REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Wednesday

May 17, 2023

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual net worth or wealth tax.

Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the broadband infrastructure fund to expand high-speed broadband access and assist in the financing of connectivity projects.

HOUSE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to the municipal disannexation of certain areas annexed during a certain period of time.

Relating to the Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program.

Relating to teacher requirements for high quality prekindergarten programs.

Relating to the requirements to obtain a residential wireman license.

Relating to residential construction liability.

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to certain public facilities used to provide affordable housing.

Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of certain information regarding conditions of bond for stalking offenses.

Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.

Relating to the sale of fireworks before and during the Diwali holiday.

Relating to the application submitted to the comptroller for designation as a state depository.

Relating to renaming the Texas Natural Resources Information System as the Texas Geographic Information Office and the duties of certain officers of that entity.

Relating to the application of statutes that classify political subdivisions according to population.

Relating to the composition of districts for the election of members of the Texas House of Representatives.

Relating to memoranda of understanding between the Texas Water Development Board and other state agencies.

Relating to construction of certain laws prohibiting discrimination, distinctions, inducements, rebates, and certain other conduct related to property and casualty insurance.

Relating to the filing of an annual audit report by a title insurance company, title insurance agent, or direct operation.

Relating to parkland dedication for multifamily, hotel, and motel property development by certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.

Relating to court administration, including the knowledge, efficiency, training, and transparency requirements for candidates for or holders of judicial offices.

Relating to a certificate of merit in certain actions against certain licensed or registered professionals.

Relating to sickle cell disease health care improvement and the sickle cell task force.

Relating to the composition and use of money in the flood infrastructure fund.

Relating to the composition of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

Relating to the training of and the provision of acupuncture services by an acudetox specialist.

Relating to the suspension of a money judgment pending appeal in a civil action.

Relating to the export fee charged for the transfer of groundwater from a groundwater conservation district.

Relating to the treatment of income tax expenses in rate proceedings for water and sewer utilities.

Relating to the administration of violations and administrative penalties of the employment of children.

Relating to notaries public; increasing the amount of certain fees.

Relating to trusts.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information concerning service members of the state military forces.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information received or maintained by the Veterans' Land Board.

Relating to designating September 30 as Vanessa Guillén Day.

Relating to the use by insurance companies of separate accounts in connection with life insurance and annuities and certain other benefits.

Relating to the entitlement of an injured employee to lifetime income benefits under the workers' compensation system.

Relating to the eligibility requirements for a license as a massage establishment, massage school, massage therapist, or massage therapy instructor.

Relating to the administration of certain functions relating to state employee leave.

Relating to notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of a property and casualty insurance policy.

Relating to seller's disclosures regarding fuel gas piping in residential real property.

Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony.

Relating to the presidential electors of this state.

Relating to the reporting of direct campaign expenditures by certain persons and political committees.

Relating to civil penalties imposed for violations of the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983.

Relating to annual financial reports submitted by state agencies.

Relating to eligibility to participate as an annuitant in the state employees group benefits program.

Relating to parental rights regarding a threat assessment of a student conducted by a public school's threat assessment and safe and supportive school team.

Relating to the development of a state information technology credential offered by public junior colleges or public technical institutes to address shortages in the state information resources workforce.

Relating to student buildings fees at The University of Texas at Dallas.

Relating to claims for reimbursement between marital estates.

Relating to expanding access to the protective order registry and the inclusion of certain information regarding a person who is the subject of a protective order in that registry.

Relating to the repeal of the authority of political subdivisions to adopt or enforce juvenile curfews.

Relating to the continuation of spousal maintenance ordered under certain circumstances.

Relating to certain judicial statistics and related information gathered by the Texas Judicial Council.

Relating to continuing education instruction for district clerks on impaneling petit and grand juries.

Relating to the creation of the Orchard Municipal Utility District No. 2; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to certain offenses regarding parking privileges of veterans with disabilities.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 262; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the boundaries of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 144.

Relating to the renewal of certain expired certificates issued by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the public hearing requirement for a preliminary zoning report made by a zoning commission.

Relating to the creation of the Grimes County Municipal Utility District No. 3; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 57; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 48; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 597; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to establishing a "Made in Texas" labeling program.

Relating to limitations on the use of workers' compensation insurance experience modifier values in soliciting and awarding public construction contracts.

Relating to specialty license plates issued for recipients of the Commendation Medal.

Relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway; increasing a criminal penalty.

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.

Relating to the release of a motor vehicle accident report to an employee or authorized representative of a vehicle storage facility.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Business Interstate Highway 20-E in Ector County as the Mac Wilson and Rex Young Medal of Honor Highway.

Relating to the issuance of Antarctica Service Medal specialty license plates.

Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on authorized emergency vehicles.

Relating to the adoption of a policy on the preclusion of private design professionals from contracting with the Texas Department of Transportation.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to the surviving spouse of a posthumous recipient of certain awards.

Relating to issuance of specialty license plates to honor fallen law enforcement officers.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Transportation Commission to establish variable speed limits.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 380 in Wise and Jack Counties as the Lost Battalion Memorial Highway.

Relating to wrong, fictitious, altered, or obscured license plates; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for an aggravated assault occurring as part of a mass shooting; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the persons who may provide information to a parole panel considering the release of an inmate on parole or to mandatory supervision.

Relating to authorizing the comptroller to release a reported owner's unclaimed property to the owner's crime victim in certain circumstances and payment by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of certain amounts owed by an inmate.

Relating to the establishment of an organized retail theft task force.

Relating to computerized fee records in criminal cases.

Relating to certain contract provisions and conduct affecting health care provider networks.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for Gold Star family members and recipients of certain Texas military awards.

Relating to the authority of certain county and district clerks to obtain and retain information that identifies a person filing a document or requesting services.

Relating to the redistribution of donated prepackaged prescription drugs.

Relating to the donors of certain unused prescription drugs.

Relating to the packaging requirements for certain donated prescription drugs.

Relating to the Medicaid application form and communication with Medicaid recipients.

Relating to the statewide interagency aging services coordinating council.

Relating to reports of child abuse or neglect and certain preliminary investigations of those reports.

Relating to the unlawful acquisition of certain weapons; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to strategies to increase the availability of child-care and prekindergarten programs.

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.

Relating to the use of county hotel occupancy tax revenue for an electronic tax administration system and the reimbursement of tax collection expenses.

Relating to the qualifications to serve as a member of a board of trustees of a military reservation school district and rules adopted by the State Board of Education for the governance of a special-purpose district.

Relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of certain military servicemembers.

Relating to use of the name, image, or likeness of a student athlete participating in an intercollegiate athletic program at an institution of higher education.

Relating to the service area of the Blinn Junior College District.

Relating to the authority of certain persons to petition a groundwater conservation district to change certain rules.

Relating to the disbursement of money by a levee improvement district.

Relating to the joint planning of desired future conditions in groundwater management areas.

Relating to food system security and resiliency planning.

Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of issues faced by communities with artificial drainage systems.

Relating to continuing education and training requirements for classroom teachers and public school counselors.

Relating to the date by which the Texas Energy Reliability Council is required to submit to the legislature a report on the reliability and stability of the electricity supply chain.

Relating to eligibility requirements for student loan repayment assistance for certain mental health professionals.

Relating to transmission and distribution system resiliency planning by and cost recovery for electric utilities.

Relating to eligibility requirements under the owner-builder loan program.

Relating to the authority to approve change orders for certain municipal contracts.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 11; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the powers, duties, territory, and governance of the Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District.

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 55; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 218; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 52; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 582; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 226; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 3; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 4; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 237; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Wharton 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.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 223; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 204; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 229; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 227; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 6; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 56; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the locations of the campuses of the Texas State Technical College System.

Relating to the creation of the Springs Hill Special Utility District; authorizing a fee; granting the power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Deer Creek Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 and the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 236; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the authority of the Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District to impose certain fees.

Relating to the procedures for transferring certain cases and proceedings between courts.

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures regarding proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including the service of process and delivery of documents related to the proceedings, the administration of oaths, and the management of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission, and the composition of certain juvenile boards; establishing a civil penalty; increasing certain court costs; authorizing fees.

Relating to liability related to a duty to retrofit certain rented or leased motor vehicles with safety devices.

Relating to liability of a recreational vehicle park or campground entity for injuries arising from certain activities.

Relating to the classification of a grievance filed with the State Bar of Texas.

Relating to the creation of DNA records for a person arrested for a felony offense and the expunction of DNA records in certain circumstances.

Relating to prohibiting certain limitations on the operation of certain organizations that benefit veterans during a declared state of disaster.

Relating to the appointment of a retired or former judge as a visiting judge in certain counties.

Relating to the payment by the state or a county of costs for certain mental health hearings or proceedings.

Relating to standardized training for election officers.

Relating to the management of a declared state of disaster.

Relating to hours of service by an election watcher.

Relating to dyslexia evaluations and services for public school students, the provision of services for students with dyslexia and related disorders, and certain parental notice regarding the rights of parents of public school students with disabilities.

Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs.

Relating to the statewide all payor claims database.

Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities.

Relating to the relationship between dentists and certain employee benefit plans and health insurers.

Relating to the confiscation or misappropriation by a nursing facility of certain federal payments to a Medicaid recipient; increasing an administrative penalty.

Relating to health benefit plan coverage of clinician-administered drugs.

Relating to the powers of the Texas Historical Commission over historic sites in this state.

Relating to the major events reimbursement program, including event funding eligibility, site selection organizations, and single event and single year classifications.

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

Relating to the creation and operation of a development zone by and the tax revenue received by The Woodlands Township; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and taxes.

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

Relating to the continuation and functions of and certain programs subject to rules adopted by the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office.

Relating to the San Jacinto River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.

Relating to an exemption from certain motor fuel taxes for, and registration fees for motor vehicles owned by, certain nonprofit food banks.

Relating to the temporary exemption of certain tangible personal property related to certain connected data center projects from sales and use taxes.

Relating to the establishment of a supply of luggage by the Department of Family and Protective Services for the transport of the personal belongings of a foster child.

Relating to the criteria for media production development zone recognition.

Relating to qualifications for participation in the moving image industry incentive program.

Relating to a study conducted by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas on the feasibility of offering alternative service retirement benefits to peace officers who are members of the retirement system.

Relating to limitation of certain liability of owners, lessees, and occupants of land in connection with livestock and agricultural land.

Relating to the sale of charitable raffle tickets by certain nonprofit wildlife conservation associations.

Relating to the elimination of regular mandatory vehicle safety inspections for noncommercial vehicles and the imposition of replacement fees.

Relating to the carrying or possession of a handgun by certain retired judges and justices.

Relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes and to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes.

Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, including conforming amendments.

Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of the health and human services laws governing the Health and Human Services Commission, Medicaid, and other social services.

Relating to the number of temporary licenses to conduct bingo issued to certain authorized organizations in a calendar year.

Relating to the consumption, possession, and sale of alcoholic beverages at certain performing arts facilities owned by certain school districts.

Relating to the validity of a contract for which a disclosure of interested parties is required.

Relating to the expiration of a protective order when the subject of the protective order is confined or imprisoned.

Relating to the reporting of political contributions, including in-kind contributions, and expenditures made using a credit card.

Relating to a statement by the secretary of state regarding the furnishing of certain personal information on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.

Relating to establishing a pilot program for recording ballot counting activity.

Relating to prohibiting a person or entity from surveilling, reporting, or tracking the purchase of firearms, ammunition, and accessories through the use of certain merchant category codes; imposing a civil penalty.

Relating to meetings of a county election board.

Relating to the use of expert testimony in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to the extension of a family violence pretrial diversion pilot program in Bexar County.

Relating to the regulation of state banks.

Relating to the date of dissolution of the Save Historic Muny District.

Relating to designating June 28 as Special Forces Day.

Relating to a veterans suicide prevention campaign.

Relating to the Texas State Guard uniform and insignia fund.

Relating to the establishment of a service dog pilot program for certain veterans.

Relating to qualifications for and limitations on awarding the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.

Relating to required military informed care or military cultural competency training for certain personnel of entities that provide mental health services to veterans or veterans' families before award of a state agency grant.

Relating to the requirements to access the online tracker of an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.

Relating to the administration of and procedures relating to early voting by personal appearance.

Relating to certain disability and death benefits payable by the public retirement systems for police and fire fighters in certain municipalities.

Relating to an appraisal process for disputed losses under personal automobile or residential property insurance policies.

Relating to the regulation of manufactured homes.

Relating to the salary of certain employees who transfer within a state agency.

Relating to nonrenewal of certain private passenger automobile insurance policies for the insured's failure to cooperate in a third-party liability claim or action.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in ad valorem tax appraisal records.

Relating to the extension or amendment of deed restrictions in certain older subdivisions.

Relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for certain work performed on certain private property.

Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services.

Relating to the statute of limitations for certain offenses committed against children.

Relating to the composition of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force and to compensation for task force members and certain other task force participants.

Relating to the age limit for a beginning position in a police department under municipal civil service.

Relating to crime victims' compensation for criminally injurious conduct in connection with trafficking of persons.

Relating to the adoption of physical fitness programs and standards for law enforcement officers employed by the office of the attorney general.

Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals under certain circumstances.

Relating to the requirement that a peace officer take possession of a person's driver's license following the person's failure to pass or refusal to consent to a test for intoxication.

Relating to the services provided to certain children detained in a juvenile detention facility.

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offenses of aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping, and interference with child custody.

Relating to youth diversion strategies and procedures for children accused of certain fine-only offenses in municipal and justice courts and related criminal justice matters; authorizing fees.

Relating to prosecution of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving children.

Relating to the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications by certain peace officers.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of harassment.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of trafficking of persons if committed at certain locations.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of theft of service.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of trafficking of persons if committed at certain locations.

Relating to incident-based reporting of information and statistics concerning offenses committed in this state and the establishment of the Texas crime information system by the Department of Public Safety.

Relating to access to criminal history record information for use in certain research or statistical projects.

Relating to the duties of a law enforcement agency regarding missing children and missing persons.

Relating to compensatory time accrued by an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Relating to remotely conducting detention hearings in juvenile cases.

Relating to notice provided to a court regarding a defendant confined in a state jail felony facility.

Relating to the duties of a justice of the peace, medical examiner, or other investigator regarding the bodies of unidentified deceased persons and to the control by certain persons of the disposition of a deceased person's remains.

Relating to the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools.

Relating to benefits for certain members of the Texas military forces and survivors of members of the Texas military forces.

Relating to advance directives, do-not-resuscitate orders, and health care treatment decisions made by or on behalf of certain patients, including a review of directives and decisions.

Relating to the public inspection of election records.

Relating to exemption of certain civil actions from being subject to a motion to dismiss on the basis of involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights.

Relating to the adoption by the Supreme Court of Texas of the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.

Relating to inheritance rights of adoptive parents.

Relating to venue in certain actions involving a contract for an improvement to real property.

Relating to certain void marriages.

Relating to associate judges for guardianship proceedings and protective services proceedings in certain courts.

Relating to the enforcement and administration of certain protective orders.

Relating to a convicted felon serving as executor of a decedent's estate in certain circumstances.

Relating to the postponement of a hearing for a temporary order in certain family law cases referred to mediation.

Relating to a grant program for public improvement projects for unincorporated communities in certain counties.

Relating to the creation of the Solana 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.

Relating to the creation of the Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 9; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Williamson and Bell Counties 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.

Relating to the creation of the Sandow 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.

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

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 235; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 219; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Tarrant County Municipal Utility District No. 2; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 228; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 46; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

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

Relating to the use of a broker for the sale of real property by the Nueces County Hospital District.

Relating to certain licensing and permitting requirements for game rooms; authorizing an occupational permit or license; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the procedure for qualifying for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of an elderly person.

Relating to the inclusion of a property in a conservation district by certain municipalities.

Relating to the liability of county tax assessor-collectors for certain acts of deputies.

Relating to county and municipal authority to impose certain value-based fees and require disclosure of certain information related to subdivision construction.

Relating to municipal annexation of an area adjacent to contiguous or connecting railroad rights-of-way.

Relating to certain indefinite quantity contracts entered into by the General Land Office in the event of a natural disaster.

Relating to the staggering of terms of aldermen of the governing body of a Type A general-law municipality.

Relating to prohibiting housing discrimination by a property owners' association against a residential tenant based on the tenant's method of payment.

Relating to sheriff's department disability leave in certain counties.

Relating to the criteria and qualifications for distributions under the rural volunteer fire department assistance program.

Relating to the directory of users of the centralized telephone service for entities in the capitol complex.

Relating to the award of attorney's fees in an action to enforce a motor vehicle mortgagee's lien.

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

Relating to the definition of amusement ride for purposes of amusement ride regulation.

Relating to delivery of certain unclaimed money for scholarships for rural students, rural economic development, and energy efficiency assistance.

Relating to the refund of premiums on the cancellation of Texas Windstorm Insurance Association policies by insureds.

Relating to the applicability of premium and maintenance taxes to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Relating to a commercial landlord's remedies regarding certain unlawful activities on the premises of commercial rental property.

Relating to the offense of providing an alcoholic beverage to a minor; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the requirements to obtain or renew an athletic trainer license.

Relating to the administration of court-ordered programs regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Relating to regulation of residential service contract providers, sellers, and administrators.

Relating to the administration of the electronic state business daily.

Relating to filing death benefits claims under the workers' compensation system.

Relating to the regulation of auctioneering by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; expanding authority to adopt fees.

Relating to the process of selecting representatives of the insurance industry to serve on the board of directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Relating to a contractor's or subcontractor's right to elect not to proceed with additional work under a contract.

Relating to occupational driver's licenses and to the renewal of driver's licenses.

Relating to the definition of a commercial fleet.

Relating to the designation of the portion of Interstate Highway 635 in Mesquite as the Officer Richard Houston II Memorial Highway.

Relating to a public awareness campaign to promote the proper attachment of trailers to certain motor vehicles.

Relating to the inclusion of certain information regarding trailers in vehicle accident reports.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 19 as the Mildred McMillan Garrett Memorial Bridge.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 1960 in Harris County as the Deputy Constable Omar Ursin Memorial Highway.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to certain professional sports teams.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm to Market Road 2526 in Eastland County as the Sergeant Barbara Fenley Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 35 in Williamson County as the Officer Charles Whites Memorial Highway.

Relating to deadlines for the claims appraisal process of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Relating to toll collections by a toll project entity.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for veterans with disabilities and recipients of the Texas Humanitarian Service Medal and federal Humanitarian Service Medal.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 40 in Lubbock County as The Maines Brothers Band Highway.

Relating to the entitlement to and claims for benefits for certain first responders and other employees related to illness and injury.

Relating to the operation of and lighting equipment for medical examiner vehicles and vehicles operated by justices of the peace in certain circumstances.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for retired peace officers.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 144 in Hood and Somervell Counties as the Ed Shipman Memorial Highway.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for industrial firefighters; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 517 in Brazoria and Galveston Counties as the Ken Clark Memorial Highway.

Relating to the motor vehicle safety inspection of electric vehicles.

Relating to the definitions of "pass" and "passing" used in reference to a vehicle.

Relating to an optional designation on a driver's license or personal identification certificate indicating that a person is deaf or hard of hearing.

Relating to the status of the registration of a vehicle after a failure to establish financial responsibility.

Relating to notice of transfer of a used motor vehicle.

Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on motorcycles and mopeds.

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.

Relating to the classification of transportation districts by the Texas Transportation Commission.

Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle at an intersection with a stop sign.

Relating to requirements for the issuance of certain driver's licenses and commercial driver's licenses.

Relating to certain regulations regarding commercial driver's licenses.

Relating to making certain voluntary contributions when applying for a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate.

Relating to the issuance of K9s4KIDs specialty license plates.

Relating to liability of engineers and certain business entities performing construction monitoring and inspection services for the Texas Department of Transportation.

Relating to official misconduct by and removal of prosecuting attorneys.

Relating to restricting access to sexual material harmful to minors on an Internet website; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the governance and administration of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and to certain disclosures made in relation to the provision of funding for indigent defense services.

Relating to the removal of certain DNA samples from certain DNA databases.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Urging Congress to ensure that the survivors and surviving families of the Sutherland Springs mass shooting receive compensation equivalent to the relief provided to those impacted by similar incidents.

Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Taiwan and for the expansion of Taiwan's role on the global stage.

Designating Floresville as the official Peanut Capital of Texas.

Designating November as Texas Wildlife and Conservation Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2023.

Designating Llano as the official Deer Capital of the Texas Hill Country for a 10-year period ending in 2033.

Designating the first week of November as Municipal Courts Week for a 10-year period beginning in 2023.

Redesignating the City of Mansfield as the official Pickle Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2033.

Designating Winnie as the official Rice Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2033.

Designating Mineral Wells as the official Wellness Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2023.

Designating Port Arthur as the official Cajun Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2033.

Designating September 22 as Texas Veterans Suicide Prevention Day for a 10-year period ending in 2033.

SENATE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase such items.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit a court from issuing an opinion without disclosing the judges who authored the opinion.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Declaring an invasion of the State of Texas by transnational cartel terrorists, urging the governor to accelerate the construction of a wall along the Southern Border, and urging Congress to deploy military forces to combat transnational cartels.

Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the new transit amenity center at 207 W. 14th Street in the Capitol Complex the "Lead On! Transit Amenity" in honor of Justin Dart.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to the use of certain weapons in or on the bed or bank of a navigable river or stream.

Relating to an exemption from jury service for the spouse of an officer or employee in the legislative branch of government.

Relating to the jurisdiction of the supreme court and the court of criminal appeals.

Relating to the appointment, duties, and removal of the state prosecuting attorney.

Relating to restricting research on potentially pandemic pathogens in this state; creating a civil penalty.

Relating to the appointment of a guardian ad litem in certain suits filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to a cause of action for the bad faith washout of an overriding royalty interest in an oil and gas lease.

Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge or commissioners court in certain counties.

Relating to the election date for the authorization of the issuance of bonds or a tax increase.

Relating to the suspension of a county elections administrator.

Relating to the removal of restrictions on funding and payment of costs for certain full-time online educational programs; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Competency-Based Education Grant Program for certain students enrolled in competency-based baccalaureate degree programs and to formula funding and dropped and repeated course restrictions for students enrolled in those degree programs at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to parental rights regarding a threat assessment of a student conducted by a public school's threat assessment and safe and supportive school team.

Relating to the creation of a witness protection unit within the Department of Public Safety.

Relating to parkland dedication for multifamily, hotel, and motel property development by certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.

Relating to dynamic message signs used in certain statewide alert systems.

Relating to the provision of and professional liability insurance coverage for gender transitioning or gender reassignment medical procedures and treatments for certain children.

Relating to the regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems, including requiring a license for on-site sewage disposal system pumping technicians.

Relating to the impoundment of a vehicle used in the commission of the offense of racing on a highway.

Relating to certain indefinite quantity contracts entered into by the General Land Office in the event of a natural disaster.

Relating to the disposition of burial spaces and abandoned plots in certain cemeteries in the possession and control of a municipality.

Relating to firefighters enrolled in fire science courses.

Relating to health benefit coverage for hearing aids for children and adults.

Relating to discounts provided by package store and wine only package store permit holders on the purchase of alcoholic beverages.

Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution.

Relating to the powers of the Texas Historical Commission over historic sites in this state.

Relating to student buildings fees at The University of Texas at Dallas.

Relating to the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools.

Relating to creating a temporary educator certification for certain military service members and first responders.

Relating to accelerated instruction provided to public school students who fail to achieve satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments.

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

Relating to the disclosure of customer information by government-operated utilities.

Relating to the use of state money for the Urban Farm Microenterprise Support Program.

Relating to allowing school districts to make available certain school safety training courses to employees of certain private schools, child-care facilities, or organizations providing out-of-school-time care.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 204; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 589; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 237; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 236; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 235; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 219; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 229; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 228; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.