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Senate Floor Action for 3/9/2023

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Thursday

March 9, 2023




Committee referral on the following:


SJR 1 Schwertner/ King

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas energy insurance fund and the authorization of other funding mechanisms to support the construction and operation of electric generating facilities.

Business & Commerce


SJR 58 Birdwell/ Alvarado/ Bettencourt/ Blanco/ Campbell/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the powers of the governor, the legislature, and the supreme court following certain disaster or emergency declarations.

State Affairs


SJR 59 Birdwell

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the time during which the legislature may act on bills or resolutions during a regular session.

Administration


SJR 60 Birdwell

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the suspension of certain public officers by the governor and the trial, removal, and reinstatement of certain public officers by the senate.

State Affairs


SJR 61 Birdwell

Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a regular session of the legislature.

State Affairs


SJR 62 Birdwell

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives.

Administration


SJR 63 Birdwell

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to consider legislation on any subject during a special session.

Administration


SJR 64 West

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property used to operate a child-care facility.

Local Government


SJR 65 Zaffirini

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing legislative action at any time during a regular session of the legislature.

Administration


SJR 66 Hall

Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of individuals to refuse medical treatments and to access public accommodations.

Health & Human Services


SJR 67 Parker

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of exchange.

Business & Commerce


SJR 68 Zaffirini

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a statewide referendum allowing voters to indicate a preference for observing standard time year-round or observing daylight saving time year-round.

State Affairs


SJR 69 Perry

Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating to the national research university fund a portion of certain income from the lease for oil and gas exploration of land dedicated to the permanent university fund.

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SCR 22 Hall

Authorizing the creation and appointment of joint legislative study committees by the lieutenant governor and speaker of the House of Representatives.

Administration


SCR 23 Kolkhorst

Urging the federal government to declare foreign drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

Border Security


SCR 24 Parker

Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the construction of a replica of the National Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex.

Administration


SB 6 Schwertner/ King

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Energy Insurance Program and other funding mechanisms to support the construction and operation of electric generating facilities.

Business & Commerce


SB 7 Schwertner/ King

Relating to the reliability of the ERCOT power grid.

Business & Commerce


SB 13 Paxton/ Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Hughes/ Middleton/ et al.

Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the creation of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials and to affirmative defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.

Education


SB 14 Campbell/ Bettencourt/ Hall/ Hughes/ Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures and treatments.

State Affairs


SB 15 Middleton/ Bettencourt/ Campbell/ Creighton/ Flores/ et al.

Relating to requiring a student of a public institution of higher education who competes in intercollegiate athletic competitions to do so based on the student's biological sex.

State Affairs


SB 20 Huffman/ Parker

Relating to the enforcement of criminal offenses by district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and county attorneys.

State Affairs


SB 23 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.

State Affairs


SB 24 Kolkhorst/ Campbell/ Creighton/ Hall/ King/ et al.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and the transfer to the commission of certain powers and duties from the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


SB 26 Kolkhorst/ Alvarado/ Bettencourt/ Blanco/ Campbell/ et al.

Relating to local mental health authority and local behavioral health authority audits and mental and behavioral health reporting, services, and programs.

Health & Human Services


SB 27 Hughes

Relating to the creation of a specialty trial court to hear certain cases; authorizing fees.

Jurisprudence


SB 29 Birdwell

Relating to prohibited governmental entity implementation or enforcement of a vaccine mandate, mask requirement, or private business or school closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

State Affairs


SB 1076 King

Relating to the deadline for approving a certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects.

Business & Commerce


SB 1077 Hughes

Relating to a veterans treatment court program operated by a justice of the peace court.

Veteran Affairs


SB 1078 West

Relating to the duration of time a record of arrest, indictment, or conviction of a crime may appear on a consumer report.

Business & Commerce


SB 1079 Zaffirini

Relating to the establishment of a paid parental leave program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission; imposing an employer contribution.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1080 Kolkhorst

Relating to a mitigation program and fees for the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1081 Hall

Relating to the fee required for the Texas Physician Health Program; reducing the amount of a fee.

Health & Human Services


SB 1082 Hall

Relating to the definition and use of the terms "male" and "female" for purposes of certain government documents.

State Affairs


SB 1083 King

Relating to insurer restrictions and duties regarding repair of a motor vehicle covered under an insurance policy.

Business & Commerce


SB 1084 Flores

Relating to the eligibility of a district judge or former district judge for burial in the State Cemetery.

Administration


SB 1085 Flores

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

Local Government


SB 1086 Campbell

Relating to the administration of the Texas Physician Health Program; authorizing a surcharge.

Health & Human Services


SB 1087 Schwertner

Relating to authorization and reimbursement for certain examination fee subsidies paid for public school teachers and students.

Education


SB 1088 Perry

Relating to eligibility to serve as a member of the board of directors of the West Central Texas Municipal Water District.

Local Government


SB 1089 Parker

Relating to repealing the ability to declare certain unopposed candidates for office as elected.

State Affairs


SB 1090 Parker

Relating to the definition of a motorcycle.

Transportation


SB 1091 Parker

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

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1092 Parker

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

State Affairs


SB 1093 Schwertner

Relating to facilities included in the electricity supply chain.

Business & Commerce


SB 1094 Schwertner

Relating to the recovery of purchased power costs by electric utilities.

Business & Commerce


SB 1095 Schwertner

Relating to the recovery of fuel and purchased power costs by electric utilities.

Business & Commerce


SB 1096 Parker

Relating to the treatment of certain residence homesteads for purposes of the Tax Increment Financing Act.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1097 Parker

Relating to liability of certain municipal hospital authorities under a contract for the sale of a hospital.

State Affairs


SB 1098 Paxton

Relating to the rights of a parent or guardian with a child in a child-care facility.

Health & Human Services


SB 1099 Paxton

Relating to the establishment of a new open-enrollment charter school campus by certain charter holders and to the expansion of an open-enrollment charter school.

Education


SB 1100 Paxton

Relating to the Licensed Professional Counselors Compact; authorizing fees.

Health & Human Services


SB 1101 Paxton

Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to attend mental health care appointments.

Education


SB 1102 Kolkhorst

Relating to access to certain education, law enforcement, and health records under the public information law.

State Affairs


SB 1103 Perry

Relating to the transfer of certain real property from the Health and Human Services Commission to the StarCare Specialty Health System.

Health & Human Services


SB 1104 Birdwell/ Alvarado/ Bettencourt/ Blanco/ Campbell/ et al.

Relating to the authority of the legislature, governor, and certain political subdivisions with respect to disasters and emergencies.

State Affairs


SB 1105 Birdwell

Relating to the suspension and removal of certain public officers.

State Affairs


SB 1106 Birdwell

Relating to the legislature's authority to terminate a declared state of disaster.

State Affairs


SB 1107 Middleton

Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.

Finance


SB 1108 Middleton

Relating to release of an area from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Local Government


SB 1109 Hughes

Relating to the labeling, advertising, and sale of products as "Made in Texas"; authorizing a civil penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 1110 Schwertner

Relating to the authority of a municipality to transfer revenue of a municipal utility to the general fund of the municipality.

Business & Commerce


SB 1111 Schwertner

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

Business & Commerce


SB 1112 Schwertner

Relating to access to criminal history record information by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Business & Commerce


SB 1113 Hughes

Relating to prescription drug formularies applicable to the Medicaid managed care program.

Health & Human Services


SB 1114 Hancock

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate the use or sale of a product for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions or conserving natural resources.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1115 Hancock

Relating to the titling, registration, and operation of an autocycle.

Transportation


SB 1116 Perry

Relating to the election of the board of directors of the Terry Memorial Hospital District.

Local Government


SB 1117 Hancock

Relating to entities that provide video services.

Business & Commerce


SB 1118 Hancock

Relating to the eligibility of certain events for funding under the major events reimbursement program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1119 Kolkhorst

Relating to studies of buildings and facilities owned, leased, or otherwise occupied by this state.

Business & Commerce


SB 1120 Schwertner

Relating to certain prohibited practices by a barber or cosmetologist.

Business & Commerce


SB 1122 Schwertner

Relating to the exclusion of certain medical services performed to determine an appropriate level of workers' compensation benefits from sales and use taxes.

Business & Commerce


SB 1123 Zaffirini

Relating to the eligibility of a person to serve on the appraisal review board of certain appraisal districts.

Local Government


SB 1124 King

Relating to qualifications of a sheriff or a candidate for sheriff.

Local Government


SB 1125 Johnson

Relating to purchasing by the Department of Information Resources of information technology commodity items.

Business & Commerce


SB 1126 Blanco

Relating to the awarding of grants to certain entities for homeland security expenses.

Border Security


SB 1127 Blanco

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

Health & Human Services


SB 1128 Blanco

Relating to the service of and certain benefits for members of the Texas military forces, including tuition assistance at postsecondary educational institutions.

Veteran Affairs


SB 1129 Blanco

Relating to the funding categories of the unified transportation program.

Transportation


SB 1130 Blanco

Relating to the formation of a municipal housing authority asset commission by certain municipal housing authorities.

Local Government


SB 1131 Blanco

Relating to the authority of certain independent school districts to change the date of the general election for officers.

State Affairs


SB 1132 Blanco

Relating to procurement procedures for certain municipal housing authorities.

Local Government


SB 1133 Blanco/ Flores/ Hinojosa/ Kolkhorst/ Perry/ et al.

Relating to a grant program to compensate certain property owners for damages caused by criminal activities.

Border Security


SB 1134 Schwertner

Relating to certain information on the Texas Board of Nursing's Internet website regarding prescriptive authority agreements.

Health & Human Services


SB 1135 Schwertner

Relating to certain health care services contract arrangements entered into by insurers or employee benefit plans and health care providers.

Health & Human Services


SB 1136 Schwertner

Relating to the administration of county roads in certain counties.

Transportation


SB 1137 Schwertner

Relating to applicability of certain insurance laws to pharmacy benefit managers.

Health & Human Services


SB 1138 Schwertner

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

Health & Human Services


SB 1139 Schwertner

Relating to the definition of emergency care for purposes of certain health benefit plans.

Health & Human Services


SB 1140 Schwertner

Relating to the adequacy and effectiveness of managed care plan networks.

Health & Human Services


SB 1141 Schwertner

Relating to the use of extrapolation by a health maintenance organization or an insurer to audit claims.

Health & Human Services


SB 1142 Paxton

Relating to certain agreements entered into with the Department of Public Safety for the issuance of renewal and duplicate driver's licenses and other identification certificate services, including voter registration services; increasing the amount of a fee.

Transportation


SB 1143 Paxton

Relating to the temporary exemption of certain tangible personal property related to data centers from the sales and use tax.

Finance


SB 1144 Hughes/ West

Relating to enrolling a public school student in the state virtual school network as an alternative to expulsion.

Education


SB 1145 West

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of real property used to operate a child-care facility.

Local Government


SB 1146 West

Relating to the medical transportation and care for certain inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Criminal Justice


SB 1147 West

Relating to vocational training for and the occupational licensing of inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Criminal Justice


SB 1148 West

Relating to term limits for members of the state executive committee of the University Interscholastic League.

Education


SB 1149 Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to telephone access for certain health benefit plan verifications and preauthorization requests and for utilization review requests.

Health & Human Services


SB 1150 Menéndez

Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of chronic and autoimmune diseases.

Health & Human Services


SB 1151 Whitmire

Relating to the authority of corporations to act as sureties on bail bonds.

Criminal Justice


SB 1152 Hall

Relating to requirements regarding certain student resources provided to public and private school students by a public or private primary or secondary school, institution of higher education, state agency, or public library.

Education


SB 1153 Hughes

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

Education


SB 1154 Hughes

Relating to the establishment by regional education service centers of regional school district health coverage advisory committees.

Education


SB 1155 Menéndez

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

Local Government


SB 1156 Menéndez

Relating to the operation of a hospital at home program by certain hospitals; authorizing a fee.

Health & Human Services


SB 1157 Menéndez

Relating to social workers employed by school districts.

Education


SB 1158 Whitmire

Relating to single event classification for eligibility under the major events reimbursement program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1159 Johnson

Relating to the eligibility of certain entities for services and commodity items provided by the Department of Information Resources and statewide technology centers.

Business & Commerce


SB 1160 Alvarado

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

Local Government


SB 1161 Eckhardt

Relating to a study of the current and potential economic impacts of recycling.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1162 Birdwell

Relating to the procedures for removing names from the central registry of child abuse and neglect.

Health & Human Services


SB 1163 Birdwell

Relating to the procedures and notice required before an individual's name is added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.

Health & Human Services


SB 1164 Birdwell

Relating to the determination of the best interest of a child in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

State Affairs


SB 1165 Birdwell

Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding weapons in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 1166 Birdwell

Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle involving theft of a firearm; increasing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 1167 Birdwell

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1168 Birdwell

Relating to the governance and administration of an appraisal district.

Local Government


SB 1169 Birdwell

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

State Affairs


SB 1170 Perry

Relating to the initiation of customer choice by municipally owned utilities that provide electric service.

Business & Commerce


SB 1171 Perry

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

Business & Commerce


SB 1172 Alvarado

Relating to the prohibition on the possession of a firearm by a person following the person's conviction of certain family violence misdemeanors.

State Affairs


SB 1173 Huffman

Relating to the appointment of a special presiding judge for certain Harris County courts.

Criminal Justice


SB 1174 Eckhardt

Relating to requiring public schools to make reasonable accommodations for lactating students.

Education


SB 1175 Eckhardt

Relating to who may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1176 Eckhardt

Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for COVID-19 test kits.

Finance


SB 1177 Hall

Relating to required immunizations for children and primary or secondary school students.

Health & Human Services


SB 1178 LaMantia/ Sparks/ Zaffirini

Relating to health benefit coverage for general anesthesia in connection with certain pediatric dental services.

Health & Human Services


SB 1179 Perry

Relating to sexually violent predators and the prosecution of certain offenses involving prohibited items at correctional or civil commitment facilities; creating a criminal offense.

Criminal Justice


SB 1180 Perry

Relating to civil actions by a civilly committed individual.

Criminal Justice


SB 1181 Miles

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

Local Government


SB 1182 Eckhardt

Relating to motor vehicle registration and license plates.

Transportation


SB 1183 Eckhardt/ et al.

Relating to the defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving possession of small amounts of controlled substances, marihuana, dangerous drugs, or abusable volatile chemicals, or possession of drug paraphernalia for defendants seeking assistance for a suspected overdose.

Criminal Justice


SB 1184 Eckhardt/ et al.

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


SB 1185 Eckhardt

Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle involving theft of a firearm; increasing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 1186 Hughes

Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of brine mining.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1187 Hughes

Relating to the authority of the TexAmericas Center to provide services to and make investments in certain business enterprises and to create certain business organizations for purposes of the center.

Local Government


SB 1188 Hinojosa

Relating to receivership of the Agua Special Utility District and requirements for candidates for the board of directors of the Agua Special Utility District.

Local Government


SB 1189 Parker

Relating to state contracts with and investments in certain companies doing business in the Russian Federation.

State Affairs


SB 1190 Zaffirini

Relating to certain eligibility requirements for grants under the Texas natural gas vehicle grant program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1191 Zaffirini

Relating to late applications for the appraisal of land for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following the death of the owner of the land.

Local Government


SB 1192 Zaffirini

Relating to access to criminal history record information for certain employees, volunteers, and contractors, and for applicants for those positions, by the Health and Human Services Commission.

Health & Human Services


SB 1193 Schwertner

Relating to an on-site physician and disclosure of physician information at a freestanding emergency medical care facility.

Health & Human Services


SB 1194 Zaffirini

Relating to an appraisal procedure for disputed losses under certain property and casualty insurance policies.

Business & Commerce


SB 1195 Hughes

Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute certain criminal offenses.

State Affairs


SB 1196 Hughes

Relating to the jurisdiction of the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals.

State Affairs


SB 1197 Hall

Relating to hospital reporting requirements regarding suspected child abuse, exploitation, or neglect; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 1198 Hall

Relating to the statute of limitations on a health care liability claim involving certain gender modification drugs provided to and procedures performed on a minor.

State Affairs


SB 1199 Hall

Relating to the appointment of election clerks.

State Affairs


SB 1200 Hall

Relating to the issuance of a license by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to certain out-of-state applicants; authorizing a fee.

Business & Commerce


SB 1201 Zaffirini

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

Subcommittee on Higher Education


SB 1202 Miles

Relating to emergency generators or other power sources for nursing facilities and assisted living facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 1203 Kolkhorst

Relating to the use of certain data collected by the Texas Workforce Commission to determine general prevailing wage rates for certain public work contracts.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1204 Paxton

Relating to state and local government information technology infrastructure, information security, and data breach and exposure reporting.

Business & Commerce


SB 1205 Paxton

Relating to the modernization of information technology of state agencies and certain local governments.

Business & Commerce


SB 1206 Zaffirini

Relating to a program to provide housing vouchers to emergency medical services personnel in certain counties.

Local Government


SB 1207 Menéndez

Relating to the retirement system in certain municipalities for firefighters and police officers.

Finance


SB 1208 Blanco

Relating to the hotel occupancy tax imposed by certain rural counties and by municipalities located in those counties and to the use of revenue from that tax.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1209 Blanco

Relating to requiring state agencies participating in Operation Lone Star to develop and report performance measures on the agency's operations.

Border Security


SB 1210 Blanco

Relating to the designation of a person who has an interest in the geothermal resources of an orphaned oil or gas well as the operator of that well.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1211 Blanco

Relating to defense economic readjustment zones.

Finance


SB 1212 Johnson

Relating to the interconnection and integration of distributed energy resources.

Business & Commerce


SB 1213 Zaffirini

Relating to establishing the Mold Assessment and Remediation Advisory Board at the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Business & Commerce


SB 1214 Schwertner

Relating to hearing and public notice requirements regarding the conversion by a municipality of certain properties to house homeless individuals.

Local Government


SB 1215 Paxton

Relating to the delivery of certain tax refunds.

Local Government


SB 1216 Paxton

Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain active and retired judicial officers.

State Affairs


SB 1217 Middleton/ Creighton/ Hinojosa/ LaMantia/ Zaffirini

Relating to the administration of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Business & Commerce


SB 1218 Hughes

Relating to the amount of the refund to which certain persons are entitled of sales and use taxes imposed on tangible personal property used to provide cable television services, Internet access service, or telecommunications service.

Finance


SB 1219 Kolkhorst

Relating to the confidentiality of fraud detection and deterrence and counterterrorism information under the public information law.

Business & Commerce


SB 1220 Zaffirini

Relating to group health benefit plan coverage for early treatment of first episode psychosis.

Health & Human Services


SB 1221 Zaffirini

Relating to modification of certain prescription drug benefits and coverage offered by certain health benefit plans.

Health & Human Services


SB 1222 Zaffirini

Relating to regulation of appraisers and the duties of the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.

Business & Commerce


SB 1223 Zaffirini

Relating to the definition of "school year" for purposes of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Finance


SB 1224 Zaffirini

Relating to the disclosure of potential conflicts of interest by certain school district employees or officials and a prohibition on certain school districts from entering into certain contracts.

Education


SB 1225 Zaffirini

Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain public school students with disabilities.

Education


SB 1226 Hughes

Relating to the term of office for a director of the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District.

Local Government


SB 1227 Campbell

Relating to the approval and operation of vocational nursing educational programs.

Health & Human Services


SB 1228 Campbell

Relating to the establishment of a grant program for local mental health authorities building new mental health facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 1229 Campbell

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

Business & Commerce


SB 1230 Campbell

Relating to educational requirements for nurses.

Health & Human Services


SB 1231 Campbell

Relating to the authority of a county to require a person to obtain a building permit for certain portable structures.

Local Government


SB 1232 Nichols

Relating to the determination of the sufficient balance of the economic stabilization fund for the purpose of allocating general revenue to that fund and the state highway fund.

Finance


SB 1233 Flores

Relating to companies in which employees have ownership interests through employee stock ownership plans.

Business & Commerce


SB 1234 Flores

Relating to an indicator of achievement for military readiness under the public school accountability system.

Education


SB 1235 Flores

Relating to the temporary appointment of county jailers.

Criminal Justice


SB 1236 Flores

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

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1237 Flores

Relating to compensation and leave for certain security officers or investigators commissioned as peace officers by the comptroller.

Finance


SB 1238 Nichols

Relating to broadband development.

Business & Commerce


SB 1239 LaMantia

Relating to reimbursement rates for eye health care services providers participating in the Medicaid managed care program.

Health & Human Services


SB 1240 LaMantia

Relating to requiring the Sunset Advisory Commission to assess the efforts of certain state agencies to reduce disparities in outcomes in the performance of agency functions.

Business & Commerce


SB 1241 LaMantia

Relating to the permissible use of the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program for certain mental health services.

Education


SB 1242 LaMantia

Relating to training for employees and operators of certain child-care facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 1243 Huffman

Relating to the franchise tax treatment of certain broadband grants made for the purposes of broadband deployment in this state.

Finance


SB 1244 Huffman

Relating to the amount of the fee imposed on certain sexually oriented businesses that is allocated to the sexual assault program fund and the allocation of certain other revenue to that fund; authorizing an increase in the amount of a fee.

Finance


SB 1245 Huffman

Relating to contributions to, benefits from, and the administration of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.

Finance


SB 1246 Huffman

Relating to the investment authority of certain state agencies and the confidentiality of certain information related to those investments.

Finance


SB 1247 Hughes

Relating to the delivery of cottage food by mail.

Health & Human Services


SB 1248 Flores

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of smuggling of persons.

Criminal Justice


SB 1249 Hancock

Relating to the establishment of a living organ donor education program.

Health & Human Services


SB 1250 Bettencourt

Relating to the powers of the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 110; providing authority to impose a fee and impose fines and penalties.

Local Government


SB 1251 Bettencourt

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a school district to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rate.

Local Government


SB 1252 Bettencourt

Relating to the text of ballot propositions that increase taxes.

Local Government


SB 1253 Bettencourt

Relating to number of races displayed on an electronic system ballot screen at a time.

State Affairs


SB 1254 Bettencourt

Relating to a notice of the delivery of provisional ballots.

State Affairs


SB 1255 Hughes/ Perry

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by a charitable organization that is engaged in providing housing and related facilities and services to persons who are at least 62 years of age.

Local Government


SB 1256 Hughes

Relating to the establishment by regional education service centers of committees to evaluate teacher shortages.

Education


SB 1257 Creighton

Relating to the unlawful disclosure of an autopsy image or other visual depiction; creating a criminal offense.

Criminal Justice


SB 1258 Creighton

Relating to the eligibility of certain retired firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical services providers to purchase continued health benefits coverage.

Local Government


SB 1259 Creighton

Relating to the maximum judgment amount awarded by a justice court in certain civil cases regarding the repair of residential rental property.

Jurisprudence


SB 1260 Creighton

Relating to certain contracts regarding airports and associated air navigation facilities operated by or on behalf of a local government.

Transportation


SB 1261 Paxton

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

Education


SB 1262 Menéndez

Relating to a substitute teaching requirement for each member of the senate and the house of representatives.

Administration


SB 1263 Parker

Relating to the issuance of title to a salvage pool operator for certain motor vehicles.

Transportation


SB 1264 Parker

Relating to the issuance of disabled parking placards to certain day activity and health services facilities that transport persons with a disability.

Transportation


SB 1265 Parker

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

Finance


SB 1266 Parker

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed in a disaster area or an evacuated area.

Criminal Justice


SB 1267 Parker

Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of operation of a stash house; increasing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 1268 Johnson

Relating to the payment of insurance deductibles for property insurance claims.

Business & Commerce


SB 1269 Hughes

Relating to admissibility of certain evidence in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

State Affairs


SB 1270 Gutierrez

Relating to eligibility for membership and funding of benefits for certain law enforcement, custodial, and other peace officers.

Finance


SB 1271 Gutierrez

Relating to the retirement eligibility of certain peace officers who are members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Finance


SB 1272 Johnson

Relating to a study on reforms to the Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act.

Health & Human Services


SB 1273 Hughes

Relating to the authority of a court to grant a motion for a new trial in certain criminal cases.

Criminal Justice


SB 1274 Gutierrez/ Alvarado/ Blanco/ Eckhardt/ Hinojosa/ et al.

Relating to regulating certain firearm transfers, possession of certain firearms, and protective orders prohibiting possession of a firearm; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.

State Affairs


SB 1275 Hancock

Relating to facility fees charged by certain health care providers; providing an administrative penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 1276 Johnson

Relating to revised fiscal notes.

Finance


SB 1277 Parker

Relating to health benefit coverage for certain fertility preservation services under certain health benefit plans.

Health & Human Services


SB 1278 Bettencourt

Relating to certain public facilities used to provide affordable housing.

Local Government


SB 1279 Huffman

Relating to the release on personal bond of certain defendants with a mental illness or an intellectual disability.

Criminal Justice


SB 1280 Johnson

Relating to the applicability of certain laws to assistance provided to an individual in obtaining an abortion outside of this state.

State Affairs


SB 1281 Hughes

Relating to prohibiting the denial of a driver's license renewal for failure to appear in court, failure to pay a fine or cost, or failure to satisfy a judgment.

State Affairs


SB 1282 Springer

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Mental Health Care Enterprise Fund and the granting of license reciprocity to certain mental health professionals.

Health & Human Services


SB 1283 Springer

Relating to the issuance of certain air permits for facilities attached to mines and quarries.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1284 Springer

Relating to the portion of the fee for certain vehicle safety inspections that is remitted to the state.

Transportation


SB 1285 Johnson

Relating to newborn or infant testing for congenital cytomegalovirus.

Health & Human Services


SB 1286 Schwertner

Relating to prompt payment deadlines for health benefit plan claims affected by a catastrophic event.

Health & Human Services


SB 1287 King

Relating to the cost of interconnecting certain electric generation and energy storage facilities with the ERCOT transmission system.

Business & Commerce


SB 1288 Hancock/ et al.

Relating to the sale of spirit coolers by certain alcoholic beverage permittees.

State Affairs


SB 1289 Perry

Relating to the disposal of reclaimed wastewater.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1290 Perry

Relating to a study of the effects of the operation and disposal of solar, wind turbine, and energy storage equipment.

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs


SB 1291 King

Relating to the reimbursement of a municipality's expenses in a ratemaking proceeding for electric or gas utilities.

Business & Commerce


SB 1292 West

Relating to information reported through the Public Education Information Management System and to parents regarding disciplinary measures used by a public school.

Education


SB 1293 Hall

Relating to a prohibition on certain roadway projects and to the distribution of affordable housing funds to local governmental entities that violate that prohibition.

Transportation


SB 1294 Hall

Relating to accommodating a voter unable to enter a polling place.

State Affairs


SB 1295 Schwertner

Relating to the provision of information regarding distributed generation and certain electrical loads.

Business & Commerce


SB 1296 Schwertner

Relating to the approval of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects.

Business & Commerce


SB 1297 Zaffirini

Relating to observing standard time year-round and authorizing a statewide referendum allowing voters to indicate a preference for observing standard time year-round or observing daylight saving time year-round.

State Affairs


SB 1298 Hughes

Relating to requests for arbitration of certain billing disputes between health benefit plan issuers or administrators and out-of-network facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 1299 Hughes

Relating to the conduct of efficiency audits of state agencies.

Business & Commerce


SB 1300 Hughes

Relating to the disposition and removal of a decedent's remains.

State Affairs


SB 1301 Hughes

Relating to the state salary for retired judges.

Finance


SB 1302 Zaffirini

Relating to the creation of a suicide awareness and prevention, youth violence prevention, and social inclusion program for public school students.

Education


SB 1303 Middleton/ Creighton/ Kolkhorst

Relating to the issuance of a permit by the commissioner of the General Land Office for a wind power facility on coastal public land; authorizing a fee; providing a civil penalty.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1304 LaMantia

Relating to county and municipal regulation of automated external defibrillators.

Local Government


SB 1305 Nichols

Relating to the transfer of the ownership rights of the City of Nacogdoches in the Central Heights Water System to the Angelina and Neches River Authority.

Local Government


SB 1306 Hancock

Relating to the application of balance billing prohibitions and out-of-network dispute resolution procedures to certain self-insured or self-funded employee welfare benefit plans.

Health & Human Services


SB 1307 Hancock

Relating to multiple employer welfare arrangements.

Health & Human Services


SB 1308 Hancock

Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over an airport or military installation; creating a criminal offense.

Veteran Affairs


SB 1309 Middleton

Relating to prohibiting certain nonprofit state associations and organizations from providing training and insurance and risk pool contracts to public educational entities.

Education


SB 1310 Middleton

Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offense of intoxication manslaughter in certain circumstances.

Criminal Justice


SB 1311 Eckhardt

Relating to the creation of the Texas Transportation Electrification Council and the duties of that council.

Transportation


SB 1312 Eckhardt

Relating to the establishment of a task force to study the impact of the use of administrative segregation and disciplinary seclusion.

Criminal Justice


SB 1313 Eckhardt/ et al.

Relating to the confinement in a county jail of certain defendants who are incompetent to stand trial and to the compensation to the county for the costs of that confinement.

Finance


SB 1314 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Blanco/ Gutierrez/ LaMantia/ et al.

Relating to money awarded to providers of women's health services and family planning services, including the repeal of prohibitions on the provision of those services.

Health & Human Services


SB 1315 Eckhardt

Relating to the establishment of a computer science strategic advisory committee and a grant program for the professional development and training of computer science classroom teachers.

Education


SB 1316 Eckhardt

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

Local Government


SB 1317 Hughes

Relating to the provision of certain co-navigation services to individuals who are deaf-blind.

Health & Human Services


SB 1320 Sparks

Relating to state agency review of adopted rules.

Business & Commerce


SB 1321 Sparks

Relating to the regulation of certain transactions involving tubular steel used in the oil and gas industry.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


SB 1322 Menéndez

Relating to the purchase and sale of vintage distilled spirits by the holder of a package store permit or local distributor's permit.

State Affairs


SB 1323 Middleton

Relating to the verification of the status of certain driver's licenses before renting a motor vehicle.

Transportation


SB 1324 Middleton

Relating to the effect of an election at which the voters fail to approve or vote to reduce the ad valorem tax rate adopted by the governing body of a taxing unit.

Local Government


SB 1325 Alvarado

Relating to the notice given to certain victims of family violence.

Criminal Justice


SB 1662 Alvarado/ Miles/ Whitmire

Relating to public school system accountability.

Education


SB 1861 Bettencourt/ West

Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.

Education


SB 2032 Creighton

Relating to the authorization of certain adult high school charter school programs.

Education