Regular Order of Business for 3/9/2023

REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS



Thursday

March 9, 2023





SENATE BILLS

(Calendar Order)



SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)



SJR 50 Hall

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase such items.


SJR 44 Huffman/ Hinojosa

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of a violent or sexual offense or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.


SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)



SCR 17 (LC)Hughes/ et al.

Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the "Keep Nine" amendment to the U.S. Constitution.


SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)



SB 599 (LC)Birdwell/ et al.

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


SB 559 Hughes/ et al.

Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.


SB 578 (LC)Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of an applicant for or a person protected by a protective order.


SB 2 Hughes/ et al.

Relating to conduct constituting the criminal offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.


SB 1004 (CS)Huffman

Relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with an electronic monitoring device.


SB 402 Whitmire

Relating to the preference given by trial courts to hearings and trials for murder and capital murder offenses.


SB 1319 (CS)Huffman

Relating to the reporting of certain overdose information and the mapping of overdoses for public safety purposes.


SB 645 (CS)Huffman

Relating to the criminal penalties for certain controlled substance offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.


SB 30 (CS)Huffman

Relating to supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.


(CS)COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
(LC)RECOMMENDED FOR LOCAL CALENDAR