Bills Referred Today for 4/3/2025

BILLS REFERRED TODAY



Thursday

April 3, 2025





Committee referral on the following:


SJR 74 Menéndez

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on real property used for a grocery store or healthy corner store located in a food desert.

Local Government


SJR 76 Gutierrez

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain local public entities for use as a hospital and related health care services.

Local Government


SB 2408 Parker/ Blanco/ Middleton/ Paxton/ Sparks

Relating to the Trinity River Authority of Texas, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.

Local Government


SB 2409 Blanco/ Middleton/ Parker/ Sparks

Relating to the Angelina and Neches River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.

Local Government


SB 2461 Menéndez

Relating to a study regarding state assistance for the uniform group coverage program for active school employees.

Finance


SB 2462 Menéndez

Relating to an interim study by the State Office of Risk Management regarding property and casualty insurance costs incurred by public schools.

Education K-16


SB 2463 Menéndez

Relating to a lighting reduction policy for nonessential outdoor lighting owned or operated by a political subdivision.

Local Government


SB 2464 Menéndez

Relating to the establishment of a school safety and mental health grant program.

Education K-16


SB 2465 Menéndez

Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding standardizing transcripts for public schools.

Education K-16


SB 2466 Menéndez

Relating to a publication by the Parks and Wildlife Department on the dangers of reflective windows for birds and the distribution of the publication to municipalities and the construction industry.

Natural Resources


SB 2467 Menéndez

Relating to a study by the Texas School Safety Center on public school emergency response maps.

Education K-16


SB 2468 Menéndez

Relating to the conduct by electronic means of certain uncontested hearings.

Jurisprudence


SB 2469 Menéndez

Relating to the regulation of certain day-care centers.

Health & Human Services


SB 2470 Menéndez

Relating to the requirements for the labeling and dispensing of a prescription drug or biological product.

Health & Human Services


SB 2471 Menéndez

Relating to a set-aside of low income housing tax credits for at-risk housing developments and to the allocation of housing tax credits to those developments and certain other developments.

Local Government


SB 2472 Menéndez

Relating to providing a one-time supplemental payment and a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Finance


SB 2473 Menéndez

Relating to the use of an automated employment decision tool by a state agency to assess a job applicant's fitness for a position.

Business & Commerce


SB 2474 Menéndez

Relating to a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on real property used for a grocery store or healthy corner store located in a food desert.

Local Government


SB 2475 Menéndez

Relating to the disclosure and consideration of criminal conduct for purposes of certification as a peer specialist or peer specialist supervisor to provide Medicaid mental health and substance use services.

Health & Human Services


SB 2476 Nichols

Relating to transfer of the ownership rights of the Woodlawn Water Supply Corporation to the Angelina and Neches River Authority.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 2477 Bettencourt

Relating to certain municipal and county regulation of conversion of certain office buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy.

Local Government


SB 2478 Bettencourt

Relating to the vote required by the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the no-new-revenue tax rate or to authorize the issuance of tax bonds.

Local Government


SB 2479 Campbell

Relating to the issuance of a single license for a hospital and a mobile stroke unit of the hospital.

Health & Human Services


SB 2480 Campbell

Relating to the administration of the Texas Physician Health Program; the disciplinary authority of the Texas Medical Board; imposing a surcharge.

Health & Human Services


SB 2481 Alvarado

Relating to extensions of a deadline to comply with a municipal order for a substandard building in certain municipalities.

Local Government


SB 2482 Alvarado

Relating to sheriff's department civil service systems in certain counties.

Local Government


SB 2483 Alvarado/ et al.

Relating to coverage for maternal depression screenings under Medicaid and the child health plan program.

Health & Human Services


SB 2484 Alvarado

Relating to availability of claims contact information for personal and commercial property and casualty insurers.

Business & Commerce


SB 2485 Bettencourt

Relating to the entities covered by the open meetings law and the live broadcast and archived recording of an open meeting of a governmental body.

Business & Commerce


SB 2486 Schwertner

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

Economic Development


SB 2487 Parker

Relating to procedures for and certain facilities providing crisis and mental health services.

State Affairs


SB 2488 Parker/ Cook/ Hinojosa, Adam/ Paxton/ Zaffirini

Relating to the implementation of a statewide homeless data sharing network to share real-time data on homelessness.

Local Government


SB 2489 Parker

Relating to property owner claims for compensation from certain municipalities that fail to enforce certain laws.

Local Government


SB 2490 Parker

Relating to biometric identifiers used in the performance of artificial intelligence.

Business & Commerce


SB 2491 Parker

Relating to employer contributions for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume certain employment with a public school.

Finance


SB 2492 King

Relating to prohibiting certain discrimination in the provision of financial services.

State Affairs


SB 2493 Bettencourt

Relating to the text of ballot propositions for bond elections.

Local Government


SB 2494 Creighton

Relating to the acceptance of a voter.

State Affairs


SB 2495 Creighton

Relating to the manufacture of voting machines by certain foreign persons.

State Affairs


SB 2496 Zaffirini

Relating to a study by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Department of State Health Services regarding the human health risks associated with exposure to hydrogen sulfide.

Natural Resources


SB 2497 Zaffirini

Relating to the installation of a filtration system by certain public drinking water supply systems.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 2498 Zaffirini

Relating to the participation of certain counties in joint planning in groundwater management areas.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 2499 Zaffirini

Relating to the consideration of compliance with rules of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in approving rates for water or sewer utility services.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 2500 Zaffirini

Relating to a requirement to report to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation an abandoned or deteriorated water well identified during an inspection of an on-site sewage disposal system.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 2501 Zaffirini

Relating to selection of an attorney by an indigent parent for appointment as attorney ad litem for the parent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Jurisprudence


SB 2502 Zaffirini

Relating to the exemption of certain reserve peace officers from regulation as private security personnel.

Criminal Justice


SB 2503 West

Relating to requiring certain disclosures as part of certain applications for employment or an internship at a state agency or the legislature.

Education K-16


SB 2504 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the election of junior college district trustees by plurality vote.

State Affairs


SB 2505 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to liability protections for commercial space flight and exploration.

State Affairs


SB 2506 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the establishment of a grant program by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to plug abandoned and deteriorating water wells.

Business & Commerce


SB 2507 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to requiring that public schools spend a certain percentage of funding for direct instructional activities, including an indicator for that requirement under the public school financial accountability system.

Education K-16


SB 2508 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to an exemption for certain property owners from regulatory requirements for residential mortgage loan originators.

Business & Commerce


SB 2509 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to vicarious liability for certain medical care.

State Affairs


SB 2510 Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to establishment of the temporary prescribed burn manager self-insurance pool; authorizing a fee.

Natural Resources


SB 2511 Hughes

Relating to broadcast coverage agreements for postseason activity of students representing a University Interscholastic League member school.

Education K-16


SB 2512 Schwertner

Relating to creating the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council.

Finance


SB 2513 West/ et al.

Relating to notice requirements on state highway projects.

Transportation


SB 2514 Hughes

Relating to establishing the hostile foreign organizations unit at the Department of Public Safety and training, prohibitions, reporting requirements, and community outreach designed to combat foreign influence; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 2515 Hughes

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 64 in Smith County as the Fire Marshal Jimmy W. Seaton Memorial Highway.

Transportation


SB 2516 Bettencourt

Relating to the court orders eligible for an interlocutory appeal.

Jurisprudence


SB 2517 Gutierrez

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of real property leased to certain local public entities for use as a hospital and related health care services.

Local Government


SB 2518 Bettencourt

Relating to the authority of certain special districts and corporations created by certain special districts to exercise certain rights and powers outside district boundaries.

Local Government


SB 2519 Bettencourt

Relating to restrictions on the levy and use of certain ad valorem taxes and on the issuance of certain bonds supported by ad valorem taxes.

Local Government


SB 2520 Bettencourt

Relating to the calculation of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes imposed by a school district on the residence homestead of an individual who is elderly or disabled.

Local Government


SB 2521 Bettencourt

Relating to notification of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district of the death of a resident of the county in which the district is located and the determination by the chief appraiser of the effect of the decedent's death on the continued eligibility of any property in the county previously owned by the decedent for any exemption allowed for the property.

Local Government


SB 2522 Bettencourt

Relating to municipal and county regulation of platting and subdivisions of land.

Local Government


SB 2523 Bettencourt

Relating to the release of an area from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality by petition.

Local Government


SB 2524 Miles

Relating to an action to remedy certain conditions affecting safety or habitability of certain residential rental property; providing a civil penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 2525 Campbell

Relating to the municipal disannexation of certain areas annexed during a certain period of time.

Local Government


SB 2526 Zaffirini

Relating to the eligibility of children enrolled in a special education program for free prekindergarten programs in public schools.

Education K-16


SB 2527 Paxton

Relating to early assessment and interventions for school district students.

Education K-16


SB 2528 Bettencourt

Relating to the calculation of the petition election tax rate for certain taxing units and the ability of the voters to petition for an election to determine whether to reduce the ad valorem tax rate adopted by those taxing units to the petition election tax rate.

Local Government


SB 2529 Bettencourt

Relating to the vote required by the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate or authorize the issuance of tax bonds.

Local Government


SB 2530 Middleton/ Creighton/ Hinojosa, Adam/ Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"/ Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Business & Commerce


SB 2531 Middleton

Relating to occupational licensing reciprocity agreements.

Business & Commerce


SB 2532 Middleton

Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain municipalities that receive municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue.

Economic Development


SB 2533 Middleton

Relating to the accreditation of law schools in this state.

Education K-16


SB 2534 Middleton

Relating to the establishment of faith-based child-care facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 2535 Middleton

Relating to the appraisal of property for ad valorem tax purposes, including protests, arbitrations, and appeals regarding appraisals.

Local Government


SB 2536 Miles

Relating to the requirement for certain administrators of certain educational entities to report certain educator misconduct; increasing an administrative penalty.

Education K-16


SB 2537 Bettencourt

Relating to the limitation on the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.

Finance


SB 2538 Bettencourt

Relating to the plan required to be adopted by the board of directors of an appraisal district for periodically conducting certain reappraisal activities.

Local Government


SB 2539 Bettencourt

Relating to the adoption of an ordinance issuing a tax increment bond by certain municipalities that have designated a tax increment reinvestment zone.

Economic Development


SB 2540 Nichols

Relating to the terms of certain agreements involving minor boundary adjustments between two contiguous school districts.

Education K-16


SB 2541 Bettencourt

Relating to the repeal of provisions providing for the calculation of an unused increment rate and the use of that rate in calculating certain other ad valorem tax rates.

Local Government


SB 2542 Kolkhorst

Relating to the citizenship status of certain employees of this state.

State Affairs


SB 2543 Hancock

Relating to the location of and the amount of certain revenue that may be used for state veterans cemeteries.

Veteran Affairs


SB 2544 Hancock

Relating to eligibility for mediation of certain out-of-network health benefit claims.

Health & Human Services


SB 2545 Hancock

Relating to the establishment of a down payment assistance grant program for veterans purchasing manufactured homes and the dedication of certain sales and use tax revenue to finance that program.

Veteran Affairs


SB 2546 Hancock

Relating to establishing an advisory group to study potential means to finance costs of development and maintenance of electric transmission infrastructure.

Business & Commerce


SB 2547 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to imposing a moratorium on the awarding of certain contracts by the Health and Human Services Commission under Medicaid and the child health plan program.

Health & Human Services


SB 2548 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to awarding contracts to managed care organizations under Medicaid and the child health plan program.

Health & Human Services


SB 2549 West

Relating to the allocation of housing tax credits to developments within proximate geographical areas.

Local Government


SB 2550 West

Relating to an exemption of the transfer of certain rights in water from certain disclosure requirements applicable to the transfer of certain interests in real property.

Natural Resources


SB 2551 West

Relating to the eligibility of an individual to pay the ad valorem taxes imposed on the individual's residence homestead in installments.

Local Government


SB 2552 West

Relating to the provision of information regarding certain public assistance programs by public schools.

Education K-16


SB 2553 West/ Middleton

Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of property that qualifies for an exemption as a historic or archaeological site.

Local Government


SB 2554 West

Relating to collection of certain fines assessed for traffic offenses.

Criminal Justice


SB 2555 West

Relating to a first responder peer support network for certain firefighters and law enforcement personnel.

Criminal Justice


SB 2556 West

Relating to regulating the carrying of firearms on or within publicly owned fairgrounds and similar public facilities during certain events; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 2557 West

Relating to preventing racial profiling and to video and audio equipment and recordings of certain law enforcement motor vehicle stops; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense.

Criminal Justice


SB 2558 West

Relating to the disposal of exhibits used in criminal proceedings.

Criminal Justice


SB 2560 West

Relating to the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer.

Criminal Justice


SB 2561 West/ Miles

Relating to the establishment of the student success initiative program by the Texas Education Agency and the award of grants under that program.

Education K-16


SB 2562 West

Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for assisted living facilities; providing a civil penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 2563 West

Relating to records of violations against certain child-care facilities that provide child-care services.

Health & Human Services


SB 2565 West

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 2566 West

Relating to request for public information for legislative purposes; providing an administrative penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 2567 West

Relating to the deceptive trade practice of failure to disclose information regarding the use of artificial intelligence system or algorithmic pricing systems for setting of price.

Business & Commerce


SB 2568 Zaffirini

Relating to the exempt use of flood control reservoirs constructed pursuant to Public Law P.L. 83-566 by qualified local sponsors.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 2569 Flores

Relating to the reporting requirement for certain law enforcement agencies regarding the agencies' use or operation of an unmanned aircraft.

Criminal Justice


SB 2570 Flores

Relating to a defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving the use of a less-lethal projectile by a peace officer.

Criminal Justice


SB 2571 Middleton/ Creighton/ Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to funding of excess losses and operating expenses of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; authorizing an assessment.

Business & Commerce


SB 2572 Middleton

Relating to a prohibition on the receipt of bond proceeds by persons who make a contribution to certain political committees.

State Affairs


SB 2573 Middleton

Relating to the participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in managed care plans providing vision benefits.

Health & Human Services


SB 2574 Middleton

Relating to preserving religious liberty from nativist jurisprudence.

State Affairs


SB 2575 Middleton

Relating to recoverable depreciation for property damage claims under an insurance policy.

Business & Commerce


SB 2576 Middleton

Relating to repeal of provisions requiring a school district to reduce its local revenue level in excess of entitlement.

Education K-16


SB 2577 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to subdivision plat requirements in certain counties.

Local Government


SB 2578 Hancock

Relating to licensure and contracting for the delivery of medical assistance by nursing facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 2579 Hancock

Relating to health care and insurance fraud; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a civil penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 2580 Hancock

Relating to the definition of a designated law enforcement office or agency for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

Criminal Justice


SB 2581 Hancock

Relating to the repeal of a provision governing the operation of jail commissaries in certain counties.

Criminal Justice


SB 2582 Nichols

Relating to the compensation, reimbursement of expenses, and retirement benefits of a member of the State Board of Education.

Finance


SB 2583 Kolkhorst

Relating to residential treatment facilities for certain juveniles.

Health & Human Services


SB 2584 Schwertner

Relating to the regulation of service contracts and service contract providers and administrators.

Business & Commerce


SB 2585 Gutierrez

Relating to disparate premiums for personal automobile insurance policies based on certain characteristics of the insured.

Business & Commerce


SB 2586 Flores

Relating to information that a property owners' association must file with the Texas Real Estate Commission; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 2587 Zaffirini

Relating to access to and use of certain criminal history record information.

Business & Commerce


SB 2588 Zaffirini

Relating to the conversion of all or a portion of a municipal sales and use tax originally adopted for the purpose of sports and community venues to a municipal sales and use tax for economic development purposes.

Economic Development


SB 2589 Zaffirini

Relating to procedures for a commissioners court to close, abandon, or vacate certain county roads.

Transportation


SB 2590 Zaffirini

Relating to grounds for recounting paperless electronic voting system ballots.

State Affairs


SB 2591 Zaffirini

Relating to the purposes for which the Texas Water Development Board may use money in the economically distressed areas account.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 2592 Zaffirini

Relating to county purchasing agents in certain counties.

Local Government


SB 2593 Zaffirini

Relating to the authority of a county that borders the United Mexican States to regulate residential land use; creating a criminal offense.

Local Government


SB 2594 Middleton

Relating to the provision of supplemental services by management organizations in certain public improvement districts located in certain municipalities.

Local Government


SB 2595 Middleton

Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of harassing, intimidating, or threatening another person while concealing identity with a mask or other headgear.

Criminal Justice


SB 2596 Middleton

Relating to group property and casualty insurance policies.

Business & Commerce


SB 2597 Middleton

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway.

Transportation


SB 2598 Middleton

Relating to certain structures located near a National Wildlife Refuge.

Natural Resources


SB 2599 Middleton

Relating to the purchasing authority of development corporations.

Economic Development


SB 2600 Middleton

Relating to a fee charged by a school district for the transportation of a student who lives within two miles of the school the student attends.

Education K-16


SB 2601 Blanco

Relating to a program to compensate landowners for property damage.

Border Security


SB 2602 Blanco

Relating to procurement procedures for certain municipal housing authorities.

Local Government


SB 2603 Blanco

Relating to cooperation by economic development program participants with local workforce development boards.

Economic Development


SB 2604 Blanco

Relating to a seller's notice regarding the connection of water utilities to certain tracts of land.

Local Government


SB 2605 Blanco

Relating to the formation of a municipal housing authority asset commission by certain municipal housing authorities.

Local Government


SB 2606 Blanco

Relating to the franchise and insurance premium tax credit for the certified rehabilitation of certified historic structures.

Finance


SB 2607 Blanco

Relating to the establishment of the Cross-Agency Employment Resource Initiative to coordinate and optimize certain employment services and resources in this state.

Economic Development


SB 2608 Blanco

Relating to the eligibility of certain at-risk developments to receive low income housing tax credits.

Local Government


SB 2609 Blanco

Relating to a process for determining the rating level of certain child-care facilities operated by providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.

Economic Development


SB 2610 Blanco

Relating to civil liability of business entities in connection with a breach of system security.

Business & Commerce


SB 2611 West

Relating to the status of certain documents or instruments concerning real or personal property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations for those offenses; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions; increasing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 2612 West

Relating to the revision of the essential knowledge and skills of the public school social studies curricula to include instruction relating to the history of persons with disabilities.

Education K-16


SB 2613 Creighton

Relating to the duties of tenured faculty at public institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


SB 2614 Creighton

Relating to certain requirements and penalties regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at a medical and dental unit.

Education K-16


SB 2615 Creighton

Relating to restricting remote work by employees of public institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


SB 2616 Creighton

Relating to the review and evaluation of advanced placement and international baccalaureate courses offered in public schools in this state.

Education K-16


SB 2617 Creighton

Relating to a policy adopted by a school district or open-enrollment charter school regarding the expression of dates.

Education K-16


SB 2618 Creighton

Relating to an education savings account program.

Education K-16


SB 2619 Creighton

Relating to the board of trustees and superintendent of a school district, including the election of trustees of underperforming districts, and the hiring of a superintendent.

Education K-16


SB 2620 Creighton

Relating to the civil liability of certain businesses in connection with allowing concealed handguns on the business premises.

State Affairs


SB 2621 Nichols

Relating to the territory of the Angelina and Neches River Authority.

Local Government


SB 2622 King

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 2625 Campbell/ Paxton

Relating to the provision of an abortion-inducing drug.

State Affairs


SB 2626 Campbell/ Paxton

Relating to ectopic pregnancies and continuing education for certain physicians and nurses regarding treatment of certain pregnancy-related conditions.

State Affairs


SB 2627 West/ et al.

Relating to certain proceedings and penalties associated with racial discrimination against persons.

State Affairs


SB 2628 Blanco

Relating to the provision and evaluation of Medicaid reimbursement for dental services provided to certain Medicaid recipients.

Health & Human Services


SB 2629 Creighton

Relating to organization of, meetings of, and voting by condominium unit owners' associations and property owners' associations.

Business & Commerce


SB 2630 Creighton

Relating to prohibiting the foreclosure of a lien-free or mortgage-free residence homestead by a local taxing entity.

Local Government


SB 2631 Creighton

Relating to the deferment of property taxes for certain individuals and the reduction of the eligible age for tax deferral.

Local Government


SB 2632 Johnson

Relating to the disclosure of certain contracting information under the public information law.

Business & Commerce


SB 2633 Johnson

Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.

State Affairs


SB 2634 Johnson

Relating to the interconnection of electric vehicles to the ERCOT power grid.

Business & Commerce


SB 2635 Johnson

Relating to the name and governance of the Railroad Commission of Texas.

Natural Resources


SB 2636 Johnson

Relating to the denial of certain applications for a permit or other authorization under the Texas Clean Air Act on the basis of certain adverse impacts.

Natural Resources


SB 2637 Johnson

Relating to disclosures about certain automated posts on social media platforms; providing a civil penalty.

State Affairs


SB 2638 Johnson

Relating to the misleading use of bot accounts; authorizing a civil penalty.

State Affairs


SB 2639 Bettencourt

Relating to the designation of a property as a historic landmark and the inclusion of a property in a historic district or similar preservation district by certain municipalities.

Local Government


SB 2640 Sparks

Relating to waivers permitting non-certified drivers to operate in partnership with state-certified emergency medical personnel.

Health & Human Services


SB 2641 Sparks

Relating to the operation and management of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum by the Texas Historical Commission.

Economic Development


SB 2642 Middleton/ Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to authorized investments by governmental entities.

Finance


SB 2643 Middleton

Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.

Education K-16


SB 2644 Middleton

Relating to the provision of funding under the public school finance system on the basis of property values that take into account optional homestead exemptions.

Education K-16


SB 2645 Middleton

Relating to volunteer firefighter compensation limits.

Local Government


SB 2646 Middleton

Relating to requiring a voter to be affiliated with a political party to vote in that party's primary election or otherwise participate in that party's affairs; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 2647 Middleton

Relating to the accreditation of postsecondary educational institutions; authorizing fees.

Education K-16


SB 2648 Hall

Relating to the identification of breeder deer.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 2649 Hall

Relating to the creation of a statewide Chronic Wasting Disease plan.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 2650 Hall

Relating to certain requirements for participation in the E-verify program; authorizing penalties.

Business & Commerce


SB 2651 Hall

Relating to the regulation of chronic wasting disease and the establishment of a pilot program to breed deer resistant to chronic wasting disease.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 2652 Hall

Relating to the regulation of deer breeding by the Parks and Wildlife Department.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 2653 Hall

Relating to the prohibition on water fluoridation; creating a penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 2654 Hall

Relating to the ownership of deer in this state.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 2655 Flores

Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties.

Local Government


SB 2656 Kolkhorst

Relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated application service.

Education K-16


SB 2657 Perry

Relating to the inclusion of recycling or disposal provisions in certain lease agreements of wind or solar power facilities.

Business & Commerce


SB 2658 Perry

Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from a groundwater conservation district for certain brackish groundwater wells.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 2659 Perry

Relating to recycling of certain renewable energy components; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 2660 Perry

Relating to the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing a fee.

Local Government


SB 2661 Perry

Relating to penalties in certain suits involving a groundwater conservation district; increasing a penalty.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 2662 Perry

Relating to the enforcement of drought contingency plans by water and sewer utilities and the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 2663 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

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

Transportation


SB 2664 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the university advisory committee of and procedure for making awards by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

Health & Human Services


SB 2665 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the authority of a taxing unit to adopt an exemption or a tax rate that is contingent on voter approval of the adoption of a tax rate or the issuance of bonds by that taxing unit or another taxing unit.

Local Government


SB 2666 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the establishment of a grant program to allow the Nueces County Hospital District to recruit and retain certain medical professionals.

Local Government


SB 2667 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the reporting of private school educator misconduct; providing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.

Education K-16


SB 2668 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to regulation of vehicle storage facilities and the approval and regulation by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles of Internet websites for the public sale of certain abandoned vehicles by vehicle storage facility operators.

Transportation


SB 2669 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the authority of a podiatrist to delegate certain podiatric medical acts to an advanced practice registered nurse.

Health & Human Services


SB 2670 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

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

Economic Development


SB 2671 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the establishment of the Texas geothermal energy production policy council.

Business & Commerce


SB 2672 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the requirements for issuance of a supplemental bilingual education teaching certificate.

Education K-16


SB 2673 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files by a statutory county court.

Criminal Justice


SB 2674 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain biomarker testing.

Health & Human Services


SB 2675 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the sale of park land owned by certain municipalities.

Local Government


SB 2676 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to Medicaid provider enrollment revalidation.

Health & Human Services


SB 2677 Perry

Relating to disclosures for certain commercial sales-based financing transactions and the registration of commercial sales-based financing brokers; authorizing a fee and providing a civil penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 2678 Creighton

Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


SB 2679 Bettencourt

Relating to the funding of, contracting with, and employment for law enforcement agencies in certain counties.

Local Government


SB 2680 Bettencourt

Relating to the public information law.

Business & Commerce


SB 2681 Bettencourt

Relating to the basis for a third-party challenge to a voter's registration.

State Affairs


SB 2682 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to civil liability for online impersonation.

State Affairs


SB 2683 Hughes

Relating to prohibiting a public institution of higher education from providing benefits to a student organization that receives financial support from an entity of concern.

Education K-16


SB 2684 Creighton

Relating to a requirement that a bill for ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit include certain information about bonds issued by the taxing unit.

Local Government


SB 2685 Creighton

Relating to municipal and county consent for the creation of and inclusion of territory in certain political subdivisions.

Local Government


SB 2686 Creighton

Relating to the compensation of and reimbursement of expenses of directors of the Conroe Municipal Management District No. 2.

Local Government


SB 2687 Paxton

Relating to establishing the Child-Care Professional Pathway program.

Education K-16


SB 2688 Hancock

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Memorial Highway.

Transportation


SB 2689 Hancock

Relating to the development, promotion, and funding of certain recycling projects.

Natural Resources


SB 2690 Hancock

Relating to solicitations for the retrieval of certain documents from the secretary of state; providing a civil penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 2691 Hancock

Relating to grief instruction in public schools.

Education K-16


SB 2692 Hancock

Relating to the eligibility of ratepayers to file an appeal regarding water, drainage, or sewer rates with the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 2693 Perry

Relating to the role of advocacy and support groups in the juvenile justice system.

Criminal Justice


SB 2694 Perry

Relating to the operation and dissolution of the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority and to agreements between Texas Tech University and the authority.

Local Government


SB 2695 Kolkhorst

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.

Education K-16


SB 2696 Campbell

Relating to the regulation of the performance of advanced cosmetic procedures; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee.

Business & Commerce


SB 2697 Blanco

Relating to the revival of a filing entity's corporate privileges and the reinstatement of the entity's certificate of formation following certain forfeitures under the Tax Code.

Business & Commerce


SB 2698 Blanco

Relating to access to and use of criminal history record information by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Business & Commerce


SB 2699 Blanco

Relating to motor fuel measuring, quality, and testing standards.

Business & Commerce


SB 2700 Hall

Relating to a study of title insurance rates in Texas and other states.

Business & Commerce


SB 2701 Creighton

Relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


SB 2702 Creighton

Relating to the licensing and regulation of persons who may repair or test backflow prevention assemblies.

Business & Commerce


SB 2703 Creighton

Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate condominiums.

Local Government


SB 2704 Creighton

Relating to the requirement that certain state employees conduct agency business only at the employee's regular place of employment.

Business & Commerce


SB 2705 Hagenbuch

Relating to fees for the issuance of certain specialty license plates and an exemption from vehicle registration for certain trailers, semitrailers, tractors, and implements of husbandry.

Transportation


SB 2706 Hagenbuch

Relating to emergency detention by a paramedic of certain persons with mental illness for preliminary examination at a mental health facility.

Health & Human Services


SB 2707 Hagenbuch

Relating to certain oversize or overweight vehicle permit fees or surety requirements.

Transportation


SB 2708 Hagenbuch

Relating to the right of an individual unlawfully present in the United States to commence a civil action.

State Affairs


SB 2709 Hagenbuch

Relating to permissible uses of the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.

Education K-16


SB 2710 Hagenbuch

Relating to including vehicles of certain prosecutors in the definition of authorized emergency vehicle.

Transportation


SB 2711 Middleton

Relating to the public information law.

Business & Commerce


SB 2712 Middleton

Relating to the amount of a large risk that is exempt from certain property and casualty insurance policy form requirements.

Business & Commerce


SB 2713 Middleton

Relating to preventing discrimination in membership in a professional or trade association or organization.

State Affairs


SB 2714 Middleton

Relating to a prohibition on public institutions of higher education requiring students to enroll in certain courses to complete a certificate or degree program, using such courses to satisfy general education requirements, funding such courses using state appropriations, or requiring related faculty practices, and to freshman student orientation at those institutions.

Education K-16


SB 2715 Middleton

Relating to sexual abuse and assault prevention training for employees of amusement ride operators.

Business & Commerce


SB 2716 Middleton

Relating to procedures for challenging voter registration based on personal knowledge and publicly available records.

State Affairs


SB 2717 Menéndez

Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Efficiency Council.

Business & Commerce


SB 2718 Menéndez

Relating to requiring that all vehicle registrations, including delinquent registrations, are for a 12-month period.

Transportation


SB 2719 Perry

Relating to the lease of certain state property from the Department of State Health Services to Travis County.

Health & Human Services


SB 2720 Perry

Relating to the authority of the Department of State Health Services to lease certain real property.

Health & Human Services


SB 2721 Parker/ Kolkhorst/ Perry

Relating to the licensing and regulation of persons who provide services in relation to the deceased; creating a criminal offense and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense; expanding the application of a fee.

Business & Commerce


SB 2723 Cook

Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.

Criminal Justice


SB 2724 Cook

Relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day.

State Affairs


SB 2725 Cook/ West/ Zaffirini

Relating to the authority of a municipality to alter speed limits.

Transportation


SB 2726 Cook/ Menéndez

Relating to Holocaust Remembrance Week in public schools.

Education K-16


SB 2727 Cook/ Alvarado

Relating to the regulation of abortion and related matters, including infant supportive palliative care and exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.

State Affairs


SB 2728 Cook

Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.

Health & Human Services


SB 2729 Cook

Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for the treatment of obesity and certain diabetes prevention program services.

Health & Human Services


SB 2730 Cook

Relating to the preliminary examination of a person transported to a general hospital's emergency department.

Health & Human Services


SB 2731 Cook

Relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board of directors of a municipal utility district.

Local Government


SB 2732 Cook

Relating to public involvement procedures for the statewide transportation improvement program.

Transportation


SB 2733 Cook

Relating to the election of certain participating entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees.

Education K-16


SB 2734 Cook

Relating to consideration of education-related income in determining eligibility of applicants for residential tenancies.

Business & Commerce


SB 2735 Cook

Relating to the screening of, services for, and educational programs for children with visual impairments; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Education K-16


SB 2736 Cook

Relating to the requirement that the board of directors of certain tax increment reinvestment zones utilize the services of the legal department of the municipality that created the zone.

Economic Development


SB 2737 Cook

Relating to the requirement that the board of directors of certain tax increment reinvestment zones have conducted by the office of the city controller of the municipality that created the zone an annual financial audit.

Economic Development


SB 2738 Cook

Relating to high school deputy voter registrars.

State Affairs


SB 2739 Cook

Relating to unreasonable noise near a private residence.

Criminal Justice


SB 2740 Cook

Relating to the inclusion of additional printed languages for election materials in certain political subdivisions.

State Affairs


SB 2741 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Relating to the appointment of counsel for indigent defendants or juveniles in certain capital felony cases.

Criminal Justice


SB 2742 Hagenbuch

Relating to prohibiting electioneering and the unlawful use of public funds for political advertising, authorizing a civil penalty.

State Affairs


SB 2743 Hagenbuch

Relating to the prosecution of certain election offenses.

State Affairs


SB 2744 Paxton

Relating to the modernization of cardiovascular screening and prevention under the Texas Heart Attack Prevention Bill.

Health & Human Services


SB 2745 Paxton

Relating to a cost-of-living increase applicable to death benefits paid to spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty under the workers' compensation system.

Business & Commerce


SB 2746 Paxton

Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Department of Public Safety on the waiting time to obtain certain driver's license services.

Transportation


SB 2747 Paxton

Relating to limitations applicable to certain agreements providing for a rebate of municipal sales and use taxes or a grant or loan based on those taxes.

Economic Development


SB 2748 Hall

Relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain motor vehicles; providing a civil penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 2749 Hall

Relating to the definition of abuse or neglect of a child.

Health & Human Services


SB 2750 Hall

Relating to the registration and inspection of vehicles.

Transportation


SB 2751 Paxton

Relating to the inspection of residential and day placement facilities for special education students.

Education K-16


SB 2752 Blanco

Relating to the regulation of fantasy contests; requiring an occupational license; imposing an administrative penalty; authorizing fees; imposing a tax.

State Affairs


SB 2753 Hall

Relating to the time, place, and manner of voting, including abolishing early and absentee voting, providing for a voting period, and establishing voting centers; reestablishing criminal offenses and authorization for certain fees.

State Affairs


SB 2754 West

Relating to the inclusion of domestic violence prevention information on certain student identification cards issued by a public school.

Education K-16


SB 2755 Kolkhorst

Relating to damage liability for a collision with a motorist who failed to establish financial responsibility.

Business & Commerce


SB 2756 Cook

Relating to the release of an inmate on medically recommended intensive supervision.

Criminal Justice


SB 2757 Cook

Relating to the duration of a child's detention following a detention hearing and a study on the effects of detention orders in a juvenile court proceeding.

Criminal Justice


SB 2758 Cook

Relating to certain proceedings and supervision following certain adjudications occurring in a criminal case.

Criminal Justice


SB 2759 Cook

Relating to the authority of certain health care facilities to cooperate with officers engaged in immigration-related duties.

State Affairs


SB 2760 Cook

Relating to the eligibility for financial assistance of persons following certain drug-related convictions.

Health & Human Services


SB 2761 Cook

Relating to benefits provided to eligible survivors of certain public safety employees.

Finance


SB 2762 Cook

Relating to the sale of a manufactured home community.

Local Government


SB 2763 Cook

Relating to the renewal of certain leases in manufactured home communities.

Local Government


SB 2764 Cook

Relating to information provided to a purchaser of a manufactured home regarding the ability to elect to treat the home as real property or personal property.

Local Government


SB 2765 Cook

Relating to the treatment of a manufactured home as real property.

Local Government


SB 2766 Cook

Relating to public housing authorities.

Local Government


SB 2767 Cook

Relating to public facility corporations.

Local Government


SB 2768 Cook/ Eckhardt

Relating to certain health care services, increasing access to health care, and repealing or replacing medically unnecessary and outdated health care restrictions.

Health & Human Services


SB 2769 Cook

Relating to the prohibited exclusion of certain individuals requiring specialized care from inpatient mental health facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 2770 Cook

Relating to equitable representation in decision making for transportation planning.

Transportation


SB 2771 King

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of aggravated assault.

Criminal Justice


SB 2772 Perry

Relating to the dissemination of juvenile justice information by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

Criminal Justice


SB 2773 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the composition of the port commission of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas.

Transportation


SB 2774 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the classification of certain entities as primarily engaged in retail trade for purposes of the franchise tax.

Finance


SB 2775 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes.

Local Government


SB 2776 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the disclosure of certain information by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

Criminal Justice


SB 2777 Hall

Relating to a signed acknowledgment of the duties of a member of the Texas Lottery Commission.

State Affairs


SB 2778 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

Local Government


SB 2779 Birdwell

Relating to the allocation and use of certain hotel occupancy tax revenues.

Economic Development


SB 2780 Birdwell

Relating to the recovery of a gas utility's gross plant placed in service not yet being recovered in rates.

Natural Resources


SB 2781 Birdwell

Relating to the imposition of civil penalties for certain violations with respect to political contributions and expenditures made by certain persons who engage in lobbying activities.

State Affairs


SB 2782 Birdwell

Relating to discovery requirements related to sworn complaints made to the Texas Ethics Commission.

State Affairs


SB 2783 Birdwell

Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the display of certain flags.

Local Government


SB 2784 Birdwell

Relating to the election of the board of directors of the Somervell County Hospital District.

Local Government


SB 2785 Birdwell

Relating to notification and disclosure of records and information concerning an investigation of a report of child abuse or neglect to county or district attorneys.

Criminal Justice


SB 2786 Creighton

Relating to the applicability of the Texas Success Initiative to certain public service officers and employees.

Education K-16


SB 2787 Menéndez

Relating to digital citizenship and media literacy instruction in public schools and a public school policy regarding Internet safety.

Education K-16


SB 2788 Menéndez

Relating to an exemption from the assessment requirements of the Texas Success Initiative for students who achieve certain scores on the PSAT.

Education K-16


SB 2789 Menéndez

Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the criminal offense of invasive visual recording and the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 2790 West

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway.

Transportation


SB 2791 West

Relating to electronic submission and delivery of public securities and records of proceedings for those securities.

Business & Commerce


SB 2792 West

Relating to harassment of hospital personnel while the person is on hospital property.

Criminal Justice


SB 2793 Paxton

Relating to the operation of a program by the Texas Department of Transportation to allow a real property owner to plant or replace vegetation in a right-of-way.

Transportation


SB 2794 Paxton

Relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody.

Criminal Justice


SB 2795 Eckhardt

Relating to the regulation of digital reporting by the Judicial Branch Certification Commission.

Jurisprudence


SB 2796 Hughes

Relating to the Cancer Prevention Research Institute's fiscal responsibilities to the state of Texas.

Health & Human Services


SB 2797 Creighton

Relating to discovery requirements in a criminal case.

Criminal Justice


SB 2798 Creighton

Relating to certain statutes of limitations for criminal offenses, including the statute of limitations for certain fraud offenses.

Criminal Justice


SB 2799 Creighton

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of reckless driving.

Transportation


SB 2800 Hughes

Relating to the imposition of a fee for oil and gas waste that is not produced in this state.

Natural Resources


SB 2967 Schwertner

Relating to funding mechanisms to support the siting, development, construction, and deployment of advanced nuclear and innovative energy technologies in this state.

Business & Commerce


SB 3034 Bettencourt

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 249 in Montgomery and Grimes Counties as the Doug Pitcock Aggie Expressway.

Local Government


HJR 1 Meyer/ Bonnen/ Button/ Martinez Fischer/ Bernal/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.

Local Government


HJR 4 Meyer/ Button/ Vasut/ Moody/ Anchía/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the enactment of a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or imposing a tax on certain securities transactions.

Finance


HB 9 Meyer/ Bonnen/ Hickland/ Martinez Fischer/ Bernal/ et al.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.

Local Government


HB 13 King/ Guillen/ Hunter/ Moody/ Bonnen/ et al.

Relating to creating the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council.

Finance


HB 22 Noble/ Meyer/ Capriglione/ Martinez Fischer/ Turner/ et al.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of intangible personal property.

Local Government


HB 135 Button/ Noble/ Turner/ Capriglione/ Meyer/ et al.

Relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes for game animals and exotic animals.

Finance


HB 143 King/ Darby/ Hunter/ Fairly/ Anchía/ et al.

Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas and the Public Utility Commission of Texas to address a failure by an operator to maintain an electrical power line serving a well site or certain surface facilities in accordance with the National Electrical Code.

Natural Resources


HB 195 Plesa/ Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra/ Leach/ Capriglione/ Troxclair/ et al.

Relating to the dissemination of certain school district ad valorem tax-related information.

Local Government


HB 908 Spiller/ Lalani/ et al.

Relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Criminal Justice


HB 1392 Bucy/ Zwiener/ et al.

Relating to the postponement of the delinquency date for a payment of ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit if the office of the collector for the taxing unit is closed on the delinquency date.

Local Government



Committee re-referral on the following:


SB 861 Johnson

Relating to the distribution of funds designated for the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program.

Re-referred from Natural Resources to Finance


SB 1013 Eckhardt

Relating to the definition of a crosswalk.

Re-referred from Criminal Justice to Transportation