Bills Referred Today for 4/30/2025

BILLS REFERRED TODAY



Wednesday

April 30, 2025





Committee referral on the following:


SB 3063 Nichols

Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


HJR 5 Lambert/ Wilson/ Curry/ Harris Davila/ Spiller/ et al.

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 removing that system and its campuses from the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


HJR 98 Vasut/ Hefner/ Metcalf/ et al.

Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.

State Affairs


HB 109 Rose/ Thompson/ Leo Wilson

Relating to residential treatment facilities for certain juveniles.

Health & Human Services


HB 114 Cortez

Relating to the transition of certain veterans' mental health initiatives from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to the Texas Veterans Commission.

Veteran Affairs


HB 388 Harris Davila

Relating to a uniform coordination of benefits questionnaire for health benefit plans.

Health & Human Services


HB 421 González, Mary/ Walle/ et al.

Relating to the creation of certain explicit deep fake material; providing a private cause of action.

Criminal Justice


HB 431 Cortez/ Morales, Eddie

Relating to the regulation by a property owners' association of the installation of solar roof tiles.

Business & Commerce


HB 879 Frank

Relating to the licensing of certain military veterans as health care providers.

Health & Human Services


HB 1244 Guillen

Relating to the eligibility of land to continue to be appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following a transfer to a person who uses the land in materially the same way as the former owner and to late applications for such appraisal filed by the new owner of the land.

Local Government


HB 1399 Harris/ et al.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.

Local Government


HB 1445 Hernandez/ Schofield

Relating to the compensation of counsel appointed to provide representation and services to indigent individuals in criminal and juvenile proceedings.

Criminal Justice


HB 1672 Ashby

Relating to the appeal of certain actions by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles related to motor carriers.

Transportation


HB 1695 Canales

Relating to the relocation, adjustment, and ownership of commercial signs.

Transportation


HB 1734 Orr/ Manuel/ Bowers/ et al.

Relating to the transfer of court files in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which continuing, exclusive jurisdiction is transferred.

Jurisprudence


HB 1875 Lopez, Janie/ Garcia, Josey/ Bell, Cecil/ Morales Shaw/ Louderback/ et al.

Relating to a study by the General Land Office regarding veterans cemeteries in this state.

Veteran Affairs


HB 1893 Cook/ Noble/ Tinderholt/ Bhojani/ Capriglione/ et al.

Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording obtained or maintained by a law enforcement agency.

Economic Development


HB 1950 Capriglione

Relating to the consolidated municipal court security and technology fund in certain municipalities.

Economic Development


HB 2152 Morales, Eddie/ Darby/ Landgraf

Relating to a reliability plan for electric transmission service in the Permian Basin.

Business & Commerce


HB 2217 Wharton/ Dyson/ Louderback/ Guillen/ Ashby/ et al.

Relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components.

Criminal Justice


HB 2558 Dutton/ Garcia, Linda

Relating to the child support obligation of an obligor during the obligor's confinement in jail or prison.

Jurisprudence


HB 2559 Patterson/ Ward Johnson/ et al.

Relating to the imposition by a municipality of a moratorium on property development in certain circumstances.

Local Government


HB 2775 Landgraf

Relating to the composition of the I-27 Advisory Committee.

Transportation


HB 2789 Frank/ Hull/ Manuel/ Noble

Relating to the regulation of child welfare, including licensure, community-based care contractors, family homes, and child-care facilities.

Health & Human Services


HB 2809 Rose/ Thompson

Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.

Health & Human Services


HB 2856 Howard

Relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of implementing a statewide system for coordinating clinical training placements.

Education K-16


HB 3012 Walle

Relating to the fee for a driving safety course.

Transportation


HB 3126 Darby/ Lambert/ Metcalf/ Guillen

Relating to the election of certain school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees.

Education K-16


HB 3135 Smithee/ et al.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for retired firefighters.

Transportation


HB 3163 Leach

Relating to the county in which an application for court-ordered mental health services must be filed.

Criminal Justice


HB 3229 Lambert/ Slawson/ Darby/ et al.

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

Business & Commerce


HB 3306 Dean

Relating to the applicability of certain laws affecting indemnification agreements to certain contracts or agreements pertaining to electric utility infrastructure.

Business & Commerce


HB 3513 Fairly

Relating to the composition, duties, and personnel of the Moore County Juvenile Board.

Criminal Justice


HB 3770 Capriglione/ Curry/ et al.

Relating to efficiency and strategic fiscal reviews of state agencies conducted by the Legislative Budget Board.

Economic Development


HB 4134 Lujan

Relating to a convenience fee for processing electronic payments for motor vehicles.

Business & Commerce


HCR 56 Harris Davila

Designating May as Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Breastfeeding Awareness Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Administration


HCR 102 Harris/ Guillen/ Darby/ et al.

Urging Congress to preserve Sections 45U, 45Y, and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code.

Business & Commerce