Bills Referred Today for 3/6/2025

BILLS REFERRED TODAY



Thursday

March 6, 2025





Committee referral on the following:


SJR 58 Gutierrez

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming by executing a gaming compact with this state; providing for occupational licensing under the compact; limiting certain taxes and fees.

State Affairs


SJR 59 Birdwell

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and repealing the limitation on the allocation to that system and its campuses of the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


SJR 61 Hall

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for legislative review or approval of state agency rules.

Business & Commerce


SCR 23 Parker

Designating the first full week in April as Gifted and Talented Students Week for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Administration


SCR 24 King/ Alvarado/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Blanco/ et al.

Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Israel and for the creation of a Texas Trade and Investment Office in Israel.

Economic Development


SCR 25 Alvarado

Urging the Houston City Council to construct a memorial pedestrian bridge in honor of Sergio Ivan Rodriguez.

Transportation


SCR 26 Sparks

Designating the Texas strip steak as the official State Steak of Texas and directing the Texas Department of Agriculture to promote the Texas strip steak as part of efforts to support Texas beef and agricultural products.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 8 Schwertner/ Huffman

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

State Affairs


SB 14 King/ Bettencourt/ Blanco/ Campbell/ Creighton/ et al.

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.

Economic Development


SB 15 Bettencourt/ Campbell/ Creighton/ Gutierrez/ Hagenbuch/ et al.

Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.

Local Government


SB 24 Campbell/ Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Flores/ Hagenbuch/ et al.

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

Education K-16


SB 1346 Hughes

Relating to prohibited sales to persons attempting to purchase all possible winning tickets in a lottery drawing.

State Affairs


SB 1347 Hughes

Relating to the conduct of efficiency audits of state agencies.

Business & Commerce


SB 1349 Hughes

Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression.

State Affairs


SB 1350 Hughes

Relating to a commission to coordinate celebrations of the bicentennial anniversary of Texas' independence.

Economic Development


SB 1351 Hinojosa, Adam/ Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Hidalgo County as the Jose Rodriguez-Lua Memorial Highway.

Transportation


SB 1352 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the deadline for filing an application for certain ad valorem tax exemptions or allocations and the calculation of the penalty for filing a late application for such an exemption or allocation.

Local Government


SB 1353 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the licensing and regulation of pilots in the jurisdiction of the pilot board of a navigation district located in Cameron County.

Transportation


SB 1354 Hughes

Relating to the minimum reimbursement amount for prescription drugs and devices to health benefit plan network pharmacists and pharmacies.

Health & Human Services


SB 1355 Parker/ et al.

Relating to liquor sales on credit by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit to a wholesaler.

State Affairs


SB 1356 Parker

Relating to the Texas alcohol tourism development program and advisory committee.

Economic Development


SB 1357 Parker

Relating to a cancer clinical trial participation program.

Health & Human Services


SB 1358 Parker

Relating to prohibited local regulations regarding certain late-night and overnight deliveries to food service establishments.

Business & Commerce


SB 1359 Parker

Relating to the creation, powers, duties, and financing of the Wise Regional Water District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees; creating a criminal offense.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 1360 Kolkhorst

Relating to the labeling and sale of Texas honey.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 1361 Alvarado

Relating to the consolidation of the small business disaster recovery loan program and the micro-business disaster recovery loan program.

Business & Commerce


SB 1362 Hughes

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

State Affairs


SB 1363 Nichols

Relating to the collection, remittance, and administration of certain taxes on motor vehicles rented through a marketplace rental provider; imposing a penalty.

Finance


SB 1364 Nichols

Relating to the repeal of wheelbase and horsepower restrictions for the state's passenger vehicle fleet.

Business & Commerce


SB 1365 Nichols

Relating to vehicle registration, license plates, and inspection reports.

Transportation


SB 1366 Nichols

Relating to the inclusion of information about construction or maintenance work zones in the curriculum of driver education and driving safety courses.

Transportation


SB 1367 Hughes

Relating to the appointment, duties, and removal of the state prosecuting attorney.

State Affairs


SB 1368 Miles

Relating to an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan, including temperature regulation, for nursing facility and assisted living facility residents during an emergency; providing penalties.

Health & Human Services


SB 1369 Hughes

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 11 in Morris County as the Army Staff Sergeant Samuel T. Castle Memorial Highway.

Transportation


SB 1370 Parker/ Huffman

Relating to the establishment of the office of medical examiner in certain counties.

Criminal Justice


SB 1371 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the operation of certain metropolitan transit authorities.

Finance


SB 1372 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to access to the crime laboratory portal.

Criminal Justice


SB 1373 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the process by which a hospital makes certain determinations regarding medical staff privileges.

Health & Human Services


SB 1374 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the administration of epinephrine medication by public and private schools.

Education K-16


SB 1375 Paxton/ Hagenbuch

Relating to the continuation of health care provider participation programs in certain counties.

Local Government


SB 1376 Hughes

Relating to the supervision requirements of a code enforcement officer in training.

Business & Commerce


SB 1377 Perry

Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties.

Finance


SB 1378 Parker

Relating to the powers of certain nonresident seller's permit holders who also hold a winery permit.

State Affairs


SB 1379 Flores

Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for forgery.

Criminal Justice


SB 1380 Paxton

Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for physicians and providers providing certain health care services.

Health & Human Services


SB 1381 Middleton

Relating to creating a program allowing the state to accept and use donated wind turbine blades; authorizing a fee.

Border Security


SB 1382 Middleton

Relating to the eligibility of certain school districts with outstanding debt for the guarantee of a bond by the permanent school fund.

Education K-16


SB 1383 Middleton/ Johnson

Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities.

Health & Human Services


SB 1384 Eckhardt

Relating to the provision by a regional mobility authority of financial assistance for transportation projects of governmental entities located in the area of the authority; providing authority to issue bonds.

Transportation


SB 1385 Huffman

Relating to the unlawful acquisition of certain weapons; creating a criminal offense.

Criminal Justice


SB 1386 Huffman

Relating to testimony or the production of evidence before the legislature or a legislative committee.

State Affairs


SB 1387 Zaffirini

Relating to the membership of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 1388 Kolkhorst

Relating to family support services provided under a Health and Human Services Commission program.

Health & Human Services


SB 1389 Hall

Relating to the text of ballot propositions for bond elections.

Local Government


SB 1390 Hall

Relating to enhancing the criminal penalties for burglary of a place of worship.

Criminal Justice


SB 1391 Hall

Relating to accessibility of certain forms the Department of State Health Services provides for public use.

Health & Human Services


SB 1392 Hall

Relating to newborn screening tests for sex chromosome structure.

Health & Human Services


SB 1393 Hall

Relating to electronic health record requirements, including the recording of an individual's biological sex.

Health & Human Services


SB 1394 Hall

Relating to weight and tire load restrictions for the operation of a vehicle transporting ready-mixed concrete on a public highway.

Transportation


SB 1395 Hall

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

Education K-16


SB 1396 Hall

Relating to prohibiting the adoption or use of national sexuality education standards in public schools.

Education K-16


SB 1397 Hall/ et al.

Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Ellis County.

Jurisprudence


SB 1398 Kolkhorst

Relating to certain procedures in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and the provision of family preservation services and community-based foster care.

Health & Human Services


SB 1399 Perry

Relating to fluid oil and gas waste and products and byproducts of that waste.

Natural Resources


SB 1400 Kolkhorst

Relating to measurable outcomes for certain transfer students for performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program.

Education K-16


SB 1401 West

Relating to the creation of the Texas Mental Health Profession Pipeline Program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Education K-16


SB 1402 West

Relating to group home registration with municipal police departments or county sheriff's departments and welfare checks on group home residents; providing a civil penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 1403 West

Relating to the collection, modification, and enforcement of child support, and to certain procedures for child support cases and orders.

Jurisprudence


SB 1404 West

Relating to requirements for certain orders and judgments rendered in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Jurisprudence


SB 1405 Nichols/ et al.

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

Business & Commerce


SB 1406 Parker

Relating to persons with the authority to donate a body to certain entities for the advancement of medical or forensic science.

Health & Human Services


SB 1407 Parker

Relating to the withdrawal of certain deposits placed in escrow in connection with the purchase or reservation of a condominium unit.

Business & Commerce


SB 1408 Parker

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 287 in Wilbarger County as the Molly Mullens Memorial Highway.

Transportation


SB 1409 Parker

Relating to health benefits offered by institutions of higher education to students and their families.

Education K-16


SB 1410 Campbell

Relating to renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

State Affairs


SB 1411 Campbell

Relating to the use of artificial intelligence-based algorithms by health benefit plan issuers, utilization review agents, health care providers, and physicians.

Business & Commerce


SB 1412 Nichols

Relating to late applications for the appraisal of land for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified timber land following the death of the owner of the land.

Local Government


SB 1413 Nichols

Relating to the procedure for amending or revoking certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to certain water utilities.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 1414 Zaffirini/ Menéndez

Relating to establishing the Texas State Seal of Bilingualism and Biliteracy for public high school students.

Education K-16


SB 1415 Hughes

Relating to the sales tax exemption period for clothing, footwear, and certain school-related items.

Finance


SB 1416 West

Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.

Criminal Justice


SB 1417 West

Relating to compensatory time and vacation leave accrued by an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Criminal Justice


SB 1418 Campbell

Relating to the terminology used to refer to certain assessment instruments administered to public school students.

Education K-16


SB 1420 Nichols

Relating to the use by a county, municipality, or school district of public money for lobbying activities.

State Affairs


SB 1421 West

Relating to less-lethal force weapons, including a defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving the use of a less lethal force weapon by a peace officer, and policies for law enforcement agencies concerning use of less-lethal force weapons.

Criminal Justice


SB 1422 Hughes

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 852 in Upshur County as the Petty Officer Billy Machen Bridge.

Transportation


SB 1423 Hughes

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2275 in Gregg County as the Bill Stoudt Parkway.

Transportation


SB 1424 Paxton

Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer certain baccalaureate degree programs.

Education K-16


SB 1425 Paxton

Relating to the entitlement of certain municipalities to certain tax revenue associated with hotel and convention center projects.

Economic Development


SB 1426 Huffman

Relating to operation and management of the first capitol state historic site and replica by the Texas Historical Commission.

Finance


SB 1428 Campbell

Relating to persons not eligible for employment in public schools and to measures to ensure public schools do not employ those persons.

Education K-16


SB 1429 Hughes

Relating to insurer restrictions and duties regarding repair of a motor vehicle covered under an insurance policy.

Business & Commerce


SB 1430 Blanco

Relating to a requirement that certain students, interns, residents, and fellows receiving a clinical education at public or nonprofit hospitals be provided leave to undergo an annual comprehensive health examination.

Health & Human Services


SB 1431 Blanco

Relating to the eligibility to participate in certain drug court programs.

Criminal Justice


SB 1432 Paxton

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.

Criminal Justice


SB 1433 Bettencourt

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

State Affairs


SB 1434 Bettencourt

Relating to a prohibition on the use of public money by a school district to transport district students or employees to or from a polling place.

State Affairs


SB 1435 Bettencourt

Relating to notice provided to certain state and local officials regarding an appeal of a municipal order filed by a transmission and distribution utility in a ratemaking proceeding.

Business & Commerce


SB 1436 Bettencourt

Relating to accepting an early voting ballot voted by mail; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 1437 Bettencourt

Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals for certification as certain juvenile officers or employees of a juvenile facility.

Criminal Justice


SB 1438 Bettencourt

Relating to the procedure for a periodic rate adjustment by an electric utility.

Business & Commerce


SB 1439 Bettencourt

Relating to automatic recounts of certain elections.

State Affairs


SB 1440 Bettencourt

Relating to required reporting of certain discretionary prosecutorial decisions of prosecuting attorneys.

Criminal Justice


SB 1441 Bettencourt

Relating to state agency employment openings and aptitude assessments.

Business & Commerce


SB 1442 Johnson

Relating to the establishment of a veterinarian-client-patient relationship.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 1443 Hughes/ Nichols

Relating to the continuation and operation of a health care provider participation district created by certain local governments to administer a health care provider participation program.

Local Government


SB 1444 Campbell

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.

Economic Development


SB 1445 Menéndez

Relating to bullying and cyberbullying in public schools.

Education K-16


SB 1446 Menéndez

Relating to the discontinuation, reduction, or impairment of water service during drought conditions.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 1447 Menéndez/ Zaffirini

Relating to standards adopted by the Texas Education Agency regarding the use of electronic devices and software applications by public schools.

Education K-16


SB 1448 Hughes

Relating to decedents' estates and other matters involving probate courts.

Jurisprudence


SB 1449 Bettencourt

Relating to the repeal of provisions authorizing certain taxing units in the year following the year in which a disaster occurs to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate without holding an election to approve the adopted tax rate; making conforming changes.

Local Government


SB 1450 Bettencourt

Relating to third-party review of development documents and inspection of improvements required to be approved by a political subdivision.

Local Government


SB 1451 Flores

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of stealing or receiving a stolen check or similar sight order.

Criminal Justice


SB 1452 Bettencourt

Relating to continuation elections for municipal management districts.

Local Government


SB 1453 Bettencourt

Relating to the current debt rate and tax rate of a taxing unit for ad valorem tax purposes.

Local Government


SB 1454 Bettencourt

Relating to the area of operation of a municipal housing authority.

Local Government


SB 1455 Hagenbuch

Relating to the funding mechanism for the regulation of workers' compensation and workers' compensation insurance; authorizing surcharges.

Business & Commerce


SB 1456 Hagenbuch

Relating to the definition of firearm for purposes of certain criminal offenses.

Criminal Justice


SB 1457 Hagenbuch

Relating to a district or county attorney participating as counsel in certain proceedings.

Jurisprudence


SB 1458 Hagenbuch

Relating to the sequestration of a jury in a criminal case.

Criminal Justice


SB 1459 Campbell

Relating to public school policies regarding student possession of personal communication devices and Internet safety.

Education K-16


SB 1460 Campbell

Relating to the ethics violations registry maintained by the Texas Ethics Commission and the requirement that state agencies verify an applicant's status on the registry before issuing or renewing a license.

Business & Commerce


SB 1461 Perry

Relating to the administration, authority, and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general.

Health & Human Services


SB 1462 Zaffirini

Relating to the placement on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, of a defendant who is the primary caretaker of a child.

Criminal Justice


SB 1463 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in property tax appraisal records.

Business & Commerce


SB 1464 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to a hearing on the refusal to issue or the revocation or suspension of a vehicle title.

Transportation


SB 1465 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to personal flotation device requirements for certain recreational vessels.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 1466 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the provision of prosthetic devices to certain Medicaid recipients.

Health & Human Services


SB 1467 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to death records maintained by the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services and provided to certain hospitals.

Health & Human Services


SB 1468 Schwertner

Relating to the authority of the board of regents of the Texas A&M University System to construct, acquire, improve, extend, and equip utility systems located on university system property.

Business & Commerce


SB 1469 Hughes

Relating to a study on the feasibility of this state conducting a census of the residents of this state.

Finance


SB 1470 Hughes

Relating to requiring the Department of Public Safety to share data for the purpose of maintaining the statewide voter registration list.

State Affairs


SB 1471 Hall

Relating to the rural constable's office salary assistance grant program.

Finance


SB 1472 Hall

Relating to assisted living facilities allowing residents to designate an advocate.

Health & Human Services


SB 1473 Hall

Relating to early voting by mail on the ground of absence from the voter's county of residence.

State Affairs


SB 1474 Hall

Relating to the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules, including legislative approval of certain rules proposed or adopted by state agencies.

Business & Commerce


SB 1475 Hall

Relating to annual continuing education requirements for county election officers.

State Affairs


SB 1476 Hall

Relating to the regulation of real estate brokers, agents, inspectors, appraisers, and appraisal management companies.

Business & Commerce


SB 1477 Hall

Relating to a franchise tax credit for a taxable entity that participates in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program.

Finance


SB 1478 Hall

Relating to the removal of certain power facilities operated on leased property.

Business & Commerce


SB 1479 Hall

Relating to the duration of and process for adopting and renewing state agency emergency rules.

Business & Commerce


SB 1480 Hall

Relating to transporting an unsecured load; creating a criminal offense.

Transportation


SB 1481 Hall

Relating to the treatment for ad valorem tax purposes of land and equipment used for hydroponic farming.

Local Government


SB 1482 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the rural sheriff's office and constable's office salary assistance grant programs.

Finance


SB 1483 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.

Economic Development


SB 1484 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the marketing and sale of catfish and similar fish by food service establishments; providing administrative and civil penalties.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 1485 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties.

Transportation


SB 1486 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to a limitation on the salary of superintendents and chief executive officers of school districts and open-enrollment charter schools.

Education K-16


SB 1487 Perry

Relating to the participation of an advanced practice registered nurse as a participating or preferred provider for health maintenance organizations and preferred provider benefit plans.

Health & Human Services


SB 1488 Hall

Relating to restricting research on potentially pandemic pathogens in this state; creating a civil penalty.

Education K-16


SB 1489 Bettencourt

Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including the establishment of a faculty council or senate and the decision-making authority of public institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


SB 1490 Bettencourt

Relating to adult high school charter program funding.

Education K-16


SB 1491 Zaffirini

Relating to the operations of the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center.

Criminal Justice


SB 1492 Parker

Relating to housing finance corporations.

Local Government


SB 1493 Parker

Relating to lighting equipment requirements for motor vehicles.

Transportation


SB 1494 Johnson/ West

Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.

State Affairs


SB 1495 Schwertner

Relating to the establishment of an Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Advisory Board.

Business & Commerce


SB 1496 Schwertner

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.

Economic Development


SB 1497 Nichols

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

Criminal Justice


SB 1498 Nichols

Relating to civil asset forfeiture of digital currency or other similar property.

Criminal Justice


SB 1499 Nichols

Relating to the operations of the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center.

Criminal Justice


SB 1500 Alvarado/ Cook

Relating to written protocols for certain nonprescription drugs under Medicaid and civil liability related to those protocols.

Health & Human Services


SB 1501 Bettencourt

Relating to the allocation of proceeds from the issuance of general obligation bonds by political subdivisions.

Local Government


SB 1502 Bettencourt

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a school district to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rate.

Local Government


SB 1503 Bettencourt

Relating to the expansion of the territory of an emergency services district into the territory of a municipality.

Local Government


SB 1504 Middleton

Relating to meetings of the board of directors of the Gulf Coast Authority.

Local Government


SB 1506 Parker

Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole.

Criminal Justice


SB 1507 Parker

Relating to advanced air mobility.

Transportation


SB 1508 Hagenbuch

Relating to certain political subdivisions publishing required notices by alternative media.

Local Government


SB 1509 Bettencourt

Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate within its extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Local Government


SB 1510 Eckhardt

Relating to General Land Office and Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs reviews of real property owned by the state.

Business & Commerce


SB 1511 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the provision of health care services by a freestanding emergency medical care facility and the collection of fees for providing those services.

Health & Human Services


SB 1512 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties.

Transportation


SB 1513 Johnson/ et al.

Relating to a program to provide assistance for certain retail electric customers.

Business & Commerce


SB 1514 Johnson

Relating to certain energy consumption goals for institutions of higher education and certain governmental entities.

Business & Commerce


SB 1515 Johnson

Relating to the expunction of all records and files related to arrests for certain decriminalized misdemeanor offenses.

Criminal Justice


SB 1516 Johnson

Relating to the award of attorney's fees in an action involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights.

State Affairs


SB 1517 Schwertner

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.

Economic Development


SB 1518 Schwertner

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

Economic Development


SB 1519 Campbell

Relating to the issuance by the Public Utility Commission of Texas of a permit for the installation of certain electric energy storage equipment or facilities; authorizing a fee.

Business & Commerce


SB 1520 Campbell/ Flores

Relating to the establishment of a hike and bike trail to be known as the Bicentennial Trail.

Economic Development


SB 1521 Johnson

Relating to the regulation of abortion and related matters, including the repeal of certain abortion laws, a deposition request before filing certain civil actions, and municipal or county authority to prohibit movement.

State Affairs


SB 1522 Perry

Relating to the regulation of continuing care facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 1523 Middleton

Relating to the discipline of certain public school students.

Education K-16


SB 1524 Middleton

Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding weapons in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 1525 Menéndez

Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of chronic health conditions.

Health & Human Services


SB 1526 West

Relating to reimbursing certain Department of Family and Protective Services employees for certain legal expenses.

Health & Human Services


SB 1527 West

Relating to the administration of, contributions to, and benefits under the public retirement systems for police and firefighters in certain municipalities.

Finance


SB 1528 West

Relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property.

Health & Human Services


SB 1529 West

Relating to participation in a deferred retirement option plan by members of the retirement systems for police and fire fighters in certain municipalities.

Finance


SB 1530 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the time period for which certain funds payable under a construction contract must be reserved for the benefit of mechanic's lien claimants.

Business & Commerce


SB 1531 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the electronic payment of ad valorem taxes; authorizing a fee.

Local Government


SB 1532 Zaffirini

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.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 1533 Blanco

Relating to the applicability of the law governing a grant program for public improvement projects for unincorporated communities in certain counties.

Local Government


SB 1534 Zaffirini/ Parker

Relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding health physics education in this state.

Economic Development


SB 1535 Zaffirini/ Parker

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

Economic Development


SB 1536 Zaffirini

Relating to training on dementia and Alzheimer's disease for certain guardians.

Jurisprudence


SB 1537 Zaffirini

Relating to the appointment of an interpreter in a criminal proceeding.

Criminal Justice


SB 1538 Zaffirini

Relating to the registration and regulation of court recorders by the Judicial Branch Certification Commission; requiring occupational registration; creating criminal offenses.

Jurisprudence


SB 1539 Bettencourt

Relating to requirements and procedures in the contest of an election on a proposed constitutional amendment.

State Affairs


SB 1540 Bettencourt

Relating to maintaining the confidentiality of the personal information of election officials and their employees.

Business & Commerce


SB 1541 Bettencourt

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

State Affairs


SB 1542 Bettencourt

Relating to maintaining the accuracy of information contained within the statewide voter registration system; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 1543 Campbell

Relating to safety training for certain public school extracurricular activities.

Education K-16


SB 1544 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to member contributions to the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

Finance


SB 1545 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to an annual occupational medical examination for fire fighters.

Local Government


SB 1546 Perry

Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of certain land on the basis of the land's productivity value when a portion of the land is taken for a right-of-way through an exercise of the power of eminent domain.

Local Government


SB 1547 Zaffirini

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

Local Government


SB 1548 Zaffirini

Relating to the requirements for a petition proposing an amendment to the charter of a home-rule municipality.

Local Government


SB 1549 Zaffirini

Relating to the frequency of county bail bond board meetings.

Criminal Justice


SB 1550 Cook

Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in public schools.

Education K-16


SB 1551 Cook

Relating to the availability of automated external defibrillators at public schools.

Education K-16


SB 1552 Hughes

Relating to the fast growth allotment under the public school finance system.

Education K-16


SB 1553 Flores

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.

Economic Development


SB 1554 Flores/ Eckhardt

Relating to an alcoholic beverage tax credit for certain liquor or malt beverage byproducts donated for agricultural use in this state.

State Affairs


SB 1555 Nichols/ Alvarado/ et al.

Relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade separation projects.

Transportation


SB 1556 Flores

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

Economic Development


SB 1557 Paxton/ Hagenbuch/ Parker

Relating to powers of regional transportation authorities.

Transportation


SB 1558 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.

Health & Human Services


SB 1559 Zaffirini

Relating to the transfer of a protective order.

Jurisprudence


SB 1560 Schwertner

Relating to the submission to the legislature of financial information of an independent organization certified for a power region.

Business & Commerce


SB 1561 Menéndez

Relating to a ketamine treatment grant program for ketamine clinics serving active duty military personnel, first responders, and veterans.

Veteran Affairs


SB 1562 Menéndez

Relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans benefits and services poster in the workplace.

Veteran Affairs


SB 1563 Menéndez

Relating to county jailer training on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice system.

Criminal Justice


SB 1564 Johnson

Relating to the peace officer status of designated investigators of a municipal office of inspector general.

Criminal Justice


SB 1566 Bettencourt

Relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Local Government


SB 1567 Bettencourt

Relating to the authority of home-rule municipalities to regulate the occupancy of dwelling units.

Local Government


SB 1568 Zaffirini

Relating to the issuance of Animal Friendly specialty license plates.

Transportation


SB 1569 King

Relating to the availability of certain personal information of a member of the governing board of an institution of higher education, the chief executive officer of the institution, or the chief executive officer of a university system.

Business & Commerce


SB 1570 Birdwell

Relating to the creation of the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Education K-16


SB 1571 Birdwell

Relating to disclosure under the public information law of certain contact information of a notary public that is maintained by the secretary of state.

Business & Commerce


SB 1572 Birdwell

Relating to the operation of vehicles transporting steel; authorizing a fee.

Transportation


SB 1573 Birdwell

Relating to a limitation on the use of certain unsubstantiated information relating to peace officer misconduct.

Criminal Justice


SB 1574 Zaffirini

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

Finance


SB 1575 Zaffirini

Relating to the development and implementation of an all-hazards court security plan, composition and recommendations of court security committees, and increasing the penalty for certain criminal offenses committed against an employee of a court or the office.

Jurisprudence


SB 1902 Nichols

Relating to the administration of the dealer-issued license plates database and to the removal and transfer of license plates.

Transportation



Committee re-referral on the following:


SB 964 Hughes

Relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States.

Criminal Justice