SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Monday May 19, 2025 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Relating to the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the maintenance of criminal history record information for group home applicants and employees; creating a criminal offense. |
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Relating to the installation of a treatment system by certain public drinking water supply systems. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of trespass in a facility housing an animal and to restitution for property damage resulting from that trespass. |
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Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies. |
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Relating to prohibiting the investment of state money in certain countries and in certain private business entities in those countries. |
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Relating to the duty of the attorney general to represent the state in the prosecution of the criminal offense of trafficking of persons. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public Safety. |
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Relating to genetic information security for residents of this state; providing a civil penalty; providing a private cause of action. |
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Relating to the qualification of candidates for, and the training and education of members of, the board of directors of an appraisal district. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to periodic health screenings for firefighters. |
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Relating to the regulation by a property owners' association of the installation of solar roof tiles. |
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Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun. |
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Relating to the restrictions on political activities of a county elections administrator. |
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Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for medical assistants, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking. |
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Relating to the issuance of Central Catholic High School specialty license plates. |
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Relating to the course levels offered at Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College. |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain information on a declaration of informal marriage. |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 as the Ernesto Soliz Cantu Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide water or sewer service in an area incorporated or annexed by a municipality. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the Angelina and Neches River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors. |
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Relating to a limitation on the number of terms a person may serve as a commissioner of Port Freeport. |
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Relating to the accrual of a cause of action for purposes of certain laws governing certain construction liability claims. |
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Relating to the consolidated municipal court security and technology fund in certain municipalities. |
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Relating to provision to the Texas Department of Transportation of information regarding certain high-speed rail projects. |
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Relating to the authority of the Brazoria County Commissioners Court to execute tax abatement agreements for property within the Port Freeport district. |
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Relating to vehicle safety inspections of certain travel trailers. |
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Relating to the imposition by a municipality of a moratorium on property development in certain circumstances. |
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Relating to the terms of the members of the board of hospital managers and leasing authority of the Walker County Hospital District. |
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Relating to the affirmation required to be made by an operator as part of an application to the Railroad Commission of Texas for an extension of the deadline for plugging an inactive well; providing an administrative penalty. |
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Relating to the development of a state information technology apprenticeship credential offered by public junior colleges or public technical institutes to address shortages in the state information resources workforce. |
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Relating to the composition of the I-27 Advisory Committee. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the regulation of child welfare, including licensure, community-based care contractors, family homes, and child-care facilities. |
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Relating to the administration of, contributions to, and benefits under retirement systems for firefighters in certain municipalities. |
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Relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans. |
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Relating to choice of law and venue for certain construction contracts. |
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Relating to measures to support the enrollment of students with a nontraditional secondary education at public institutions of higher education, including eligibility for certain student financial assistance programs. |
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Relating to the inclusion of certain provisions in lease agreements for wind or solar power facilities. |
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Relating to recycling of certain renewable energy components; authorizing an administrative penalty. |
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Relating to the evaluation and reporting of investment practices and performance of certain public retirement systems. |
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Relating to the licensing of mental hospitals and mental health facilities and the definition of facility for the purposes of the employee misconduct registry. |
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Relating to the administration of a retirement health care plan for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities. |
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Relating to the civil penalty for certain signs placed on the right-of-way of a public road. |
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Relating to participation in reemployment services as a condition of eligibility for unemployment benefits. |
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Relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation system. |
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Relating to the prevention, detection, and investigation of fraud, waste, and abuse in programs administered by the Texas Workforce Commission or by the commission's contractors or grantees. |
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Relating to certain enforcement powers of the banking commissioner regarding the regulation of money services businesses. |
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Relating to the collection of consumer debt incurred by certain individuals as a result of identity theft. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to access to and use of criminal history record information by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. |
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Relating to the elimination of the requirement that a portion of certain retail charge agreement delinquency fees be remitted to the comptroller. |
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Relating to the revocation of a driver's license or personal identification certificate and to disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle. |
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Relating to the disclosure of confidential juvenile records to a managed assigned counsel program. |
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Relating to penalties in certain suits involving a groundwater conservation district; increasing a penalty. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read third time and finally passed: |
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Relating to the appointment of a special prosecutor by the court of criminal appeals for certain criminal cases. |
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Relating to election integrity and security of ballot boxes, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; authorizing a penalty. |
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Relating to a policy adopted by a school district or open-enrollment charter school regarding the expression of dates. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read second time and passed to engrossment: |
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Relating to prohibiting an officer or employee of this state or of a political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter registration application forms; creating a criminal offense. 2 Floor Amendments |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Recognizing Summer Willis for her advocacy on behalf of survivors of sexual violence. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund, dedicating the money in that fund to benefit areas of the state significantly affected by oil and gas production, and providing for the transfer of certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, and certain other funds and accounts. Finance |
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Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the use of metal or body armor while committing certain offenses; increasing a criminal penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the applicability of the public information law, including the disclosure of information in the possession, custody, or control of certain governmental bodies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to accommodating voters with a disability; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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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 |
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Relating to authorizing the use of a writing portfolio assessment to assess writing performance for public school students. Education K-16 |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 70 in Nueces County as the Los Robles Trail. Transportation |
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Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to permits for mobile food service establishments operating in certain counties. Local Government |
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Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders in certain counties. Local Government |
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Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval. Local Government |
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Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by handgun license holders on the premises of certain polling places on the day of an election or while early voting is in progress. State Affairs |
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Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files when a grand jury fails to find that probable cause exists to believe the alleged offense was committed. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the eligibility to participate in certain drug court programs. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the use of funds from the rural prosecutor's office salary assistance grant program. Finance |
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Relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system. Education K-16 |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 345 in San Benito as the Lieutenant Milton Resendez Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to information regarding certain charges for services provided by municipally owned utility systems. Local Government |
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Relating to the election of the board of directors of the Somervell County Hospital District. Local Government |
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Relating to the review of the duties of a groundwater conservation district by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
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Relating to design and use of a model criminal citation and an addendum to the citation. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the capacity of a minor to consent to certain treatment for the minor or the minor's child. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the election of the members of the board of directors of the Sweeny Hospital District. Local Government |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects. Economic Development |
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Relating to the requirements for certain court orders in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the release of certain areas from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition or election. Local Government |
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Relating to the information required for payment of services provided through the Thriving Texas Families Program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of indecent assault against a disabled or elderly individual. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the recording and archiving of live video feed by the Texas Department of Transportation. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 10 in Panola County as the Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to operation by certain nonprofit organizations of certain regional health care programs for employees of small employers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the Kimble County Hospital District of Kimble County, Texas. Local Government |
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Relating to the election and resignation of and filling of vacancies on the board of commissioners of the Brazoria Drainage District No. 4. Local Government |
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Relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in certain counties. Local Government |
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Relating to a public school policy for establishing age for purposes of admission into the school for certain children of foreign military members. Education K-16 |
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Relating to requiring an election judge to provide a watcher removed from a polling place a signed statement containing the reason for the removal. State Affairs |
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Relating to the statewide intellectual and developmental disability coordinating council. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to providing children committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department with certain documents on discharge or release. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the regulation of mobile food vendors; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to weight limitations for hydrogen-fueled motor vehicles. Transportation |
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Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs. State Affairs |
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Relating to school marshals, including eligibility for appointment as a school marshal, and licensure and training requirements. Education K-16 |
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Relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions. Local Government |
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Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate construction and renovation of structures owned by certain counties. Local Government |
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Relating to the eligibility of members of the State Board of Education and their dependents to participate in the state employees group benefits program. Finance |
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Relating to a property and casualty self-insurance pool for certain religious institutions; authorizing fees; providing administrative penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the events trust fund and to abolishing the Pan American Games trust fund, Olympic Games trust fund, and motor sports racing trust fund. Economic Development |
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Relating to the contents of a trust accounting. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain mental health policies and services for peace officers, fire fighters, and telecommunicators. Local Government |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of theft of service. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the availability of certain working papers and electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and technical examiners under the public information law. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to automobile liability insurance requirements for transportation network company drivers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a credit against required recapture payments for certain school districts for the cost of windstorm and hail insurance under the public school finance system. Education K-16 |
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Relating to the operation of certain vehicles during disasters. Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
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Relating to subdivision plat requirements in certain counties; authorizing a fee; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. Local Government |
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Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of certain sexually explicit media and to the removal of certain intimate visual depictions published on online platforms without the consent of the person depicted; increasing criminal penalties. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the height of a structure near certain airspace designated for use by Department of Defense contractors. Transportation |
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Relating to compliance by a fire department with certain minimum standards adopted by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. Local Government |
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Relating to the regulation of the provision of elective intravenous therapy. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to procedures for a commissioners court to close, abandon, or vacate certain county roads. Transportation |
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Relating to the regulation of money services businesses. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to providing notice of a vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility by publication on a third-party Internet website. Transportation |
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Relating to conditions of employment for firefighters employed by certain political subdivisions. Local Government |
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Relating to a study on the use of psychedelic therapies in the treatment of certain conditions. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the applicability of certain safety provisions and regulatory fees administered by the Railroad Commission of Texas to gas distribution pipelines. Natural Resources |
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Relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of vaccination status. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the authority of certain counties to consider a prospective contractor's principal place of business when awarding certain contracts. Local Government |
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Relating to the disposal or storage of high-level radioactive waste. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the compensation of the directors of the Texana Groundwater Conservation District. Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
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Relating to prohibiting the use of unfair service agreements; creating an offense. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to obstructing a railroad crossing and the liability of a railway company for such an obstruction; providing a civil penalty. Transportation |
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Relating to a requirement that a student's postsecondary transcript include the average or median grade awarded in each class. Education K-16 |
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Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in areas annexed by certain municipalities. State Affairs |
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Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices, the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation, and the prosecution of certain related criminal offenses. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to requirements for certain funding of aviation facilities and projects. Transportation |
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Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the repeal of an unused definition and a chapter heading formerly regulating membership dues. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by a developer of certain housing developments by certain municipalities and counties. Local Government |
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Relating to the regulation of artesian water wells by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the compensation of commissioners of the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas. Transportation |
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Relating to state agency purchasing methods and procedures, including a state agency multiple award contract purchasing procedure. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to duties of the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services in relation to certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, including in regard to the electronic transmission of certain information. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the dissemination of certain school district ad valorem tax-related information. Local Government |
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Relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher education. Education K-16 |
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Relating to the assignment of a motor vehicle title by a dealer. Transportation |
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Relating to certain electronic documentation for the transfer of a motor vehicle title. Transportation |
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Relating to disclosure under the public information law of certain contact information of a notary public that is maintained by the secretary of state. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the establishment of the Texas Post-adoption Assistance Program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the suspension or revocation of a hotel's certificate of occupancy by a municipality for suspected human trafficking. Local Government |
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Relating to the liability of a motorized off-road vehicle entity for injuries arising from certain activities. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Public School Teacher Retirement Funding Transparency. Finance |
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Relating to the occupational licensing of military service members, military veterans, and military spouses. Veteran Affairs |
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Relating to designation of a beneficiary by a retiree of the Employees Retirement System of Texas. Finance |
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Relating to a veteran housing program established by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Veteran Affairs |
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Relating to the operation of Wood County Central Hospital District of Wood County, Texas. Local Government |
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Relating to the election of the commissioners of the Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7. Local Government |
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Relating to the name of and appointment of directors for the Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District. Local Government |
Committee re-referral on the following: |
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Relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated application service. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the Joint Admission Medical Program Council. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the establishment by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of a grant program to support the study of regenerative agriculture at public institutions of higher education. Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
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