TWENTY-FIFTH DAY --- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019
The house met at 10:02 a.m. and was called to order by the speaker.
The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Record 46).
Present — Mr. Speaker(C); Allen; Allison; Anchia; Anderson; Ashby; Beckley; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Calanni; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Coleman; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cyrier; Darby; Davis, S.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Deshotel; Dominguez; Dutton; Farrar; Fierro; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Harless; Harris; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Israel; Johnson, E.; Johnson, J.D.; Johnson, J.E.; Kacal; King, K.; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Leach; Leman; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Middleton; Miller; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Noble; Oliverson; Ortega; Pacheco; Paddie; Parker; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Sanford; Schaefer; Shaheen; Sheffield; Sherman; Shine; Smithee; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Turner, C.; Turner, J.; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Wray; Wu; Zedler; Zerwas; Zwiener.
Absent — Bailes; Smith.
The invocation was offered by Mark Hughes, pastor, Greater Life Church, Webster, as follows:
Eternal God and our refuge, we pause before engaging in the business of the hour to acknowledge our need of you, to seek your guidance and help for the duties of the day. Save this moment from being a mere nod to formality or custom, and make it significant to the outcome of today. We are grateful for our rich heritage, to forefathers, which reside even today as witnessing spirits over the activities of these chambers. May we ever be attentive to our freedoms, forged by patriots on the anvil of sacrifice and service, so that their sacrifices and service be not made in vain. Save us from the pride that cannot acknowledge our accountability to the past and the blindness that does not see our responsibilities to the future of our liberties. Direct the wise and noble members of this house into the best paths and policies to pursue for the welfare of our families and our futures. Help us filter through the rhetoric and the divisive nature of our debates and divine a better way. Let us act in ways so that those who look to this place have a stronger faith in our system of government. May we not be so deafened by our politics that we cannot hear the heart of reason or the voice of wisdom, neither so panicked by the problems before us that we fail to act resolutely in the faith of mankind. Make it clear to all of us what is the right thing to do. Let our want of answers press us ever toward you.
Give us the grace to lay aside rancor for reconciliation, acrimony for agreement, grievances for goodwill, lest their corrosive acids devour our peace and destroy our hopes. Give us a new spirit, a fresh vision, a new hope for our labors. Let love speak in this chamber today---love of country, love of state, love of our freedoms, love of peace, love of people---lest we should become "forgers of lies and physicians of no value." May an evidence of your presence be felt in the debate and decisions made. In every chamber, at every desk, let the whisper of your counsel be heard. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
The chair recognized Representative Middleton who led the house in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
A message from the senate was received at this time (see the addendum to the daily journal, Messages from the Senate, Message No. 1).
(Smith now present)
(Zerwas in the chair)
CAPITOL PHYSICIAN
The chair recognized Representative Israel who presented Dr. Larry Kravitz of Austin as the "Doctor for the Day."
The house welcomed Dr. Kravitz and thanked him for his participation in the Physician of the Day Program sponsored by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.
ADDRESS BY REPRESENTATIVE BIEDERMANN
The chair recognized Representative Biedermann who addressed the house, speaking as follows:
This is a tribute to the Alamo. Remember, today is the day that the battle took place. So today is the 183rd anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo. In the early morning hours of March 6, 1836, the Mexican forces surrounded the Alamo and made their final assault. By 6:30 a.m., all the defenders were dead. Before the battle, Travis sent a letter to the people of Texas and all Americans in the world. His letter said:
"The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken. I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, and our flag still waves proudly from the walls. I shall never surrender or retreat. . . .
The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily and will no doubt increase to 3,000 or 4,000 in four or five days. . . . I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible and die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor and that of his country. Victory or Death."
Colonel William Travis asked Jim Bowie, So Jim, what are you fighting for? And Jim responded, To be like an American, where the people own the government. You see, Santa Ana thinks he owns the people. I don't like being owned, and I'm kind of particular about that thing. Well, we all should be particular about that kind of thing here in the legislature. And once again there's a battle for the Alamo, and once again it is about a controlling government and its people. The first battle was fought by 181 defenders standing against government tyranny. Today, the battle should be fought by 181 Texas legislators to honor the men who sacrificed their lives for Texas independence. Will we stand up and fight to defend the Alamo? The defenders stood up for us. Are we going to stand up for them? Don't move the cenotaph, the monument to our defenders. God bless Texas.
HR 736 - ADOPTED
(by Rose)
Representative Rose moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 736.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 736, In memory of Barbara Joyce Parker Williams of Dallas.
HR 736 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote.
On motion of Representative Geren, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 736 as signers thereof.
(Goldman in the chair)
HR 100 - ADOPTED
(by T. King)
Representative T. King moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 100.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 100, In memory of Bernard Duane Baker of Hondo.
HR 100 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote.
On motion of Representative Raymond, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 100 as signers thereof.
HR 620 - ADOPTED
(by Harless)
Representative Harless moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 620.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 620, In memory of Narda Rignault Martin of Spring.
HR 620 was read and was unanimously adopted by a rising vote.
On motion of Representative Toth, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 620 as signers thereof.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Harless who introduced family members of Narda Rignault Martin.
HR 114 - ADOPTED
(by Leach and Button)
Representative Leach moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 114.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 114, In memory of Officer David Charles Sherrard of the Richardson Police Department.
HR 114 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote.
On motion of Representative Button, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 114 as signers thereof.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Leach who introduced Nicole Sherrard, wife of Officer David Charles Sherrard, and representatives of the Richardson Police Department.
(Bailes now present)
HR 606 - ADOPTED
(by Button, Leach, and Ramos)
Representative Button moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 606.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 606, Recognizing March 6, 2019, as Richardson/Telecom Corridor Legislative Day at the State Capitol.
HR 606 was adopted.
HR 80 - ADOPTED
(by Harris)
Representative Harris moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 80.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 80, Recognizing March 6, 2019, as Navarro County Day at the State Capitol.
HR 80 was adopted.
HR 357 - ADOPTED
(by Dean)
Representative Dean moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 357.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 357, Congratulating the Longview High School football team on winning the 2018 UIL 6A Division 2 state championship.
HR 357 was adopted.
On motion of Representative Holland, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 357 as signers thereof.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Dean who introduced coaches and players of the Longview High School football team and alumnus Matthew McConaughey.
HR 631 - ADOPTED
(by Hunter, Herrero, Lozano, and Morrison)
Representative Hunter moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 631.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 631, Recognizing March 6, 2019, as Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Day at the State Capitol.
HR 631 was adopted.
On motion of Representative Herrero, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 631 as signers thereof.
HR 639 - ADOPTED
(by Lucio)
Representative Lucio moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 639.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 639, Recognizing March 6, 2019, as Harlingen-San Benito Day at the State Capitol.
HR 639 was adopted.
HR 591 - ADOPTED
(by Middleton)
Representative Middleton moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 591.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 591, Recognizing March 6, 2019, as Galveston County Day at the State Capitol.
HR 591 was adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Middleton who introduced a delegation from Galveston County.
HR 651 - ADOPTED
(by Stephenson)
Representative Stephenson moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 651.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 651, Recognizing March 6, 2019, as Jackson County Day at the State Capitol.
HR 651 was adopted.
HR 76 - ADOPTED
(by Lozano)
Representative Lozano moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 76.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 76, Recognizing March 6, 2019, as San Patricio County Day at the State Capitol.
HR 76 was adopted.
On motion of Representative Hunter, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 76 as signers thereof.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Lozano who introduced a delegation from San Patricio County.
HR 180 - ADOPTED
(by Raymond)
Representative Raymond moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 180.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 180, Commemorating the 30th anniversary of Uni-Trade Group in Laredo and honoring its founder, Eduardo Garza Robles.
HR 180 was adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Raymond who introduced Eduardo Garza Robles and his wife, Juanita.
HR 733 - ADOPTED
(by Nevárez)
Representative Nevárez moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 733.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 733, Recognizing March 6 and 7, 2019, as Eagle Pass Legislative Days at the State Capitol.
HR 733 was adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Nevárez who introduced a delegation from Eagle Pass.
HR 616 - ADOPTED
(by Canales)
Representative Canales moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 616.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 616, Honoring the City of Edinburg for its history and achievements.
HR 616 was adopted.
On motion of Representative Lozano, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 616 as signers thereof.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Canales who introduced a delegation from Edinburg.
HR 489 - ADOPTED
(by Howard, C. Turner, Zerwas, G. Bonnen, and Lozano)
Representative Howard moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 489.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 489, Recognizing Dr. Raymund A. Paredes for his 15-year tenure as Texas commissioner of higher education.
HR 489 was adopted.
On motion of Representative C. Turner, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 489 as signers thereof.
INTRODUCTION OF GUEST
The chair recognized Representative Howard who introduced Dr. Raymund A. Paredes.
HR 697 - ADOPTED
(by Tinderholt, Krause, C. Turner, Stickland, and Zedler)
Representative Tinderholt moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 697.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 697, Recognizing March 6, 2019, as The University of Texas at Arlington Day at the State Capitol.
HR 697 was adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Tinderholt who introduced representatives of The University of Texas at Arlington.
HR 191 - ADOPTED
(by Tinderholt, Krause, Stickland, C. Turner, and Zedler)
Representative Tinderholt moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 191.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 191, Congratulating The University of Texas at Arlington on being designated a Purple Heart University by the Military Order of the Purple Heart Department of Texas.
HR 191 was adopted.
HR 384 - ADOPTED
(by Muñoz)
Representative Muñoz moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 384.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 384, Honoring Flora Flores of Mission for her 45 years of service with H-E-B.
HR 384 was adopted.
HR 195 - ADOPTED
(by Flynn)
Representative Flynn moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 195.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 195, Congratulating James and Margaret Ragan of Sulphur Springs on their 60th wedding anniversary.
HR 195 was adopted.
HR 210 - ADOPTED
(by Flynn)
Representative Flynn moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 210.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 210, Congratulating Tommy and Jo Evans of Sulphur Springs on their 50th wedding anniversary.
HR 210 was adopted.
HR 645 - ADOPTED
(by Flynn)
Representative Flynn moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 645.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 645, Congratulating the Hopkins County Fire Department on the occasion of its 20th anniversary.
HR 645 was adopted.
(Guillen in the chair)
CONGRATULATORY AND MEMORIAL CALENDAR
The following congratulatory resolutions were laid before the house:
SCR 6 (VanDeaver - House Sponsor), Congratulating the Honorable Bobby Lockhart on his retirement as judge of the 102nd District Court in Texas.
SCR 8 (Hefner - House Sponsor), Honoring James R. Cowart for his service as justice of the peace for Smith County Precinct 5.
SCR 11 (Paddie - House Sponsor), Commemorating the 75th anniversary of Bear Creek Smokehouse in Marshall.
SCR 14 (VanDeaver - House Sponsor), Commending James Henry Russell for his service as president of Texarkana College.
HCR 21 (by Craddick), Congratulating the Honorable Rodney W. Satterwhite on his retirement from the 441st Judicial District Court.
HCR 22 (by Craddick), Congratulating the Honorable Mike Bradford on his retirement as Midland County judge.
HCR 27 (by Craddick), Congratulating Glen Hackler on his retirement as Andrews city manager.
HCR 28 (by Craddick), Congratulating Dr. Michael Miller of Midland on his retirement from Permian Cardiology.
HR 12 (by Raymond and Howard), Congratulating Drew Brees on becoming the NFL's all-time leader in passing yardage.
HR 14 (by Raymond), Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the first broadcast of Lonesome Dove and commending the performances of Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones.
HR 15 (by Oliverson), Congratulating the Houston Astros on winning the 2017 World Series.
HR 22 (by White), Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Jasper-Lake Sam Rayburn Area Chamber of Commerce.
HR 31 (by Guillen), Congratulating Marco Arevalo on his first-place finish in the 3A boys' shot put at the 2018 UIL Track & Field State Meet.
HR 32 (by Guillen), Congratulating Melenie Lissette Gonzalez for winning the conjunto category at the 2018 Texas Folklife Big Squeeze Accordion Contest.
HR 33 (by Reynolds), Congratulating Lina Hidalgo on her election as Harris County Judge.
HR 34 (by Reynolds), Congratulating Adrian Garcia on his election as the Harris County commissioner for Precinct 2.
HR 35 (by Reynolds), Congratulating O'Neil Williams on his election as judge of the Fort Bend County 268th District Court.
HR 36 (by Reynolds), Congratulating Sherman Hatton Jr. on his election as judge of Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6.
HR 37 (by Reynolds), Congratulating Teana Watson on her election as judge of Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 5.
HR 38 (by Reynolds), Congratulating Toni Wallace on her election as judge of Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 4.
HR 39 (by Reynolds), Congratulating Juli Mathew on her election as judge of Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 3.
HR 40 (by Reynolds), Congratulating Brian Middleton on his election as Fort Bend County District Attorney.
HR 41 (by Reynolds), Congratulating Ken DeMerchant on his election as Fort Bend County Commissioner for Precinct No. 4.
HR 42 (by Reynolds), Congratulating KP George on his election as Fort Bend County Judge.
HR 43 (by Reynolds), Congratulating Vashaundra Edwards on her election to the Missouri City Council.
HR 44 (by Reynolds), Congratulating Yolanda Ford on her election as mayor of Missouri City.
HR 45 (by Reynolds), Congratulating Reginald Pearson on his appointment to the Missouri City Council.
HR 52 (by Reynolds), Congratulating the Thurgood Marshall High School football team on advancing to the UIL 5A Division 2 state championship game.
HR 53 (by Reynolds), Congratulating Chris Preston on his reelection to the city council of Missouri City.
HR 54 (by Reynolds), Congratulating Daryl L. Smith on his election as Fort Bend County constable for Precinct 2.
HR 55 (by Reynolds), Congratulating Beverly McGrew Walker on her election as Fort Bend County district clerk.
HR 57 (by Bailes), Recognizing February 20, 2019, as Cleveland Day at the State Capitol.
HR 59 (by Bailes), Recognizing February 26, 2019 as Dayton Day at the State Capitol.
HR 60 (by Reynolds), Recognizing February 5, 2019, as Houston Area Urban League Day at the State Capitol.
HR 61 (by Y. Davis), Congratulating the African American Museum on 25 years at Fair Park in Dallas.
HR 67 (by Reynolds), Congratulating Frank J. Fraley on his election as judge of the 240th District Court.
HR 74 (by Dutton), Congratulating Lillian Bryant of Houston on her 75th birthday.
HR 76 was previously adopted.
HR 77 (by Lozano), Recognizing April 10, 2019, as Kleberg County Day at the State Capitol.
HR 78 (by Lozano), Recognizing March 13, 2019, as Bee County Day at the State Capitol.
HR 80 was previously adopted.
HR 81 (by Holland), Congratulating the members of American Heritage Girls Troop TX3170 in Frisco on their receipt of the President's Volunteer Service Award.
HR 84 (by White), Congratulating the Newton High School football team on winning the 2018 UIL 3A Division 2 state championship.
HR 85 (by White), Commending W. T. Johnston on his achievements as head coach of the Newton High School football team.
HR 86 (by Longoria), Congratulating Landry Gilpin of Mission Veterans Memorial High School on receiving the 2018 Mr. Texas Football Player of the Year Award.
HR 88 (by C. Turner), Commemorating the dedication of the Mansfield ISD Dr. Sarah K. Jandrucko Academy for Early Learners.
HR 94 (by Hernandez), Recognizing members of the 2018-2019 Galena Park ISD Superintendent's Student Advisory Board on the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol.
HR 98 (by Springer), Commemorating the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration hosted by the City of Gainesville.
HR 103 (by White), Congratulating Alyssa Franklin on the birth of her daughter, Ava Marie Spikes, on January 1, 2019.
HR 101 (by Harris), Honoring Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz for his contributions to the agricultural industry in Texas.
HR 106 (by Martinez), Congratulating Bradley Forrest Cowan on his retirement as county agricultural extension agent for Hidalgo County.
HR 107 (by Clardy), Congratulating deputy police chief Kenny Byrd on his retirement from the Henderson Police Department.
HR 108 (by Clardy), Congratulating Phil Cory on his retirement as mayor of the city of Tatum.
HR 112 (by Y. Davis), Congratulating the Bishop Dunne High School football team on winning the 2018 TAPPS Division I state championship.
HR 117 (by Price), Recognizing May 2, 2019, as National Day of Prayer in Texas.
HR 120 (by Y. Davis), Honoring Dr. Stephen L. Mansfield for his service as president and CEO of Methodist Health System.
HR 125 (by Blanco), Congratulating Khalid Donnel Robinson of El Paso on his successful career in the music industry.
HR 130 (by Muñoz), Honoring Leadership Mission on the occasion of the group's visit to the State Capitol.
HR 137 (by Price), Recognizing September 2019 as Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month.
HR 138 (by Patterson), Honoring the visiting delegation from The Colony on the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol on January 29, 2019.
HR 148 (by Muñoz), Congratulating Eddie Villarreal of La Joya High School on earning honorable mention selection to the 2018 Texas Associated Press Sports Editors 6A All-State Football Team.
HR 164 (by Shaheen), Congratulating Noah Timothy Platt of Boy Scouts of America Troop No. 226 in Plano on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 165 (by Shaheen), Commending the Honorable John Payton for his 28 years of service as Collin County justice of the peace.
HR 169 (by Ashby), Commending the Boys & Girls Clubs of Texas for the outstanding services that they provide to Texas youth and families.
HR 176 (by Israel), Congratulating David Blue Garcia on the success of his debut feature film, Tejano.
HR 177 (by Lambert), Recognizing the members of the Texas Midwest Community Network on their visit to the State Capitol.
HR 180 was previously adopted.
HR 182 (by Wray), Congratulating the Ovilla Christian School volleyball team on winning the 2018 TAPPS 2A state championship.
HR 183 (by Wray), Congratulating Connie Colston of Waxahachie on her retirement from the Nicholas P. Sims Library.
HR 191 was previously adopted.
HR 193 (by Flynn), Congratulating the Texas A&M University-Commerce football team on winning the 2017 NCAA Division II national championship.
HR 195 was previously adopted.
HR 197 (by Muñoz), Honoring the La Joya Independent School District.
HR 198 (by Israel), Congratulating Wells Branch Community Library on its receipt of a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts.
HR 200 (by Stucky), Recognizing May 4, 2019, as State Lineman Appreciation Day in Texas.
HR 208 (by Cole), Recognizing February 17 to 23, 2019, as National LULAC Week.
HR 210 was previously adopted.
HR 215 (by K. King), Congratulating the McLean High School football team on winning the 2018 UIL 1A Six-Man Division 1 state championship.
HR 221 (by Ashby), Congratulating Carson Ray of Groveton High School on winning the cutting competition at the 2018 National High School Rodeo Association Finals.
HR 222 (by Ashby), Congratulating the Lufkin All-Stars baseball team on winning the USA championship at the 2018 Junior League Baseball World Series.
HR 224 (by Thierry), Commemorating the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Evan E. Worthing High School in Houston.
HR 226 was previously adopted.
HR 228 (by Herrero), Paying tribute to the life of Selena Quintanilla Pérez on April 16, 2019, the 48th anniversary of her birth.
HR 229 (by Herrero), Paying tribute to the life of Selena Quintanilla Pérez on April 16, 2020, the 49th anniversary of her birth.
HR 232 was previously adopted.
HR 236 (by Springer), Congratulating the Compton Farm on its induction into the Texas Department of Agriculture Family Land Heritage Program.
HR 238 (by Springer), Commemorating the induction of the Rockin' S Ranch in Wheeler County into the Family Land Heritage Program.
HR 239 (by Springer), Congratulating Captain Ralph Conner on his retirement from Gainesville Fire Rescue.
HR 241 was previously adopted.
HR 242 (by P. King), Congratulating the Decatur High School volleyball team on winning the 2018 UIL 4A Division 1 state championship.
HR 243 (by P. King), Congratulating the football team from Trinity Christian Academy in Willow Park for winning the 2018 TAPPS Division III state championship.
HR 244 (by P. King), Congratulating the Aledo High School football team on winning the 2018 UIL 5A Division 2 state championship.
HR 245 (by J.D. Johnson), Commemorating the dedication of a Harris County Historical Marker at Rest Lawn Cemetery in Houston.
HR 246 (by J.D. Johnson), Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Fallbrook Church in Houston.
HR 247 (by Ashby), Recognizing CHI St. Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin on its receipt of a HeartCARE Center: National Distinction of Excellence designation from the American College of Cardiology.
HR 249 was previously adopted.
HR 230 (by Flynn), Congratulating Phil and Jane Smith of Sulphur Springs on their 50th wedding anniversary.
HR 234 (by Springer), Honoring Brian Young of Montague County for his heroism in rescuing a woman after a vehicle accident.
HR 237 (by Springer), Commemorating the induction of the Mason Family Farm in Garza County into the Family Land Heritage Program.
The resolutions were adopted.
REMARKS ORDERED PRINTED
Representative Biedermann moved to print his remarks on the Alamo.
The motion prevailed.
CONGRATULATORY AND MEMORIAL CALENDAR
(consideration continued)
The following memorial resolutions were laid before the house:
HR 13 (by Raymond), In memory of Rolando Solis of Laredo.
HR 28 (by White), In memory of Bobby Joe Hadnot of Jasper County.
HR 47 (by Clardy), In memory of Jack Raymond Stone.
HR 49 (by Clardy), In memory of Dr. Marjorie Roper of Bullard.
HR 48 (by Clardy), In memory of Judy Clifton Bowman Pitts of Nacogdoches.
HR 50 (by Clardy), In memory of U.S. Air Force Major General (Ret.) Michael John Butchko of Nacogdoches.
HR 70 (by Anchia, Y. Davis, Leach, J. Turner, and Meyer), In memory of Herbert David Kelleher, cofounder of Southwest Airlines.
HR 71 (by Capriglione), In memory of Jennifer Lynne Faltys of Southlake.
HR 72 (by Capriglione), In memory of Edna Nell Burch Black.
HR 82 (by Dutton), In memory of Walter Yates Sr.
HR 100 was previously adopted.
HR 109 (by Clardy), In memory of Robert Frank Faulkner of Tyler.
HR 110 (by Clardy), In memory of Carolyn Ericson of Nacogdoches.
HR 114 was previously adopted.
HR 133 (by Cole), In memory of Richard A. Overton of Austin.
HR 156 (by VanDeaver), In memory of Carl D. Kuhle of Bogata.
HR 184 (by Wray), In memory of Kenneth James Hayes of Malakoff.
HR 185 (by Wray), In memory of Harmon Avon Guthrie of Mabank.
HR 186 (by Wray), In memory of J. G. Savins.
HR 203 (by Burrows), In memory of Colorado City mayor Jim Baum.
HR 214 (by K. King), In memory of U.S. Army Sergeant Cameron A. Meddock of Spearman.
HR 219 (by Ashby), In memory of Louis Alan Bronaugh of Lufkin.
HR 220 (by Ashby), In memory of Julie Evelyn Dowell of Bullard.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted by a rising vote.
COMMITTEES GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Burrows moved that the house grant permission for all committees and subcommittees to meet while the house is in session, during bill referral today, pursuant to their committee postings or recess motions.
Permission to meet was granted.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
A message from the senate was received at this time (see the addendum to the daily journal, Messages from the Senate, Message No. 2).
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
Public Education, during bill referral today, 3W.9, for a formal meeting, to consider pending business.
PROVIDING FOR ADJOURNMENT
At 12:20 p.m., Representative Rose moved that, at the conclusion of the reading of bills and resolutions on first reading and referral to committees, the house adjourn until 4 p.m. Monday, March 11 in memory of Barbara Joyce Parker Williams of Dallas.
The motion prevailed.
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
AND REFERRAL TO COMMITTEES
RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEES
Bills and joint resolutions were at this time laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees. Resolutions were at this time laid before the house and referred to committees. (See the addendum to the daily journal, Referred to Committees, List No. 1.)
(Speaker in the chair)
ADJOURNMENT
In accordance with a previous motion, the house, at 1:23 p.m., adjourned until 4 p.m. Monday, March 11.
ADDENDUM
REFERRED TO COMMITTEES
The following bills and joint resolutions were today laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees, and the following resolutions were today laid before the house and referred to committees. If indicated, the chair today corrected the referral of the following measures:
List No. 1
HB 2050 (By Paddie), Relating to consent requirements for the prescription of certain psychoactive medications to residents of nursing facilities and related institutions.
To Human Services.
HB 2051 (By Murr), Relating to the carrying or possession of a handgun by a retired judicial officer and certain other governmental officials.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2052 (By Murr), Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for violations of the Antiquities Code of Texas.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 2053 (By Murr), Relating to organizations providing certain services and liability in connection with prescribed burns.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 2054 (By Rosenthal), Relating to the eligibility of certain municipalities to establish homestead preservation districts and reinvestment zones and to certain regulatory prohibitions applicable in those districts and zones.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 2055 (By E. Thompson), Relating to the provision of information regarding certain enforcement actions by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 2056 (By Price), Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 60 as the Martha Patillo Siv Parkway.
To Transportation.
HB 2057 (By Zerwas), Relating to supportive palliative care in the provision of home and community support services.
To Public Health.
HB 2058 (By Hernandez), Relating to the use of proceeds from criminal asset forfeiture to provide services to domestic victims of trafficking.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2059 (By Blanco), Relating to required human trafficking prevention training for health care practitioners and certain employees of health care facilities.
To Public Health.
HB 2060 (By Stephenson), Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 233; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 2061 (By Burns), Relating to the authority to issue an arrest warrant or citation for certain Class C misdemeanors committed by certain children on school property.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2062 (By Guerra), Relating to the provision and reimbursement of home telemonitoring services under Medicaid.
To Human Services.
HB 2063 (By Stickland), Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before Texas Independence Day, San Jacinto Day, and Cinco de Mayo.
To County Affairs.
HB 2064 (By Murphy), Relating to recovery of the funds of an estate delivered to the comptroller.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2065 (By Lucio), Relating to the use of general revenue appropriations for the artificial reef program.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 2066 (By Bohac), Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for the repair, remodeling, or maintenance of aircraft.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2067 (By Guerra), Relating to influenza information for residents of assisted living facilities.
To Human Services.
HB 2068 (By Nevárez), Relating to exemption from jury service of tribal council members of and legislative employees for certain tribal governments.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2069 (By Wray), Relating to the foreclosure of a lien on real property of a decedent.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2070 (By Stickland), Relating to the repeal of a provision governing the operation of jail commissaries in certain counties.
To County Affairs.
HB 2071 (By Howard), Relating to state agencies developing applications.
To State Affairs.
HB 2072 (By Wu), Relating to measures to facilitate the transfer, academic progress, and timely graduation of students in public higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 2073 (By Wu), Relating to a single common course numbering system for public institutions of higher education in this state.
To Higher Education.
HB 2074 (By Wu), Relating to prohibiting a public school counselor from being required to act in a disciplinary capacity in certain circumstances.
To Public Education.
HB 2075 (By Neave), Relating to the form of a candidate's name on a ballot.
To Elections.
HB 2076 (By Neave), Relating to methods of payment of rent and security deposits to residential landlords.
To Business and Industry.
HB 2077 (By Metcalf), Relating to the creation of the City of Conroe Municipal Management District No. 3; providing authority to issue bonds and impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 2078 (By Lozano), Relating to the coordination of the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 2079 (By Coleman), Relating to compensation under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act for certain expenses.
To Appropriations.
HB 2080 (By Coleman), Relating to family partners, family partner peer support services, and the provision of those services under the medical assistance program.
To Human Services.
HB 2081 (By Coleman), Relating to the availability of free prekindergarten programs in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 2082 (By Stucky), Relating to recovery audits of payments made by state agencies to vendors.
To State Affairs.
HB 2083 (By Smithee), Relating to the transfer of civil cases by the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2084 (By Cole), Relating to a reduction of the amount required to be paid by school districts with high enrollment of educationally disadvantaged students to achieve the equalized wealth level under the public school finance system.
To Public Education.
HB 2085 (By Dean), Relating to general procedures and requirements for a nonopioid directive.
To Public Health.
HB 2086 (By Dean), Relating to a controlled substance disposal program for pharmacies and certain health care facilities.
To Public Health.
HB 2087 (By Dean), Relating to Schedule II controlled substance prescriptions under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
To Public Health.
HB 2088 (By Dean), Relating to providing information regarding safe disposal of controlled substance prescription drugs.
To Public Health.
HB 2089 (By Coleman), Relating to a change of name and vital statistics information for an adult.
To Public Health.
HB 2090 (By Martinez), Relating to deputy sheriff civil service appeals of certain sheriff's department actions.
To County Affairs.
HB 2091 (By Ortega), Relating to the use of promotoras and community health workers in Medicaid managed care.
To Human Services.
HB 2092 (By Guillen), Relating to the issuance of a personal identification certificate to a person whose driver's license has been surrendered.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2093 (By E. Thompson), Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan surcharge.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 2094 (By E. Thompson), Relating to the administration of and funding for the Texas emissions reduction plan.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 2095 (By Coleman), Relating to the availability of certain behavioral health professionals at certain public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 2096 (By Krause), Relating to mandatory disclosure of third-party litigation financing agreements.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2097 (By Krause, C. Turner, Stickland, Tinderholt, and Zedler), Relating to a pilot program for the provision of health coverage for school district employees in certain school districts.
To Public Education.
HB 2098 (By Nevárez), Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the effects of the construction of a border wall on water quality in this state.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 2099 (By Lambert, Sheffield, Zerwas, Oliverson, and Lucio), Relating to modification of certain prescription drug benefits and coverage offered by certain health benefit plans.
To Insurance.
HB 2101 (By Capriglione), Relating to the regulation of reroofing contractors; providing administrative and civil penalties; authorizing fees; creating a criminal offense; requiring an occupational registration.
To Business and Industry.
HB 2102 (By Capriglione), Relating to the payment of insurance deductibles related to property insurance policies; creating criminal offenses.
To Insurance.
HB 2103 (By Capriglione), Relating to a prohibition on contractors acting as public insurance adjusters in certain circumstances.
To Insurance.
HB 2104 (By Frullo), Relating to a limitation on life insurance proceeds for terroristic acts.
To Insurance.
HB 2105 (By Shine), Relating to the territory and board of directors of the Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1; creating a criminal offense.
To Natural Resources.
HB 2106 (By Pacheco), Relating to certain activities near a polling place; changing the elements of certain criminal offenses.
To Elections.
HB 2107 (By Capriglione), Relating to information provided by a local health jurisdiction on food regulation.
To Public Health.
HB 2108 (By Rodriguez and Lambert), Relating to the regulation of cottage food production operations.
To Public Health.
HB 2109 (By Flynn), Relating to the right of recusal from the performance of certain marriage ceremonies.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2110 (By Shaheen), Relating to state agency measurement and management of customer satisfaction.
To State Affairs.
HB 2111 (By Pacheco), Relating to economic development, providing for an amendment to certain existing tax increment reinvestment zones to extend the duration of the zones.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2112 (By E. Thompson), Relating to salvage motor vehicles, including flood vehicles, and nonrepairable motor vehicles.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2113 (By Krause and Landgraf), Relating to the academic assessment of public school students.
To Public Education.
HB 2114 (By Martinez Fischer), Relating to health benefit plan coverage of preexisting conditions.
To Insurance.
HB 2115 (By Rosenthal), Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for firearm safety equipment.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2116 (By White and Reynolds), Relating to the inclusion of certain students as students at risk of dropping out of school.
To Public Education.
HB 2117 (By Martinez Fischer), Relating to the submission by telephonic facsimile or electronic transmission of an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.
To Elections.
HB 2118 (By Pacheco), Relating to the eligibility of persons finally convicted of certain criminal offenses for public elective office.
To Elections.
HB 2119 (By Cortez), Relating to the application for and loans from the Texas military value revolving loan account.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 2120 (By Leach), Relating to the operation and administration of and practice in courts in the judicial branch of state government.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2121 (By Bailes), Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of real property that includes improvements used for the noncommercial production of food for personal consumption.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2122 (By Harris), Relating to regulation of the production of retail public utility wells by a groundwater conservation district.
To Natural Resources.
HB 2123 (By Harris), Relating to authorizing petitions to change certain rules adopted by groundwater conservation districts.
To Natural Resources.
HB 2124 (By Bailes), Relating to the treatment for ad valorem tax purposes of property that was erroneously omitted from an appraisal roll in a previous year.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2125 (By Burns), Relating to the award of attorney's fees and other costs in certain suits involving a groundwater conservation district.
To Natural Resources.
HB 2126 (By K. King), Relating to height limitations for certain vehicles transporting seed cotton or cotton.
To Transportation.
HB 2127 (By Harris), Relating to the licensure and registration of persons engaged in certain activities pertaining to compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas containers and systems.
To Energy Resources.
HB 2128 (By K. King), Relating to a surcharge on certain telecommunications services.
To State Affairs.
HB 2129 (By Murphy), Relating to the extension of the expiration of certain parts of the Texas Economic Development Act.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2130 (By Walle), Relating to the duties of the court regarding a plea bargain agreement that requires a defendant to pay costs associated with court-appointed counsel.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2131 (By Walle), Relating to a public defender's investigation into a defendant's finances.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2132 (By Klick), Relating to the requirement that the comptroller of public accounts receive copies of orders adopted in connection with the administration of elections.
To Elections.
HB 2133 (By Klick), Relating to public access to certain hospital inspection and investigation information and materials.
To Public Health.
HB 2134 (By Klick), Relating to health care specialty consultations in certain child abuse or neglect investigations and assessments.
To Human Services.
HB 2135 (By Shine), Relating to retainage requirements for certain public works construction projects.
To State Affairs.
HB 2136 (By Schaefer), Relating to warning signs applicable to the carrying of weapons on the premises of certain holders of alcoholic beverage licenses and permits and to grounds for cancellation of those licenses and permits.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2137 (By Burns), Relating to an application made by certain retired state and federal officers to obtain a license to carry a handgun; waiving a fee.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2138 (By Goodwin and Pacheco), Relating to the minimum wage.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 2139 (By Goodwin), Relating to an annual adjustment to the basic allotment under the Foundation School Program to reflect inflation.
To Public Education.
HB 2140 (By Neave), Relating to creating an electronic application system for state student financial assistance.
To Higher Education.
HB 2141 (By Meza), Relating to restrictions on certain contributions by persons appointed to public office by the governor; creating a criminal offense.
To State Affairs.
HB 2142 (By Meza), Relating to participation in the countywide polling place program.
To Elections.
HB 2143 (By J. Turner), Relating to the eligibility of a first responder for workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder.
To Business and Industry.
HB 2144 (By J. Turner), Relating to peace officer instruction on veterans affected by trauma.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2145 (By J. Turner), Relating to continuing education requirements for public educators regarding suicide prevention training.
To Public Education.
HB 2146 (By Kacal), Relating to the carrying or possession of a handgun by and the issuance of handgun licenses to certain governmental officials.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2147 (By Dutton), Relating to the availability of financial information of nonprofit corporations for public inspection.
To Business and Industry.
HB 2148 (By Blanco), Relating to a study regarding the feasibility of implementing certain renewable energy standards.
To State Affairs.
HB 2149 (By Shaheen), Relating to the number of license plates to be issued for and displayed on certain motor vehicles.
To Transportation.
HB 2150 (By Goldman), Relating to a fishing license fee waiver for certain residents.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 2151 (By Muñoz), Relating to the use of extrapolation by a health maintenance organization or an insurer to audit claims.
To Insurance.
HB 2152 (By Kuempel), Relating to the delivery of alcoholic beverages from the premises of a mixed beverage permittee.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2153 (By Burrows), Relating to a single local use tax rate as an alternative to combined local use tax rates for computing the amount of local use taxes remote sellers are required to collect and to the allocation of tax revenue collected at that rate.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2154 (By Landgraf, Craddick, Nevárez, Paddie, and T. King), Relating to the allocation of certain constitutional transfers of money to the economic stabilization fund, the state highway fund, and the generate recurring oil wealth for Texas (GROW Texas) fund and to the permissible uses of money deposited to the generate recurring oil wealth for Texas (GROW Texas) fund.
To Appropriations.
HB 2155 (By Guerra), Relating to a grant program to reduce wait times for agricultural inspections of vehicles at ports of entry along the Texas-Mexico border.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 2156 (By Guerra), Relating to an exemption from licensing requirements for physicians associated with certain sports teams.
To Public Health.
HB 2157 (By Middleton), Relating to equal parenting orders in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2158 (By White), Relating to certain programs and services for inmates and state jail felony defendants, including the creation of a work release program and the availability of peer support services.
To Corrections.
HB 2159 (By Meyer), Relating to the correction of an ad valorem tax appraisal roll.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2160 (By Raymond), Relating to the qualification of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2161 (By Cole and Talarico), Relating to human sexuality education in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 2162 (By Cole), Relating to a study on the suitability of unused and underused public facilities for joint use by state and local governmental entities.
To State Affairs.
HB 2163 (By Bernal), Relating to the types of vehicles regulated as neighborhood electric vehicles.
To Transportation.
HB 2164 (By Burns), Relating to imposing civil and criminal penalties for prohibiting or otherwise restricting a peace officer or special investigator from carrying a weapon on certain premises open to the public; creating a criminal offense.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2165 (By Hernandez), Relating to the sale by certain alcoholic beverage permit or license holders of alcoholic beverages at a cost below the cost to the seller.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2166 (By Kacal), Relating to the administration of seed and plant certification in this state by the State Seed and Plant Certification Council and the Texas Crop Improvement Association.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 2167 (By Burrows), Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 181 in Gaines County as the Dell Ross Claiborne Memorial Highway.
To Transportation.
HB 2168 (By Allen), Relating to a trauma history assessment for certain defendants and inmates.
To Corrections.
HB 2169 (By Allen), Relating to reporting concerning female prisoners who are confined in county jails and to the provision of feminine hygiene products to female prisoners.
To County Affairs.
HB 2170 (By Calanni), Relating to human trafficking awareness training for members of the legislature.
To House Administration.
HB 2171 (By S. Thompson), Relating to activities that constitute the criminal offense of maintaining or assisting in maintaining a common nuisance.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2172 (By S. Thompson), Relating to grounds for refusal of certain alcoholic beverage licenses and permits.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2173 (By Murphy), Relating to the regulation of state banks, state trust companies, and third-party service providers of state banks and state trust companies.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 2174 (By Zerwas), Relating to controlled substance prescriptions under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; authorizing a fee.
To Public Health.
HB 2175 (By Leman), Relating to the threshold contract amount at which a county is required to engage in a competitive purchasing procedure for certain purchases.
To County Affairs.
HB 2176 (By Leman), Relating to the authority of the Lavaca Hospital District to lease district property.
To County Affairs.
HB 2177 (By Miller), Relating to license terms and fees and registration and listing fees for certain child-care facilities.
To Human Services.
HB 2178 (By Noble), Relating to terminating participation in the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 2179 (By Wray), Relating to the grounds for imposing certain sanctions on certain persons for engaging in certain conduct in connection with the appointment of members of or the functions of appraisal review boards.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2180 (By Wray), Relating to the eligibility of a person to serve on the board of directors of an appraisal district.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2181 (By Reynolds), Relating to recording of oral depositions.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2182 (By Toth), Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of real property that includes improvements used for the noncommercial production of food for personal consumption.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2183 (By Allen), Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school reporting of certain releases of a student to the student's parent after school-initiated communication.
To Public Education.
HB 2184 (By Allen and White), Relating to a public school student's transition from an alternative education program to a regular classroom.
To Public Education.
HB 2185 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the eligibility of certain municipalities to establish homestead preservation districts and reinvestment zones.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 2186 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the allocation of housing tax credits to developments within proximate geographical areas.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 2187 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the repeal of the prohibition against certain municipal or county regulation of the rental or leasing of housing accommodations.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 2188 (By Frullo), Relating to the operation of electric and non-electric bicycles.
To Transportation.
HB 2189 (By Capriglione), Relating to the disclosure of certain contracting information under the public information law.
To State Affairs.
HB 2190 (By Hunter), Relating to admission of certain students to an open-enrollment charter school in certain counties.
To Public Education.
HB 2191 (By Capriglione), Relating to the public information law.
To State Affairs.
HB 2192 (By Capriglione), Relating to the assessment of litigation costs and attorney's fees in certain actions under the public information law.
To State Affairs.
HB 2193 (By Muñoz), Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.
To Higher Education.
HB 2194 (By Hernandez), Relating to the translation of certain informational materials regarding the essential knowledge and skills of the required public school curriculum.
To Public Education.
HB 2195 (By Meyer), Relating to an active shooter emergency policy for school districts.
To Public Education.
HB 2196 (By Harris), Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages on certain property owned by the Texas State Railroad Authority.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2197 (By Frullo), Relating to an agreement between a school district and public institution of higher education to provide a dual credit program to high school students enrolled in the district.
To Higher Education.
HB 2198 (By Clardy), Relating to the use of a perpetual trust fund for a cemetery by certain municipalities.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 2199 (By T. King), Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2200 (By S. Thompson), Relating to the punishment of certain controlled substance offenses committed in a drug-free zone.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2201 (By Goodwin), Relating to the date for the confirmation election for the Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District.
To Natural Resources.
HB 2202 (By Miller), Relating to the appointment and election of levee improvement district directors.
To Natural Resources.
HB 2203 (By Miller, Zerwas, Reynolds, and Stephenson), Relating to notice of a radioactive substance release.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 2204 (By S. Thompson), Relating to certain novelty items advertising or promoting alcoholic beverages.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2205 (By Clardy), Relating to the informal dispute resolution process for certain disputes between the Health and Human Services Commission and long-term care facilities.
To Human Services.
HB 2206 (By Howard), Relating to alternative education loans and qualified student loan bonds.
To Higher Education.
HB 2207 (By Shine), Relating to reimbursement of federal military treatment facilities under the workers' compensation system.
To Business and Industry.
HB 2208 (By Hinojosa), Relating to an adjustment under the foundation school program of the taxable value of property for school districts required to provide social security coverage for district employees.
To Public Education.
HB 2209 (By Meyer), Relating to an affirmative defense to an allegation of truant conduct.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2210 (By K. Bell), Relating to the consideration for public school accountability purposes of certain students receiving residential services in state hospitals.
To Public Education.
HB 2211 (By Wray), Relating to certain counties that are required to operate a juvenile justice alternative education program.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2212 (By Phelan), Relating to the registration and regulation of customer choice consultants by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
To State Affairs.
HB 2213 (By Hernandez), Relating to the issuance of a temporary license by the Texas Board of Nursing to a military service member, military veteran, or military spouse.
To Public Health.
HB 2214 (By Hernandez), Relating to the issuance of a temporary occupational license to certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2215 (By T. King), Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the approval of conservation and reclamation district petitions.
To Natural Resources.
HB 2216 (By Biedermann), Relating to display of the national motto in government buildings.
To State Affairs.
HB 2217 (By Raymond), Relating to consideration by the board of trustees of a school district of parental complaints regarding student or parent participation in an extracurricular activity.
To Public Education.
HB 2218 (By Lozano), Relating to creating a Class C menhaden boat license; imposing a fee; requiring a license.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 2219 (By Israel), Relating to the operation of public transit vehicles equipped with connected braking systems.
To Transportation.
HB 2220 (By Wray), Relating to testimony by an appraisal district employee as to the value of real property in certain ad valorem tax appeals.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2221 (By Raymond and Miller), Relating to a single Internet portal through which Medicaid providers may submit and receive information.
To Human Services.
HB 2222 (By Raymond), Relating to the administration and oversight of the Medicaid and child health plan programs.
To Human Services.
HB 2223 (By Frullo), Relating to the exemption of certain commercial weighing or measuring devices from registration and inspection requirements.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 2224 (By Walle), Relating to public awareness of utility payment assistance programs and consumer rights during a disaster.
To State Affairs.
HB 2225 (By Hinojosa), Relating to the cost of attendance credits to achieve the equalized wealth level for school districts that provide social security coverage for employees.
To Public Education.
HB 2226 (By Patterson), Relating to procedures for imposing certain administrative penalties or disgorgement orders by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
To State Affairs.
HB 2227 (By Wu), Relating to preventing the loss of benefits by certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 2228 (By Geren), Relating to the inspection of certain boilers.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2229 (By J.D. Johnson), Relating to a report of information concerning juvenile offenders committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department who have been in foster care.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2230 (By J.D. Johnson), Relating to the functions of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2231 (By Oliverson, Sheffield, Hunter, and Guerra), Relating to the practices and operation of pharmacy benefit managers; providing administrative penalties.
To Insurance.
HB 2232 (By Reynolds), Relating to the consequences of a criminal conviction on a person's eligibility for an occupational license.
To Corrections.
HB 2233 (By White), Relating to the eligibility for certain occupational licenses and the use of a person's criminal history as grounds for certain actions related to the license.
To Corrections.
HB 2234 (By Pacheco), Relating to the offense of contributing to truancy by a parent; increasing a criminal penalty.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2235 (By S. Thompson), Relating to the amount credited in a state fiscal year to the judicial fund to provide basic civil legal services.
To Appropriations.
HB 2236 (By Perez), Relating to an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund for the repair, restoration, and permanent dry berthing of the Battleship "Texas."
To Appropriations.
HB 2237 (By Goldman), Relating to the regulation of the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments by audiologists and audiologist interns.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2238 (By Hefner), Relating to a study of the feasibility of converting quarries and surface mine pits for use as water storage reservoirs to enhance this state's available water supply.
To House Administration.
HB 2239 (By Murphy), Relating to the presence of a minor on the premises of a sexually oriented business that is permitted or licensed under the Alcoholic Beverage Code; creating a criminal offense.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2240 (By Murphy), Relating to the payment of wages by an employer through a payroll card account.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 2241 (By Tinderholt), Relating to hazardous duty pay for security officers employed by the Texas Military Department.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 2242 (By Vo), Relating to the classification of workers for purposes of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act; providing an administrative penalty.
To Business and Industry.
HB 2243 (By Oliverson), Relating to the use of prescription asthma medicine on public and private school campuses.
To Public Health.
HB 2244 (By M. González), Relating to speech protections for student publications in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 2245 (By Wray), Relating to trusts.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2246 (By Wray), Relating to the fiduciary status of a directed trust advisor.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2247 (By Wray), Relating to anatomical gifts.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2248 (By Wray), Relating to the disposition and removal of a decedent's remains.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2249 (By Lucio), Relating to regulation of production of wells for retail public utilities by a groundwater conservation district.
To Natural Resources.
HB 2250 (By Lucio), Relating to the prescribing and ordering of Schedule II controlled substances by certain advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants.
To Public Health.
HB 2251 (By Capriglione), Relating to certain deceptive advertising of legal services; imposing civil penalties.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2252 (By Nevárez), Relating to the territory of the Culberson County Groundwater Conservation District.
To Natural Resources.
HB 2253 (By Israel and C. Turner), Relating to certain programs under the Texas Clean Air Act that reduce vehicle emissions and improve air quality; authorizing a fee.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 2254 (By Israel), Relating to a study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute on the collection of road use fees from owners of alternatively fueled vehicles.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2255 (By Darby), Relating to the sharing of newborn and infant hearing screening results and the provision of information to parents following a screening.
To Public Health.
HB 2256 (By Sanford), Relating to procedures for tax auditing and determining amounts of overpayments of gas production taxes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2257 (By Sanford), Relating to the authority of an appraisal review board to direct changes in the appraisal roll for a prior year.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2258 (By Smith), Relating to requiring installation of an ignition interlock device as a condition of release on bond for the offense of driving while intoxicated with a child passenger.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2259 (By Smith), Relating to uncollectible fees and costs in criminal actions and proceedings.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2260 (By T. King), Relating to the authority of a magistrate to issue a search warrant to collect a blood specimen from a person arrested for certain intoxication offenses.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2261 (By Walle), Relating to the physician education loan repayment program.
To Higher Education.
HB 2262 (By E. Thompson), Relating to the use of traffic surveillance systems.
To Transportation.
HB 2263 (By Paddie, Phelan, and Price), Relating to the sale of electric power to certain public customers.
To State Affairs.
HB 2264 (By Dutton), Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship and the enforcement of child support.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2265 (By Dutton), Relating to the duties of the Title IV-D agency regarding the collection, modification, and enforcement of child support.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2266 (By Anchia), Relating to the repeal of certain provisions governing state and local enforcement of immigration laws and other provisions related to immigration law.
To State Affairs.
HB 2267 (By Rodriguez), Relating to compensation to be paid to an emergency services district for a municipality's annexation of the district's territory.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 2268 (By S. Thompson), Relating to a provision in a construction contract that incorporates the terms and conditions of another document.
To Business and Industry.
HB 2269 (By Landgraf), Relating to the operations of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact waste disposal facility.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 2270 (By Ashby), Relating to the delegation to the Railroad Commission of Texas of purchasing functions regarding the reclamation of certain abandoned mines.
To Energy Resources.
HB 2271 (By Lang), Relating to the authority of the attorney general to advertise Choose Life account grants.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2272 (By Guillen), Relating to the county hotel occupancy tax rate in certain counties.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2273 (By Guillen), Relating to the definition of a cottage food production operation.
To Public Health.
HB 2274 (By Zwiener), Relating to the period during which certain voters receive ballots to be voted by mail for each election held in that period.
To Elections.
HB 2275 (By Klick), Relating to the regulation of the practice of dental hygiene.
To Public Health.
HB 2276 (By Zwiener), Relating to public notice of the time for voting at an early voting polling place.
To Elections.
HB 2277 (By Zwiener), Relating to requirements for the construction of a natural gas pipeline.
To Energy Resources.
HB 2278 (By Zwiener), Relating to the statute of limitations applicable to a sexual harassment complaint filed with the Texas Workforce Commission.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 2279 (By Zwiener), Relating to the prohibition against sexual harassment in the workplace.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 2280 (By Goodwin), Relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting a handgun license holder from carrying a handgun on certain property.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2281 (By Hinojosa), Relating to the consumption, possession, or sale of an alcoholic beverage at a stadium or athletic facility leased to a nonprofit or private entity by a school district.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2282 (By Parker), Relating to the applicability of certain limitations on the capture and use of biometric identifiers to financial institutions.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 2283 (By Hinojosa), Relating to the placement and construction of a memorial plaza commemorating the Bill of Rights on the Supreme Court Building plaza.
To House Administration.
HB 2284 (By S. Davis), Relating to the representation of an individual or legal entity by a member of the legislature for compensation before a state agency.
To State Affairs.
HB 2285 (By S. Davis), Relating to administrative penalties assessed against certain nursing facilities for the improper discharge or transfer of a resident.
To Human Services.
HB 2286 (By Oliverson), Relating to the criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct with respect to certain firearm accessories and prohibiting the enforcement of certain federal laws related to certain firearm accessories.
To State Affairs.
HB 2287 (By Moody), Relating to the operations of certain housing authorities.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 2288 (By Moody), Relating to the definition of a political subdivision for the purpose of the operation of certain housing authorities.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 2289 (By Ortega, Lucio, Oliverson, and Vo), Relating to the regulation of amusement rides by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
To Insurance.
HB 2290 (By Buckley), Relating to the placement of a slow-moving-vehicle emblem.
To Transportation.
HB 2291 (By Buckley), Relating to the operation of a gas-powered bicycle.
To Transportation.
HB 2292 (By Buckley), Relating to the operation of a slow-moving vehicle on an improved shoulder.
To Transportation.
HB 2293 (By Perez), Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2294 (By Canales and Guillen), Relating to state contributions to fund the group insurance program for retired school employees.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 2295 (By Canales and Guillen), Relating to the state contribution to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 2296 (By Goldman), Relating to the delivery of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a wine and beer retailer's permit.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2297 (By Israel), Relating to voter registration on issuance or change of a driver's license or identification card by the Department of Public Safety.
To Elections.
HB 2298 (By Parker), Relating to designating January 28 as Sexual Assault Survivors Day.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 2299 (By Guerra), Relating to an exemption from licensing requirements for physicians associated with certain sports teams.
To Public Health.
HB 2300 (By Morrison), Relating to the creation of the disaster recovery loan program; making an appropriation.
To Appropriations.
HB 2301 (By Landgraf), Relating to the operation of personal delivery and mobile carrying devices.
To Transportation.
HB 2302 (By G. Bonnen), Relating to regulation by a property owners' association of certain religious displays.
To Business and Industry.
HB 2303 (By Moody), Relating to the definition of a bet for purposes of gambling criminal offenses.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2304 (By Price), Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 60 as the Martha Pattillo Siv Parkway.
To Transportation.
HB 2305 (By Morrison), Relating to a work group on enhancing the training and credentialing of emergency management personnel.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2306 (By Rosenthal), Relating to a study regarding the public health considerations of transportation planning.
To House Administration.
HB 2307 (By Rosenthal), Relating to requiring entities that provide mental health services to veterans to provide military cultural competency training to personnel to accept a grant from a state agency.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 2308 (By Beckley), Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to all persons for whom federal matching funds are available.
To Appropriations.
HB 2309 (By Beckley), Relating to a Medicaid buy-in program for Medicaid recipients with increased household income from employment with a small business.
To Human Services.
HB 2310 (By Vo), Relating to the information necessary to appropriately title certain flood damaged vehicles that have been repaired with federal financial assistance.
To Transportation.
HB 2311 (By Kacal), Relating to the portion retained by a municipality or county of certain court costs and fines imposed for a criminal offense.
To County Affairs.
HB 2312 (By Beckley), Relating to the regulation by the Texas Department of Transportation of right-of-way landscaping installed by utilities.
To Transportation.
HB 2313 (By Beckley), Relating to a Medicaid buy-in program for employees of small businesses.
To Human Services.
HB 2314 (By Toth), Relating to the age of criminal responsibility and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to that age.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2316 (By Morrison), Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney for the 24th Judicial District.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2317 (By Toth), Relating to the requirements for meetings of certain special districts.
To County Affairs.
HB 2318 (By Darby), Relating to facilities of the hospital system of the Reagan Hospital District of Reagan County, Texas.
To County Affairs.
HB 2319 (By Parker and Stucky), Relating to certain coordinated county transportation authorities.
To Transportation.
HB 2321 (By Morrison), Relating to the regulation of oyster harvesting; increasing a criminal penalty.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 2322 (By Vo), Relating to unemployment contributions paid by a common paymaster on behalf of more than one employer.
To Business and Industry.
HB 2323 (By Toth), Relating to registration of a motor vehicle alleged to have been involved in a violation detected by a photographic traffic signal enforcement system.
To Transportation.
HB 2324 (By Geren), Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Tarrant County Hospital District.
To County Affairs.
HB 2326 (By Meyer), Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Dallas County Hospital District.
To County Affairs.
HB 2327 (By G. Bonnen), Relating to preauthorization of certain medical care and health care services by certain health benefit plan issuers.
To Insurance.
HB 2328 (By Metcalf), Relating to the training requirements for and the expiration of a school marshal license issued or renewed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2329 (By Springer), Relating to the dissolution of the North Montague County Water Supply District.
To Natural Resources.
HB 2331 (By Burrows), Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 385 in Seagraves as the Irvin "Butch" Hill Memorial Highway.
To Transportation.
HB 2332 (By Cortez), Relating to the prima facie speed limit in certain urban districts.
To Transportation.
HB 2333 (By Paddie), Relating to the Texas ambulance response safety net program; imposing a mandatory payment; authorizing an administrative penalty.
To Human Services.
HB 2334 (By Miller, Zerwas, Reynolds, and Stephenson), Relating to grants awarded under the grant program to reduce recidivism, arrest, and incarceration of individuals with mental illness.
To Corrections.
HB 2336 (By Miller), Relating to restrictions on the age of persons employed by or allowed on the premises of a sexually oriented business; creating a criminal offense.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2337 (By G. Bonnen), Relating to the development of a contract template and contracting guidance for debris removal and monitoring contracts of political subdivisions.
To County Affairs.
HB 2338 (By Noble), Relating to the exemption from the taxes imposed on the sale, use, or rental of a motor vehicle for certain motor vehicles used for religious purposes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2339 (By Meza), Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of information concerning the release on bond of persons charged with committing a violent offense.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2341 (By Toth), Relating to the standard service retirement annuity for certain members of the elected class of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 2342 (By Dutton), Relating to the places where certain knives are prohibited.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2343 (By Dutton), Relating to an affirmative defense available to certain students enrolled in grade level nine or above who engage in prohibited sexual contact with another student at or above that grade level.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2344 (By Dutton), Relating to evidence sufficient for the issuance of a stalking protective order.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2346 (By Darby), Relating to persons entitled to a mechanic's lien on real property.
To Business and Industry.
HB 2347 (By Noble, Anderson, M. González, Collier, and Buckley), Relating to a microchip scan of animals in the custody of an animal shelter or releasing agency.
To County Affairs.
HB 2348 (By T. King), Relating to the prohibition of certain employment discrimination regarding an employee who is a volunteer emergency responder.
To Business and Industry.
HB 2349 (By Muñoz), Relating to transparency in the rate-setting processes for the Medicaid managed care and child health plan programs.
To Human Services.
HB 2351 (By VanDeaver), Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 196 in Lamar County as the Nick S. Lingo Memorial Highway.
To Transportation.
HB 2352 (By Burns), Relating to the punishment for the offense of unlawfully carrying a handgun by a license holder.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2353 (By Muñoz), Relating to administrative and other expenditures by Medicaid managed care organizations.
To Human Services.
HB 2354 (By Muñoz), Relating to establishing caseload standards for certain care coordinators under the Medicaid managed care program.
To Human Services.
HB 2355 (By Muñoz), Relating to information sharing among care coordinators and providers participating in the Medicaid managed care program.
To Human Services.
HB 2356 (By Muñoz), Relating to the inclusion of overtime pay in the computation of benefits for certain members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 2357 (By Muñoz), Relating to utilization reviews and care coordination under the Medicaid managed care program.
To Human Services.
HB 2358 (By Guillen), Relating to the administration and collection of sales and use taxes applicable to certain sales.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2359 (By Sanford), Relating to the authority of a taxing unit to authorize tax incentives for the development of property for gambling purposes.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2360 (By Moody), Relating to the public inspection of an arrest warrant and any affidavit made in support of the issuance of the warrant.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2361 (By Moody), Relating to the prosecution of limited liability companies and other business entities under the Penal Code.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2362 (By Moody and Price), Relating to the standard of proof in health care liability claims involving emergency medical care.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2363 (By Harris), Relating to possession of firearms and ammunition in certain foster homes.
To Human Services.
HB 2364 (By Darby), Relating to the applicability of information resources technology through statewide technology centers.
To State Affairs.
HB 2365 (By Hunter), Relating to information required to be published with a notice of intent to apply for the passage of a local or special law.
To House Administration.
HB 2366 (By Darby), Relating to the regulation of motor fuel quality and motor fuel metering devices.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 2367 (By G. Bonnen), Relating to a prohibition on bids by certain insurance and health benefit providers to administer or provide coverage under certain group benefit plans for governmental employees.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 2368 (By Miller), Relating to access to and the provision of behavioral and mental health care services and trauma-informed care in the Medicaid managed care program.
To Human Services.
HB 2369 (By Miller), Relating to the punishment for, and civil liability related to actions to prevent, the criminal offense of theft involving a package delivered to a residential or commercial property; increasing criminal penalties.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2370 (By Kuempel), Relating to municipal standards for private roads or streets in a subdivision.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 2371 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to an offset for amounts paid under an automobile insurance policy's personal injury protection coverage against a liability claim.
To Insurance.
HB 2372 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to mandatory personal injury protection coverage.
To Insurance.
HB 2373 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to the required amount of personal injury protection coverage.
To Insurance.
HB 2374 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to claims settlement for automobile insurance.
To Insurance.
HB 2375 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to the enforcement of certain arbitration agreements.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2376 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to the award of attorney's fees in certain civil actions.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2377 (By Raymond), Relating to the re-creation, funding, and uses of the off-highway vehicle trail and recreational area account.
To Appropriations.
HB 2378 (By Raymond), Relating to disclosure of a beneficiary to a funeral director under a life insurance policy.
To Insurance.
HB 2379 (By Raymond), Relating to changes to and the setting of fees, charges, and rates under the Medicaid and child health plan programs.
To Human Services.
HB 2380 (By Metcalf), Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 173; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 2381 (By Dutton), Relating to the release on bail of a person charged with a violation of parole or mandatory supervision.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2382 (By Dutton), Relating to the classification of certain conduct by juveniles constituting the offense of evading detention.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2383 (By Dutton), Relating to the establishment of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law as an independent public institution of higher education; granting a power of eminent domain.
To Higher Education.
HB 2384 (By Leach), Relating to judicial compensation and the contributions to, benefits from, membership in, and administration of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and Plan Two; making conforming changes.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2385 (By Leach), Relating to a dog's restraint and shelter.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2386 (By Kacal), Relating to the exclusion of the operation of certain vehicles from commercial driver's license requirements.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2387 (By G. Bonnen), Relating to the regulation of utilization review and independent review for health benefit plan coverage.
To Insurance.
HB 2388 (By Landgraf), Relating to the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of disorderly conduct.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2389 (By Ashby), Relating to the applicability of certain requirements to certain nonprofit organizations regarding before-school and after-school programs established by school districts.
To Public Education.
HB 2390 (By Klick), Relating to authorizing school districts to suspend classes on primary and general election days and requiring the commissioner of education to adjust funding for certain related absences.
To Public Education.
HB 2391 (By Dutton), Relating to the classification of workers for purposes of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act; providing an administrative penalty.
To Business and Industry.
HB 2392 (By Klick), Relating to applicants for employment at assisted living facilities.
To Human Services.
HB 2393 (By Burrows), Relating to permitting a hunter education component as part of a school district's physical education curriculum offered to certain students.
To Public Education.
HB 2394 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to the expiration of the municipal sales and use tax for street maintenance in certain municipalities.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2395 (By Lozano), Relating to the treatment of a replacement structure for a structure that was rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty or by wind or water damage as a new improvement for ad valorem tax purposes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2396 (By Lozano), Relating to the accrual of interest on annuity and other payments made to certain retirees who have resumed employment within the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 2397 (By Clardy), Relating to a sales and use tax refund and franchise tax credit for certain businesses that make investments in qualified opportunity zones.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2398 (By S. Thompson), Relating to grand jury proceedings; providing a punishment for contempt of court.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2399 (By Goldman), Relating to the use of a biometric identity verification device to comply with certain alcohol related laws.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2400 (By Martinez), Relating to the application requirements for first responder organizations to receive an initial license or to renew a license.
To Public Health.
HB 2401 (By Deshotel), Relating to the requirement that state agency employees complete cybersecurity awareness training.
To State Affairs.
HB 2402 (By Geren), Relating to the eligibility of certain events to receive funding through the Major Events Reimbursement Program.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 2403 (By Goldman), Relating to the regulation of residential service companies and residential service contracts.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2404 (By C. Bell), Relating to establishment of the office of first responder support within the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas and to the provision of critical incident support services to first responders; requiring occupational certification.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2405 (By Bowers), Relating to education and training for peace officers regarding trauma-informed techniques to facilitate interactions with homeless individuals.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2406 (By Geren), Relating to political advertising by open-enrollment charter schools.
To Public Education.
HB 2407 (By Krause and Geren), Relating to the authority of a municipality to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2408 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to preauthorization by certain health benefit plan issuers of certain benefits.
To Insurance.
HB 2409 (By Klick), Relating to establishing supplemental payment programs for the reimbursement of certain ambulance providers under Medicaid.
To Human Services.
HB 2410 (By Klick), Relating to a request for a nursing peer review determination.
To Public Health.
HB 2411 (By Hinojosa), Relating to an early voting ballot voted by mail.
To Elections.
HB 2412 (By Hinojosa), Relating to early voting by certain persons who are caretakers of persons with certain disabilities.
To Elections.
HB 2413 (By Lambert), Relating to the emergency administration of an epinephrine auto-injector by peace officers.
To Public Health.
HB 2414 (By Cortez), Relating to participation by certain state employees in a default investment product under a deferred compensation plan.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 2415 (By Darby), Relating to the repeal of the driver responsibility program.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2416 (By Frullo), Relating to the administration by the Texas Workforce Commission of a workforce diploma pilot program.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 2417 (By Darby), Relating to certain contributions for health benefit plan coverage under the Texas Public School Retired Employees Group Benefits Act.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 2418 (By Nevárez), Relating to a written response by the General Land Office to a request by a governmental entity to use certain real property owned by the state.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 2419 (By Nevárez), Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Department of Transportation regarding the transportation needs of the Middle Rio Grande region of this state.
To Transportation.
HB 2420 (By Nevárez), Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney for the 293rd Judicial District.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2421 (By Smith), Relating to the issuance of certain warrants and orders for searches performed on wireless communications devices and for the installation and use of certain tracking equipment.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2422 (By Anderson), Relating to the coordination of certain broadband projects by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
To State Affairs.
HB 2423 (By Anderson), Relating to the creation of the broadband office within the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the establishment of a broadband investment grant program.
To State Affairs.
HB 2424 (By Ashby), Relating to the creation of a micro-credential certification program for public school educator continuing education.
To Public Education.
HB 2425 (By Kacal), Relating to the authority of physicians to delegate to certain pharmacists the implementation and modification of a patient's drug therapy.
To Public Health.
HR 251 (By Hernandez), Congratulating the Galena Park North Shore Senior High School football team on winning the 2018 UIL 6A Division 1 state championship.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 260 (By Lucio), Commemorating the 166th anniversary of the incorporation of Brownsville.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 263 (By Buckley), In memory of Bishop Nathaniel Holcomb.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 264 (By Morrison), Congratulating Jordan Whittington on his accomplishments as a member of the Cuero High School football team.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 265 (By Morrison), Congratulating Ben Galvan on being named the 2018 Outstanding Chamber Member of the Year by the Victoria Chamber of Commerce.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 268 (By White), Congratulating Bill and Diane Smith of Kirbyville on their 50th wedding anniversary.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 269 (By White), In memory of Larry Daigle of Silsbee.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 270 (By Rosenthal), Congratulating Darynda Klein on her selection as the 2018-2019 Elementary Principal of the Year by the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 271 (By Rosenthal), Congratulating Stephanie Meshell on her selection as the 2018-2019 Secondary Principal of the Year by the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 272 (By Huberty), Commemorating the centennial of the Humble Independent School District.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 275 (By Lang), Congratulating the Granbury High School Marine Corps Junior ROTC rifle team on winning the National Air Rifle League Championship Tournament.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 276 (By Huberty), Congratulating the Atascocita High School softball team on winning the 2018 UIL 6A state championship.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 278 (By Springer), Congratulating retired Gainesville firefighter Shane Lee on the addition of his name to the city's firefighter memorial.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 279 (By Springer), Congratulating retired Gainesville fire chief Wally Cox on the addition of his name to city's firefighter memorial.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 280 (By Springer), Congratulating Russell Faulkner of Gainesville Fire-Rescue on the addition of his name to city's firefighter memorial.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 282 (By Nevárez), Recognizing Terrell County Day at the State Capitol.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 286 (By Burrows), Congratulating Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes on his award-winning 2018 season.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 291 (By J.D. Johnson), Congratulating Essie Beatrice Stephens of Houston on her 100th birthday.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 292 (By White), Commending Dewayne Diggles for providing assistance to a Silsbee police officer.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 293 (By Shine), Congratulating the Belton High School cheerleading squad on winning its division at the 2019 NCA High School Nationals.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 294 (By Shine), Congratulating Jenna Brazeal of Academy High School on winning the 3A girls' individual title at the 2018 UIL Cross Country State Championships.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 295 (By Shine), Honoring the Belton High School Magic Belles for performing in the 2019 Rose Bowl Parade.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 296 (By Shine), Congratulating the Troy High School volleyball team on competing in the 2018 UIL state tournament.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 298 (By Shine), In memory of former Belton mayor Ira James "Jim" Covington.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 299 (By Shine), Congratulating the Honorable Jon H. Burrows on his retirement as Bell County judge.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 301 (By Shine), In memory of Jeffrey Allen Harford of Belton.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 302 (By Shine), In memory of Billy H. Miller of Georgetown.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 307 (By Patterson), Congratulating the 380 Rotary Club on receiving its charter from Rotary International.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 315 (By Ashby), In memory of former San Augustine County sheriff John Matthew Cartwright.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 320 (By Rosenthal), Congratulating Cypress Ranch High School baseball coach Corey Cephus on being named the 2017-2018 Texas Coach of the Year for boys' baseball by the National Federation of State High School Associations.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 322 (By Tinderholt), Congratulating Richard Sutterfield on his retirement from Arlington ISD.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 323 (By VanDeaver), Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 324 (By Wray), Congratulating Lieutenant Colonel Shane M. McDermott on his retirement from the United States Air Force.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 327 (By Oliverson), Honoring Braden Mann for his achievements as the punter for the Texas A&M University football team.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 331 (By Herrero), Congratulating Alton Claud Huff on the occasion of his 104th birthday.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 332 (By Herrero), Congratulating Becky Moeller on her 70th birthday.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 333 (By Herrero), Congratulating Bishop Charles E. Richardson Sr. on his 30th anniversary as pastor of Calvary First Baptist Church in Corpus Christi.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 334 (By Herrero), Congratulating Carlos Torres on his retirement from the Corpus Christi Fire Department.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 335 (By Herrero), Congratulating Dr. Maria Luisa Garza on her retirement as superintendent of the Dr. M. L. Garza-Gonzalez Charter School.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 336 (By Herrero), Congratulating Enrique and Maria Caballero on their 50th wedding anniversary.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 337 (By Herrero), Congratulating Indira Herrero on graduating as salutatorian of the Class of 2018 at Tuloso-Midway High School.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 338 (By Herrero), Congratulating Morgan Apostol on graduating as valedictorian of the Class of 2018 at Tuloso-Midway High School.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 340 (By Herrero), Congratulating Steve Waterman on his retirement as director of the Office of Commissioners Court Administration in Nueces County.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 341 (By Herrero), Congratulating Dr. Suzanne J. "Sue" Nelson on her retirement as superintendent of Tuloso-Midway ISD.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 342 (By Herrero), Congratulating Taryn Melugin on her graduation from Texas A&M-Kingsville.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 343 (By Herrero), Congratulating Vicki Keach on her retirement from the Nueces County Commissioners Court.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 344 (By Herrero), Congratulating Virginia Rawlins of Robstown on her 90th birthday.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 349 (By Shine), In memory of former radio sportscaster and Houston Astros chaplain Gene Pemberton of Temple.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 368 (By Leman), Congratulating the St. Paul High School girls' cross country team on winning the 2018 TAPPS 2A state championship.
To Resolutions Calendars.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The following messages from the senate were today received by the house:
Message No. 1
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
SENATE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
The Honorable Speaker of the House
House Chamber
Austin, Texas
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has taken the following action:
THE SENATE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:
Relating to the creation of the Texas Mental Health Care Consortium.
Respectfully,
Patsy Spaw
Secretary of the Senate
Message No. 2
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
SENATE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - 2
The Honorable Speaker of the House
House Chamber
Austin, Texas
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has taken the following action:
THE SENATE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:
HCR 50
Craddick
SPONSOR: Perry
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Congratulating Dr. Bill Dean on his retirement as president and CEO of the Texas Tech Alumni Association.
Respectfully,
Patsy Spaw
Secretary of the Senate
APPENDIX
SENT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE
March 5 - HCR 79