Senate Floor Action for 2/15/2023

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Wednesday

February 15, 2023




The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 147 Flores

Congratulating Bobby Ott of Temple ISD on being named the 2022 Superintendent of the Year.


SR 160 Blanco

Recognizing February 14 through February 16, 2023, as El Paso Days.


SR 161 Alvarado

Recognizing February 15, 2023, as Houston East End Chamber of Commerce East End Day.


SR 167 Middleton/ Alvarado/ Creighton

Recognizing the City of Baytown on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.


SR 171 Nichols

Recognizing Stephen F. Austin State University on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.


SR 173 Hinojosa

In memory of Jose Angel Martinez.


SR 174 Creighton/ Alvarado/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Blanco/ et al.

Recognizing February 15, 2023 as Orange and Maroon Legislative Day.


Committee referral on the following:


SJR 6 Zaffirini

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SJR 7 Zaffirini

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing certain persons under the age of 18 to vote in a primary election.

State Affairs


SJR 8 Zaffirini

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the United States House of Representatives and the Texas Legislature.

Redistricting, Special


SJR 9 Zaffirini/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing daylight saving time in Texas.

State Affairs


SJR 10 Johnson/ Blanco

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SJR 11 Johnson

Proposing a constitutional amendment to remove the governor's line-item veto authority.

State Affairs


SJR 12 Johnson

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission to establish districts for the election of the members of the United States House of Representatives elected from this state, the Texas Senate, and the Texas House of Representatives.

Redistricting, Special


SJR 13 Johnson

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of representatives to call the legislature into special session on petition of at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature in response to a fiscal crisis, war, natural disaster, or emergency.

State Affairs


SJR 14 Johnson

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the periodic review of state and local tax preferences and providing an expiration date for certain tax preferences.

Finance


SJR 15 Johnson

Proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the constitutional provision providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting this state or a political subdivision of this state from creating or recognizing any legal status identical or similar to marriage.

State Affairs


SJR 16 Menéndez/ Eckhardt

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature and Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting.

Redistricting, Special


SJR 17 Alvarado

Proposing a constitutional amendment to foster economic development and job growth and to provide tax relief and funding for education and public safety by creating the Texas Gaming Commission, authorizing and regulating casino gaming at a limited number of destination resorts and facilities licensed by the commission, authorizing sports wagering, requiring occupational licenses to conduct casino gaming, and requiring the imposition of a tax.

State Affairs


SJR 18 Kolkhorst

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

Local Government


SJR 19 Kolkhorst

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to establish a limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.

Local Government


SJR 20 Eckhardt

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of an individual's residence homestead.

Local Government


SJR 21 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Gutierrez/ Johnson/ Menéndez

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy.

State Affairs


SJR 22 Eckhardt

Proposing a constitutional amendment to direct the legislature to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis.

Criminal Justice


SJR 23 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Gutierrez/ Johnson/ Menéndez

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the right to be free from governmental intrusion or interference into an individual's private life.

State Affairs


SJR 24 Springer

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the enactment of a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or imposing a tax on certain securities transactions.

Finance


SJR 25 Johnson

Proposing a constitutional amendment to reserve to the people the powers of initiative and referendum.

State Affairs


SJR 26 Perry

Proposing a constitutional amendment to entitle all component institutions of The Texas A&M University System and The University of Texas System to participate in the income and other benefits of the permanent university fund.

Finance


SJR 27 Perry

Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Texas Connectivity Fund for the development of broadband and other telecommunications services in all areas of the state and authorizing the appropriation to that fund of a portion of revenue received from the existing state sales and use taxes on telecommunications services while not increasing the rate of the sales and use taxes.

Business & Commerce


SJR 28 Middleton

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

Local Government


SCR 1 Blanco

Declaring gun violence a public health crisis.

State Affairs


SCR 2 Nichols/ et al.

Extending the duty of the comptroller of public accounts under Section 7-c, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, to deposit certain tax revenue to the state highway fund.

Transportation


SCR 3 Hall/ Campbell

Expressing support for ending "gender-affirming care."

State Affairs


SCR 4 Eckhardt/ et al.

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

Business & Commerce


SCR 7 Hinojosa

Authorizing the burial of Patrick John Nugent in the State Cemetery.

Administration


SCR 8 Parker

Designating June 2 as Italian Heritage Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2023.

Administration


SCR 9 Springer

Designating the first full week in April as Gifted and Talented Students Week for a 10-year period ending in 2033.

Administration


SB 31 Zaffirini

Relating to the interconnection of the ERCOT power grid to grids outside the ERCOT power region.

Business & Commerce


SB 32 Zaffirini

Relating to prohibiting certain transfers, purchases, and possession of assault weapons; creating criminal offenses.

State Affairs


SB 33 Zaffirini

Relating to adjustments to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Finance


SB 34 Zaffirini

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Promise Grant Program for certain students at public institutions of higher education.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 35 Zaffirini

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Promise Grant Program for certain students at two-year public institutions of higher education.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 36 Zaffirini

Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas B-On-time student loan program; authorizing a fee.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 37 Zaffirini

Relating to the criminal offense of hazing.

Criminal Justice


SB 38 Zaffirini

Relating to providing free full-day prekindergarten for certain children.

Education


SB 39 Zaffirini

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SB 40 Zaffirini

Relating to the establishment of a boil water notice alert system.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 41 Zaffirini

Relating to the use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.

State Affairs


SB 42 Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to remote and other meetings held under the open meetings law.

Business & Commerce


SB 43 Zaffirini

Relating to business days for purposes of the public information law.

Business & Commerce


SB 44 Zaffirini

Relating to a governmental body's response to a request for public information.

Business & Commerce


SB 45 Zaffirini

Relating to maintenance and production of electronic public information under the public information law.

Business & Commerce


SB 46 Zaffirini

Relating to the availability of dates of birth under the public information law.

Business & Commerce


SB 47 Zaffirini

Relating to the licensing of marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapist associates, professional counselors, professional counselor associates, and social workers, including certain out-of-state applicants.

Health & Human Services


SB 48 Zaffirini

Relating to standardized forms and materials for the issuance of protective orders, magistrate's orders for emergency protection, and temporary ex parte orders.

Jurisprudence


SB 49 Zaffirini

Relating to crime victims' compensation.

Criminal Justice


SB 50 Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to foster care placement in and the licensing of certain residential child-care facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 51 Zaffirini/ et al.

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

Health & Human Services


SB 52 Zaffirini

Relating to the right of state hospital patients to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.

Health & Human Services


SB 53 Zaffirini

Relating to financial assistance by the Texas Water Development Board for backup power generators in economically distressed areas for public water supply and sanitary sewer systems.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 54 Zaffirini

Relating to consent to services under certain programs designed to serve pregnant women and families.

Health & Human Services


SB 55 Zaffirini

Relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding best practices for assisting students with autism spectrum disorder.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 56 Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to allowing a person who will be 18 years of age on the date of the general election for state and county officers to vote in the preceding primary elections.

State Affairs


SB 57 Zaffirini

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.

Criminal Justice


SB 58 Zaffirini

Relating to prohibitions in connection with the online sale of goods.

Business & Commerce


SB 59 Zaffirini

Relating to notice of water and wastewater requirements for the foreclosure sale of residential properties by certain political subdivisions.

Local Government


SB 60 Zaffirini

Relating to operating agreements between holders of a distiller's and rectifier's permit and certain alcoholic beverage permit holders.

State Affairs


SB 61 Zaffirini

Relating to the methods by which the comptroller may provide notice of a hearing on the revocation or suspension, or of the revocation or suspension, of a permit or license.

Finance


SB 62 Zaffirini

Relating to posting certain documents and information related to certain real property sales on a county's Internet website.

Local Government


SB 63 Zaffirini

Relating to an instruction guide for family members and caregivers of veterans who have mental health disorders.

Veteran Affairs


SB 64 Zaffirini

Relating to certain notice and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness.

Health & Human Services


SB 65 Zaffirini

Relating to excluding the furnishing of an academic transcript from the definition of "information service" for purposes of sales and use taxes.

Finance


SB 66 Zaffirini

Relating to applicability of civil service status to emergency medical services personnel in certain municipalities.

Local Government


SB 67 Zaffirini

Relating to a database of and the barring from state contracts of certain employers for wage theft.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 68 Zaffirini

Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to visit a professional's workplace for a career investigation day.

Education


SB 69 Zaffirini

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Redistricting Commission.

Redistricting, Special


SB 70 Zaffirini

Relating to the creation and duties of the unfunded mandates interagency work group.

Finance


SB 71 Johnson/ Blanco

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SB 72 Johnson/ Blanco

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SB 73 Johnson

Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women following a pregnancy.

Health & Human Services


SB 74 Johnson

Relating to the use of community health workers in Medicaid managed care.

Health & Human Services


SB 75 Johnson

Relating to eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

Health & Human Services


SB 76 Johnson

Relating to the health literacy advisory committee and health literacy in the state health plan.

Health & Human Services


SB 77 Johnson

Relating to notice of the health of children attending a child-care facility.

Health & Human Services


SB 78 Johnson

Relating to the provision of an abortion-inducing drug.

State Affairs


SB 79 Johnson

Relating to the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion and the construction of abortion laws imposing penalties or liability on pregnant individuals.

State Affairs


SB 80 Johnson

Relating to a suit for dissolution of marriage and associated suit affecting the parent-child relationship when a party is pregnant.

Jurisprudence


SB 81 Johnson

Relating to certain statutory changes to reflect and address same-sex marriages and parenting relationships and to the removal of provisions regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct.

State Affairs


SB 82 Johnson

Relating to the repeal of statutes regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct and to the recognition of certain same-sex relationship statuses.

State Affairs


SB 83 Johnson

Relating to status offenses committed by a child, including the repeal of the status offense of a child voluntarily running away from home.

Criminal Justice


SB 84 Johnson

Relating to the expunction of all records and files related to arrests for certain decriminalized misdemeanor offenses.

Criminal Justice


SB 85 Johnson

Relating to the award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility.

Criminal Justice


SB 86 Johnson/ Hall/ et al.

Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of fentanyl, alpha-methylfentanyl, or any other derivative or controlled substance analogue of fentanyl.

Criminal Justice


SB 87 Johnson

Relating to the criminal penalties for possession or delivery of marihuana concentrate.

Criminal Justice


SB 88 Johnson/ et al.

Relating to an annual adjustment to the basic allotment under the Foundation School Program to reflect inflation.

Education


SB 89 Johnson

Relating to the eligibility of certain children of classroom teachers for enrollment in a free prekindergarten program.

Education


SB 90 Johnson

Relating to an application for the establishment of a new open-enrollment charter school campus or site.

Education


SB 91 Johnson

Relating to the creation and elimination of certain state holidays.

State Affairs


SB 92 Johnson/ et al.

Relating to electronic voter registration.

State Affairs


SB 93 Johnson/ Menéndez

Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures.

State Affairs


SB 94 Johnson

Relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote.

State Affairs


SB 95 Johnson

Relating to the adoption of the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.

State Affairs


SB 96 Johnson

Relating to a requirement that a public hearing be held on a proposal by the governor or the Legislative Budget Board to affect appropriations.

Finance


SB 97 Johnson

Relating to the scope and publication of certain actions by the governor during a state of disaster.

State Affairs


SB 98 Johnson

Relating to the renewal of a declared state of disaster.

State Affairs


SB 99 Johnson

Relating to the authority of the governor and the legislature regarding renewal of certain declared states of disaster.

State Affairs


SB 100 Johnson

Relating to the governor's authority during the recovery period following a state of disaster declaration.

State Affairs


SB 101 Johnson

Relating to the creation of a limited term driver's license; authorizing fees.

Transportation


SB 102 Johnson

Relating to the determination of an ad valorem tax protest or appeal on the ground of the unequal appraisal of property on the basis of the appraised value of the property relative to the median appraised value of a reasonable number of comparable properties.

Local Government


SB 103 Johnson

Relating to a periodic review and expiration dates of state and local tax preferences.

Finance


SB 104 Johnson

Relating to the creation of a small non-road engine purchase incentive program under the Texas emissions reduction plan.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 105 Johnson

Relating to the cremation of human remains by alkaline hydrolysis.

Business & Commerce


SB 106 Menéndez

Relating to state, local, and court involvement in determining whether victims and witnesses to an offense and certain detained, arrested, or incarcerated persons are lawfully present in the United States.

State Affairs


SB 107 Menéndez

Relating to the eligibility of a relative or other designated caregiver of a foster child for monetary assistance.

Health & Human Services


SB 108 Menéndez

Relating to unlawful employment practices with respect to compensation and wage history.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 109 Menéndez

Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Finance


SB 110 Menéndez/ Eckhardt

Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination; authorizing civil penalties.

State Affairs


SB 111 Menéndez

Relating to the repeal of statutes regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct and to the recognition of certain same-sex relationship statuses.

State Affairs


SB 112 Menéndez

Relating to the inclusion of a mental health course in the required curriculum for public high school students.

Education


SB 113 Menéndez

Relating to the provision of on-campus mental health services by a school district and reimbursement under Medicaid for certain services provided to eligible students.

Education


SB 114 Menéndez

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

Business & Commerce


SB 115 Menéndez/ Eckhardt

Relating to the Texas Redistricting Commission.

Redistricting, Special


SB 116 Menéndez/ Johnson

Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.

State Affairs


SB 117 Menéndez/ Johnson

Relating to participation in the countywide polling place program.

State Affairs


SB 118 Menéndez/ Johnson

Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain institutions of higher education.

State Affairs


SB 119 Menéndez/ Johnson

Relating to the voter registration of naturalized United States citizens.

State Affairs


SB 120 Menéndez/ Johnson

Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter and to the repeal of certain criminal offenses concerning the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mail.

State Affairs


SB 121 Menéndez

Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, delivery, sale, and research of medical cannabis for medical use by patients with certain medical conditions and the licensing of medical cannabis organizations; authorizing fees.

Health & Human Services


SB 122 Alvarado/ Blanco/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to the repeal of and exceptions to certain laws prohibiting abortion.

State Affairs


SB 123 Alvarado/ Blanco/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to exceptions to certain laws prohibiting abortion.

State Affairs


SB 124 Alvarado/ Blanco/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women during and following a pregnancy.

Health & Human Services


SB 125 Alvarado/ Blanco/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health & Human Services


SB 126 Alvarado

Relating to electronic voter registration.

State Affairs


SB 127 Alvarado

Relating to the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for use by patients as the best available medical treatment, the licensing of medical cannabis dispensing organizations, and the registration of certain individuals; authorizing fees.

Health & Human Services


SB 128 Springer

Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain feminine hygiene products.

Finance


SB 129 Springer/ et al.

Relating to the prosecution and punishment for possession of child pornography; increasing criminal penalties.

Criminal Justice


SB 130 Campbell

Relating to wages and employment benefits.

Business & Commerce


SB 131 Campbell

Relating to who may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 132 Campbell

Relating to the deadline for hiring or rejecting applicants for state job vacancies.

Business & Commerce


SB 133 West

Relating to prohibiting the physical restraint of or use of chemical irritants on certain public school students by peace officers and school security personnel under certain circumstances.

Education


SB 134 West

Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a pregnancy.

Health & Human Services


SB 135 West

Relating to recording the results of certain home studies performed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


SB 136 West

Relating to the creation of the Texas Indian Affairs Commission.

State Affairs


SB 137 West

Relating to a counseling and crisis management program for relative or other designated caregivers and children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


SB 138 West

Relating to the effect of the category of the motor vehicle dealer general distinguishing number issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and held by a person on the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of the person's motor vehicle inventory.

Local Government


SB 139 West

Relating to allowing therapy or facility dogs to accompany a child or a person with a disability during testimony in certain criminal cases.

Criminal Justice


SB 140 West

Relating to the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer.

Criminal Justice


SB 141 West

Relating to the consideration of a subsequent writ of habeas corpus in certain felony cases.

Criminal Justice


SB 142 Springer

Relating to a school security volunteer program in certain counties.

Education


SB 143 Springer

Relating to the use of a public school as a polling place.

State Affairs


SB 144 Gutierrez/ et al.

Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses.

State Affairs


SB 145 Gutierrez

Relating to raising the age limit to purchase certain weapons.

State Affairs


SB 146 Gutierrez

Relating to the creation of the Uvalde Victims' Compensation Fund.

State Affairs


SB 147 Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities.

State Affairs


SB 148 Springer

Relating to the salaries of sheriffs and to state assistance payments to offset the cost of sheriff's salaries in certain counties.

Finance


SB 149 Springer

Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate statewide commerce.

Business & Commerce


SB 150 Springer

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

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 151 Springer

Relating to the possession of certain photographs and images by inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Criminal Justice


SB 152 Kolkhorst

Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

Local Government


SB 153 Springer

Relating to proof of insurance and database requirements for operator's and certain exclusionary automobile insurance policies.

Business & Commerce


SB 154 Springer

Relating to location requirements for the construction of certain wind-powered energy devices.

Business & Commerce


SB 155 Huffman

Relating to benefits for certain members of the Texas military forces and survivors of members of the Texas military forces.

Finance


SB 156 Perry

Relating to the regulation of groundwater conservation districts.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 157 Perry

Relating to the amount of the reimbursement fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine.

Criminal Justice


SB 158 Perry

Relating to the location of a bank eligible to be selected as a depository or subdepository of county public money, including money held by a county or district clerk.

Local Government


SB 159 Perry

Relating to education requirements for an applicant to take the uniform CPA examination.

Business & Commerce


SB 160 Perry

Relating to the furnishing by pharmacists and dispensing by physicians of certain medications.

Health & Human Services


SB 161 Perry

Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners.

Health & Human Services


SB 162 Perry

Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain minors.

State Affairs


SB 163 Campbell/ Hughes

Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools.

Education


SB 164 Campbell

Relating to the display of the national motto and the founding documents of the United States in public schools and the inclusion of an elective course on the founding principles of the United States in the curriculum for public high school students.

Education


SB 165 Campbell

Relating to parental rights in public education and to audits of school district curricula by the Texas Education Agency.

Education


SB 166 Hughes

Relating to the punishment for illegal voting; increasing criminal penalties.

State Affairs


SB 167 Springer

Relating to a pool for certain individuals with claims against persons excluded from coverage by certain automobile insurance policies; authorizing an assessment.

Business & Commerce


SB 168 Blanco/ et al.

Relating to the acquisition or attempted acquisition of a firearm by a person prohibited from possessing a firearm; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 169 Blanco

Relating to notice for certain defendants regarding the unlawful possession or acquisition of a firearm or ammunition.

State Affairs


SB 170 Blanco/ et al.

Relating to requiring a national instant criminal background check in connection with certain firearm transfers; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 171 Blanco

Relating to the timely reporting of criminal case dispositions to the Department of Public Safety and to the allocation of certain grant money.

Criminal Justice


SB 172 Blanco/ et al.

Relating to the reporting of lost or stolen firearms and to proof of loss for personal property insurance coverage for those firearms; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 173 Blanco

Relating to the permitting of medical waste facilities by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 174 Blanco

Relating to the establishment of a public law school in El Paso County.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 175 Middleton/ et al.

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.

State Affairs


SB 176 Middleton

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Parental Empowerment Program and an insurance premium tax credit for contributions made for purposes of that program.

Education


SB 177 Middleton

Relating to informed consent before the provision of certain medical treatments involving COVID-19 vaccination.

Health & Human Services


SB 178 Kolkhorst

Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.

Local Government


SB 179 Miles

Relating to the consideration of the cumulative effects of air contaminant emissions in the emissions permitting process.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 180 Miles

Relating to the Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities renamed as the office for health equity and the duties of that office.

Health & Human Services


SB 181 Miles

Relating to the authority of the Health and Human Services Commission's office of the ombudsman to resolve complaints against the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


SB 182 Miles

Relating to the required report of criminal offenses committed against individuals receiving certain state agency services.

Health & Human Services


SB 183 Miles

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty prescribed for certain acts of official oppression.

State Affairs


SB 184 Miles

Relating to municipal civilian complaint review boards in certain municipalities.

State Affairs


SB 185 Miles

Relating to the retention and required disclosure under the public information law of certain complaints alleging official oppression.

State Affairs


SB 186 Miles

Relating to the prohibited discharge of a patient to certain unlicensed or unpermitted group-centered facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 187 Miles

Relating to failure to report assault, neglect, or omission of care in certain group homes; creating a criminal offense.

Health & Human Services


SB 188 Miles

Relating to criminal history record information checks for applicants for employment and employees of group homes; creating a criminal offense.

Health & Human Services


SB 189 Miles

Relating to the creation of a criminal offense concerning the failure of certain persons to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation in boarding home facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 190 Miles

Relating to the civil penalty for certain signs placed on the right-of-way of a public road.

Transportation


SB 191 Miles

Relating to prohibiting the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises of certain sexually oriented businesses; creating a criminal offense; providing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 192 Miles

Relating to standing to protest certain alcoholic beverage permit and license applications.

State Affairs


SB 193 Miles

Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse assigned to the school during all instructional hours.

Education


SB 194 Miles

Relating to the creation of the Texas African American Heritage Commission.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 195 Johnson/ Blanco

Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program and the expansion of Medicaid eligibility to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; imposing penalties.

Health & Human Services


SB 196 Eckhardt

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead.

Local Government


SB 197 Eckhardt

Relating to the award of library construction grants by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Business & Commerce


SB 198 Eckhardt

Relating to criminal history screening of applicants for residential tenancies.

Business & Commerce


SB 199 Eckhardt

Relating to requirements for beneficial tax treatment related to a leasehold or other possessory interest in a public facility used to provide multifamily housing.

Local Government


SB 200 Eckhardt

Relating to the period for which an applicant for admission as an undergraduate student to a public institution of higher education is entitled to an academic fresh start.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 201 Eckhardt

Relating to the assessment of damages resulting from the condemnation of property that is subject to a conservation easement.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 202 Eckhardt

Relating to prohibiting an increase in the rent before the end of a lease term of a tenant residing in a development supported with a low income housing tax credit allocation.

Local Government


SB 203 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez

Relating to prioritization of a pregnant individual's health when providing health care treatments; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 204 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Gutierrez/ Menéndez

Relating to a prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of reproductive decisions and certain employment agreements limiting reproductive decisions.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 205 Eckhardt

Relating to the carrying of handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education.

State Affairs


SB 206 Eckhardt

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of criminal trespass.

Criminal Justice


SB 207 Eckhardt/ et al.

Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of fentanyl, alpha-methylfentanyl, or any other derivative of fentanyl.

Criminal Justice


SB 208 Eckhardt

Relating to the criminal penalties for delivery and possession of marihuana and citations given for those offenses.

State Affairs


SB 209 Eckhardt

Relating to regulating the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, and use of cannabis and cannabis products; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring occupational licenses; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 210 Eckhardt

Relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony.

State Affairs


SB 211 Eckhardt

Relating to the vote required to release certain inmates on parole.

Criminal Justice


SB 212 Eckhardt

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.

Criminal Justice


SB 213 Eckhardt

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.

Criminal Justice


SB 214 Eckhardt

Relating to the content of detailed reports filed by lobbyists and to monetary limits on expenditures by lobbyists.

State Affairs


SB 215 Eckhardt

Relating to the prohibition on lobbying by certain elected officers.

State Affairs


SB 216 Eckhardt

Relating to the availability on the Internet of certain registrations and reports filed by lobbyists.

State Affairs


SB 217 Eckhardt

Relating to lobbying by former members of the legislature; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 218 Eckhardt

Relating to the grounds for disciplinary action against peace officers and the use of body worn cameras by peace officers.

State Affairs


SB 219 Eckhardt

Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and law enforcement agencies regarding law enforcement officers and the use of body worn cameras; authorizing fees.

State Affairs


SB 220 Bettencourt

Relating to the enforcement of laws relating to elections.

State Affairs


SB 221 Bettencourt

Relating to requirements for certain petitions requesting an election and ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions.

State Affairs


SB 222 Nichols

Relating to paid leave by certain state employees for the birth or adoption of a child.

Business & Commerce


SB 223 Campbell

Relating to public meetings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on the permitting of wastewater treatment facilities.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 224 Alvarado/ Whitmire

Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for theft of a catalytic converter; increasing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 225 Nichols/ et al.

Relating to the determination of the sufficient balance of the economic stabilization fund for the purpose of allocating certain constitutional transfers of money to that fund and the state highway fund.

Finance


SB 226 Eckhardt

Relating to the use of green stormwater infrastructure in new state buildings.

Business & Commerce


SB 227 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Gutierrez/ Johnson/ Menéndez

Relating to the repeal of laws prohibiting abortion.

State Affairs


SB 228 Eckhardt

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of indecency with a child.

Criminal Justice


SB 229 Miles

Relating to employment verification of certain health facility applicants.

Health & Human Services


SB 230 Hinojosa

Relating to the recusal from a vote of a member of the board of directors or a subcommittee of the board of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association based on the member's financial interest.

Business & Commerce


SB 231 Hinojosa

Relating to state recognition of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.

State Affairs


SB 232 Hinojosa

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

State Affairs


SB 233 Hinojosa

Relating to the offense of manslaughter; increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenders.

Criminal Justice


SB 234 Hinojosa/ et al.

Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of fentanyl, alpha-methylfentanyl, or any other derivative or controlled substance analogue of fentanyl.

Criminal Justice


SB 235 Hinojosa

Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony.

State Affairs


SB 236 Hinojosa/ et al.

Relating to participation of the members of the Texas Workforce Commission in certain functions of the Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 237 Hall

Relating to an interstate compact on border security and immigration enforcement.

Border Security


SB 238 Menéndez

Relating to the installment of electric school buses and solar panels in Texas public schools.

Business & Commerce


SB 239 Miles

Relating to employment restrictions for former employees of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; providing an administrative penalty.

State Affairs


SB 240 Campbell

Relating to workplace violence prevention in certain health facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 241 Perry

Relating to written notification provided by drug manufacturers regarding the cause of generic insulin prescription drug unavailability.

Health & Human Services


SB 242 Middleton

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

State Affairs


SB 243 Johnson

Relating to the remote participation of certain persons in a proceeding for the issuance or modification of a protective order.

State Affairs


SB 244 Kolkhorst/ Blanco/ Campbell/ Hall/ Perry/ et al.

Relating to support for nursing-related postsecondary education including the provision of loan repayment assistance to nursing faculty and the provision of grants to nursing education programs.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 245 Perry/ et al.

Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.

Education


SB 246 Alvarado

Relating to the regulation of motor fuel metering devices and motor fuel quality.

Business & Commerce


SB 247 Alvarado

Relating to specialty license plates issued for honorary consuls.

Transportation


SB 248 Alvarado

Relating to ethnic studies instruction in public schools.

Education


SB 249 Hall/ Campbell/ Perry

Relating to the offense of genital mutilation.

State Affairs


SB 250 Hall/ Campbell/ Perry

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

State Affairs


SB 251 Alvarado

Relating to a pilot project to provide emergency telemedicine medical services and telehealth services in rural areas.

Health & Human Services


SB 252 Alvarado

Relating to hiring and licensing certain veterans as peace officers.

State Affairs


SB 253 Eckhardt

Relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting certain persons from carrying certain firearms on the property.

State Affairs


SB 254 Eckhardt

Relating to increasing the rates of the state gasoline and diesel fuel taxes.

Finance


SB 255 Eckhardt

Relating to the repeal of the temporary tax reduction for certain high-cost gas.

Finance


SB 256 Eckhardt

Relating to the applicability of the gas production tax to flared or vented gas at an increased rate.

Finance


SB 257 Eckhardt

Relating to the reduction of methane gas flaring on land dedicated to the permanent university fund.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 258 Eckhardt

Relating to energy efficiency goals for electric utilities.

Business & Commerce


SB 259 Springer

Relating to procedures applicable to municipal consideration of building permits, plats, and certain land development plans.

Local Government


SB 260 Kolkhorst

Relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter registrar.

State Affairs


SB 261 Springer

Relating to the definition of assembled vehicle.

Transportation


SB 262 Hinojosa

Relating to the eligibility of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land.

Local Government


SB 263 Johnson/ et al.

Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system.

Education


SB 264 Perry

Relating to the production, sale, distribution, delivery, and regulation of consumable hemp products.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 265 Perry/ et al.

Relating to required reports of certain vaccine-related or drug-related injuries and adverse events.

Health & Human Services


SB 266 Springer

Relating to a prohibition on the enactment of a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or imposing a tax on certain securities transactions.

Finance


SB 267 King

Relating to a law enforcement agency accreditation grant program.

Finance


SB 268 Perry

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 40 in Lubbock County as The Maines Brothers Band Highway.

Transportation


SB 269 Perry

Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of residential picketing.

Criminal Justice


SB 270 Johnson

Relating to the renewal, expiration, and suspension of driver's licenses; increasing a fee.

Transportation


SB 271 Johnson

Relating to state agency and local government security incident procedures.

Business & Commerce


SB 272 Blanco

Relating to the composition of the governor's broadband development council.

Business & Commerce


SB 273 Blanco

Relating to annually adjusting for inflation the maximum amount of a motor vehicle excluded in determining eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Health & Human Services


SB 274 Blanco

Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression; providing an administrative penalty.

State Affairs


SB 275 Huffman

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

Local Government


SB 276 Huffman

Relating to certificates of title for certain outboard motors.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 277 Huffman

Relating to the service credit used in calculating longevity pay for certain judges and prosecutors.

Finance


SB 278 Eckhardt

Relating to exempting textbooks purchased, used, or consumed by university and college students from sales and use taxes for limited periods.

Finance


SB 279 King

Relating to the repeal of the additional ad valorem taxes imposed as a result of a sale or change of use of certain land.

Local Government


SB 280 Zaffirini/ Hall

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for members of the military who served in Operation Freedom's Sentinel.

Transportation


SB 281 Zaffirini

Relating to the designation of state musicians for classical and nonclassical genres.

Administration


SB 282 Eckhardt

Relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties to be used for transportation projects.

Transportation


SB 283 Eckhardt

Relating to required provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for employees of building and construction contractors and subcontractors.

Business & Commerce


SB 284 Eckhardt

Relating to the requirement that a public employer provide a place for employees to express breast milk.

Business & Commerce


SB 285 Eckhardt

Relating to certain proceedings or procedures involving the disposition of certain contraband or abandoned or unclaimed property.

Criminal Justice


SB 286 Zaffirini

Relating to conditions on the continued receipt of tuition and fee benefits at public institutions of higher education for senior citizens.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 287 Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of terroristic threat.

Criminal Justice


SB 288 Hinojosa/ Blanco/ Zaffirini

Relating to eligibility for the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of certain first responders.

Local Government


SB 289 Zaffirini

Relating to the procedure for delivery by a chief appraiser of a form for reapplying for the appraisal of land for ad valorem tax purposes as agricultural or open-space land.

Local Government


SB 290 Johnson

Relating to collection and analysis of certain health information by the Texas Health Services Authority.

Health & Human Services


SB 291 Johnson

Relating to the applicability of certain laws to assistance provided to an individual in obtaining an abortion outside of this state.

State Affairs


SB 292 Johnson

Relating to the disclosure of a voted ballot under the public information law.

State Affairs


SB 293 Johnson

Relating to penalties for intimidation and harassment of election officials and election interference; creating criminal offenses.

State Affairs


SB 294 Johnson

Relating to the use of medication designated for treatment of respiratory distress on public and private school campuses.

Education


SB 295 Perry

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

State Affairs


SB 296 Perry

Relating to a requirement that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality obtain or develop updated water availability models for certain river basins.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 297 Hall

Relating to hospital patients' rights and hospital policies and procedures; providing an administrative penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 298 Hall

Relating to informed consent to immunizations for children and civil liability for failure to obtain the consent.

Health & Human Services


SB 299 Hall

Relating to health care services provided at a hospital by a physician who is not a member of the hospital's medical staff and the hospital's liability for health care services provided by such a physician.

Health & Human Services


SB 300 Hall

Relating to a pharmacist's authority to refuse to dispense a drug.

State Affairs


SB 301 Hall

Relating to prescribing, dispensing, administering, or otherwise providing ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine sulfate.

Health & Human Services


SB 302 Hall

Relating to employer civil liability for a vaccine requirement imposed on the employer's employees.

State Affairs


SB 303 Hall

Relating to discrimination by a provider participating in Medicaid or the child health plan program against an individual based on immunization status.

Health & Human Services


SB 304 Hall

Relating to prohibited immunization status discrimination and vaccine mandates; authorizing administrative penalties.

State Affairs


SB 305 Hall

Relating to vaccine administration requirements and protection of immunization exemptions for health reasons.

Health & Human Services


SB 306 Hall

Relating to the right to choose medical treatments and certain control measures and to the imposition of isolation or quarantine control measures.

Health & Human Services


SB 307 Hall

Relating to the enforcement within this state of certain federal laws for federally declared public health emergencies.

State Affairs


SB 308 Hall

Relating to prohibited vaccination status discrimination and requirements for COVID-19 vaccines; authorizing administrative penalties.

State Affairs


SB 309 Hall

Relating to COVID-19 prevention and treatment information provided to individuals receiving a COVID-19 viral test.

Health & Human Services


SB 310 Hall

Relating to limitations on public health directives issued during a state of disaster or outbreak of a communicable disease.

Health & Human Services


SB 311 Hall

Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition from federal regulation.

State Affairs


SB 312 Hall

Relating to the assessment, destruction, disposal, and release of certain deer.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 313 Hall

Relating to the Texas Sovereignty Act.

State Affairs


SB 314 Hall

Relating to required labeling of certain products that contain or are derived from aborted human fetal tissue.

Health & Human Services


SB 315 Hall

Relating to the definition of telephone call for purposes of regulating telephone solicitations.

Business & Commerce


SB 316 Hall/ et al.

Relating to toll collection and enforcement by toll project entities; authorizing an administrative fee; imposing a civil penalty.

Transportation


SB 317 Hall

Relating to appellate jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission regarding certain water or sewer utility fees.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 318 Hall/ et al.

Relating to the confinement in a county jail of a person pending a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the compensation for certain costs of confinement.

Finance


SB 319 Hall

Relating to the authority of a county to require photo identification to file certain documents with the county clerk.

Local Government


SB 320 Hall

Relating to complaints filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.

State Affairs


SB 321 Perry

Relating to the production and regulation of hemp; providing administrative penalties; creating a criminal offense.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 322 Huffman

Relating to the compensation of members of the seawall commission in Matagorda County.

Local Government


SB 323 Huffman/ Kolkhorst

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

Transportation


SB 324 Middleton

Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision for certain repeat intoxication offenders.

Criminal Justice


SB 325 Perry

Relating to a franchise or insurance premium tax credit for certain housing developments.

Finance


SB 326 Hall

Relating to the authority of a municipality or a property owners' association to regulate the raising or keeping of chickens.

Local Government


SB 327 Hall

Relating to exempting certain emergency preparation items from the sales and use tax for a limited period.

Finance


SB 328 Hall

Relating to the repeal of a prohibition on cottage food production operations selling foods at wholesale.

Health & Human Services


SB 329 Hall

Relating to the definition of a cottage food production operation.

Health & Human Services


SB 330 Hall/ Alvarado/ Bettencourt/ Blanco/ Eckhardt/ et al.

Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 331 Hall

Relating to food labeling by a cottage food production operation.

Health & Human Services


SB 332 Kolkhorst

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

Health & Human Services


SB 333 Schwertner

Relating to the location where certain sales are consummated for the purpose of municipal sales and use taxes.

Finance


SB 334 Schwertner

Relating to the authority of an emergency services district to provide preventive health care services.

Local Government


SB 335 Schwertner

Relating to meetings of the Family and Protective Services Council held using certain telecommunication devices.

Business & Commerce


SB 336 Zaffirini

Relating to compliance programs at public institutions of higher education.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 337 Zaffirini

Relating to the establishment of a registry for and requiring the registration of certain unmanned teller machines; imposing a fee; providing a civil penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 338 Hinojosa

Relating to the use of hypnotically induced statements in a criminal trial.

Criminal Justice


SB 339 Springer

Relating to taxation of electronic nicotine delivery system vapor products and related transactions; imposing taxes.

Finance


SB 340 Springer/ et al.

Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for child and adult diapers.

Finance


SB 341 Springer

Relating to the applicability of the mixed beverage gross receipts tax and the mixed beverage sales tax to items sold by certain nonprofit entity temporary event permittees.

Finance


SB 342 Zaffirini

Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry.

Health & Human Services


SB 343 Johnson

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to all individuals for whom federal matching money is available.

Health & Human Services


SB 344 Johnson

Relating to the creation of the Texas Health Insurance Exchange and premium assistance and cost-sharing reduction programs; authorizing a fee.

Health & Human Services


SB 345 Middleton

Relating to lobbying by former members of the legislature; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 346 Middleton/ et al.

Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Health & Human Services


SB 347 Zaffirini

Relating to the extension of a driver's license suspension or disqualification following certain convictions.

Transportation


SB 348 Springer

Relating to the prohibition on posting on the Internet information held by an appraisal district regarding certain residential property.

Local Government


SB 349 Springer

Relating to county and municipal housing authority pet policies.

Local Government


SB 350 Johnson

Relating to a paid parental leave policy at public schools and an allotment under the Foundation School Program for the cost of providing paid parental leave under that policy.

Education


SB 351 Perry

Relating to responsibility for certain expenses incurred to temporarily house a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services in a hotel.

Health & Human Services


SB 352 Zaffirini

Relating to credit toward payment of fines and costs for certain defendants.

Criminal Justice


SB 353 Zaffirini

Relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 354 Hall

Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by handgun license holders on the campus of a school district or open-enrollment charter school.

State Affairs


SB 355 Hall

Relating to authorizing the Texas School Safety Center to conduct random safety and security audits of public schools; authorizing a civil penalty.

Education


SB 356 Hall

Relating to a franchise tax credit for a taxable entity that participates in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program.

Finance


SB 357 Hall

Relating to the employment of honorably retired peace officers as school district security personnel and the applicability to those officers of certain law governing private security.

Education


SB 358 Kolkhorst

Relating to establishment of a shared savings program for certain managed care plans.

Health & Human Services


SB 359 Eckhardt

Relating to the use of preferential voting in certain elections.

State Affairs


SB 360 Eckhardt

Relating to the creation of certain criminal offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows.

State Affairs


SB 361 Eckhardt

Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district.

Local Government


SB 362 Zaffirini

Relating to the terminology used in statute to refer to intellectual disability.

Health & Human Services


SB 363 Eckhardt

Relating to the designation of Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and Diwali as optional holidays.

Business & Commerce


SB 364 Kolkhorst

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

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 365 Zaffirini

Relating to the construction of an electrical transmission line and associated substations.

Business & Commerce


SB 366 Johnson

Relating to the capacity of minors to consent to contraception-related examination or medical treatment.

State Affairs


SB 367 Alvarado

Relating to a person considered to be displaced for purposes of a relocation assistance program.

State Affairs


SB 368 Alvarado

Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to require removal of graffiti from private property.

Local Government


SB 369 Campbell

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

Local Government


SB 370 Eckhardt

Relating to requiring a national instant criminal background check in connection with private firearm transfers; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 371 Eckhardt/ Campbell

Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.

Veteran Affairs


SB 372 Huffman

Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unauthorized disclosure of non-public judicial opinions and judicial work product.

State Affairs


SB 373 Huffman

Relating to creation of an additional county court at law in Waller County and the redesignation of the County Court at Law of Waller County as County Court at Law No. 1 of Waller County.

State Affairs


SB 374 Huffman

Relating to the period for disposing of a charge that a person violated a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Criminal Justice


SB 376 Johnson

Relating to hiring and licensing certain persons as peace officers.

State Affairs


SB 377 Perry

Relating to the Texas Connectivity Fund and to the allocation and the use of certain proceeds from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on telecommunications services.

Business & Commerce


SB 378 Parker

Relating to the enforcement of criminal offenses by district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and county attorneys; providing a civil penalty.

State Affairs


SB 379 Huffman/ Alvarado/ Campbell/ Eckhardt/ Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to sales and use tax exemptions for wound care dressings and certain feminine hygiene products.

Finance


SB 380 Zaffirini

Relating to payment of certain court costs associated with interpreters.

State Affairs


SB 381 Zaffirini

Relating to computerized fee records in criminal cases.

Criminal Justice


SB 382 Zaffirini

Relating to the production by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of an annual report on public drinking water supply systems.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 383 Zaffirini

Relating to the eligibility for an occupational license by certain former inmates and the practice of certain occupations by an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Business & Commerce


SB 384 Kolkhorst

Relating to the sale of clear aligners.

Health & Human Services


SB 385 Hall

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

Criminal Justice


SB 386 Hall

Relating to the prosecution of a capital murder committed against a peace officer or fireman.

Criminal Justice


SB 387 Hall

Relating to procedures for ex parte hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


SB 388 Hall

Relating to court orders to aid an investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


SB 389 Hall

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

Health & Human Services


SB 390 Hall

Relating to the repeal of the authority to exclude certain students without certain required immunizations from attending public school in times of emergency or epidemic.

Education


SB 391 Hall

Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools.

Education


SB 392 Hall/ et al.

Relating to transparency in certain legal proceedings and contracts involving a school district and a limit on legal fees that may be spent by a school district in certain legal proceedings.

Education


SB 393 Hall

Relating to parental rights in public education and prohibiting instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity for public school students; authorizing a civil remedy.

Education


SB 394 Hall

Relating to parental rights in public education.

Education


SB 395 Hall

Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain criminal offenses involving material or conduct that may be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children.

Criminal Justice


SB 396 Hall

Relating to the availability of paper ballots for a person voting by personal appearance.

State Affairs


SB 397 Hall

Relating to the procedure for closing a polling place.

State Affairs


SB 398 Hall

Relating to the separation of federal elections from state and local elections, and to related practices and procedures.

State Affairs


SB 399 Hall

Relating to cooperation with other states to maintain voter registration lists.

State Affairs


SB 400 Hall

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

Education


SB 401 Kolkhorst

Relating to prices charged by a medical staffing services agency during a declared state of disaster; providing a civil penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 402 Whitmire

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

Criminal Justice


SB 403 Springer

Relating to a study on the side effects, adverse reactions, including death, and the effectiveness of vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) or its variants.

Health & Human Services


SB 404 King

Relating to the reestablishment of the Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council.

State Affairs


SB 405 Eckhardt

Relating to the reporting of lost or stolen firearms; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 406 Eckhardt

Relating to the imposition of a sales tax on ammunition, firearms, and firearms accessories to provide funding for the family violence program in the Health and Human Services Commission.

Finance


SB 407 Eckhardt

Relating to covered benefits under the child health plan.

Health & Human Services


SB 408 Hinojosa

Relating to the Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Assistance Program.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 409 Hinojosa

Relating to the rights of victims, guardians of victims, and close relatives of deceased victims in the criminal justice system.

Criminal Justice


SB 410 Paxton

Relating to fetal development instruction included as part of the public school health curriculum in certain grade levels.

Education


SB 411 Paxton

Relating to requiring public institutions of higher education to make available to students certain pregnancy-related informational materials published by the Department of State Health Services.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 412 Paxton

Relating to protections for pregnant and parenting students enrolled in public institutions of higher education.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 413 Paxton

Relating to protections for pregnant and parenting students enrolled in public institutions of higher education.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 414 Paxton

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

Transportation


SB 415 Paxton

Relating to continuing education requirements for physicians regarding the identification and assistance of trafficked persons.

Health & Human Services


SB 416 Paxton

Relating to the definition of trafficking for purposes of the offense of trafficking of persons.

Criminal Justice


SB 417 Paxton

Relating to electronic device filters for certain explicit material; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.

State Affairs


SB 418 Paxton

Relating to the transfer of public school students between certain school districts.

Education


SB 419 Paxton

Relating to parental access to a public school's library catalog and consent for student access to certain public school library materials.

Education


SB 420 Paxton

Relating to a parent's right to access certain records regarding school library materials obtained by the parent's child and the option to receive notice each time the parent's child obtains a school library material.

Education


SB 421 Paxton

Relating to the applicability of certain requirements relating to parental rights, open records, and public information to school districts designated as districts of innovation.

Education


SB 422 Paxton/ et al.

Relating to the authority of certain military service members to engage in a business or occupation in this state.

Veteran Affairs


SB 423 Paxton

Relating to the use of unmanned aircraft by the Texas military forces.

Border Security


SB 424 Paxton

Relating to supplemental pay for members of the Texas military forces suffering an economic hardship as a result of serving on military duty.

Veteran Affairs


SB 425 Paxton

Relating to a school district's use of public money to pay fees or dues or provide compensation to a nonprofit state association or organization that engages in certain lobbying activities.

State Affairs


SB 426 Paxton

Relating to patient access to prescription drugs for off-label use for COVID-19 treatment.

Health & Human Services


SB 427 Kolkhorst

Relating to requiring certain institutions of higher education to enter into an agreement to offer undergraduate courses in Texas History.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 428 Middleton

Relating to the limitation on the number of baccalaureate degree programs a public junior college may offer.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 429 Middleton

Relating to the requirements for a public junior college to receive approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer a baccalaureate degree program.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 430 Middleton

Relating to the expiration date of driver's licenses and renewal driver's licenses issued to noncitizens.

State Affairs


SB 431 Middleton

Relating to local regulation to enforce child custody orders; authorizing a civil penalty.

State Affairs


SB 432 Middleton

Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for theft of a catalytic converter; increasing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 433 Middleton

Relating to the determination of the market value of solar energy property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Local Government


SB 434 Middleton

Relating to the burden of proof in a suit or administrative proceeding to establish that an area is subject to the public beach easement.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 435 Middleton

Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of certain evidence of a crime that resulted in the death of a person.

Criminal Justice


SB 436 Middleton

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

Criminal Justice


SB 437 Middleton

Relating to affirmative defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.

Criminal Justice


SB 438 Menéndez

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 439 Menéndez

Relating to unprofessional conduct by mental health providers who attempt to change the sexual orientation of a child.

Health & Human Services


SB 440 Menéndez

Relating to the completion of sexual harassment prevention training and ethics training to register as a lobbyist.

State Affairs


SB 441 Menéndez

Relating to the diversion of certain foster youth from the juvenile justice system, including through emergency behavior intervention by certain persons providing foster care services.

Criminal Justice


SB 442 Menéndez

Relating to increasing the expenditure requirement for the bilingual education allotment under the Foundation School Program.

Education


SB 443 Menéndez

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

Criminal Justice


SB 444 Menéndez

Relating to depression screenings for certain women in county jail or in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Criminal Justice


SB 445 Menéndez

Relating to the establishment of a grant program to provide additional resources for public school students with disabilities.

Education


SB 446 Menéndez

Relating to contracts authorizing the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems.

Transportation


SB 447 Menéndez

Relating to health benefit coverage for certain fertility preservation services under certain health benefit plans.

Health & Human Services


SB 448 Menéndez

Relating to a special education liaison program and the provision of certain special education services at public school districts.

Education


SB 449 Menéndez

Relating to training requirements for public school board of trustees members and superintendents regarding the adoption of a trauma-informed school standard.

Education


SB 450 Menéndez

Relating to registration powers of volunteer deputy registrars.

State Affairs