SENATE FLOOR ACTION

Wednesday

March 26, 2025

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

Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings.

3 Floor Amendments

Relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes and ideologies in the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for certain public school students.

Relating to parental rights in public education.

Relating to prohibiting insurers from requiring the tying of residential property and personal automobile insurance policies.

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

1 Floor Amendment

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

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

Relating to a rural community-based care pilot program.

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

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to rights of crime victims, including the enforcement of certain rights of sexual assault victims; authorizing a civil penalty.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the use of certain automated systems in, and certain adverse determinations made in connection with, the health benefit claims process.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the enrollment period for newborns under certain health benefit plans.

Relating to the eligibility of certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

Relating to the prohibition on posting on the Internet information held by an appraisal district regarding certain residential property.

Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state over certain criminal actions.

Relating to increasing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of murder.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the approval of a surety bond for a contract authorizing an oversize or overweight vehicle to cross a road or highway.

Relating to declination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of insurance policies.

2 Floor Amendments

Relating to distribution of state traffic fine revenue received by the comptroller.

Relating to the designation of spaceports as critical infrastructure facilities for purposes of criminal and civil liability.

Relating to the notice requirements of a data broker registration statement and Internet website.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for forgery.

Relating to the information required to be posted by the Texas Water Development Board on the board's Internet website regarding the use of the state water implementation fund for Texas.

Relating to fees charged by county clerks for certain property records.

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

Relating to certain agreements with collective bargaining organizations related to certain publicly funded public work contracts.

Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.

The Senate adopted the following resolutions:

Honoring professional golfer Sergio García for his achievements.

Recognizing March 24 to 28, 2025, as Texas Retired Teachers Week.

Recognizing March 26, 2025, as Texas Pharmacy Day.

In memory of Lamar Oslin Lewis of Temple.

Recognizing March 26, 2025, as Montague County Day at the State Capitol.

Recognizing March 26, 2025, as REALTOR Day at the State Capitol.

Honoring Tim Lee, the executive director of the Texas Retired Teachers Association, on the occasion of his 21st anniversary working with the Texas Legislature.

Recognizing March 26, 2025, as VIVA San Antonio Day at the State Capitol.