Senate Floor Action for 5/22/2025

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Thursday

May 22, 2025




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


HB 6 (CS)Leach/ Harris/ Buckley/ Metcalf/ Hull/ et al. SP: Perry/ et al.

Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.

10 Floor Amendments


HB 581 (LC)González, Mary/ Lalani/ Garcia, Linda/ et al. SP: Hughes/ et al.

Relating to the creation of artificial sexual material harmful to minors.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 1393 Metcalf/ Ashby/ McQueeney/ Bucy/ Curry/ et al. SP: Bettencourt/ et al.

Relating to daylight saving time.


HB 1734 (LC)Orr/ Manuel/ Bowers/ et al. SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the transfer of court files in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which continuing, exclusive jurisdiction is transferred.


HB 2286 (LC)Craddick SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the renewal of a certificate of registration by certain interior designers.


HB 2467 VanDeaver SP: Hall

Relating to the compensation and benefits for certain peace officers commissioned by the state fire marshal.


HB 2468 (LC)Harris/ et al. SP: Parker

Relating to the right of a purchaser to terminate a contract of purchase and sale of real property for failure to provide notice that the property is located in a public improvement district.


HB 2495 (CS) (LC)Dutton/ Rodríguez Ramos SP: Zaffirini

Relating to certain rights of a child or a parent or the sole managing conservator of a child in relation to the child's enrollment in school.


HB 2529 Dean/ et al. SP: Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the annual state salary supplement for certain county judges.


HB 2564 (LC)Wilson SP: King/ et al.

Relating to the evaluation of Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant applications.


HB 2765 (LC)Guillen SP: Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the Rural Economic Development and Investment Program and the Texas economic development fund.


HB 2898 (LC)Frank SP: Hagenbuch

Relating to requirements for certain meteorological evaluation towers.


HB 3146 (LC)Bumgarner SP: Zaffirini

Relating to certain hearings conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.


HB 3348 (CS) (LC)Patterson/ Plesa/ Richardson/ Troxclair SP: Parker/ et al.

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

2 Floor Amendments


HB 3800 (LC)Orr/ Shofner/ et al. SP: Sparks

Relating to an advisory board established to develop a resource guide that facilitates collaboration in identifying and addressing local health care workforce needs.


HB 4341 (CS) (LC)McLaughlin SP: King

Relating to critical infrastructure facility emergency response maps and the critical infrastructure emergency response map grant program.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 4386 (CS) (LC)Wharton SP: Parker

Relating to the exchange or surrender of an annuity contract.


HB 4490 (LC)Smithee/ et al. SP: Bettencourt

Relating to an exemption from required disclosure of information related to the next of kin of deceased persons.


HB 5057 (LC)Landgraf SP: Nichols

Relating to exclusive contracts for municipal solid waste management services.


HB 5323 (LC)King/ et al. SP: Hancock/ et al.

Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Waste Advisory Committee.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 5534 (LC)Wilson/ Leo Wilson SP: Schwertner

Relating to the electronic posting of notices and agendas for meetings of the commissioners court of a county.


HB 5668 (LC)Spiller SP: Parker

Relating to the powers and duties of the Far North Fort Worth Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Tarrant and Wise Counties; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.


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


HB 2 (CS)Buckley/ Bernal/ Guillen/ et al. SP: Creighton/ et al.

Relating to public education and public school finance.

4 Floor Amendments


HB 2715 Curry/ Cook SP: Middleton/ et al.

Relating to the removal from office of certain officers of political subdivisions.


The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 530 Paxton

In memory of Gerald Todd Wimpee.


SR 552 Hughes

Recognizing Soules Food on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.


The Senate concurred in House amendments to the following:


SB 482 (LC)Alvarado/ Blanco/ Cook/ Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"/ et al. SP: Harless

Relating to the offenses of assault, harassment, and interference with public duties committed against certain employees or agents of a utility.


SB 493 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst/ et al. SP: Wharton

Relating to protection of certain disclosures and communications by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefits.


SB 841 (LC)Hughes SP: Harless

Relating to the beneficiaries of trust funds paid or received in connection with an improvement on specific real property.


SB 912 (LC)Blanco/ et al. SP: Guillen

Relating to the verification of health care practitioner continuing education compliance through the establishment of continuing education tracking systems.


SB 1241 (CS) (LC)Middleton/ et al. SP: Leo Wilson/ Shaheen/ et al.

Relating to the consideration of college entrance examinations for admission to certain public institutions of higher education and a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding those examinations.


SB 1350 (CS) (LC)Hughes/ et al. SP: Leach

Relating to a commission to coordinate celebrations of the bicentennial anniversary of Texas' independence.


SB 1388 (CS)Kolkhorst/ et al. SP: Frank/ Spiller/ et al.

Relating to family support services provided under a Health and Human Services Commission program.


SB 1559 (LC)Zaffirini SP: Thompson

Relating to conflicts between a protective order and certain other orders and to the transfer of a protective order.


SB 1951 Paxton SP: Button

Relating to the imposition of a penalty for failure to timely file a rendition statement or property report with the chief appraiser of an appraisal district.


SB 2143 (CS) (LC)Perry/ et al. SP: Lopez, Ray

Relating to the authority of a county to commission certain individuals as peace officers and establish certain law enforcement agencies.


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


SB 2155 Perry SP: Kitzman/ Bell, Keith/ et al.

Relating to the regulation of veterinary professionals and facilities by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and the temporary administration of the board by the Department of Licensing and Regulation.


Committee referral on the following:


HB 205 Cortez

Relating to the eligibility for grants for alternative fueling facilities.

Finance


HB 220 Ordaz/ Orr/ Rose/ Frank/ Howard/ et al.

Relating to the care provided to sexual assault survivors by health care facilities.

State Affairs


HB 561 Lopez, Ray/ et al.

Relating to the eligibility of certain local governmental entities affected by the realignment of defense worker jobs or facilities to receive grants.

Economic Development


HB 2078 Gerdes/ Isaac SP: Perry

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

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs


HB 2300 Lalani

Relating to the distribution of hookahs; creating a criminal offense.

State Affairs


HB 2652 Ordaz/ Moody/ González, Mary/ Morales, Eddie/ Perez, Vincent

Relating to establishing a certified caregiver pilot program in the Borderplex workforce development area.

Economic Development


HB 3335 Cole

Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of surplus and salvage property to a civic or charitable organization.

Local Government


HB 3441 Luther/ Leach/ LaHood/ Longoria/ Schofield/ et al.

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

State Affairs


HB 4212 Curry/ González, Mary/ Barry/ Garcia, Josey/ Bell, Keith/ et al.

Relating to the establishment, administration, and use of the Texas land, water, and wildlife conservation account.

Natural Resources


HB 4879 King/ et al.

Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies in testing certain substances suspected of containing delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol.

State Affairs


HB 5228 Ward Johnson/ Johnson/ Leach/ Simmons

Relating to the collection of certain incident-based data reported to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

Criminal Justice


HB 5616 Howard/ Meyer/ Dyson/ Kerwin/ Morales, Eddie/ et al.

Relating to the Texas presidential library promotion program and fund.

Economic Development


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