** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     State Affairs 

TIME & DATE:   8:00 AM, Thursday, May 22, 2025 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Bryan Hughes 

The Senate Committee on State Affairs will meet to consider the following:

SB 2027        Campbell               
Relating to the liability of a funeral service provider for mental anguish damages.

HB 223         Capriglione | et al.     SP: Middleton
Relating to competitive requirements for a procurement by a municipality for lobbying, government relations, or similar services.

HB 493         Shaheen | et al.         SP: Hughes
Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher.

HB 521         Guillen | et al.         SP: Paxton
Relating to accommodating voters with a disability; creating a criminal offense.

HB 640         Bumgarner | et al.       SP: Parker
Relating to the office hours of an election authority during an election period.

HB 1234        Guillen | et al.         SP: Hagenbuch
Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun.

HB 2253        Bhojani | et al.         SP: Paxton
Relating to the authority to cancel certain elections on a measure to authorize the issuance of bonds.

HB 2294        Thompson | et al.        SP: Zaffirini
Relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.

HB 3053        Virdell | et al.         SP: Hall
Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs.

HB 3385        King | et al.            SP: Hancock
Relating to the promotion and sale of wine produced in this state; creating a farm winery permit; authorizing a fee.

HB 3546        Martinez | et al.        SP: Hughes
Relating to the authority of an independent school district to change the date of the general election for officers.

HB 3697        Cortez | et al.          SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the text on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail and other balloting materials.

HB 3709        DeAyala                 SP: Bettencourt
Relating to the partial count of electronic voting system ballots.

HB 4081        Vasut | et al.           SP: Hughes
Relating to the sealing of certain documents alleged to contain trade secrets.

HB 4281        McQueeney | et al.       SP: Hancock
Relating to a civil cause of action for fraudulent crowdfunding.

HB 4463        VanDeaver               SP: Parker
Relating to authorized activities of a brewer's or nonresident brewer's license holder; authorizing a fee increase.

HB 4995        Wilson                  SP: Schwertner
Relating to the carrying of handguns by tactical medical professionals while on duty providing support to tactical units of law enforcement agencies.

HB 5081        Leach                   SP: Creighton
Relating to the protection of personal identifying information of certain persons in the judicial system; creating criminal offenses.

HB 5115        Shaheen | et al.         SP: Hughes
Relating to the penalty for the crime of election fraud; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 5624        Buckley | et al.         SP: Perry
Relating to the liability of a motorized off-road vehicle entity for injuries arising from certain activities.

Public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please provide 25 copies to the committee clerk with your name and the bill number on each copy.

Bills added after last posting:

HB 3053

HB 3385

HB 4463

HB 4995

HB 5115

HB 5624

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **

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