SENATE BILLS RETURNED FROM HOUSE WITH AMENDMENTS

Sunday

May 21, 2023

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes, to increase the amount of an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads, to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts, and to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.

Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Texas water fund to assist in financing water projects in this state.

Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration.

Relating to requiring public institution of higher education students who compete in intercollegiate athletic competitions to compete based on biological sex.

Relating to financial assistance provided and programs administered by the Texas Water Development Board.

Relating to standardized forms and materials for the issuance of protective orders, magistrate's orders for emergency protection, and temporary ex parte orders.

Relating to the methods by which the comptroller may provide certain notices relating to the revocation or suspension of a permit or license or the forfeiture of corporate privileges in this state.

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

Relating to the required report of criminal offenses committed against individuals receiving certain state agency services; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to appellate jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission regarding certain water or sewer service fees.

Relating to the carrying or possession of a handgun by a district or county clerk and the issuance of a handgun license to a district or county clerk.

Relating to certain procedures relating to children placed under a parental child safety placement.

Relating to the maintenance, administration, and disposal of opioid antagonists on public and private school campuses and to the permissible uses of money appropriated to a state agency from the opioid abatement account.

Relating to arbitration provisions in surplus lines insurance contracts.

Relating to the correction of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for providing water or sewer service.

Relating to a uniform coordination of benefits questionnaire for health benefit plans.

Relating to a mitigation program and fees for the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to the use of certain weapons in or on the bed or bank of a navigable river or stream; providing a penalty.

Relating to contributions to, benefits from, and the administration of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to the temporary regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the disclosure of certain medical information by electronic means.

Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.

Relating to the establishment and administration of Health and Human Services Commission programs providing mental health services to certain individuals in this state.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, the functions of the office of independent ombudsman for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and the powers and duties of the office of inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

Relating to the continuation and transfer of the regulation of willed body programs to the Texas Funeral Service Commission, the regulation of willed body programs, non-transplant anatomical donation organizations, and anatomical facilities, and the creation of the State Anatomical Advisory Committee; requiring registration; authorizing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the authority of a taxing unit to sell certain seized or foreclosed property to an owner of an abutting property without conducting a public sale.

Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by emergency medical services providers.

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