Bills Referred Today for 3/16/2023

BILLS REFERRED TODAY



Thursday

March 16, 2023





Committee referral on the following:


SJR 70 Hughes

Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the fundamental right of parents to raise their children.

State Affairs


SJR 71 Springer

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the governor to call the legislature into special session following certain disaster or emergency declarations and specifying the powers of the legislature in those special sessions.

State Affairs


SJR 72 King

Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting private schools from state and local regulation.

Education


SJR 73 Paxton

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


SJR 74 Parker

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the centennial parks conservation fund to be administered by the Parks and Wildlife Department.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SJR 76 Paxton

Proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the constitutional provision that prohibits the appropriation of state money or property for the benefit of any sect, religious society, or theological or religious seminary.

Finance


SJR 77 Johnson

Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the workforce housing fund to facilitate the development of affordable workforce housing.

Local Government


SJR 78 Middleton

Proposing a constitutional amendment exempting tangible personal property from ad valorem taxation.

Local Government


SCR 25 Parker

Expressing opposition to the creation of a central bank digital currency.

Business & Commerce


SCR 26 Hughes

Urging Congress to amend federal law to allow states to provide for the consolidation of federally funded workforce development services with federally funded social safety net services.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SCR 27 Creighton

Urging Congress to Repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision.

Finance


SCR 28 Huffman

Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.

Finance


SCR 29 Creighton

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

Border Security


SCR 30 Creighton

Condemning the Chinese Communist Party.

State Affairs


SCR 31 Parker

Designating an area in Dallas as Koreatown Dallas for a 10-year period ending in 2033.

Administration


SB 1326 Blanco

Relating to a requirement that certain students, interns, residents, and fellows receiving a clinical education at public or nonprofit hospitals receive an annual comprehensive health examination.

Health & Human Services


SB 1327 Blanco

Relating to authorizing a day-care center to employ an interim director.

Health & Human Services


SB 1328 Blanco

Relating to common nuisance remedies and registration and permitting requirements for the storage of scrap tires.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1329 Blanco

Relating to establishing the Defense and Aerospace Manufacturing Task Force.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1330 Perry

Relating to the exchange of certain information between the Department of Family and Protective Services or certain foster care services contractors and a state or local juvenile justice agency.

Health & Human Services


SB 1331 Perry

Relating to a motion for the assignment of a statutory probate court judge to hear a contested matter in a probate proceeding in certain counties.

Jurisprudence


SB 1332 Huffman

Relating to the provision of funding to the Texas Historical Commission for state historic sites.

Finance


SB 1333 Huffman

Relating to the creation of the Texas state buildings preservation endowment fund.

Finance


SB 1334 Creighton

Relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities.

Local Government


SB 1335 Creighton

Relating to dedicating certain state revenue to the purpose of retiring state debt.

Finance


SB 1336 Creighton

Relating to certain construction liability claims concerning public buildings and public works.

Business & Commerce


SB 1337 Hall

Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology.

Business & Commerce


SB 1338 Hall

Relating to the eligibility of certain persons to vote early by mail.

State Affairs


SB 1339 Middleton/ Creighton

Relating to the designation of a bridge in Galveston County as the Ken Clark Memorial Bridge.

Transportation


SB 1340 Zaffirini

Relating to the local development agreement database maintained by the comptroller of public accounts.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1341 West

Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.

Health & Human Services


SB 1342 Perry

Relating to requirements applicable to certain third-party health insurers in relation to Medicaid.

Health & Human Services


SB 1343 LaMantia

Relating to the composition of the Texas Board of Nursing and procedures applicable to complaints against advanced practice registered nurses.

Health & Human Services


SB 1344 Nichols

Relating to the advertising of certain used motor vehicles.

Business & Commerce


SB 1345 Miles

Relating to prohibiting the consideration of certain criminal history information of a prospective tenant of a housing development operated by a public housing authority or operated by a recipient of financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

Local Government


SB 1346 Miles

Relating to the prosecution of certain littering offenses.

Criminal Justice


SB 1347 Miles

Relating to certain health care entities and medical committees, including peer review committees.

Health & Human Services


SB 1348 Miles

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

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1349 Zaffirini

Relating to the authority of an appraisal district to purchase, finance the purchase of, or lease real property or construct or finance the construction of improvements to real property.

Local Government


SB 1350 LaMantia

Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 1351 Perry/ Johnson/ Paxton/ Schwertner/ Springer

Relating to the functions of the Texas Water Development Board and continuation and functions of the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory Committee.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1352 Miles

Relating to the recovery of exemplary damages based on a compensable death under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.

Business & Commerce


SB 1353 Miles

Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability.

Criminal Justice


SB 1354 Miles

Relating to the Rita Littlefield Chronic Kidney Disease Centralized Resource Center established within the Health and Human Services Commission.

Health & Human Services


SB 1355 Miles

Relating to requiring law enforcement agencies to make certain radio communications available to the public.

Criminal Justice


SB 1356 Miles/ et al.

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

State Affairs


SB 1357 Miles

Relating to including certain demographic information in federal incident-based reporting of information and statistics concerning offenses committed in this state.

Criminal Justice


SB 1358 Miles

Relating to the financing of certain grocery stores by a public facilities corporation.

Local Government


SB 1359 Schwertner

Relating to reporting on the use of telemedicine medical services and telehealth services among participating providers of certain managed care plans.

Health & Human Services


SB 1360 Schwertner

Relating to the renewal of a registration permit by a physician.

Health & Human Services


SB 1361 Huffman

Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit videos using deep fake technology; creating a criminal offense.

Criminal Justice


SB 1362 Alvarado

Relating to hiring and licensing certain individuals lawfully present in the United States as peace officers.

State Affairs


SB 1363 Alvarado

Relating to enforcement by a property owners' association of a restrictive covenant that prevents a property owner from building or installing certain security measures.

Business & Commerce


SB 1364 Alvarado

Relating to weight limitations for certain natural gas or electric vehicles.

Transportation


SB 1365 Hinojosa

Relating to a grant program to fund the provision by children's hospitals of mental and behavioral health services to children in this state.

Health & Human Services


SB 1366 Creighton

Relating to directing certain surplus state revenue to the flood infrastructure fund.

Finance


SB 1367 Creighton

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information for full-time employees of a county courthouse, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, or the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and the employees' family members.

State Affairs


SB 1368 Schwertner/ Johnson/ Paxton/ Perry/ Springer

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Office of Public Utility Counsel, and the functions of the independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region.

Business & Commerce


SB 1369 Paxton/ Parker

Relating to training materials for certain transportation network company drivers regarding human trafficking awareness and prevention.

Business & Commerce


SB 1370 Paxton

Relating to information contained in the annual financial audit of certain regional transportation authorities.

Transportation


SB 1371 Johnson

Relating to the regulation of consumer credit transactions and the regulatory authority of the consumer credit commissioner; changing a fee.

Business & Commerce


SB 1372 Perry

Relating to costs associated with the destruction of certain deer.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1373 Hughes

Relating to decedents' estates and the delivery of certain notices or other communications in connection with those estates or multiple-party accounts.

State Affairs


SB 1374 Parker

Relating to the right of a purchaser to terminate a contract of purchase and sale of real property for failure to provide notice that the property is located in a public improvement district.

Business & Commerce


SB 1375 Parker

Relating to the sampling or tasting of distilled spirits by the manufacturer to a consumer at a temporary event.

State Affairs


SB 1376 Parker

Relating to a state employment preference for certain spouses of veterans with a disability.

Veteran Affairs


SB 1377 Parker

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

Local Government


SB 1378 Parker

Relating to the procurement and operation of backup generation facilities for the ERCOT power region.

Business & Commerce


SB 1379 Parker/ et al.

Relating to a pilot program to increase the financial independence of foster children who are transitioning to independent living.

Health & Human Services


SB 1380 Eckhardt

Relating to training for peace officers on acquired and traumatic brain injuries and trauma-affected veterans.

Criminal Justice


SB 1381 Eckhardt/ et al.

Relating to the eligibility of the surviving spouse of an elderly person who qualified for a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit of a portion of the appraised value of the deceased person's residence homestead to continue to receive an exemption for the same property from the same taxing unit in an amount equal to that of the exemption for which the deceased person qualified without applying for the exemption.

Local Government


SB 1382 Eckhardt

Relating to contracting with companies that boycott certain energy companies.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1383 Miles

Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

Criminal Justice


SB 1384 Miles

Relating to the establishment of the child first grant program.

Health & Human Services


SB 1385 Miles

Relating to the age of a child at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over the child and to the minimum age of criminal responsibility.

Criminal Justice


SB 1386 Miles/ et al.

Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Criminal Justice


SB 1387 Hughes

Relating to an agreement with a private entity for dynamic message signs used in certain statewide alert systems.

Transportation


SB 1388 Parker

Relating to prohibiting the operation of supervised drug consumption sites; creating a criminal offense.

Criminal Justice


SB 1389 Parker

Relating to authorizing adoption assistance agreements for certain children after a final adoption order is rendered.

Health & Human Services


SB 1390 Parker

Relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective Services to annually review the department's process to enter into adoption assistance agreements.

Health & Human Services


SB 1391 Parker

Relating to restitution payments made to certain victims of theft.

Criminal Justice


SB 1392 Middleton

Relating to establishing the oyster council of the Parks and Wildlife Department.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1393 Middleton

Relating to eligibility for coverage under the FAIR Plan Association in certain areas.

Business & Commerce


SB 1394 Middleton

Relating to the issuance of anticipation notes or other obligations by issuers located along the Gulf Coast in an emergency.

Local Government


SB 1395 Middleton

Relating to requirements for the closure of certain areas to the taking of oysters.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1396 Middleton

Relating to a period of prayer and Bible reading in public schools.

Education


SB 1397 Schwertner/ Johnson/ Paxton/ Perry/ Springer

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1398 Schwertner

Relating to air quality permits for aggregate production operations and concrete batch plants.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1399 Schwertner

Relating to the renewal and review of certain air quality permits.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1400 Springer/ Johnson/ Paxton/ Perry/ Schwertner

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

Business & Commerce


SB 1401 Zaffirini/ Paxton

Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault and to certain procedures and reimbursements occurring with respect to a sexual assault or other sex offense.

Criminal Justice


SB 1402 Zaffirini/ Paxton

Relating to the continuation and duties of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force and establishment of a mandatory training program for peace officers on responding to reports of child sexual abuse and adult sexual assault.

Criminal Justice


SB 1403 Parker

Relating to an interstate compact for border security, including building a border wall and sharing state intelligence and resources.

Border Security


SB 1404 Parker

Relating to the creation of a work group to study the benefits of coal-to-nuclear electric generating facility conversion.

Business & Commerce


SB 1405 Hancock

Relating to exempting certain autocycles from the requirement that an operator or passenger of an autocycle wear protective headgear.

Transportation


SB 1406 Perry/ et al.

Relating to the suspension of an enforcement action against a regional water supply, sewer, or wastewater treatment service for a violation committed by a retail public utility being integrated into the regional service.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1407 King

Relating to a severance tax exemption for oil and gas produced from certain restimulation wells; providing a civil penalty.

Finance


SB 1408 Miles

Relating to establishment of the Texas Rare Disease Advisory Council.

Health & Human Services


SB 1409 Miles

Relating to the continuation of a limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes if the property is acquired by and qualifies as the homestead of an heir of the owner or the owner's spouse or surviving spouse.

Local Government


SB 1410 Miles

Relating to state funding for school districts to which an academically unacceptable school district is annexed.

Education


SB 1411 Miles

Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for emergency outpatient dialysis treatment provided to certain individuals with end stage renal disease.

Health & Human Services


SB 1412 Hughes

Relating to regulation of accessory dwelling units by political subdivisions.

Local Government


SB 1413 Johnson

Relating to the authority of a fire department to remove certain personal property from a roadway or right-of-way.

Transportation


SB 1414 Johnson/ Paxton/ Perry/ Schwertner/ Springer

Relating to the regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1415 Johnson

Relating to the regulation of certain continuing education programs.

Business & Commerce


SB 1416 Johnson

Relating to the processing of an application for an authorization to use a standard permit for a rock or concrete crushing facility.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1417 Johnson

Relating to company representatives for private security companies; requiring an occupational license.

Criminal Justice


SB 1418 LaMantia

Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties.

Transportation


SB 1419 Birdwell

Relating to limitations on the use of public money under certain economic development agreements or programs adopted by certain political subdivisions.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1420 Birdwell

Relating to municipal and county hotel occupancy taxes.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1421 Perry/ Blanco/ Campbell/ Flores/ Gutierrez/ et al.

Relating to the effect of nuisance actions, other actions, and governmental requirements on certain agricultural operations.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1422 King

Relating to enforcement of criminal offenses by state agencies, law enforcement agencies, political subdivisions, or local entities.

State Affairs


SB 1423 Hall

Relating to the prohibition of tolls on a portion of Interstate Highway 635.

Transportation


SB 1424 Perry/ Johnson/ Paxton/ Schwertner/ Springer

Relating to the continuation and functions of the State Soil and Water Conservation Board and the Texas Invasive Species Coordinating Committee.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1425 Perry/ et al.

Relating to the continuation of the distribution of universal service funds to certain small and rural incumbent local exchange companies.

Business & Commerce


SB 1426 Flores

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

Local Government


SB 1428 Nichols

Relating to a prohibition on the issuance by the Railroad Commission of Texas of a permit for certain commercial surface disposal facilities.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1429 Hinojosa

Relating to the use of standardized examinations by a school of nursing or educational program.

Health & Human Services


SB 1430 Hinojosa/ LaMantia

Relating to the provision of solid waste disposal services by certain counties; authorizing a fee.

Local Government


SB 1431 Hinojosa

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information for a current or former administrative law judge for the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

Business & Commerce


SB 1432 Hinojosa

Relating to the operation and administration of the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

State Affairs


SB 1433 Hinojosa

Relating to procedures for the emergency detention of certain persons with mental illness.

Criminal Justice


SB 1434 Hinojosa

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


SB 1435 Hinojosa

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

Criminal Justice


SB 1436 Hinojosa

Relating to the investigation of municipal fire fighters in certain municipalities.

Local Government


SB 1437 Springer

Relating to the establishment of the Emergency Powers Board and its powers during a declared state of disaster or public health disaster.

State Affairs


SB 1438 Springer

Relating to a credit or refund for diesel fuel taxes paid on diesel fuel used in this state by auxiliary power units or power take-off equipment.

Finance


SB 1439 Springer

Relating to the ad valorem taxation of tangible personal property held or used for the production of income by related business entities.

Local Government


SB 1440 Springer

Relating to the processing of certain credit card transactions; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 1441 Springer

Relating to the authority of the attorney general to acquire by eminent domain certain real property owned by aliens or foreign entities.

State Affairs


SB 1442 Springer

Relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 1443 Hall

Relating to public school library materials and certain performances at public school facilities.

Education


SB 1444 Zaffirini/ Eckhardt/ et al.

Relating to the public retirement systems for employees of certain municipalities.

Finance


SB 1445 Paxton/ Johnson/ Schwertner/ Springer

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

Criminal Justice


SB 1446 Hughes

Relating to the fiduciary responsibility of the governing body of the public retirement systems in this state and the investment agents acting on behalf of those systems.

State Affairs


SB 1447 Miles

Relating to a training program for persons investigating suspected child abuse or neglect.

Health & Human Services


SB 1448 Miles

Relating to the location for which a wholesale motor vehicle dealer general distinguishing number may be issued.

Business & Commerce


SB 1449 Miles

Relating to the authority of the Harris County Hospital District to employ and commission peace officers.

Local Government


SB 1450 Miles

Relating to certain improvements of the state highway system in certain census tracts.

Transportation


SB 1451 Zaffirini

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

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1452 Zaffirini

Relating to the loss of benefits of and the payment of certain employer contributions for certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service.

Finance


SB 1453 Hinojosa

Relating to the authority of a local government to enter into energy savings performance contracts.

Business & Commerce


SB 1454 Paxton/ Zaffirini

Relating to the reappraisal for ad valorem taxation purposes of real property on which a building completely destroyed by a casualty is located.

Local Government


SB 1455 Paxton

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

Local Government


SB 1456 LaMantia/ Hinojosa

Relating to a credit against required recapture payments for certain school districts with excess facilities costs under the public school finance system.

Education


SB 1457 Zaffirini

Relating to guardianships and the delivery of certain notices or other communications in connection with guardianship proceedings.

Jurisprudence


SB 1458 Miles

Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.

Health & Human Services


SB 1459 Miles

Relating to benefits and incentives for media production in this state.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1460 Miles

Relating to incentives for the moving image industry in this state.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1461 Springer

Relating to regulation of online global marketplaces.

Business & Commerce


SB 1462 Hughes

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government.

Jurisprudence


SB 1463 West/ et al.

Relating to a grant program for a nonprofit organization or political subdivision to establish or expand a behavioral health crisis response program.

Health & Human Services


SB 1464 West

Relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.

Business & Commerce


SB 1465 Springer

Relating to costs associated with and procedures for the assessment and destruction of certain deer.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1466 Hancock

Relating to the regulation of residential amenity rentals by a political subdivision; authorizing a fee; authorizing a civil penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 1467 Hancock

Relating to the disclosure of certain medical information by electronic means.

Health & Human Services


SB 1468 Springer

Relating to the taking of wildlife by an employee of the Parks and Wildlife Department or by a person or agent of the person on the person's property.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1469 Bettencourt

Relating to requiring certain information before being employed by a child-care facility.

Education


SB 1470 Bettencourt

Relating to access to the registry of persons who are not eligible for employment in public schools.

Education


SB 1471 Bettencourt

Relating to access by the Texas Education Agency and private schools to certain criminal history records.

Education


SB 1472 Bettencourt

Relating to the central registry of names of individuals found to have abused or neglected a child.

Education


SB 1473 Bettencourt

Relating to criminal history record information and certain registry information accessible to certain educational and child-care entities and information required for employment in certain child-care facilities.

Education


SB 1474 Bettencourt/ Paxton

Relating to special education in public schools, including the special education allotment under the Foundation School Program, an education savings account program for certain children with disabilities, and a grant program to reimburse public schools for the cost of certain employer contributions for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas employed to teach special education.

Education


SB 1475 Creighton

Relating to licensure and training requirements for school marshals.

Education


SB 1476 Creighton

Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that purchase certain theft deterrent and property loss prevention equipment.

Finance


SB 1477 Kolkhorst

Relating to active shooter training for peace officers.

Criminal Justice


SB 1478 West

Relating to the creation of a grant matching program for the federal small business innovation research and small business technology transfer programs.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1479 Menéndez

Relating to state recognition of the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation.

State Affairs


SB 1480 Menéndez

Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.

Local Government


SB 1481 Creighton

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

Border Security


SB 1482 Creighton

Relating to the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance or marihuana causing death or serious bodily injury; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 1483 Creighton/ King

Relating to the creation of a retail theft investigation unit in the Department of Public Safety.

Criminal Justice


SB 1484 Creighton

Relating to a border operations training program for peace officers employed by local law enforcement agencies.

Border Security


SB 1485 Hall

Relating to the public inspection of election records.

State Affairs


SB 1486 Bettencourt/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Hall/ Parker/ et al.

Relating to the electronic payment of ad valorem taxes; authorizing a fee.

Local Government


SB 1487 Bettencourt/ Eckhardt/ Gutierrez/ Hall/ Parker/ et al.

Relating to the electronic delivery of certain communications required or permitted under the Property Tax Code.

Local Government


SB 1488 Creighton

Relating to truancy and the offense of a parent contributing to nonattendance; creating an offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 1489 Creighton

Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund, the national research university fund, or money held by a public institution of higher education in financial companies that boycott certain energy companies.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 1490 Miles

Relating to the state historically underutilized business program; creating a criminal offense.

Business & Commerce


SB 1491 Miles

Relating to the licensing in this state of a person licensed in another jurisdiction to practice psychology, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling.

Health & Human Services


SB 1492 Miles

Relating to the expunction of records and files related to certain conduct or offenses committed by a child.

Criminal Justice


SB 1493 Miles

Relating to the licensing in this state of a person licensed in another jurisdiction to practice marriage and family therapy or professional counseling.

Health & Human Services


SB 1494 Hall

Relating to prohibiting certain obscene sexually oriented performances within view of minors; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 1495 Johnson

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information collected by certain airport governing boards at a parking garage.

Transportation


SB 1496 Johnson

Relating to authorizing certain health benefit exchanges to make eligibility determinations under Medicaid and the child health plan program.

Health & Human Services


SB 1497 Kolkhorst

Relating to a law enforcement agency training grant program.

Criminal Justice


SB 1498 Nichols

Relating to the collection, remittance, and administration of the tax on gross rental receipts on motor vehicles rented through a marketplace rental provider; imposing a penalty.

Finance


SB 1499 Nichols

Relating to the funding of certain port projects.

Transportation


SB 1500 Nichols

Relating to powers and duties of navigation districts and the boards of trustees of municipal port facilities.

Transportation


SB 1502 Middleton

Relating to prohibited conduct of a health benefit plan issuer in relation to affiliated and nonaffiliated providers.

Health & Human Services


SB 1503 Middleton

Relating to an entity responsible for the local share of qualified project costs under the ship channel improvement revolving fund.

Transportation


SB 1504 Middleton

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

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 1505 Zaffirini/ Perry

Relating to youth diversion strategies and procedures for children accused of certain fine-only offenses in municipal and justice courts and related criminal justice matters; authorizing fees.

Criminal Justice


SB 1506 Hughes

Relating to a seizure management and treatment plan for the care to be provided by a public school to a student with a seizure disorder.

Education


SB 1507 Huffman

Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations.

Finance


SB 1508 Huffman

Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.

Finance


SB 1509 Huffman

Relating to the service retirement eligibility and benefits of certain members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Finance


SB 1510 West

Relating to a supplemental payment for retirees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Finance


SB 1511 Schwertner

Relating to the evaluation of child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1512 Schwertner

Relating to the failure to disclose certain appraisal reports by an entity with eminent domain authority in connection with an offer to acquire real property.

State Affairs


SB 1513 Schwertner

Relating to certain requirements in connection with the acquisition of real property for public use by an entity with eminent domain authority.

State Affairs


SB 1514 Schwertner

Relating to business entities and nonprofit entities.

Business & Commerce


SB 1515 King

Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.

Education


SB 1516 King

Relating to the procedures for an application for a writ of habeas corpus and the issuance of the writ.

Criminal Justice


SB 1517 King

Relating to academic boycotts at institutions of higher education.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 1518 King

Relating to the establishment of a terrorist offender registry and to the supervision of those terrorist offenders; creating criminal offenses related to terrorism.

Border Security


SB 1519 King

Relating to electric utility weather emergency preparedness.

Business & Commerce


SB 1520 Hughes

Relating to the authority of the Texas Historical Commission to take certain actions relating to the Republic of Texas Granite Boundary Marker.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1521 Blanco

Relating to the amount of certain motor vehicle sales and use taxes and penalties that certain counties may retain each year.

Finance


SB 1522 Blanco

Relating to a required waiting period for certain semiautomatic rifle sales; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


SB 1523 Blanco

Relating to the dismissal of a baseless or unfounded complaint filed with the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1524 Blanco/ et al.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to provide department services on federal military property.

Transportation


SB 1525 Blanco

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

Business & Commerce


SB 1526 Blanco

Relating to the provision of mobile emergency medical services by the Big Bend Regional Hospital District.

Local Government


SB 1527 Huffman/ et al.

Relating to human trafficking, including the prosecution and punishment of compelling and solicitation of prostitution and other sexual or assaultive offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense.

Criminal Justice


SB 1528 Kolkhorst

Relating to the publication of a report providing an overview of public education in Texas.

Education


SB 1529 Miles

Relating to notice to property owners regarding certain stationary LP-gas installations.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1530 Miles

Relating to reporting the blast radius information for aboveground storage tanks.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1531 Miles

Relating to written objections to the proposed installation or modification of a stationary LP-Gas installation.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1532 Miles

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

Business & Commerce


SB 1533 Miles

Relating to the expunction of records and files related to certain conduct or offenses committed by a child.

Criminal Justice


SB 1534 Schwertner

Relating to restrictions on covenants not to compete for physicians and certain other health care practitioners.

Health & Human Services


SB 1535 West

Relating to the review and modification of bail for certain defendants.

Criminal Justice


SB 1536 Parker

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

Criminal Justice


SB 1537 Parker/ Bettencourt/ Campbell/ Creighton/ Flores/ et al.

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

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 1538 Parker

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

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1539 Parker

Relating to the terminology used to refer to an individualized education program team.

Education


SB 1540 Parker

Relating to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.

Health & Human Services


SB 1541 Parker

Relating to the charging of swipe fees on certain electronic payment transactions; authorizing a civil penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 1542 Parker

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

Transportation


SB 1543 Parker

Relating to the creation of a workplace violence hotline and a requirement that employers post notice regarding the hotline.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1544 Johnson

Relating to the use of an individual's genetic data by certain genetic testing companies for commercial purposes; authorizing a civil penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 1545 Bettencourt

Relating to the maximum size of a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Local Government


SB 1546 Bettencourt

Relating to the authority of a special district to exercise a right or power outside the district's boundaries.

Local Government


SB 1547 Kolkhorst

Relating to the permissible uses of the school safety allotment under the public school finance system.

Education


SB 1548 Zaffirini

Relating to the authority of a county to adopt a fire code.

Local Government


SB 1549 Blanco

Relating to an exemption from the severance tax for gas produced from certain wells that is consumed on site and would otherwise have been lawfully vented or flared.

Finance


SB 1550 Blanco/ et al.

Relating to the financial security requirements for operators of oil and gas wells.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1551 West

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of failure to identify; creating a criminal offense.

Criminal Justice


SB 1552 Miles

Relating to affirmative defenses for a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality enforcement action for unauthorized emission or opacity events.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1553 Miles

Relating to job interview restrictions for releasees from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Criminal Justice


SB 1554 Miles

Relating to the location qualifications for a standard permit for certain concrete plants and a prohibition on the operation of concrete plants and crushing facilities at certain locations.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1555 Miles

Relating to air quality permits for aggregate production operations and concrete batch plants.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1556 Parker

Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.

State Affairs


SB 1557 Parker

Relating to providing for an election by the parent of a student who was victimized by a public school employee to transfer the student to another public school campus or receive funding for the student to attend private school.

Education


SB 1558 Parker

Relating to the use of certain gold or silver bullion or specie as legal tender and an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain items containing certain precious metals.

Finance


SB 1559 Parker

Relating to contributions to, benefits under, and administration of Texas local fire fighters' retirement systems.

Finance


SB 1560 Creighton

Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property; authorizing a civil penalty.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1561 Zaffirini

Relating to the applicability of the job order contracting procurement method to certain buildings and structures.

Business & Commerce


SB 1562 Hancock/ Huffman

Relating to creating the criminal offense of child grooming.

Criminal Justice


SB 1563 Creighton

Relating to the eligibility of Sam Houston State University to receive formula funding for the Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 1564 Hancock

Relating to a severance tax credit for gas produced from certain wells that use an onsite flare mitigation system.

Finance


SB 1565 Hughes

Relating to policy frameworks for research security established by public institutions of higher education.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 1566 Hughes

Relating to the use of certain personal leave by school district teachers.

Education


SB 1567 Campbell

Relating to requiring public schools to maintain physical copies of certain instructional materials.

Education


SB 1568 Campbell

Relating to the persons authorized or appointed to exercise the power of sale under the terms of a contract lien on real property.

Business & Commerce


SB 1569 Campbell

Relating to the review of the creation of certain proposed municipal utility districts by county commissioners courts.

Local Government


SB 1570 Flores

Relating to the limitations period for certain criminal offenses based on assaultive conduct.

Criminal Justice


SB 1571 Kolkhorst

Relating to complaints filed by a school district regarding the offense of contributing to truancy by a parent.

Criminal Justice


SB 1572 Hughes

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 49 in Titus County as the Titus County WWI Veterans Memorial Highway.

Transportation


SB 1573 Hughes

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm to Market Road 2348 in Titus County as the Army Staff Sergeant Clay Allen Craig Memorial Bridge.

Transportation


SB 1574 Schwertner

Relating to the right of an insured to enter into a contract with a public insurance adjuster.

Business & Commerce


SB 1575 Middleton

Relating to the authority of a member of the State Board of Education to request an attorney general opinion.

State Affairs


SB 1576 Schwertner

Relating to the effect of certain reductions in a health benefit plan enrollee's out-of-pocket expenses for certain prescription drugs on enrollee cost-sharing requirements.

Health & Human Services


SB 1577 Menéndez/ Schwertner

Relating to the Texas Real Estate Research Center, the Real Estate Research Advisory Committee, the Texas Real Estate Commission, and the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.

Business & Commerce


SB 1578 Menéndez

Relating to private transfer fee obligations.

State Affairs


SB 1579 Bettencourt

Relating to an expedited response by a governmental body to a request for public information.

Business & Commerce


SB 1580 Bettencourt

Relating to the right to try cutting-edge treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses.

Health & Human Services


SB 1581 Bettencourt

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Health Insurance Mandate Advisory Committee; authorizing a fee.

Health & Human Services


SB 1582 Bettencourt

Relating to the sale of charitable raffle tickets by certain nonprofit wildlife conservation associations.

State Affairs


SB 1583 Hall

Relating to prohibiting institutions of higher education or entities receiving public funds from conducting gain of function research on potentially pandemic pathogens in this state; creating a civil penalty.

State Affairs


SB 1584 Hall

Relating to certain autologous and direct blood donations.

Health & Human Services


SB 1585 Sparks/ Perry

Relating to certain proceedings in juvenile court for children with mental illness and intellectual disabilities.

Criminal Justice


SB 1586 Hughes

Relating to the establishment of a grant program to provide certain public school students an opportunity to visit the State Capitol.

Education


SB 1587 Johnson

Relating to the county in which an application for court-ordered mental health services must be filed.

Criminal Justice


SB 1588 Blanco

Relating to variances from Department of State Health Services rules governing the provision of emergency medical services.

Health & Human Services


SB 1589 Creighton

Relating to a statewide disaster alert system.

State Affairs


SB 1590 LaMantia

Relating to the Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 1591 LaMantia

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

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 1592 LaMantia

Relating to the composition of the radiation advisory board.

Health & Human Services


SB 1593 LaMantia

Relating to the procedure for amending or revoking certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to certain retail public utilities.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1594 Hancock

Relating to the authority of an independent organization certified to manage a power region to amend bylaws and certificates of formation.

Business & Commerce


SB 1595 Hancock/ et al.

Relating to the workforce diploma pilot program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1596 Zaffirini

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Cleaner Landscapes for the Economy, Agriculture, and Nature (CLEAN) Advisory Council.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1597 Hancock

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

Business & Commerce


SB 1598 Hancock

Relating to the composition of the Homeland Security Council.

Veteran Affairs


SB 1599 Hughes

Relating to ballots voted by mail.

State Affairs


SB 1600 Hughes

Relating to a person submitting proof of citizenship to verify eligibility to vote in Texas.

State Affairs


SB 1601 Hughes

Relating to prohibiting municipal libraries that host certain events from receiving state funding.

State Affairs


SB 1602 Hughes

Relating to venue and choice of law for certain actions involving censorship by social media platforms.

State Affairs


SB 1603 Hughes

Relating to the decision of a court of appeals not to accept certain interlocutory appeals.

Jurisprudence


SB 1604 Paxton

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation 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


SB 1605 Paxton

Relating to the reduction of the rates of the franchise tax.

Finance


SB 1606 Zaffirini

Relating to evidence and orders regarding intellectual disability or mental condition in certain guardianship proceedings.

Jurisprudence


SB 1607 Kolkhorst

Relating to prohibiting the imposition of a monetary fine or penalty for a violation of a money services business's terms of service agreement; providing a civil penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 1608 Sparks

Relating to the election date for the authorization of the issuance of bonds or a tax increase.

State Affairs


SB 1609 Sparks

Relating to a proposition to approve the issuance of bonds or other debt.

State Affairs


SB 1610 Zaffirini

Relating to prohibiting the use of certain restraints on students enrolled in public schools who receive special education services.

Education


SB 1611 Zaffirini

Relating to the definitions of abuse and neglect of a child.

Health & Human Services


SB 1612 Zaffirini

Relating to court administration and costs; increasing certain court costs; authorizing fees.

Jurisprudence


SB 1613 Perry

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Multimedia Production Program; providing tax credits; authorizing fees.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1614 Perry

Relating to the computation of the cost of goods sold by television and radio broadcasters for purposes of the franchise tax.

Finance


SB 1615 Zaffirini

Relating to the cosmetology licensure compact.

Business & Commerce


SB 1616 Johnson

Relating to reports by the Legislative Budget Board regarding the General Appropriations Act and other fiscal actions taken by the legislature and each general appropriations bill proposed by the legislature.

Finance


SB 1617 Johnson

Relating to disclosure under the public information law of settlement communications maintained by or on behalf of the attorney general as part of a deceptive trade practices investigation or action.

State Affairs


SB 1618 Johnson

Relating to the regulation of group family leave insurance issued through an employer to pay for certain losses of income.

Business & Commerce


SB 1619 Perry

Relating to the determination of prescription drug reimbursement amounts under the Medicaid vendor drug program.

Health & Human Services


SB 1620 Kolkhorst

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses committed in the course of or for the purpose of unlawfully entering the United States, unlawfully bypassing certain law enforcement checkpoints, or evading an arrest or detention; increasing criminal penalties.

Border Security


SB 1621 Kolkhorst

Relating to requiring state contractors, political subdivisions of this state, and private employers to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

Business & Commerce


SB 1622 Kolkhorst

Relating to the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B causing death; creating a criminal offense.

Criminal Justice


SB 1623 Eckhardt

Relating to the coverage and provision of abortion and contraception under a health benefit plan and certain programs administered by this state.

Health & Human Services


SB 1624 Zaffirini

Relating to guardianships, alternatives to guardianship, and supports and services for incapacitated persons.

Jurisprudence


SB 1625 LaMantia/ Alvarado/ Eckhardt/ Zaffirini

Relating to menstrual disorders education and informational materials for public school students.

Education


SB 1626 LaMantia

Relating to an annual occupational medical examination for fire fighters.

Local Government


SB 1627 Perry

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

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1628 Zaffirini

Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

Criminal Justice


SB 1629 Kolkhorst

Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities and other long-term care facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation requirements.

Health & Human Services


SB 1630 Bettencourt

Relating to an attendance policy adopted by public schools to prevent truancy.

Education


SB 1631 Bettencourt

Relating to certain student records required on a child's enrollment in a public school or on a child's transfer from one school district to another school district.

Education


SB 1632 Bettencourt

Relating to a review by a local law enforcement agency of a school district's multihazard emergency operations plan.

Education


SB 1633 Bettencourt

Relating to the establishment of a school marshal and guardian training grant program.

Education


SB 1634 LaMantia

Relating to the creation of the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law in Bee, Live Oak, and McMullen Counties.

Jurisprudence


SB 1635 Bettencourt

Relating to the establishment of a list of approved school safety vendors by the Texas School Safety Center.

Education


SB 1636 Zaffirini

Relating to the establishment of wildland-urban interface areas and the adoption and enforcement of the wildland-urban interface code; providing a civil penalty.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1637 LaMantia

Relating to the prohibited report or disclosure by health care providers of certain health information.

State Affairs


SB 1638 Zaffirini

Relating to the authority of a supporter regarding legal proceedings granted under a supported decision-making agreement.

Jurisprudence


SB 1639 Zaffirini

Relating to prohibitions in connection with event ticket sales or resales on an Internet website.

Business & Commerce


SB 1640 Zaffirini

Relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by remote communication.

Business & Commerce


SB 1641 Campbell

Relating to the administration of a grant program for the establishment and expansion of community collaboratives.

Health & Human Services


SB 1642 Hall

Relating to the disposition of certain election records.

State Affairs


SB 1643 Hall

Relating to the process of canvassing elections.

State Affairs


SB 1644 Parker

Relating to the regulation of state banks.

Business & Commerce


SB 1645 Parker

Relating to the hearings officer of the Texas Department of Banking.

Business & Commerce


SB 1646 Parker

Relating to the regulation of state trust companies.

Business & Commerce


SB 1647 Parker

Relating to dropout recovery education programs.

Education


SB 1648 Parker

Relating to the centennial parks conservation fund to be administered by the Parks and Wildlife Department.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1649 Parker

Relating to trusts.

State Affairs


SB 1650 Parker

Relating to durable powers of attorney and the construction of certain powers conferred in those durable powers of attorney.

Jurisprudence


SB 1651 Parker

Relating to the issuance of private activity bonds for qualified residential rental projects.

Local Government


SB 1652 Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the creation, management and administration of the Texas Space Commission and the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium.

Finance


SB 1653 Huffman

Relating to the punishment for the offense of promotion of prostitution.

Criminal Justice


SB 1654 Kolkhorst

Relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of electronics-enabled implements of agriculture.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1655 Hancock

Relating to the amendment of a certificate of convenience and necessity to provide electricity service to certain water control and improvement districts.

Business & Commerce


SB 1656 Schwertner

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1657 Schwertner

Relating to notice required to be given to certain individuals and entities before the Parks and Wildlife Department executes a lease for real property for the development of a state park.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1658 Hinojosa

Relating to the collection and disclosure of certain public information.

Business & Commerce


SB 1659 Schwertner

Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.

Business & Commerce


SB 1660 Hughes

Relating to the qualifications necessary for a political party to have the names of its nominees placed on the ballot.

State Affairs


SB 1661 Hughes

Relating to the systems used in a central counting station.

State Affairs


SB 1663 Alvarado

Relating to the authority of a municipality to alter speed limits.

Transportation


SB 1664 West

Relating to the establishment of the school safety technical advisory committee and the school safety accountability program.

Education


SB 1665 Paxton

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

Education


SB 1666 Parker

Relating to an insurer's obligation under a preferred provider benefit plan for continuity of care for certain Medicaid recipients.

Health & Human Services


SB 1667 Parker

Relating to newborn screening.

Health & Human Services


SB 1668 Hughes

Relating to property owners' associations, including condominium owners' associations.

Business & Commerce


SB 1669 LaMantia

Relating to a study on the coverage of certain infants under Medicaid.

Health & Human Services


SB 1670 LaMantia

Relating to required boating incident reports.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1671 LaMantia

Relating to the contracting authority of the Parks and Wildlife Department.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1672 LaMantia

Relating to the regulation of elevator mechanics, elevator apprentices, and contractors; requiring an occupational registration.

Business & Commerce


SB 1673 LaMantia

Relating to veterinary services performed on certain animals in the care of a releasing agency.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1674 LaMantia

Relating to authority for certain state employees to work at places other than the employees' regular or temporarily assigned places of employment and to earn compensatory time for that work.

Business & Commerce


SB 1675 Johnson

Relating to a pilot project to provide medical nutrition assistance to certain Medicaid recipients in this state.

Health & Human Services


SB 1676 Zaffirini

Relating to a bond in an appeal from a hearing for probable cause in the towing or booting of a motor vehicle.

Business & Commerce


SB 1677 Perry

Relating to the establishment or expansion of behavioral health centers or jail diversion centers in certain local mental health authority service areas.

Health & Human Services


SB 1678 Menéndez

Relating to discounts provided by package store and wine only package store permit holders on the purchase of alcoholic beverages.

State Affairs


SB 1679 Menéndez

Relating to the authorization of distributors to provide malt beverage products to retailers for authorized sampling purposes.

State Affairs


SB 1680 Menéndez

Relating to the definitions of the criminal offenses of gambling, the prosecution of the criminal offenses of gambling, gambling promotion, and keeping a gambling place.

State Affairs


SB 1681 Menéndez

Relating to definitions for purposes of gambling criminal offenses.

State Affairs


SB 1682 Zaffirini

Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of cruelty to

Criminal Justice


SB 1683 Hughes

Relating to the prohibition on certain discrimination in the extension of credit based on social credit or value-based standards.

State Affairs


SB 1684 Johnson

Relating to the establishment of the workforce housing program by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

Local Government


SB 1685 Blanco/ et al.

Relating to eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

Health & Human Services


SB 1686 Blanco

Relating to the reduction and plugging of orphaned oil and gas wells; providing for the imposition of a fee and an exemption from certain taxes and fees.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1687 Blanco

Relating to the direct reimbursement of certain employers under the Skills Development Fund.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1688 Birdwell

Relating to requirements for a qualified business participating in the enterprise zone program during a certain period.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1689 Birdwell

Relating to claimant eligibility and initial claims under the unemployment compensation system.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1690 Hughes

Relating to prohibiting the conservatorship of a child by a parent who removes the child from this state for certain purposes relating to gender reassignment.

State Affairs


SB 1691 Hughes

Relating to requiring operators of smart devices to provide information to users about the collection of personal data.

Business & Commerce


SB 1692 Blanco

Relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program.

Health & Human Services


SB 1693 Blanco

Relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans benefits and services poster in the workplace.

Veteran Affairs


SB 1694 Blanco

Relating to the reimbursement rate for the provision of vagus nerve stimulation therapy system devices by certain health care providers under Medicaid.

Health & Human Services


SB 1695 Blanco

Relating to the establishment of the case assistance affiliate program to provide certain assistance to Medicaid recipients and child health plan program enrollees.

Health & Human Services


SB 1696 Blanco

Relating to the provision of certain attendant care services under Medicaid and other public benefits programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.

Health & Human Services


SB 1697 Blanco

Relating to an annual report regarding certain newborn screening tests.

Health & Human Services


SB 1698 Kolkhorst

Relating to peace officers commissioned by the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general.

Health & Human Services


SB 1699 Johnson

Relating to the participation of aggregated distributed energy resources in the ERCOT market.

Business & Commerce


SB 1700 Blanco

Relating to the licensing and authority of advanced practice registered nurses.

Health & Human Services


SB 1701 Johnson/ et al.

Relating to the name and governance of the Railroad Commission of Texas.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1702 Middleton

Relating to orders providing for the conservatorship of or possession of and access to a child by the child's parents in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

State Affairs


SB 1703 Middleton

Relating to a study on the impact of illegal immigration in this state.

Border Security


SB 1704 Middleton

Relating to the state compression percentage and a school district's maximum compressed tax rate under the public school finance system.

Education


SB 1705 Middleton

Relating to nominations by primary election by all political parties.

State Affairs


SB 1706 Middleton

Relating to restrictions on political contributions by out-of-state contributors; providing a civil penalty.

State Affairs


SB 1707 Middleton

Relating to reliability backup service for non-dispatchable generation resources in the ERCOT power region.

Business & Commerce


SB 1708 Middleton

Relating to the elimination of regular mandatory vehicle safety inspections for noncommercial vehicles and the imposition of replacement fees.

Transportation


SB 1709 King

Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of sedition and engaging in organized criminal activity; increasing criminal penalties.

Border Security


SB 1710 Perry

Relating to universal service fund assistance to high cost rural areas and the uniform charge that funds the universal service fund.

Business & Commerce


SB 1711 Perry

Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.

State Affairs


SB 1712 Perry

Relating to the purchase, sale, or lease of real property.

Business & Commerce


SB 1713 Perry

Relating to an allotment for day placement programs under the Foundation School Program.

Education


SB 1714 Perry

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

Business & Commerce


SB 1715 Perry

Relating to the establishment of a family health aide program; requiring an occupational license.

Health & Human Services


SB 1716 Zaffirini

Relating to term limits for certain contracts regarding airports and associated air navigation facilities operated by or on behalf of a local government.

Transportation


SB 1717 Zaffirini

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of stalking.

Criminal Justice


SB 1718 Zaffirini

Relating to the regulation of private passenger vehicle rental companies.

Business & Commerce


SB 1719 Zaffirini

Relating to the permitting processes of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1720 Kolkhorst

Relating to the confidentiality of the identity of a public school employee who reports a potential threat to the school's threat assessment and safe and supportive school team.

Education


SB 1721 Paxton

Relating to the display of the national motto and historically significant documents to the founding of the United States in public schools and institutions of higher education.

Education


SB 1722 Paxton

Relating to instructional facilities funding for certain open-enrollment charter schools.

Education


SB 1723 Paxton

Relating to the backdating of referrals for certain managed care health benefit plans.

Health & Human Services


SB 1724 Springer

Relating to advance directives and health care treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients, including a review of those directives and decisions.

Health & Human Services


SB 1725 Hughes

Relating to the expunction of certain convictions or arrests of a minor for certain alcohol-related offenses.

State Affairs


SB 1726 Zaffirini

Relating to associate judges for guardianship proceedings and protective services proceedings in certain courts.

Jurisprudence


SB 1727 Schwertner/ Johnson/ Paxton/ Perry/ Springer

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and the functions of the office of independent ombudsman for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

Criminal Justice


SB 1728 Hancock

Relating to the dedication of surplus money in the foundation school fund to reduce school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes.

Education


SB 1729 Zaffirini

Relating to the provision of solid waste disposal services by certain counties; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense.

Local Government


SB 1730 Zaffirini

Relating to the processing of United States passport applications by a district court clerk; authorizing fees.

Local Government


SB 1731 Hughes

Relating to human sexuality instruction provided by public schools.

Education


SB 1732 Hancock

Relating to standards for certain electric vehicle charging stations.

Business & Commerce


SB 1733 Johnson

Relating to the establishment of a housing assistance pilot program to assist certain students enrolled in public junior colleges.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 1734 Johnson

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

Business & Commerce


SB 1735 Johnson

Relating to a report by the Legislative Budget Board on the reliance by this state on certain dedicated revenue for purposes of budget certification.

Finance


SB 1736 Gutierrez/ et al.

Relating to the creation of certain criminal offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows; authorizing a fee.

State Affairs


SB 1737 Gutierrez/ et al.

Relating to banning the possession and use of expanding ammo; creating an offense.

State Affairs


SB 1738 Gutierrez

Relating to the automatic suspension and investigation of law enforcement personnel involved in a shooting with a child.

State Affairs


SB 1739 Gutierrez

Relating to the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of murder and providing for the prosecution of that conduct as capital murder; increasing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 1740 Gutierrez/ et al.

Relating to gun safety; creating an offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

State Affairs


SB 1741 Zaffirini

Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in Webb County.

Transportation


SB 1742 Zaffirini

Relating to road specifications and safety standards for access to a solid waste facility.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1743 Hughes

Relating to increasing the maximum reference base amount for certain consumer loans.

Business & Commerce


SB 1744 Hughes

Relating to financial responsibilities and requirements of community supervision and corrections departments and certain judges.

Criminal Justice


SB 1745 Perry

Relating to the equalization of the rates of production fees charged on certain wells by the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District; authorizing an increase in the rate of the fee.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1746 Perry

Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from a groundwater conservation district for certain temporary water wells.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1747 Perry

Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions.

Health & Human Services


SB 1748 Johnson

Relating to a franchise tax credit for a taxable entity that employs certain former offenders.

Finance


SB 1749 Hughes

Relating to procedures for the issuance of a personal identification certificate to a person 65 years of age or older whose driver's license is surrendered.

Transportation


SB 1750 Bettencourt

Relating to abolishing the county elections administrator position in certain counties.

State Affairs


SB 2354 Bettencourt

Relating to the establishment of the Education Savings Account Program to allow certain disadvantaged children and their siblings to use public money to pursue educational alternatives to public schools and an insurance premium tax credit for contributions made for purposes of that program.

Education



Committee re-referral on the following:


SJR 59 Birdwell

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the time during which the legislature may act on bills or resolutions during a regular session.

Re-referred from Administration to State Affairs