SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Tuesday May 27, 2025 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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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. |
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Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system. |
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Relating to support for the development of the nuclear energy industry. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public schools. 1 Floor Amendment |
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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. |
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Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program; requiring registration. 7 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public schools. 1 Floor Amendment |
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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 |
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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 |
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Relating to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program. |
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Relating to verification of excused absences from public school for students with severe or life-threatening illnesses. |
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Relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the office hours of an election authority during an election period. |
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Relating to the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; authorizing fees. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to civil liability for online impersonation. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics. |
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Relating to the creation of a temporary educator certificate for educators certified by other states. |
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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. |
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Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges. |
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Relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out of a groundwater conservation district. |
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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. |
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Relating to the joint planning of desired future conditions in groundwater management areas. |
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Relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue service capabilities. |
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Relating to certain void marriages. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention. |
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Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the failure of certain sex offenders to comply with sex offender registration requirements. |
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Relating to the release of certain areas from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition or election. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to student union building fees at The University of Texas at El Paso. |
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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 |
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Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy. |
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Relating to the enforcement of a court order for possession of or access to a child and related order modifications. |
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Relating to prohibiting certain personal services performed by school district administrators; providing a civil penalty. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses involving the unlawful disclosure of a residence address or telephone number. |
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Relating to the liability of vaccine manufacturers that advertise a harmful vaccine. |
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Relating to the regulation of the provision of elective intravenous therapy. |
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Relating to court-ordered counseling in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship. |
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Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for certain health care services and the direction of utilization review by physicians. |
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Relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do not hold a bachelor's degree. |
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Relating to an early childhood integrated data system. |
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Relating to the sale, design, and manufacture of orthodontic devices. |
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Relating to a convenience fee for processing electronic payments for motor vehicles. |
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Relating to liability protections for commercial space flight and exploration. |
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Relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities. |
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Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in areas annexed by certain municipalities. |
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Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to certain charter school campuses or programs. |
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Relating to state agency purchasing methods and procedures, including a state agency multiple award contract purchasing procedure. |
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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. |
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Relating to disclosure under the public information law of certain contact information of a notary public that is maintained by the secretary of state. |
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Relating to the security of certain personal identifying information submitted to or retained by a state agency. |
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Relating to the Texas presidential library promotion program and funding for the program. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the occupational licensing of military service members, military veterans, and military spouses. |
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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: |
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Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex. |
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Relating to accommodating voters with a disability; creating a criminal offense. 2 Floor Amendments |
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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 |
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Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect. |
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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: |
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Recognizing the LOVB Austin Volleyball Women's professional team's championship win at the LOVB Pro Finals. |
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Returning House Bill No. 1240 to the Senate for further consideration. |
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