SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Wednesday April 30, 2025 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Relating to the offense of failure to report child abuse or neglect by certain professionals and the statute of limitations for that offense; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions. |
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Relating to requirements for certain petitions requesting an election and ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions. |
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Relating to the entitlement of certain municipalities to receive tax revenue from certain establishments located near a hotel and convention center project. |
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Relating to the responsibility of consumer reporting agencies to ensure compliance with certain consumer reporting laws. |
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Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of smuggling of persons. |
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Relating to Holocaust education and training provided to students enrolled at public schools and public institutions of higher education. 2 Floor Amendments |
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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. |
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Relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of peace officers. |
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Relating to a public institution of higher education's orientation on the institution's sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking policy. |
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Relating to excused absences from public school for the purpose of attending a released time course. |
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Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the electronic payment of ad valorem taxes; authorizing a fee. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty license plates. |
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Relating to an annual boarding home facility report for certain counties and municipalities. |
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Relating to a limitation on rules, bylaws, and policies adopted by a school district's board of trustees. |
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Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of assault committed against certain public servants and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those public servants. |
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Relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle of the applicant's military status. |
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Relating to factors the Department of Family and Protective Services must consider when selecting a foster care placement for a child. |
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Relating to penalties for certain offenses involving county competitive bidding requirements; increasing criminal penalties. |
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Relating to the recycling and disposal of consumer energy storage modules. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to various matters pertaining to certain governmental entities that operate port facilities. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the manufacture, distribution, sale, and taxation of ready-to-drink spirit beverages. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency. |
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Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development trials with ibogaine for the purpose of securing the administration's approval as a medication for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy and the administration of that treatment. |
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Relating to a grant program to fund certain short line railroad projects. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to notice to local law enforcement of certain offenses occurring on public or private school property or at school-sponsored or school-related activities; providing a civil penalty. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to eligibility for mediation of certain out-of-network health benefit claims. |
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Relating to a limitation on civil liability of business entities in connection with a breach of system security. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing a fee. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the enforcement of drought contingency plans by water and sewer utilities and the Public Utility Commission of Texas. |
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Relating to the considerations when determining whether an operator of a motor vehicle is an employee of a motor carrier or an independent contractor. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to a study of the effectiveness of rules and policies implemented by the Parks and Wildlife Department to manage and contain chronic wasting disease and of cervid resistance to chronic wasting disease. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the regulation of deer breeding; creating criminal offenses. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the use of reclaimed water that has been treated to meet certain standards as part of an aquifer storage and recovery project. |
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Relating to the verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to use by a religious organization of public school or institution of higher education facilities. 1 Floor Amendment |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read second time and passed to engrossment: |
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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. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to a required provision in certain governmental entity contracts regarding the carrying of handguns by license holders; providing civil penalties. |
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Relating to the authority of a taxing unit to enter into an agreement to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the value of property on which a renewable energy facility is located or is planned to be located. |
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Relating to payroll deductions for certain state and local government employee organizations. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the role of advocacy and support groups in the juvenile justice system. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to state preemption of certain municipal and county regulation. 2 Floor Amendments |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Recognizing Stephen F. Austin State University Sylvans on their victory at the 66th Annual Association of Southern Forestry Clubs Conclave. |
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In memory of Pope Francis. |
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Urging Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make spaceports eligible for tax-exempt private activity bonds. |
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