Bills Referred Today for 3/21/2019

BILLS REFERRED TODAY



Thursday

March 21, 2019





Committee referral on the following:


SJR 64 Alvarado

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


SJR 65 Lucio

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of additional obligations to provide financial assistance to counties for roadways to serve border colonias.

Transportation


SJR 66 Hinojosa

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


SJR 67 Birdwell

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


SJR 68 Hall

Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right to earn a living free from unnecessary government interference.

Business & Commerce


SJR 69 Paxton

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


SJR 70 Johnson

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


SJR 71 Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Flores/ Hall/ Hancock/ et al.

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


SJR 72 Bettencourt

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


SJR 73 West

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


SJR 74 Creighton

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


SJR 75 Miles

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


SJR 76 Taylor

Proposing a constitutional amendment to reduce school district ad valorem tax rates through an increase in the state sales and use tax rate.

Finance


SJR 77 Taylor

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the dedication of certain severance tax collections for school district ad valorem tax compression.

Finance


SJR 78 Taylor

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the permanent school fund.

Education


SCR 24 Creighton

Expressing support for a revised Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SCR 25 Taylor

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


SCR 26 Taylor

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


SB 390 Miles

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


SB 578 Hughes

Relating to the composition of the Riverbend Water Resources District and the terms of the board of directors of that district.

Water & Rural Affairs


SB 906 Hughes

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public money for lobbying activities.

State Affairs


SB 907 Hughes

Relating to the preservation and improvement of the Republic of Texas Granite Boundary Marker.

Administration


SB 908 Hughes

Relating to a license to carry a handgun for active and retired railroad peace officers and special cattle rangers; authorizing a fee.

State Affairs


SB 909 Hughes

Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses involving fraud.

Criminal Justice


SB 910 Hughes

Relating to the salary of judges in certain statutory county courts.

State Affairs


SB 2001 Alvarado

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


SB 2002 Alvarado

Relating to the inclusion of affordable housing as a qualifying project for public-private partnerships.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2003 Whitmire

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


SB 2004 Lucio

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


SB 2005 Lucio

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


SB 2006 Lucio

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


SB 2007 Lucio

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


SB 2008 Lucio

Relating to the prosecution of organized criminal activity involving a controlled substance or dangerous drug.

Criminal Justice


SB 2009 Lucio

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

Criminal Justice


SB 2010 Buckingham

Relating to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain misdemeanors punishable by fine only.

Criminal Justice


SB 2011 Buckingham

Relating to a study and report regarding streamlining physician licensing requirements for nurses.

Higher Education


SB 2012 Buckingham

Relating to the creation of truancy masters for Bell County.

Criminal Justice


SB 2013 Fallon

Relating to the preemption of municipal and county regulatory authority.

State Affairs


SB 2014 Fallon

Relating to voluntary contributions to the cancer prevention and research fund for pediatric cancer research.

Transportation


SB 2015 Fallon

Relating to the issuance of pediatric cancer research specialty license plates.

Transportation


SB 2016 Bettencourt

Relating to voter registration on issuance or change of a driver's license or identification card by the Department of Public Safety.

State Affairs


SB 2017 Bettencourt

Relating to the countywide polling place program.

State Affairs


SB 2018 West

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


SB 2019 Miles

Relating to requiring female representation on the governing authorities of certain business entities; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 2020 Miles

Relating to the use of certain health risk information; authorizing administrative penalties and other sanctions.

Business & Commerce


SB 2021 Miles

Relating to providing access to local health departments and certain health service regional offices under the Medicaid managed care program.

Health & Human Services


SB 2022 Miles/ Alvarado/ Taylor

Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in Harris County Hospital District.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2023 West

Relating to service of a notice of an application for a protective order.

State Affairs


SB 2024 Buckingham

Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 35 as the Trooper Tom Nipper Memorial Highway.

Transportation


SB 2025 Lucio

Relating to the expiration date of hunting and fishing licenses, stamps, permits, or tags.

Water & Rural Affairs


SB 2026 Perry

Relating to regulation of the production of retail public utility wells by a groundwater conservation district.

Water & Rural Affairs


SB 2027 Perry

Relating to the standard of judicial review for a suit involving a groundwater conservation district.

Water & Rural Affairs


SB 2028 Hughes

Relating to participation in a local provider participation fund by certain counties.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2029 Hughes

Relating to benefit payments for certain retirees in the Teacher Retirement System.

State Affairs


SB 2030 Hughes

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


SB 2031 West

Relating to authorizing tastings by certain alcoholic beverage manufacturers at certain events.

Business & Commerce


SB 2032 Hall

Relating to payment card skimmers and the creation of a payment card fraud center; imposing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses.

Business & Commerce


SB 2033 Hall

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


SB 2034 Hall

Relating to certain images captured by an unmanned aircraft.

Business & Commerce


SB 2035 Hall

Relating to the advertising and labeling of certain meat food products.

Business & Commerce


SB 2036 Hall

Relating to the authority of a commodity producers board or a committee to hold meetings by telephone conference.

Business & Commerce


SB 2037 Hall

Relating to a study regarding the feasibility of implementing a central filing system for the filing of financing statements for agricultural liens.

Agriculture


SB 2038 Rodríguez

Relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding occupational skills training for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2039 Rodríguez

Relating to the inclusion of certain health care providers in the provider network of a Medicaid managed care organization.

Health & Human Services


SB 2040 Rodríguez

Relating to a report regarding Medicaid reimbursement rates and access to care.

Health & Human Services


SB 2042 Fallon

Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency of career and technology education programs.

Education


SB 2043 Fallon

Relating to the filing of financial disclosure statements by trustees of certain independent school districts.

Education


SB 2044 Fallon

Relating to the creation of a micro-credential certification program for public school educator continuing education.

Education


SB 2045 Fallon

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


SB 2046 Fallon

Relating to the photograph on certain forms of state issued identification.

Criminal Justice


SB 2047 Zaffirini

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


SB 2048 Zaffirini

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


SB 2049 Schwertner

Relating to the authority of an insured to select a pharmacist under the insured's health insurance policy.

Business & Commerce


SB 2050 Schwertner

Relating to the creation of the aviation development account.

Finance


SB 2051 Schwertner

Relating to the administration of a practical examination by a junior college or career school or college.

Higher Education


SB 2052 Hinojosa

Relating to the requirement that a motor vehicle dealer obtain a general distinguishing number for a consignment location.

Transportation


SB 2053 Hinojosa

Relating to the use of comprehensive development agreements for certain highway projects in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties.

Transportation


SB 2054 Hinojosa

Relating to the authority of certain road districts to enter into contracts for and to contribute to transportation projects.

Transportation


SB 2055 Menéndez

Relating to funding for comprehensive school counseling programs.

Education


SB 2056 Menéndez

Relating to the retirement eligibility of certain peace officers who are members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

State Affairs


SB 2057 Menéndez

Relating to eligibility for membership and funding of benefits for certain law enforcement, custodial, and other peace officers.

State Affairs


SB 2058 Menéndez

Relating to the enforcement of certain requirements regarding the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education.

Higher Education


SB 2059 Menéndez

Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in ad valorem tax appraisal records.

State Affairs


SB 2060 Menéndez

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


SB 2061 Menéndez

Relating to a prohibition on the application of certain pesticides at public school buildings and other facilities.

Education


SB 2062 Menéndez

Relating to the publication of pathogen-related data from river basins by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Water & Rural Affairs


SB 2063 Menéndez

Relating to the use of green stormwater infrastructure in new state buildings.

Business & Commerce


SB 2064 Menéndez

Relating to methane gas reduction by The University of Texas System.

Higher Education


SB 2065 Menéndez

Relating to affirmative defenses for a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality enforcement action for unauthorized emission or opacity events.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2066 Menéndez

Relating to on-site distributed generation and energy storage resources.

Business & Commerce


SB 2067 Menéndez

Relating to the matters to be considered in developing the state water plan.

Water & Rural Affairs


SB 2068 Menéndez

Relating to energy efficiency performance standards.

Business & Commerce


SB 2069 Menéndez

Relating to the development of a climate adaptation plan by certain entities.

Business & Commerce


SB 2070 Menéndez

Relating to a prohibition of the land application of grease or grit trap waste.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2071 Zaffirini

Relating to the composition of the port commission of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas.

Transportation


SB 2072 Taylor

Relating to the authority of a development corporation created by the Gulf Coast Authority to finance certain improvements.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2073 Taylor

Relating to a reduction in required days of service for educators in public schools under certain circumstances.

Education


SB 2074 Paxton

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


SB 2075 Paxton

Relating to public school compliance with dyslexia screening and testing requirements.

Education


SB 2076 Paxton

Relating to the issuance of digital license plates; authorizing a fee.

Transportation


SB 2077 Paxton

Relating to a redetermination of a preliminary wage determination order by the Texas Workforce Commission.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2078 Campbell

Relating to restrictions on municipal regulation in certain areas.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2079 Perry

Relating to procedures for tax auditing and determining amounts of overpayments of gas production taxes.

Finance


SB 2080 Hinojosa

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


SB 2081 Hinojosa

Relating to the cremation of human remains by alkaline hydrolysis.

Business & Commerce


SB 2082 Hinojosa

Relating to the Medicaid program, including the administration and operation of the Medicaid managed care program.

Health & Human Services


SB 2083 Hinojosa

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


SB 2084 Hinojosa

Relating to operating a motor vehicle while a person is occupying the trunk of the motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense.

Transportation


SB 2085 Hinojosa

Relating to Medicaid funding in this state, including the federal government's participation in that funding.

Health & Human Services


SB 2086 Hinojosa

Relating to a single Internet portal through which Medicaid providers may submit and receive information.

Health & Human Services


SB 2087 Hinojosa

Relating to traumatic injury response protocol and the use of bleeding control kits in public schools.

Education


SB 2088 Flores

Relating to health insurance benefits for survivors of certain law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and other public employees.

State Affairs


SB 2089 Hughes/ et al.

Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.

Health & Human Services


SB 2090 Hughes

Relating to inclusion of Bible instruction in the required English language arts curriculum for public school students.

Education


SB 2091 Hughes

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


SB 2092 Hughes

Relating to county regulation of game rooms.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2093 Hughes

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


SB 2094 Hughes

Relating to court reporters and shorthand reporting firms; imposing a fee; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 2095 Hughes

Relating to the regulation of game rooms in certain counties.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2096 Birdwell

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


SB 2097 Birdwell

Relating to the fiscal transparency of special purpose districts and other political subdivisions.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2098 Birdwell

Relating to the regulation of game rooms in certain counties.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2099 Birdwell

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for burglary of a commercial building in which trade or commerce is conducted.

Criminal Justice


SB 2100 Birdwell/ Nelson

Relating to the transfer of a retired county or municipal law enforcement animal.

Criminal Justice


SB 2101 Birdwell

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


SB 2102 Birdwell

Relating to a common characteristic or use project in a public improvement district in certain municipalities.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2103 Birdwell

Relating to the repeal of a provision governing the operation of jail commissaries in certain counties.

Criminal Justice


SB 2104 Zaffirini

Relating to the creation of the Texas Veterans County Service Officer Task Force.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


SB 2105 Zaffirini

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


SB 2106 Zaffirini

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


SB 2107 Lucio

Relating to evaluating the performance of dropout recovery schools for purposes of the public school accountability system.

Education


SB 2108 Lucio

Relating to the training and responsibilities of certain educational entities that have certain responsibilities regarding public school oversight.

Education


SB 2109 Lucio

Relating to the state plan for career and technology education.

Education


SB 2110 Watson

Relating to the process for determining the Medicaid eligibility of certain former foster care youth.

Health & Human Services


SB 2111 Watson

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


SB 2112 Watson

Relating to the classification of certain hospitals.

Health & Human Services


SB 2113 West

Relating to the expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest.

Criminal Justice


SB 2114 West

Relating to certain duties of peace officers and law enforcement agencies concerning certain information subject to disclosure to a defendant.

Criminal Justice


SB 2115 West

Relating to the criminal offense of fraudulent securing of document execution.

Criminal Justice


SB 2116 Hancock

Relating to the sale of electric power to certain public customers.

Business & Commerce


SB 2117 Bettencourt

Relating to state funding and accountability provisions applicable to school district campuses and programs operated under school district and charter partnerships.

Education


SB 2118 Bettencourt

Relating to governmental entities that may partner with a school district to operate a district campus.

Education


SB 2119 Alvarado

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


SB 2120 Kolkhorst

Relating to the applicability of certain prompt payment requirements to health and accident coverage provided by certain risk pools.

Business & Commerce


SB 2121 Kolkhorst

Relating to requiring certain risk pools to conduct own risk and solvency assessments.

Business & Commerce


SB 2122 Zaffirini

Relating to the disclosure of information concerning the corporate governance structure of certain insurers and related entities; providing an administrative penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 2123 Creighton/ Buckingham

Relating to the penalty for failure to register certain aggregate production operations with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2124 Creighton/ Buckingham

Relating to best management practices for aggregate production operations.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2125 Creighton/ Buckingham

Relating to the regulation of aggregate production operation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; increasing an administrative penalty.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2126 Creighton/ Buckingham

Relating to taking sand, gravel, marl, shell, and mudshell from Texas rivers.

Water & Rural Affairs


SB 2127 Creighton

Relating to a border volunteer training program for peace officers employed by local law enforcement agencies.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


SB 2128 Creighton

Relating to the recording by a county clerk of certain documents concerning real or personal property.

State Affairs


SB 2129 Creighton

Relating to advance directives and health care and treatment decisions.

Health & Human Services


SB 2130 Powell

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


SB 2131 Powell

Relating to state assistance provided by the Texas Military Preparedness Commission to defense communities.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


SB 2132 Powell

Relating to the provision of information to certain women enrolled in the Healthy Texas Women program.

Health & Human Services


SB 2133 Powell

Relating to the implementation of a statewide case management system for judicial case information.

State Affairs


SB 2134 Powell

Relating to establishing supplemental payment programs for the reimbursement of certain ambulance providers under Medicaid.

Health & Human Services


SB 2135 Powell

Relating to information a law enforcement agency is required to share with a school district about a person who may be a student.

Education


SB 2136 Powell

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


SB 2137 Hinojosa

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

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2138 Hinojosa

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


SB 2139 Zaffirini

Relating to the deaf-blind with multiple disabilities waiver program.

Health & Human Services


SB 2140 Hughes

Relating to the amount of civil penalties the attorney general may seek to recover under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.

State Affairs


SB 2141 Zaffirini

Relating to permitting the Texas Ethics Commission to provide seminars and charge an attendance fee for those seminars.

State Affairs


SB 2142 Zaffirini

Relating to a study on the use of forensic psychology in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

State Affairs


SB 2143 Flores

Relating to the authority of the Kickapoo Indian Tribe to commission peace officers.

Criminal Justice


SB 2144 Hall

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


SB 2145 Hall

Relating to sonogram requirements for a pregnant woman seeking an abortion.

Health & Human Services


SB 2146 Hall

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


SB 2147 Zaffirini

Relating to the development of a method to determine the value of certain real property for purposes of eminent domain.

State Affairs


SB 2148 Zaffirini

Relating to the review of clemency applications from certain persons who were victims of human trafficking or family violence.

State Affairs


SB 2149 Zaffirini

Relating to the appeal of certain decisions concerning mining leases.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2150 Kolkhorst

Relating to the reporting of certain information on maternal mortality to the Department of State Health Services.

Health & Human Services


SB 2151 Kolkhorst

Relating to the Texas Diabetes Council and the state plan for diabetes and obesity treatment and education.

Health & Human Services


SB 2152 Zaffirini

Relating to wage claim data.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2153 Zaffirini

Relating to the adjudication of emergency evacuation discrimination complaints by the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2154 Zaffirini

Relating to the administration of certain programs under the Texas emissions reduction plan.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2155 Zaffirini

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


SB 2156 Buckingham

Relating to the designation of the part of Interstate Highway 14 in Bell County as a portion of the national Purple Heart Trail.

Transportation


SB 2157 Buckingham

Relating to excused absences from public school for the purpose of visiting an institution of higher education.

Education


SB 2158 Buckingham

Relating to tactical medical officers; requiring an occupational certificate; authorizing fees.

Criminal Justice


SB 2159 Buckingham

Relating to allowing operators of motor vehicles to treat a stop sign as a yield sign at certain intersections.

Transportation


SB 2160 Paxton/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Campbell/ Creighton/ et al.

Relating to prohibition of abortion; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 2161 Paxton

Relating to creating the criminal offenses of providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization and engaging in terrorist activities.

Criminal Justice


SB 2162 Paxton

Relating to civil actions involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights.

State Affairs


SB 2163 Paxton

Relating to the survival of a mechanic's retainage lien after the foreclosure of a lien securing a construction loan.

Business & Commerce


SB 2164 Johnson

Relating to the licensing of certain school-age programs that provide child-care services.

Health & Human Services


SB 2165 Johnson

Relating to prima facie evidence of the intent to sell certain alcoholic beverages.

Business & Commerce


SB 2166 Kolkhorst

Relating to eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, including transitional benefits.

Health & Human Services


SB 2167 Kolkhorst

Relating to implementation of the system redesign for the delivery of Medicaid benefits to persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 2168 Watson

Relating to relief from local matching funds requirement for certain counties.

Transportation


SB 2169 Watson

Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Travis County.

State Affairs


SB 2170 Rodríguez

Relating to pollinator health.

Agriculture


SB 2171 Miles

Relating to the facilities that may be financed by a public facilities corporation.

Business & Commerce


SB 2172 Miles

Relating to the financing of certain grocery stores by a public facilities corporation.

Business & Commerce


SB 2173 Miles

Relating to establishing a program to assist small businesses by increasing access to capital.

Business & Commerce


SB 2174 Miles

Relating to prosecutorial transparency.

Criminal Justice


SB 2175 Miles

Relating to affirmative defenses for a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality enforcement action for unauthorized emission or opacity events.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2176 Miles

Relating to qualifications of licensed court interpreters.

State Affairs


SB 2177 Kolkhorst

Relating to the operation of the juvenile boards of Goliad and Victoria Counties.

Criminal Justice


SB 2178 Nelson

Relating to state fiscal matters.

Finance


SB 2179 Nelson

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


SB 2180 Nelson

Relating to the essential knowledge and skills of the technology applications curriculum and the establishment of a computer science strategic advisory committee.

Education


SB 2181 Nelson

Relating to the eligibility of an injured employee for lifetime income benefits under the workers' compensation system.

Business & Commerce


SB 2182 Nelson

Relating to the eligibility of certain events for funding under the Major Events Reimbursement Program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2183 Perry

Relating to permitting a hunter education component as part of a school district's physical education curriculum offered to certain students.

Education


SB 2184 Rodríguez

Relating to authorizing an increase in an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties.

Transportation


SB 2185 Taylor

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


SB 2186 Whitmire

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


SB 2187 Whitmire

Relating to the appointment of a compliance monitor to oversee certain county jails.

Criminal Justice


SB 2188 Whitmire

Relating to community supervision.

Criminal Justice


SB 2189 Whitmire

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


SB 2190 Whitmire

Relating to the confinement of juveniles in certain facilities.

Criminal Justice


SB 2192 Hinojosa

Relating to the confidentiality of the recording of certain emergency calls.

Business & Commerce


SB 2193 Lucio

Relating to polling place locations under the countywide polling place program.

State Affairs


SB 2194 Lucio

Relating to the municipal hotel occupancy tax.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2195 Lucio

Relating to metering and billing requirements for certain apartment houses, manufactured homes, and recreational vehicles.

Business & Commerce


SB 2196 Lucio

Relating to authorizing a dropout recovery competency-based educational program provided through a campus or campus program charter or open-enrollment charter school.

Education


SB 2197 Flores

Relating to alternative education loans and qualified student loan bonds.

Higher Education


SB 2198 Rodríguez

Relating to the enforcement of a court order for possession of or access to a child.

State Affairs


SB 2199 Taylor

Relating to private spaces for diaper changing stations in restrooms in certain buildings.

Business & Commerce


SB 2200 Kolkhorst

Relating to conforming amendments to ensure that health and human services agencies may continue to obtain criminal history record information.

Health & Human Services


SB 2201 Fallon

Relating to local goals for public education and governance of local school districts.

Education


SB 2202 Fallon

Relating to the administration of the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.

Higher Education


SB 2203 Fallon

Relating to equal parenting orders in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

State Affairs


SB 2204 Fallon

Relating to declarant control of a property owners' association board.

Business & Commerce


SB 2205 Rodríguez

Relating to programs established to eliminate injection-associated infectious diseases; providing certain civil and criminal immunity.

Health & Human Services


SB 2206 Kolkhorst

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


SB 2207 Kolkhorst

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


SB 2208 Nichols

Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain counties.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2209 Flores

Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for causing bodily injury while resisting arrest, search, or transportation.

Criminal Justice


SB 2210 West

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


SB 2211 West

Relating to the administration of the mixed beverage sales tax.

Business & Commerce


SB 2212 Taylor

Relating to the maintenance and operation of certain projects by certain drainage districts.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2213 Schwertner

Relating to the operations of the Texas Crime Stoppers Council and crime stoppers organizations.

Criminal Justice


SB 2214 Lucio

Relating to the creation of a nutrition education task force.

Education


SB 2215 Perry

Relating to the 1st Multicounty Court at Law.

State Affairs


SB 2216 Perry

Relating to the reimbursement to a county for the costs of confining a person arrested under an out-of-county warrant.

Criminal Justice


SB 2217 Zaffirini

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Students with Disabilities Scholarship Program for certain students at public institutions of higher education.

Higher Education


SB 2218 Zaffirini

Relating to coverage for serious mental illness, other disorders, and chemical dependency under certain health benefit plans.

Business & Commerce


SB 2219 Bettencourt

Relating to ballot propositions authorizing political subdivisions to issue bonds or other debt or to impose or change a tax.

Property Tax


SB 2220 Bettencourt

Relating to fees collected by the Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority.

Finance


SB 2221 Creighton

Relating to the powers and duties of the Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, Texas.

Texas Ports, Select


SB 2222 Creighton

Relating to the board of pilot commissioners for Harris County ports.

Texas Ports, Select


SB 2223 Creighton

Relating to the safe and efficient provision of pilot services by the Board of Pilot Commissioners for Harris County Ports.

Texas Ports, Select


SB 2224 Huffman

Relating to requiring a public retirement system to adopt a written funding policy.

State Affairs


SB 2225 Zaffirini

Relating to early childhood intervention and rehabilitative and habilitative services.

Health & Human Services


SB 2226 Fallon

Relating to the time period for conducting early voting at a temporary branch early voting polling place.

State Affairs


SB 2227 Fallon

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


SB 2228 Fallon

Relating to creating a criminal offense for making certain telemarketing calls to a telephone number published on the Texas no-call list.

Business & Commerce


SB 2229 Fallon

Relating to criminal liability for engaging in certain conduct involving a critical infrastructure facility; increasing criminal penalties.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2230 Fallon

Relating to a central database containing information about violent offenders.

Criminal Justice


SB 2231 Watson

Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.

Higher Education


SB 2232 Hancock

Relating to a study of the elimination of the effects of renewable energy subsidies.

Business & Commerce


SB 2233 Buckingham

Relating to monitoring emissions of air contaminants from certain mining-related facilities; imposing of a fee.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2234 Buckingham

Relating to the establishment of the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council.

Health & Human Services


SB 2235 Buckingham

Relating to changing the sales and use tax rate of a metropolitan rapid transit authority.

Transportation


SB 2236 Buckingham

Relating to the repeal of certain provisions affecting the electronic exchange of health information.

Health & Human Services


SB 2237 Zaffirini

Relating to elderly persons and persons with a disability who are survivors of sexual assault.

Criminal Justice


SB 2238 Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to the reimbursement of certain urban teaching hospitals for the provision of inpatient hospital care under Medicaid.

Health & Human Services


SB 2239 Kolkhorst

Relating to the operation and administration of certain health and human services programs, including the Medicaid managed care program.

Health & Human Services


SB 2240 West

Relating to an exception to the titling requirement for certain vehicles; creating a criminal offense.

Transportation


SB 2241 Whitmire

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


SB 2242 Whitmire

Relating to youth diversion programs for children accused of certain fine-only offenses and related criminal justice matters; authorizing and imposing fees.

Criminal Justice


SB 2243 Paxton/ Campbell/ Hughes/ Kolkhorst

Relating to required counseling before an abortion is performed.

Health & Human Services


SB 2244 Paxton

Relating to the state virtual school network and a study on digital learning.

Education


SB 2245 Paxton

Relating to the enforcement of traffic regulations on a public road that is owned, operated, and maintained by a special district.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2246 Paxton

Relating to the correction of an ad valorem tax appraisal roll.

Property Tax


SB 2247 West

Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education.

Higher Education


SB 2248 Rodríguez

Relating to the ability of a governmental entity to contract for the development and operation of a transportation project.

Transportation


SB 2249 Miles

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


SB 2250 Johnson

Relating to financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2251 Johnson

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


SB 2252 Campbell/ Buckingham

Relating to the examination by the commissioner of insurance of certain insurers' network quality and adequacy.

Business & Commerce


SB 2253 Miles

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


SB 2254 Miles

Relating to the creation of magistrates in Fort Bend County

State Affairs


SB 2255 Miles

Relating to health coverage for employees of a municipal school district.

State Affairs


SB 2256 Kolkhorst

Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in local jurisdictions in this state.

Health & Human Services


SB 2257 Kolkhorst

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


SB 2258 Campbell

Relating to procedures for requiring an independent school district to conduct an efficiency audit.

Education


SB 2259 Hughes

Relating to the creation of the business court and the Court of Business Appeals to hear certain cases; authorizing fees.

State Affairs


SB 2260 Flores

Relating to the grant program distributing money from the transportation infrastructure fund.

Transportation


SB 2261 Kolkhorst

Relating to the practices and operation of pharmacy benefit managers; providing administrative penalties.

Business & Commerce


SB 2262 Kolkhorst

Relating to delivery of outpatient prescription drug benefits under certain public benefit programs, including Medicaid and the child health plan program.

Finance


SB 2263 Campbell

Relating to reporting of costs incurred by school districts in litigation or resolution of special education cases.

Education


SB 2264 Taylor

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


SB 2265 Taylor

Relating to the assignment of performance ratings to school districts and school district campuses.

Education


SB 2266 West

Relating to an application for a charter for an open-enrollment charter school and to the expansion of an open-enrollment charter school.

Education


SB 2267 Kolkhorst

Relating to the provision of pharmacy benefits through Medicaid managed care.

Finance


SB 2268 Zaffirini

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


SB 2269 Miles

Relating to preliminary examination periods for mental health protective custody.

Health & Human Services


SB 2270 Miles

Relating to employment policies for certain health care providers in medical and dental units.

State Affairs


SB 2271 Miles

Relating to compensation under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act for certain expenses.

Criminal Justice


SB 2272 Nichols/ Creighton

Relating to the procedure for amending or revoking certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to certain water utilities.

Water & Rural Affairs


SB 2273 Hinojosa

Relating to an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties to be used for transportation projects.

Transportation


SB 2274 Hinojosa

Relating to the distribution to the Texas Racing Commission of certain money deducted from simulcast pari-mutuel pools.

Water & Rural Affairs


SB 2275 Hinojosa

Relating to an amendment to the Medicaid state plan for certain entities.

Health & Human Services


SB 2276 Buckingham

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


SB 2277 Buckingham

Relating to increasing the interest rate and maximum reference base amount of certain consumer loans.

Business & Commerce


SB 2278 Buckingham

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


SB 2279 West

Relating to creating the criminal offense of financial abuse of an elderly individual.

Criminal Justice


SB 2280 West

Relating to automatic voter registration of students enrolled in public institutions of higher education.

State Affairs


SB 2281 West

Relating to the inclusion of instruction about mental health in the required curriculum for public school students.

Education


SB 2282 West

Relating to providing mental health services and mental health education to public school students at school-based health centers.

Education


SB 2283 Campbell

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


SB 2284 Schwertner

Relating to reimbursement under certain health benefit plans for certain services and procedures performed by pharmacists.

Business & Commerce


SB 2285 Fallon

Relating to challenges by school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to accountability determinations.

Education


SB 2286 Fallon

Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2287 Fallon

Relating to the random drug testing of members of the legislature during a legislative session.

State Affairs


SB 2288 Fallon

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


SB 2289 Fallon

Relating to the drug testing of certain persons seeking benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

Health & Human Services


SB 2290 Bettencourt

Relating to the allocation of certain general revenues to the economic stabilization fund, the state highway fund, and the education enrichment fund.

Finance


SB 2291 Hughes

Relating to service by retirees under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

State Affairs


SB 2292 Huffman

Relating to violations of certain conditions of parole; creating a criminal offense.

Criminal Justice


SB 2293 Fallon

Relating to the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools.

Education


SB 2294 Powell

Relating to a minimum wage and monthly stipend for municipal and county peace officers; making an appropriation.

Finance


SB 2295 Powell

Relating to the provision of educational materials regarding disease prevention during a disaster.

Health & Human Services


SB 2296 Powell

Relating to definition of a common paymaster.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2297 Powell

Relating to a review by the state auditor of certain assessment instruments administered to public school students.

Education


SB 2298 Powell

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


SB 2299 Powell

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of operation of an unmanned aircraft over certain facilities.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


SB 2300 Powell

Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain nurses employed by a long-term care facility.

Higher Education


SB 2301 Powell

Relating to the maternal peer support pilot program for perinatal mood disorder.

Health & Human Services


SB 2302 Powell

Relating to the inclusion of school climate in the indicators for evaluating the performance of public schools.

Education


SB 2303 Taylor

Relating to the use of a Restatement of the Law published by the American Law Institute.

State Affairs


SB 2304 Taylor

Relating to eligibility to establish a multiple employer welfare arrangement.

Business & Commerce


SB 2305 Taylor

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


SB 2306 Taylor

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


SB 2307 Taylor

Relating to the regulation of certain battery-charged fences by municipalities and counties.

Business & Commerce


SB 2308 Taylor

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


SB 2309 Kolkhorst

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


SB 2310 Campbell

Relating to the authority of certain counties to adopt and enforce park use rules.

Water & Rural Affairs


SB 2311 Bettencourt

Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent.

Education


SB 2312 Bettencourt

Relating to providing for the review of certain county departments of education by the Sunset Advisory Commission.

Education


SB 2313 Zaffirini

Relating to the authority of certain counties to use an alternate work period for county peace officers.

Criminal Justice


SB 2314 West

Relating to the ownership, sale, lease, and disposition of property and management of assets of an open-enrollment charter school.

Education


SB 2315 Hinojosa

Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Nueces County Hospital District.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2316 Hinojosa

Relating to controlled substance prescriptions under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; creating a criminal offense.

Health & Human Services


SB 2317 Campbell

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


SB 2318 Campbell

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


SB 2319 Creighton

Relating to the prosecution of criminal offenses involving the trafficking of persons.

State Affairs


SB 2320 Creighton

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


SB 2321 Creighton

Relating to issues involving the administration or finances of state entities.

Finance


SB 2322 Creighton

Relating to rates established by municipalities for water and sewer services.

Water & Rural Affairs


SB 2323 Creighton

Relating to the payment in installments of ad valorem taxes by members or veterans of the United States armed forces.

Property Tax


SB 2324 Creighton

Relating to a study of the best practices of river authorities.

Water & Rural Affairs


SB 2325 Creighton

Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.

State Affairs


SB 2326 Creighton

Relating to the franchise tax and alternative revenue sources and spending priorities for this state; repealing the franchise tax.

Finance


SB 2327 Creighton

Relating to the payment in installments of ad valorem taxes on property damaged in a disaster.

Property Tax


SB 2328 Creighton

Relating to the confidentiality and disclosure of certain information relating to emergency management and governmental functions.

Water & Rural Affairs


SB 2329 Creighton

Relating to the authorization of expenditures for lobbying activities by certain political subdivisions and other public entities.

State Affairs


SB 2330 Creighton

Relating to the temporary authority of certain individuals to engage in business as a residential mortgage loan originator.

Business & Commerce


SB 2331 Creighton

Relating to requirements for programs of water conservation and water conservation plans.

Water & Rural Affairs


SB 2332 Creighton

Relating to reporting to the legislature by certain river authorities.

Water & Rural Affairs


SB 2333 Creighton

Relating to the operation of the Texas Title Insurance Guaranty Association.

Business & Commerce


SB 2334 Creighton

Relating to grants awarded to nonprofit food banks for disaster response.

Water & Rural Affairs


SB 2335 Creighton

Relating to reporting on and the enforcement of the use of E-cigarettes on school campuses

Education


SB 2336 Creighton

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


SB 2337 Bettencourt

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


SB 2339 West

Relating to the requirements for an application for or a request for the revision of a charter for an open-enrollment charter school.

Education


SB 2340 West

Relating to the administration of "pay for success" contracts for state agencies.

Business & Commerce


SB 2341 Kolkhorst

Relating to funding for counties for transportation infrastructure projects located in areas of the state affected by increased oil and gas production.

Transportation


SB 2342 Creighton

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


SB 2343 Creighton

Relating to courses offered jointly by certain public junior colleges and independent school districts.

Higher Education


SB 2344 Creighton

Relating to the annexation of territory by a junior college district.

Higher Education


SB 2345 Creighton

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of real property leased to and used by certain schools.

Property Tax


SB 2346 Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Higher Education


SB 2347 Creighton

Relating to eliminating resident tuition rates and fees charged to students residing outside of a junior college district.

Higher Education


SB 2348 Creighton

Relating to the award of grants by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for innovative principal preparation programs.

Higher Education


SB 2349 Campbell

Relating to the authority of an insured to select a pharmacist under the insured's health insurance policy.

Business & Commerce


SB 2350 Hall

Relating to the prohibited administration of certain vaccinations.

Health & Human Services


SB 2351 Hall

Relating to discrimination by a health care provider based on immunization status.

Health & Human Services


SB 2352 Hall

Relating to a statewide disaster alert system.

Business & Commerce


SB 2353 Hall

Relating to the creation of a fund to assist local governments with the acquisition of voting system equipment.

State Affairs


SB 2354 Zaffirini

Relating to judicial review of acts by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2355 Lucio

Relating to conflicts of interest and discrimination policies for an ethics or medical committee review of an advance directive.

Health & Human Services


SB 2356 Lucio

Relating to reducing the limitation on the maximum amount of gross receipts taxes collected for combative sports events.

Business & Commerce


SB 2357 Lucio

Relating to issues affecting counties and other political subdivisions of the state.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2358 Fallon

Relating to per capita funding by population of each local mental health authority.

Health & Human Services


SB 2359 Fallon

Relating to the operation of off-highway vehicles on a public street, road, or highway.

Transportation


SB 2360 Buckingham

Relating to the rate of interest on certain tax refunds.

Finance


SB 2361 West

Relating to the eligibility of the children of public school educators for free prekindergarten programs in public schools.

Education


SB 2362 West

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


SB 2363 Hughes

Relating to state recognition of the Mount Tabor Indian Community.

State Affairs


SB 2364 Hughes

Relating to the collection of certain judgments through court proceeding.

State Affairs


SB 2365 Hughes

Relating to the protection of parental rights.

State Affairs


SB 2366 Hughes

Relating to the performance of nonsurgical medical cosmetic procedures at medical spas; providing a civil penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 2367 Hughes

Relating to a controlled substance disposal program for pharmacies and certain health care facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 2368 Hughes

Relating to election practices and procedures.

State Affairs


SB 2369 Hughes

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


SB 2370 Hughes

Relating to the procedure for approval of certain land development applications by a political subdivision.

Business & Commerce


SB 2371 Hughes

Relating to judicial deference regarding an interpretation of law by a state agency.

State Affairs


SB 2372 Hughes

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


SB 2373 Hughes/ et al.

Relating to a cause of action for political or religious censorship of speech by a social media website.

State Affairs


SB 2374 Hughes

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


SB 2375 Hughes

Relating to safety and inspection reporting requirements for certain utilities.

Business & Commerce


SB 2376 Hughes

Relating to the collection of sales and use tax by providers of certain services.

Finance


SB 2377 Hughes

Relating to the provision of pharmacy services through a telepharmacy system located at a remote dispensing site.

Health & Human Services


SB 2378 Hughes

Relating to the standard of proof in health care liability claims involving emergency medical care.

State Affairs


SB 2379 Hughes

Relating to the administration of anesthesia by a certified registered nurse anesthetist on the order of a dentist.

Health & Human Services


SB 2380 Hughes

Relating to the creation of certain pilot programs to encourage economic and educational opportunities in certain regions of this state.

Business & Commerce


SB 2381 Hughes

Relating to the places where certain knives are prohibited.

Criminal Justice


SB 2382 Hughes

Relating to sale of returnable containers; creating a criminal offense.

Business & Commerce


SB 2383 Hughes

Relating to statewide technology centers and cloud computing services.

Business & Commerce


SB 2384 Watson

Relating to the establishment of the Office for Sexual Assault Survivor Assistance within the criminal justice division of the governor's office.

Criminal Justice


SB 2385 Miles

Relating to the carcinogenic risk level used in the development of certain environmental remediation benchmarks.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2386 Fallon

Relating to indicators of achievement under the public school accountability system.

Education


SB 2387 Powell

Relating to the regulatory analysis of rules proposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2388 Powell

Relating to services provided to and collection of data regarding individuals with acquired brain injury.

Health & Human Services


SB 2389 Powell

Relating to the designation of liaison officers at public institutions of higher education to assist certain students who are parents.

Higher Education


SB 2390 Powell

Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of a person protected by a magistrate's order for emergency protection.

State Affairs


SB 2391 Powell

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


SB 2392 Zaffirini

Relating to the adoption of the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act.

Business & Commerce


SB 2393 Zaffirini

Relating to limitations of the issuance of permits for municipal solid waste landfill facilities.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 2394 Taylor

Relating to reporting requirements for certain accidental discharges or spills.

Water & Rural Affairs


SB 2395 Menéndez

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


SB 2396 Menéndez

Relating to the operation of, participation in, and effects of successful completion of a mental health court program.

Criminal Justice


SB 2397 Menéndez

Relating to criminal history record information for applicants for employment with the ombudsman for children and youth in foster care.

Health & Human Services


SB 2398 Menéndez

Relating to establishment of the higher education pilot program for foster youth and former foster youth.

Health & Human Services


SB 2399 Menéndez

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


SB 2400 Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to the use of certain standardized tests in evaluating the performance of a school district or campus.

Education


SB 2401 Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to the administration of state assessments.

Education


SB 2402 Menéndez

Relating to technical defects in instruments affecting real property.

State Affairs


SB 2403 Menéndez

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of aggravated kidnapping.

Criminal Justice


SB 2404 Menéndez

Relating to the criminal offense of evading arrest or detention.

Criminal Justice


SB 2405 Menéndez

Relating to creating a criminal offense for the failure to procure goods or services from a community rehabilitation program.

Business & Commerce


SB 2406 Menéndez

Relating to a wage increase for certain state employees.

Finance


SB 2407 Menéndez

Relating to the regulation of short-term limited-duration health insurance policies.

Business & Commerce


SB 2408 Menéndez

Relating to operating requirements for farm mutual insurance companies related to insurance in force on rural property.

Business & Commerce


SB 2409 Menéndez

Relating to the Internet domain name used by a website that sells tickets to events.

Business & Commerce


SB 2410 Menéndez

Relating to the definition of a public entertainment facility for purposes of certain alcoholic beverage-related activities.

Business & Commerce


SB 2411 Menéndez

Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.

Higher Education


SB 2412 Menéndez

Relating to certain requirements for the administration of the Coordinated Admission Program (CAP) at The University of Texas at Austin.

Higher Education


SB 2413 Menéndez

Relating to state recognition of the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation.

State Affairs


SB 2414 Watson

Relating to the length of the term of an existing comprehensive development agreement for State Highway 130.

Transportation


SB 2415 Taylor

relating to the regulation of freestanding emergency medical care facilities.

Business & Commerce


SB 2416 Campbell/ et al.

Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis and medical research cannabis.

Health & Human Services


SB 2417 Hughes

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


SB 2418 Nichols

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


SB 2419 Fallon

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


SB 2420 Fallon

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


SB 2421 Fallon

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


SB 2422 Zaffirini

Relating to the issuance of a permit for a municipal solid waste facility located in a 100-year floodplain.

Water & Rural Affairs


SB 2423 Birdwell

Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2424 Miles

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


SB 2425 Menéndez

Relating to tuition and fees exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain dual credit students considering a teaching career.

Higher Education


SB 2426 West

Relating to public school discipline and law and order issues regarding open-enrollment charter schools.

Education


SB 2427 Bettencourt

Relating to the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes.

Property Tax


SB 2428 Bettencourt

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


SB 2429 Bettencourt

Relating to authorizing certain municipalities to establish defined contribution plans to provide retirement benefits to certain employees.

State Affairs


SB 2430 Bettencourt

Relating to the dissolution of a municipal management district by landowner petition.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2431 Taylor

Relating to the creation of a committee to recommend a framework to incorporate digital teaching and learning in public schools.

Education


SB 2432 Taylor

Relating to the mandatory removal of a public school student from the classroom following certain conduct.

Education


SB 2433 Taylor

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


SB 2434 Menéndez

Relating to authorizing an increase in an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties.

Transportation


SB 2435 Menéndez

Relating to establishing the supporting medically fragile children program.

Health & Human Services


SB 2436 West

Relating to disclosure of a beneficiary to a funeral director under a life insurance policy.

Business & Commerce


SB 2437 Miles

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


SB 2438 Rodríguez

Relating to the authority of certain advanced practice registered nurses.

Business & Commerce


SB 2439 Taylor

Relating to the funding of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Business & Commerce


SB 2440 Taylor

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


SB 2441 Taylor

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


SB 2442 Taylor

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


SB 2443 Taylor

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