Bills Referred Today for 4/28/2025

BILLS REFERRED TODAY



Monday

April 28, 2025





Committee referral on the following:


SJR 86 Hagenbuch

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain disabled veterans.

Local Government


SB 3060 Hagenbuch

Relating to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which certain disabled veterans are entitled.

Local Government


SB 3061 Creighton

Relating to the eligibility of children of certain elected officials to participate in an education savings account program.

Education K-16


HB 18 VanDeaver/ Lambert/ King/ Johnson/ Ashby/ et al.

Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties.

Health & Human Services


HB 26 Hull/ Rose/ Isaac/ Manuel/ Frank/ et al.

Relating to requiring contracts with Medicaid managed care organizations to permit the organizations to offer nutrition support services in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services.

Health & Human Services


HB 36 Bowers/ Allen/ Rose/ Hull/ Talarico/ et al.

Relating to the monitoring of certain family violence offenders, the provision of resources for family violence victims, and the collection of information about conditions of bond imposed in family violence cases and certain other criminal cases.

Criminal Justice


HB 37 Plesa/ Oliverson/ Leach/ Orr/ Campos/ et al.

Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.

Health & Human Services


HB 48 Darby/ Morales, Eddie/ Craddick/ Landgraf

Relating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public Safety.

Criminal Justice


HB 126 Tepper/ Ashby/ Davis, Aicha

Relating to the compensation and professional representation of prospective student athletes and student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


HB 150 Capriglione/ Bonnen/ Hefner/ Lujan/ Lopez, Ray/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Cyber Command as a component institution of The University of Texas System and the transfer to it of certain powers and duties of the Department of Information Resources.

Business & Commerce


HB 252 Walle/ Bhojani/ Curry/ Rodríguez Ramos/ Garcia, Linda

Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.

Business & Commerce


HB 503 Tepper/ Gerdes/ Barry/ Hickland/ Villalobos/ et al.

Relating to the eligibility of certain counties to participate in the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant program and the rural prosecutor's office salary assistance grant program.

Finance


HB 517 Harris Davila/ Isaac/ Troxclair/ Button/ Luther/ et al.

Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to assess a fine for discolored vegetation or turf during a period of residential watering restriction.

Business & Commerce


HB 581 González, Mary/ Lalani/ Garcia, Linda/ et al.

Relating to the creation of artificial sexual material harmful to minors.

State Affairs


HB 742 Thompson/ Plesa/ et al.

Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for first responders, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking.

Health & Human Services


HB 754 Thompson/ Plesa/ et al.

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.

Health & Human Services


HB 972 Noble/ Bernal/ Meyer/ Hull/ Manuel/ et al.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of a property other than a residence homestead that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.

Local Government


HB 1024 Shaheen

Relating to the execution of a warrant issued for certain releasees who violate a condition of parole or mandatory supervision related to the electronic monitoring of the releasee.

Criminal Justice


HB 1041 Turner/ Garcia, Josey/ Noble/ Davis, Aicha/ et al.

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

Business & Commerce


HB 1089 Paul/ Leo Wilson/ et al.

Relating to creation of the gulf coast protection account to be administered by the General Land Office.

Natural Resources


HB 1442 Howard/ Bhojani/ Capriglione

Relating to the Internet broadcast or recording of certain open meetings.

Business & Commerce


HB 1562 Hernandez

Relating to massage student permits.

Business & Commerce


HB 1633 Gerdes

Relating to the criteria considered by groundwater conservation districts before granting or denying a permit or permit amendment.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


HB 1689 Gerdes

Relating to the use of certain groundwater export fees collected by a groundwater conservation district.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


HB 1690 Gerdes

Relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out of a groundwater conservation district.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


HB 1696 Canales/ Metcalf/ Virdell/ Guillen/ Hayes/ et al.

Relating to adding a designation on a person's driver's license or commercial driver's license indicating that the person is licensed to carry a handgun.

Transportation


HB 1718 Plesa/ Bowers/ Ordaz/ Garcia, Linda/ Hayes

Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds.

Business & Commerce


HB 1732 Hernandez/ Cook/ Anchía

Relating to the regulation of massage therapy.

Business & Commerce


HB 1741 Johnson/ Cunningham/ Moody/ Orr/ Guillen

Relating to certain proceedings and the provision of treatment and supervision following certain adjudications occurring in a criminal case.

Criminal Justice


HB 2103 Ashby

Relating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain jailers.

Criminal Justice


HB 2216 Hull/ Rose/ Dutton/ Richardson/ Gates/ et al.

Relating to procedures and grounds related to the removal and placement of children, including for terminating the parent-child relationship, for taking possession of a child, and for certain hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.

Health & Human Services


HB 2733 Canales

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offenses of prohibited barratry and solicitation of professional employment.

Jurisprudence


HB 2884 Landgraf

Relating to the required disclosure of certain financial relationships in civil actions regarding the activities of United States defense contractors.

State Affairs


HB 2986 Moody/ Schofield

Relating to the authority of an appellate court to lift a stay in connection with an interlocutory appeal.

State Affairs


HB 3700 Vo/ Capriglione

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.

Economic Development



Committee re-referral on the following:


SB 1888 Sparks

Relating to reconstitution of the jury wheel and juror qualifications in certain counties.

Re-referred from Jurisprudence to State Affairs