through the private marketplace; requiring a fee.

Health & Human Services


SB 290 Miles

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

Natural Resources


SB 291 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.

State Affairs


SB 292 Schwertner

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

State Affairs


SB 293 Huffman

Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency information; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Finance


SB 294 Perry

Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of residential picketing.

Criminal Justice


SB 295 Perry

Relating to the punishment for the offense of arson involving a government building.

Criminal Justice


SB 296 Perry

Relating to driving safety or motorcycle operator training course dismissal.

Transportation


SB 297 Perry

Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding.

Criminal Justice


SB 298 Perry

Relating to the carrying of weapons by community supervision and corrections department officers, juvenile probation officers, and certain retired law enforcement officers and to criminal liability for taking a weapon from certain of those officers.

Criminal Justice


SB 299 Perry

Relating to remotely conducting depositions, hearings, and other proceedings in juvenile cases.

Criminal Justice


SB 300 Perry

Relating to the exchange of certain information between the Department of Family and Protective Services or certain foster care services contractors and a state or local juvenile justice agency.

Health & Human Services


SB 301 Perry

Relating to the required number of minutes of instructional time to be provided by a juvenile justice alternative education program.

Education K-16


SB 302 Perry

Relating to the payment of certain costs associated with certain assignments of a statutory probate court judge.

Jurisprudence


SB 303 Perry

Relating to the appointment of spoken language interpreters for certain court proceedings.

State Affairs


SB 304 Perry

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

Local Government


SB 305 Perry

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

Transportation


SB 306 Perry

Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.

State Affairs


SB 307 Kolkhorst/ Bettencourt/ Hall/ Middleton

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

State Affairs


SB 308 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Cook/ Gutierrez/ Johnson/ et al.

Relating to the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.

State Affairs


SB 309 Hughes

Relating to a person submitting proof of citizenship to verify eligibility to vote in Texas.

State Affairs


SB 310 Hughes

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

State Affairs


SB 311 Hughes

Relating to the writ power of the Texas Supreme Court.

State Affairs


SB 312 Hughes

Relating to the fiduciary responsibility of the governing body of the public retirement systems in this state and the investment managers and proxy advisors acting on behalf of those systems.

State Affairs


SB 313 Hughes

Relating to the use of certain personal leave by school district teachers.

Education K-16


SB 314 Hughes

Relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included in free or reduced-price meals provided by school districts.

Education K-16


SB 315 Kolkhorst

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

Health & Human Services


SB 316 Creighton

Relating to the exercise of eminent domain authority by the Texas Facilities Commission to build a wall along this state's international border.

Border Security


SB 317 Creighton

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

Economic Development


SB 318 Creighton

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

State Affairs


SB 319 Creighton

Relating to dedicating certain state revenue to the purpose of retiring state debt.

Finance


SB 320 Creighton

Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

Local Government


SB 321 Kolkhorst

Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

Local Government


SB 322 Kolkhorst

Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of certain real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Local Government


SB 323 Zaffirini

Relating to special appointments in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Jurisprudence


SB 324 Kolkhorst

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.

Business & Commerce


SB 325 Perry

Relating to county regulation of subdivisions and approval of subdivision plans or plats.

Local Government


SB 326 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.

Education K-16


SB 327 Middleton

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program.

Health & Human Services


SB 328 Huffman

Relating to the creation of additional judicial districts composed of Fort Bend County.

Jurisprudence


SB 329 Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the creation of additional judicial districts composed of Brazoria County.

Jurisprudence


SB 330 Huffman

Relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county prosecutors' offices.

Criminal Justice


SB 331 Kolkhorst

Relating to the disclosure of health care cost information by certain health care facilities; imposing an administrative penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 332 Eckhardt

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.

Criminal Justice


SB 333 Eckhardt

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.

Criminal Justice


SB 334 Eckhardt

Relating to the defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving possession of small amounts of controlled substances, marihuana, dangerous drugs, or abusable volatile chemicals, or possession of drug paraphernalia for defendants seeking assistance for a suspected overdose.

Criminal Justice


SB 335 Eckhardt

Relating to regulating the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, and use of cannabis and cannabis products; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring occupational licenses; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 336 Hughes

Relating to the stay of proceedings pending an interlocutory appeal of a denial of a motion to dismiss in an action involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights.

State Affairs


SB 337 Eckhardt

Relating to the establishment and implementation by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of the Texas Tenant Readiness and Landlord Incentive Pilot Program.

Local Government


SB 338 Eckhardt

Relating to required provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for employees of building and construction contractors and subcontractors.

Business & Commerce


SB 339 Eckhardt

Relating to authorization for a county or municipality to establish a local minimum wage.

Economic Development


SB 340 Eckhardt

Relating to screening by a landlord of applicants for residential tenancies.

Business & Commerce


SB 341 Eckhardt

Relating to the use of preferential voting in certain elections.

State Affairs


SB 342 Eckhardt

Relating to the use of preferential voting in certain elections.

State Affairs


SB 343 Eckhardt

Relating to abolishing the death penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 344 Eckhardt

Relating to the content of detailed reports filed by lobbyists and to monetary limits on expenditures by lobbyists.

State Affairs


SB 345 Eckhardt

Relating to the prohibition on lobbying by certain elected officers.

State Affairs


SB 346 Eckhardt

Relating to the availability on the Internet of certain registrations and reports filed by lobbyists.

State Affairs


SB 347 Eckhardt

Relating to lobbying by former members of the legislature; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 348 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Cook/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez

Relating to the capacity of certain minors to consent to examination and postpartum or contraception-related medical treatment.

Health & Human Services


SB 349 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Cook/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez

Relating to requiring public schools to make reasonable accommodations for lactating students.

Education K-16


SB 350 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Cook/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez

Relating to prioritization of a pregnant individual's health when providing health care treatments; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 351 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Cook/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez

Relating to covered benefits under the child health plan.

Health & Human Services


SB 352 Eckhardt

Relating to certain proceedings or procedures involving the disposition of certain contraband or abandoned or unclaimed property.

Criminal Justice


SB 353 Eckhardt/ Gutierrez

Relating to requiring a national instant criminal background check in connection with private firearm transfers; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 354 Eckhardt/ Gutierrez

Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education.

State Affairs


SB 355 Eckhardt/ Gutierrez

Relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting certain persons from carrying certain firearms on the property.

State Affairs


SB 356 Eckhardt/ Gutierrez

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of unlawful transfer of a firearm.

State Affairs


SB 357 Eckhardt/ Gutierrez

Relating to the reporting of lost or stolen firearms.

State Affairs


SB 358 Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of indecency with a child.

Criminal Justice


SB 359 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Cook/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez

Relating to the coverage and provision of abortion, contraception, and sterilization under Medicaid and certain health benefit plans.

Health & Human Services


SB 360 Eckhardt/ Cook/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez

Relating to an advance directive and do-not-resuscitate order of a pregnant woman and information provided for an advance directive.

Health & Human Services


SB 361 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Cook/ Menéndez

Relating to a prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of reproductive decisions and certain employment agreements limiting reproductive decisions.

Economic Development


SB 362 Eckhardt/ Cook

Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of a substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B.

Criminal Justice


SB 363 Eckhardt

Relating to the assessment of damages resulting from the condemnation of property that is subject to a conservation easement.

Economic Development


SB 364 Eckhardt

Relating to eligibility for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Education K-16


SB 365 Eckhardt/ Cook/ Flores/ Menéndez/ Parker

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.

Education K-16


SB 366 Eckhardt

Relating to the consideration of ownership interests of certain persons in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.

Business & Commerce


SB 367 Eckhardt

Relating to the implementation by public schools of certain communicable disease public health orders issued by a health authority.

Health & Human Services


SB 368 Eckhardt

Relating to certain occupancy preferences given by developments supported with a low income housing tax credit allocation.

Local Government


SB 369 Schwertner

Relating to an appraisal procedure for disputed losses under personal automobile insurance policies.

Business & Commerce


SB 370 Perry

Relating to the availability of certain personal information of a child, spouse, or surviving spouse of a current or former employee of the office of the attorney general.

Business & Commerce


SB 371 Campbell/ et al.

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

Education K-16


SB 372 Campbell

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

Business & Commerce


SB 373 Miles

Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to request a hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant.

Natural Resources


SB 374 Miles

Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for emergency outpatient dialysis treatment provided to certain individuals with end stage renal disease.

Health & Human Services


SB 375 Miles

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

Local Government


SB 376 Miles

Relating to including certain demographic information in federal incident-based reporting of information and statistics concerning offenses committed in this state.

Criminal Justice


SB 377 Miles

Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

Criminal Justice


SB 378 Schwertner

Relating to certain prohibited practices by a barber or cosmetologist.

Business & Commerce


SB 379 Middleton/ et al.

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

Health & Human Services


SB 380 Middleton

Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.

Education K-16


SB 381 Middleton

Relating to the prohibited manufacture and sale of motor vehicles equipped with remote vehicle disabling technology.

Transportation


SB 382 Middleton

Relating to a prohibition on the use of artificial intelligence technology for classroom instruction.

Education K-16


SB 383 Middleton

Relating to prohibiting interconnection of an offshore wind power facility.

Business & Commerce


SB 384 Flores

Relating to making a donation to the operation game thief fund when applying for a hunting or fishing license.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 385 Flores

Relating to construction standards for certain recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds.

Business & Commerce


SB 386 Schwertner

Relating to the jurisdiction of certain international organizations.

State Affairs


SB 387 Zaffirini

Relating to bond requirements for certain judges.

Jurisprudence


SB 388 King

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

Business & Commerce


SB 389 Middleton

Relating to the creation of the Anti-Human-Trafficking Intelligence Center.

Criminal Justice


SB 390 Middleton

Relating to including certain veteran-owned businesses within the definition of a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.

Veteran Affairs


SB 391 Sparks

Relating to a reliability plan for electric transmission service in the Permian Basin.

Business & Commerce


SB 392 Sparks

Relating to prohibited facility fees for telehealth and telemedicine medical services; providing an administrative penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 393 Sparks

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

Local Government


SB 394 Sparks

Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain defendants placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the unlawful carrying of a handgun.

Criminal Justice


SB 395 Middleton

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to establish and operate a guaranteed income program.

Local Government


SB 396 Kolkhorst/ Bettencourt

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

State Affairs


SB 397 Sparks

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

Health & Human Services


SB 398 Sparks

Relating to the delegation to a pharmacy technician of a pharmacist's authority to administer an immunization or vaccine.

Health & Human Services


SB 399 Sparks

Relating to a biennial audit of the effectiveness and efficiencies of state services provided to homeless individuals.

Finance


SB 400 Kolkhorst

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

Education K-16


SB 401 Paxton

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

Education K-16


SB 402 Paxton

Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds.

Local Government


SB 403 Middleton

Relating to the dedication of certain state money for ad valorem tax relief.

Finance


SB 404 Middleton

Relating to the investment of public funds by a local government in investment pools.

Finance


SB 405 Middleton

Relating to restrictions on political contributions by out-of-state contributors; providing a civil penalty.

State Affairs


SB 406 Middleton/ et al.

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

State Affairs


SB 407 Middleton/ et al.

Relating to vaccine exemptions for individuals covered under a vaccine preventable disease policy implemented by certain health care facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 408 Middleton

Relating to the appointment of an inspector general for education and the creation of a division of inspector general for education in the governor's office to investigate the administration of public education.

Education K-16


SB 409 Middleton

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding five years.

Local Government


SB 410 Middleton

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

Natural Resources


SB 411 Middleton

Relating to training requirements for certain public officials and candidates for public office.

State Affairs


SB 412 Middleton

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

Criminal Justice


SB 413 Middleton

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

Local Government


SB 414 Middleton

Relating to the text of ballot propositions for bond elections.

Local Government


SB 415 Middleton

Relating to the authority of a governmental body to require certain persons to sign a confidentiality agreement in response to a request for public information for legislative purposes under the public information law.

Business & Commerce


SB 416 Middleton

Relating to proof of United States citizenship for the issuance or renewal of a personal automobile insurance policy.

Business & Commerce


SB 417 Middleton

Relating to the eligibility of certain officers of a political subdivision authorized to impose a tax or issue bonds to hold certain offices concurrently.

State Affairs


SB 418 Middleton

Relating to baccalaureate degree programs offered by a public junior college.

Education K-16


SB 419 Middleton

Relating to the determination of the market value of solar energy property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Local Government


SB 420 Middleton

Relating to the authority of the secretary of state to order a new election in certain counties.

State Affairs


SB 421 Eckhardt

Relating to training for peace officers on acquired and traumatic brain injuries and trauma-affected veterans.

Criminal Justice


SB 422 Eckhardt

Relating to the award of library construction grants by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Business & Commerce


SB 423 Eckhardt

Relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by remote communication.

Business & Commerce


SB 424 Eckhardt

Relating to the use of state money for high-speed rail operated by a private entity and to the construction of certain high-speed rail.

Finance


SB 425 Kolkhorst

Relating to the creation of the child and adult protective investigations advisory committee in the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


SB 426 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to a report by the Public Utility Commission of Texas on disconnections of residential retail electric service.

Business & Commerce


SB 427 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

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

Local Government


SB 428 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to qualifications for a sheriff or constable or a candidate for sheriff or constable.

Local Government


SB 429 Miles

Relating to the issuance of air quality permits for certain facilities located in a nonattainment area.

Natural Resources


SB 430 Miles

Relating to the age of a child at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over the child and to the minimum age of criminal responsibility.

Criminal Justice


SB 431 Miles

Relating to the use of state money for the Urban Farm Microenterprise Support Program.

Finance


SB 432 Miles

Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability.

Criminal Justice


SB 433 Miles

Relating to the expunction of records and files related to certain conduct or offenses committed by a child.

Criminal Justice


SB 434 Miles

Relating to the authority of the Harris County Hospital District to employ and commission peace officers.

Local Government


SB 435 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to an adjustment for certain school districts under the public school finance system for revenue lost due to the use of the state value of the district's taxable value of property determined by the comptroller of public accounts.

Education K-16


SB 436 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the establishment of a property value study hardship grant program.

Education K-16


SB 437 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to civil and administrative penalties assessed for violations of statutes or rules governing chemical dependency treatment facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 438 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information for a current or former administrative law judge for the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

Business & Commerce


SB 439 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to approval by the commissioner of education of certain contracts entered into by a school district during the pendency of certain special investigations.

Education K-16


SB 440 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to audits of and reports by self-directed and semi-independent financial regulatory agencies.

Business & Commerce


SB 441 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to civil liability for the production, solicitation, disclosure, or promotion of artificial intimate visual material.

Criminal Justice


SB 442 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of unlawful production or distribution of certain sexually explicit media; increasing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 443 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to single-family homes held by corporate owners for rental purposes; providing a civil penalty.

State Affairs


SB 444 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to a requirement that certain special purpose districts cause certain information to be posted on an Internet website.

Local Government


SB 445 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to eliminating the fee for electronic access to certain information maintained by the secretary of state.

State Affairs


SB 446 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to term limits for members of the senate serving on the Sunset Advisory Commission.

Business & Commerce


SB 447 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

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

State Affairs


SB 448 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to certain cost sharing requirements for a desalination facility operating under a public-private partnership.

Economic Development


SB 449 Middleton

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

Criminal Justice


SB 450 Middleton

Relating to lobbying by former members of the legislature; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 451 Middleton

Relating to the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public schools.

Education K-16


SB 452 Middleton

Relating to requiring the approval of the governing board of a public institution of higher education for the hiring of certain institution employees.

Education K-16


SB 453 Middleton

Relating to the inclusion of a course on modern conflicts in the curriculum requirements for public high school students.

Education K-16


SB 454 Middleton

Relating to the eligibility of a firefighter or emergency medical technician for workers' compensation benefits for infertility.

Business & Commerce


SB 455 Middleton

Relating to arbitration provisions in surplus lines insurance contracts.

Business & Commerce


SB 456 Middleton

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

Criminal Justice


SB 457 Kolkhorst

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

Health & Human Services


SB 458 Schwertner

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

Business & Commerce


SB 459 Middleton

Relating to the exemption of tangible personal property from ad valorem taxation; making conforming changes.

Local Government


SB 460 Middleton

Relating to the jurisdiction and enforcement of certain international organization policies.

State Affairs


SB 461 Middleton

Relating to disclosure of certain relationships with local government officers and vendors.

State Affairs


SB 462 Kolkhorst

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

Economic Development


SB 463 Campbell

Relating to the definition of facility for purposes of workplace violence prevention requirements.

Health & Human Services


SB 464 Campbell

Relating to county and municipal authority to prohibit the operation of e-cigarette retailers near primary or secondary schools.

Local Government


SB 465 Campbell

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.

Criminal Justice


SB 466 Paxton

Relating to the definition of fetal death certificate.

Health & Human Services


SB 467 Paxton/ Zaffirini

Relating to the reappraisal for ad valorem taxation purposes of real property on which a building completely destroyed by a casualty is located.

Local Government


SB 468 Sparks

Relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department and to the consequences for the failure of the department to accept custody of the person within that period.

Criminal Justice


SB 469 Sparks/ et al.

Relating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those services.

Health & Human Services


SB 470 Sparks

Relating to the issuance of certificates of obligation by local governments.

Local Government


SB 471 Sparks

Relating to the provision of telehealth and telemedicine medical services by certain health professionals located outside of this state; requiring registration to engage in an occupation; authorizing fees.

Business & Commerce


SB 472 Sparks

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

Local Government


SB 473 Kolkhorst

Relating to regulating telephone solicitation; providing a private cause of action.

Business & Commerce


SB 474 Middleton

Relating to revocation of a prosecuting attorney's license to practice law in this state on a court's finding the attorney committed certain official misconduct.

State Affairs


SB 475 Middleton

Relating to a public school classroom safety review and referral program for students who engage in violent criminal conduct; creating a criminal offense.

Education K-16


SB 476 Middleton

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

Criminal Justice


SB 477 Middleton

Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.

Local Government


SB 478 Middleton

Relating to renaming the basic allotment under the Foundation School Program to the initial allotment.

Education K-16


SB 479 Middleton

Relating to the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.

Education K-16


SB 480 Perry

Relating to the authority of a local government to enter into an interlocal contract with certain governmental entities to participate in water research or planning activities.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 481 Alvarado/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to emergency preparedness and response plans for the continued care and safety of nursing facility and assisted living facility residents.

Health & Human Services


SB 482 Alvarado/ Blanco/ Cook/ Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

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.

Criminal Justice


SB 483 Alvarado/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the sharing and protection of certain utility proprietary customer information.

Business & Commerce


SB 484 Alvarado/ Cook/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to portable generator safety and warning labels.

Business & Commerce


SB 485 Alvarado/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the duties of care of certain landlords regarding disasters.

Health & Human Services


SB 486 Alvarado/ Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual when committed in a disaster area or evacuated area.

Criminal Justice


SB 487 Alvarado

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

Criminal Justice


SB 488 Kolkhorst

Relating to the authority of a taxing unit other than a school district to establish a limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that the taxing unit may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

Local Government


SB 489 Miles/ Alvarado/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez

Relating to a requirement that a person provide or contribute to the cost of child care for the person's employees in order to be eligible to receive a limitation on the taxable value of the person's property for school district maintenance and operations ad valorem tax purposes.

Economic Development


SB 490 Miles

Relating to the adoption and implementation of a surgical smoke evacuation system policy at certain health care facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 491 Miles

Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in property tax appraisal records.

Business & Commerce


SB 492 Miles

Relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Concrete Plants.

Natural Resources


SB 493 Kolkhorst

Relating to certain protected disclosures by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding amounts charged for prescription drugs.

Health & Human Services


SB 494 Sparks

Relating to the establishment of a theft of petroleum products task force.

Natural Resources


SB 495 Sparks

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

Business & Commerce


SB 496 Sparks

Relating to the jurisdiction of a county court at law in Potter County.

Jurisprudence


SB 497 Sparks

Relating to the operation of certain vehicles preceding, during, and following disasters.

Transportation


SB 498 Sparks

Relating to the Licensed Professional Counselors Compact; authorizing fees.

Business & Commerce


SB 499 Sparks

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

Local Government


SB 500 Sparks/ et al.

Relating to access to certain information in the adoption process.

Health & Human Services


SB 501 Kolkhorst

Relating to underground facility safety.

Business & Commerce


SB 502 Perry

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

Health & Human Services


SB 503 Perry

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

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 504 Kolkhorst

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

Business & Commerce


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

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

State Affairs


SB 506 Bettencourt/ Huffman/ Middleton/ Parker/ Paxton

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

State Affairs


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

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

State Affairs


SB 508 Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Kolkhorst/ Middleton/ Parker/ et al.

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

State Affairs


SB 509 Bettencourt/ Middleton/ Parker/ Paxton/ Perry

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

State Affairs


SB 510 Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Kolkhorst/ Middleton/ Parker/ et al.

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

State Affairs


SB 511 Bettencourt/ Middleton/ Parker/ Paxton

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.

State Affairs


SB 512 Kolkhorst

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.

Business & Commerce


SB 513 Sparks/ et al.

Relating to a rural community-based care pilot program.

Health & Human Services


SB 514 Kolkhorst

Relating to an annual school district profile report by the Texas Education Agency.

Education K-16


SB 515 Middleton

Relating to the placement of a nativity scene on the Capitol grounds.

State Affairs


SB 516 Middleton

Relating to daylight saving time.

State Affairs


SB 517 Middleton

Relating to criminal offenses applicable to and authorized uses of gambling devices, including eight-liners.

State Affairs


SB 518 Middleton

Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision and parole for certain repeat intoxication offenders.

Criminal Justice


SB 519 Middleton

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

Economic Development


SB 520 Middleton

Relating to a priority system for consideration by state governmental entities of oral or written public comments received from certain persons.

Business & Commerce


SB 521 Kolkhorst

Relating to requiring the consideration of standardized test scores as a factor in nonautomatic admissions decisions at certain public institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


SB 522 Perry

Relating to the practice of accounting in this state by certain certified public accountants licensed in other states.

Business & Commerce


SB 523 Zaffirini

Relating to the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons that includes an alternative to the license holder's residence address.

State Affairs


SB 524 Campbell

Relating to the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans.

Finance


SB 525 Kolkhorst

Relating to the eligibility of a person who is not a United States citizen to be appointed to or serve in a public office or on an advisory board or task force.

State Affairs


SB 526 Eckhardt

Relating to the use of green stormwater infrastructure in new state buildings.

Business & Commerce


SB 527 Schwertner

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

Health & Human Services


SB 528 Schwertner

Relating to inpatient competency restoration services.

Health & Human Services


SB 529 Sparks

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

Economic Development


SB 530 Sparks

Relating to the accreditation of certain postsecondary educational institutions in this state or of certain programs offered by those institutions.

Education K-16


SB 531 Sparks

Relating to the licensing of a psychologist as a licensed specialist in school psychology; authorizing a fee.

Health & Human Services


SB 532 Sparks

Relating to grant amounts under the young farmer grant program.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 533 Sparks

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

State Affairs


SB 534 Kolkhorst

Relating to the statutes of limitations for certain suits to recover real property held by another in adverse possession.

State Affairs


SB 535 Huffman

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

Criminal Justice


SB 536 Miles/ Cook/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez

Relating to the eligibility of nurses for the Homes for Texas Heroes home loan program.

Local Government


SB 537 Johnson

Relating to the procedures for the expunction of arrest records and files for persons who complete certain court programs or pretrial intervention programs.

Criminal Justice


SB 538 Johnson

Relating to the licensing of certain persons by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those persons by political subdivisions.

State Affairs


SB 539 Johnson

Relating to a defendant's appearance by telephone or videoconference in a justice or municipal court.

Criminal Justice


SB 540 Johnson/ Hall

Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of a substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B.

Criminal Justice


SB 541 Kolkhorst

Relating to cottage food production operations.

Health & Human Services


SB 542 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.

Business & Commerce


SB 543 Menéndez

Relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation for employees who leave the workplace due to sexual harassment.

Economic Development


SB 544 Menéndez

Relating to required individualized education program supplements for certain public school students placed in alternative special education settings.

Education K-16


SB 545 Menéndez

Relating to the licensing of relative or other designated caregivers by the Department of Family and Protective Services and monetary assistance provided to certain relative or designated caregivers.

Health & Human Services


SB 546 Menéndez

Relating to seat belts on buses that transport children.

Transportation


SB 547 Menéndez

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

Health & Human Services


SB 548 Menéndez

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 151 in Bexar County as the Willie Henry Pryor Sr. Memorial Bridge.

Transportation


SB 549 Menéndez

Relating to creating a fine arts allotment under the public school finance system.

Education K-16


SB 550 Kolkhorst

Relating to requiring public institutions of higher education to post information regarding the compensation of certain employees and independent contractors on the institution's Internet website.

Education K-16


SB 551 Schwertner

Relating to selection of statewide competition locations by the University Interscholastic League.

Education K-16


SB 552 Huffman

Relating to changing the eligibility of certain persons to receive community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision.

Criminal Justice


SB 553 Flores

Relating to the design-build method for certain government construction projects.

Business & Commerce


SB 554 Johnson

Relating to the licensing of legal permanent residents as county jailers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those legal permanent residents by political subdivisions.

Criminal Justice


SB 555 Johnson

Relating to an allotment under the Foundation School Program for full individual and initial evaluations for special education services.

Education K-16


SB 556 Johnson

Relating to measures to prevent and respond to opioid-related drug overdoses, including policies and training regarding the use of opioid antagonists, at student residences on campuses of public institutions of higher education; providing immunity.

Education K-16


SB 557 Johnson

Relating to academic distinction designations under the public school accountability system and the career and technology allotment under the Foundation School Program.

Education K-16


SB 558 Johnson

Relating to the establishment of a grant program for school district or open-enrollment charter school campuses that are designated as full-service community schools.

Education K-16


SB 559 Johnson

Relating to the employment of certified school counselors by school districts.

Education K-16


SB 560 Johnson

Relating to an application for the establishment of a new open-enrollment charter school campus or site.

Education K-16


SB 561 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Cook/ Gutierrez/ Miles

Relating to the creation of the Office of Environmental Justice within the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Natural Resources


SB 562 Menéndez

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism.

Health & Human Services


SB 563 Menéndez

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism spectrum disorders.

Health & Human Services


SB 564 Miles/ Alvarado/ Cook

Relating to the removal of a conservator, board of managers, or other alternative management of a campus or school district in certain circumstances.

Education K-16


SB 565 Perry

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

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 566 Cook

Relating to the prohibited retail sale and provision to minors of certain over-the-counter weight loss drugs and dietary supplements; providing a civil penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 567 King

Relating to the use of a building owned or controlled by a public school as a polling place.

State Affairs


SB 568 Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Flores/ Menéndez/ Middleton/ et al.

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

Education K-16


SB 569 Bettencourt/ Flores/ Middleton/ Parker/ Paxton/ et al.

Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.

Education K-16


SB 570 Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Flores/ Menéndez/ Middleton/ et al.

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

Education K-16


SB 571 Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Flores/ Middleton/ Parker/ et al.

Relating to the eligibility of certain contract employees to provide services to a public school and access to the registry of persons who are not eligible for employment at public schools.

Education K-16


SB 572 Eckhardt/ Zaffirini

Relating to a pay raise for certain state employees.

Finance


SB 573 Eckhardt/ Zaffirini

Relating to providing a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Finance


SB 574 Eckhardt/ Zaffirini

Relating to an annual adjustment for inflation to the monthly amount of longevity pay for state employees.

Finance


SB 575 Zaffirini

Relating to creating a criminal offense for interfering with a motor fuel metering device or motor fuel unattended payment terminal and the prosecution of certain organized criminal activity.

Criminal Justice


SB 576 West

Relating to information made available to a relative or other designated caregiver.

Health & Human Services


SB 577 West

Relating to the establishment of the foster child trust account program.

Health & Human Services


SB 578 West

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

Local Government


SB 579 West

Relating to an exemption from certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, or inclusion initiatives for certain scholarships provided by public institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


SB 580 West

Relating to an exemption from certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, or inclusion initiatives for certain scholarly research or creative works at public institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


SB 581 West

Relating to an exemption from certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, or inclusion initiatives for certain charitable funds at public institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


SB 582 West

Relating to the disclosure of preliminary reports of certain special investigations conducted by the Texas Education Agency.

Education K-16


SB 583 West

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

Local Government


SB 584 West

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

Business & Commerce


SB 585 West

Relating to the reporting of certain criminal history record information on a consumer report.

Business & Commerce


SB 586 West

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

Economic Development


SB 587 West

Relating to terms for members of the state executive committee of the University Interscholastic League.

Education K-16


SB 588 West

Relating to the appointment of the Department of Family and Protective Services and a child's parent or legal guardian as joint managing conservators for the child.

Health & Human Services


SB 589 West

Relating to consideration of criminal history of applicants for public employment.

Business & Commerce


SB 590 West

Relating to the approval of a request for the revision of a charter for an open-enrollment charter school.

Education K-16


SB 591 West

Relating to prohibitions in connection with certain sales of clothing on an Internet website or software application; providing a civil penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 592 West

Relating to rules adopted and enforced by cemetery organizations on markers, memorials, and effigies; authorizing a civil penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 593 West

Relating to personal automobile or residential property insurance premium increases for claims subject to sovereign, governmental, or official immunity.

Business & Commerce


SB 594 West

Relating to assistance with veterans benefits claims.

Veteran Affairs


SB 595 West

Relating to the notice of rulemaking proceedings provided to certain persons by state agencies.

Business & Commerce


SB 596 West

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

Health & Human Services


SB 597 West

Relating to the basic allotment and the guaranteed yield under the Foundation School Program.

Education K-16


SB 598 West

Relating to the school safety allotment under the public school finance system.

Education K-16


SB 599 West

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate a licensed child-care facility or registered family home.

Health & Human Services


SB 600 West

Relating to the partition or voluntary sale of real property owned by certain cotenants; amending the Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act.

Business & Commerce


SB 601 West

Relating to mail fees charged to tenants of certain residential properties.

Business & Commerce


SB 602 West

Relating to the Preparation for Adult Living Program and other services for foster children transitioning to independent living.

Health & Human Services


SB 603 West

Relating to a landlord's authority to collect from a tenant certain late fees for nonpayment or late payment for a utility.

Business & Commerce


SB 604 West

Relating to the posting of information regarding certain bonds guaranteed by the permanent school fund.

Education K-16


SB 605 West

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.

Education K-16


SB 606 West

Relating to requiring consumer reporting agencies to notify a consumer when inaccurate information in the consumer's file is corrected.

Business & Commerce


SB 607 West

Relating to monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain parental child safety placement caregivers.

Health & Human Services


SB 608 Flores

Relating to reporting information regarding certain evidence collection kits.

Criminal Justice


SB 609 Paxton

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

Education K-16


SB 610 Paxton

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

Business & Commerce


SB 611 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to a statewide standing order prescribing epinephrine auto-injectors to public and private schools.

Education K-16


SB 612 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to fees for pipeline construction imposed by certain districts.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 613 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine; increasing a civil penalty.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 614 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the authority of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to review and refer certain cases to the office of capital and forensic writs.

Criminal Justice


SB 615 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the statute of limitations for sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault.

Criminal Justice


SB 616 Schwertner

Relating to aquifer storage and recovery projects that transect a portion of the Edwards Aquifer.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 617 Schwertner

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

Local Government


SB 618 Sparks

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

State Affairs


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.

Health & Human Services


SB 620 Sparks

Relating to applying an active efforts standard for the removal of certain children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


SB 621 Sparks

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

Local Government


SB 622 Schwertner

Relating to the definition of emergency care for purposes of certain health benefit plans.

Health & Human Services


SB 623 Schwertner

Relating to the authority of a pharmacist to determine whether to administer a vaccine, including a COVID-19 vaccine.

Health & Human Services


SB 624 Kolkhorst

Relating to the criteria considered by groundwater conservation districts before granting or denying a permit or permit amendment.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 625 Flores

Relating to courses in personal financial literacy and economics for high school students in public schools.

Education K-16


SB 626 Flores

Relating to inservice training on identifying abuse, neglect, and illegal, unprofessional, and unethical conduct in certain health care facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 627 Zaffirini

Relating to the licensing and regulation of dietitians.

Business & Commerce


SB 628 Zaffirini

Relating to the administration and enforcement of a county fire code.

Local Government


SB 629 Zaffirini

Relating to the accrual of interest on overdue child support.

Jurisprudence


SB 630 Eckhardt

Relating to allowing a person who will be 18 years of age on the date of the general election for state and county officers to vote in the preceding primary elections.

State Affairs


SB 631 Eckhardt

Relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony.

State Affairs


SB 632 Eckhardt

Relating to consequences arising from a failure by appointed counsel in a criminal case to timely meet and confer with the defendant after the defendant is found competent to stand trial.

Criminal Justice


SB 633 Eckhardt

Relating to certain offenses associated with possessing, carrying, exhibiting, or using a firearm on or within 1,000 feet of school property.

Criminal Justice


SB 634 Eckhardt/ Gutierrez

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead.

Local Government


SB 635 Paxton

Relating to supplemental pay for members of the Texas military forces suffering an economic hardship as a result of serving on military duty.

Veteran Affairs


SB 636 Johnson

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

Health & Human Services


SB 637 Johnson/ Cook

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SB 638 Johnson

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SB 639 Johnson

Relating to eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

Health & Human Services


SB 640 Johnson

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

Health & Human Services


SB 641 Johnson

Relating to a health literacy plan developed by the statewide health coordinating council and the inclusion of health literacy in the state health plan.

Health & Human Services


SB 642 Johnson

Relating to the licensing and regulation of genetic counselors; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee.

Business & Commerce


SB 643 Johnson

Relating to the county in which an application for court-ordered mental health services must be filed.

Criminal Justice


SB 644 Johnson

Relating to designating the second Saturday in October as Hospice and Palliative Care Day.

Administration


SB 645 Zaffirini

Relating to including antisemitism in the definition of bullying for the purpose of school discipline policies.

Education K-16


SB 646 West

Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.

Education K-16


SB 647 West

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

Business & Commerce


SB 648 West

Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property.

Business & Commerce


SB 649 West

Relating to the permissible uses of the school safety allotment and the creation of a mental and behavioral health allotment under the Foundation School Program.

Education K-16


SB 650 West

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

State Affairs


SB 651 West

Relating to the requirement that a veterans county service office report to the commissioners court or a designee of the commissioners court.

Veteran Affairs


SB 652 West

Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the county of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead.

Local Government


SB 653 West

Relating to a refund of sales and use taxes paid on the purchase or use of building materials used to construct certain subsidized housing.

Finance


SB 654 West

Relating to a franchise tax credit for certain child-care centers that increase their capacity to care for children.

Finance


SB 655 West

Relating to prohibited student athlete name, image, and likeness agreements; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty.

Education K-16


SB 656 Eckhardt

Relating to the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mail.

State Affairs


SB 657 Johnson

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to all individuals for whom federal matching money is available.

Health & Human Services


SB 658 Schwertner

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

State Affairs


SB 659 Schwertner

Relating to the punishment for the offense of smuggling of persons through the use of government resources.

Criminal Justice


SB 660 West

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

Health & Human Services


SB 661 West

Relating to the creation of the Office of Youth Health and Safety.

Criminal Justice


SB 662 Huffman

Relating to the definition of crosswalk for the purpose of motor vehicle collisions involving a pedestrian or other vulnerable road user within the area of a crosswalk.

Criminal Justice


SB 663 Huffman

Relating to the approval of a community supervision and corrections department's budget and strategic plan.

Criminal Justice


SB 664 Huffman

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

Criminal Justice


SB 665 Hughes

Relating to the issuance of gold and silver specie and the establishment of a digital currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.

Finance


SB 666 Hughes

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

State Affairs


SB 667 Hughes

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

State Affairs


SB 668 Hughes

Relating to the disclosure of information with regard to artificial intelligence.

Business & Commerce


SB 669 Hughes

Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers.

Health & Human Services


SB 670 Hughes

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

Health & Human Services


SB 671 Hughes

Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.

Health & Human Services


SB 672 Hughes

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

Health & Human Services


SB 673 Hughes

Relating to regulation of accessory dwelling units by political subdivisions.

Local Government


SB 674 Hughes

Relating to instruction on hunter education for public high school students.

Education K-16


SB 675 Hughes

Relating to identifying information required to be included in an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation.

Local Government


SB 676 Hughes

Relating to the award of good conduct time to inmates.

Criminal Justice


SB 677 Hughes

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

Finance


SB 678 Hughes

Relating to the reappraisal for ad valorem taxation purposes of certain property completely destroyed or partially damaged by an accidental fire.

Local Government


SB 679 Hughes

Relating to the controlled substances listed in Penalty Group 1 under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

Criminal Justice


SB 680 Hughes

Relating to the notification of a peace officer through an indication associated with vehicle registration that a person has a health condition or disability that may impede effective communication.

Transportation


SB 681 Hughes

Relating to the renewal of an engineering license or registration.

Business & Commerce


SB 682 Hughes

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway.

Transportation


SB 683 Hughes

Relating to service requirements of certain current or former members of the Texas National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education.

Veteran Affairs


SB 684 Hughes

Relating to a uniform coordination of benefits questionnaire for health benefit plans.

Health & Human Services


SB 685 Paxton

Relating to performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program.

Education K-16


SB 686 Paxton

Relating to the transfer of students between public schools.

Education K-16


SB 687 Hughes

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

State Affairs


SB 688 Hughes

Relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors of this state.

State Affairs


SB 689 Hughes

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

State Affairs


SB 690 Kolkhorst

Relating to the authority of sheriffs and constables to enter into contracts to provide law enforcement services in certain counties and county financial authority in relation to sheriffs and constables in certain counties.

Local Government


SB 691 Eckhardt

Relating to the registration of firearms; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee.

State Affairs


SB 692 Middleton

Relating to daylight saving time.

State Affairs


SB 693 West

Relating to creating a criminal offense for the use of a notary seal or counterfeit seal on a fraudulent document or instrument.

Criminal Justice


SB 694 West

Relating to the dissemination by the Department of Public Safety of criminal history record information to consumer reporting agencies.

Business & Commerce


SB 695 West

Relating to requiring consumer reporting agencies to notify a consumer when inaccurate information in the consumer's file is corrected.

Business & Commerce


SB 696 West

Relating to limitations on the information reported by consumer reporting agencies.

Business & Commerce


SB 697 West

Relating to an annual report by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on post-release or post-discharge employment and certain other inmate data.

Criminal Justice


SB 699 West

Relating to the licensing and regulation of inpatient rehabilitation facilities; imposing fees; providing civil and administrative penalties; creating criminal offenses.

Health & Human Services


SB 700 Kolkhorst

Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residents.

State Affairs


SB 1047 Huffman

Relating to the release of defendants on bail, the duties of a magistrate in certain criminal proceedings, and the notice provided by peace officers to victims of family violence, stalking, harassment, or terroristic threat.

Criminal Justice


SB 1048 Huffman

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds.

Criminal Justice