NOTICE OF INTENT

Wednesday

April 30, 2025

Urging Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make spaceports eligible for tax-exempt private activity bonds.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:28 PM, 04/28/25

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.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:23 PM, 04/24/25

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:50 PM, 04/22/25

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

Committee report printed and distributed 12:28 PM, 04/28/25

Relating to the offense of failure to report child abuse or neglect by certain professionals and the statute of limitations for that offense; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:30 PM, 04/23/25

Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property; authorizing a civil penalty.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:50 PM, 04/28/25

Relating to requiring state contractors, political subdivisions of this state, and private employers to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:17 PM, 04/24/25

Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation and reimbursement requirements.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:43 PM, 04/28/25

Relating to requirements for certain petitions requesting an election and ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:56 PM, 04/22/25

Relating to prohibiting an officer or employee of this state or of a political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter registration application forms; creating a criminal offense.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:29 PM, 04/07/25

Relating to the entitlement of certain municipalities to receive tax revenue from certain establishments located near a hotel and convention center project.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:23 PM, 04/07/25

Relating to notice from a health benefit plan issuer regarding a physician's or health care provider's preauthorization exemption status.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:34 PM, 04/28/25

Relating to the responsibility of consumer reporting agencies to ensure compliance with certain consumer reporting laws.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:57 PM, 04/09/25

Relating to protection of persons from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:25 PM, 03/31/25

(On Third Reading)

Relating to coverage for mental health conditions and substance use disorders under certain governmental health benefit plans.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:45 AM, 04/14/25

Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.

Corrected Comm. report printed and distributed 10:44 AM, 04/22/25

(On Third Reading)

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of smuggling of persons.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:27 PM, 04/23/25

Relating to reliability requirements for certain electric generation facilities.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:33 AM, 04/22/25

Relating to required generators or other power sources for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:02 PM, 03/31/25

Relating to Holocaust education and training provided to students enrolled at public schools and public institutions of higher education.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:17 PM, 04/24/25

Relating to a credit or refund for diesel fuel taxes paid on diesel fuel used in this state by auxiliary power units or power take-off equipment.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:46 PM, 04/23/25

Relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of peace officers.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:18 PM, 04/24/25

Relating to a public institution of higher education's orientation on the institution's sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking policy.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:48 PM, 04/24/25

Relating to the issuance of a certified birth record to a homeless individual.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:56 PM, 04/15/25

Relating to the licensing and regulation of hearing instrument fitters and dispensers.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:29 PM, 04/28/25

Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:43 PM, 03/24/25

(On Third Reading)

Relating to excused absences from public school for the purpose of attending a released time course.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:23 AM, 04/28/25

Relating to a required provision in certain governmental entity contracts regarding the carrying of handguns by license holders; providing civil penalties.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:09 PM, 04/15/25

Relating to the regulation of combative sports by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; creating a criminal offense.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:20 PM, 04/22/25

Relating to the reporting of certain public or private school employee misconduct to local law enforcement.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:23 AM, 04/28/25

Relating to the definition of a project financing zone for the purposes of certain municipalities that use certain tax revenue to fund convention center facilities, multipurpose arenas, venues, and related infrastructure.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:29 PM, 04/28/25

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

Committee report printed and distributed 01:21 PM, 04/22/25

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

Committee report printed and distributed 05:42 PM, 04/28/25

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

Committee report printed and distributed 11:31 AM, 04/14/25

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

Committee report printed and distributed 11:39 AM, 04/28/25

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

Committee report printed and distributed 09:05 PM, 04/22/25

Relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty license plates.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:26 AM, 04/28/25

Relating to a prohibition on governmental contracts with companies of foreign adversaries for certain information and communications technology; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:26 PM, 03/26/25

Relating to access to criminal history record information that relates to providers and provider applicants under Medicaid and other public benefits programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:58 PM, 04/22/25

Relating to an annual boarding home facility report for certain counties and municipalities.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:40 AM, 04/28/25

Relating to the authority of a taxing unit to enter into an agreement to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the value of property on which a renewable energy facility is located or is planned to be located.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:27 PM, 04/16/25

Relating to the operation of rock crushing facilities.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:52 PM, 04/14/25

Relating to a prohibition on payments for certain group home referrals; creating a criminal offense.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:22 PM, 04/22/25

Relating to a limitation on rules, bylaws, and policies adopted by a school district's board of trustees.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:20 PM, 04/22/25

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of assault committed against certain public servants and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those public servants.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:53 PM, 04/23/25

Relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle of the applicant's military status.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:38 PM, 04/24/25

Relating to factors the Department of Family and Protective Services must consider when selecting a foster care placement for a child.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:42 AM, 04/28/25

Relating to penalties for certain offenses involving county competitive bidding requirements; increasing criminal penalties.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:02 PM, 04/10/25

Relating to the recycling and disposal of consumer energy storage modules.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:56 PM, 04/14/25

Relating to participation in the Texas Leadership Scholars Program.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:17 PM, 04/24/25

Relating to the establishment of a work group to conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing an acute psychiatric bed registry.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:40 PM, 04/28/25

Relating to various matters pertaining to certain governmental entities that operate port facilities.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:44 PM, 04/22/25

Relating to an exemption from certain immunization requirements for medical and veterinary students.

Committee report printed and distributed 10:41 PM, 04/16/25

Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund, the Texas University Fund, or money held by a public institution of higher education in financial companies that boycott certain energy companies.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:38 PM, 04/24/25

Relating to the authority of the Texas Military Department to negotiate the release of a reversionary interest and certain other interests of the state in certain property in Palo Pinto County owned by the Palo Pinto County Livestock Association.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:29 AM, 04/28/25

Relating to the regulation of delivery network companies; requiring an occupational permit; authorizing a fee.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:54 PM, 04/22/25

Relating to intelligence databases for combinations, criminal street gangs, and foreign terrorist organizations.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:54 PM, 04/15/25

Relating to the creation of a spirit cooler certificate; authorizing a fee.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:30 AM, 04/22/25

Relating to disbursement of initial funds under the Texas energy fund.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:45 PM, 04/16/25

Relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:18 PM, 04/28/25

Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development trials with ibogaine for the purpose of securing the administration's approval as a medication for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy and the administration of that treatment.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:17 PM, 04/28/25

Relating to transparency regarding requirements to complete a certificate or degree program at a public institution of higher education.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:31 AM, 04/28/25

Relating to payroll deductions for certain state and local government employee organizations.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:34 AM, 04/22/25

Relating to a grant program to fund certain short line railroad projects.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:05 PM, 04/16/25

Relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 88th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:44 PM, 04/28/25

Relating to notice to local law enforcement of certain offenses occurring on public or private school property or at school-sponsored or school-related activities; providing a civil penalty.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:35 AM, 04/22/25

Relating to governmental entities subject to the sunset review process.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:16 PM, 04/28/25

Relating to investigations and disciplinary or punitive action by the Texas Medical Board regarding certain treatments or practices regarding COVID-19 and to the required expungement of certain records.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:37 PM, 04/28/25

Relating to the Texas Physician Health Program and the regulation of certain occupations by the Texas Medical Board; expanding the applicability of surcharges.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:22 PM, 04/28/25

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

Committee report printed and distributed 04:59 PM, 04/22/25

Relating to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; providing an administrative penalty.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:38 AM, 04/28/25

Relating to the accreditation of law schools in this state.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:53 PM, 04/15/25

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

Corrected Comm. report printed and distributed 02:00 PM, 04/29/25

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

Committee report printed and distributed 02:57 PM, 04/28/25

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

Committee report printed and distributed 05:54 PM, 04/23/25

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

Committee report printed and distributed 11:31 AM, 04/28/25

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

Committee report printed and distributed 11:33 AM, 04/28/25

Relating to establishment and enforcement of school safety zones; providing a civil penalty.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:18 PM, 04/22/25

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

Committee report printed and distributed 02:38 PM, 04/15/25

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

Committee report printed and distributed 06:12 PM, 04/15/25

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

Committee report printed and distributed 07:56 PM, 04/23/25

Relating to an education program to enable certain students to practice medicine in certain rural counties and to encourage physician delegation of certain medical acts to advanced practice registered nurses in certain rural counties.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:28 PM, 04/28/25

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

Committee report printed and distributed 04:58 PM, 04/23/25

Relating to the use of certain tolls and charges imposed by certain counties; authorizing a civil penalty.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:43 PM, 04/22/25

Relating to the enforcement of electioneering prohibitions and the unlawful use of public funds for political advertising; imposing civil penalties.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:35 PM, 04/22/25

(On Third Reading)

Relating to the integration of early voting by personal appearance and election day voting, including the manner in which election returns are processed and other related changes.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:47 PM, 04/22/25

Relating to the considerations when determining whether an operator of a motor vehicle is an employee of a motor carrier or an independent contractor.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:54 PM, 04/23/25

Relating to a study of the effectiveness of rules and policies implemented by the Parks and Wildlife Department to manage and contain chronic wasting disease and of cervid resistance to chronic wasting disease.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:43 AM, 04/24/25

Relating to the regulation of deer breeding; creating criminal offenses.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:24 PM, 04/23/25

Relating to state preemption of certain municipal and county regulation.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:33 AM, 04/28/25

Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions; authorizing a private civil right of action.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:44 PM, 04/23/25

Relating to the use of reclaimed water that has been treated to meet certain standards as part of an aquifer storage and recovery project.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:36 AM, 04/28/25

Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the nursing advisory committee of that council.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:27 PM, 04/28/25

Relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:20 PM, 04/28/25

Relating to the verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:03 PM, 04/24/25

Relating to use by a religious organization of public school or institution of higher education facilities.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:17 PM, 04/24/25