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Local and Uncontested Bills for 5/24/2023

LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED BILLS



The following bills have been certified for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar to be held Wednesday, May 24, 2023 upon recess.




HB 55 (CS) (LC)Johnson, Julie/ Morales, Christina/ Rogers/ Leach/ Cook/ et al. SP: Springer

Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of indecent assault; increasing a criminal penalty.


HB 108 (CS) (LC)Cortez/ et al. SP: Menéndez

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for certain classroom teachers and retired classroom teachers; imposing fees.


HB 191 (LC)Bernal/ Geren SP: Hughes

Relating to the evaluation of applications for certain financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.


HB 886 (LC)Shaheen SP: Springer

Relating to requirements to file a property owners' association assessment lien.


HB 915 (CS) (LC)Craddick/ Rose SP: Parker/ et al.

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


HB 923 (LC)Cain/ Isaac/ Patterson/ et al. SP: Middleton

Relating to the designation of the Aaron M. Hicks Memorial Interchange.


HB 1275 (LC)Plesa/ Shaheen/ Lalani/ Johnson, Jarvis/ Collier/ et al. SP: Hughes

Relating to procedures for the issuance of personal identification certificates to certain persons 65 years of age or older whose driver's licenses are surrendered.


HB 1696 (LC)Buckley/ Oliverson/ Cook/ Gerdes/ Noble/ et al. SP: Hughes/ et al.

Relating to the relationship between managed care plans and optometrists and therapeutic optometrists.


HB 1766 (LC)Darby SP: Parker

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


HB 1771 (CS) (LC)Price/ Thompson, Senfronia/ Guillen/ Oliverson/ Jetton SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to rules regarding the provision by a health professional of a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service.


HB 1833 (CS) (LC)Shaheen SP: King

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving a critical infrastructure facility or public power supply.


HB 2129 (CS) (LC)Burns/ Thierry/ et al. SP: Hinojosa

Relating to a merchant allowing a person suspected of committing or attempting to commit theft to complete a theft education program.


HB 2188 (LC)Paul SP: Campbell

Relating to the qualifications of statistical agents for the commissioner of insurance.


HB 2323 (CS) (LC)Hayes SP: Parker

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates commemorating the 100th anniversary of the writing of the state song.


HB 2727 (CS) (LC)Price/ Thompson, Senfronia/ Oliverson/ Jetton/ Guerra/ et al. SP: Perry

Relating to the provision of home telemonitoring services under Medicaid.


HB 2815 (CS) (LC)Jetton/ et al. SP: Creighton

Relating to the powers, authorities, duties, and responsibilities of certain conservation and reclamation districts.


HB 2850 (LC)Smith/ Cook SP: Hughes

Relating to discovery procedures for civil actions brought under the Family Code.


HB 2865 (CS) (LC)Raymond/ Guillen SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the assignment of certain retired and former justices and judges.


HB 2878 (LC)Capriglione SP: Parker

Relating to the operation in certain counties of mobile food service establishments in more than one municipality within the county.


HB 3009 (LC)VanDeaver SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the health care providers authorized to examine a person to determine whether the person is incapacitated for purposes of certain guardianship proceedings.


HB 3191 (LC)Spiller/ Rogers SP: Springer

Relating to the elections and operations of certain hospital districts.


HB 3207 (LC)Murr SP: Springer

Relating to the composition of the agricultural advisory board of an appraisal district.


HB 3335 (LC)Canales SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to employment activities of certain peace officers responding to an emergency call for purposes of the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.


HB 3419 (LC)Cain/ Toth/ Hefner/ Manuel/ Schaefer/ et al. SP: Springer

Relating to the transportation of horse meat.


HB 3456 (CS) (LC)Ashby SP: Hinojosa

Relating to the continuation of certain health care provider participation programs in this state.


HB 3469 (LC)Sherman, Sr./ Bell, Keith SP: West

Relating to the disposition of certain property by the former Bois D'Arc Island Levee Improvement District of Dallas and Kaufman Counties and the record of dissolution of that district.


HB 3528 (LC)Campos/ Martinez/ Lujan/ Morales, Eddie/ Morales Shaw SP: Middleton

Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee to study suicide prevention and peer support programs in fire departments in this state.


HB 3613 (LC)Cain SP: Bettencourt

Relating to the election of the entire governing body of a municipality following each apportionment.


HB 3625 (CS) (LC)Walle SP: Huffman

Relating to notice requirements for a leased dwelling located in a floodplain.


HB 3672 (CS) (LC)Canales/ Kitzman SP: Hall

Relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system as memorial highways for certain deceased peace officers.


HB 3908 (LC)Wilson/ et al. SP: Creighton/ et al.

Relating to fentanyl abuse prevention and drug poisoning awareness education in public schools.


HB 3980 (LC)Frazier/ Sherman, Sr./ Plesa/ Bryant/ et al. SP: Johnson

Relating to the business leave time account for a firefighter employee organization in certain municipalities.


HB 4025 (LC)Howard/ Bonnen SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to authorizing the sale by the State of Texas of certain real property located in Austin, Texas.


HB 4047 (CS) (LC)Guillen/ et al. SP: Zaffirini

Relating to a study on the potential for utilization of the uranium deposits in this state.


HB 4217 (LC)Troxclair SP: Springer

Relating to the powers of certain public utility agencies; granting the power of eminent domain.


HB 4250 (LC)Lalani SP: Miles

Relating to the right of the clerk of a court to deduct from the amount of the excess proceeds from an ad valorem tax sale of property the cost of postage for sending to the former owner of the property a notice of the owner's right to claim the proceeds.


HB 4524 (CS) (LC)Bhojani/ Cole/ Lambert/ Isaac/ Neave Criado SP: Hall

Relating to conducting certain medical examinations using telemedicine under the workers' compensation system.


HB 4635 (CS) (LC)Guillen SP: Flores

Relating to organized crime, racketeering activities, and collection of unlawful debts; providing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses.


HB 4835 (LC)Metcalf SP: Nichols

Relating to the creation and operations of certain health care provider participation programs.


HB 4843 (CS) (LC)Holland/ Guillen/ Harless/ et al. SP: Huffman

Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision and parole for certain felony offenses in which a firearm is used or exhibited, to certain consequences on conviction of certain of those offenses, and to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a felony.


HB 4885 (CS) (LC)Landgraf/ Lozano/ Morales Shaw/ et al. SP: Birdwell

Relating to programs established and funded under the Texas emissions reduction plan.


HB 5105 (CS) (LC)Stucky/ Hayes/ Thimesch/ Bumgarner SP: Springer

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


HB 5175 (LC)Collier/ Orr SP: Schwertner

Relating to access to certain cemeteries.


HB 5264 (CS) (LC)Bowers/ Allen/ Garcia/ et al. SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the adoption and use of certain performance indicators to measure and evaluate career school or college programs.


HB 5271 (CS) (LC)Zwiener SP: Springer

Relating to the control of white-tailed deer in certain areas by lethal means.


HB 5322 (LC)Gerdes SP: Schwertner

Relating to the administration, powers, territory, and financing of the Garfield Municipal Utility District No. 1.


HB 5334 (LC)Harless SP: Bettencourt

Relating to the creation of the Cypress Creek Drainage Improvement District.


HB 5340 (LC)Smith SP: Springer

Relating to the creation of the North Grayson County Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


HB 5356 (LC)Frazier SP: Paxton

Relating to the creation of the Honey Creek Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees.


HB 5358 (LC)Rogers/ Capriglione SP: King

Relating to the creation of the Ranger Ridge Municipal Utility District of Palo Pinto County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


HB 5360 (LC)Shine SP: Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Deer Creek Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


HB 5372 (CS) (LC)Schofield SP: Huffman

Relating to the creation of The Grand Prairie Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


HB 5373 (CS) (LC)Canales SP: Hinojosa/ et al.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1.


HB 5376 (CS) (LC)Stucky SP: Parker

Relating to the creation of the Tabor Ranch Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.


HB 5382 (LC)Wilson SP: Schwertner

Relating to the creation of the Jarrell Estates Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


HB 5392 (LC)Smith SP: Springer

Relating to the creation of the Highland Park Municipal Utility District of Grayson County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


HB 5397 (LC)Wilson SP: Schwertner

Relating to the name, powers, and duties of the 3 B&J Municipal Utility District.


HB 5404 (LC)Wilson SP: Schwertner

Relating to the creation of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 49; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


HB 5405 (CS) (LC)Raymond SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the conversion of the Legacy Water Control and Improvement District to the Legacy Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


HB 5414 (LC)Spiller SP: Springer

Relating to the creation of the Mountain Springs Municipal Utility District of Cooke County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.


HB 5415 (LC)Spiller SP: Springer

Relating to the creation of the Elm Fork Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Cooke County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


HB 5418 (LC)Goldman SP: King

Relating to the powers, duties, operation, administration, and board of directors of the Karis Municipal Management District of Tarrant County; providing authority to impose assessments.


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