Bills Referred Today for 5/21/2025

BILLS REFERRED TODAY



Wednesday

May 21, 2025





Committee referral on the following:


HB 112 Button/ Capriglione/ Hunter/ Bonnen/ Ordaz/ et al.

Relating to the creation and operation of a science park district in certain counties.

Economic Development


HB 117 Schoolcraft

Relating to the establishment of the governor's task force on the governance of early childhood education and care.

Economic Development


HB 557 Jones, Jolanda/ et al.

Relating to the enforcement of an order to pay child support by contempt and the accrual of interest on certain child support arrearages.

Jurisprudence


HB 783 Lalani/ Darby

Relating to civil liability for online impersonation.

State Affairs


HB 869 Lalani/ et al.

Relating to the review and revision by the state's classification officer of information in the position classification plan regarding state information technology positions.

Business & Commerce


HB 876 Lalani

Relating to the establishment of certain information sharing and analysis organizations by the Department of Information Resources.

Business & Commerce


HB 1039 Morales, Eddie

Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities and the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

Economic Development


HB 1201 Manuel/ Hull/ Walle/ Swanson/ Simmons/ et al.

Relating to a pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of doula services.

Health & Human Services


HB 1347 Turner/ Rose/ Garcia, Josey

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of exploitation of a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.

Criminal Justice


HB 1359 Hernandez/ Hunter/ Thompson/ Darby/ Moody/ et al.

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

Business & Commerce


HB 1650 Canales

Relating to a special bill of review to reform a final judgment of forfeiture of a bail bond.

Criminal Justice


HB 1788 Hernandez/ Simmons/ Raymond/ Howard

Relating to continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on identifying and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking.

Business & Commerce


HB 1904 Canales/ Cain/ Landgraf/ Virdell/ Guerra

Relating to the release of a balloon and associated littering; creating a criminal offense.

Criminal Justice


HB 1955 Thompson/ Frank/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of an early childhood mental health home visiting grant program.

Health & Human Services


HB 2370 Lopez, Janie/ Muñoz/ Guillen/ Raymond/ Lujan

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain venue projects.

Economic Development


HB 2849 Allen/ Simmons/ Jones, Jolanda/ et al.

Relating to policies on the recess period in public schools.

Education K-16


HB 2853 Perez, Vincent/ Moody/ Morales, Eddie/ Ordaz

Relating to student union building fees at The University of Texas at El Paso.

Education K-16


HB 3066 Leach

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

Economic Development


HB 3169 Bumgarner

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

Economic Development


HB 3178 Virdell

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

Economic Development


HB 3179 Virdell

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

Economic Development


HB 3196 Lopez, Janie/ Muñoz/ Guillen/ Raymond/ Lujan

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


HB 3241 Harris Davila

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

Economic Development


HB 3567 Frank

Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.

Economic Development


HB 3672 Ashby

Relating to the creation of an extracurricular community education grant program.

Finance


HB 3715 Guerra

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

Economic Development


HB 3720 Thompson

Relating to the construction of bridges in Harris County.

Transportation


HB 3883 Flores/ Cole/ et al.

Relating to the eligibility of certain events for funding under the major events reimbursement program.

Economic Development


HB 3954 Cole

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

Economic Development


HB 3976 Button/ Smithee/ Plesa/ Bell, Keith/ Longoria

Relating to the waiver of license renewal fees for certain instructors in high-demand fields at public institutions of higher education.

Business & Commerce


HB 4070 Johnson/ Ashby/ Darby/ Harless/ Villalobos/ et al.

Relating to the sale, design, and manufacture of orthodontic devices.

Health & Human Services


HB 4098 Harris Davila

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

Economic Development


HB 4222 Louderback

Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax, the applicability and rates of that tax in certain counties, and the use of revenue from that tax.

Economic Development


HB 4327 Moody

Relating to wrongful death actions for the benefit of siblings of the decedent.

State Affairs


HB 4359 Capriglione/ Lopez, Janie/ Tepper/ DeAyala

Relating to the review of school districts by the Sunset Advisory Commission.

Education K-16


HB 4412 Landgraf

Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain public improvement projects by certain municipalities.

Economic Development


HB 4683 Leach

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

Economic Development


HB 4755 Lopez, Janie/ Muñoz/ Guillen/ Raymond/ Lujan/ et al.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain venue projects.

Economic Development


HB 4894 Flores

Relating to the boundaries of, and validating certain acts and proceedings of, the Creedmoor Municipal Utility District.

Local Government


HB 4926 Wharton

Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the use of revenue from that tax.

Economic Development


HB 5115 Shaheen/ Patterson/ McQueeney/ Fairly/ Leo Wilson/ et al. SP: Hughes

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

State Affairs


HB 5165 Landgraf

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities.

Economic Development


HB 5320 Guillen

Relating to the powers, duties, and governance of the Starr County Drainage District, the change of the name of the Starr County Drainage District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District, the dissolution of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District, and the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

Local Government


HB 5437 Kitzman

Relating to the validation of the creation of and certain acts of the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1.

Local Government


HB 5499 LaHood

Relating to towing fee studies and the amount of nonconsent towing fees in certain political subdivisions; authorizing an increase in existing fees; authorizing a fee.

Transportation


HB 5596 Leo Wilson SP: Middleton

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

Economic Development


HB 5650 Flores

Relating to the creation of the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 40; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


HB 5651 Metcalf

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 7; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


HB 5654 Metcalf

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 263; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


HB 5656 Lalani

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 263; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


HB 5658 Patterson

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

Local Government


HB 5659 Dean/ VanDeaver/ Hefner

Relating to the procedural requirements applicable to certain water-related transactions involving the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


HB 5661 Gates

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 286; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


HB 5662 Gates

Relating to the powers, duties, and authority to issue bonds of the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 12 related to roads.

Local Government


HB 5665 Kitzman

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 70; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


HB 5666 Oliverson

Relating to the creation of the Fenske Road Municipal Utility District of Harris County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


HB 5670 Holt

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 259; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


HB 5671 Kerwin

Relating to the election of directors for and the authority to issue bonds of the Johnson County Special Utility District.

Local Government


HB 5672 Zwiener

Relating to the boundaries of, and validating certain acts and proceedings of, the Driftwood Conservation District.

Local Government


HB 5674 Wilson

Relating to the creation of the River Ranch Municipal Utility 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


HB 5676 Wilson

Relating to the eminent domain authority of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40.

Local Government


HB 5677 Cole

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

Local Government


HB 5678 Gerdes

Relating to the creation of the Rivers Market Place Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Local Government


HB 5679 Geren

Relating to the creation of the Hills of Walnut Creek Municipal Utility District of Parker County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


HB 5680 Holt

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


HB 5681 Bell, Cecil

Relating to the powers of the Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District.

Local Government


HB 5682 Richardson

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

Local Government


HB 5688 Lopez, Janie

Relating to the creation of the San Benito Municipal Utility 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


HB 5694 Luther

Relating to the creation of the Fannin County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


HB 5695 Gerdes

Relating to the creation of the Sayers Ranch Municipal Utility District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


HB 5696 Cook

Relating to the creation of The Reserve Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


HB 5699 Schofield

Relating to the authority of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 405 to exclude territory; validating and confirming all previous acts of the district.

Local Government


HCR 46 Bumgarner

Designating January 12 as Nathan Gage Ingram Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Administration


HCR 59 Isaac/ et al. SP: Campbell

Designating April as Promise Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Administration


HCR 81 Shofner

Designating Milam as the official Gateway Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Administration


HCR 83 Shofner

Designating Rusk County as the official Syrup Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Administration


HCR 84 Shofner

Designating Pineland as the official Lumber Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Administration


HCR 111 Lopez, Janie

Designating Combes as the official Bee Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Administration


HCR 142 Geren

Designating Fort Worth as the official Aviation and Defense Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Administration