Senate Floor Action for 3/1/2023

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Wednesday

March 1, 2023




The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 229 Birdwell

Recognizing Erath County, the City of Stephenville, Stephenville Independent School District, and Tarleton State University for their achievements.


SR 234 Miles/ Alvarado/ Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Huffman/ et al.

Recognizing March 2, 2023, as University of Houston Day.


SR 242 Perry

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Texas Tech University.


SR 246 Middleton/ Creighton

Recognizing March 1, 2023, as Galveston County Day.


SR 253 West

Recognizing March 1, 2023, as United Way Day.


SR 255 Hughes

Recognizing March 1, 2023, as Northeast Texas Regional Alliance Day.


SR 256 Kolkhorst/ Hughes

Recognizing March 1, 2023, as CASA Day.


SR 261 Hinojosa

Recognizing March 1, 2023, as Palmview Day.


SR 262 Menéndez/ Gutierrez/ Zaffirini

Honoring IDRA on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.


SR 264 Paxton

Recognizing February 28 and March 1, 2023, as Plano Legislative Days.


Committee referral on the following:


SJR 39 Kolkhorst/ Hinojosa/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to legalize wagering in this state on certain sporting events.

State Affairs


SJR 40 Hinojosa

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

Jurisprudence


SJR 41 Paxton

Proposing a constitutional amendment lowering the maximum allowable amount of money in the economic stabilization fund and dedicating certain general revenue to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes.

Finance


SJR 42 Flores

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a political subdivision other than a school district to establish a limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that the political subdivision may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

Local Government


SJR 43 Perry/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the water for Texas fund to assist in financing water projects in this state.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SJR 45 Perry

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the electric generating facility fund to finance construction and maintenance of electric generating and transmission facilities.

Business & Commerce


SJR 46 Springer

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a person's inventory.

Local Government


SJR 47 Creighton

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 48 Creighton

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Local Government


SB 701 Alvarado

Relating to a highway toll exemption for public school buses.

Transportation


SB 702 Perry

Relating to the sourcing, marketing, and sale of certain license plates.

Transportation


SB 703 Paxton

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

Criminal Justice


SB 704 Paxton

Relating to the capture and use of an individual's biometric identifiers, specimen, or genetic information by a governmental body or peace officer or by a person for commercial purposes; authorizing civil penalties.

State Affairs


SB 705 Miles

Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to request a hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 706 Miles

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

Local Government


SB 707 Miles

Relating to the adoption and implementation of a surgical smoke evacuation system policy at certain health care facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 708 LaMantia

Relating to certain credentials of value offered by general academic teaching institutions as part of a baccalaureate degree program.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 709 Campbell

Relating to school marshals, including eligibility for appointment as a school marshal, licensure and training requirements, and school marshal uniforms or badges.

Education


SB 710 Kolkhorst

Relating to the making and acceptance of political contributions during a special legislative session; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 712 Kolkhorst

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

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 713 Hall

Relating to the use of competitive bidding for certain purchases by the Texas Education Agency.

Education


SB 714 Hall

Relating to civil liability of a business in connection with prohibiting concealed handguns on the business premises.

State Affairs


SB 715 Kolkhorst/ Hinojosa

Relating to the regulation of sports wagering; requiring occupational permits; authorizing fees; imposing a tax; decriminalizing wagering on certain sports events; creating criminal offenses; providing administrative penalties.

State Affairs


SB 716 Alvarado

Relating to the definition of post-traumatic stress disorder under the workers' compensation system.

Business & Commerce


SB 717 Paxton

Relating to public school cybersecurity controls and requirements and technical assistance and cybersecurity risk assessments for public schools provided by the Department of Information Resources.

Education


SB 718 Paxton

Relating to additional periods of possession of or access to a child to compensate for denial of court-ordered possession or access.

State Affairs


SB 719 Paxton

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by a charitable organization that provides services related to the placement of a child in a foster or adoptive home.

Local Government


SB 720 Paxton

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 721 Zaffirini

Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees.

Local Government


SB 722 Springer

Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons and compelling prostitution and to certain consequences of compelling prostitution.

Criminal Justice


SB 723 Schwertner/ King

Relating to retired members of the Texas State Guard.

Veteran Affairs


SB 724 LaMantia

Relating to the reimbursement and payment of claims by certain health benefit plan issuers for telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services.

Health & Human Services


SB 725 Zaffirini

Relating to procedures for identifying defendants suspected of having a mental illness or intellectual disability.

Criminal Justice


SB 726 Kolkhorst

Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offense of intoxication manslaughter in certain circumstances.

Criminal Justice


SB 727 West/ et al.

Relating to allowing certain inmates to apply for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to be provided at the time of discharge or release.

Health & Human Services


SB 729 Huffman

Relating to the cash balance benefit under the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Finance


SB 730 Hinojosa

Relating to the granting of privileges at hospitals for podiatrists.

Health & Human Services


SB 731 Hinojosa

Relating to the proof required to impose payment holds in certain cases of alleged fraud by Medicaid providers.

Health & Human Services


SB 732 Hinojosa

Relating to an exception to the application of the offense of misuse of official information for journalists.

Criminal Justice


SB 733 Hinojosa

Relating to the definition of qualified employee for purposes of the enterprise zone program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 734 Hinojosa

Relating to the consequences of a criminal conviction on a person's eligibility for an occupational license.

Business & Commerce


SB 735 Springer

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

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 736 Whitmire

Relating to mandatory arbitration for certain municipal fire departments and employee bargaining agents.

Local Government


SB 737 Gutierrez

Relating to the creation of the Texas School Patrol.

Education


SB 738 Gutierrez

Relating to law enforcement radio interoperability and training.

State Affairs


SB 739 Johnson

Relating to designating October 10 as Supportive Palliative Care Awareness Day.

Administration


SB 740 Huffman

Relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county prosecutors' offices.

Finance


SB 741 Middleton

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

Business & Commerce


SB 742 Middleton

Relating to a requirement for certain entities to enter into a contract for election services.

State Affairs


SB 743 Middleton

Relating to the hours of work of county employees.

Local Government


SB 744 Middleton

Relating to clarifying that a statutory county court judge is authorized to issue a search warrant for access to a cellular telephone or other wireless communications device.

Criminal Justice


SB 745 Kolkhorst/ Campbell/ Hall/ Schwertner/ Sparks

Relating to fraud prevention under certain health care programs.

Health & Human Services


SB 746 Hughes

Relating to the creation and operation of pediatric long-term care access assurance programs in certain counties.

Health & Human Services


SB 747 Hughes

Relating to the withdrawal of a candidate in a runoff primary election.

State Affairs


SB 748 Flores

Relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments to offset the cost of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran.

Finance


SB 749 Flores

Relating to the administration of a medication and the ordering and administration of an immunization or vaccination by a pharmacist.

Health & Human Services


SB 750 Flores

Relating to eligibility for service on the board of directors of an appraisal district.

Local Government


SB 751 Flores

Relating to elimination of limitations periods for suits for personal injury arising from certain offenses against a child.

State Affairs


SB 752 Flores

Relating to the delivery and direct shipment of certain alcoholic beverages to ultimate consumers; creating criminal offenses.

State Affairs


SB 753 Flores

Relating to the powers and duties of the office of the attorney general with respect to certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

Criminal Justice


SB 754 Flores

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for causing bodily injury while resisting arrest, search, or transportation.

Criminal Justice


SB 755 Flores

Relating to the reimbursement of state employees for groceries consumed while traveling on official state business.

Business & Commerce


SB 756 Flores

Relating to the reporting of electronic political contributions accepted by certain political committees.

State Affairs


SB 757 West

Relating to an annual permit for certain equipment used to apply paint to roadways; authorizing a fee.

Transportation


SB 758 West

Relating to food system security and resiliency planning.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 759 West

Relating to the establishment of the office of food system security and resiliency in the Department of Agriculture.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 760 LaMantia

Relating to taking a blood specimen from the body of a deceased person during an inquest.

Criminal Justice


SB 761 Hughes

Relating to photo identification for certain debit or credit card transactions.

Business & Commerce


SB 762 Hughes/ et al.

Relating to the reimbursement of state employees for groceries consumed while traveling on official state business.

Business & Commerce


SB 763 Middleton

Relating to allowing school districts to employ chaplains to perform the duties of school counselors.

Education


SB 764 Hughes

Relating to the establishment of a statewide Imagination Library program by the State Board of Education.

Education


SB 765 Zaffirini

Relating to the licensing and regulation of child swim instruction operators; requiring an occupational license; imposing penalties, including administrative penalties; authorizing fees.

Business & Commerce


SB 766 Parker

Relating to the required preservation of certain records by a money services business.

Business & Commerce


SB 767 Parker

Relating to notice requirements for certain municipal fees and the process to adopt a municipal budget that includes the use of revenue from those fees.

Local Government


SB 768 Parker

Relating to the process for notifying the attorney general of a breach of security of computerized data by persons doing business in this state.

Business & Commerce


SB 769 Parker

Relating to the examination of appraisal services for an appraisal management company.

Business & Commerce


SB 770 Parker

Relating to the commingling of funds by digital asset service providers.

Business & Commerce


SB 771 Parker

Relating to the designation of transmission operators by certain municipally owned electric utilities.

Business & Commerce


SB 772 Parker

Relating to lighting equipment requirements for motor vehicles.

Transportation


SB 773 Parker

Relating to access to certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices used in clinical trials by patients with severe chronic diseases.

Health & Human Services


SB 774 Parker

Relating to the provision of services by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to offenders with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Criminal Justice


SB 775 Zaffirini

Relating to the exemption of certain personal property from garnishment, attachment, execution, or other seizure by creditors.

State Affairs


SB 776 Zaffirini

Relating to the required period of retention of video surveillance recordings of special education settings.

Education


SB 777 Hancock

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

Veteran Affairs


SB 778 Kolkhorst

Relating to the reimbursement by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department of the costs incurred by counties for housing certain children.

Finance


SB 779 Perry

Relating to the use of scholarship money awarded by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy to certain fifth-year accounting students.

Business & Commerce


SB 780 Hughes

Relating to emergency possession of certain abandoned children by designated emergency infant care providers.

Health & Human Services


SB 781 Kolkhorst

Relating to the authority of certain counties to enact certain park use rules.

Local Government


SB 782 Birdwell

Relating to the employment of a chief privacy officer in the Department of Information Resources.

Business & Commerce


SB 783 Birdwell

Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate the use of an appliance, system, or component that is fueled by natural gas or propane.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 784 Birdwell

Relating to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in this state and the express preemption of local regulation of those emissions.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 785 Birdwell

Relating to the ownership by a landowner of the geothermal energy and associated resources below the surface of the landowner's land.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 786 Birdwell

Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of closed-loop geothermal injection wells.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 787 Huffman/ et al.

Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment for certain felony offenses in which a firearm is used or exhibited.

Criminal Justice


SB 788 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Gutierrez/ LaMantia/ Miles

Relating to the creation of the Office of Environmental Justice within the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 789 Johnson

Relating to indicators of achievement, assignment of campus performance ratings, and academic distinction designations under the public school accountability system.

Education


SB 790 Kolkhorst

Relating to systems of county road administration in certain counties.

Transportation


SB 791 Eckhardt

Relating to the right of members of the Texas military forces to demand trial by court-martial for minor offenses.

Veteran Affairs


SB 792 Hinojosa

Relating to a conveyance or bequest to a trust.

State Affairs


SB 793 Hinojosa

Relating to criminal asset forfeiture proceedings and the seizure and forfeiture of certain property.

Criminal Justice


SB 794 Hinojosa

Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony.

State Affairs


SB 795 Middleton

Relating to the transfer of the University Interscholastic League from The University of Texas at Austin to the Texas Education Agency.

Education


SB 796 Middleton

Relating to arbitration provisions in surplus lines insurance contracts.

Business & Commerce


SB 797 Middleton

Relating to disclosure of certain relationships with local government officers and vendors.

State Affairs


SB 798 Middleton

Relating to the certification requirements for a public school counselor.

Education


SB 799 Springer

Relating to benefits for certain first responders and other employees related to illness and injury.

Business & Commerce


SB 800 Miles

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

Transportation


SB 801 Hughes

Relating to an instrument that names a trust as a party.

State Affairs


SB 802 Hughes

Relating to the annual base salary of a district judge.

Finance


SB 803 Hughes

Relating to the award of compensatory damages caused by certain delays under governmental construction contracts.

Business & Commerce


SB 804 Schwertner

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

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 805 Bettencourt

Relating to the taxation of a leasehold or other possessory interest in a public facility granted by a public facility corporation.

Local Government


SB 806 Paxton

Relating to the duties of peace officers regarding interactions with victims of sexual assault.

Criminal Justice


SB 807 Paxton/ et al.

Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs.

Health & Human Services


SB 808 Paxton

Relating to the use of public schools as polling place locations.

State Affairs


SB 809 Paxton

Relating to the sale of unplatted lots in certain subdivisions of land.

Local Government


SB 810 Kolkhorst

Relating to requirements for certain licenses and permits issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 811 Kolkhorst

Relating to disclosure of certain information by the Parks and Wildlife Department or the Texas Animal Health Commission.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 812 Zaffirini

Relating to food allergen awareness in food service establishments, food manager certifications, and food service programs.

Health & Human Services


SB 813 Miles

Relating to providing notice to a state representative and senator of certain administrative actions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 814 Creighton/ et al.

Relating to state preemption of certain municipal and county regulation.

Business & Commerce


SB 815 Springer

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

State Affairs


SB 816 Alvarado

Relating to a motion to overturn an executive director decision on an authorization to use a standard permit for certain concrete plants.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 817 Alvarado

Relating to the deadline to request a contested case hearing on an authorization to use a standard permit for a concrete plant.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 818 Alvarado

Relating to the disposition of real property interests by navigation districts and port authorities.

Transportation


SB 819 Perry

Relating to the enforcement of the rights of crime victims.

Criminal Justice


SB 820 Kolkhorst

Relating to the registration of vision support organizations; imposing a fee; requiring an occupational registration; providing a civil penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 821 Nichols

Relating to the review by the Sunset Advisory Commission of the sale of personal data by state agencies.

Business & Commerce


SB 822 Johnson

Relating to the establishment of a grant program for school districts or open-enrollment charter school campuses that are designated as full-service community schools.

Education


SB 823 Bettencourt

Relating to the suspension of a county elections administrator.

State Affairs


SB 824 Bettencourt

Relating to the use of public schools as polling place locations.

State Affairs


SB 825 Bettencourt

Relating to the deadline for submitting certain recount petitions.

State Affairs


SB 826 Hughes

Relating to notice regarding a parent's access to the health records of certain children.

Health & Human Services


SB 827 Hall

Relating to entities authorized to issue and renew commercial driver's licenses.

Transportation


SB 828 Hall

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor.

Criminal Justice


SB 829 Kolkhorst

Relating to cottage food production operations.

Health & Human Services


SB 830 Flores

Relating to the authority of a taxing unit other than a school district to establish a limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that the taxing unit may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

Local Government


SB 831 Flores

Relating to inservice training on identifying abuse, neglect, and illegal, unprofessional, and unethical conduct in certain health care facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 832 Flores

Relating to appeals to justice courts of certain appraisal review board orders.

Local Government


SB 833 King

Relating to consideration by insurers of certain criteria for ratemaking.

Business & Commerce


SB 834 King

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain royalty interests owned by a charitable organization.

Local Government


SB 835 King

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

Business & Commerce


SB 836 Zaffirini

Relating to the collection of consumer debt incurred as a result of identity theft.

Business & Commerce


SB 837 Perry/ et al.

Relating to financial assistance provided and programs administered by the Texas Water Development Board.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 838 Creighton

Relating to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools providing panic alert devices in classrooms.

Education


SB 839 West

Relating to the creation of a witness protection unit of the Texas Rangers.

Criminal Justice


SB 840 West

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of certain hospital personnel.

Criminal Justice


SB 841 Hinojosa/ et al.

Relating to funding of excess losses and operating expenses of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; authorizing an assessment, a surcharge, and an infrastructure grant.

Business & Commerce


SB 842 Hinojosa

Relating to health benefit coverage for bariatric surgery under the state employees group benefits program.

Health & Human Services


SB 843 Hinojosa

Relating to a trust beneficiary's approval of a trustee's accounting.

State Affairs


SB 844 Blanco

Relating to the provision by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain information in a language other than English.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 845 Blanco

Relating to an affirmative defense to a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality enforcement action for unauthorized emission events.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 846 Blanco

Relating to authorizing the insurance of revenue bonds for certain capital projects at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 847 Blanco

Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for certain capital projects at The University of Texas at El Paso.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 848 Blanco

Relating to the development and operation by a regional mobility authority of an urban green space or aesthetic enhancement located above, adjacent to, or connected to an interstate highway.

Transportation


SB 849 Blanco

Relating to the continuation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the El Paso County Hospital District.

Local Government


SB 850 Blanco

Relating to the composition of the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium.

Health & Human Services


SB 851 Blanco

Relating to subdivision plat requirements for certain counties located near the international border.

Local Government


SB 852 Miles

Relating to the content of certain biennial legislative reports on immunizations issued by the Department of State Health Services.

Health & Human Services


SB 853 Hancock

Relating to electricity service provided by certain municipally owned utilities.

Business & Commerce


SB 854 West

Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the county of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead.

Local Government


SB 855 Alvarado/ LaMantia

Relating to continuing judicial training regarding family violence victims.

Criminal Justice


SB 856 Perry

Relating to an entity's election to participate in or discontinue participation in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees.

Education


SB 857 Perry

Relating to the use of the electric generating facility fund to finance construction and maintenance of electric generating and transmission facilities in the ERCOT power region; authorizing an assessment.

Business & Commerce


SB 858 Alvarado

Relating to safety standards for private passenger van services that transport students to and from public primary and secondary schools.

Transportation


SB 859 Hughes

Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on motorcycles and mopeds.

Transportation


SB 860 Hughes

Relating to the relationship between managed care plans and optometrists, therapeutic optometrists, and ophthalmologists.

Health & Human Services


SB 861 Hughes

Relating to coordination of vision and eye care benefits under certain insurance policies and vision plans.

Health & Human Services


SB 862 Hughes

Relating to the audit of claims and recovery of overpayments by Medicaid recovery audit contractors.

Health & Human Services


SB 863 Hughes

Relating to electronic verification of health benefits by health benefit plan issuers for certain physicians and health care providers.

Health & Human Services


SB 864 Hughes

Relating to certain seller's disclosures for the sale of residential real property.

Business & Commerce


SB 865 Schwertner

Relating to a campus of the Texas State Technical College System located in Williamson County.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 866 Hughes

Relating to a requirement that school districts and open-enrollment charter schools provide emergency response mapping data to local law enforcement agencies.

Education


SB 867 West

Relating to the recipients of opioid antagonists under the opioid antagonist program.

Health & Human Services


SB 868 West

Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of fentanyl, or any other adulterant.

Criminal Justice


SB 869 West

Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship, including the payment and enforcement of support ordered in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Jurisprudence


SB 870 West

Relating to certain Title IV-D cases and other cases with respect to child support or Title IV-D agency services and to practices and procedures for the operation of the Title IV-D agency.

Jurisprudence


SB 871 Springer

Relating to the exemption of inventory from ad valorem taxation.

Local Government


SB 872 Springer

Relating to the authorization for certain land applications and disposal of dairy waste.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 873 King

Relating to residential construction liability.

Business & Commerce


SB 874 West

Relating to the eligibility of the certain cricket events for funding under the Major Events Reimbursement Program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 875 West

Relating to a criminal justice system pretrial and sentencing database established by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.

Criminal Justice


SB 876 Flores/ Whitmire/ et al.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of dog and cat breeders; expanding the applicability of an occupational license.

Criminal Justice


SB 877 Eckhardt

Relating to the consideration of ownership interests of certain persons in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.

Business & Commerce


SB 878 Eckhardt

Relating to the prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race.

Business & Commerce


SB 879 Creighton

Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Local Government


SB 880 Creighton

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

Local Government


SB 881 Creighton

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

Local Government


SB 882 Creighton

Relating to the selection and administration of an appraisal review board in certain counties; authorizing a fee.

Local Government


SB 883 Creighton

Relating to the selection of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district in certain counties; authorizing a fee.

Local Government


SB 884 Zaffirini

Relating to suicide awareness and prevention training for certain employees of the Texas Veterans Commission.

Veteran Affairs


SB 885 Zaffirini

Relating to the grounds for terminating the parent-child relationship.

State Affairs


SB 886 Springer/ Middleton

Relating to the exclusion of students not lawfully present in the United States from consideration for purposes of the indicators of achievement under the public school accountability system.

Education


SB 887 Zaffirini

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

Local Government


SB 888 Perry

Relating to fire escape exemptions for certain courthouses.

Local Government


SB 889 Perry

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

Business & Commerce


SB 890 Perry

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

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 891 Zaffirini

Relating to excused absences from public school for a student's mental or behavioral health.

Education


SB 892 Zaffirini

Relating to the employment of certain peace officers as private security officers.

Criminal Justice


SB 893 Zaffirini

Relating to the correction of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for providing water or sewer utility service.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 894 Zaffirini

Relating to an exemption to the cancellation of a water right for nonuse.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 895 Johnson

Relating to modernizing the regulation of money services businesses.

Business & Commerce


SB 896 Hughes

Relating to the automatic stay of proceedings pending an interlocutory appeal of a denial of a motion to dismiss in an action involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights.

State Affairs


SB 897 Hughes

Relating to liens on aircraft for certain charges.

Business & Commerce


SB 898 Hughes

Relating to the relocation, adjustment, and ownership of commercial and outdoor signs.

Transportation


SB 899 Hughes

Relating to the circumstances under which an appraisal review board is required to postpone a protest hearing.

Local Government


SB 900 Hughes

Relating to the reimbursement of certain expenses of appellate court justices and judges.

Jurisprudence


SB 1318 Huffman

Relating to the release of defendants on bail, the duties of a magistrate in certain criminal proceedings, and the appointment of certain criminal law hearing officers; creating a criminal offense.

Criminal Justice


SB 1319 Huffman

Relating to the reporting of certain overdose information and the mapping of overdoses for public safety purposes.

Criminal Justice