Senate Floor Action for 5/27/2025

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Tuesday

May 27, 2025




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


HJR 7 (CS)Harris/ Hunter/ Martinez/ Kitzman/ Metcalf/ et al. SP: Perry/ et al.

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.


HB 4 (CS)Buckley/ Bernal/ Ashby/ Frank/ Cook/ et al. SP: Bettencourt/ et al.

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


HB 14 (CS)Harris/ et al. SP: Schwertner/ et al.

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

2 Floor Amendments


HB 27 (LC)King/ Garcia, Linda/ et al. SP: Flores/ et al.

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

1 Floor Amendment


HB 42 (CS)Wilson/ Shaheen/ Tinderholt/ Howard/ VanDeaver/ et al. SP: Huffman/ et al.

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.


HB 46 (CS)King/ Moody/ Oliverson/ Plesa/ Lalani/ et al. SP: Perry/ et al.

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

7 Floor Amendments


HB 100 (LC)Leo Wilson/ Buckley/ Dutton/ Davis, Aicha/ Plesa/ et al. SP: Middleton

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

1 Floor Amendment


HB 126 Tepper/ Ashby/ Davis, Aicha SP: Creighton/ et al.

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.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 150 (CS)Capriglione/ Bonnen/ Hefner/ Lujan/ Lopez, Ray/ et al. SP: Parker

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Cyber Command and the transfer to it of certain powers and duties of the Department of Information Resources.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 322 (LC)Guillen/ et al. SP: Zaffirini/ et al.

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


HB 367 (LC)Rosenthal/ Oliverson/ Simmons/ Plesa/ Kerwin SP: Menéndez/ et al.

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


HB 500 (CS)Bonnen SP: Huffman/ et al.

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

1 Floor Amendment


HB 640 (LC)Bumgarner/ Bucy/ Shaheen/ Isaac/ DeAyala/ et al. SP: Parker

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


HB 705 (LC)Wilson SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 783 Lalani/ Darby SP: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"/ et al.

Relating to civil liability for online impersonation.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 1105 Cole/ Howard/ Ward Johnson/ Talarico/ Guillen/ et al. SP: Eckhardt/ et al.

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


HB 1178 (CS) (LC)Cunningham/ Bumgarner/ Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra SP: Campbell

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


HB 1211 (CS) (LC)Lujan/ Bhojani/ Lalani/ LaHood/ González, Mary/ et al. SP: Menéndez/ et al.

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.


HB 1234 (LC)Guillen/ et al. SP: Hagenbuch

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

1 Floor Amendment


HB 1506 (LC)Ashby/ et al. SP: King

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


HB 1690 (CS) (LC)Gerdes SP: Kolkhorst/ et al.

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


HB 1871 Dyson/ Wharton/ Louderback/ Wilson/ Cook/ et al. SP: Schwertner/ et al.

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.


HB 2078 (LC)Gerdes/ Isaac SP: Perry

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


HB 2128 (LC)Spiller/ King/ Orr/ Lujan/ Luther/ et al. SP: Hagenbuch/ et al.

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


HB 2240 (LC)Dutton SP: Zaffirini

Relating to certain void marriages.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 2243 (CS)Oliverson/ Allen/ Buckley/ Ashby/ Hickland/ et al. SP: Creighton

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


HB 2407 Capriglione SP: Hagenbuch/ et al.

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


HB 2512 Geren SP: King

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

2 Floor Amendments


HB 2853 (CS)Perez, Vincent/ Moody/ Morales, Eddie/ Ordaz SP: Blanco

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


HB 2854 Anchía/ Rose/ Phelan/ Cook/ Buckley/ et al. SP: West

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.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 3000 King/ Ashby/ Phelan/ Frank/ Landgraf/ et al. SP: Perry/ et al.

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

1 Floor Amendment


HB 3057 (LC)Landgraf SP: Sparks/ et al.

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


HB 3181 (LC)Dutton SP: Paxton

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


HB 3372 Metcalf/ Leo Wilson SP: Middleton/ et al.

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

1 Floor Amendment


HB 3425 Capriglione/ Moody/ Curry/ Plesa/ Noble SP: Zaffirini

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


HB 3441 Luther/ Leach/ LaHood/ Longoria/ Schofield/ et al. SP: Hall/ et al.

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


HB 3749 (LC)Orr/ Oliverson/ Lalani/ Howard/ VanDeaver/ et al. SP: Campbell

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


HB 3783 (CS) (LC)Hull/ Orr/ Slawson/ Holt/ Dutton/ et al. SP: Parker

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


HB 3812 (LC)Bonnen/ Oliverson/ Jones, Venton/ et al. SP: Hancock/ et al.

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


HB 3923 (LC)Bell, Keith/ Cook/ Ordaz/ Bowers/ Fairly/ et al. SP: Parker/ et al.

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


HB 3963 (CS) (LC)Capriglione/ Bhojani/ Hull SP: Paxton/ et al.

Relating to an early childhood integrated data system.


HB 4070 (LC)Johnson/ Ashby/ Darby/ Harless/ Villalobos/ et al. SP: Campbell/ et al.

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


HB 4134 (LC)Lujan SP: Menéndez

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


HB 4157 (LC)Bonnen SP: Hinojosa, Adam/ et al.

Relating to liability protections for commercial space flight and exploration.


HB 4211 (CS) (LC)Noble/ Leach/ Hunter/ Metcalf/ et al. SP: Hughes/ et al.

Relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities.


HB 4449 Smithee SP: Sparks

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


HB 4623 (CS)Little/ Dutton/ Leo Wilson/ et al. SP: Paxton/ et al.

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

1 Floor Amendment


HB 4638 (LC)Bonnen SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 4687 (LC)Gervin-Hawkins/ Leo Wilson SP: Bettencourt

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


HB 4748 (LC)Curry SP: Zaffirini

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


HB 4795 (LC)Noble/ Campos SP: Hancock

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.


HB 5093 (LC)Bhojani/ Moody/ Hayes/ Schofield/ Johnson SP: Birdwell

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


HB 5129 (LC)Noble/ Bell, Cecil/ Capriglione/ Shaheen/ Zwiener SP: Alvarado

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


HB 5616 (CS) (LC)Howard/ Meyer/ Dyson/ Kerwin/ Morales, Eddie/ et al. SP: Johnson/ et al.

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

1 Floor Amendment


HB 5629 (LC)Wilson SP: Sparks/ et al.

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


HB 5699 (LC)Schofield SP: Huffman

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.


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


HB 229 Troxclair/ Swanson/ Slawson/ Hull/ Leach/ et al. SP: Middleton/ et al.

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


HB 521 Guillen/ et al. SP: Paxton

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

2 Floor Amendments


HB 1056 (CS)Dorazio/ Hunter/ Capriglione/ Raymond/ Harris/ et al. SP: Hughes/ et al.

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.

2 Floor Amendments


HB 1106 Shaheen/ Wharton/ Barry/ Capriglione/ Luther/ et al. SP: Hall/ et al.

Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect.


HB 5138 (CS)Shaheen/ Metcalf/ Leach/ Noble/ Hull/ et al. SP: Hughes/ et al.

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


The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 583 Eckhardt/ Cook/ Johnson/ Zaffirini

Recognizing the LOVB Austin Volleyball Women's professional team's championship win at the LOVB Pro Finals.


SCR 52 Hinojosa, Adam SP: Guillen

Returning House Bill No. 1240 to the Senate for further consideration.


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