SENATE FLOOR ACTION

Wednesday

March 19, 2025

The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass:

Relating to the regulation of consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring a registration; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; providing an administrative penalty.

3 Floor Amendments

Relating to electricity planning and infrastructure costs for large loads.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.

2 Floor Amendments

Relating to design-build contracts.

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

Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state.

Relating to immunity for ringside physicians assigned to combative sports events.

Relating to certain boiler inspection reports and the composition and governance of the board of boiler rules.

Relating to certain criminal offenses involving mail or a mail receptacle key or lock; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of stealing or receiving a stolen check or similar sight order.

Relating to the administration of the dealer-issued license plates database and to the removal and transfer of license plates.

The Senate suspended the regular order, read second time and passed to engrossment:

Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction and diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and to student clubs at public schools.

3 Floor Amendments

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.

1 Floor Amendment

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

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

3 Floor Amendments

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

1 Floor Amendment

The Senate adopted the following resolutions:

Recognizing March 19, 2025, as Ellis County Day at the State Capitol.

Recognizing March 21, 2025, as World Down Syndrome Day at the State Capitol.

Commemorating the 125th anniversary of Sonora Bank.

Recognizing Gene Getz for serving as Chaplain of the Day.

Recognizing James Anthony Tamayo for his exemplary leadership of the Diocese of Laredo.

Recognizing March 19, 2025, as Hill County Day.

Commemorating the 143rd anniversary of the birth of Minnie Fisher Cunningham.

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

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.

Committee referral on the following:

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

Transportation

Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs, and to the destruction of certain property; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a private civil right of action.

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