REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Monday

May 15, 2023

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.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Declaring an invasion of the State of Texas by transnational cartel terrorists, urging the governor to accelerate the construction of a wall along the Southern Border, and urging Congress to deploy military forces to combat transnational cartels.

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

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 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 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 disclosure of customer information by government-operated utilities.

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

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

Relating to food system security and resiliency planning.

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

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

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 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 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 eligibility requirements under the owner-builder loan program.

Relating to the administration of the Texas Innovative Adult Career Education (ACE) Grant Program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Relating to requiring semiannual school safety meetings in certain counties.

Relating to providing prevocational or similar services under certain Medicaid waiver programs.

Relating to a property right in DNA; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain records containing applicant or student information that are held by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Relating to policies and procedures regarding children placed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a residential treatment center or qualified residential treatment program.

Relating to the exercise of eminent domain authority by the Texas Facilities Commission to build a wall along this state's international border.

Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain family care items.

Relating to terms for members of the state executive committee of the University Interscholastic League.

Relating to measures to prevent espionage and intellectual property theft at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to an application for an exception to the bilingual education program.

Relating to the Mustang Ridge Municipal Utility District, the Wildwood Municipal Utility District, the Creedmoor Municipal Utility District, and the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40; granting limited powers of eminent domain.

Relating to the issuance of Support Adoption specialty license plates and to the Support Adoption account and certain voluntary contributions to that account.

Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of real property used as a municipal solid waste facility or the buffer zone of such a facility.

Relating to the powers, authorities, duties, and responsibilities of certain conservation and reclamation districts.

Relating to the authority of the Roman Forest Public Utility District No. 4 for road projects; providing authority to issue bonds.

Relating to the authority of a peace officer to apprehend a person for emergency detention and the authority of certain facilities and physicians to temporarily detain a person with mental illness.

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory age of retirement for state justices and judges.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of county treasurer of Galveston County.

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual net worth or wealth tax.

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

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 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 application submitted to the comptroller for designation as a state depository.

Relating to renaming the Texas Natural Resources Information System as the Texas Geographic Information Office and the duties of certain officers of that entity.

Relating to the application of statutes that classify political subdivisions according to population.

Relating to the composition of districts for the election of members of the Texas House of Representatives.

Relating to memoranda of understanding between the Texas Water Development Board and other state agencies.

Relating to construction of certain laws prohibiting discrimination, distinctions, inducements, rebates, and certain other conduct related to property and casualty insurance.

Relating to the filing of an annual audit report by a title insurance company, title insurance agent, or direct operation.

Relating to state preemption of and the effect of certain state or federal law on certain municipal and county regulation.

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

Relating to court administration, including the knowledge, efficiency, training, and transparency requirements for candidates for or holders of judicial offices.

Relating to a certificate of merit in certain actions against certain licensed or registered professionals.

Relating to sickle cell disease health care improvement and the sickle cell task force.

Relating to the composition and use of money in the flood infrastructure fund.

Relating to the composition of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

Relating to the training of and the provision of acupuncture services by an acudetox specialist.

Relating to the suspension of a money judgment pending appeal in a civil action.

Relating to the export fee charged for the transfer of groundwater from a groundwater conservation district.

Relating to required informed consent before a dog or cat may be boarded at a kennel and left unattended; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the authority of a water or sewer utility to consolidate more than one system under a single tariff.

Relating to the treatment of income tax expenses in rate proceedings for water and sewer utilities.

Relating to the administration of violations and administrative penalties of the employment of children.

Relating to vicarious liability of a transportation network company for acts of a driver using the company's digital network.

Relating to notaries public; increasing the amount of certain fees.

Relating to trusts.

Relating to the powers and duties of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information concerning service members of the state military forces.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information received or maintained by the Veterans' Land Board.

Relating to the cremation of deceased veterans with a United States flag or Texas state flag and the incineration of those flags through the cremation process.

Relating to designating September 30 as Vanessa Guillén Day.

Relating to the use by insurance companies of separate accounts in connection with life insurance and annuities and certain other benefits.

Relating to the entitlement of an injured employee to lifetime income benefits under the workers' compensation system.

Relating to the eligibility requirements for a license as a massage establishment, massage school, massage therapist, or massage therapy instructor.

Relating to the regulation of air conditioning and refrigeration contracting, including eligibility for an air conditioning and refrigeration technician registration or certification.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Office of State-Federal Relations.

Relating to statutes of limitation and repose for certain claims arising out of residential construction.

Relating to the regulation of the practice of public accountancy.

Relating to the administration of certain functions relating to state employee leave.

Relating to notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of a property and casualty insurance policy.

Relating to seller's disclosures regarding fuel gas piping in residential real property.

Relating to the recovery of fuel and purchased power costs by electric utilities.

Relating to the provision of information regarding distributed generation and certain electrical loads.

Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony.

Relating to actions brought by the attorney general on behalf of certain persons under the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983.

Relating to the presidential electors of this state.

Relating to the reporting of direct campaign expenditures by certain persons and political committees.

Relating to civil penalties imposed for violations of the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983.

Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium.

Relating to an optional service retirement annuity that provides an increasing annuity under the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to annual financial reports submitted by state agencies.

Relating to eligibility to participate as an annuitant in the state employees group benefits program.

Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium and the Texas Space Commission.

Relating to optional annuity increases for certain retirees and beneficiaries of the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

Relating to the determination of the sufficient balance of the economic stabilization fund for the purpose of allocating general revenue to that fund and the state highway fund.

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 safety of a referee, judge, or other official at certain public school extracurricular activities and competitions and prohibiting certain conduct by a spectator related to those officials' safety.

Relating to the development of a state information technology credential offered by public junior colleges or public technical institutes to address shortages in the state information resources workforce.

Relating to vision screenings for students in public or private school.

Relating to the automatic admission of students with a nontraditional secondary education to certain public institutions of higher education.

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

Relating to the commingling of funds by digital asset service providers; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to claims for reimbursement between marital estates.

Relating to health care benefits of persons wrongfully imprisoned.

Relating to expanding access to the protective order registry and the inclusion of certain information regarding a person who is the subject of a protective order in that registry.

Relating to the repeal of the authority of political subdivisions to adopt or enforce juvenile curfews.

Relating to the continuation of spousal maintenance ordered under certain circumstances.

Relating to certain judicial statistics and related information gathered by the Texas Judicial Council.

Relating to continuing education instruction for district clerks on impaneling petit and grand juries.

Relating to the fees assessed by a district clerk for copies of certain court documents.

Relating to the creation of the Orchard 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 certain offenses regarding parking privileges of veterans with disabilities.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 262; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the boundaries of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 144.

Relating to the matters that may be the subject of limited binding arbitration to compel compliance with procedural requirements related to protests before appraisal review boards.

Relating to the renewal of certain expired certificates issued by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the application of a municipal building code to the construction of a solar pergola.

Relating to the dissolution of the Green Tree Park Municipal Utility District.

Relating to the municipal disannexation of certain areas annexed during a certain period of time.

Relating to the public sale of real property taken in execution of a judgment.

Relating to the public hearing requirement for a preliminary zoning report made by a zoning commission.

Relating to the training and duties of a taxpayer liaison officer for an appraisal district.

Relating to the eligibility of land to continue to be appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following a transfer to a surviving spouse.

Relating to the creation of the Grimes County Municipal Utility District No. 3; 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 Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 57; 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 Prairie View Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 48; 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 Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 49; 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. 597; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to an individual's genetic data, including the use of that data by certain genetic testing companies for commercial purposes and the individual's property right in DNA; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to establishing a "Made in Texas" labeling program.

Relating to the form of a rendition statement or property report used to render property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Relating to limitations on the use of workers' compensation insurance experience modifier values in soliciting and awarding public construction contracts.

Relating to specialty license plates issued for recipients of the Commendation Medal.

Relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to procedures for the issuance of personal identification certificates to certain persons 65 years of age or older whose driver's licenses are surrendered.

Relating to pedestrian use of a sidewalk.

Relating to the release of a motor vehicle accident report to an employee or authorized representative of a vehicle storage facility.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Business Interstate Highway 20-E in Ector County as the Mac Wilson and Rex Young Medal of Honor Highway.

Relating to the issuance of Antarctica Service Medal specialty license plates.

Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on authorized emergency vehicles.

Relating to the issuance of a temporary license by the Department of Public Safety.

Relating to the adoption of a policy on the preclusion of private design professionals from contracting with the Texas Department of Transportation.

Relating to training on the treatment of toll project roadways during inclement weather.

Relating to the ability of a local authority to designate school crossing zones and school crosswalks at high school campuses located in certain municipalities.

Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain municipalities.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to the surviving spouse of a posthumous recipient of certain awards.

Relating to issuance of specialty license plates to honor fallen law enforcement officers.

Relating to the skills test required for a commercial driver's license for certain commercial learner's permit holders.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Transportation Commission to establish variable speed limits.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 380 in Wise and Jack Counties as the Lost Battalion Memorial Highway.

Relating to wrong, fictitious, altered, or obscured license plates; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to enhancing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the criminal offense of aggravated assault.

Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for an aggravated assault occurring as part of a mass shooting; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to restitution payments for the support of a child whose parent or guardian is a victim of intoxication manslaughter.

Relating to the persons who may provide information to a parole panel considering the release of an inmate on parole or to mandatory supervision.

Relating to donations to certain local charities or veterans county service offices ordered to be paid as a condition of community supervision.

Relating to education and training for peace officers on interacting with persons with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

Relating to authorizing the comptroller to release a reported owner's unclaimed property to the owner's crime victim in certain circumstances and payment by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of certain amounts owed by an inmate.

Relating to the establishment of an organized retail theft task force.

Relating to computerized fee records in criminal cases.

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of voyeurism.

Relating to visitation policies for inmates and state jail felony defendants.

Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a correctional facility or detention facility; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to certain contract provisions and conduct affecting health care provider networks.

Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, investigations by the Department of Family and Protective Services, and parental child safety placements.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for Gold Star family members and recipients of certain Texas military awards.

Relating to the authority of certain county and district clerks to obtain and retain information that identifies a person filing a document or requesting services.

Relating to the operation of a hospital at home program by certain hospitals; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the redistribution of donated prepackaged prescription drugs.

Relating to the donors of certain unused prescription drugs.

Relating to the packaging requirements for certain donated prescription drugs.

Relating to the Medicaid application form and communication with Medicaid recipients.

Relating to mental health first aid training provided by local mental health authorities and local behavioral health authorities.

Relating to the statewide interagency aging services coordinating council.

Relating to reports of child abuse or neglect and certain preliminary investigations of those reports.

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

Relating to the issuance of state parklands passports to and a waiver of certain state park fees for certain veterans, active duty armed forces members, and certain family members of a person who died while serving in the United States armed forces.

Relating to the inclusion of a magistrate's name on certain signed orders.

Relating to the allocation of certain federal money provided under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.

Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving a reckless driving exhibition or racing on a highway and to the forfeiture of contraband as a result of a reckless driving exhibition.

Relating to the designation of fentanyl toxicity for purposes of the death certificate and to the criminal penalties for certain controlled substance offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to strategies to increase the availability of child-care and prekindergarten programs.

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.

Relating to the use of county hotel occupancy tax revenue for an electronic tax administration system and the reimbursement of tax collection expenses.

Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.

Relating to the application of nepotism prohibitions to a person appointed or employed by a school district as a bus driver.

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

Relating to the qualifications to serve as a member of a board of trustees of a military reservation school district and rules adopted by the State Board of Education for the governance of a special-purpose district.

Relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of peace officers.

Relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of certain military servicemembers.

Relating to the Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program.

Relating to use of the name, image, or likeness of a student athlete participating in an intercollegiate athletic program at an institution of higher education.

Relating to the service area of the Blinn Junior College District.

Relating to verification of excused absences from public school for the purpose of observing religious holy days.

Relating to the display of the national motto in public school and institution of higher education classrooms.

Relating to the administration of certain required assessment instruments in paper format.

Relating to allowing parents and guardians to elect for a student to repeat or retake a course or grade.

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 minimum standards for prescribed burns.

Relating to the procedures for acting on a permit or permit amendment application by a groundwater conservation district and the disqualification of board members of groundwater conservation districts.

Relating to the authority of certain persons to petition a groundwater conservation district to change certain rules.

Relating to the disbursement of money by a levee improvement district.

Relating to a study of carrizo cane on the international border of this state.

Relating to eligibility for a loan under the disaster recovery loan program.

Relating to the joint planning of desired future conditions in groundwater management areas.

Relating to food system security and resiliency planning.

Relating to the requirement that certain persons taking oysters on a licensed commercial oyster boat obtain a commercial fisherman's license.

Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of issues faced by communities with artificial drainage systems.

Relating to continuing education and training requirements for classroom teachers and public school counselors.

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

Relating to teacher requirements for high quality prekindergarten programs.

Relating to the protection of aquaculture operations.

Relating to the office of vehicle fleet management's plan for the state's vehicle fleet.

Relating to the date by which the Texas Energy Reliability Council is required to submit to the legislature a report on the reliability and stability of the electricity supply chain.

Relating to an exemption for certain life insurance companies regarding the valuation of reserves.

Relating to the authority of entities regulated by the Texas Department of Insurance to conduct business electronically.

Relating to the availability of financial information of nonprofit corporations for public inspection.

Relating to required lease terms for public property leased to a nongovernmental entity; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to requirements related to refunds and credit provided under terminated debt cancellation agreements.

Relating to the release of a deed of trust or other contract lien securing a home loan after payoff by mortgagor.

Relating to exempting certain contracts from procurement notice requirements.

Relating to eligibility requirements for student loan repayment assistance for certain mental health professionals.

Relating to transmission and distribution system resiliency planning by and cost recovery for electric utilities.

Relating to the exclusion of certain conveyances from classification as sham or pretended sales.

Relating to the issuance of a digital occupational license by a state agency, county, or municipality.

Relating to the requirements to obtain a residential wireman license.

Relating to residential construction liability.

Relating to eligibility requirements under the owner-builder loan program.

Relating to the authority to approve change orders for certain municipal contracts.

Relating to the calculation of net to land in the appraisal of open-space land for ad valorem tax purposes.

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 Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 11; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the powers, duties, territory, and governance of the Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District.

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 55; 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. 218; 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 Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 52; 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. 582; 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. 226; 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 Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 3; 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 Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 4; 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 Wharton County 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. 223; 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. 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 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. 227; 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 Water Control and Improvement District No. 6; 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 Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 56; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Nacogdoches County Hospital District.

Relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities.

Relating to the authority of a municipality to annex property in certain water districts.

Relating to the locations of the campuses of the Texas State Technical College System.

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

Relating to the creation of the Deer Creek Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 and 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 authority of the Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District to impose certain fees.

Relating to the procedures for transferring certain cases and proceedings between courts.

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures regarding proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including the service of process and delivery of documents related to the proceedings, the administration of oaths, and the management of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission, and the composition of certain juvenile boards; establishing a civil penalty; increasing certain court costs; authorizing fees.

Relating to liability related to a duty to retrofit certain rented or leased motor vehicles with safety devices.

Relating to liability of a recreational vehicle park or campground entity for injuries arising from certain activities.

Relating to the classification of a grievance filed with the State Bar of Texas.

Relating to the creation of DNA records for a person arrested for a felony offense and the expunction of DNA records in certain circumstances.

Relating to prohibiting certain limitations on the operation of certain organizations that benefit veterans during a declared state of disaster.

Relating to the appointment of a retired or former judge as a visiting judge in certain counties.

Relating to the payment by the state or a county of costs for certain mental health hearings or proceedings.

Relating to standardized training for election officers.

Relating to the management of a declared state of disaster.

Relating to hours of service by an election watcher.

Relating to dyslexia evaluations and services for public school students, the provision of services for students with dyslexia and related disorders, and certain parental notice regarding the rights of parents of public school students with disabilities.

Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs.

Relating to the statewide all payor claims database.

Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities.

Relating to the relationship between dentists and certain employee benefit plans and health insurers.

Relating to the confiscation or misappropriation by a nursing facility of certain federal payments to a Medicaid recipient; increasing an administrative penalty.

Relating to health benefit plan coverage of clinician-administered drugs.

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

Relating to the major events reimbursement program, including event funding eligibility, site selection organizations, and single event and single year classifications.

Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the use of revenue from that tax.

Relating to the creation and operation of a development zone by and the tax revenue received by The Woodlands Township; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and taxes.

Relating to creation of the gulf coast protection trust fund to be administered by the General Land Office.

Relating to the continuation and functions of and certain programs subject to rules adopted by the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office.

Relating to the San Jacinto River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.

Relating to an exemption from certain motor fuel taxes for, and registration fees for motor vehicles owned by, certain nonprofit food banks.

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

Relating to the establishment of a supply of luggage by the Department of Family and Protective Services for the transport of the personal belongings of a foster child.

Relating to the criteria for media production development zone recognition.

Relating to qualifications for participation in the moving image industry incentive program.

Relating to a study conducted by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas on the feasibility of offering alternative service retirement benefits to peace officers who are members of the retirement system.

Relating to limitation of certain liability of owners, lessees, and occupants of land in connection with livestock and agricultural land.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Urging Congress to ensure that the survivors and surviving families of the Sutherland Springs mass shooting receive compensation equivalent to the relief provided to those impacted by similar incidents.

Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Taiwan and for the expansion of Taiwan's role on the global stage.