SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Thursday February 13, 2025 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district. |
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Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue. 2 Floor Amendments |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Recognizing Senator Judith Zaffirini on the occasion of her birthday. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the powers of the governor, the legislature, and the supreme court following certain disaster or emergency declarations. State Affairs |
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Rescinding the automatic rescission of certain applications made by the Texas Legislature to the United States Congress to call a national convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for proposing any amendment to that constitution. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the time during which the legislature may act on bills or resolutions during a regular session. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission to establish districts for the election of the members of the United States House of Representatives elected from this state, the Texas Senate, and the Texas House of Representatives. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to remove the governor's line-item veto authority. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for the denial of bail to a person accused of committing a trafficking or sexual offense against a child while released on bail for committing a similar offense. Criminal Justice |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail. Local Government |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Alzheimer's Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Alzheimer's Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders in this state, and transferring state general revenue to that fund. Finance |
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Urging the U.S. Department of State and the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to take appropriate action to ensure that Mexico complies with the 1944 Treaty regarding shared water resources. Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
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Relating to electricity planning and infrastructure costs for large loads. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the creation of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials. Education K-16 |
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Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the purpose of investing in cryptocurrency and the investment authority of the comptroller of public accounts over the reserve and certain other state funds. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in a school crossing zone while intoxicated; increasing a criminal penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the audit of an election using an electronic voting system. State Affairs |
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Relating to the provision of services by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to offenders with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective Services to annually review the department's process to enter into adoption assistance agreements. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the amount of an expenditure made by a municipality for which competitive bidding is required. Local Government |
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Relating to certain reimbursements and discounts allowed for the collection and payment of sales and use taxes. Finance |
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Relating to expedited credentialing of certain chiropractors by managed care plan issuers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to conditions applicable to health benefit plan coverage of in vitro fertilization procedures. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote. State Affairs |
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Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse committed against a child. State Affairs |
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Relating to victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature and to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regarding those victims, offenses, or acts. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a family preservation services program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to requirements for subscription service contracts; providing a civil penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to asset forfeiture under the Code of Criminal Procedure. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to certain municipal and county regulation of certain multifamily and mixed-use residential development projects and conversion of certain commercial buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy. Local Government |
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Relating to the beneficiaries of trust funds paid or received in connection with an improvement on specific real property. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to immunity for ringside physicians assigned to combative sports events. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a Texas Education Agency database of school district bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects. Education K-16 |
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Relating to procedures for changes to a zoning regulation or district boundary. Local Government |
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Relating to the eligibility of social workers for the Homes for Texas Heroes home loan program. Local Government |
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Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute certain criminal offenses. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to liability of a cavern entity for injuries arising from certain activities. State Affairs |
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Relating to a prohibition on requiring a local government to provide compensation to the Texas Department of Transportation for certain potential or actual lost toll project revenue. Transportation |
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Relating to orders providing for the conservatorship of or possession of and access to a child by the child's parents in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. State Affairs |
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Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds. Local Government |
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Relating to repairs made pursuant to a tenant's notice of intent to repair and the refund of a tenant's security deposit. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to an exemption from the mixed beverage gross receipts tax for the sale, preparation, or service of malt beverages produced by certain permit holders. State Affairs |
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Relating to municipal regulation of multifamily and mixed-use development on religious land. Local Government |
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Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities. Economic Development |
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Relating to the authorized removal of certain motor vehicles. Transportation |
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Relating to certain criminal offenses involving the attachment or display of a wrong license plate or registration insignia; increasing criminal penalties. Transportation |
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Relating to authorization and reimbursement for certain examination fee subsidies paid for public school teachers and students. Education K-16 |
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Relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the distribution of funds designated for the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the designation of Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and Diwali as optional holidays. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use of water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer. Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
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Relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as a yield sign. Transportation |
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Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators for school district, private school, and open-enrollment charter school employees and volunteers. Education K-16 |
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Relating to judicial training requirements regarding family violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and child abuse. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee. Local Government |
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Relating to the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program and authorizing an increase in the assessment on certain insurers that fund the program. Finance |
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Relating to the deadline for the Texas Ethics Commission to resolve certain complaints. State Affairs |
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Relating to the open carrying of a handgun by a uniformed school marshal. Education K-16 |
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Relating to the authority of the legislature, governor, and certain political subdivisions with respect to disasters and emergencies. State Affairs |
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Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle involving theft of a firearm; increasing a criminal penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state over certain criminal actions. State Affairs |
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Relating to the eligibility of a person convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude to serve in certain roles at a charter holder or an open-enrollment charter school. Education K-16 |
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Relating to prohibiting election activities committed by a member of the board of trustees or superintendent of an independent school district or on certain school district premises; creating criminal offenses. State Affairs |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 377 in Hood and Johnson Counties as the Bob Cornett Parkway. Transportation |
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Relating to the creation of the office of inspector general at the Texas Education Agency to investigate the administration of public education. Education K-16 |
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Relating to limitations on the use of public money under certain economic development agreements or programs adopted by certain political subdivisions. Economic Development |
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Relating to an exemption for drillers or operators of closed-loop geothermal injection wells from certain requirements applicable to persons involved in activities under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas. Natural Resources |
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Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising. State Affairs |
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Relating to the issuance by the Texas Medical Board of certain licenses to practice medicine and the authority of an insured to select certain license holders under the insured's health policy; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to certain rights and duties of residential tenants and landlords; increasing the amount of civil penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to patient access to prescription drugs for off-label use for COVID-19 treatment. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to establishment of a shared savings program for certain managed care plans. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to who may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the production, sale, and use of certain agricultural products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); creating a criminal offense. Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of a municipality to use funds collected from an impact fee to construct or install a safety improvement to a roadway facility. Local Government |
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Relating to the attorney general's defense of a district or county attorney against certain lawsuits in federal court. State Affairs |
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Relating to a defense to prosecution and the dismissal of a charge for the criminal offense of driving with an expired license. Transportation |
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Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain active and retired judicial officers. State Affairs |
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Relating to penalties for intimidation and harassment of election officials and election interference; creating criminal offenses. State Affairs |
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Relating to voter registration. State Affairs |
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Relating to criminal offenses for creating and distributing certain misleading images and videos; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to the adoption of the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. State Affairs |
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Relating to a student's eligibility to participate in the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program. Education K-16 |
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Relating to the enrollment period for newborns under certain employer health benefit plans. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the administration of a grant program to support community mental health programs assisting veterans and their families. Veteran Affairs |
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Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits. Local Government |
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Relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans and surviving spouses of certain armed services members. Local Government |
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Relating to the inclusion of a school safety domain for evaluating districts and campuses under the public school accountability system. Education K-16 |
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Relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility on the basis of filing an application for a place on the general primary election ballot or for nomination by convention with more than one political party. State Affairs |
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Relating to an alternate board certification to signify accreditation within a given specialty in this state and medical care provided at certain health care facilities by physicians with an alternate board certification. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to continuing education requirements for certain physicians regarding adoption. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of hearing instrument fitters and dispensers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the authority of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo to commission peace officers. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to bill payment assistance programs for utility customers offered by certain municipalities. Local Government |
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Relating to the regulation of certain firearm transfers, to the unlawful possession or acquisition of a firearm or ammunition, and to reports of lost or stolen firearms; creating criminal offenses. State Affairs |
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Relating to the issuance of permits for producer dairies in certain areas of this state. Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment of a grant program to support the elimination of illegally disposed of scrap tires. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain advanced practice registered nurses; authorizing a fee. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the verification of health care practitioner continuing education compliance through the establishment of continuing education tracking systems. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities. Economic Development |
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Relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held. State Affairs |
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Relating to a limitation on the amount of tuition charged by public institutions of higher education. Education K-16 |
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Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by emergency medical services providers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to certain boiler inspection reports and the composition and governance of the board of boiler rules. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of orthotists and prosthetists. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a governmental body's response to a request for public information. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the administration of medication by open-enrollment charter schools, private schools, and school employees. Education K-16 |
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Relating to a prohibition on conducting an ex parte renewal of a recipient's Medicaid eligibility. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the disclosure of certain medical information by electronic means. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to fiscal impact statements for legislation imposing mandates on health benefit plan issuers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to entities that provide cable services or video services. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain agreements with collective bargaining organizations related to certain publicly funded public work contracts. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain practices of health benefit plan issuers to encourage the use of certain physicians and health care providers and rank physicians. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the issuance of Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal specialty license plates. Transportation |
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Relating to the delivery, possession, and medical use of low-THC cannabis and associated drug paraphernalia under the Texas Compassionate Use Program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to deadlines and time of inception for mechanic's and materialman's liens. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to efficiency audits of Operation Lone Star and other border security programs. Finance |
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Relating to the process of canvassing elections. State Affairs |
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Relating to establishment of the immigration authority delegation training grant program for local law enforcement agencies. State Affairs |
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Relating to the location of meetings of the board of directors of a municipal utility district. Local Government |
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Relating to the installation and repair of critical electric grid equipment purchased from certain companies and nonprofit organizations. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to an exemption from certain motor fuel taxes for counties in this state. Finance |
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Relating to authorizing the Texas School Safety Center to conduct random safety and security audits of public schools; authorizing a civil penalty. Education K-16 |
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Relating to bidding or procurement requirements for improvement projects in public improvement districts. Local Government |
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Relating to the regulation of earned wage access services; providing an administrative penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the members of a school district's local school health advisory council. Education K-16 |
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Relating to allowing the board of trustees of certain school districts to create a nonvoting student trustee position on the board. Education K-16 |
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Relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual exploitation of certain children. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the establishment and duties of the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office and the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Advisory Panel. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to judicial deference regarding an interpretation of law by a state agency. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the adoption of political shareholder proposals by insurers and insurer holding companies. State Affairs |
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Relating to the prohibition on certain discrimination in the extension of credit to organizations based on social credit or value-based standards. State Affairs |
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Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide water or sewer service in an area incorporated or annexed by a municipality. Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the confidentiality of residential eviction case information. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to prohibitions on deceptive and unfair practices related to financial institutions discriminating in the provision of financial services to consumers and other persons. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a public hearing requirement for a proposal by the governor or the Legislative Budget Board to affect appropriations and certain actions of the governor during a state of disaster. Finance |
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Relating to the authority of the governor and the legislature regarding declared states of disaster. State Affairs |
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Relating to a biennial report on certain contingent appropriations. Finance |
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Relating to eligibility to request a deposition before bringing a civil action. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the remote participation of certain persons in a proceeding for the issuance or modification of a protective order. State Affairs |
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Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to requiring the denial of bail to a person accused of committing certain trafficking or sexual offenses against a child while released on bail for committing a similar offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of continuous aggravated promotion of prostitution. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to modification of certain prescription drug benefits and coverage offered by certain health benefit plans. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the establishment of the workforce housing program by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. Local Government |
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Relating to fraud prevention and verifying eligibility for benefits under Medicaid. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the provision of certain benefits, including applied behavior analysis, behavior supports, and associated evaluation services, through telecommunications or information technology under certain public benefits programs. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to allowing Medicaid managed care organizations to inform Medicaid recipients about the availability of certain private health benefit plan coverage. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty. State Affairs |
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Relating to the use of technology by public school students, including a study on the public health effects of digital learning and public school policies regarding student possession of personal communication devices; increasing a fee. Education K-16 |
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Relating to the age at which a person in this state may marry. State Affairs |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of podiatry. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the reimbursement of state employees for groceries consumed while traveling on official state business. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the prioritization of awarding grants and loans from the Texas Energy Fund for certain electric generating facilities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the definition of a rural political subdivision for purposes of the Texas Water Assistance Program. Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
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Relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program. Economic Development |
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Relating to the prohibition on posting on the Internet information held by an appraisal district regarding certain residential property. Local Government |
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Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district. Local Government |
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Relating to a study on the prevalence and tracking of heat-related deaths in this state. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the establishment of an advisory board to study surface water and groundwater interaction. Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
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Relating to electronic voter registration. State Affairs |
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Relating to the repeal of the exception to the offense of unlawfully prohibiting an employee from voting. State Affairs |
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Relating to voter registration at polling places. State Affairs |
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Relating to the reporting of proceeds and property from asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the use of school buses by public schools. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to appeals to justice courts of certain appraisal review board orders. Local Government |
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Relating to local school health advisory councils and instruction regarding human sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender identity provided by public schools. Education K-16 |
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Relating to access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the combination of certain election precincts. State Affairs |
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Relating to procedures under the public information law, including expedited responses and charges for bad faith requests. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state over certain criminal actions. State Affairs |
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Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of a motor fuel pump. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to criminal history record information for certain master, magistrate, referee, associate judge, or other court official applicants appointed or employed to serve in a state court. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to increasing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of murder. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent and truant students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students. Education K-16 |
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Relating to the procedure by which the attorney general approves or denies approval of a state agency contract for outside legal services. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of a peace officer commissioned by the comptroller to apply for an order authorizing the installation and use of a mobile tracking device. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail. Local Government |
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Relating to the approval of a surety bond for a contract authorizing an oversize or overweight vehicle to cross a road or highway. Transportation |
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Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders on certain dates. Local Government |
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Relating to the duties of the district attorney for the 1st Judicial District and the creation of the office of district attorney for the 273rd Judicial District. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the creation of the Alzheimer's Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. Finance |
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Relating to the establishment of the case assistance affiliate program to provide certain assistance to Medicaid recipients and child health plan program enrollees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the reporting of certain information regarding medically necessary debt on a consumer report. Business & Commerce |