REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Wednesday

May 3, 2023

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right to engage in farming, ranching, timber production, horticulture, and wildlife management.

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

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.

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

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.

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

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

Relating to the provision of property owners' association insurance by the FAIR Plan Association in certain areas.

Relating to the licensing requirements for certain operators of wastewater systems and public water systems.

Relating to the creation of the open burn pit registry fund and the issuance of specialty license plates to honor members of the United States armed forces exposed to open burn pits.

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

Relating to the establishment of the commercial oyster mariculture advisory board.

Relating to nuisance actions and other actions against agricultural operations.

Relating to the functions of the Texas Water Development Board and continuation and functions of the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory Committee.

Relating to the creation and maintenance by an appraisal district of a publicly available Internet database of information regarding protest hearings conducted by the appraisal review board established for the district.

Relating to public notice of the availability on the Internet of property-tax-related information.

Relating to periodic reauthorization of municipal building permit fees.

Relating to municipal annexation of certain rights-of-way.

Relating to certain public facilities used to provide affordable housing.

Relating to the applicability of certain city requirements to agricultural operations.

Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of certain information regarding conditions of bond for stalking offenses.

Relating to the representation of a community supervision and corrections department in cases in which a person under the supervision of that department challenges the fact or duration of the supervision.

Relating to the temporary appointment of county jailers.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of forgery.

Relating to the statute of limitations for tampering with certain physical evidence.

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

Relating to the limitations period for certain criminal offenses based on assaultive conduct.

Relating to the confidentiality of home address information for victims of child abduction and to the administration of the address confidentiality program by the office of the attorney general.

Relating to temporary vehicle tags and the offense of tampering with a governmental record.

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.

Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.

Relating to the sale of fireworks before and during the Diwali holiday.

Relating to the selection and reimbursement of certain persons providing services required under a service plan filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to the required filing and use of an affidavit containing the contact information of certain persons in a guardianship proceeding.

Relating to the delivery of certain notices or other communications in connection with guardianship proceedings.

Relating to the persons authorized to administer an oath in this state.

SENATE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

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.

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

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing 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.

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas energy fund and the authorization of other funding mechanisms to support the construction, maintenance, and modernization of electric generating facilities.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Designating December 8 as Special Hearts Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2023.

Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the placement of the Texas Game Warden Memorial at the State Capitol Complex.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

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

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

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Relating to entities that provide video services.

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

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

Relating to the suspension of a county elections administrator.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Relating to firefighters enrolled in fire science courses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Relating to electric utility weather emergency preparedness.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Relating to an annual study by the Texas A&M University Texas Real Estate Research Center of the purchase and sale of single-family homes by certain institutional buyers.

Relating to certain procedures in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and the provision of community-based foster care.

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

Relating to food system security and resiliency planning.

Relating to eligibility for coverage by the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan in certain areas.

Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system.

Relating to the removal of a public school student from the classroom for the possession or use of an e-cigarette.

Relating to the use of opioid antagonists on public and private school campuses and at or in transit to or from off-campus school events and to the permissible uses of money appropriated to a state agency from the opioid abatement account.

Relating to the transfer of students between public schools.

Relating to certain contracts for the sale, transportation, or gathering of natural gas.

Relating to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Relating to the provision of certain electricity services.

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 health coverage for school district and open-enrollment charter school employees under interlocal contracts.

Relating to the medical transportation and care for certain inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Relating to the presiding officer of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

Relating to complaint information and to rulemaking and disciplinary procedures of the Texas Medical Board.

Relating to funding mechanisms to support the construction, maintenance, and modernization of dispatchable electric generating facilities.

Relating to information contained in the annual financial audit of certain regional transportation authorities.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Stanley Lake Municipal Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by an organization engaged primarily in performing charitable functions.

Relating to the creation of the Tabor Ranch Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

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

Relating to the creation of the Jones Avenue Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 27; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the dissolution of the SH130 Municipal Management District No. 1.

Relating to the creation of the Honey Creek Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees.

Relating to the definitions of homeless, homelessness, and variations of those terms.

Relating to publication of public improvement district service plans and assessments on certain public Internet websites.

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a school district to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rate.

Relating to the provision of mobile emergency medical services by the Big Bend Regional Hospital District.

Relating to the adoption of a climate policy in a municipal charter.

Relating to the authority of certain special districts and corporations created by certain special districts to exercise certain rights and powers outside district boundaries.

Relating to the division of certain emergency services districts.

Relating to the procedures for the removal of certain children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to requiring state contractors, political subdivisions of this state, and private employers to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute certain criminal offenses.