Bills Referred Today for 4/29/2025

BILLS REFERRED TODAY



Tuesday

April 29, 2025





Committee referral on the following:


SB 3062 Hughes

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 315 in Panola County as the Hamby-Webb Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HJR 8 Harris

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas nuclear development fund to support the development, construction, and operation of advanced nuclear reactor projects for dispatchable electric generation.

Business & Commerce


HJR 31 Guillen

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.

Local Government


HJR 72 Noble/ Bernal/ Meyer/ Hull/ Manuel/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the market value of a property 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


HJR 99 Harris/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.

Local Government


HJR 133 Turner/ Button/ Cook/ Cortez/ Garcia, Linda/ et al.

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 veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.

Local Government


HB 29 Gerdes/ et al.

Relating to water losses reported by certain municipally owned utilities to the Texas Water Development Board; authorizing administrative penalties.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


HB 33 McLaughlin/ Guillen/ Moody/ Leo Wilson/ Louderback/ et al.

Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies, including certain accreditations of law enforcement agencies that respond to such emergencies.

Criminal Justice


HB 50 Jones, Venton/ Oliverson/ Rose/ Campos/ Guillen/ et al.

Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests.

Health & Human Services


HB 107 Simmons/ Rose/ Collier/ Jones, Venton/ Oliverson/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry.

Health & Human Services


HB 116 Dutton/ Jones, Jolanda

Relating to grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.

Health & Human Services


HB 125 Slawson/ VanDeaver/ González, Mary/ King/ Lambert/ et al.

Relating to the creation of the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Education K-16


HB 140 Noble

Relating to the creation of the child and adult protective investigations advisory committee in the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


HB 141 Manuel/ Orr

Relating to the adoption of the revised Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children by the State of Texas; making conforming changes.

Health & Human Services


HB 155 Raymond

Relating to the confidentiality of certain autopsy records.

Criminal Justice


HB 171 Guillen

Relating to the certificate of medical examination for chemical dependency and the duration of court-ordered treatment for a person with a chemical dependency.

Criminal Justice


HB 227 Vasut/ Barry/ Bonnen/ et al.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway.

Transportation


HB 255 Guillen/ Lopez, Janie

Relating to the definitions of certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.

Local Government


HB 363 Bell, Keith/ Gates/ Noble/ Tepper/ Zwiener/ et al.

Relating to the filing with the county clerk of certain counties of a draft of a petition requesting the creation of a municipal utility district.

Local Government


HB 368 Landgraf/ Hull/ Howard/ Rodríguez Ramos

Relating to a prohibition on remotely controlling electronic devices of certain individuals and to the criminal prosecution of that conduct.

Criminal Justice


HB 491 Thompson/ Walle/ Jones, Jolanda

Relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of laws regulating massage therapy.

Business & Commerce


HB 609 Vasut/ Leo Wilson/ et al.

Relating to the cleaning of a structure used to grow oysters for cultivated oyster mariculture.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


HB 630 Vasut/ et al.

Relating to certificates of title for certain outboard motors.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


HB 745 Vasut/ et al.

Relating to an exemption from jury service for certain crime victims or close relatives of deceased crime victims.

Criminal Justice


HB 767 Bell, Cecil

Relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 249 in Montgomery County as the Paul P. Mendes Memorial Parkway.

Transportation


HB 913 Frank

Relating to certain state hospital names and the management of state hospitals.

Health & Human Services


HB 917 Spiller

Relating to a district or county attorney participating as counsel in certain proceedings.

Jurisprudence


HB 1135 Isaac/ Bowers/ Little/ Smithee/ Cook

Relating to temporary vehicle tags and the offense of tampering with a governmental record.

Administration


HB 1188 Manuel/ Bumgarner/ Hinojosa/ Frank/ Rose/ et al.

Relating to the provision of information regarding a local intellectual and developmental disability authority to the parents or guardians of certain special education students.

Education K-16


HB 1238 Guillen

Relating to the inspection of the location of a proposed Class I injection well.

Natural Resources


HB 1242 Guillen

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 as the Ernesto Soliz Cantu Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 1261 Cunningham

Relating to the disposition of abandoned or unclaimed property seized by a peace officer.

Criminal Justice


HB 1318 Guillen

Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide water or sewer service in an area incorporated or annexed by a municipality.

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


HB 1404 Harris

Relating to the designation of County Road 1250 in Navarro County as part of the state highway system.

Transportation


HB 1495 Morales, Eddie/ Morales, Christina/ Martinez/ Kitzman/ et al.

Relating to the prohibited release of personal information collected during the jury selection process.

Jurisprudence


HB 1507 Ashby/ Morales, Eddie/ Lujan/ Frank/ Cook/ et al.

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for firefighters enrolled in certain courses at public institutions of higher education.

Education K-16


HB 1606 Metcalf/ Johnson/ Howard

Relating to notice provided to a retail electric customer of the procedure for requesting vegetation management near a transmission or distribution line.

Business & Commerce


HB 1708 Landgraf

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 302 in Ector County as the Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 1748 Darby

Relating to the appointment of spoken language interpreters for certain court proceedings.

State Affairs


HB 1851 Morales, Eddie/ Guillen/ Holt/ González, Mary/ Louderback/ et al.

Relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission to certain school districts.

Economic Development


HB 1922 Dean/ Leach/ Dutton/ Hayes/ Landgraf/ et al.

Relating to the accrual of a cause of action for purposes of certain laws governing certain construction liability claims.

Business & Commerce


HB 2002 Darby

Relating to the eligibility of an organization to receive surplus agricultural products under certain grants awarded by the Department of Agriculture.

Economic Development


HB 2003 Harris/ Orr/ Metcalf/ Morales, Eddie/ Harris Davila/ et al.

Relating to provision to the Texas Department of Transportation of information regarding certain high-speed rail projects.

Transportation


HB 2198 Bell, Keith

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 34 in Kaufman County as the Officer Jacob Candanoza Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 2355 Fairly

Relating to the disclosure or release of certain information received by the attorney general regarding an application for compensation from the crime victims' compensation fund.

Criminal Justice


HB 2358 Noble

Relating to training required or offered by the Health and Human Services Commission for long-term care facility surveyors, personnel, and providers and ICF-IID program providers.

Health & Human Services


HB 2415 Cole/ Bucy

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 969 in Travis County as the Senior Police Officer Lewis "Andy" Traylor Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 2457 Meyer/ Frank

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 287 in Wilbarger County as the Molly Mullens Mile.

Transportation


HB 2495 Dutton/ Rodríguez Ramos

Relating to certain rights of the sole managing conservator of a child in relation to the child's enrollment in school.

Jurisprudence


HB 2546 Tepper

Relating to vehicles eligible for replacement under the clean school bus program.

Business & Commerce


HB 2637 DeAyala

Relating to the practice and procedures for summoning prospective grand jurors and petit jurors and the exemption of certain persons from grand jury and petit jury service.

Criminal Justice


HB 2763 Guillen/ et al.

Relating to the designation of a Texas Department of Transportation building in Starr County as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., P.E., Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility.

Transportation


HB 2765 Guillen

Relating to the Rural Economic Development and Investment Program and the Texas economic development fund.

Economic Development


HB 2798 Plesa/ Capriglione/ Garcia, Linda/ Lambert/ et al.

Relating to disclosures and other requirements concerning virtual currency kiosk transactions; authorizing a fee.

Business & Commerce


HB 2818 Capriglione/ et al.

Relating to the artificial intelligence division within the Department of Information Resources.

Business & Commerce


HB 3228 Lambert/ Slawson/ Patterson/ Kitzman/ et al.

Relating to the inclusion of recycling or disposal provisions in certain lease agreements of wind or solar power facilities.

Business & Commerce


HB 3307 Noble

Relating to the continuing education required in order for a person to renew the person's agreement with the comptroller of public accounts to serve as an arbitrator in an appeal through binding arbitration of an appraisal review board order determining a protest.

Local Government


HB 4116 Davis, Aicha/ Swanson/ Rose/ Hull/ et al.

Relating to information made available to a relative or other designated caregiver.

Health & Human Services


HCR 29 Lopez, Janie/ Hull/ Ordaz/ Romero/ Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra/ et al.

Designating April as Counseling Awareness Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Administration



Recommitted to committee on the following:


SB 1410 Campbell/ et al.

Relating to renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

Recommitted to the Committee on State Affairs