SENATE FLOOR ACTION

Wednesday

February 22, 2023

The Senate adopted the following resolutions:

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Sheriffs' Association of Texas Day.

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Chambers County Day.

Recognizing Buddy Mills on the occasion of Sheriffs' Association of Texas Day.

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Texas Building Owners and Managers Association Advocacy Day.

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Lubbock Day.

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Rio Grande Valley Day.

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Dallas Regional Chamber Day.

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Supermarket Employee Day.

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Coastal Bend Day.

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Edinburg Day.

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as UTSA Day.

Commending the organizers, supporters, and attendees of the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast.

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Pearland Day.

Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Texas Hispanic Judges' Day.

Committee referral on the following:

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of a violent or sexual offense or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.

Criminal Justice

Relating to conduct constituting the criminal offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.

State Affairs

Relating to the reporting of mental health and intellectual disability information with respect to certain children for purposes of a federal firearm background check.

State Affairs

Relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with an electronic monitoring device.

Criminal Justice