SENATE FLOOR ACTION

Tuesday

April 15, 2025

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

Relating to the preparation for and the prevention, management, and potential effects of wildfires and to emergency communications in this state; authorizing an increase in the assessment on certain insurers that fund the volunteer fire department assistance fund.

1 Floor Amendment

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

Relating to renewable energy generation facilities; authorizing fees.

2 Floor Amendments

Relating to the exemption from sales and use taxes for certain aircraft components and other property required for normal aircraft operations.

Relating to discovery in a criminal case.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of interference with public duties.

Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.

1 Floor Amendment

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.

Relating to increasing access to and reducing taxation of Internet services.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to state oversight of county elections following a county election audit.

Relating to instructional facilities funding for certain open-enrollment charter schools.

2 Floor Amendments

Relating to the operation of a cement kiln and the production of aggregates near a semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility.

Relating to the procedures for modifying the schedules of controlled substances.

Relating to the regulation of composting in certain counties; authorizing a civil penalty.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to a policy prohibiting the use of personal wireless communication devices by public school students during instructional time.

Relating to business organizations.

1 Floor Amendment

The Senate suspended the regular order, read third time and finally passed:

Relating to the display of flags in public schools; providing a civil penalty.

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

Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Office of the Ombudsman; authorizing a civil penalty.

2 Floor Amendments

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

The Senate adopted the following resolutions:

Recognizing Deb Manley and Cathy Hoyt on their discovery of a new plant species at Big Bend National Park.

Recognizing April 15, 2025, as Blue Ribbon Lobby Day.

Committee re-referral on the following:

Relating to education programs to enable certain students and advanced practice registered nurses to practice medicine in certain rural counties and physician delegation of certain medical acts to advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants.

Re-referred from Education K-16 to Health & Human Services