SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Tuesday March 18, 2025 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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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 |
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Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools. |
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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: |
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Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. |
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Relating to prohibiting municipal libraries that host certain events from receiving state or other public funding. |
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Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children. |
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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: |
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Recognizing March 18, 2025, as Matagorda County Day at the State Capitol. |
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Recognizing the 62nd anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright. |
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Congratulating the Texas Rangers for winning a Major League Baseball World Series Championship in 2023. |
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Extending best wishes to all those participating in the festivities of Holi. |
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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. |
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Recognizing March 18, 2025, as Omega Psi Phi Day at the State Capitol. |
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Recognizing March 17, 2025, as Profound Autism Awareness Day. |
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Honoring the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Concho Valley on its 60th anniversary. |
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Recognizing March 18, 2025, as Grayson County Day. |
Committee re-referral on the following: |
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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 |
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