SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Monday April 28, 2025 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to participation by non-enrolled students in University Interscholastic League-sponsored activities. |
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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. |
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Relating to health benefit coverage for general anesthesia in connection with certain pediatric dental services. |
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Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property. |
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Relating to adult high school charter program funding. |
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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 |
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Relating to a centers of excellence program developed by the Texas Judicial Council for certain justices and judges. |
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Relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on social media platforms or through electronic mail messages. |
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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 |
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Relating to the enforcement of certain criminal offenses on school property. 3 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the regulation and use of artificial intelligence systems and the management of data by governmental entities. |
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Relating to the strong families credit against certain taxes for entities that contribute to certain organizations. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the removal of a fence surrounding a breeder deer release site. 1 Floor Amendment |
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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 |
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Relating to the establishment of the Texas Committee on Foreign Investment to review certain transactions involving certain foreign entities; creating a civil penalty. |
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Relating to a franchise tax credit for, and the application of sales and use taxes to, certain research and development expenses. 1 Floor Amendment |
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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. |
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Relating to the production and study of brackish groundwater. 4 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the filing of an appeal regarding certain water, drainage, or sewer rates with the Public Utility Commission of Texas. |
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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. |
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Relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated assault. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read second time and passed to engrossment: |
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Relating to a health care facility's required policy for vaccine preventable diseases. |
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Relating to the membership of a school district's local school health advisory council. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the assertion of legislative privilege by the attorney general in certain legal challenges to the constitutionality of state statutes. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Relating to the penalty for the crime of election fraud; increasing a criminal penalty. |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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In memory of Stanley C. Parker. |
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In memory of Charles Floyd "Chuck" Cosper of Hereford. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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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 |
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Relating to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which certain disabled veterans are entitled. Local Government |
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Relating to the eligibility of children of certain elected officials to participate in an education savings account program. Education K-16 |
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Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties. Health & Human Services |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Relating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public Safety. Criminal Justice |
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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 |
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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 |
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Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies. Business & Commerce |
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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 |
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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 |
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Relating to the creation of artificial sexual material harmful to minors. State Affairs |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Relating to the insurable interest of certain persons providing care to individuals with disabilities in the life of those individuals. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to creation of the gulf coast protection account to be administered by the General Land Office. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the Internet broadcast or recording of certain open meetings. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to massage student permits. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the criteria considered by groundwater conservation districts before granting or denying a permit or permit amendment. Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the use of certain groundwater export fees collected by a groundwater conservation district. Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
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Relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out of a groundwater conservation district. Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
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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 |
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Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of massage therapy. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain proceedings and the provision of treatment and supervision following certain adjudications occurring in a criminal case. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain jailers. Criminal Justice |
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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 |
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Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offenses of prohibited barratry and solicitation of professional employment. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the required disclosure of certain financial relationships in civil actions regarding the activities of United States defense contractors. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of an appellate court to lift a stay in connection with an interlocutory appeal. State Affairs |
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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: |
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Relating to reconstitution of the jury wheel and juror qualifications in certain counties. Re-referred from Jurisprudence to State Affairs |
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