Regular Order of Business for 4/28/2023

REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS



Friday

April 28, 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 54 (CS)Middleton

Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit a court from issuing an opinion without disclosing the judges who authored the opinion.


SJR 64 (CS)West

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property used to operate a child-care facility.


SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)



SCR 26 Hughes

Urging Congress to amend federal law to allow states to provide for the consolidation of federally funded workforce development services with federally funded social safety net services.


SCR 4 (LC)Eckhardt/ et al.

Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the Capitol Complex Child Development Center "Emma's Garden" in honor of Emma Barrientos.


SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)



SB 561 Sparks

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to issue debt to purchase or lease tangible personal property.


SB 1581 (CS) (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Health Insurance Mandate Advisory Collaborative; authorizing a fee.


SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)



SB 1764 (CS) (LC)Perry/ et al.

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


SB 2087 Hughes/ et al.

Relating to an exemption from jury service for the spouse of an officer or employee in the legislative branch of government.


SB 1092 Parker

Relating to the jurisdiction of the supreme court and the court of criminal appeals.


SB 1927 (CS)Hughes/ et al.

Relating to the appointment, duties, and removal of the state prosecuting attorney.


SB 1583 (CS)Hall

Relating to restricting research on potentially pandemic pathogens in this state; creating a civil penalty.


SB 2109 Johnson/ et al.

Relating to the appointment of a guardian ad litem in certain suits filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.


SB 501 (LC)Hughes

Relating to a cause of action for the bad faith washout of an overriding royalty interest in an oil and gas lease.


SB 1117 (CS)Hancock

Relating to entities that provide video services.


SB 542 (CS) (LC)Blanco

Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge or commissioners court in certain counties.


SB 946 Sparks

Relating to the election date for the authorization of the issuance of bonds or a tax increase.


SB 1993 (CS)Middleton/ Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Huffman/ Kolkhorst

Relating to the authority of the secretary of state to order a new election in certain counties.


SB 823 (CS)Bettencourt

Relating to the suspension of a county elections administrator.


SB 1068 Middleton

Relating to the removal of restrictions on funding and payment of costs for certain full-time online educational programs; authorizing a fee.


SB 462 Parker/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Competency-Based Education Grant Program for certain students enrolled in competency-based baccalaureate degree programs and to formula funding and dropped and repeated course restrictions for students enrolled in those degree programs at public institutions of higher education.


SB 562 (CS)Sparks

Relating to parental rights regarding a threat assessment of a student conducted by a public school's threat assessment and safe and supportive school team.


SB 839 (CS)West/ et al.

Relating to the creation of a witness protection unit within the Department of Public Safety.


SB 558 (CS)Hughes

Relating to parkland dedication for multifamily, hotel, and motel property development by certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.


SB 1387 (CS) (LC)Hughes

Relating to dynamic message signs used in certain statewide alert systems.


SB 250 Hall/ Campbell/ Perry/ et al.

Relating to the provision of and professional liability insurance coverage for gender transitioning or gender reassignment medical procedures and treatments for certain children.


SB 1091 Parker

Relating to the regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems, including requiring a license for on-site sewage disposal system pumping technicians.


SB 385 (LC)Hall/ et al.

Relating to the impoundment of a vehicle used in the commission of the offense of racing on a highway.


SB 1181 (CS) (LC)Miles

Relating to certain indefinite quantity contracts entered into by the General Land Office in the event of a natural disaster.


SB 1814 (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to the definition of current debt service for the purpose of calculating the current debt rate of a taxing unit for ad valorem tax purposes.


SB 2053 (LC)Hancock

Relating to the disposition of burial spaces and abandoned plots in certain cemeteries in the possession and control of a municipality.


SB 1803 (LC)Springer/ et al.

Relating to the effectiveness of state-funded homelessness programs at helping beneficiaries advance toward self-sufficiency.


SB 567 Springer

Relating to firefighters enrolled in fire science courses.


SB 51 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to health benefit coverage for hearing aids for children and adults.


SB 1678 Menéndez

Relating to discounts provided by package store and wine only package store permit holders on the purchase of alcoholic beverages.


SB 1780 (CS)Parker

Relating to online notarizations.


SB 369 Campbell

Relating to disannexation of certain areas that do not receive full municipal services.


SB 2037 (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to the regulation of platting and subdivisions of land by a municipality or county.


SB 1399 (CS) (LC)Schwertner/ et al.

Relating to the renewal and review of standard permits for certain concrete plants.


SB 242 (CS)Middleton/ et al.

Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution.


SB 1451 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the powers of the Texas Historical Commission over historic sites in this state.


SB 1966 Alvarado/ et al.

Relating to a grant program for school-based health care initiatives established to serve certain underserved students.


SB 1987 Sparks

Relating to the accreditation of certain postsecondary educational institutions in this state or of certain programs offered by those institutions.


SB 696 (LC)West

Relating to student buildings fees at The University of Texas at Dallas.


SB 2594 (LC)Nichols

Relating to the creation of the Liberty County Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2580 (LC)Nichols

Relating to the creation of the Liberty County Municipal Utility District No. 12; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 472 (CS)Hughes/ et al.

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


SB 588 (CS) (LC)Hughes/ et al.

Relating to creating a temporary educator certification for certain military service members and first responders.


SB 1341 West/ et al.

Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.


SB 1668 (CS) (LC)Hughes

Relating to property owners' associations, including condominium owners' associations.


SB 1072 (CS)Hughes

Relating to local school health advisory councils and instruction regarding human sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender identity provided by public schools.


SB 1647 (CS)Parker

Relating to dropout recovery education programs.


SB 1261 (CS)Paxton

Relating to accelerated instruction provided to public school students who fail to achieve satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments.


SB 1474 (CS)Bettencourt/ Paxton

Relating to special education in public schools, including the special education allotment under the Foundation School Program, an education savings account program for certain children with disabilities, and a grant program to reimburse public schools for the cost of certain employer contributions for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas employed to teach or provide services related to special education.


SB 1145 (CS)West/ et al.

Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a county or municipality of all or part of the appraised value of real property used to operate a child-care facility.


SB 2608 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the creation of the Martindale Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Caldwell County, Texas; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2064 (CS) (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to the dissemination of patient information through a telemedicine, telehealth, or teledentistry service.


SB 2256 (CS) (LC)Blanco

Relating to the verification of health care practitioner continuing education compliance through the establishment of continuing education tracking systems.


SB 1327 (CS) (LC)Blanco

Relating to authorizing a day-care center to employ an interim director.


SB 389 (CS) (LC)Hall

Relating to information requested from the Texas Medical Board by a member, committee, or agency of the legislature.


SB 518 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

Relating to the consideration of standardized test scores as a factor in nonautomatic admissions decisions at certain public institutions of higher education.


SB 2579 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the creation of the Guadalupe County Municipal Utility District No. 8; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 945 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

Relating to the disclosure of certain health care cost information by certain health care facilities; authorizing an administrative penalty.


SB 2527 (CS)Campbell/ Schwertner

Relating to the regulation of telemedicine medical services, teledentistry services, and telehealth services; providing a civil penalty.


SB 1192 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to access to criminal history record information for certain employees, volunteers, and contractors, and for applicants for those positions, by the Health and Human Services Commission.


SB 2212 (CS) (LC)Blanco

Relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain price information for a drug or biological product.


SB 252 (CS) (LC)Alvarado

Relating to the licensing of certain veterans by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those veterans by political subdivisions.


SB 2142 (CS) (LC)Parker

Relating to requiring the attorney general to establish a process to identify and report certain foreign-related transactions in this state to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.


SB 1419 (CS) (LC)Birdwell

Relating to limitations on the use of public money under certain economic development agreements or programs adopted by certain political subdivisions.


SB 1624 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to guardianships, alternatives to guardianship, and supports and services for incapacitated persons.


SB 2453 Menéndez

Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the building products, materials, or methods used in the construction of residential or commercial buildings.


SB 2358 (LC)Parker

Relating to security procedures for digital applications that pose a network security risk to state agencies.


SB 2314 (LC)Hughes

Relating to a membership interest in a limited liability company subject to a charging order.


SB 1579 Bettencourt

Relating to an expedited response by a governmental body to a request for public information.


SB 1802 (LC)Springer

Relating to administrative procedures in the architectural barriers program at the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.


SB 1766 (LC)Creighton

Relating to indemnification and duties of real property appraisers under certain governmental contracts.


SB 1519 (LC)King/ et al.

Relating to electric utility weather emergency preparedness.


SB 1171 (LC)Perry

Relating to the disclosure of customer information by government-operated utilities.


SB 2612 (LC)Flores/ Campbell/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez/ Zaffirini

Relating to the commissioning by the General Land Office of certain Alamo complex rangers as peace officers.


SB 1267 (LC)Parker

Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of operation of a stash house; increasing a criminal penalty.


SB 1266 (LC)Parker

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed in a disaster area or an evacuated area.


SB 1388 (CS) (LC)Parker/ et al.

Relating to creating the criminal offense of operating a premises for unlawful controlled substance consumption.


SB 1257 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the unlawful disclosure of an autopsy image or other visual depiction; creating a criminal offense.


SB 496 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to a study on potential improvements to training provided to 9-1-1 emergency service call takers and dispatchers.


SB 436 (LC)Middleton

Relating to the punishment for the offense of purchasing or selling human organs; increasing a criminal penalty.


SB 2107 (CS) (LC)Nichols

Relating to the ownership of the pore space underlying the surface of land.


SB 150 (CS)Springer

Relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable to an individual during a benefit year under the state unemployment insurance program.


SB 2220 (CS)Menéndez

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and local government corporations to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.


SB 2479 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to procedures regarding certain persons who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual disability.


SB 414 (LC)Paxton

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 19 as the Mildred McMillan Garrett Memorial Bridge.


SB 2200 (LC)Hancock

Relating to public acknowledgment of donations made to the Texas Department of Transportation.


SB 2601 (LC)Hinojosa

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


SB 2476 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini/ et al.

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


SB 258 (CS)Eckhardt/ et al.

Relating to energy efficiency goals for electric utilities.


SB 1712 (CS) (LC)Perry

Relating to the purchase, sale, or lease of real property on behalf of a limited partnership or a limited liability company.


SB 1011 (CS) (LC)Parker

Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons.


SB 1525 (LC)Blanco

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


SB 2008 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst/ et al.

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


SB 1348 Miles

Relating to the use of state money for the Urban Farm Microenterprise Support Program.


SB 1896 (CS) (LC)Birdwell

Relating to the investigation of the death of a prisoner in county jail.


SB 1402 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini/ Paxton

Relating to the composition, continuation, and duties of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force, compensation for task force members and certain other task force participants, and establishment of a mandatory training program for peace officers on responding to reports of child sexual abuse and adult sexual assault.


SB 1166 (CS) (LC)Birdwell

Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle involving theft of a firearm; increasing a criminal penalty.


SB 2250 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the execution of a certificate of completion for the purchase of solar panels under a retail installment contract.


SB 2016 (CS)Zaffirini

Relating to the licensing and regulation of dietitians.


SB 1268 (CS)Johnson/ et al.

Relating to the payment of insurance deductibles for property insurance claims.


SB 1716 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to term limits for certain contracts regarding airports and associated air navigation facilities operated by or on behalf of a local government.


SB 2530 (CS)Hughes

Relating to contracts with and investments in companies that boycott certain energy companies.


SB 365 (CS)Zaffirini

Relating to the issuance or amendment of a certificate of public convenience and necessity that authorizes the construction of an electrical substation.


SB 1489 Creighton

Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund, the national research university fund, or money held by a public institution of higher education in financial companies that boycott certain energy companies.


SB 1506 (LC)Hughes

Relating to a seizure management and treatment plan for the care to be provided by a public school to a student with a seizure disorder.


SB 2403 (LC)Springer

Relating to required reporting regarding a school district's program for gifted and talented students.


SB 1567 (CS) (LC)Campbell

Relating to requiring public schools to maintain physical copies of certain instructional materials.


SB 2304 (CS) (LC)LaMantia

Relating to the regulation of driver education courses and driving safety courses and the provision of information regarding the Texas Driving with Disability Program to certain public school students.


SB 1557 (CS)Parker

Relating to providing for an election by the parent of a student who was victimized by a public school employee to transfer the student to another public school campus or receive funding for the student to attend private school.


SB 1664 West

Relating to the establishment of the school safety technical advisory committee and the school safety accountability program.


SB 1471 (CS) (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to access by the Texas Education Agency and private schools to certain criminal history records.


SB 668 (CS) (LC)West

Relating to allowing school districts to make available certain school safety training courses to employees of certain private schools, child-care facilities, or organizations providing out-of-school-time care.


SB 595 (CS)Kolkhorst

Relating to requiring parental consent for psychological or psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment conducted by a school district employee.


SB 2105 (CS) (LC)Johnson/ et al.

Relating to the registration of and certain other requirements relating to data brokers; providing a civil penalty and authorizing a fee.


SB 2595 (CS) (LC)Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 204; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2600 (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to the creation of the Firefly Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2599 (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 594; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2604 (LC)Miles

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 589; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2605 (LC)Flores

Relating to the creation of the Knob Creek Municipal Utility District of Bell County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2597 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 237; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2596 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 236; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2585 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 235; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2588 (LC)Huffman

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 264; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2584 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 219; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 887 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the creation of the Maxwell Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2572 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 229; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.


SB 2574 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 228; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2577 (LC)Flores

Relating to the creation of the Atascosa County Municipal Utility District No. 2; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 1187 (LC)Hughes

Relating to the authority of the TexAmericas Center to provide services to and make investments in certain business enterprises and to create certain business organizations for purposes of the center.


SB 114 (CS)Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to the provision of electricity service in the ERCOT power region.


SB 232 (CS) (LC)Hinojosa

Relating to the removal from office of an officer of a political subdivision for commission of certain criminal offenses.


SB 1979 (CS) (LC)Hughes

Relating to requiring certain entities to report purchases of single-family homes.


SB 1853 (CS)Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to children placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services, including the provision of community-based foster care.


SB 2575 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the creation of the Springs Hill Special Utility District; authorizing a fee; granting the power of eminent domain.


SB 758 (CS)West/ et al.

Relating to food system security and resiliency planning.


SB 1393 (CS) (LC)Middleton

Relating to eligibility for coverage under the FAIR Plan Association in certain areas.



HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)



HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)



HB 842 (LC)Patterson SP: Whitmire

Relating to prohibiting the suspension of a person's driver's license or extension of the period of a driver's license suspension for certain driving while license invalid convictions; authorizing a fee.


HB 3106 (LC)Hefner SP: Hughes

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 49 in Titus County as the Titus County WWI Veterans Memorial Highway.


HB 3108 (LC)Hefner SP: Hughes

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm to Market Road 2348 in Titus County as the Army Staff Sergeant Clay Allen Craig Memorial Bridge.


HB 446 (LC)Craddick/ Rose/ Leach/ Frank/ Davis/ et al. SP: Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to the terminology used in statute to refer to intellectual disability and certain references to abolished health and human services agencies.


HB 49 (LC)Klick/ Lalani/ et al. SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to public access to certain hospital investigation information and materials.


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