SENATE FLOOR ACTION

Wednesday

May 17, 2023

The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass:

Relating to the time for processing a municipal building permit application.

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

Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs.

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

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

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

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

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

Relating to standardized training for election officers.

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

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

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

1 Floor Amendment

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

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 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 the management of a declared state of disaster.

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

Relating to the statewide all payor claims database.

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 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.

1 Floor Amendment

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 the criteria for media production development zone recognition.

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

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

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

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to annual financial reports submitted by state agencies.

1 Floor Amendment

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

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.

1 Floor Amendment

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

1 Floor Amendment

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

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.

The Senate suspended the regular order, read third time and finally passed:

Relating to the requirements to obtain a residential wireman license.

Relating to residential construction liability.

Relating to teacher requirements for high quality prekindergarten programs.

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

The Senate suspended the regular order, read the second time, and passed to third reading:

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

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

The Senate adopted the following resolutions:

In memory of of Keren Ella Shalom Leal.

Recognizing May 17, 2023, as Vietnamese American Day.

The Senate concurred in House amendments to the following:

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.

Relating to requirements for and charges for service from public drinking water supply systems.

Relating to an instrument that names a trust as a party.

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.

Relating to municipal and county hotel occupancy taxes.

Relating to the adoption of a climate policy in a municipal charter.

Relating to the initial registration and inspection period for certain rental vehicles; authorizing fees.

The Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee on the following:

Relating to the rights of victims, guardians of victims, and close relatives of deceased victims in the criminal justice system.

The Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee on the following:

Relating to the regulation of the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumers' personal data by certain business entities; imposing a civil penalty.

The Senate adopted conference committee reports on the following bills:

Relating to the value of a residential dwelling offered or awarded as a prize at a charitable raffle.

Relating to broadband development.

The following bills were passed on the Local and Uncontested Bills Calendar:

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.

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

Relating to policies and procedures regarding children placed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a residential treatment center or qualified residential treatment program.

Relating to the administration of the Texas Innovative Adult Career Education (ACE) Grant Program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Relating to a property right in DNA; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to requiring semiannual school safety meetings in certain counties.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain records containing applicant or student information that are held by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

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.

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. 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. 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. 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 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 Fannin Farms Municipal Utility District of Fannin County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Stanley Lake Municipal Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

Relating to the presidential electors of this state.

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

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

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

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

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

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 the sale of fireworks before and during the Diwali holiday.

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

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

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

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

Relating to the statewide interagency aging services coordinating council.

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

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

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

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

Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony.

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

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

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

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

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

Relating to claims for reimbursement between marital estates.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Relating to trusts.

Relating to designating September 30 as Vanessa Guillén Day.

Relating to computerized fee records in criminal cases.

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

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

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

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

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 use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 the use of certain lighting equipment on authorized emergency vehicles.

Relating to the regulation of state banks.

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

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

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

Relating to the packaging requirements for certain donated prescription drugs.

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 donors of certain unused prescription drugs.

Relating to the redistribution of donated prepackaged prescription drugs.

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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 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 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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Designating Port Arthur as the official Cajun Capital of Texas 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.

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 Floresville as the official Peanut Capital of Texas.

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

The following bills were removed from the Local and Uncontested Bills Calendar:

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

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

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

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

Relating to annual financial reports submitted by state agencies.

Committee referral on the following:

Relating to the regulation of horse and greyhound racing by the Texas Racing Commission.

State Affairs

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

Local Government

Relating to an appraisal procedure for disputed losses under personal automobile insurance policies.

Business & Commerce

Relating to implementation of an express lane option for determining eligibility and enrolling certain individuals in Medicaid or the child health plan program.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the automatic expunction of all records and files related to arrests for certain misdemeanor offenses.

State Affairs

Relating to the continuation and duties of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force and establishment of a mandatory training program for peace officers on responding to reports of child sexual abuse and adult sexual assault.

Criminal Justice

Relating to the relocation, adjustment, and ownership of commercial signs.

Transportation

Relating to the operation of the physician-patient relationship with respect to certain medically necessary services.

State Affairs

Relating to civil asset forfeiture proceedings, to the seizure and forfeiture of certain property, and to the reporting and disposition of proceeds and property from civil asset forfeiture.

State Affairs

Relating to the referral of certain proceedings to an associate judge and requests for reimbursement of all or part of an associate judge's or interpreter's salary.

State Affairs

Relating to the use of certain on-site sewage disposal systems.

Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Relating to the powers and duties of a personal bond or personal bond and pretrial supervision office.

State Affairs

Relating to a study evaluating this state's business advantages, economic climate, and workforce readiness, and a report on attracting offshore wind energy supply chain industries to this state.

Natural Resources & Economic Development

Committee re-referral on the following:

Relating to the provision of lifeguards by certain municipalities and counties on public beaches.

Re-referred from Natural Resources & Economic Development to Finance

Relating to the regulation of athletic trainers.

Re-referred from Business & Commerce to Health & Human Services