REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Monday

May 26, 2025

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 prohibiting the enactment of a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or imposing a tax on certain securities transactions.

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the terminology used in the Texas Constitution to refer to the partially landlocked body of water on the southeastern periphery of the North American continent.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Urging Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make spaceports eligible for tax-exempt private activity bonds.

Urging the federal government to take immediate action in addressing issues related to security at the border.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to the establishment of a grant program to support the disposition of deceased paupers' bodies.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to the reading and marking of a ballot by a person occupying a voting station or by the person's child.

Relating to the age at which a person may purchase or possess nitrous oxide.

Relating to liability of a cavern entity for injuries arising from certain activities.

Relating to the civil penalty for certain signs placed on the right-of-way of a public road.

Relating to municipal regulation of multifamily and mixed-use development on religious land.

Relating to protection for a public school employee's use of terms consistent with biological sex.

Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program.

Relating to lists of public real property suitable for use or to be developed for use as affordable housing by certain municipalities and counties.

Relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.

Relating to a prohibition on the use of public money by a school district to transport district students or employees to or from a polling place.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2360 in Starr County as the Jose Maria Longoria Sr. Memorial Highway.

Relating to the administration and operations of the state auditor's office.

Relating to applicability of certain prescription drug insurance laws to health benefit plans and pharmacy benefit managers.

Relating to required water pressure boosters for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

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

Relating to preparing and delivering precinct election returns; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to accepting an early voting ballot voted by mail; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to prohibiting the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises of certain sexually oriented businesses; creating a criminal offense; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the imposition by a municipality of a moratorium on property development in certain circumstances.

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to issue debt to purchase or lease property.

Relating to the effects of unresponsive insureds for a personal automobile insurance policy.

Relating to the creation of the Texas technology and innovation program.

Relating to genetic information security for residents of this state; providing a civil penalty; providing a private cause of action.

Relating to the course levels offered at Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College.

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

Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Efficiency Council.

Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the commissioning of peace officers by the Texas Education Agency, the composition of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center, and public school safety and security requirements and resources.

Relating to coverage for mental health conditions and substance use disorders under certain governmental health benefit plans.

Relating to anticompetitive and other unlawful practices and to certain required disclosures relating to credit card transactions; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to establishment of a shared savings program for health maintenance organizations and preferred provider benefit plans.

Relating to the required disclosure of certain financial relationships in civil actions regarding the activities of United States defense contractors.

Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the review of claims and recovery of overpayments by Medicaid recovery audit contractors.

Relating to the issuance of a certified birth record to a homeless individual.

Relating to the regulation of technical and clerical errors contained in registrations and reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission and the commission's authority regarding the imposition of certain penalties.

Relating to the contents and filing of personal financial statements with the Texas Ethics Commission and the removal of certain information in certain statements from public view.

Relating to the definition of a governmental body for the purposes of the public information law.

Relating to discovery requirements in a criminal case.

Relating to the view of the State Capitol.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for participating in a riot while wearing a mask or other face covering.

Relating to access to criminal history record information that relates to providers and provider applicants under Medicaid and other public benefits programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.

Relating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs to remove debris or wreckage on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.

Relating to the regulation of combative sports by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to committing the criminal offense of endangering a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual by engaging in certain conduct involving a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

Relating to the transition of certain veterans' mental health initiatives from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to the Texas Veterans Commission.

Relating to the route designation for a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles that serve a deepwater seaport in a county that borders the United Mexican States.

Relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property.

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

Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to the definition of a project financing zone for the purposes of certain municipalities that use certain tax revenue to fund convention center facilities, multipurpose arenas, venues, and related infrastructure.

Relating to the operation of a concrete crushing facility near a hospital.

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.

Relating to the restrictions on political activities of a county elections administrator.

Relating to the accrual of interest on overdue child support.

Relating to the eligibility of certain at-risk developments to receive low income housing tax credits.

Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.

Relating to the compensation of counsel appointed to provide representation and services to indigent individuals in criminal and juvenile proceedings.

Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.

Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.

Relating to the sale of certain e-cigarettes in this state and a directory of e-cigarette manufacturers and their products; authorizing fees; authorizing administrative and civil penalties; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the public information law.

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

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.

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.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects.

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue and certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project by certain municipalities.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects.

Relating to the storage of alcoholic beverages by an airline passenger transportation permittee.

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

Relating to the regulation of certain political communications, a prohibition on electioneering by school district and open-enrollment charter school officials and employees, and the authorization of action by the commissioner of education against a school district that initiates certain actions or proceedings; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of unlawfully publishing a vote.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue from a hotel and convention center project.

Relating to reconstitution of the petit jury wheel and grand juror and petit juror qualifications in certain counties.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 258; 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 River 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 Craver Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management 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 Water Control and Improvement District No. 7; 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 a public school student's numerical class rank.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Memorial Highway.

Relating to certain powers, limitations, and duties of a municipality and county in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality and the unincorporated area of the county.

Relating to the protection of personal identifying information of certain persons in the judicial system; authorizing a civil right of action; creating criminal offenses.

Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 259; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties.

Relating to the scheduling of the first day of school for students by school districts.

Relating to request for public information for legislative purposes; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the allocation of housing tax credits to developments within proximate geographical areas.

Relating to the authority of an owner of property that qualifies for an exemption as a historic or archaeological site to protest the allocation of the appraised value of the property between the land and the improvements to the land.

Relating to power duration requirements in emergency contingency plans adopted by end stage renal disease facilities.

Relating to the allocation of housing tax credits to developments within proximate geographical areas.

Relating to certain health care transaction fees and payment claims; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the resident status, tuition rates, certain financial support, and certain documentation requirements for students enrolled at public institutions of higher education, including students not lawfully present in the United States.

Relating to cooperation by economic development program participants with local workforce development boards.

Relating to the establishment of the Cross-Agency Employment Resource Initiative to coordinate and optimize certain employment services and resources in this state.

Relating to certain prohibitions in relation to a student organization at a public institution of higher education receiving financial support from a foreign adversary.

Relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher education.

Relating to the creation of the Hills of Walnut Creek Municipal Utility District of Parker County; 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 a property owner to obtain an injunction restraining the collection of ad valorem taxes by a taxing unit if the taxing unit adopts a tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate and subsequently takes an action that constitutes a material deviation from the stated purpose of the tax increase.

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.

HOUSE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to prohibiting the regulation of home school programs.

Relating to the construction of structures exceeding a certain height in certain counties containing national wildlife refuges and in adjacent counties; authorizing injunctive relief.

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to requiring contracts with Medicaid managed care organizations to permit the organizations to offer nutrition counseling and instruction services in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services.

Relating to the recovery of certain costs associated with a gas utility's plant, facilities, or equipment placed in service.

Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 258; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to authorizing a beneficiary designation that transfers a manufactured home classified as personal property at the owner's death.

Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals younger than 65 years of age to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans.

Relating to border protection agreements between this state and the United Mexican States.

Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by a death investigation professional.

Relating to requiring owners or operators of commercial passenger bus services to provide certain notifications to residents concerning operations.

Relating to the disposal or storage of high-level radioactive waste.

Relating to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.

Relating to the compensation and professional representation of prospective student athletes and student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education.

Relating to the creation of the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 40; 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, and validating certain acts and proceedings of, the Creedmoor Municipal Utility District.

Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders in certain counties.

Relating to the name of and appointment of directors for the Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District.

Relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions.

Relating to the election and resignation of and filling of vacancies on the board of commissioners of the Brazoria Drainage District No. 4.

Relating to the operation of Wood County Central Hospital District of Wood County, Texas.

Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Quantum Initiative.

Relating to motor fuel measuring, quality, and testing standards.

Relating to the provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for certain Texas Task Force 1 members and intrastate fire mutual aid system team and regional incident management team members, including the removal of coverage for nongovernment members.

Relating to the filing and release of record of a unilateral memorandum of contract concerning residential property.

Relating to the manner of solicitation of bids for certain purchases by the comptroller of public accounts and state agencies.

Relating to the circumstances in which a rental company may void a damage waiver for a rental vehicle.

Relating to the open meetings law.

Relating to certain trade practices related to life insurance, annuity contracts, and accident and health coverage.

Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Relating to disclosures for certain commercial sales-based financing transactions, the effect of certain commercial sales-based financing contract provisions, and the registration of commercial sales-based financing brokers; authorizing a fee and providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.

Relating to the required approval by the State Preservation Board of certain traffic changes near the State Capitol.

Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain municipalities that receive municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue and other money from a local park board of trustees.

Relating to the rights and liabilities of the owner of the surface estate of the tract of land on which a well to be plugged or replugged by the Railroad Commission of Texas is located.

Relating to the powers, duties, and governance of the Starr County Drainage District, the change of the name of the Starr County Drainage District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District, the dissolution of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District, and the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 7; 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. 259; 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. 70; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the validation of the creation of and certain acts of the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1.

Relating to the creation of the Hills of Walnut Creek Municipal Utility District of Parker County; 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 Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 405 to exclude territory; validating and confirming all previous acts of the district.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 286; 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, and authority to issue bonds of the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 12 related to roads.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 263; 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, and validating certain acts and proceedings of, the Driftwood Conservation District.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 263; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the issuance of a single license for a hospital and a mobile stroke unit of the hospital.

Relating to certain reports required to be prepared or submitted by or in collaboration with the Health and Human Services Commission or submitted to the governor or a member of the legislature under the Health and Safety Code.

Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for certain health care services and the direction of utilization review by physicians.

Relating to an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan, including temperature regulation, for assisted living facility residents during an emergency; providing penalties.

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.

Relating to notice provided by a chemical dependency treatment facility to the parent, managing conservator, or guardian of a minor refused admission to the facility.

Relating to the applicability of certain laws requiring health care cost disclosures by health benefit plan issuers and administrators.

Relating to the fee amounts prescribed by the secretary of state for expedited commercial and business record searches or filings and the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for veteran-owned businesses.

Relating to the release of certain areas from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition or election.

Relating to the creation of the Sayers Ranch 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 Fannin County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the election of directors for and the authority to issue bonds of the Johnson County Special Utility District.

Relating to the creation of the River 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 issuance by the Texas Medical Board of certain licenses to practice medicine and the authority of an insured to select certain license holders under the insured's health policy; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees.

Relating to investigations of certain cybercrimes.

Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking of persons, and compelling prostitution.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of indecent assault against a disabled or elderly individual.

Relating to the video recording of a deposition taken of the testimony of certain elderly or disabled persons in a criminal case.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain violations of certain court orders or conditions of bond in cases involving family violence, child abuse or neglect, sexual assault or abuse, indecent assault, stalking, or trafficking.

Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of attempted capital murder of a peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty; changing eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision.

Relating to the use of metal or body armor while committing certain offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.

Relating to temporary vehicle tags and the offense of tampering with a governmental record.

Relating to plans for the management and inspection of distribution poles.

Relating to funding of excess losses and operating expenses of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; authorizing an assessment; authorizing a surcharge.

Relating to certain authorities of the adjutant general for procurement and construction.

Relating to creating the Texas State Guard Professionalization Task Force.

Relating to the creation of the Fenske Road Municipal Utility District of Harris County; 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 Pura Vida Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Colmena Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees.

Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management 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 Craver Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

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

Relating to supplemental benefits for retired firefighters and peace officers diagnosed with certain diseases or illnesses.

Relating to a severance tax exemption for oil and gas produced from certain previously inactive restimulation wells; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the eligibility of members of the State Board of Education and their dependents to participate in the state employees group benefits program.

Relating to the installation and operation of intermediate bulk container recycling facilities; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the establishment of the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program.

Relating to requirements for certain funding of aviation facilities and projects.

Relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system as memorial highways and bridges and to certain memorial markers and designations on certain highways.

Relating to providing notice of a vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility by publication on a third-party Internet website.

Relating to issuance of specialty license plates for certain United States Army Rangers.

Relating to the registration of frac tanks; authorizing a fee.

Relating to regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking lot vendors and solicitors.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 345 in San Benito as the Lieutenant Milton Resendez Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway.

Relating to the dismissal of a criminal charge related to the illegal hunting of certain deer; authorizing fees.

Relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out of a groundwater conservation district.

Relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue service capabilities.

Relating to the compensation of the directors of the Texana Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to the dedication and management of water rights placed in the Texas Water Trust.

Relating to the regulation of artesian water wells by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to the procedural requirements applicable to interbasin transfers of water involving the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District.

Relating to a temporary prohibition on the authorization by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the use of a Class V injection well for certain aquifer storage and recovery projects.

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

Relating to the issuance of and fee for a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles on certain routes in Hidalgo County and the use of those fees for the payment of the costs of constructing and maintaining certain of those routes.

Relating to risk mitigation planning and associated liability for providers of electric service; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to proof of the identity of a child's parents in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to a restriction on permits authorizing direct discharges of waste or pollutants into water in certain river segments and drainage areas.

Relating to the text on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail and other balloting materials.

Relating to the authority of an independent school district to change the date of the general election for officers.

Relating to the restriction of access by minors to sexually explicit materials in municipal public library collections; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the enforcement of a court order for possession of or access to a child and related order modifications.

Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.

Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs.

Relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Relating to the maximum amount of operating capital retained in a licensed authorized organization's charitable bingo account.

Relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.

Relating to the authority to cancel certain elections on a measure to authorize the issuance of bonds.

Relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.

Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.

Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun.

Relating to the office hours of an election authority during an election period.

Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residents related to governmental officials or candidates for political office.

Relating to address information contained on reports of political contributions and expenditures made available on the Internet by the Texas Ethics Commission.

Relating to accommodating voters with a disability; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of credit card or debit card information.

Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.

Relating to competitive requirements for a procurement by a municipality for lobbying, government relations, or similar services.

Relating to the financial crimes intelligence center.

Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children.

Relating to the applicability of lobbyist registration requirements to persons engaged in certain foreign transactions or lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the authority of a groundwater conservation district to regulate groundwater withdrawals from certain wells and the review of the duties of a groundwater conservation district by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to the artificial intelligence division within the Department of Information Resources.

Relating to prohibiting single source continuum contractors and child-placing agencies from imposing certain requirements on or adopting certain policies and procedures related to relative and designated caregivers.

Relating to duties of the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services in relation to certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, including in regard to the electronic transmission of certain information.

Relating to restrictions on the fee assessed for issuance of certain birth records.

Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices, the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation, and the prosecution of certain related criminal offenses.

Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.

Relating to the regulation of the provision of elective intravenous therapy.

Relating to expedited credentialing of certain federally qualified health center providers by Medicaid managed care organizations.

Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Marriage and Family.

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

Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect.

Relating to the regulation of food service establishments, including retail food stores and mobile food vendors; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated application service.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Information Resources, including the composition of the governing body of the department and, in collaboration with the comptroller, the administration of state assistance opportunities.

Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.

Relating to creation of a grant program for certain peace officers who hold a master proficiency certificate.

Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.

Relating to venue in certain actions involving private transfer fees for real property.

Relating to the use of a wireless communication device at a polling place.

Relating to the sealing of certain documents alleged to contain trade secrets.

Relating to the timely billing of health care services related to a personal injury claim.

Relating to liability protections for commercial space flight and exploration.

Relating to a civil cause of action for fraudulent crowdfunding.

Relating to the storage of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a passenger transportation permit.

Relating to authorized activities of a brewer's or nonresident brewer's license holder; authorizing a fee increase.

Relating to reconstitution of the petit jury wheel and grand juror and petit juror qualifications in certain counties.

Relating to the carrying of handguns by tactical medical professionals while on duty providing support to tactical units of law enforcement agencies.

Relating to the protection of personal identifying information of certain individuals in the judicial system; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the penalty for the crime of election fraud; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Relating to the liability of a motorized off-road vehicle entity for injuries arising from certain activities.

Relating to permits for mobile food service establishments operating in certain counties.

Relating to assistance in the investigation of certain open meetings offenses by the open records division of the attorney general's office.

Relating to a school psychologist licensed under the Occupations Code.

Relating to prohibiting a person required to register as a sex offender from serving as a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.

Relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of emergency notifications at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.

Relating to a study on changes to performance tier funding for dual credit or dual enrollment courses under the public junior college state finance program and the capacity of the state's workforce to teach dual credit or dual enrollment courses.

Relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention.

Relating to the business court.

Relating to the establishment of the governor's task force on the governance of early childhood education and care.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.

Relating to the information included on an identification card issued to certain retired peace and law enforcement officers.

Relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.

Relating to procedures for a commissioners court to close, abandon, or vacate certain county roads.

Relating to the creation and operation of a science park district in certain counties.

Relating to the creation of the Texas future fund and the Texas future fund investment review board and to the permissible uses of money in the Texas future fund.

Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the amount and allocation of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education and to the permissible uses of that money.

Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations.

Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties.

Relating to the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public schools.

Relating to certain void marriages.

Relating to prohibiting a public institution of higher education from partnering with certain private entities for the construction of a student housing facility.

Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public schools.

Relating to civil liability of property owners relating to motorcycle instruction and training courses.

Relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment of a written instrument.

Relating to student union building fees at The University of Texas at El Paso.

Relating to the security of certain personal identifying information submitted to or retained by a state agency.

Relating to disclosure under the public information law of certain contact information of a notary public that is maintained by the secretary of state.

Relating to the regulation of code enforcement officers and code enforcement officers in training.

Relating to state agency purchasing methods and procedures, including a state agency multiple award contract purchasing procedure.

Relating to the repeal of an unused definition and a chapter heading formerly regulating membership dues.

Relating to the omission or redaction of certain personal information from certain real property records.

Relating to public access to the mailing address and electronic mail address designated by a governmental body to receive a request for public information under the public information law.

Relating to group property and casualty insurance policies.

Relating to the application of the open meetings law and public information law to government information related to certain cybersecurity measures.

Relating to telework for state employees.

Relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities.

Relating to the availability of certain working papers and electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and technical examiners under the public information law.

Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line.

Relating to reporting and auditing requirements for digital asset service providers.

Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to certain charter school campuses or programs.

Relating to the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.

Relating to the regulation of transportation protection agreements.

Relating to repairs made pursuant to a residential or manufactured home tenant's notice of intent to repair and the provision of notice regarding a residential or manufactured home tenant's security deposit.

Relating to the payment of funds under certain construction contracts.

Relating to the electronic submission of inspection reports and filing fees for the inspection of elevators, escalators, and related equipment.

Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.

Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the commissioning of peace officers by the Texas Education Agency, the composition of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center, public school safety and security requirements and resources, and the reporting of child abuse or neglect by public school employees.

Relating to prohibiting certain personal services performed by school district administrators; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to verification of excused absences from public school for students with severe or life-threatening illnesses.

Relating to civil liability for online impersonation.

Relating to an alcoholic beverage tax credit for certain liquor or malt beverage byproducts donated for agricultural use in this state.

Relating to the liability of vaccine manufacturers that advertise a harmful vaccine.

Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in areas annexed by certain municipalities.

Relating to the Texas presidential library promotion program and funding for the program.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the failure of certain sex offenders to comply with sex offender registration requirements.

Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.

Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses involving the unlawful disclosure of a residence address or telephone number.

Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state.

Relating to the creation of a temporary educator certificate for educators certified by other states.

Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.

Relating to support for the development of the nuclear energy industry.

Relating to an early childhood integrated data system.

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to resident tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education for certain students in military-related programs.

Relating to the occupational licensing of military service members, military veterans, and military spouses.

Relating to court-ordered counseling in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to the creation of a study group to evaluate the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.

Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program; requiring registration.

Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative.

Relating to health benefit plan coverage of telemedicine, teledentistry, and telehealth appointments with an originating site or distant site located outside this state.

Relating to the sale, design, and manufacture of orthodontic devices.

Relating to the suspension or revocation of a hotel's certificate of occupancy by a municipality for suspected human trafficking.

Relating to required lease terms for public property leased to a nongovernmental entity.

Relating to a convenience fee for processing electronic payments for motor vehicles.

Relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do not hold a bachelor's degree.

Relating to automobile liability insurance requirements for transportation network company drivers.

Relating to a property and casualty self-insurance pool for certain religious institutions; authorizing fees; providing administrative penalties.

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

Relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by remote communication.

Relating to the authority of the Wood County Central Hospital District of Wood County, Texas, to provide brain and memory care services to residents of the hospital district through the creation and operation of brain and memory health care services districts.

Relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in certain counties.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.

Relating to operation by certain nonprofit organizations of certain regional health care programs for employees of small employers.

Relating to the requirements for certain court orders in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to the provision of direct patient care by physicians and health care practitioners.

Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.

Relating to the applicability of the public information law, including the disclosure of information in the possession, custody, or control of certain governmental bodies.

Relating to the creation of the Lake Houston Dredging and Maintenance District; providing the authority to issue bonds.

Relating to the authority of a special utility district to issue a public security.

Relating to diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic equipment.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.

Relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property.

Relating to an exception to certain reporting requirements for health care providers reviewing selected cases for the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

Relating to the regulation of the practice of pharmacy.

Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis.

Relating to the voluntary relinquishment of parental rights, adoption, and the regulation of child-placing agencies.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Urging Congress to move NASA's headquarters to Houston.

Expressing support for the expansion of the warship manufacturing industry in Texas.

Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for border security costs incurred under Operation Lone Star.