Senate Floor Action for 3/18/2025

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Tuesday

March 18, 2025




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


SJR 18 Perry/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 11 Middleton/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Campbell/ Creighton/ et al.

Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.


SB 441 Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"/ et al.

Relating to civil liability for the production, solicitation, disclosure, or promotion of artificial intimate visual material.

1 Floor Amendment


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


SB 10 King/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Campbell/ Creighton/ et al.

Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.


SB 18 Hughes/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Campbell/ Creighton/ et al.

Relating to prohibiting municipal libraries that host certain events from receiving state or other public funding.


SB 412 (CS)Middleton/ et al.

Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.


SB 495 Sparks/ et al.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Insurance to adopt rules that implement or are based on certain environmental, social, and governance models, ratings, or standards.

1 Floor Amendment


The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 238 Huffman

Recognizing March 18, 2025, as Matagorda County Day at the State Capitol.


SR 264 Zaffirini

Recognizing the 62nd anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright.


SR 266 Hancock

Congratulating the Texas Rangers for winning a Major League Baseball World Series Championship in 2023.


SR 267 Eckhardt/ Alvarado/ Cook/ Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"/ Johnson/ et al.

Extending best wishes to all those participating in the festivities of Holi.


SR 268 Johnson/ Eckhardt/ West

Expressing support for the protection of COFA islanders residing in Texas, reaffirming their rights afforded under the Compacts of Free Association, and recognizing March 18, 2025, as COFA Day in Texas.


SR 270 West

Recognizing March 18, 2025, as Omega Psi Phi Day at the State Capitol.


SR 271 Parker/ Birdwell/ Blanco/ Cook/ Creighton/ et al.

Recognizing March 17, 2025, as Profound Autism Awareness Day.


SR 272 Perry

Honoring the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Concho Valley on its 60th anniversary.


SR 278 Hagenbuch

Recognizing March 18, 2025, as Grayson County Day.


Committee re-referral on the following:


SB 1169 Hinojosa, Adam

Relating to public utility agencies; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments.

Re-referred from Local Government to Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


(CS)COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE