Status of Bills in Conference Committee for 5/29/2023

STATUS OF BILLS IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE



Monday

May 29, 2023




SJR 3 Bettencourt/ Alvarado/ Birdwell/ Blanco/ Campbell/ et al. SP: Meyer/ Bonnen/ et al.

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.

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Bettencourt, Chair; Flores, Hinojosa, Hughes, Springer.
5-25House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25House conferees appointed: Meyer, Chair; Burrows, Hefner, Raymond, Thierry.

SJR 81 Birdwell/ Creighton/ Eckhardt/ Flores/ King/ et al. SP: Wilson/ Kuempel/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and certain component institutions of the Texas State University System and repealing the limitation on the allocation to the Texas State Technical College System and its campuses of the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Birdwell, Chair; Flores, Huffman, LaMantia, West.
5-26House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26House conferees appointed: Wilson, Chair; Howard, Kuempel, Manuel, VanDeaver.

SB 3 Bettencourt/ Alvarado/ Birdwell/ Blanco/ Campbell/ et al. SP: Meyer/ Bonnen/ et al.

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

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Bettencourt, Chair; Birdwell, Creighton, Huffman, Parker.
5-25House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25House conferees appointed: Meyer, Chair; Burrows, Hefner, Raymond, Thierry.

SB 7 Schwertner/ King/ et al. SP: Hunter

Relating to the reliability of the ERCOT power grid.

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Schwertner, Chair; Campbell, Johnson, King, Nichols.
5-26House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26House conferees appointed: Hunter, Chair; Geren, Holland, Raymond, Slawson.

SB 1418 LaMantia SP: Lopez, Janie/ Raney/ et al.

Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties.

5-25Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: LaMantia, Chair; Alvarado, Hancock, Nichols, Parker.
5-26House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26House conferees appointed: Lopez, Janie, Chair; Canales, Lujan, Ordaz, Raney.

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

Relating to measures to address public safety threats in this state presented by transnational criminal activity, including by establishing a Texas Border Force, and to compensate persons affected by those threats; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.

5-26House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26House conferees appointed: Guillen, Chair; Lopez, Janie, Lozano, Neave Criado, Raymond.
5-26Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26Senate conferees appointed: Birdwell, Chair; Blanco, Flores, King, Parker.

HB 100 King, Ken/ VanDeaver/ Dutton/ Howard/ Buckley/ et al. SP: Creighton

Relating to public education and public school finance, including the rights, certification, and compensation of public school educators, contributions by a public school to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, and an education savings account program for certain children.

5-25House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25House conferees appointed: King, Ken, Chair; Ashby, Buckley, Longoria, VanDeaver.
5-26Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26Senate conferees appointed: Creighton, Chair; Bettencourt, Blanco, Huffman, Middleton.

HB 1105 Price/ Cortez/ Allison/ Darby/ Shine/ et al. SP: Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to preventative health care and public health, including prohibited immunization and face-covering requirements, private business or school closures, and the ordering and administration of immunizations by a pharmacist.

5-25House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25House conferees appointed: Price, Chair; Collier, Cortez, Craddick, Kacal.

HB 1613 Shine/ Martinez Fischer/ Kuempel/ Ordaz/ Slawson/ et al. SP: Flores

Relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.

5-25House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25House conferees appointed: Shine, Chair; Clardy, Kuempel, Martinez Fischer, Spiller.

HB 1771 Price/ Thompson, Senfronia/ Guillen/ Oliverson/ Jetton SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to rules regarding the provision by a health professional of a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service.

5-26House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26House conferees appointed: Price, Chair; King, Ken, Klick, Smith, Thierry.

HB 2454 Guillen/ Plesa/ et al. SP: Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the unlawful acquisition of certain weapons; creating a criminal offense.

5-23House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23House conferees appointed: Guillen, Chair; Harless, Holland, Lozano, Plesa.
5-25Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Huffman, Chair; Bettencourt, Flores, King, Whitmire.

HB 2779 Leach SP: Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the compensation and retirement benefits of certain elected state officials.

5-26House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26House conferees appointed: Leach, Chair; Bonnen, Johnson, Julie, Moody, Murr.

HB 3104 Anderson SP: Parker/ et al.

Relating to the temporary exemption of certain tangible personal property related to certain connected data center projects from sales and use taxes.

5-23House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23House conferees appointed: Anderson, Chair; Bowers, Gerdes, Harris, Cody, King, Tracy O..
5-25Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25Senate conferees appointed: Parker, Chair; Creighton, Huffman, Paxton, West.
5-27Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-28Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

HB 3452 Jetton SP: Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the legislature.

5-25House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25House conferees appointed: Jetton, Chair; Leach, Moody, Slawson, Vasut.
5-26Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26Senate conferees appointed: Huffman, Chair; Bettencourt, Creighton, Hinojosa, Hughes.
5-27Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-28Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

HB 4390 Button/ Burrows/ Schaefer/ Canales/ Dutton/ et al. SP: Bettencourt

Relating to the Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program.

5-25House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25House conferees appointed: Button, Chair; Bailes, Turner, Vasut, Walle.
5-26Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26Senate conferees appointed: Bettencourt, Chair; Birdwell, Hancock, Kolkhorst, Perry.

HB 4843 Holland/ Guillen/ Harless/ Frazier/ et al. SP: Huffman

Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision and parole for certain felony offenses in which a firearm is used or exhibited, to certain consequences on conviction of certain of those offenses, and to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a felony.

5-25House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25House conferees appointed: Holland, Chair; Moody, Murr, Smith, Vasut.
5-26Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26Senate conferees appointed: Huffman, Chair; Bettencourt, Hughes, Middleton, Nichols.
5-28The House discharged its conferees.