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ITEMS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION

Friday, May 26, 2023

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********** SENATE AMENDMENTS **********

Senate amendment printings:

ELIGIBLE AT 9:10 AM MAY 25, 2023:

HB 3456             Ashby

Relating to the continuation of certain health care provider participation programs in this state.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 4:20 PM MAY 25, 2023:

HB 890              Bell, Keith / Buckley / Harris, Cody / Hefner / Dutton / et al.

Relating to parental rights and public school responsibilities regarding instructional materials.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 3 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 28 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 9:20 PM MAY 25, 2023:

HB 681              Bell, Keith / King, Ken / Buckley / Shaheen / Morales, Eddie

Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.
     3 Amendments, consisting of 3 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 28 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 12:40 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 18               Slawson / Patterson / González, Mary / Burrows / Darby / et al.

Relating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services and electronic devices, including the use and transfer of electronic devices to students by a public school.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 5 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 18 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 1:10 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 4183             Price / Lujan

Relating to a waiver of the waiting period for a marriage ceremony.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 1:20 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 108              Cortez / et al.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for certain classroom teachers and retired classroom teachers; imposing fees.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


HB 4500             Harris, Caroline

Relating to electronic verification of health benefits by health benefit plan issuers for certain physicians and health care providers.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.


HB 5180             Wilson / Bucy / et al.

Relating to the public inspection of election records.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 1 page total.


HB 2323             Hayes

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates commemorating the 100th anniversary of the writing of the state song.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 1 page total.


HB 3466             Campos / Garcia / et al.

Relating to the administration of a grant program for the establishment and expansion of community collaboratives.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 1:30 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 55               Johnson, Julie / Morales, Christina / Rogers / Leach / Cook / et al.

Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of indecent assault; increasing a criminal penalty.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


HB 2129             Burns / Thierry / et al.

Relating to a merchant allowing a person suspected of committing or attempting to commit theft to complete a theft education program.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.


HB 1287             Guillen / Ortega / Flores / Hernandez / Plesa / et al.

Relating to the exclusion of certain resources in determining eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


HB 5183             Guillen

Relating to educational programs for persons whose driver's license is suspended following conviction of certain drug offenses.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 8 pages total.


HB 3550             Rose / Jetton / et al.

Relating to standards for and services provided by prescribed pediatric extended care centers, including Medicaid reimbursement for those services.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 5 pages total.


HB 3453             Jetton

Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the applicability and rates of that tax in certain counties.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 1 page total.


ELIGIBLE AT 1:40 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 114              Thompson, Ed

Relating to the possession, use, or delivery of marihuana or e-cigarettes on or near public school property or at certain school events.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 4 pages total.


HB 1243             Hefner / Spiller / Murr / Leach / Goldman / et al.

Relating to conduct constituting the criminal offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


HB 4888             Hefner

Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for non-opioid treatments.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


HB 1771             Price / Thompson, Senfronia / Guillen / Oliverson / Jetton

Relating to rules regarding the provision by a health professional of a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


HB 3033             Landgraf / Cain

Relating to the public information law.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 3 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 10 pages total.


HB 2815             Jetton / et al.

Relating to the powers, authorities, duties, and responsibilities of certain conservation and reclamation districts.
     3 Amendments, consisting of 10 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 12 pages total.


HB 5105             Stucky / Hayes / Thimesch / Bumgarner

Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the use of revenue from that tax.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


HB 2727             Price / Thompson, Senfronia / Oliverson / Jetton / Guerra / et al.

Relating to the provision of home telemonitoring services under Medicaid.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 7 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 1:50 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 3672             Canales / Kitzman

Relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system as memorial highways for certain deceased peace officers.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 5 pages total.


HB 1361             Morales Shaw / Raney / Talarico / Johnson, Julie / VanDeaver / et al.

Relating to the designation of liaison officers to assist certain students at public institutions of higher education who are parents.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.


HB 3424             Frazier

Relating to the eligibility and training requirements for commissioned security officers and personal protection officers.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 2:00 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 915              Craddick / Rose

Relating to the creation of a workplace violence hotline and a requirement that employers post notice regarding the hotline.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.


HB 4696             Noble

Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, the making and investigation of complaints alleging violations of certain health facility licensing requirements, and the content of the employee misconduct registry.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 18 pages total.


HB 5376             Stucky

Relating to the creation of the Tabor Ranch Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 20 pages total.


HB 2190             Canales

Relating to the terminology used to describe transportation-related accidents.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 96 pages total.


HB 3058             Johnson, Ann / Leach / Slawson

Relating to the provision of certain medical treatment to a pregnant woman by a physician or health care provider.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 2:10 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 4123             Guillen

Relating to access to and use of certain criminal history record information.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 119 pages total.


HB 5405             Raymond

Relating to the conversion of the Legacy Water Control and Improvement District to the Legacy Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 29 pages total.


HB 5344             Bell, Cecil

Relating to the creation of the Deer Creek Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 and the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 236; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 28 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 3:00 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 1620             Holland / Canales / Goldman / Bell, Keith / Clardy

Relating to the review date for certain governmental entities subject to the sunset review process.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 3 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 3:10 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 44               Swanson / Klick / Slawson / Hefner / Morales Shaw / et al.

Relating to provider discrimination against a Medicaid recipient or child health plan program enrollee based on immunization status.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 4:10 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 3461             Bonnen

Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 7 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 4:50 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 5012             Clardy / Shine / Bell, Keith / Anderson / Jetton / et al.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 18 pages total.


HB 800              Guillen / Raymond / Muñoz, Jr. / Lozano / Lopez, Janie / et al.

Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties.
     3 Amendments, consisting of 6 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 5:10 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 7                Guillen / Raymond / Muñoz, Jr. / Morales, Eddie / Lopez, Janie / et al.

Relating to measures to address public safety threats in this state presented by transnational criminal activity, including by establishing a Texas Border Force, and to compensate persons affected by those threats; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.
     8 Amendments, consisting of 12 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 32 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 5:20 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 5                Hunter / Meyer / Burrows / Shine / Longoria / et al.

Relating to agreements authorizing a limitation on taxable value of certain property to provide for the creation of jobs and the generation of state and local tax revenue; authorizing a fee; authorizing penalties.
     8 Amendments, consisting of 11 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 40 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 5:30 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 1998             Johnson, Julie / Price / Smith / Johnson, Ann

Relating to the regulation of physicians and the disciplinary authority of the Texas Medical Board; increasing a criminal penalty; imposing a surcharge.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 9 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 5:40 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 1588             Oliverson / Herrero / Paul / et al.

Relating to funding of excess losses and operating expenses of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; authorizing an assessment; authorizing a surcharge.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 3 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 31 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 6:40 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 4990             Bonnen / Frank / Oliverson

Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative; authorizing fees.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 5 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 7:00 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 2779             Leach

Relating to the compensation and retirement benefits of certain elected state officials.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 4 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 7:50 PM MAY 26, 2023:

HB 718              Goldman / Turner / Sherman, Sr. / Leach / González, Jessica / et al.

Relating to the issuance of certain tags, permits, and license plates authorizing the movement of vehicles.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 5 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 21 pages total.


 

 


********** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE **********

Conference Committee Reports:

ELIGIBLE AT 3:50 PM MAY 26, 2023:

SB 2601             Hinojosa

SP: Canales

Relating to payment of costs related to the relocation of certain utility facilities for state highway projects.

ELIGIBLE AT 4:40 PM MAY 26, 2023:

SB 1893             Birdwell / et al.

SP: Anderson

Relating to prohibiting the use of certain social media applications and services on devices owned or leased by state agencies.

ELIGIBLE AT 6:10 PM MAY 26, 2023:

SB 133              West / et al.

SP: Hull / González, Mary / Cain / Moody / Lozano / et al.

Relating to prohibiting the use of certain restraints, chemical irritants, or a Taser or similar device on certain public school students.

ELIGIBLE AT 7:30 PM MAY 26, 2023:

SB 1516             King

SP: Cook

Relating to the procedures for an application for a writ of habeas corpus and the issuance of the writ.

 

The Senate requests the appointment of a conference committee on:


SB 7                Schwertner / et al.

SP: Hunter

Relating to the reliability of the ERCOT power grid.
(Senate Conferees: Schwertner, Ch./Campbell/Johnson/King/Nichols)

SB 12               Hughes / et al.

SP: Shaheen / Metcalf / Burrows / Harris, Caroline / Isaac / et al.

Relating to restricting certain sexually oriented performances on public property, on the premises of a commercial enterprise, or in the presence of a child; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
(Senate Conferees: Hughes, Ch./Creighton/Paxton/Springer/West)

SB 17               Creighton / et al.

SP: Kuempel / Shaheen / Bonnen

Relating to the purpose of public institutions of higher education and the powers and duties of the governing boards of those institutions.
(Senate Conferees: Creighton, Ch./Campbell/Flores/Hinojosa/Parker)

SB 18               Creighton / et al.

SP: Kuempel

Relating to the tenure and employment of faculty members at certain public institutions of higher education.
(Senate Conferees: Creighton, Ch./Bettencourt/Campbell/King/Middleton)

SB 29               Birdwell / et al.

SP: Lozano / Gerdes

Relating to prohibited governmental entity implementation or enforcement of a vaccine mandate,  mask requirement, or private business or school closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
(Senate Conferees: Birdwell, Ch./Bettencourt/Blanco/Hughes/Paxton)

SB 1418             LaMantia

SP: Lopez, Janie / Raney / Guillen / Button / et al.

Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties.
(Senate Conferees: LaMantia, Ch./Alvarado/Hancock/Nichols/Parker)

SB 1727             Schwertner / et al.

SP: Canales / Dutton

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, the functions of the office of independent ombudsman for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and the powers and duties of the office of inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
(Senate Conferees: Schwertner, Ch./Huffman/Johnson/King/Perry)

SB 1933             Bettencourt / et al.

SP: Oliverson

Relating to certain oversight procedures of the state over county elections.
(Senate Conferees: Bettencourt, Ch./Creighton/Hughes/Kolkhorst/Middleton)

SB 2627             Schwertner / et al.

SP: Hunter

Relating to funding mechanisms to support the construction and operation of electric facilities.
(Senate Conferees: Schwertner, Ch./Campbell/Johnson/King/Nichols)

SJR 81              Birdwell / et al.

SP: Wilson / Kuempel / Manuel / DeAyala / VanDeaver / 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 certain component institutions of the Texas State University System and repealing the limitation on the allocation to the Texas State Technical College System and its campuses of the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.
(Senate Conferees: Birdwell, Ch./Flores/Huffman/LaMantia/West)

SJR 93              Schwertner

SP: Hunter

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas energy fund to support the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric generating facilities.
(Senate Conferees: Schwertner, Ch./Campbell/Johnson/King/Nichols)