REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Thursday

May 29, 2025

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to the authority of the legislature to determine that certain federal directives are unconstitutional and to prohibit certain government officers and employees from enforcing or assisting in the enforcement of the directive.

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

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

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

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

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

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 motor fuel measuring, quality, and testing standards.

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

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

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

Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children.

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

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 reporting and auditing requirements for digital asset service providers.

Relating to the regulation of transportation protection agreements.

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

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

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

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 the regulation of the practice of pharmacy.

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

Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas.

Relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Cole Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas.

Relating to the promotion and sale of wine produced in this state; creating a farm winery permit; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the review of school districts by the Sunset Advisory Commission.

Relating to the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children and other protections for certain military dependents enrolled in a public school.

Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.

Relating to measures to support kindergarten readiness and early literacy and numeracy skills for public school students and to funding to support those measures.

Relating to the availability and use of airway clearance devices at public school campuses.

Relating to a sick leave pool for public school employees.

Relating to the venue for the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving theft.

Relating to placement on the minimum salary schedule and service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public school career or technology education teachers.

Relating to the training of prospective grand jurors and to grand jury proceedings.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Urging Congress to move NASA's headquarters to Houston.

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

Designating April as Promise Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

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.