BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Thursday March 21, 2019 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by or leased to or by a university research technology corporation. Higher Education |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of additional obligations to provide financial assistance to counties for roadways to serve border colonias. Transportation |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the state or a municipality or county to donate certain property to the United States to promote border crossing security or international bridge trade corridors, to issue public securities to finance the acquisition or construction of that property, and to use public money to make certain payments related to public-private partnerships. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the surviving spouse of a person who is disabled to receive a limitation on the school district ad valorem taxes on the spouse's residence homestead if the spouse is 55 years of age or older at the time of the person's death. Property Tax |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right to earn a living free from unnecessary government interference. Business & Commerce |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations and the use of surplus state revenue to provide for property tax relief and public school teacher compensation. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds for conducting a program to create additional housing for individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability. Health & Human Services |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to use revenue attributable to oil and gas production taxes to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and reduce the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount. Property Tax |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of and use of money in the education enrichment fund; allocating certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, and the state highway fund. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision that adopts an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the market value of an individual's residence homestead to set the minimum dollar amount of the exemption to which an individual is entitled in a tax year. Property Tax |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain schools organized and operated primarily for the purpose of engaging in educational functions. Property Tax |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds to be paid out of the economic stabilization fund by the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to political subdivisions for projects related to disaster recovery; disaster mitigation; disaster response; or construct, repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct state or local infrastructure. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to reduce school district ad valorem tax rates through an increase in the state sales and use tax rate. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the dedication of certain severance tax collections for school district ad valorem tax compression. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the permanent school fund. Education |
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Expressing support for a revised Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Urging the Texas delegation to Congress to express to the U.S. Maritime Administration and the jurisdictional congressional committees the critical need to provide a national security multimission training vessel to the Texas A&M Maritime Academy. Higher Education |
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Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to create a joint interim committee to study the use of incorporation by reference in the Texas Insurance Code. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of the Northeast Houston Redevelopment District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the composition of the Riverbend Water Resources District and the terms of the board of directors of that district. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public money for lobbying activities. State Affairs |
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Relating to the preservation and improvement of the Republic of Texas Granite Boundary Marker. Administration |
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Relating to a license to carry a handgun for active and retired railroad peace officers and special cattle rangers; authorizing a fee. State Affairs |
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Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses involving fraud. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the salary of judges in certain statutory county courts. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of research technology corporations for the development and commercialization of technologies owned by institutions of higher education or by certain medical centers with members that are institutions of higher education; providing for tax exemptions; providing a penalty. Higher Education |
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Relating to the inclusion of affordable housing as a qualifying project for public-private partnerships. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the establishment of school-based behavioral health centers by school districts and a grant program administered by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission for the operation of those centers. Education |
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Relating to the amount of certain general obligation bonds authorized to be issued to provide financial assistance to counties for colonia access roadway projects to serve border colonias. Transportation |
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Relating to authorizing certain border counties and municipalities in those counties to address population growth and prevent the proliferation of substandard dwellings; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to creating the criminal offense of possession of an animal by a person who has been previously convicted of an offense involving animal cruelty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by persons placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for certain felony offenses; creating a criminal offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the prosecution of organized criminal activity involving a controlled substance or dangerous drug. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of smuggling of persons. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain misdemeanors punishable by fine only. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a study and report regarding streamlining physician licensing requirements for nurses. Higher Education |
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Relating to the creation of truancy masters for Bell County. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the preemption of municipal and county regulatory authority. State Affairs |
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Relating to voluntary contributions to the cancer prevention and research fund for pediatric cancer research. Transportation |
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Relating to the issuance of pediatric cancer research specialty license plates. Transportation |
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Relating to voter registration on issuance or change of a driver's license or identification card by the Department of Public Safety. State Affairs |
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Relating to the countywide polling place program. State Affairs |
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Relating to abolishing a dissolution committee established to abolish certain county boards of education or boards of county school trustees and appointing commissioners courts to assume the duties of the dissolution committee. Education |
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Relating to requiring female representation on the governing authorities of certain business entities; authorizing an administrative penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use of certain health risk information; authorizing administrative penalties and other sanctions. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to providing access to local health departments and certain health service regional offices under the Medicaid managed care program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in Harris County Hospital District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to service of a notice of an application for a protective order. State Affairs |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 35 as the Trooper Tom Nipper Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the expiration date of hunting and fishing licenses, stamps, permits, or tags. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to regulation of the production of retail public utility wells by a groundwater conservation district. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the standard of judicial review for a suit involving a groundwater conservation district. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to participation in a local provider participation fund by certain counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to benefit payments for certain retirees in the Teacher Retirement System. State Affairs |
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Relating to developing the proposed plan on long-term care for persons with an intellectual disability participating in the home and community-based waiver program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to authorizing tastings by certain alcoholic beverage manufacturers at certain events. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to payment card skimmers and the creation of a payment card fraud center; imposing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the development of a central filing system by the secretary of state for the filing of financing statements for certain security interests; authorizing fees; providing civil penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain images captured by an unmanned aircraft. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the advertising and labeling of certain meat food products. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authority of a commodity producers board or a committee to hold meetings by telephone conference. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a study regarding the feasibility of implementing a central filing system for the filing of financing statements for agricultural liens. Agriculture |
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Relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding occupational skills training for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the inclusion of certain health care providers in the provider network of a Medicaid managed care organization. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a report regarding Medicaid reimbursement rates and access to care. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency of career and technology education programs. Education |
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Relating to the filing of financial disclosure statements by trustees of certain independent school districts. Education |
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Relating to the creation of a micro-credential certification program for public school educator continuing education. Education |
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Relating to the authority of certain local governmental entities to enter into an agreement to create a mutual aid law enforcement task force. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the photograph on certain forms of state issued identification. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to pro bono legal services for veterans and service members and an exemption from the state bar membership fee for attorneys providing those services. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the use of the fund for veterans' assistance to provide pro bono legal services to veterans and active duty service members. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the authority of an insured to select a pharmacist under the insured's health insurance policy. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of the aviation development account. Finance |
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Relating to the administration of a practical examination by a junior college or career school or college. Higher Education |
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Relating to the requirement that a motor vehicle dealer obtain a general distinguishing number for a consignment location. Transportation |
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Relating to the use of comprehensive development agreements for certain highway projects in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties. Transportation |
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Relating to the authority of certain road districts to enter into contracts for and to contribute to transportation projects. Transportation |
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Relating to funding for comprehensive school counseling programs. Education |
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Relating to the retirement eligibility of certain peace officers who are members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. State Affairs |
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Relating to eligibility for membership and funding of benefits for certain law enforcement, custodial, and other peace officers. State Affairs |
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Relating to the enforcement of certain requirements regarding the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in ad valorem tax appraisal records. State Affairs |
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Relating to the contents of a notice of appraised value sent to a property owner by the chief appraiser of an appraisal district. Property Tax |
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Relating to a prohibition on the application of certain pesticides at public school buildings and other facilities. Education |
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Relating to the publication of pathogen-related data from river basins by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the use of green stormwater infrastructure in new state buildings. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to methane gas reduction by The University of Texas System. Higher Education |
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Relating to affirmative defenses for a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality enforcement action for unauthorized emission or opacity events. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to on-site distributed generation and energy storage resources. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the matters to be considered in developing the state water plan. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to energy efficiency performance standards. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the development of a climate adaptation plan by certain entities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a prohibition of the land application of grease or grit trap waste. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the composition of the port commission of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas. Transportation |
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Relating to the authority of a development corporation created by the Gulf Coast Authority to finance certain improvements. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to a reduction in required days of service for educators in public schools under certain circumstances. Education |
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Relating to authorizing school districts to reimburse under the Foundation School Program private employers for paid internships provided to certain students in career and technology education programs in the district. Education |
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Relating to public school compliance with dyslexia screening and testing requirements. Education |
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Relating to the issuance of digital license plates; authorizing a fee. Transportation |
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Relating to a redetermination of a preliminary wage determination order by the Texas Workforce Commission. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to restrictions on municipal regulation in certain areas. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to procedures for tax auditing and determining amounts of overpayments of gas production taxes. Finance |
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Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations. Finance |
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Relating to the cremation of human remains by alkaline hydrolysis. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Medicaid program, including the administration and operation of the Medicaid managed care program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the calculation of the ad valorem taxes imposed on property for the year in which the property is acquired by a governmental entity. Property Tax |
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Relating to operating a motor vehicle while a person is occupying the trunk of the motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense. Transportation |
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Relating to Medicaid funding in this state, including the federal government's participation in that funding. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a single Internet portal through which Medicaid providers may submit and receive information. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to traumatic injury response protocol and the use of bleeding control kits in public schools. Education |
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Relating to health insurance benefits for survivors of certain law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and other public employees. State Affairs |
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Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to inclusion of Bible instruction in the required English language arts curriculum for public school students. Education |
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Relating to the procedures and grounds for terminating the parent-child relationship, for taking possession of a child, and for certain hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to county regulation of game rooms. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to subpoenas, orders, and warrants for the disclosure of location information, electronic customer communications records, and electronic customer data and for the use of pen registers, ESN readers, cell site simulators, and mobile tracking devices; creating a criminal offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to court reporters and shorthand reporting firms; imposing a fee; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to the regulation of game rooms in certain counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 84 in McLennan County as the Waco Police Sergeant Bobby Vicha Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the fiscal transparency of special purpose districts and other political subdivisions. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the regulation of game rooms in certain counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for burglary of a commercial building in which trade or commerce is conducted. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the transfer of a retired county or municipal law enforcement animal. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the eligibility of the surviving spouse of an individual who is disabled to receive a limitation on the school district ad valorem taxes on the spouse's residence homestead. Property Tax |
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Relating to a common characteristic or use project in a public improvement district in certain municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the repeal of a provision governing the operation of jail commissaries in certain counties. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the creation of the Texas Veterans County Service Officer Task Force. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the rendition of certain temporary orders in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in anticipation of a parent's military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty. State Affairs |
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Relating to including referral of a student to a restorative justice or discipline program as part of a school district's system of graduated sanctions for certain school offenses. Education |
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Relating to evaluating the performance of dropout recovery schools for purposes of the public school accountability system. Education |
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Relating to the training and responsibilities of certain educational entities that have certain responsibilities regarding public school oversight. Education |
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Relating to the state plan for career and technology education. Education |
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Relating to the process for determining the Medicaid eligibility of certain former foster care youth. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the Health and Human Services Commission developing a plan to contract with public institutions of higher education to operate state hospitals. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the classification of certain hospitals. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to certain duties of peace officers and law enforcement agencies concerning certain information subject to disclosure to a defendant. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the criminal offense of fraudulent securing of document execution. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the sale of electric power to certain public customers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to state funding and accountability provisions applicable to school district campuses and programs operated under school district and charter partnerships. Education |
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Relating to governmental entities that may partner with a school district to operate a district campus. Education |
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Relating to the transfer of the regulation of motor fuel metering and motor fuel quality from the Texas Department of Agriculture to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. State Affairs |
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Relating to the applicability of certain prompt payment requirements to health and accident coverage provided by certain risk pools. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to requiring certain risk pools to conduct own risk and solvency assessments. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the disclosure of information concerning the corporate governance structure of certain insurers and related entities; providing an administrative penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the penalty for failure to register certain aggregate production operations with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to best management practices for aggregate production operations. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the regulation of aggregate production operation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; increasing an administrative penalty. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to taking sand, gravel, marl, shell, and mudshell from Texas rivers. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to a border volunteer training program for peace officers employed by local law enforcement agencies. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the recording by a county clerk of certain documents concerning real or personal property. State Affairs |
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Relating to advance directives and health care and treatment decisions. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to an exemption from the assessment requirements of the Texas Success Initiative for students who achieve certain scores on a high school equivalency examination. Higher Education |
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Relating to state assistance provided by the Texas Military Preparedness Commission to defense communities. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the provision of information to certain women enrolled in the Healthy Texas Women program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the implementation of a statewide case management system for judicial case information. State Affairs |
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Relating to establishing supplemental payment programs for the reimbursement of certain ambulance providers under Medicaid. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to information a law enforcement agency is required to share with a school district about a person who may be a student. Education |
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Relating to the admissibility of evidence in the prosecution of an offense committed against a member of the defendant's family or household or person in a dating relationship with the defendant. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to authority of the Health and Human Services Commission to retain portion of appropriated funds to pay for implementation of certain health care programs under the Medicaid program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the deaf-blind with multiple disabilities waiver program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the amount of civil penalties the attorney general may seek to recover under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act. State Affairs |
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Relating to permitting the Texas Ethics Commission to provide seminars and charge an attendance fee for those seminars. State Affairs |
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Relating to a study on the use of forensic psychology in suits affecting the parent-child relationship. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of the Kickapoo Indian Tribe to commission peace officers. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to creating the offense of causing an accident resulting in personal injury or death while operating a motor vehicle without a license; providing a penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to sonogram requirements for a pregnant woman seeking an abortion. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by handgun license holders on the campus of a school district or open-enrollment charter school. State Affairs |
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Relating to the development of a method to determine the value of certain real property for purposes of eminent domain. State Affairs |
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Relating to the review of clemency applications from certain persons who were victims of human trafficking or family violence. State Affairs |
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Relating to the appeal of certain decisions concerning mining leases. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the reporting of certain information on maternal mortality to the Department of State Health Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the Texas Diabetes Council and the state plan for diabetes and obesity treatment and education. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to wage claim data. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the adjudication of emergency evacuation discrimination complaints by the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the administration of certain programs under the Texas emissions reduction plan. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the retention of soil samples and records related to a permit for a municipal solid waste facility issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; creating an administrative penalty. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the designation of the part of Interstate Highway 14 in Bell County as a portion of the national Purple Heart Trail. Transportation |
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Relating to excused absences from public school for the purpose of visiting an institution of higher education. Education |
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Relating to tactical medical officers; requiring an occupational certificate; authorizing fees. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to allowing operators of motor vehicles to treat a stop sign as a yield sign at certain intersections. Transportation |
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Relating to prohibition of abortion; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to creating the criminal offenses of providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization and engaging in terrorist activities. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to civil actions involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights. State Affairs |
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Relating to the survival of a mechanic's retainage lien after the foreclosure of a lien securing a construction loan. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the licensing of certain school-age programs that provide child-care services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to prima facie evidence of the intent to sell certain alcoholic beverages. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, including transitional benefits. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to implementation of the system redesign for the delivery of Medicaid benefits to persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to relief from local matching funds requirement for certain counties. Transportation |
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Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Travis County. State Affairs |
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Relating to pollinator health. Agriculture |
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Relating to the facilities that may be financed by a public facilities corporation. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the financing of certain grocery stores by a public facilities corporation. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to establishing a program to assist small businesses by increasing access to capital. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to prosecutorial transparency. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to affirmative defenses for a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality enforcement action for unauthorized emission or opacity events. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to qualifications of licensed court interpreters. State Affairs |
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Relating to the operation of the juvenile boards of Goliad and Victoria Counties. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to state fiscal matters. Finance |
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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. Finance |
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Relating to the essential knowledge and skills of the technology applications curriculum and the establishment of a computer science strategic advisory committee. Education |
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Relating to the eligibility of an injured employee for lifetime income benefits under the workers' compensation system. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain events for funding under the Major Events Reimbursement Program. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to permitting a hunter education component as part of a school district's physical education curriculum offered to certain students. Education |
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Relating to authorizing an increase in an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties. Transportation |
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Relating to requiring a school district to notify certain parents or guardians of a program providing students with reading disabilities the ability to borrow audiobooks free of charge. Education |
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Relating to pretrial diversion programs funded by the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the provision of training and technical assistance provided by the division. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the appointment of a compliance monitor to oversee certain county jails. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to community supervision. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the administrative, civil, and criminal consequences imposed on persons arrested for, charged with, or convicted of certain criminal offenses, including certain conditions of suspension or renewal of a driver's license. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the confinement of juveniles in certain facilities. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the confidentiality of the recording of certain emergency calls. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to polling place locations under the countywide polling place program. State Affairs |
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Relating to the municipal hotel occupancy tax. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to metering and billing requirements for certain apartment houses, manufactured homes, and recreational vehicles. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to authorizing a dropout recovery competency-based educational program provided through a campus or campus program charter or open-enrollment charter school. Education |
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Relating to alternative education loans and qualified student loan bonds. Higher Education |
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Relating to the enforcement of a court order for possession of or access to a child. State Affairs |
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Relating to private spaces for diaper changing stations in restrooms in certain buildings. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to conforming amendments to ensure that health and human services agencies may continue to obtain criminal history record information. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to local goals for public education and governance of local school districts. Education |
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Relating to the administration of the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program. Higher Education |
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Relating to equal parenting orders in suits affecting the parent-child relationship. State Affairs |
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Relating to declarant control of a property owners' association board. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to programs established to eliminate injection-associated infectious diseases; providing certain civil and criminal immunity. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the availability of certain information regarding the members of the governing body of an independent school district or a public junior college district on the district's Internet website. State Affairs |
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Relating to the requirement that a right-of-way agent obtain a license from the Texas Real Estate Commission; expanding an occupational regulation. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain counties. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for causing bodily injury while resisting arrest, search, or transportation. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the use of certain tax revenue by certain municipalities for the payment of job training programs and the development of hotel and convention center projects. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the administration of the mixed beverage sales tax. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the maintenance and operation of certain projects by certain drainage districts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the operations of the Texas Crime Stoppers Council and crime stoppers organizations. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the creation of a nutrition education task force. Education |
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Relating to the 1st Multicounty Court at Law. State Affairs |
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Relating to the reimbursement to a county for the costs of confining a person arrested under an out-of-county warrant. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the establishment of the Texas Students with Disabilities Scholarship Program for certain students at public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to coverage for serious mental illness, other disorders, and chemical dependency under certain health benefit plans. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to ballot propositions authorizing political subdivisions to issue bonds or other debt or to impose or change a tax. Property Tax |
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Relating to fees collected by the Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority. Finance |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, Texas. Texas Ports, Select |
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Relating to the board of pilot commissioners for Harris County ports. Texas Ports, Select |
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Relating to the safe and efficient provision of pilot services by the Board of Pilot Commissioners for Harris County Ports. Texas Ports, Select |
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Relating to requiring a public retirement system to adopt a written funding policy. State Affairs |
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Relating to early childhood intervention and rehabilitative and habilitative services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the time period for conducting early voting at a temporary branch early voting polling place. State Affairs |
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Relating to prohibiting a registered sex offender from residing within a certain distance of the residence of a victim of any offense committed by the offender for which the offender is subject to registration. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to creating a criminal offense for making certain telemarketing calls to a telephone number published on the Texas no-call list. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to criminal liability for engaging in certain conduct involving a critical infrastructure facility; increasing criminal penalties. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to a central database containing information about violent offenders. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics. Higher Education |
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Relating to a study of the elimination of the effects of renewable energy subsidies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to monitoring emissions of air contaminants from certain mining-related facilities; imposing of a fee. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the establishment of the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to changing the sales and use tax rate of a metropolitan rapid transit authority. Transportation |
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Relating to the repeal of certain provisions affecting the electronic exchange of health information. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to elderly persons and persons with a disability who are survivors of sexual assault. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the reimbursement of certain urban teaching hospitals for the provision of inpatient hospital care under Medicaid. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the operation and administration of certain health and human services programs, including the Medicaid managed care program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to an exception to the titling requirement for certain vehicles; creating a criminal offense. Transportation |
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Relating to the judges authorized to release on bail a defendant charged with certain offenses, and the considerations for setting the amount of bail. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to youth diversion programs for children accused of certain fine-only offenses and related criminal justice matters; authorizing and imposing fees. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to required counseling before an abortion is performed. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the state virtual school network and a study on digital learning. Education |
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Relating to the enforcement of traffic regulations on a public road that is owned, operated, and maintained by a special district. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the correction of an ad valorem tax appraisal roll. Property Tax |
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Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to the ability of a governmental entity to contract for the development and operation of a transportation project. Transportation |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to create sports and community venue districts and to authorize and finance certain sports and community venue projects; authorizing a tax. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the establishment of a pilot program to create additional housing for certain individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability through a Medicaid waiver program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the examination by the commissioner of insurance of certain insurers' network quality and adequacy. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to fees on persons who sell or purchase e-cigarettes, vapor products, or cannibidiol products to benefit the designated trauma facility and emergency medical services account; imposing fees; requiring occupational permits. Finance |
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Relating to the creation of magistrates in Fort Bend County State Affairs |
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Relating to health coverage for employees of a municipal school district. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in local jurisdictions in this state. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the authority of certain entities to create and operate health care provider participation programs in counties not served by a hospital district or a public hospital. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to procedures for requiring an independent school district to conduct an efficiency audit. Education |
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Relating to the creation of the business court and the Court of Business Appeals to hear certain cases; authorizing fees. State Affairs |
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Relating to the grant program distributing money from the transportation infrastructure fund. Transportation |
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Relating to the practices and operation of pharmacy benefit managers; providing administrative penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to delivery of outpatient prescription drug benefits under certain public benefit programs, including Medicaid and the child health plan program. Finance |
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Relating to reporting of costs incurred by school districts in litigation or resolution of special education cases. Education |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to multipurpose convention center facility projects. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the assignment of performance ratings to school districts and school district campuses. Education |
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Relating to an application for a charter for an open-enrollment charter school and to the expansion of an open-enrollment charter school. Education |
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Relating to the provision of pharmacy benefits through Medicaid managed care. Finance |
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Relating to allowing staff who work for or provide counseling under the auspices of a licensed outpatient chemical dependency care facility to provide services in satellite offices or facilities that do not require separate licensures, but operate instead under the license of the sponsoring organization. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to preliminary examination periods for mental health protective custody. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to employment policies for certain health care providers in medical and dental units. State Affairs |
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Relating to compensation under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act for certain expenses. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the procedure for amending or revoking certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to certain water utilities. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties to be used for transportation projects. Transportation |
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Relating to the distribution to the Texas Racing Commission of certain money deducted from simulcast pari-mutuel pools. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to an amendment to the Medicaid state plan for certain entities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the issuance of a permit by the Railroad Commission of Texas for the routing of certain oil or gas pipelines; establishing a fee. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to increasing the interest rate and maximum reference base amount of certain consumer loans. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of certain aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; authorizing an increase in the amount of a fee. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to creating the criminal offense of financial abuse of an elderly individual. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to automatic voter registration of students enrolled in public institutions of higher education. State Affairs |
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Relating to the inclusion of instruction about mental health in the required curriculum for public school students. Education |
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Relating to providing mental health services and mental health education to public school students at school-based health centers. Education |
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Relating to the eligibility of persons convicted of certain offenses to serve as a member of a board of trustees of a school district. Education |
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Relating to reimbursement under certain health benefit plans for certain services and procedures performed by pharmacists. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to challenges by school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to accountability determinations. Education |
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Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the random drug testing of members of the legislature during a legislative session. State Affairs |
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Relating to a prohibition against the knowing employment of persons not lawfully present in the United States and the suspension of licenses held by certain employers for the knowing employment of those persons; authorizing a fee. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the drug testing of certain persons seeking benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the allocation of certain general revenues to the economic stabilization fund, the state highway fund, and the education enrichment fund. Finance |
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Relating to service by retirees under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. State Affairs |
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Relating to violations of certain conditions of parole; creating a criminal offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools. Education |
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Relating to a minimum wage and monthly stipend for municipal and county peace officers; making an appropriation. Finance |
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Relating to the provision of educational materials regarding disease prevention during a disaster. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to definition of a common paymaster. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to a review by the state auditor of certain assessment instruments administered to public school students. Education |
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Relating to school safety measures, including the authority of a school district to implement a school bus monitoring system that records images of vehicles that pass a stopped school bus; authorizing a civil penalty; imposing a surcharge. Transportation |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of operation of an unmanned aircraft over certain facilities. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain nurses employed by a long-term care facility. Higher Education |
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Relating to the maternal peer support pilot program for perinatal mood disorder. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the inclusion of school climate in the indicators for evaluating the performance of public schools. Education |
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Relating to the use of a Restatement of the Law published by the American Law Institute. State Affairs |
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Relating to eligibility to establish a multiple employer welfare arrangement. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the certification of certain improvements by the Texas Department of Insurance in connection with the issuance of insurance by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; authorizing a penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a presentation by the commissioner of insurance on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners accreditation process and participation in the National Conference of Insurance Legislators. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of certain battery-charged fences by municipalities and counties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a study by the comptroller on the feasibility and desirability of implementing a recycling program that collects fees and issues rebates for certain materials. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the transfer of jurisdiction over and management of the Star of the Republic Museum to the Texas Historical Commission. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the authority of certain counties to adopt and enforce park use rules. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent. Education |
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Relating to providing for the review of certain county departments of education by the Sunset Advisory Commission. Education |
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Relating to the authority of certain counties to use an alternate work period for county peace officers. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the ownership, sale, lease, and disposition of property and management of assets of an open-enrollment charter school. Education |
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Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Nueces County Hospital District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to controlled substance prescriptions under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; creating a criminal offense. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the liability for unpaid tuition and fees at a public institution of higher education due to a misclassification of certain military personnel and their dependents. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the authority of a county to require a person to obtain a building permit from the county for certain portable structures. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the prosecution of criminal offenses involving the trafficking of persons. State Affairs |
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Relating to authorizing county commissioners who hold a license to carry a handgun to carry the handgun on the premises of a government court or an office utilized by a court and the form of the handgun licenses issued to county commissioners. State Affairs |
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Relating to issues involving the administration or finances of state entities. Finance |
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Relating to rates established by municipalities for water and sewer services. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the payment in installments of ad valorem taxes by members or veterans of the United States armed forces. Property Tax |
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Relating to a study of the best practices of river authorities. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education. State Affairs |
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Relating to the franchise tax and alternative revenue sources and spending priorities for this state; repealing the franchise tax. Finance |
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Relating to the payment in installments of ad valorem taxes on property damaged in a disaster. Property Tax |
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Relating to the confidentiality and disclosure of certain information relating to emergency management and governmental functions. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the authorization of expenditures for lobbying activities by certain political subdivisions and other public entities. State Affairs |
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Relating to the temporary authority of certain individuals to engage in business as a residential mortgage loan originator. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to requirements for programs of water conservation and water conservation plans. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to reporting to the legislature by certain river authorities. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the operation of the Texas Title Insurance Guaranty Association. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to grants awarded to nonprofit food banks for disaster response. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to reporting on and the enforcement of the use of E-cigarettes on school campuses Education |
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Relating to the use of tax revenue by certain municipalities for the payment of certain hotel-related bonds or other obligations. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the treatment of captured appraised value and tax increment in the calculation of ad valorem tax rates for a taxing unit. Property Tax |
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Relating to the requirements for an application for or a request for the revision of a charter for an open-enrollment charter school. Education |
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Relating to the administration of "pay for success" contracts for state agencies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to funding for counties for transportation infrastructure projects located in areas of the state affected by increased oil and gas production. Transportation |
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Relating to the jurisdiction of, and practices and procedures in civil cases before, justice courts, county courts, statutory county courts, and district courts. State Affairs |
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Relating to courses offered jointly by certain public junior colleges and independent school districts. Higher Education |
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Relating to the annexation of territory by a junior college district. Higher Education |
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Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of real property leased to and used by certain schools. Property Tax |
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Relating to the creation of the Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Higher Education |
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Relating to eliminating resident tuition rates and fees charged to students residing outside of a junior college district. Higher Education |
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Relating to the award of grants by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for innovative principal preparation programs. Higher Education |
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Relating to the authority of an insured to select a pharmacist under the insured's health insurance policy. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the prohibited administration of certain vaccinations. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to discrimination by a health care provider based on immunization status. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a statewide disaster alert system. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of a fund to assist local governments with the acquisition of voting system equipment. State Affairs |
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Relating to judicial review of acts by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to conflicts of interest and discrimination policies for an ethics or medical committee review of an advance directive. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to reducing the limitation on the maximum amount of gross receipts taxes collected for combative sports events. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to issues affecting counties and other political subdivisions of the state. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to per capita funding by population of each local mental health authority. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the operation of off-highway vehicles on a public street, road, or highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the rate of interest on certain tax refunds. Finance |
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Relating to the eligibility of the children of public school educators for free prekindergarten programs in public schools. Education |
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Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of an individual's residence homestead. Property Tax |
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Relating to state recognition of the Mount Tabor Indian Community. State Affairs |
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Relating to the collection of certain judgments through court proceeding. State Affairs |
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Relating to the protection of parental rights. State Affairs |
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Relating to the performance of nonsurgical medical cosmetic procedures at medical spas; providing a civil penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a controlled substance disposal program for pharmacies and certain health care facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to election practices and procedures. State Affairs |
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Relating to consideration of a child's gender identity or expression in suits affecting the parent-child relationship and other proceedings involving children. State Affairs |
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Relating to the procedure for approval of certain land development applications by a political subdivision. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to judicial deference regarding an interpretation of law by a state agency. State Affairs |
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Relating to the punishment for the offense of fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment of a writing that is attached to tangible property; enhancing a criminal penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a cause of action for political or religious censorship of speech by a social media website. State Affairs |
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Relating to immunity from liability of a court clerk and county for the disclosure or release of certain court documents and information contained in the court documents. State Affairs |
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Relating to safety and inspection reporting requirements for certain utilities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the collection of sales and use tax by providers of certain services. Finance |
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Relating to the provision of pharmacy services through a telepharmacy system located at a remote dispensing site. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the standard of proof in health care liability claims involving emergency medical care. State Affairs |
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Relating to the administration of anesthesia by a certified registered nurse anesthetist on the order of a dentist. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the creation of certain pilot programs to encourage economic and educational opportunities in certain regions of this state. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the places where certain knives are prohibited. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to sale of returnable containers; creating a criminal offense. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to statewide technology centers and cloud computing services. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the establishment of the Office for Sexual Assault Survivor Assistance within the criminal justice division of the governor's office. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the carcinogenic risk level used in the development of certain environmental remediation benchmarks. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to indicators of achievement under the public school accountability system. Education |
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Relating to the regulatory analysis of rules proposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to services provided to and collection of data regarding individuals with acquired brain injury. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the designation of liaison officers at public institutions of higher education to assist certain students who are parents. Higher Education |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of a person protected by a magistrate's order for emergency protection. State Affairs |
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Relating to use of compensatory education allotment funding to provide assistance to students at risk of dropping out of school who are pregnant or who are parents and to reporting through the Public Education Information Management System. Education |
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Relating to the adoption of the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to limitations of the issuance of permits for municipal solid waste landfill facilities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to reporting requirements for certain accidental discharges or spills. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the provision of on-campus mental health services by a school district and reimbursement under Medicaid for certain services provided to eligible students. Education |
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Relating to the operation of, participation in, and effects of successful completion of a mental health court program. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to criminal history record information for applicants for employment with the ombudsman for children and youth in foster care. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to establishment of the higher education pilot program for foster youth and former foster youth. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the appointment of a surrogate parent for certain children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the use of certain standardized tests in evaluating the performance of a school district or campus. Education |
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Relating to the administration of state assessments. Education |
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Relating to technical defects in instruments affecting real property. State Affairs |
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Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of aggravated kidnapping. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the criminal offense of evading arrest or detention. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to creating a criminal offense for the failure to procure goods or services from a community rehabilitation program. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a wage increase for certain state employees. Finance |
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Relating to the regulation of short-term limited-duration health insurance policies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to operating requirements for farm mutual insurance companies related to insurance in force on rural property. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Internet domain name used by a website that sells tickets to events. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the definition of a public entertainment facility for purposes of certain alcoholic beverage-related activities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs. Higher Education |
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Relating to certain requirements for the administration of the Coordinated Admission Program (CAP) at The University of Texas at Austin. Higher Education |
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Relating to state recognition of the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation. State Affairs |
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Relating to the length of the term of an existing comprehensive development agreement for State Highway 130. Transportation |
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relating to the regulation of freestanding emergency medical care facilities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis and medical research cannabis. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a study by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas regarding the use of health reimbursement accounts in conjunction with certain Medicare plans to provide health benefit coverage for certain retired school employees. State Affairs |
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Relating to the determination of the sufficient balance within the economic stabilization fund and to the adjustment of allocations of amounts to be transferred to the economic stabilization fund and the state highway fund under Section 49-g, Article III, Texas Constitution. Finance |
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Relating to trauma-informed care for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services, trauma-informed care training for certain department employees, and the establishment of the Trauma-Informed Care Task Force. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the use of tax revenue by certain municipalities for the payment of certain hotel-related bonds or other obligations. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the issuance of a permit for a municipal solid waste facility located in a 100-year floodplain. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the Missouri City Redevelopment District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to tuition and fees exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain dual credit students considering a teaching career. Higher Education |
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Relating to public school discipline and law and order issues regarding open-enrollment charter schools. Education |
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Relating to the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes. Property Tax |
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Relating to authorizing the Employees Retirement System of Texas and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas to establish defined contribution plans or hybrid retirement plans to provide retirement benefits to certain employees. State Affairs |
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Relating to authorizing certain municipalities to establish defined contribution plans to provide retirement benefits to certain employees. State Affairs |
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Relating to the dissolution of a municipal management district by landowner petition. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of a committee to recommend a framework to incorporate digital teaching and learning in public schools. Education |
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Relating to the mandatory removal of a public school student from the classroom following certain conduct. Education |
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Relating to the career and technology education and technology applications allotment and the essential knowledge and skills of the career and technology education and technology applications curriculums. Education |
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Relating to authorizing an increase in an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties. Transportation |
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Relating to establishing the supporting medically fragile children program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to disclosure of a beneficiary to a funeral director under a life insurance policy. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to establish, operate, and, through the issuance of general obligation bonds, finance a grant program to provide financial assistance to political subdivisions and the state for projects related to disaster recovery; disaster mitigation; or construct, repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct state or local infrastructure. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of certain advanced practice registered nurses. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the funding of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Texas school finance system, including the creation of the bicentennial education fund, the establishment of the Texas Education Investment Management Organization, and the management and investment of the permanent school fund. Education |
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Relating to increasing the state sales and use tax rate, and requiring a reduction in school maintenance and operation ad valorem taxes; making and appropriation; increasing the rate of a tax. Finance |
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Relating to the creation of the City of Kemah Municipal Management District No. 1; providing a limited authority of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds and impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the abolition of the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan and transfer of the plan's assets, financial obligations, duties, and powers to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. Business & Commerce |