Senate Floor Action for 2/22/2023

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Wednesday

February 22, 2023




The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 146 Flores/ Hughes/ Menéndez

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Sheriffs' Association of Texas Day.


SR 178 Creighton

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Chambers County Day.


SR 188 Flores

Recognizing Buddy Mills on the occasion of Sheriffs' Association of Texas Day.


SR 194 Bettencourt

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Texas Building Owners and Managers Association Advocacy Day.


SR 195 Perry

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Lubbock Day.


SR 196 LaMantia/ Hinojosa/ Zaffirini

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Rio Grande Valley Day.


SR 201 Johnson/ Hall/ Parker/ Paxton/ West

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Dallas Regional Chamber Day.


SR 205 Hughes

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Supermarket Employee Day.


SR 209 Hinojosa

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Coastal Bend Day.


SR 210 Hinojosa

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Edinburg Day.


SR 211 Menéndez/ Alvarado/ Bettencourt/ Campbell/ Creighton/ et al.

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as UTSA Day.


SR 212 Perry/ Alvarado/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Blanco/ et al.

Commending the organizers, supporters, and attendees of the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast.


SR 213 Middleton

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Pearland Day.


SR 216 Zaffirini/ Alvarado/ Hinojosa/ LaMantia/ Whitmire

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Texas Hispanic Judges' Day.


Committee referral on the following:


SJR 44 Huffman/ Hinojosa

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

Criminal Justice


SB 2 Hughes/ et al.

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

State Affairs


SB 728 Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the reporting of mental health and intellectual disability information with respect to certain children for purposes of a federal firearm background check.

State Affairs


SB 1004 Huffman

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

Criminal Justice