Senate Floor Action for 4/28/2025

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Monday

April 28, 2025




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


SB 227 (CS) (LC)West/ et al.

Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 401 (CS)Paxton/ et al.

Relating to participation by non-enrolled students in University Interscholastic League-sponsored activities.


SB 512 (LC)Kolkhorst

Relating to prohibiting the imposition of a monetary fine or penalty for a violation of a money services business's terms of service agreement; providing a civil penalty.


SB 527 (LC)Schwertner/ et al.

Relating to health benefit coverage for general anesthesia in connection with certain pediatric dental services.


SB 648 (CS)West/ et al.

Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property.


SB 1490 Bettencourt/ et al.

Relating to adult high school charter program funding.


SB 1558 (CS)Perry

Relating to the liability of nonprofit entities contracted with the Department of Family and Protective Services or with a single source continuum contractor to provide community-based care or child welfare services.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 1574 (CS)Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to a centers of excellence program developed by the Texas Judicial Council for certain justices and judges.


SB 1626 (CS)Hughes

Relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on social media platforms or through electronic mail messages.


SB 1756 Birdwell

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 1924 (CS)Creighton/ et al.

Relating to the enforcement of certain criminal offenses on school property.

3 Floor Amendments


SB 1964 (CS) (LC)Parker

Relating to the regulation and use of artificial intelligence systems and the management of data by governmental entities.


SB 2018 Paxton/ Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"/ Hughes/ Sparks/ et al.

Relating to the strong families credit against certain taxes for entities that contribute to certain organizations.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 2031 Kolkhorst

Relating to the removal of a fence surrounding a breeder deer release site.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 2111 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 2117 (CS) (LC)Parker/ Campbell/ Kolkhorst

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Committee on Foreign Investment to review certain transactions involving certain foreign entities; creating a civil penalty.


SB 2206 Bettencourt/ Huffman

Relating to a franchise tax credit for, and the application of sales and use taxes to, certain research and development expenses.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 2570 (CS)Flores/ et al.

Relating to a legal justification for the use of force with a less-lethal force weapon by a correctional facility guard or a peace officer.


SB 2658 (CS)Perry

Relating to the production and study of brackish groundwater.

4 Floor Amendments


SB 2692 (CS)Hancock

Relating to the filing of an appeal regarding certain water, drainage, or sewer rates with the Public Utility Commission of Texas.


SB 2900 (CS)Kolkhorst

Relating to a review of certain advisory entities under the jurisdiction of the comptroller of public accounts and to the repeal or redesignation of certain of those entities.


SB 3031 Huffman

Relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated assault.


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


SB 407 (CS)Middleton/ et al.

Relating to a health care facility's required policy for vaccine preventable diseases.


SB 1395 Hall/ et al.

Relating to the membership of a school district's local school health advisory council.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 1433 Bettencourt

Relating to the assertion of legislative privilege by the attorney general in certain legal challenges to the constitutionality of state statutes.


SB 1718 Sparks/ et al.

Relating to the eligibility of the National Rifle Association's Annual Meetings and Exhibits or another annual event of the National Rifle Association for funding under the major events reimbursement program.


SB 2322 (CS)King

Relating to the findings required to be made by the comptroller of public accounts in order to recommend for approval an application for a limitation on the taxable value of eligible property for school district maintenance and operations ad valorem tax purposes under the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act.


SB 2877 Hughes/ et al.

Relating to the penalty for the crime of election fraud; increasing a criminal penalty.


The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 453 Birdwell

In memory of Stanley C. Parker.


SR 461 Sparks

In memory of Charles Floyd "Chuck" Cosper of Hereford.


Committee referral on the following:


SJR 86 Hagenbuch

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain disabled veterans.

Local Government


SB 3060 Hagenbuch

Relating to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which certain disabled veterans are entitled.

Local Government


SB 3061 Creighton

Relating to the eligibility of children of certain elected officials to participate in an education savings account program.

Education K-16


HB 18 VanDeaver/ Lambert/ King/ Johnson/ Ashby/ et al.

Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties.

Health & Human Services


HB 26 Hull/ Rose/ Isaac/ Manuel/ Frank/ et al.

Relating to requiring contracts with Medicaid managed care organizations to permit the organizations to offer nutrition support services in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services.

Health & Human Services


HB 36 Bowers/ Allen/ Rose/ Hull/ Talarico/ et al.

Relating to the monitoring of certain family violence offenders, the provision of resources for family violence victims, and the collection of information about conditions of bond imposed in family violence cases and certain other criminal cases.

Criminal Justice


HB 37 Plesa/ Oliverson/ Leach/ Orr/ Campos/ et al.

Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.

Health & Human Services


HB 48 Darby/ Morales, Eddie/ Craddick/ Landgraf

Relating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public Safety.

Criminal Justice


HB 126 Tepper/ Ashby/ Davis, Aicha

Relating to the compensation and professional representation of prospective student athletes and student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


HB 150 Capriglione/ Bonnen/ Hefner/ Lujan/ Lopez, Ray/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Cyber Command as a component institution of The University of Texas System and the transfer to it of certain powers and duties of the Department of Information Resources.

Business & Commerce


HB 252 Walle/ Bhojani/ Curry/ Rodríguez Ramos/ Garcia, Linda

Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.

Business & Commerce


HB 503 Tepper/ Gerdes/ Barry/ Hickland/ Villalobos/ et al.

Relating to the eligibility of certain counties to participate in the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant program and the rural prosecutor's office salary assistance grant program.

Finance


HB 517 Harris Davila/ Isaac/ Troxclair/ Button/ Luther/ et al.

Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to assess a fine for discolored vegetation or turf during a period of residential watering restriction.

Business & Commerce


HB 581 González, Mary/ Lalani/ Garcia, Linda/ et al.

Relating to the creation of artificial sexual material harmful to minors.

State Affairs


HB 742 Thompson/ Plesa/ et al.

Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for first responders, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking.

Health & Human Services


HB 754 Thompson/ Plesa/ et al.

Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for medical assistants, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking.

Health & Human Services


HB 972 Noble/ Bernal/ Meyer/ Hull/ Manuel/ et al.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of a property other than a residence homestead that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.

Local Government


HB 1024 Shaheen

Relating to the execution of a warrant issued for certain releasees who violate a condition of parole or mandatory supervision related to the electronic monitoring of the releasee.

Criminal Justice


HB 1041 Turner/ Garcia, Josey/ Noble/ Davis, Aicha/ et al.

Relating to the insurable interest of certain persons providing care to individuals with disabilities in the life of those individuals.

Business & Commerce


HB 1089 Paul/ Leo Wilson/ et al.

Relating to creation of the gulf coast protection account to be administered by the General Land Office.

Natural Resources


HB 1442 Howard/ Bhojani/ Capriglione

Relating to the Internet broadcast or recording of certain open meetings.

Business & Commerce


HB 1562 Hernandez

Relating to massage student permits.

Business & Commerce


HB 1633 Gerdes

Relating to the criteria considered by groundwater conservation districts before granting or denying a permit or permit amendment.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


HB 1689 Gerdes

Relating to the use of certain groundwater export fees collected by a groundwater conservation district.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


HB 1690 Gerdes

Relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out of a groundwater conservation district.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


HB 1696 Canales/ Metcalf/ Virdell/ Guillen/ Hayes/ et al.

Relating to adding a designation on a person's driver's license or commercial driver's license indicating that the person is licensed to carry a handgun.

Transportation


HB 1718 Plesa/ Bowers/ Ordaz/ Garcia, Linda/ Hayes

Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds.

Business & Commerce


HB 1732 Hernandez/ Cook/ Anchía

Relating to the regulation of massage therapy.

Business & Commerce


HB 1741 Johnson/ Cunningham/ Moody/ Orr/ Guillen

Relating to certain proceedings and the provision of treatment and supervision following certain adjudications occurring in a criminal case.

Criminal Justice


HB 2103 Ashby

Relating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain jailers.

Criminal Justice


HB 2216 Hull/ Rose/ Dutton/ Richardson/ Gates/ et al.

Relating to procedures and grounds related to the removal and placement of children, including for terminating the parent-child relationship, for taking possession of a child, and for certain hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.

Health & Human Services


HB 2733 Canales

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offenses of prohibited barratry and solicitation of professional employment.

Jurisprudence


HB 2884 Landgraf

Relating to the required disclosure of certain financial relationships in civil actions regarding the activities of United States defense contractors.

State Affairs


HB 2986 Moody/ Schofield

Relating to the authority of an appellate court to lift a stay in connection with an interlocutory appeal.

State Affairs


HB 3700 Vo/ Capriglione

Relating to the prevention, detection, and investigation of fraud, waste, and abuse in programs administered by the Texas Workforce Commission or by the commission's contractors or grantees.

Economic Development


Committee re-referral on the following:


SB 1888 Sparks

Relating to reconstitution of the jury wheel and juror qualifications in certain counties.

Re-referred from Jurisprudence to State Affairs


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