Senate Floor Action for 5/5/2023

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Friday

May 5, 2023




Committee referral on the following:


SB 2631 Springer

Relating to the creation of the Mountain Springs Municipal Utility District of Cooke County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

Local Government


HJR 132 Hefner/ Meyer/ Vasut/ Burrows/ Raymond/ et al.

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

Finance


HJR 165 Muñoz, Jr./ Garcia

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a military service member who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty.

Local Government


HJR 166 Thompson, Senfronia/ Johnson, Julie/ Davis/ Jones, Jolanda/ Garcia

Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing recovery of exemplary damages by parents or a person's estate for a homicide.

State Affairs


HB 148 Johnson, Julie/ Leach/ et al.

Relating to the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel.

Health & Human Services


HB 181 Johnson, Jarvis/ Klick/ Collier/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry.

Health & Human Services


HB 194 Ortega/ Oliverson

Relating to safety requirements for amusement ride operators.

Business & Commerce


HB 246 Swanson/ Smith/ et al.

Relating to establishing a pilot program for recording ballot counting activity.

State Affairs


HB 291 Murr

Relating to occupational driver's licenses and to the renewal of driver's licenses.

Transportation


HB 387 Bell, Cecil

Relating to the Texas State Guard uniform and insignia fund.

Veteran Affairs


HB 400 Klick/ et al.

Relating to innovation grant programs to support residency training programs in psychiatric specialty fields and recruitment, training, and retention programs in behavioral health fields.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


HB 409 Collier

Relating to the governance and administration of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and to certain disclosures made in relation to the provision of funding for indigent defense services.

State Affairs


HB 469 Smith

Relating to the sequestration of a jury in a criminal case.

Criminal Justice


HB 558 Raymond

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

State Affairs


HB 613 Vasut/ et al.

Relating to the imposition of charges by a governmental body for providing copies of public information under the public information law.

Business & Commerce


HB 715 Patterson

Relating to the operation of an electric bicycle in a state park.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 823 Allen

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

Business & Commerce


HB 855 Gervin-Hawkins/ Morrison/ Martinez/ Bailes/ et al.

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

Business & Commerce


HB 876 Raymond

Relating to the purchase of a United States flag or Texas flag by a governmental agency.

Business & Commerce


HB 963 Jetton/ et al.

Relating to the transfer of money in the identification fee exemption account.

Transportation


HB 1004 Shaheen/ Bhojani/ Noble/ Garcia

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

Criminal Justice


HB 1010 Turner

Relating to the insurable interest of certain persons providing care to individuals with disabilities in the life of those individuals.

Business & Commerce


HB 1193 Turner/ Jones, Venton/ Collier/ et al.

Relating to prohibiting housing discrimination by a property owners' association against a residential tenant based on the tenant's method of payment.

Local Government


HB 1198 Dean

Relating to a public awareness campaign to promote the proper attachment of trailers to certain motor vehicles.

Transportation


HB 1199 Dean

Relating to the inclusion of certain information regarding trailers in vehicle accident reports.

Transportation


HB 1211 Guillen/ Ramos/ Plesa/ et al.

Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


HB 1225 Metcalf/ Harris, Cody/ Hefner/ Dean/ Shaheen/ et al.

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

Education


HB 1229 Harris, Cody/ Noble/ et al.

Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms and ammunition in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.

Health & Human Services


HB 1234 Thompson, Ed

Relating to the acknowledgment of rejection of residential property insurance coverage of cosmetic damage to a metal roof.

Business & Commerce


HB 1238 VanDeaver

Relating to the school health and related services program, including parental consent for program services, the establishment of a school health and related services program advisory council, and the publication of the School Health and Related Services (SHARS) Handbook portion of the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual.

Health & Human Services


HB 1283 Oliverson/ Raymond/ Harless/ Jetton/ Garcia/ et al.

Relating to prescription drug formularies applicable to the Medicaid managed care program.

Health & Human Services


HB 1300 Geren

Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.

Criminal Justice


HB 1330 Morales, Eddie

Relating to a grant program for public improvement projects for unincorporated communities in certain counties.

Local Government


HB 1357 Holland

Relating to Medicaid reimbursement for certain medication-assisted treatments for opioid or substance use disorder.

Health & Human Services


HB 1383 Rose

Relating to procedures in a criminal case after a defendant is found competent to stand trial and to consequences arising from certain violations of those procedures.

Criminal Justice


HB 1423 Campos/ Morales, Eddie

Relating to the expiration of a protective order when the subject of the protective order is confined or imprisoned.

State Affairs


HB 1427 Campos

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of harassment.

Criminal Justice


HB 1506 Meyer

Relating to the statute of limitations for the offense of abandoning or endangering a child.

Criminal Justice


HB 1590 Burns/ González, Mary/ VanDeaver/ Collier/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Leadership Scholars Program.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


HB 1617 Ordaz/ Plesa

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

State Affairs


HB 1620 Holland/ Canales/ Goldman/ Bell, Keith/ Clardy

Relating to the review date for certain governmental entities subject to the sunset review process.

Business & Commerce


HB 1632 Paul/ Morales, Eddie/ et al.

Relating to standardized training for election officers.

State Affairs


HB 1651 Cook/ Spiller/ Johnson, Ann/ Bhojani/ Garcia

Relating to the eligibility for custodial officer service in the Employees Retirement System of Texas of juvenile justice officers employed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

Finance


HB 1688 Murr

Relating to water quality protection areas.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 1710 Canales

Relating to notice provided to a court regarding a defendant confined in a state jail felony facility.

Criminal Justice


HB 1765 Burns

Relating to the redaction of certain information from a document posted on the Internet by a county clerk or district clerk on request of a person to whom the information relates or the judicial security division of the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.

Business & Commerce


HB 1793 Swanson/ Paul/ et al.

Relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board of directors of a municipal utility district.

Local Government


HB 1817 Capriglione

Relating to the validity of a contract for which a disclosure of interested parties is required.

State Affairs


HB 1832 Kacal/ Herrero/ Morales, Eddie/ Slawson

Relating to authorizing the payment to employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for vacation leave.

Criminal Justice


HB 1847 Howard/ Thierry/ Bowers

Relating to an exception to certain reporting requirements for health care providers reviewing information on maternal mortality and morbidity for the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

Health & Human Services


HB 1883 Bhojani/ Cunningham/ Allen/ Hinojosa/ Jetton/ et al.

Relating to the administration of assessment instruments to public school students on religious holy days.

Education


HB 1884 Bhojani/ Lujan/ Moody/ Talarico/ Leach/ et al.

Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony.

State Affairs


HB 1885 Canales

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

Transportation


HB 1914 Kacal/ Plesa/ Slawson

Relating to compensatory time accrued by an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Criminal Justice


HB 1972 Campos/ Garcia/ Plesa

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

Health & Human Services


HB 1979 Raney/ Plesa/ Bumgarner/ Lopez, Ray/ et al.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Workforce Commission and local workforce development boards regarding the provision of child care.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 2022 Leach/ Patterson/ et al.

Relating to residential construction liability.

Business & Commerce


HB 2033 Guillen/ Plesa

Relating to the creation and use of the electricity supply chain map.

Business & Commerce


HB 2065 Thompson, Ed/ Perez

Relating to nonrenewal of certain private passenger automobile insurance policies for the insured's failure to cooperate in a third-party liability claim or action.

Business & Commerce


HB 2088 Bucy/ Talarico/ Plesa

Relating to the regulation of the practice of pharmacy.

Health & Human Services


HB 2093 Manuel/ Thierry/ Rose/ Ordaz

Relating to the minimum duration of a protective order.

State Affairs


HB 2095 Manuel/ Rose/ Morales, Christina/ Johnson, Julie

Relating to the restrictions that may be included in a protective order on a person found to have committed family violence.

State Affairs


HB 2162 Dutton/ Jetton/ Buckley/ et al.

Relating to reading instruction, assessment instruments, and interventions provided to public school students.

Education


HB 2170 Guerra

Relating to toll collections by a toll project entity.

Transportation


HB 2230 Canales

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


HB 2239 Troxclair/ Bailes/ Burns/ Thimesch/ Patterson/ et al.

Relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper tree.

Local Government


HB 2285 Noble/ et al.

Relating to the authority of certain independent school districts to change the terms for members of the districts' board of trustees.

Education


HB 2316 Canales

Relating to the employment of certain peace officers, detention officers, county jailers, or firefighters who are injured in the course and scope of duty.

Business & Commerce


HB 2366 Thompson, Ed

Relating to the applicability of premium and maintenance taxes to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Business & Commerce


HB 2442 Guillen

Relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to certain retail public utilities.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 2470 Kuempel

Relating to prohibited adverse employment action against certain first responders based on mental illness.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 2499 Bell, Cecil

Relating to designating June 28 as Special Forces Day.

Veteran Affairs


HB 2503 Lujan/ et al.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for veterans with disabilities and recipients of the Texas Humanitarian Service Medal and federal Humanitarian Service Medal.

Transportation


HB 2568 Hayes/ Morales, Eddie/ Cain/ Rogers/ et al.

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

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 2598 Gamez/ Plesa/ et al.

Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of a workplace soft skills training pilot program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 2636 Murr

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

State Affairs


HB 2651 Howard/ Jetton/ Johnson, Ann/ Harless/ Oliverson/ et al.

Relating to required training and continuing education requirements for persons who provide medical care or other support to survivors of sexual assault.

Health & Human Services


HB 2660 Oliverson/ Hull/ Jones, Jolanda/ et al.

Relating to the duties of a law enforcement agency regarding missing children and missing persons.

Criminal Justice


HB 2672 Frazier/ Leo-Wilson/ Swanson/ Lalani/ et al.

Relating to the eligibility for student loan repayment assistance under the math and science scholars loan repayment program.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


HB 2673 Hull/ Capriglione/ Slawson/ Lozano/ Johnson, Ann

Relating to requirements for the use and transfer of electronic devices to students by a public school.

Education


HB 2700 Guillen/ Noble/ Plesa/ et al.

Relating to prosecution of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving children.

Criminal Justice


HB 2729 Harris, Cody

Relating to teacher requirements for high quality prekindergarten programs.

Education


HB 2730 Rosenthal/ Orr SP: Bettencourt

Relating to the adoption and amendment of an annual budget by certain emergency services districts.

Local Government


HB 2769 Meza/ Cain/ Flores/ Orr/ et al.

Relating to repeal of the permit requirement for intrastate shipment of bees.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 2807 Raymond

Relating to the regulation of a transportation protection agreement as a prepaid funeral benefit.

Business & Commerce


HB 2808 VanDeaver/ Harless/ Garcia

Relating to the finality of public school accountability determinations.

Education


HB 2837 Schaefer/ Capriglione/ Noble/ et al.

Relating to prohibiting a person or entity from surveilling, reporting, or tracking the purchase of firearms, ammunition, and accessories through the use of certain merchant category codes; imposing a civil penalty.

State Affairs


HB 2839 Smithee

Relating to a liquidity stress test for certain insurance companies.

Business & Commerce


HB 2851 Burns/ et al.

Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and grant amounts under the young farmer grant program administered by the authority.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 2865 Raymond/ Guillen

Relating to the assignment of certain retired and former justices and judges.

Jurisprudence


HB 2873 Howard/ et al.

Relating to a strategic plan for improving maternal health, including the consolidation and repeal of certain planning and reporting requirements.

Health & Human Services


HB 2878 Capriglione

Relating to the operation in certain counties of mobile food service establishments in more than one municipality within the county.

Local Government


HB 2893 Clardy

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

Jurisprudence


HB 2897 Walle

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of theft of service.

Criminal Justice


HB 2902 Gamez

Relating to a statement on a temporary tag warning against unauthorized reproduction, purchase, use, or sale of the tag.

Transportation


HB 2933 Dorazio/ Gates/ Shaheen/ Plesa/ et al.

Relating to ensuring certain adoptive parents may consent to medical care and access information regarding their child who is eligible for benefits under Medicaid.

Health & Human Services


HB 2959 Cain/ Neave Criado/ Gates/ Plesa/ Collier/ et al.

Relating to providing children committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department with certain documents on discharge or release.

Criminal Justice


HB 3014 Harris, Caroline

Relating to the motor vehicle safety inspection of electric vehicles.

Transportation


HB 3025 Vasut/ Ramos/ et al.

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offenses of aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping, and interference with child custody.

Criminal Justice


HB 3096 Guillen

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

Business & Commerce


HB 3126 Gamez

Relating to the definitions of "pass" and "passing" used in reference to a vehicle.

Transportation


HB 3129 Guerra

Relating to redesignation of certain provisions describing court orders eligible for an interlocutory appeal.

Jurisprudence


HB 3161 Hull

Relating to the duties of a justice of the peace, medical examiner, or other investigator regarding the bodies of unidentified deceased persons.

Criminal Justice


HB 3223 Guillen

Relating to the management of a declared state of disaster.

State Affairs


HB 3224 Guillen

Relating to the status of the registration of a vehicle after a failure to establish financial responsibility.

Transportation


HB 3235 Troxclair

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a county hotel occupancy tax.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 3313 Ordaz

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

Transportation


HB 3315 Bell, Keith/ Buckley/ Harris, Cody/ Hefner/ Dutton/ et al.

Relating to a school district's grievance procedure regarding complaints concerning violation of parental rights.

Education


HB 3331 Thimesch/ Leach/ Johnson, Julie/ Vasut/ Flores/ et al.

Relating to a convicted felon serving as executor of a decedent's estate in certain circumstances.

Jurisprudence


HB 3338 Cole/ González, Jessica/ Oliverson/ Hernandez/ Talarico/ et al.

Relating to measures to prevent and respond to opioid-related drug overdoses, including policies and training regarding the use of opioid antagonists, at student residences on campuses of public institutions of higher education; providing immunity.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


HB 3361 Cain

Relating to the slaughtering of livestock.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 3372 Thimesch/ Slawson/ Hayes/ DeAyala/ Capriglione/ et al.

Relating to the reporting of political contributions, including in-kind contributions, and expenditures made using a credit card.

State Affairs


HB 3419 Cain/ Toth/ Hefner/ Manuel/ Schaefer/ et al.

Relating to the transportation of horse meat.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 3469 Sherman, Sr./ Bell, Keith

Relating to the disposition of certain property by the former Bois D'Arc Island Levee Improvement District of Dallas and Kaufman Counties and the record of dissolution of that district.

Local Government


HB 3474 Leach/ et al.

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

Jurisprudence


HB 3492 Stucky

Relating to county and municipal authority to impose certain value-based fees and require disclosure of certain information related to subdivision construction.

Local Government


HB 3497 Morrison/ Hunter/ Lopez, Janie/ Guillen/ Martinez

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

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 3522 González, Mary/ Guillen/ Murr/ Lopez, Janie/ Gamez/ et al.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance from the economically distressed areas account that is not required to be repaid.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 3523 González, Mary/ Guillen/ Murr/ Lopez, Janie/ Gamez/ et al.

Relating to limitations on the issuance of bonds by the Texas Water Development Board for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 3574 Lambert/ Ashby

Relating to the regulation of state banks.

Administration


HB 3645 Guillen

Relating to requirements for the issuance of certain driver's licenses and commercial driver's licenses.

Transportation


HB 3646 Guillen

Relating to certain regulations regarding commercial driver's licenses.

Transportation


HB 3648 Guillen

Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center.

Education


HB 3712 Hernandez

Relating to authorizing a holder of a distributor's license to provide samples of malt beverages to retailers.

State Affairs


HB 3723 Gerdes/ Troxclair/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of the Rural Workforce Training Grant Program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 3730 Wilson

Relating to the directory of users of the centralized telephone service for entities in the capitol complex.

Business & Commerce


HB 3744 Goldman

Relating to the regulation of water well drillers and water well pump installers.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 3798 Guillen

Relating to making certain voluntary contributions when applying for a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate.

Transportation


HB 3813 DeAyala

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

Finance


HB 3832 Lopez, Janie

Relating to the disposal of certain instructional materials by a public school.

Education


HB 3861 Goldman

Relating to the titling and registration of motor vehicles by motor vehicle dealers.

Transportation


HB 3942 Bhojani/ Johnson, Ann/ Cortez/ Hull/ Harris, Caroline

Relating to health benefit plan coverage of telemedicine, teledentistry, and telehealth appointments with an originating site or distant site located outside this state.

Health & Human Services


HB 3980 Frazier/ Sherman, Sr./ Plesa/ Bryant/ et al.

Relating to the business leave time account for a firefighter employee organization in certain municipalities.

Local Government


HB 3990 Kacal/ Price/ Lalani/ Garcia/ et al.

Relating to a study of existing surface water and groundwater interaction data and analyses.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 4047 Guillen/ et al.

Relating to a study on uranium deposits in this state.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 4053 Johnson, Julie

Relating to the contents of the personal financial statement filed by public officers and candidates.

State Affairs


HB 4085 Spiller/ Allison

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

State Affairs


HB 4142 Thompson, Ed

Relating to the award of attorney's fees in an action to enforce a motor vehicle mortgagee's lien.

Business & Commerce


HB 4170 Campos

Relating to enforcement actions taken against a child-care or child-placing agency administrator's license.

Health & Human Services


HB 4175 Harris, Cody

Relating to the provision of municipal services to a property in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality following the municipality's denial or refusal to permit an activity or structure on the property.

Local Government


HB 4194 Perez/ Jetton/ Clardy/ Hull

Relating to an appraisal process for disputed losses under personal automobile or residential property insurance policies.

Business & Commerce


HB 4210 Lujan

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

Education


HB 4264 Button

Relating to the eligibility of the National Reined Cow Horse Association Championship Series for funding under the major events reimbursement program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 4342 Plesa/ Allen/ Cunningham/ Hefner/ King, Ken/ et al.

Relating to courses in personal finance literacy and economics for high school students in public schools.

Education


HB 4358 Allison/ Lujan

Relating to including digital teaching in the micro-credential certification program for public school educator continuing education.

Education


HB 4363 Kuempel/ Lalani/ Bucy/ Plesa/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of the Future Texas Teachers Scholarship Program for certain students at public institutions of higher education.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


HB 4367 Cortez

Relating to the preauthorization of medical or health care services by a health maintenance organization or an insurer.

Health & Human Services


HB 4421 Wilson/ Garcia

Relating to qualifications for and limitations on awarding the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.

Veteran Affairs


HB 4494 Vasut

Relating to eligible coastal municipalities for purposes of the municipal hotel occupancy tax.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 4504 Moody

Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, including conforming amendments.

Administration


HB 4510 Smithee

Relating to annual financial reports submitted by state agencies.

Finance


HB 4528 Wilson

Relating to the requirement that a peace officer take possession of a person's driver's license following the person's failure to pass or refusal to consent to a test for intoxication.

Criminal Justice


HB 4595 Leach

Relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes and to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes.

Administration


HB 4609 Ashby

Relating to a study by the Texas A&M Forest Service of the potential effects of wildfires in this state.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 4611 Price

Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of the health and human services laws governing the Health and Human Services Commission, Medicaid, and other social services.

Administration


HB 4616 Vasut

Relating to notifications by the Department of Agriculture of certain stop-sale orders applicable to plant products and the seizure or destruction of certain plant products.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 4622 Leach

Relating to the manner in which certain criminal and juvenile proceedings are conducted.

Criminal Justice


HB 4629 Klick

Relating to the terms and qualifications of members on the Intellectual and Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee.

Health & Human Services


HB 4644 Thimesch

Relating to an alert system for dangerous plant and wildlife pests and diseases administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 4696 Noble

Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, the making and investigation of complaints alleging violations of certain health facility licensing requirements, and the content of the employee misconduct registry.

Health & Human Services


HB 4765 Dutton

Relating to inheritance rights of adoptive parents.

Jurisprudence


HB 4827 Leo-Wilson/ Schaefer/ Guillen/ Canales/ Frazier/ et al.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing or carrying a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or educational institutions.

State Affairs


HB 4835 Metcalf

Relating to the creation and operations of certain health care provider participation programs.

Local Government


HB 4879 Holland

Relating to incident-based reporting of information and statistics concerning offenses committed in this state and the establishment of the Texas crime information system by the Department of Public Safety.

Criminal Justice


HB 4906 Hefner

Relating to the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications by certain peace officers.

Criminal Justice


HB 4980 Noble

Relating to the appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations through binding arbitration.

Local Government


HB 5010 Schofield

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

State Affairs


HB 5178 Ashby

Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the applicability of that tax in certain counties.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 5183 Guillen

Relating to the approval of equivalent educational programs for persons whose driver's license is suspended following conviction of certain drug offenses.

Criminal Justice


HB 5214 Spiller SP: Hughes

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

State Affairs


HB 5229 Wilson/ Garcia/ et al.

Relating to an employment preference for members of the military and their spouses for positions at state agencies.

Veteran Affairs


HB 5232 Spiller SP: Hughes

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

State Affairs


HB 5271 Zwiener

Relating to the management of overpopulations of white-tailed deer in areas where recreational hunting is not feasible.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 5325 Gates SP: Kolkhorst

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

Local Government


HB 5326 Gates SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the creation of the Orchard Municipal Utility District No. 2; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Local Government


HB 5329 Gates SP: Kolkhorst

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

Local Government


HB 5334 Harless

Relating to the creation of the Cypress Creek Drainage Improvement District.

Local Government


HCR 75 Guillen

Designating the first week of November as Municipal Courts Week for a 10-year period beginning in 2023.

Administration