Senate Floor Action for 4/1/2025

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Tuesday

April 1, 2025




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


SJR 37 Birdwell/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.


SB 108 (LC)Hall

Relating to the appointment of election clerks.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 207 (LC)Paxton/ Johnson/ et al.

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


SB 251 (LC)Flores

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

1 Floor Amendment


SB 472 Sparks/ et al.

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.


SB 503 Perry/ et al.

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


SB 599 (CS) (LC)West

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate a licensed, registered, or listed group day-care home or family home.


SB 621 Sparks/ et al.

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


SB 856 (LC)Flores

Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities.


SB 1021 (LC)Huffman

Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of stalking and to the offense of improper contact with the person's victim.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 1185 (LC)Creighton

Relating to an exemption from boiler registration and inspection requirements for certain boilers in medical equipment and autoclaves.


SB 1207 (LC)King/ et al.

Relating to instruction on adoption in the parenting and paternity awareness program in public schools.


SB 1330 (CS) (LC)Hancock

Relating to billing and reimbursement for certain medical equipment, devices, and supplies provided to Medicare enrollees; creating a criminal offense.


SB 1497 (CS) (LC)Nichols/ et al.

Relating to the search of certain wireless communications devices by a peace officer.


SB 1535 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini/ Parker

Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of an advanced nuclear energy workforce development program.


SB 1619 (LC)Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the use of an epinephrine delivery device by certain entities.


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


SB 8 (CS)Schwertner/ Huffman/ et al.

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

2 Floor Amendments


SB 16 (CS)Hughes/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Campbell/ Creighton/ et al.

Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote; creating criminal offenses.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 371 (LC)Campbell/ et al.

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


SB 396 Kolkhorst/ Bettencourt/ et al.

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

1 Floor Amendment


SB 533 Sparks

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


SB 965 (LC)Parker/ Bettencourt/ Campbell/ Creighton/ Hall/ et al.

Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.


The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 338 Kolkhorst

Recognizing Victoria College on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.


SR 350 Bettencourt

Recognizing Joe S. Vásquez for his service as Pastor of the Day and on his installation as archbishop of Galveston-Houston.


Committee re-referral on the following:


SB 2076 Creighton

Relating to the view of the State Capitol.

Re-referred from Economic Development to Education K-16


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