ELEVENTH DAY (CONTINUED) --- THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2021
The house met at 10:03 a.m. and was called to order by the speaker.
The invocation was offered by Representative Morales Shaw as follows:
We take a moment out of our busy day to recognize and hold in reverence our creator, the creator that we turn to in times of need, in times of hopelessness, and in times of gratefulness. Lord, as we humble ourselves before you today, we ask for your blessings, guidance, and enlightenment, that we may do what is right in your eyes and in doing so honor each other in a way that pleases you. Thank you for the countless blessings that we enjoy every day even amidst our personal challenges. We pray for those who need your comfort the most, including members here today battling something or with ailing loved ones, that we may feel and realize your everlasting and comforting mercy. In your holy name we pray. Amen.
The speaker led the house in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence for today because of a family matter:
C. Bell on motion of Button.
The following member was granted leave of absence for today because of important business in the district:
Oliverson on motion of Smith.
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).
(Guillen in the chair)
CONGRATULATORY AND MEMORIAL CALENDAR
The following congratulatory resolutions were laid before the house:
HR 188 (by Guerra), Congratulating Dr. Eluterio Blanco Jr. on his selection as a 2021 Emerging Scholar by the journal Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
HR 189 (by Harris), Recognizing Hill County.
HR 190 (by Harris), Recognizing Navarro County.
HR 191 (by Harris), Recognizing the city of Palestine.
HR 192 (by Rodriguez), Congratulating the Texas School for the Deaf football team on winning the 2020 TAPPS Six-Man Division I state championship.
HR 194 (by J. Turner), Congratulating Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
HR 196 (by White), Congratulating Brian Richard Cassaday of Scouts BSA Troop No. 9 in Lumberton on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 197 (by Harris), Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Antioch Baptist Church in Freestone County.
HR 198 (by Campos), Honoring the San Antonio Food Bank for its service.
HR 199 (by Campos), Recognizing the contributions of Dominican Americans during Dominican Heritage Month, January 21 to February 27, 2021.
HR 200 (by Harris), Recognizing the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce.
HR 204 (by K. King), Honoring Texas game wardens for 125 years of service to the Lone Star State.
HR 206 (by K. King), Congratulating the Canadian High School football team on winning the 2020 UIL 3A Division 2 state championship.
HR 209 (by Leman), Congratulating Kevin Deramus on being named the 2020 Man of the Year by the Washington County Chamber of Commerce and the Brenham Economic Development Foundation.
HR 210 (by Leman), Congratulating Jennifer Eckermann on being named the 2020 Woman of the Year by the Washington County Chamber of Commerce and the Brenham Economic Development Foundation.
HR 212 (by Herrero), Recognizing the 2021 Nueces County Junior Livestock Show.
HR 213 (by Herrero), Congratulating Ann Bartosh on her retirement as principal of Tuloso-Midway High School in Corpus Christi.
HR 218 (by Herrero), Congratulating Rodney Sumner on his retirement as superintendent of Tuloso-Midway ISD.
HR 222 (by Fierro), Congratulating Vista Hills Elementary School in Ysleta ISD on being nominated for a 2021 National Blue Ribbon award.
HR 223 (by Middleton), Congratulating Christina H. Koch on completing the longest spaceflight by a female astronaut.
HR 231 (by K. Bell), Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the city of Forney.
HR 232 (by K. Bell), Commemorating the 175th anniversary of Henderson County.
HR 233 (by Moody, P. King, and Landgraf), Recognizing March 21, 2021, as World Down Syndrome Day in Texas.
HR 234 (by Allen), Recognizing February 28 to March 6, 2021, as Obesity Care Week in Texas.
HR 235 (by Klick), Recognizing January 24-30, 2021, as National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week.
HR 236 (by Holland), Congratulating Austin Taylor of Rockwall High School on earning his second President's Volunteer Service Gold Award.
HR 240 (by White), Commending Ava Barton of Lumberton on her "Honor the Flag" Girl Scout project.
HR 241 (by White), Commending Ian Wyble and Karen Kiesling for their efforts in rescuing lost dogs through the Mia's Missing campaign.
HR 242 (by White), Recognizing March 1 through 5, 2021, as Educational Diagnosticians Week in Texas.
HR 243 (by White), Congratulating Kasey Jobe of Stephen F. Austin State University on his selection to participate in the 2021 Texas Undergraduate Research Day.
HR 245 (by Metcalf), Honoring sculptor Craig Campobella of Conroe for his achievements.
HR 246 (by Kuempel), Commending the Recycling Council of Texas, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, and their members.
HR 250 (by Raymond), Honoring the police, firefighters, health care personnel, and other workers who helped their communities endure the winter storm of February 2021.
HR 252 (by Neave), Commending custodian Joe Olvera for watching over William B. Travis Academy in Dallas during the February 2021 winter storm.
HR 254 (by Fierro), Congratulating El Paso Community College on earning recognition as a 2021-2022 Silver-level Military Friendly School.
HR 255 (by Leman), Congratulating Tom Wilkinson Jr. on his retirement as executive director of the Brazos Valley Council of Governments.
HR 256 (by K. Bell), Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Henderson County Clint W. Murchison Memorial Library.
HR 261 (by Ordaz Perez), Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Archer Center and the Bill Archer Fellowship Program.
HR 263 (by Herrero), Congratulating Amado Aguilar on his retirement from the Coastal Bend Food Bank.
HR 268 (by Middleton), Congratulating Rachel and Will Racz on the birth of their daughter, Davy Ruthless Racz.
HR 270 (by Fierro), Congratulating Yvette Gonzalez on her selection as the 2020-2021 Secondary Teacher of the Year in the Ysleta Independent School District.
HR 274 (by Ashby), Congratulating Drew Ellen Stewart of Normangee on her world champion barrel racing performance at the 2020 Mike and Sherrylynn Johnson's Vegas Tuffest Jr. World Championship.
HR 275 (by Fierro), Honoring Candace Printz of El Paso for her service as an arts educator and as president of the Green Hope Project.
HR 276 (by Fierro), Congratulating Horacio Gomez of Hanks High School in El Paso on receiving a 2020 Meritorious Achievement Award from the Texas Bandmasters Association.
HR 277 (by Slawson), Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tarleton State University Purple Poo organization.
HR 280 (by Bowers), Congratulating twin sisters LaTonya and LaToya Harris on graduating at the top of their class in high school and in their doctoral program.
HR 281 (by Bowers), Congratulating Evan C. Walker of the U.S. Military Academy on her selection as a 2021 Rhodes Scholar.
HR 282 (by Middleton), Congratulating Mary Susan Lamb Jenkins on her 90th birthday.
HR 284 (by Guillen), Congratulating Emede Canales and Guadalupe Saenz-Canales of Hebbronville on their 75th wedding anniversary.
HR 287 (by K. Bell), Congratulating Rick Townsend on his retirement as chief of the Forney Fire Department.
HR 291 (by Murr), Congratulating Charles Hagood on his retirement from First State Bank in Junction.
HR 292 (by Murr), Congratulating Gene Huffaker on his retirement as the constable for Precinct 4 in Kerr County.
HR 293 (by K. Bell), Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Henderson County HELP Center.
HR 294 (by White), Congratulating Ethan Cole Rascoe of Boy Scout Troop No. 9 in Lumberton on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 298 (by E. Morales), Congratulating Bertha Venegas for receiving the 2020 National Individual Civil Rights Award from the National Resources Conservation Service.
HR 300 (by J.D. Johnson), Congratulating Dr. Rodney E. Watson of the Spring Independent School District on being named the 2021 Superintendent of the Year by the National School Foundation Association.
The resolutions were adopted.
The following memorial resolutions were laid before the house:
HCR 30 (by Darby), In memory of Stephen Henry Perry of Austin.
HR 24 (by Holland), In memory of Rockwall County Commissioner Joe David Magness.
HR 187 (by Guerra), In memory of Larry Charles Wingert, former publisher of the Monitor newspaper of McAllen.
HR 193 (by Meyer), In memory of Christopher Michael Murzin of Dallas.
HR 195 (by Clardy), In memory of Dr. Ken Collier of Nacogdoches.
HR 201 (by Neave), In memory of Rosa Meraz Montoya of Dallas.
HR 202 (by Neave), In memory of Jorge Luis Rosales Barrientos of Dallas.
HR 203 (by Neave), In memory of Martha Elisa Mendez of Dallas.
HR 205 (by K. King), In memory of Kathryn "Kay" Thompson of Miami, Texas.
HR 207 (by Meza and C. Turner), In memory of James Nolen Swafford of Grand Prairie.
HR 208 (by Meza and C. Turner), In memory of Judy Swafford of Grand Prairie.
HR 211 (by Leman), In memory of retired game warden Jack W. Kohleffel of Colorado County.
HR 214 (by Herrero), In memory of Sister Celia Hernandez Martel.
HR 215 (by Rogers), In memory of Richard L. Ball of Mineral Wells.
HR 219 (by Herrero), In memory of Robert Avitua of Robstown.
HR 220 (by Herrero), In memory of Lupita Zapata of Robstown.
HR 221 (by Herrero), In memory of Adan Zapata of Robstown.
HR 224 (by Middleton), In memory of Robert Burns Scherer Jr. of Anahuac.
HR 225 (by Middleton), In memory of Joseph Lynn Manchaca.
HR 226 (by Middleton), In memory of Cole Easton Gordon of Friendswood.
HR 227 (by C. Turner), In memory of Nathan Butler Schattman.
HR 228 (by Landgraf), In memory of Richard Covarubio Abalos of Odessa.
HR 229 (by Landgraf), In memory of Jimmie B. Todd of Odessa.
HR 230 (by Neave), In memory of Leticia Martínez Perches of Pharr.
HR 238 (by Sherman), In memory of Jerry John Hernandez III of Aubrey.
HR 239 (by Sherman), In memory of Maria de la Luz Cantu-Salazar of Universal City.
HR 244 (by White), In memory of John Layton Sessions of Kirbyville.
HR 248 (by E. Morales), In memory of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Agustin Aguilar Jr.
HR 249 (by Ordaz Perez), In memory of Alfredo "Freddy" Valles of El Paso.
HR 251 (by Neave), In memory of Armando Garza Jr. of Balch Springs.
HR 257 (by Paddie), In memory of Stuart Bird.
HR 258 (by Paddie), In memory of Marion County Commissioner Joe Edward McKnight.
HR 259 (by K. Bell), In memory of Guinn Ferrell Godwin Sr. of Kaufman.
HR 260 (by K. Bell), In memory of Henderson County Constable Sherry Kay Langford.
HR 262 (by K. Bell), In memory of Jimmy Eugene Beavers of Kemp.
HR 264 (by Herrero), In memory of Roberto "Bobby" Gonzalez of Corpus Christi.
HR 265 (by Herrero), In memory of Joe E. Lee Green of Corpus Christi.
HR 267 (by Herrero), In memory of Officer Alan Daniel McCollum of the Corpus Christi Police Department.
HR 269 (by Fierro), In memory of attorney Enrique Moreno of El Paso.
HR 271 (by Romero), In memory of Louis Gilbert Ayala of Fort Worth.
HR 272 (by Romero), In memory of Father Stephen Jasso of Fort Worth.
HR 273 (by Fierro), In memory of Zelene Blancas of El Paso.
HR 278 (by Sherman), In memory of DeSoto Mayor Curtistene Smith McCowan.
HR 279 (by Morrison), In memory of Mayor Rawley Glenn McCoy of Victoria.
HR 283 (by Middleton), In memory of William Elver "Bill" Stults of Anahuac.
HR 285 (by K. Bell), In memory of Kenneth James Hayes.
HR 286 (by K. Bell), In memory of Dr. Harold Leroy Smitson II of Henderson County.
HR 288 (by K. Bell), In memory of Henderson County Commissioner Kenneth Carl Geeslin of Athens.
HR 289 (by Murr), In memory of Robert Bernard Berryman of Kerrville.
HR 290 (by Murr), In memory of Jerry Jack Moore of Kerrville.
HR 295 (by K. Bell), In memory of Dr. Jimmy D. Pritchard of Forney.
HR 296 (by Fierro), In memory of Martin Heriberto Betancourt.
HR 297 (by Fierro), In memory of U.S. District Judge Philip R. Martinez of El Paso.
HR 299 (by Meza), In memory of former Texas state representative John Robert Wright Jr.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted by a rising vote.
(Speaker in the chair)
BILLS RECOMMITTED
Representative Cain moved to recommit HB 22, HB 478, and HB 1128 to the Committee on Elections.
The motion prevailed.
COMMITTEES GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Cain moved that the house grant permission for all committees and subcommittees to meet while the house is in session, until 4 p.m. Monday, pursuant to their committee postings or recess motions. For purposes of this motion, committees and subcommittees scheduled to meet or reconvene today upon final adjournment or recess or during bill referral if permission is granted are authorized to convene upon adoption by the house of today's adjournment motion.
Permission to meet was granted.
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 Nos. 1 and 2.)
(Neave in the chair)
PROVIDING FOR ADJOURNMENT
At 10:52 a.m., Representative C. Bell 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 22 in memory of Bobbie Hendley of Magnolia.
The motion prevailed.
HOUSE AT EASE
At 10:52 a.m., the chair announced that the house would stand at ease.
(M. González in the chair)
The chair called the house to order at 1:56 p.m. Friday, March 19.
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 - March 19.)
HOUSE AT EASE
At 2:51 p.m. Friday, March 19, the chair announced that the house would stand at ease.
(Jetton in the chair)
The chair called the house to order at 10:31 a.m. Monday, March 22.
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
AND REFERRAL TO COMMITTEES
Bills and joint resolutions were at this time laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees. (See the addendum to the daily journal, Referred to Committees, List No. 1 - March 22.)
ADJOURNMENT
In accordance with a previous motion, the house, at 11:24 a.m. Monday, March 22, adjourned until 4 p.m. today.
ADDENDUM
March 18 - Pursuant to Rule 4, Section 13, of the House Rules, the following rules and procedures were adopted by the Committee on House Administration and were submitted for inclusion in the journal:
COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE RULES
Governing Accreditation of Media Representatives
Under House Rule 5, Section 20
Rule 1. PURPOSE. Pursuant to House Rule 4, Section 13(a), the Committee on House Administration adopts these rules to implement House Rule 5, Section 20, and all relevant house policies adopted by the committee related to the accreditation of media representatives.
Rule 2. EXECUTIVE AGENT. The executive director of the House Business Office is designated as the committee's executive agent for the processing and approval of applications by individuals for accreditation as media representatives. The executive director may delegate a responsibility to any House Business Office employee as needed to ensure efficiency.
Rule 3. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR ACCREDITATION; APPROVAL OR REFUSAL. (a) Based on the application, accompanying materials, and any facts of which a court could take judicial notice under the Texas Rules of Evidence, the executive director shall determine whether the applicant meets the requirements for accreditation under House Rule 5, Section 20, and shall approve or refuse the application.
(b) The executive director shall complete the review of each application not later than the 10th business day after the date the application is received.
(c) If the application is approved, the executive director shall issue the pass card to the applicant, under House Rule 5, Section 20(d).
(d) The executive director may refuse an application if the complete record does not:
(1) contain enough information for the executive director to make a determination; or
(2) support a determination that the applicant is qualified for accreditation under this section.
(e) If the executive director refuses an application under Subsection (d)(1), the executive director may request the applicant to provide additional information to enable the making of a determination. The applicant must provide the additional information requested by the executive director not later than the 5th business day after the date of the request for additional information. If the applicant does not provide the additional information as required under this subsection, the executive director's refusal operates as the committee's refusal, is final, and is not subject to further review.
(f) If the executive director refuses an application under Subsection (d)(2), the executive director shall issue a written notice to the applicant stating the reasons for refusal. The applicant may file a complaint to appeal the refusal and request a public hearing before the committee on the complaint.
Rule 4. REPORTS TO COMMITTEE. The executive director shall submit a report weekly to the members of the committee showing the applications that were:
(1) approved;
(2) refused because of insufficient information;
(3) refused because the applicant did not meet the requirements for accreditation; and
(4) refused by operation of rule.
Rule 5. FILING A COMPLAINT. (a) An individual entitled to file a complaint under House Rule 5, Section 20(g), must file the complaint with the committee clerk.
(b) A complaint must be filed in writing and either signed under oath or subscribed by the complainant making the declaration as true under penalty of perjury, and in substantially the form prescribed by Chapter 132, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. A complaint may be filed by mail, electronic communication, fax, or by hand delivery to the committee clerk.
(c) The complaint must state:
(1) the name of the aggrieved individual or house member submitting the complaint, best contact telephone number and e-mail, and, for an aggrieved individual, the name of the aggrieved individual's employing news organization and the name of the aggrieved individual's supervisor, if any; and
(2) in plain and concise language, all facts upon which the complaint is based and that are necessary to support the complainant's request for committee action.
(d) An allegation in a complaint that is evidentiary or a legal conclusion is not grounds for dismissal if fair notice to the committee is given by the allegations as a whole.
(e) A complaint shall be filed and perfected not later than the 10th business day after the date:
(1) the executive director refuses an application; or
(2) the house member discovers or should have discovered facts supporting the allegation that a media representative:
(A) does not meet the requirements for accreditation; or
(B) has abused the privileges accorded under House Rule 5, Section 20 or 20A.
(f) A complaint may be withdrawn by an aggrieved individual or a house member at any time. A withdrawn complaint may be refiled before the expiration of the period specified under Subsection (e).
(g) Before the expiration of the period specified under Subsection (e), a complaint may be amended by the aggrieved individual or house member to cure technical defects or omissions or to clarify and amplify allegations made.
(h) Upon the request of the aggrieved individual or house member, the chair shall advise the aggrieved individual or house member, as appropriate, of the status of a complaint.
Rule 6. INVESTIGATION OF A COMPLAINT. (a) The chair, in consultation with the members of the committee, shall determine the nature and scope of the investigation within the context of the allegations set forth in a complaint filed under House Rule 5, Section 20(g).
(b) At all reasonable times during the investigation of a complaint, the chair and designated committee employees shall have access to:
(1) necessary witnesses for examination under oath or affirmation; and
(2) records, documents, and other information, for inspection and copying, that are relevant to the investigation.
(c) The chair may use any form of discovery authorized under Chapter 2001, Government Code, to obtain information needed for an investigation.
(d) After all relevant evidence has been received, the chair shall direct the preparation of the investigative report on the complaint, which must:
(1) state facts related to the issues raised by the aggrieved individual or house member that are supported by the information obtained during the investigation sufficient to sustain any conclusions, but should not state any conclusions; and
(2) include an appendix of all evidence supporting the facts contained in the report.
(e) The chair shall direct the delivery of the report to the committee members promptly upon completion.
Rule 7. REPRESENTATION. The aggrieved individual or subject of a complaint may be represented by an individual licensed to practice law in this state or another designated agent.
Rule 8. SUBPOENAS; DISCOVERY. (a) The committee may issue subpoenas as authorized under House Rule 4, Section 21. Neither the aggrieved individual nor the subject of a complaint shall have the right to demand that a subpoena be issued.
(b) A person served with a subpoena issued by the committee who does not intend to comply may petition the chair in writing to revoke or modify the subpoena not later than the fifth business day after the date the person receives the subpoena. A petition shall identify separately each portion of the subpoena with which the petitioner does not intend to comply and for each portion, shall state the grounds upon which the petitioner relies. A copy of the subpoena shall be attached to the petition. The committee shall review the petition and make a final determination on whether to revoke or modify the subpoena. The chair shall provide, by electronic communication, a copy of the final determination on the petition to the petitioner.
(c) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena, the committee may take all necessary steps for enforcement of the subpoena under Subchapter B, Chapter 301, Government Code.
(d) Discovery by an aggrieved individual or subject of a complaint is not permitted, except as ordered by the committee. The committee shall provide an aggrieved individual with the record relied upon by the executive director in approving or refusing an application.
Rule 9. DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT BEFORE REASONABLE CAUSE DETERMINATION. (a) The committee may dismiss a complaint if the complaint:
(1) is not filed timely; or
(2) fails to state sufficient facts to support or otherwise give fair notice of the complaint under House Rule 5, Section 20.
(b) Before dismissing a complaint under Subsection (a)(2) that was filed by an aggrieved individual, the aggrieved individual shall be notified and given a reasonable time to respond.
Rule 10. DUE PROCESS HEARING. (a) The chair, in consultation with the members of the committee, shall set the time and place for a public hearing on a complaint not later than the 10th business day after the date on which the complaint is received. The chair shall issue a notice of hearing to the aggrieved individual or subject of a complaint that must include a statement of the time and place of the hearing.
(b) The hearing shall be conducted in the same manner as a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code, and is confidential to the extent provided under House Rule 4, Section 16; Title 3, Government Code; and other law.
Rule 11. ACTION AFTER DUE PROCESS HEARING. (a) After a due process hearing, the committee shall determine if the allegations contained in the complaint are valid. The committee shall prepare a final written determination that includes findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting the determination and authorizing an action required to be taken under House Rule 5, Section 20(h).
(b) If the committee is unable to agree on a final determination or has an insufficient number of votes to adopt a final determination, the committee chair shall submit a statement of this fact to the house.
(c) The committee shall deliver a copy of its final determination to the aggrieved individual or, for a complaint filed by a house member, to the house member and subject of the complaint, and, if the house is convened in a regular or special session, to the journal clerk for printing in the journal.
(d) The committee's determination under this section is final and not subject to further review.
Rule 12. DISPUTE RESOLUTION: INFORMAL CONFERENCE, MEDIATION, CONCILIATION. (a) The committee encourages the resolution of complaints at all times in the complaint process by either informal or formal methods of dispute resolution such as informal conference, mediation, or conciliation.
(b) The chair may invite an aggrieved individual or subject of a complaint to attempt to resolve a complaint through dispute resolution methods. An aggrieved individual or subject of a complaint may also request dispute resolution to resolve the complaint during this period.
Rule 13. ELECTION OF REMEDIES. A person who has initiated an action in a court of competent jurisdiction or who has an action pending before an administrative agency under other law based on an act that would be a violation of law or the House Rules related to accreditation of media representatives may not file a complaint under these rules for the same subject matter.
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 2801 (By Hernandez), Relating to requiring a notice of proposed eviction for residential and commercial leases after a failure to pay rent.
To Business and Industry.
HB 2802 (By Dean), Relating to the administration of public school assessment instruments and the temporary suspension of certain accountability determinations for public schools in a school year in which public school operations are disrupted as a result of a declared disaster and the requirement to use those assessment instruments as a criterion for promotion or graduation of a public school student.
To Public Education.
HB 2803 (By S. Thompson), Relating to a commercial landlord's or tenant's remedies regarding certain unlawful activities in a multiunit commercial property.
To Business and Industry.
HB 2804 (By Rogers), Relating to notice by an appraisal district to an owner of the surface estate of real property of the owner's right to file a report of decreased value.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2805 (By Goodwin), Relating to the board of directors of a public utility agency.
To State Affairs.
HB 2806 (By J.D. Johnson), Relating to the issuance of a summons for certain persons charged with a violation of a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision.
To Corrections.
HB 2807 (By Rogers), Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 570 in Eastland County as the Deputy Kenneth Maltby Memorial Highway.
To Transportation.
HB 2808 (By C. Turner), Relating to variable rate plans offered by retail electric providers.
To State Affairs.
HB 2809 (By Murphy), Relating to the applicability of certain laws relating to contingent fee contracts for legal services entered into by certain political subdivisions.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2810 (By C. Turner), Relating to the eligibility for unemployment benefits of individuals who are unemployed due to certain labor disputes.
To Business and Industry.
HB 2811 (By Murphy), Relating to the release of a tier two form listing hazardous chemicals that is in the possession of a political subdivision of this state.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 2812 (By Murphy), Relating to the creation of the disaster response loan fund and the permissible uses of that fund; making an appropriation.
To Appropriations.
HB 2813 (By C. Turner), Relating to a restriction on total charges charged for extensions of consumer credit that a credit services organization obtains for a consumer or assists a consumer in obtaining.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 2814 (By C. Turner), Relating to the requirement of a public hearing on certain applications for a permit to drill an oil or gas well.
To Energy Resources.
HB 2815 (By C. Turner), Relating to eligibility for the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
To Higher Education.
HB 2816 (By Thierry), Relating to electric reliability standards adopted by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
To State Affairs.
HB 2817 (By C. Turner), Relating to the requirement that attorneys employed by or contracting with the attorney general document and maintain records of hours spent on state legal actions.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2818 (By Thierry), Relating to use of electric energy storage facilities in the ERCOT power region.
To State Affairs.
HB 2819 (By Smithee), Relating to temporary licenses for insurance professionals.
To Insurance.
HB 2820 (By Thierry), Relating to the development of electricity demand response programs.
To State Affairs.
HB 2821 (By White), Relating to the diversion of certain foster youth from the juvenile justice system, including through emergency behavior intervention by certain persons providing foster care services.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2822 (By Hull and Oliverson), Relating to the availability of antipsychotic prescription drugs under the vendor drug program and Medicaid managed care.
To Human Services.
HB 2823 (By Bonnen), Relating to requiring state contractors and political subdivisions of this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify, and authorizing the suspension of certain licenses held by private employers for the knowing employment of persons not lawfully present in this state; authorizing a fee.
To State Affairs.
HB 2824 (By White), Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to naval submarine veterans.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 2825 (By Bonnen), Relating to certain transactions involving real property located near military bases.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 2826 (By Bonnen), Relating to access to and review of a person's employment records held by a law enforcement agency.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2827 (By M. González), Relating to the transfer to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of certain responsibilities relating to postsecondary education and career counseling.
To Higher Education.
HB 2828 (By Canales), Relating to the provision of onetime cash payments to certain electric customers.
To State Affairs.
HB 2829 (By White), Relating to restaurants and certain alcoholic beverage permittees, including the rates of certain taxes imposed on items sold by those establishments and the applicability to those establishments of certain orders issued in response to a disaster or emergency; temporarily decreasing the rate of the state sales tax on certain items; temporarily decreasing the rate of the mixed beverage sales tax.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2830 (By White), Relating to post-release housing for inmates released on parole or to mandatory supervision.
To Corrections.
HB 2831 (By White), Relating to the confinement in county jail of persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
To County Affairs.
HB 2832 (By Patterson), Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain disabled first responders and their surviving spouses.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2833 (By E. Thompson), Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 83; 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 2834 (By Bonnen), Relating to Medicaid coverage of certain collaborative care management services.
To Human Services.
HB 2835 (By P. King), Relating to the powers and duties of the Morningstar Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Parker County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 2836 (By C. Bell), Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199; 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 2837 (By C. Bell), Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 201; 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 2838 (By Longoria and Guillen), Relating to periods of customer curtailment during rolling blackouts.
To State Affairs.
HB 2839 (By Longoria and Guillen), Relating to the governing body of the independent organization certified to manage the ERCOT power region.
To State Affairs.
HB 2840 (By Longoria), Relating to the inapplicability of state citrus fruit maturity standards to grapefruit and oranges processed for juice.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 2841 (By Longoria), Relating to suits to collect assessments owed by certain citrus producers.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 2842 (By Hefner), Relating to the use of certain titles by a structural engineer.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2843 (By Canales), Relating to the donation to the United States of certain facilities relating to a toll bridge by certain municipalities.
To Transportation.
HB 2844 (By Goodwin), Relating to certain persons licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2845 (By E. Morales), Relating to the maintenance of certain roads near an international border.
To Transportation.
HB 2846 (By Coleman), Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse assigned to the school during all instructional hours.
To Public Education.
HB 2847 (By Geren), Relating to the authority of the Tarrant County Hospital District or a nonprofit corporation formed by the district regarding certain technology or intellectual property owned by or licensed to the district or corporation.
To County Affairs.
HB 2848 (By Larson), Relating to the election of commissioners of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
To State Affairs.
HB 2849 (By Larson), Relating to the winter weather emergency preparedness of facilities that provide electric service.
To State Affairs.
HB 2850 (By Kacal), Relating to the liability of certain volunteers who provide veterinary care or treatment and certain confidential or privileged information related to veterinary care or treatment.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 2851 (By Lucio), Relating to the consideration of modeled sustainable groundwater pumping in the adoption of desired future conditions in groundwater conservation districts.
To Natural Resources.
HB 2852 (By Wu), Relating to the taking of a specimen to test for intoxication and retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2853 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2854 (By Price), Relating to the creation of a Texas film and entertainment industry incentive program.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 2855 (By Swanson), Relating to criminal penalties for performing certain abortions; creating criminal offenses.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2856 (By Swanson), Relating to provider discrimination against a Medicaid recipient or child health plan program enrollee based on immunization status.
To Public Health.
HB 2857 (By Frullo), Relating to certain information regarding taxpayers subject to an audit that is provided to members of the public.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2858 (By Darby), Relating to a study and analysis by the comptroller on delivery methods used for certain projects of the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Water Development Board.
To State Affairs.
HB 2859 (By Bucy), Relating to the secretary of state posting on the secretary of state's Internet website databases containing certain information about elections.
To Elections.
HB 2860 (By Bucy), Relating to a county, city, or independent school district posting certain election information on an Internet website.
To Elections.
HB 2861 (By Bucy), Relating to the exclusion of certain medical facilities from load shedding participation during a rolling blackout.
To State Affairs.
HB 2862 (By Slaton), Relating to border security enhancement projects and the creation of a fund to pay for those projects; allocating the earnings on the balance of that fund and reimbursement of related expenditures.
To State Affairs.
HB 2863 (By Kuempel), Relating to the storage and recovery of water in a portion of the Edwards Aquifer.
To Natural Resources.
HB 2864 (By Collier), Relating to the governance and administration of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and to certain disclosures made in relation to the provision of funding for indigent defense services.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2865 (By Collier), Relating to the eligibility requirements for a license to carry a handgun.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2866 (By Biedermann), Relating to the preservation, maintenance, and restoration of the Alamo Cenotaph; granting the power of eminent domain.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 2867 (By Raymond), Relating to the issuance of a temporary license for an assisted living facility that has a corporate change in ownership.
To Human Services.
HB 2868 (By Longoria), Relating to the financial security requirements for operators of oil and gas wells.
To Energy Resources.
HB 2869 (By Longoria), Relating to collective bargaining and conditions of employment for fire fighters and police officers in certain political subdivisions.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 2870 (By Anchia), Relating to electronic voter registration.
To Elections.
HB 2871 (By Anchia), Relating to allowing straight-party voting.
To Elections.
HB 2872 (By Meza), Relating to certain products made by inmates of a correctional facility.
To Corrections.
HB 2873 (By Anchia), Relating to nonpartisan primary elections; authorizing a fee.
To Elections.
HB 2874 (By Anchia), Relating to a requirement that public schools issue student identification cards to high school students.
To Public Education.
HB 2875 (By Anchia), Relating to the issuance and acceptance of a high school and institution of higher education student identification card and certain other forms of identification as identification for voting.
To Elections.
HB 2876 (By Howard), Relating to requiring public schools to use the wet bulb globe temperature to determine whether conditions are unsatisfactory for student outdoor activities due to severe heat.
To Public Education.
HB 2877 (By Beckley), Relating to notice to elected officials of a widespread power, water, or natural gas outage or emergency.
To State Affairs.
HB 2878 (By Goodwin), Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2879 (By Landgraf), Relating to notice required in connection with possessory liens on certain motor vehicles.
To Business and Industry.
HB 2880 (By Muñoz), Relating to the knowledge test required for a commercial driver's license.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2881 (By Bailes), Relating to the applicability of provisions governing payment of the proceeds derived from the sale of oil or gas production to nonparticipating royalty interest owners.
To Energy Resources.
HB 2882 (By Bailes), Relating to information provided to a payee by a payor of proceeds of production from an oil or gas well that traverses multiple tracts.
To Energy Resources.
HB 2883 (By Bailes), Relating to the information a payor of the proceeds of production from an oil and gas well is required to provide a payee.
To Energy Resources.
HB 2884 (By Bailes), Relating to imposing on a payor of proceeds of production from an oil or gas well a duty to notify a payee when payments to the payee are suspended.
To Energy Resources.
HB 2885 (By Clardy), Relating to continuing education programs for fire detection and alarm device installation.
To Insurance.
HB 2886 (By Clardy), Relating to the designation of a company representative for purposes of compliance with the Private Security Act.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2887 (By Talarico), Relating to health and physical education requirements in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 2888 (By Lopez), Relating to the establishment of the economic inclusion and diversification task force.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 2889 (By Meyer), Relating to the calculation, collection, and remittance of state hotel occupancy taxes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2890 (By Harris), Relating to the sale of distilled spirits to ultimate consumers by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2891 (By Landgraf), Relating to establishment of the Texas Emergency Alert Management System (TEAMS).
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2892 (By Landgraf), Relating to establishment of the Texas Emergency Alert Management System (TEAMS).
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2893 (By Herrero), Relating to the establishment by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of colonia self-help centers in certain counties and to the representation of those counties on the Colonia Resident Advisory Committee.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 2894 (By Holland), Relating to participation in the comptroller's contracts for travel services.
To State Affairs.
HB 2895 (By Romero), Relating to law enforcement policies for peace officer response to certain family violence offenses.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2896 (By Bonnen), Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.
To Appropriations.
HB 2897 (By Hernandez), Relating to the right of certain facility residents to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.
To Human Services.
HB 2898 (By Lopez), Relating to notice required after an intentional shutoff of electric and water service.
To State Affairs.
HB 2899 (By Lopez), Relating to the creation of a task force to improve the reliability of electric service in this state.
To State Affairs.
HB 2900 (By Hefner), Relating to provisions governing the carrying of a firearm by a person who is not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm; making conforming changes.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2901 (By Rodriguez), Relating to reporting requirements for certain in-custody deaths; providing a civil penalty.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2902 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the creation of a task force to study factors contributing to disproportionate COVID-19 outcomes.
To Public Health.
HB 2903 (By Raymond), Relating to an educational training guide for family members and caregivers of veterans who have mental health disorders.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 2904 (By Israel), Relating to rate filing requirements for certain personal automobile insurers with low market share.
To Insurance.
HB 2905 (By Morrison), Relating to public-private partnerships to design, develop, finance, construct, and receive financial assistance for certain water-related projects.
To Natural Resources.
HB 2906 (By Bernal), Relating to the disposition of rental payments received by public housing authorities from tenants.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 2907 (By Raymond), Relating to the reporting of broadband speeds by Internet service providers to the governor's broadband development council.
To State Affairs.
HB 2908 (By Dutton), Relating to the address of a candidate on an application for a place on the ballot; creating a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
To Elections.
HB 2909 (By Bernal), Relating to coverage for diagnostic examinations under certain health benefit plans.
To Insurance.
HB 2910 (By Goodwin), Relating to the imposition of a sales tax on ammunition, firearms, and firearms accessories to provide funding for the family violence program in the Health and Human Services Commission.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2911 (By White), Relating to Next Generation 9-1-1 service and certain wireless service provider administrative expense reimbursements and increasing a fee cap.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2912 (By Vasut, Jetton, and White), Relating to a violation of the Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act or a dedicatory instrument by a board member of a property owners' association.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2913 (By Capriglione), Relating to the posting of certain contracts to the Internet websites of governmental bodies.
To State Affairs.
HB 2914 (By C. Turner, Meza, and J. González), Relating to the fee for emergency medical services in certain municipalities.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 2915 (By Schofield), Relating to the role of a jury in a criminal case.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2916 (By Schofield), Relating to the enforcement of certain laws by the attorney general.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2917 (By Schofield), Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2918 (By Schofield), Relating to the collection of certain judgments.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2919 (By Schofield), Relating to instances in which a judgment becomes dormant.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2920 (By Lozano), Relating to a grace period for payment of premiums on insurance policies renewed by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
To Insurance.
HB 2921 (By Middleton), Relating to applicability of the Private Real Property Rights Preservation Act to certain statutes relating to access to public beaches.
To Natural Resources.
HB 2922 (By Buckley), Relating to the creation of a statewide alert system for certain adolescents in danger.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2923 (By Dutton), Relating to certain persons who are disqualified from serving as the personal representative of a decedent's estate.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2924 (By Dutton), Relating to certain grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2925 (By Dutton), Relating to affidavits concerning cost and necessity of services in civil actions.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2926 (By Parker, Krause, and Minjarez), Relating to the reinstatement of the parent-child relationship with respect to a person whose parental rights have been involuntarily terminated.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2927 (By Bonnen), Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations.
To Appropriations.
HB 2928 (By Jetton), Relating to publication and posting of notice by governmental entities and representatives.
To State Affairs.
HB 2929 (By Bonnen), Relating to conduct of insurers providing preferred provider benefit plans with respect to physician and health care provider contracts and claims.
To Insurance.
HB 2930 (By Schofield), Relating to the Texas Sovereignty Act.
To State Affairs.
HB 2931 (By Israel), Relating to increasing the rates of the state gasoline and diesel fuel taxes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2932 (By Dutton), Relating to certain procedures in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2933 (By Martinez), Relating to fees imposed on registration of a vehicle for which registration is applied for by a motor vehicle dealer.
To Transportation.
HB 2934 (By Deshotel), Relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety and a county, municipality, or private vendor for the issuance of renewal and duplicate driver's licenses and other identification certificate services; increasing a fee.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2935 (By Dutton), Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services without taking possession of the child.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2936 (By Frank), Relating to an optional service retirement annuity of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 2937 (By J.D. Johnson), Relating to the historically underutilized business task force.
To State Affairs.
HB 2938 (By J.D. Johnson), Relating to state agency audits of a contractor's compliance with a historically underutilized business subcontracting plan.
To State Affairs.
HB 2939 (By Muñoz), Relating to a certification election to recognize a police officers association as the bargaining agent for certain police officers.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 2940 (By Kuempel), Relating to an exception to the titling requirement for certain vehicles; creating a criminal offense.
To Transportation.
HB 2941 (By Burns), Relating to the appointment of appraisal review board members.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2942 (By Bernal), Relating to investigations and actions by district or county attorneys in connection with the deceptive trade practice of charging exorbitant or excessive prices for necessities during a declared disaster.
To Business and Industry.
HB 2943 (By Frank), Relating to revocation of do-not-resuscitate orders for patients admitted to a health care facility or hospital.
To Public Health.
HB 2944 (By Krause), Relating to the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.
To Public Education.
HB 2945 (By Pacheco), Relating to the transfer of alcoholic beverages between certain permitted premises.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2946 (By Cyrier), Relating to the provision of financial assistance to survivors of certain members of the Texas military forces.
To Appropriations.
HB 2947 (By Cyrier), Relating to the regulation of recreational vehicle rental communities.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 2948 (By Cyrier), Relating to the authority of a county to regulate condominiums.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 2949 (By P. King), Relating to required consent of a health care provider, student, intern, or resident before directly or indirectly performing or participating in an abortion.
To Public Health.
HB 2950 (By Smith), Relating to the composition of and actions transferred by the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 2951 (By Jetton), Relating to the appointment of directors of a levee improvement district.
To Natural Resources.
HB 2952 (By Neave), Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship and the calculation and enforcement of child support.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2953 (By Neave), Relating to the administration of and certain procedures under the Title IV-D program for child support enforcement.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2954 (By S. Thompson, Hunter, Dutton, Coleman, and Allen), Relating to a suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention program for certain public elementary school campuses.
To Public Education.
HB 2955 (By Klick), Relating to the reimbursement of certain urban teaching hospitals for the provision of inpatient hospital care under Medicaid.
To Human Services.
HB 2956 (By Klick), Relating to the provision of notice of proposed rules by state agencies.
To State Affairs.
HB 2957 (By Geren), Relating to inspections and examinations by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain sites and facilities conducted using unmanned aircraft.
To Energy Resources.
HB 2958 (By Shine), Relating to the scope of the review of an appraisal district by the comptroller of public accounts.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2959 (By Shine), Relating to the appeal of a determination by the comptroller of public accounts of a protest of the comptroller's findings in a study of school district property values.
To Public Education.
HB 2960 (By Sanford), Relating to the relationship between managed care plans and optometrists, therapeutic optometrists, and ophthalmologists.
To Insurance.
HB 2961 (By Landgraf), Relating to certain licensing and permitting requirements for game rooms; authorizing an occupational permit or license; authorizing a fee.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2962 (By Muñoz), Relating to municipal authority to prohibit police or fire department employees from signing certain employment petitions.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 2963 (By Klick), Relating to the process for determining the Medicaid eligibility of certain former foster care youth.
To Human Services.
HB 2964 (By Thierry), Relating to certain requirements for a qualified business or enterprise project under the enterprise zone program and to the definition of qualified employee for purposes of the program.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 2965 (By Tinderholt), Relating to civil liability for censorship by social media companies.
To State Affairs.
HB 2966 (By Tinderholt), Relating to the repeal of provisions providing for the calculation and effect of a de minimis ad valorem tax rate.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2967 (By Cason), Relating to the unlawful carrying of a handgun in a motor vehicle or watercraft.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 2968 (By Cason), Relating to informed consent to immunizations for children.
To Public Health.
HB 2969 (By Cason), Relating to the ability of a person in attendance at an open meeting of a governmental body to stream live video and audio of the meeting on the Internet.
To State Affairs.
HB 2970 (By Cason), Relating to contacting certain relatives of a child in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
To Human Services.
HB 2971 (By Cason), Relating to the repeal of the Texas Economic Development Act.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2972 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to unlawful employment practices with respect to discrimination in payment of compensation.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 2973 (By Hull), Relating to certain requirements for court-appointed volunteer advocate programs.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 2974 (By C. Morales), Relating to required maintenance on heating and air conditioning systems at public school instructional facilities and to the liability of certain facilities handling hazardous substances for damages caused to public schools.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 2975 (By Hull, Oliverson, and Cain), Relating to prohibiting the physical restraint of certain public school students by peace officers and school security personnel under certain circumstances.
To Public Education.
HB 2976 (By Cason), Relating to the required filing of a fetal death certificate for an unborn child following an abortion.
To Public Health.
HB 2977 (By Morrison), Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities and the authority of certain municipalities to pledge that revenue, and to receive and pledge certain other revenue, for the payment of obligations related to a hotel and convention center project.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2978 (By Hull), Relating to required agreement provisions and eligibility of certain games and events for funding administered by the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 2979 (By Paul), Relating to backup power supply requirements for certain critical facilities.
To State Affairs.
HB 2980 (By Geren), Relating to the duty of an appraisal review board to determine a motion or protest filed by a property owner and the right of the owner to appeal the board's determination.
To Ways and Means.
HB 2981 (By Oliverson), Relating to establishment of the prescription drug savings program for certain uninsured individuals.
To Insurance.
HB 2982 (By Paul), Relating to the creation of a joint interim committee to study the reliability of the ERCOT electric grid.
To House Administration.
HB 2983 (By Hull), Relating to medical examinations for certain children entering the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
To Human Services.
HB 2984 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism.
To Insurance.
HB 2985 (By Hull), Relating to the temporary relocation of a residential child-care facility during a declared state of disaster.
To Human Services.
HB 2986 (By Martinez), Relating to imposing an additional fee for the registration of an electric vehicle.
To Transportation.
HB 2987 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of indecent assault; increasing a criminal penalty.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 2988 (By Minjarez), Relating to copayments required by a health maintenance organization or preferred provider benefit plan for visiting physical therapists.
To Insurance.
HB 2989 (By Cyrier), Relating to certain notice and protest provisions applicable to municipal zoning changes.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 2990 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to a requirement to make certain environmental and water use permit applications available online.
To Natural Resources.
HB 2991 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to rolling blackouts.
To State Affairs.
HB 2992 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to the contents of an application to vote a late ballot by mail for certain sick or disabled voters.
To Elections.
HB 2993 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to documentation of proof of identification for voting.
To Elections.
HB 2994 (By Lopez), Relating to programs that can be established and funded under the Texas emissions reduction plan.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 2995 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to the effective date of voter registration.
To Elections.
HB 2996 (By Muñoz), Relating to the creation of a state-administered retirement plan; authorizing administrative penalties.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 2997 (By Gates), Relating to the municipal determination of exceptions to plat requirements for certain property developments.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 2998 (By Smith), Relating to the requirement that certain business entities obtain a license from the Texas Real Estate Commission.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 2999 (By Gates), Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Fort Bend Subsidence District, including a director's qualifications and term.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3000 (By Cason), Relating to the repeal of the franchise tax; making an appropriation.
To Ways and Means.
HR 266 (By Herrero), In memory of Samuel Charles Guerra of Agua Dulce.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 301 (By Hernandez), Congratulating Janie Hernandez of Houston on her 90th birthday.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 302 (By Sherman), In memory of James and Linda Zander of DeSoto.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 303 (By Slaton), In memory of Dr. Richard Lynn Ingrim of Grand Saline.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 304 (By J.D. Johnson), Honoring Houston mayor Sylvester Turner for his leadership during Winter Storm Uri.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 305 (By J.D. Johnson), Honoring Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo for her leadership during Winter Storm Uri.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 306 (By Noble), Congratulating John Yeager of Wylie on his 80th birthday.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 307 (By Schofield and Bernal), In memory of Jewell Marie Pardo of San Antonio.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 308 (By Sherman), In memory of Gerald Mansfield Burnett Sr.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 309 (By Sherman), Congratulating LaVonda T. Russell on her election as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 310 (By Sherman), In memory of Alberto Hector Casarez of Wilmer.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 311 (By Sherman), In memory of Mary Ann Brown of Terrell.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 312 (By Sherman), Honoring Gary C. Thomas on his retirement as president and executive director of Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 313 (By Moody), Recognizing March 24, 2021, as Education and Sharing Day in honor of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 314 (By J.E. Johnson), Congratulating Early College High School in Farmers Branch on its selection as a 2020 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 315 (By Meyer), Congratulating Clayton Kershaw on winning the 2020 World Series as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 316 (By White), Congratulating Garrison Douglas Spencer of Scouts BSA Troop No. 9 in Lumberton on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 317 (By Neave), In memory of Luis Morales Sr. of Dallas.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 318 (By Clardy), In memory of Bill Truman Teague of Nacogdoches.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 319 (By Kuempel), Congratulating Evan and Lindsey Autry on the birth of their son, Crew Alan Autry.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 320 (By Fierro), Honoring El Paso teachers, students, and school staff for their hard work to overcome the difficulties of teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 321 (By Martinez Fischer), In memory of Manuel Salvador Vela of San Antonio.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 322 (By Martinez Fischer), In memory of Elizabeth Pompa Garza.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 323 (By Martinez Fischer), In memory of Eduardo R. "Eddie" Sanchez of San Antonio.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 324 (By Martinez Fischer), In memory of Ruth del Cueto of San Antonio.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 325 (By Martinez Fischer), In memory of Candelaria Peña.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 326 (By Martinez Fischer), In memory of Marta San Miguel.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 327 (By Martinez Fischer), In memory of Robert Castañeda of San Antonio.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 328 (By Sherman), In memory of Thomas Adedayo Ogungbire.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 329 (By Perez, Hernandez, Walle, and C. Morales), Recognizing the Houston East End Chamber of Commerce.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 330 (By Herrero), In memory of Marcos T. Ramon Sr. of Driscoll.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 331 (By Herrero), In memory of Leonel "Leo" Rios III of Corpus Christi.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 332 (By Herrero), In memory of Abel Steve Salinas.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 333 (By Oliverson), Deactivating House Rule 16, Sections 8 and 14.
To House Administration.
HR 334 (By Bonnen), Recognizing March 25, 2021, as Greek Independence Day.
To Resolutions Calendars.
List No. 2
SB 2142 to State Affairs.
List No. 1 - March 19
HB 3001 (By Cason), Relating to the censorship or disfavoring of political or religious speech by a social media website.
To State Affairs.
HB 3002 (By Burns), Relating to a merchant allowing a person suspected of committing or attempting to commit theft to complete a theft education program.
To Corrections.
HB 3003 (By Parker), Relating to the establishment of the Texas Reskilling and Upskilling through Education (TRUE) Initiative to support workforce education at public junior colleges.
To Higher Education.
HB 3004 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to information regarding breast-feeding.
To Public Health.
HB 3005 (By Ramos), Relating to annulment of a marriage on the grounds of concealed divorce.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3006 (By Middleton), Relating to the creation of the Trinity Bay Special Utility District and the powers and duties of the Trinity Bay Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments or fees.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3007 (By Ramos), Relating to annulment of a marriage on the grounds of fraud, duress, or force.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3008 (By Ramos), Relating to annulment of a marriage on the grounds of impotency.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3009 (By Ramos), Relating to child custody evaluations.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3010 (By Ramos), Relating to a limitation on the salary of superintendents and chief executive officers of school districts and open-enrollment charter schools.
To Public Education.
HB 3011 (By Hull), Relating to the contents of a petition in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3012 (By Geren), Relating to charitable raffles conducted by the charitable foundations of certain professional sports teams.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3013 (By Biedermann), Relating to the preservation and maintenance of the Alamo by the General Land Office.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3014 (By Lucio), Relating to the right of one immediate family member of certain deceased peace officers to make an oral statement regarding the terms of a plea bargain agreement.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3015 (By Hernandez), Relating to a governmental body's response to a request for public information.
To State Affairs.
HB 3016 (By Moody), Relating to the prohibited suspension of a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure or Penal Code during a declared state of disaster.
To State Affairs.
HB 3017 (By Wu), Relating to criminal liability for reporting false information to draw an emergency response; creating an offense.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3018 (By Moody), Relating to the designation of a portion of State Loop 375 in El Paso County as the Ted Houghton Expressway.
To Transportation.
HB 3019 (By Moody), Relating to the use of campaign contributions made to a candidate for statewide office or the legislature.
To Elections.
HB 3020 (By Rodriguez), Relating to increasing the administrative penalty for a violation of certain reliability standards concerning electric utilities.
To State Affairs.
HB 3021 (By Burns), Relating to municipalities and counties that adopt budgets that defund law enforcement agencies.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3022 (By Herrero), Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files by a statutory county court.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3023 (By K. King), Relating to the eligibility of the Professional Bull Riders World Finals for funding under the Major Events Reimbursement Program.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3024 (By Wu), Relating to civil and criminal liability for doxing; creating an offense.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3025 (By Darby), Relating to the membership and meetings of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
To State Affairs.
HB 3026 (By Canales), Relating to the operation and regulation of certain automated motor vehicles.
To Transportation.
HB 3027 (By Canales), Relating to the administration of navigation districts.
To Transportation.
HB 3028 (By Middleton), Relating to vaccination requirements for health benefit plans or insurance policies provided to business entities.
To Insurance.
HB 3029 (By Paul), Relating to the creation of the Gulf Coast Protection District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees; providing authority to impose a tax; granting the power of eminent domain.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3030 (By Goodwin), Relating to notice to customers, governmental entities, and other affected persons after significant interruptions of certain services.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3031 (By Klick), Relating to prohibited billing practices by certain health care providers.
To Public Health.
HB 3032 (By Oliverson, Button, and Schaefer), Relating to substitutes for hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants applicable to commercial or residential buildings or construction.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 3033 (By Klick), Relating to a requirement to report through the Public Education Information Management System the number of students transported from a school district or open-enrollment charter school for a mental health emergency detention.
To Public Education.
HB 3034 (By Campos), Relating to the establishment of a statewide homelessness data system.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 3035 (By Campos), Relating to the evaluation of family-based safety services.
To Human Services.
HB 3036 (By Campos), Relating to a temporary abatement of evictions for failure to pay rent during and after a disaster.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3037 (By Raymond), Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities; providing a civil penalty.
To Human Services.
HB 3038 (By Goodwin), Relating to deployment of information technology and electric distribution system upgrades to more equitably distribute rolling blackouts.
To State Affairs.
HB 3039 (By Ellzey), Relating to the electronic transmission of certain notices proved by the Railroad Commission of Texas.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3040 (By Morrison), Relating to the continuation and application of the Texas Economic Development Act.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3041 (By Frank), Relating to the procedures and grounds for taking possession of a child and authorizing a family preservation services pilot program as an alternative to removal in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
To Human Services.
HB 3042 (By Patterson), Relating to the adoption and review of certain workers' compensation guidelines, protocols, and formulary.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3043 (By Thierry), Relating to health benefit plan coverage of individuals with a prior diagnosis of COVID-19.
To Insurance.
HB 3044 (By Howard), Relating to certain criminal history record information obtained by home and community support service agencies.
To Human Services.
HB 3045 (By Hull), Relating to financial regulation of certain life, health, and accident insurers and health maintenance organizations.
To Insurance.
HB 3046 (By Middleton), Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution.
To State Affairs.
HB 3047 (By White), Relating to requiring that deferred compensation plans provided by state agencies or institutions of higher education offer certain types of qualified investment products to employees participating in those plans.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3048 (By White), Relating to a designated law enforcement office or agency.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3049 (By White), Relating to a prohibition on prosecuting certain persons for certain conduct constituting the offense of prostitution.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3050 (By White), Relating to unemployment compensation chargebacks regarding certain persons employed as seasonal employees.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3051 (By S. Thompson), Relating to the authority of certain counties to create a county ethics commission.
To County Affairs.
HB 3052 (By Collier), Relating to a requirement that a redistricting plan for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives be based on the total population of the state.
To Redistricting.
HB 3053 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the qualifications of judges of certain courts.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3054 (By Collier), Relating to establishing principles to govern redistricting plans enacted by the legislature.
To Redistricting.
HB 3055 (By Hinojosa), Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information.
To Public Health.
HB 3056 (By Goodwin), Relating to prohibiting billboards on cemetery property; providing a civil penalty.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 3057 (By Gervin-Hawkins), Relating to the regulation of licensed dog and cat breeders.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3058 (By Guerra), Relating to health education requirements in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 3059 (By Guerra), Relating to the exclusion of certain facilities from load shedding participation during a rolling blackout.
To State Affairs.
HB 3060 (By Button and Guillen), Relating to disclosure by the comptroller to the purchaser of a business of the amount of tax due.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3061 (By Davis), Relating to the generation of electricity in this state.
To State Affairs.
HB 3062 (By Thierry), Relating to the governing body of the independent organization certified to manage the ERCOT power region.
To State Affairs.
HB 3063 (By Smithee), Relating to the duties of a private professional guardian regarding end-of-life and critical care decisions concerning an adult ward.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3064 (By Metcalf), Relating to creating the criminal offense of boating while intoxicated with a child passenger; changing the eligibility for deferred adjudication community supervision.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3065 (By Davis), Relating to the creation of a commission to study the terminology of the penal laws and the justice system of this state.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3066 (By Shaheen), Relating to the verification of citizenship of an applicant for voter registration.
To Elections.
HB 3067 (By Buckley), Relating to the designation of State Highway 195 as a portion of the national Purple Heart Trail.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3068 (By Slaton), Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 276 in Hunt and Rains Counties as the Staff Sergeant Shawn Henry McNabb Memorial Bridge.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3069 (By Holland), Relating to statutes of limitation and repose for certain claims involving the construction or repair of an improvement to real property or equipment attached to real property.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3070 (By Ellzey), Relating to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which certain disabled veterans and the surviving spouses and children of certain veterans are entitled.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3071 (By Coleman), Relating to the appointment of a board of managers to govern certain school districts with low-performing campuses.
To Public Education.
HB 3072 (By Shaheen), Relating to the punishment for the offense of prostitution.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3073 (By Shaheen), Relating to a requirement that state agencies make agency guidance documents accessible to the public.
To State Affairs.
HB 3074 (By Shaheen), Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans at the lowest standard premium rate.
To Insurance.
HB 3075 (By Coleman), Relating to the collection and reporting of certain information regarding mental health jail diversion.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3076 (By J.D. Johnson), Relating to establishing the system benefit account and programs for providing assistance to certain low-income, ill, and disabled electric customers.
To State Affairs.
HB 3077 (By Coleman), Relating to the regulation of applied behavior analysis paraprofessional technicians; requiring a registration.
To Public Health.
HB 3078 (By Bailes and Guillen), Relating to the registration of certain motor vehicles as farm or ranch vehicles.
To Transportation.
HB 3079 (By Larson), Relating to procedural requirements for the review of a contractual rate charged for the furnishing of raw or treated water or water or sewer service.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3080 (By Oliverson), Relating to unsolicited provision of an application form for a ballot to be voted by mail and to procedures for verification of a ballot voted by mail; creating a criminal offense.
To Elections.
HB 3081 (By Krause), Relating to the issuance of digital tags for the taking of certain animals.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3082 (By Krause), Relating to Medicaid fraud actions.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3083 (By Krause), Relating to a pharmacy, pharmacist, or pharmacy technician decision to not dispense or sell a drug according to religious belief or moral conviction.
To Public Health.
HB 3084 (By Larson), Relating to the identification of and funding for interregional water projects.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3085 (By Coleman), Relating to health care provider participation programs in this State.
To County Affairs.
HB 3086 (By Beckley), Relating to the identification required for voting of a voter with a recent name change.
To Elections.
HB 3087 (By Smith), Relating to prohibiting urination or defecation in certain public places; creating a criminal offense.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3088 (By Coleman), Relating to the administration of county mental health grant services established by the Health and Human Services Commission.
To Public Health.
HB 3089 (By Hull), Relating to meetings of school districts' local school health advisory councils.
To Public Education.
HB 3090 (By Vasut), Relating to the required procurement of an alternative power supply for certain power generation facilities.
To State Affairs.
HB 3091 (By Vasut), Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain infrastructure projects and public parks.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3092 (By Vasut), Relating to measures to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on public schools during the 2020-2021 school year, including the administration of public school assessment instruments and the temporary suspension of certain accountability determinations, the requirement to use those assessment instruments as a criterion for promotion or graduation, and the calculation of average daily attendance.
To Public Education.
HB 3093 (By Smithee), Relating to the name and governance of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
To State Affairs.
HB 3094 (By Goodwin), Relating to the Texas Redistricting Commission.
To Redistricting.
HB 3095 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to the regulation of certain senior living facilities.
To Human Services.
HB 3096 (By Burrows), Relating to the creation and activities of the Texas Produced Water Consortium.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3097 (By Stephenson), Relating to entitlement of certain municipalities to receive tax revenue from certain establishments located near a hotel and convention center project.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3098 (By Cason), Relating to conducting certain medical examinations using telemedicine under the workers' compensation system.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3099 (By Coleman), Relating to advance directives in Texas.
To Public Health.
HB 3100 (By Campos), Relating to requirements for governmental contracts with nonprofit organizations regarding the use of money provided under those contracts.
To State Affairs.
HB 3101 (By Campos), Relating to the duties of social media companies regarding prostitution and trafficking of persons; creating a criminal offense.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3102 (By Campos), Relating to the duties of the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office's business permit office.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 3103 (By Campos), Relating to creating a database of individuals found by the Department of Family and Protective Services to have abused or neglected a child two or more times.
To Human Services.
HB 3104 (By Campos), Relating to home-delivered meal services under the Options for Independent Living program.
To Human Services.
HB 3105 (By Toth), Relating to unlawful acts and practices of social media platforms; providing a civil penalty.
To State Affairs.
HB 3106 (By Toth), Relating to the censorship of users' expressions by an interactive computer service.
To State Affairs.
HB 3107 (By Clardy), Relating to election practices and procedures.
To Elections.
HB 3108 (By Lucio), Relating to the patients to whom a pharmacist may administer an influenza vaccination.
To Public Health.
HB 3109 (By Coleman), Relating to identifying and addressing social determinants of health in Medicaid managed care contracts.
To Human Services.
HB 3110 (By Meyer), Relating to possession or promotion of child sexual abuse material; increasing a criminal penalty.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3111 (By Meyer), Relating to the criminal offense of online solicitation relating to a minor; creating a criminal offense.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3112 (By J. González), Relating to procedures for public involvement in redistricting of state legislative districts and congressional districts.
To Redistricting.
HB 3113 (By E. Thompson), Relating to the county in which a motor vehicle dealer may apply for the registration of and title for certain vehicles sold by the dealer.
To Transportation.
HB 3114 (By Shine), Relating to rules or procedures of the Commission on Jail Standards regarding prisoner visitation.
To County Affairs.
HB 3115 (By Shine), Relating to the release of a judgment lien on homestead property.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3116 (By Metcalf), Relating to recommendations for the appointment of directors of the San Jacinto River Authority.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3117 (By Israel), Relating to the designation of the Richards-Bush Mall in the Capitol Complex.
To State Affairs.
HB 3118 (By E. Morales), Relating to the eligibility to act as a supervisor in certain counties for an applicant for a license as a professional counselor.
To Public Health.
HB 3119 (By J. Turner), Relating to an exception to the application of the offense of illegal voting.
To Elections.
HB 3120 (By Capriglione), Relating to the eligibility of an injured employee for lifetime income benefits under the workers' compensation system.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3121 (By J. Turner), Relating to a voluntary quality standards certification process for certain private residential psychiatric treatment facilities that provide treatments and services to youth; imposing fees; authorizing civil and administrative penalties.
To Public Health.
HB 3122 (By J. Turner), Relating to electronic correction of voter registration information.
To Elections.
HB 3123 (By J. Turner), Relating to the regulation of crafted precious metal dealers; authorizing the change of a fee.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3124 (By Vasut), Relating to carrying a handgun on the premises of a public employer.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3125 (By Allison), Relating to the payment of costs for certain mental health hearings or proceedings and a county's entitlement to reimbursement for those costs.
To County Affairs.
HB 3126 (By VanDeaver), Relating to the health care providers authorized to examine a person to determine whether the person is incapacitated for purposes of certain guardianship proceedings.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3127 (By Shaheen), Relating to contracts for family support services.
To Human Services.
HB 3128 (By VanDeaver), Relating to the career and technology education allotment under the Foundation School Program.
To Public Education.
HB 3129 (By Huberty), Relating to the operation of a public school transportation system.
To Public Education.
HB 3130 (By Capriglione), Relating to state agency contracts for Internet application development.
To State Affairs.
HB 3131 (By Cole), Relating to the information required to be included in the certificate of formation of a filing entity.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3132 (By Smithee), Relating to the performance of equine dentistry by students of equine dental provider certification programs.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 3133 (By Beckley), Relating to a study by the Public Utility Commission of Texas on the failures of electricity providers during the February 2021 winter storm.
To State Affairs.
HB 3134 (By Cole), Relating to the methods by which the comptroller may provide notice of a hearing to suspend a permit or license.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3135 (By Cole), Relating to the powers and duties, authority to issue bonds, and authority to impose a tax of the SH130 Municipal Management District No. 1.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 3136 (By Beckley), Relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3137 (By Larson), Relating to a medical cannabis research program.
To Public Health.
HB 3138 (By Longoria and Guillen), Relating to rate plans offered by retail electric providers.
To State Affairs.
HB 3139 (By Longoria), Relating to the authority of all governmental bodies to hold open and closed meetings by telephone or videoconference call.
To State Affairs.
HB 3140 (By C. Bell), Relating to the creation of the Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 5; 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 3141 (By Dominguez), Relating to requiring the disclosure of fees charged for the sale of concert and other event tickets.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3142 (By Dominguez), Relating to the posting of nonconsent towing fees schedules in licensed vehicle storage facilities and the provision of nonconsent towing fees schedules by tow truck operators.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3143 (By Dominguez), Relating to requiring the release of certain vehicles by tow truck operators.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3144 (By Patterson), Relating to registration requirements and voluntary safety standards certification for senior living facilities; authorizing administrative penalties; imposing fees; requiring an occupational registration.
To Human Services.
HB 3145 (By Deshotel), Relating to Medicaid reimbursement for dental services provided to certain adults with disabilities.
To Human Services.
HB 3146 (By Ortega), Relating to a study and report by the Health and Human Services Commission on the continuity of home health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To Human Services.
HB 3147 (By Cole), Relating to the deadline for an early voting ballot board to determine whether to accept voters' ballots.
To Elections.
HB 3148 (By Bucy), Relating to the behavioral management of a student enrolled in a special education program of a school district.
To Public Education.
HB 3149 (By Bucy), Relating to drug testing and prescription drug policies and certain legal protections for employees and independent contractors of state agencies and political subdivisions and for other persons regarding the medical use of low-THC cannabis and hemp.
To State Affairs.
HB 3150 (By Meyer), Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil actions.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3151 (By Leman), Relating to municipalities and counties that adopt budgets that reduce the funding or personnel allocated for law enforcement agencies.
To State Affairs.
HB 3152 (By Noble), Relating to candidates who are ineligible for office.
To Elections.
HB 3153 (By Harris), Relating to the designation of State Highway 22 in Navarro County as the Dr. Kent Rogers Memorial Highway.
To Transportation.
HB 3154 (By Beckley), Relating to the issuance of a wireless emergency alert after a statewide disaster declaration.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3155 (By Beckley), Relating to the signature of an official on certain applications for a place on the ballot.
To Elections.
HB 3156 (By Martinez Fischer), Relating to inaugural contribution limits and the disclosure of inaugural contributions and expenditures.
To State Affairs.
HB 3157 (By Reynolds), Relating to the criminal offenses of violation of civil rights of and improper sexual activity with persons in custody; increasing a criminal penalty.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3158 (By S. Thompson), Relating to standing for receipt of exemplary damages based on a compensable death under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3159 (By Martinez), Relating to Texas Department of Transportation and regional mobility authority comprehensive development agreements.
To Transportation.
HB 3160 (By Martinez), Relating to Texas Department of Transportation and regional mobility authority comprehensive development agreements.
To Transportation.
HB 3161 (By Martinez and E. Morales), Relating to the establishment of community paramedicine programs to coordinate health care services and improve health care provision.
To Public Health.
HB 3162 (By Martinez), Relating to a certificate of merit in certain actions against certain licensed or registered professionals.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3163 (By Stucky), Relating to campuses of an open-enrollment charter school.
To Public Education.
HB 3164 (By Crockett), Relating to student members of the board of regents of a public university system or public university.
To Higher Education.
HB 3165 (By Meyer), Relating to an affirmative defense to an allegation of truant conduct.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3166 (By Crockett), Relating to wholesale electricity prices in the ERCOT power region during and after a state of disaster.
To State Affairs.
HB 3167 (By Crockett), Relating to protection for residential electric customers from disconnection of retail electric service in certain weather conditions.
To State Affairs.
HB 3168 (By Crockett), Relating to the issuance of a wireless emergency alert after a statewide disaster declaration.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3169 (By Crockett), Relating to the substances listed in Penalty Group 2 under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3170 (By Crockett), Relating to the mandatory placement on deferred adjudication community supervision of certain defendants charged with possession of certain substances listed in Penalty Group 2 under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3171 (By Slaton), Relating to the selection of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district; authorizing a fee.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3172 (By Crockett), Relating to authorizing the online ordering and purchasing of alcoholic beverages.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3173 (By Lopez), Relating to certain peace officer hiring policies related to applicant credit history.
To County Affairs.
HB 3174 (By Lopez), Relating to certain peace officer hiring policies regarding applicants with a history of marihuana use.
To County Affairs.
HB 3175 (By Morrison), Relating to state support for comprehensive regional universities in this state.
To Higher Education.
HB 3176 (By Lopez), Relating to certain improvements made to certain land subject to inundation.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3177 (By Rosenthal), Relating to accessing transmission service and power at wholesale outside of the ERCOT power region.
To State Affairs.
HB 3178 (By Rosenthal), Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to ensure the independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region has adequate reserve power to prevent blackout conditions.
To State Affairs.
HB 3179 (By Rosenthal), Relating to electric power purchased for the ERCOT power region.
To State Affairs.
HB 3180 (By Rosenthal), Relating to eligibility criteria regarding commissioners of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the governing body of the independent organization certified to manage the ERCOT power region.
To State Affairs.
HB 3181 (By Rosenthal), Relating to the weather emergency preparedness of facilities for providing electric service.
To State Affairs.
HB 3182 (By Rosenthal), Relating to the weather emergency preparedness of gas pipeline facilities and facilities for providing electric service.
To State Affairs.
HB 3183 (By Rosenthal), Relating to the cold weather preparedness of gas wells and pipeline facilities; authorizing a penalty.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3184 (By Rosenthal), Relating to the use of adaptive model data analytics software by the independent organization certified to manage the ERCOT power region.
To State Affairs.
HB 3185 (By Krause), Relating to crime victims' compensation.
To Appropriations.
HB 3186 (By Raney and Guillen), Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities.
To Higher Education.
HB 3187 (By Krause), Relating to divorce on the grounds of insupportability.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3188 (By Krause), Relating to a divorce on the ground of insupportability.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3189 (By Jetton), Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for school supplies purchased by a teacher.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3190 (By Krause), Relating to the waiting period for a divorce on the grounds of insupportability.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3191 (By Meza), Relating to prohibiting or limiting certain charges during a public health disaster in connection with delivery services provided by retailers participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
To Human Services.
HB 3192 (By Meza), Relating to the prohibition of glyphosate herbicides on the grounds of a public or private school or institution of higher education.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 3193 (By Shine), Relating to the applicability of provisions entitling certain lessees to receive a copy of a notice of appraised value delivered to a property owner by the chief appraiser of an appraisal district.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3194 (By Meza), Relating to the presence of a spiritual leader during the execution of a person.
To Corrections.
HB 3195 (By Meza), Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for taxable items used to assist persons with an intellectual, developmental, or cognitive disability.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3196 (By Meza), Relating to the prohibition of the provision of conversion therapy to an individual by health care providers and certain entities.
To Public Health.
HB 3197 (By Meza), Relating to the repair or replacement of certain damaged historical markers by the Texas Historical Commission.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3198 (By Meza), Relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of digital electronic equipment.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3199 (By Meza), Relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities and counties.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 3200 (By Jetton), Relating to the procedures following the rejection of a ballot voted by mail.
To Elections.
HB 3201 (By Meza), Relating to the appointment of volunteer deputy voter registrars.
To Elections.
HB 3202 (By Meza), Relating to a study on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on art organizations in this state.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3203 (By Dutton), Relating to alternative times of possession under a standard possession order in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3204 (By Dutton), Relating to the methods to achieve a college, career, or military outcomes bonus under the Foundation School Program.
To Public Education.
HB 3205 (By Ellzey), Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for committing certain offenses while wearing a mask or military-style gear.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3206 (By Herrero), Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3207 (By Herrero), Relating to preventing the loss of benefits by certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service during a declared disaster.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3208 (By Wilson), Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Williamson County.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3209 (By Herrero), Relating to enrollment of certain retirees in the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3210 (By Herrero), Relating to eliminating certain state-required assessment instruments and certain end-of-course assessment instruments not required by federal law.
To Public Education.
HB 3211 (By K. Bell), Relating to civics instruction in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 3212 (By Sherman), Relating to the inclusion of information relating to street racing in the curriculum of driver education courses and driving safety courses.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3213 (By Sherman), Relating to the winter weather emergency preparedness of facilities for providing electric service.
To State Affairs.
HB 3214 (By Capriglione), Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3215 (By Geren), Relating to energy efficiency building standards.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3216 (By Harris), Relating to legislative leave for certain peace officers commissioned by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3217 (By Harris), Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the use of revenue from that tax.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3218 (By Schaefer), Relating to the regulation of abortion, including information regarding perinatal palliative care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; authorizing disciplinary action; providing a civil remedy; creating a criminal offense.
To Public Health.
HB 3219 (By Hull), Relating to the acceleration of an appeal of an election contest.
To Elections.
HB 3220 (By Leach), Relating to liability arising from incident management towing.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3221 (By Leach), Relating to the accrual of a cause of action for purposes of certain laws governing certain construction liability claims.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3222 (By Leach), Relating to claiming an exemption from required immunizations for school students.
To Public Health.
HB 3223 (By Zwiener), Relating to the use by certain municipalities of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for the enhancement and maintenance of public parks.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3224 (By Leach), Relating to the exclusion of certain witnesses during a criminal proceeding.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3225 (By Hinojosa), Relating to the reimbursement under Medicaid of local educational agencies for the provision of health care services to students.
To Human Services.
HB 3226 (By Hinojosa), Relating to establishing a minimum wage for essential workers.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 3227 (By Hinojosa), Relating to the content of driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and personal identification certificates.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3228 (By Lozano), Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3229 (By Moody), Relating to the conveyance of property by a municipality for the public purpose of economic development.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 3230 (By Moody), Relating to the continuation and application of the Texas Economic Development Act.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3231 (By Leach), Relating to the rights and duties of parents and the protection of parental rights in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3232 (By Harris), Relating to the designation of public health regions and collaboration between a regional director and a regional council of governments.
To Public Health.
HB 3233 (By Moody), Relating to the establishment by certain counties and hospital districts of disease control pilot programs to reduce the risk of certain infectious and communicable diseases; authorizing fees.
To County Affairs.
HB 3234 (By Klick), Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3235 (By Klick), Relating to the investigation by the commissioner of insurance of acts of health care fraud and the prosecution of health care fraud; creating a criminal offense.
To Insurance.
HB 3236 (By Capriglione), Relating to the temporary exemption of certain tangible personal property related to certain colocation data centers from sales and use taxes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3237 (By Israel), Relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties to be used for transportation projects.
To Transportation.
HB 3238 (By Klick), Relating to the electronic Medicaid recipient directories maintained by Medicaid managed care organizations.
To Human Services.
HB 3239 (By Klick), Relating to the reimbursement of wound care education and training services providers under Medicaid.
To Human Services.
HB 3240 (By Klick), Relating to the composition of the Long-Term Care Facilities Council and rules related to and the imposition of administrative penalties against certain long-term care facilities.
To Human Services.
HB 3241 (By Schofield), Relating to compensation for damages caused by governmental actions that close or effectively close businesses.
To State Affairs.
HB 3242 (By Swanson), Relating to a defense to prosecution for a handgun license holder who carries a handgun on certain premises.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3243 (By Shine), Relating to the payment of delinquent ad valorem taxes on property subject to a tax sale.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3244 (By Geren), Relating to the provision of certain massage therapy instruction using distance learning.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3245 (By Dutton), Relating to eliminating the court appointed advocates.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3246 (By Reynolds), Relating to information on projected changes in weather, water availability, and climate variability in strategic plans of certain state agencies.
To State Affairs.
HB 3247 (By Schofield), Relating to the alteration of voting standards, practices, or procedures.
To Elections.
HB 3248 (By J. González), Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, use, and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products and local regulation of cannabis establishments; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3249 (By J. González), Relating to prohibiting the arrest of a person for a violation of a condition of community supervision based on certain drug test results.
To Corrections.
HB 3250 (By E. Thompson), Relating to coverage of additional living expenses under a residential property insurance policy.
To Insurance.
HB 3251 (By E. Thompson), Relating to the use of unmanned aircraft.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3252 (By Parker), Relating to designating October 17 as Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Day.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3253 (By Jetton), Relating to operations of Districts created under the Texas Water Code, Title 4, Chapter 49, Subchapter A.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3254 (By Morrison), Relating to the licensing and regulation of athletic trainers.
To Public Health.
HB 3255 (By Sanford), Relating to capital stock requirements for certain insurance companies.
To Insurance.
HB 3256 (By Harless), Relating to the confidentiality of a public school teacher's or principal's home or residence address in certain government records and documents.
To Public Education.
HB 3257 (By P. King), Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Antisemitism.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3258 (By Goodwin), Relating to training requirements for a member of the board of trustees and the superintendent of an independent school district regarding cultural competence and implicit bias.
To Public Education.
HB 3259 (By Sanford), Relating to the employment of certain peace officers, detention officers, county jailers, or firefighters who are injured in the course and scope of duty.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3260 (By Thierry), Relating to ad valorem taxation, including the disclosure of the sales price of real property to use in appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes and the effect of an unfunded mandate on the use by a political subdivision of ad valorem tax revenue.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3261 (By Huberty), Relating to the electronic administration of assessment instruments in public schools and to certain measures to support Internet connectivity for purposes of those assessment instruments.
To Public Education.
HB 3262 (By Smith), Relating to causes of action for withholding payments of the proceeds from the sale of oil and gas production.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3263 (By Middleton), Relating to the determination of the boundaries of, and the enforcement of the law governing access to, public beaches.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3264 (By Dominguez), Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of a workplace soft skills training pilot program.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 3265 (By Parker), Relating to online learning programs offered by a school district or open-enrollment charter school to students enrolled at a campus of the district or school.
To Public Education.
HB 3266 (By Raymond), Relating to personal contact information submitted by certain local officials to the Texas Division of Emergency Management and local health departments.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3267 (By Kuempel), Relating to a restriction on the use of money in the tax increment fund for a tax increment financing reinvestment zone created by certain home-rule municipalities.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3268 (By Davis), Relating to registration of certain establishments providing assisted living services.
To Human Services.
HB 3269 (By Noble), Relating to the requirement that a ballot to be voted by mail be canceled and returned before voting in person.
To Elections.
HB 3270 (By Dutton), Relating to public school organization, accountability, and fiscal management.
To Public Education.
HB 3271 (By Ordaz Perez and Button), Relating to establishing a program to assist micro-businesses by increasing access to capital.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 3272 (By C. Turner), Relating to contribution and expenditure statements filed by the inaugural committee with the Texas Ethics Commission.
To State Affairs.
HB 3273 (By Neave), Relating to creating an electronic application system for state student financial assistance.
To Higher Education.
HB 3274 (By Jetton), Relating to an application for ballot to be voted by mail submitted by telephonic facsimile machine or electronic transmission.
To Elections.
HB 3275 (By Ellzey), Relating to the exclusion of the operation of certain vehicles used to transport property from commercial driver's license requirements.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3276 (By Parker), Relating to the security of voted ballots.
To Elections.
HB 3277 (By Raymond), Relating to a study of the disaster preparedness for each state military installation.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3278 (By Noble), Relating to the release of a deed of trust or other contract lien securing a home loan after payoff by mortgagor.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3279 (By Dutton), Relating to the approval of open-enrollment charter schools and the applicability of certain state and local laws to open-enrollment charter schools.
To Public Education.
HB 3280 (By Paul), Relating to election integrity; creating a criminal offense.
To Elections.
HB 3281 (By Paul), Relating to practices and procedures for an early voting ballot voted by mail.
To Elections.
HB 3282 (By Canales), Relating to the authority of a district engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation to temporarily lower the speed limit at a highway maintenance activity site.
To Transportation.
HB 3283 (By Canales), Relating to preemployment physical examinations for employment with the Texas Department of Transportation.
To Transportation.
HB 3284 (By Dutton), Relating to de novo review of certain juvenile matters referred to juvenile court masters in Harris County.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3285 (By Button), Relating to eligibility to serve as an interpreter in an election.
To Elections.
HB 3286 (By Schofield), Relating to the posting of certain parking signs in a public right-of-way by a local government.
To Transportation.
HB 3287 (By M. González, Lozano, and Anderson), Relating to the provision of certain co-navigation services to persons who are deaf-blind.
To Human Services.
HB 3288 (By Neave), Relating to reporting of unanalyzed evidence of sexual assault or other sex offenses by law enforcement agencies and public accredited crime laboratories.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3289 (By M. González), Relating to the penalties for a violation of a quarantine or rule to protect pecans or pecan trees from diseases or pests; increasing civil and criminal penalties.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 3290 (By M. González), Relating to public school accountability.
To Public Education.
HB 3291 (By M. González), Relating to the criminal penalty for reckless driving and to the limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain traffic offenses punishable by fine only.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3292 (By Neave), Relating to the issuance of a driver's license or personal identification certificate to a homeless individual.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3293 (By Schofield), Relating to the certificate of merit required for certain civil actions against certain licensed or registered professionals.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3294 (By C. Bell), Relating to funding for the Texas emissions reduction plan.
To Appropriations.
HB 3295 (By S. Thompson), Relating to the prosecution of certain actions by district and county attorneys under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3296 (By Allen), Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees; making an appropriation.
To Public Education.
HB 3297 (By Allison), Relating to conduct constituting the criminal offense of election fraud; increasing a criminal penalty.
To Elections.
HB 3298 (By Allison), Relating to computer science and technology applications in public schools, including the essential knowledge and skills of the technology applications curriculum, the establishment of a computer science strategic advisory committee, and the establishment of a computer science and technology applications professional development grant program for public school teachers.
To Public Education.
HB 3299 (By Allison), Relating to requiring certain information about physical and mental health as part of the enrichment curriculum for public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 3300 (By Allison), Relating to certain school district staff development requirements and including certain information regarding substance abuse and suicidal tendencies in the essential knowledge and skills of the public school health curriculum.
To Public Education.
HB 3301 (By Landgraf), Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 302 in Winkler County as the Hazel and Margie Thompson Memorial Highway.
To Transportation.
HB 3302 (By Landgraf), Relating to the order of names of certain candidates on a ballot.
To Elections.
HB 3303 (By Schofield), Relating to the procedure for making any change from any voting standard, practice, or procedure authorized by the Election Code
To Elections.
HB 3304 (By Metcalf), Relating to exemptions from the motor vehicle use tax for a motor vehicle brought into this state by an active duty member of the United States armed forces or the member's spouse.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3305 (By Middleton), Relating to requiring the disclosure of the place of origin for products sold online; authorizing a civil penalty.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3306 (By Middleton), Relating to the disclosure of certain information regarding the occurrence of communicable diseases in residential facilities.
To Human Services.
HB 3307 (By Hernandez), Relating to establishing a minimum wage for state supported living center direct care employees.
To Human Services.
HB 3308 (By Lucio), Relating to the formation of special districts for the purpose of storm mitigation and resiliency, energy, water, and indoor air utilizing private funding sources; providing thereto the ability of specific entities to use conduit financing; and establishing specific consumer protection provisions for residential property owners related to the program.
To County Affairs.
HB 3309 (By Harris), Relating to option contracts to acquire real property for high-speed rail projects.
To Transportation.
HB 3310 (By Ellzey, Ashby, Harris, and Leman), Relating to the acquisition of necessary real property for the construction of a high-speed rail project.
To Transportation.
HB 3311 (By Ellzey, Ashby, Harris, and Leman), Relating to the composition of the statewide passenger rail system coordinated by the Texas Department of Transportation.
To Transportation.
HB 3312 (By Harris), Relating to the disposition of real property acquired for high-speed rail projects.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 3313 (By E. Morales), Relating to requiring an employee of the legislature to resign on becoming a candidate for a seat in the legislature.
To State Affairs.
HB 3314 (By Cain), Relating to toll collection and enforcement by toll project entities; authorizing an administrative fee; imposing a civil penalty.
To Transportation.
HB 3315 (By Crockett), Relating to the creation of a pretrial intervention program for certain youth offenders; authorizing a fee.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3316 (By Crockett), Relating to the duties of peace officers investigating a family violence allegation or responding to a disturbance call that may involve family violence.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3317 (By Metcalf), Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3318 (By Neave), Relating to guardianships, alternatives to guardianship, and supports and services for incapacitated persons.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3319 (By Meyer), Relating to certain measures to promote compliance with and improve public awareness of the state's move over or slow down law concerning the passing of certain vehicles.
To Transportation.
HB 3320 (By Landgraf), Relating to the effect of recording a quitclaim deed.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3321 (By Metcalf), Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3322 (By Metcalf), Relating to the selection and administration of an appraisal review board in certain counties; authorizing a fee.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3323 (By Murr), Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment or interruption of access to an automated teller machine.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3324 (By E. Morales), Relating to the designation of certain rest areas in Culberson County as the U.S. Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez rest area.
To Transportation.
HB 3325 (By Lozano), Relating to the terminology used to describe transportation-related accidents.
To Transportation.
HCR 65 (By Stucky), Encouraging the Texas Department of Transportation to develop and support signature trail and active transportation network projects.
To Transportation.
HCR 66 (By Wu, Vo, Button, and Jetton), Condemning racism against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
To State Affairs.
HCR 67 (By Schofield), Designating April 6 as Tejano Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HCR 68 (By Canales), Commending former Hidalgo County Judge Ramon Garcia for his service.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HCR 69 (By Craddick), In memory of Norbert Joseph Dickman of Midland.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HCR 70 (By Craddick), Congratulating Southwest Airlines on its 50th anniversary.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HCR 71 (By Lopez), Urging Congress to bestow on Marcelino Serna the Congressional Medal of Honor.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HR 335 (By Howard), In memory of William Raymond Arrington Jr. of Austin.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 336 (By Canales), Congratulating Faralyn F. Stroop of Scouts BSA Troop No. 272 in Sharyland on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 337 (By Canales), Congratulating Paulette Guajardo on being sworn in as mayor of Corpus Christi on January 12, 2021.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 338 (By Canales), In memory of McAllen Border Patrol agent Enrique J. Rositas Jr.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 339 (By Canales), In memory of Lewis Daniel Hill Sr., head men's basketball coach at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 340 (By Canales), Commending Robert C. Vackar and Janet Ogden Vackar for their contributions to the Rio Grande Valley.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 341 (By Canales), Congratulating Dr. Mario H. Salinas on being named superintendent of Edinburg CISD.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 342 (By Canales), In memory of Gilberto R. Garza of Edinburg.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 343 (By Canales), In memory of Dr. Ben Leonel Garza of Edinburg.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 344 (By Canales), In memory of Natividad Diaz of Palmview.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 345 (By Canales), In memory of Trooper Moises Sanchez of the Texas Highway Patrol.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 346 (By Canales), Congratulating Cynthia A. Pena on her retirement from Texas Health and Human Services.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 347 (By Canales), Congratulating Ivan Mendoza of the Vela High School football team on being named to the 2020 Whataburger Super Team.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 348 (By Canales), Congratulating Ronnie Garza of the Vela High School football team on being named to the 2020 Whataburger Super Team.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 349 (By Canales), Congratulating Rudy Garcia, boys' basketball coach at Edinburg North High School, on recording his 500th career win.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 350 (By Canales), Congratulating South Middle School in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on being named to the 2019-2020 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 351 (By Canales), Congratulating Truman Elementary School in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on being named to the 2019-2020 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 352 (By Canales), Congratulating Sonia Armendariz on her retirement as a Texas Works Advisor for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 353 (By Canales), In memory of Officer Ismael Z. Chavez of the McAllen Police Department.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 354 (By Canales), Commending Hidalgo County Emergency Medical Service and South Texas AirMed for providing exceptional medical care to area residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 355 (By Canales), Honoring the staff members of Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 356 (By Canales), Honoring the staff members of Mission Regional Medical Center for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 357 (By Canales), Honoring the staff members of Valley Baptist Micro-Hospital in Weslaco for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 358 (By Canales), Honoring the staff members of Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 359 (By Canales), Honoring the staff members of DHR Health Hospital in Edinburg for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 360 (By Canales), Honoring the staff members of South Texas Health System McAllen Hospital for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 361 (By Canales), Honoring the staff members of South Texas Health System Edinburg Hospital for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 362 (By Canales), Honoring the staff members of South Texas Health System Children's Hospital for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 363 (By Canales), Congratulating Brenda Patricia Garza of Edinburg for her professional film debut in the Netflix production You Are My Home.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 364 (By Canales), Commending the cast and crew for the success of the film You Are My Home.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 365 (By Canales), Congratulating Linda Tovar on receiving the 2020 Edinburg Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year award.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 366 (By Canales), Congratulating Mario Lizcano on receiving the 2020 Edinburg Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year award.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 367 (By Canales), Congratulating TxDOT Pharr District engineer Pedro "Pete" Alvarez on his receipt of the 2020 President's Transportation Award for Planning from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 368 (By Canales), Congratulating Dr. J. A. Gonzalez of the McAllen Independent School District on his selection as 2020 Texas Superintendent of the Year by the Texas Association of School Boards.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 369 (By Canales), Congratulating Gloria Ann Perez of the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on her 50-year career as an educator.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 370 (By Canales), In memory of Dr. Jose Luis Aliseda of McAllen.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 371 (By Canales), Congratulating Monica Reyes on her receipt of a 2020 UT Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 372 (By Canales), In memory of Officer Edelmiro "Eddie" Garza Jr. of the McAllen Police Department.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 373 (By Canales), Honoring Yolanda Alamia of the Edinburg CISD for her outstanding career as an educator.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 374 (By Canales), In memory of former state representative Sergio Muñoz Sr.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 375 (By Canales), Honoring Magic Valley Electric Cooperative for its outstanding work to restore service to its members in the aftermath of Hurricane Hanna.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 376 (By Canales), In memory of former Pharr mayor A. C. "Beto" Jaime.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 377 (By Canales), Congratulating Dr. Cristina Villalobos on her receipt of a 2020 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 378 (By Canales), Congratulating Teresa Feria of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on her receipt of a 2020 UT Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 379 (By Canales), Congratulating Treviño Elementary School in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on being named to the 2019-2020 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 380 (By Canales), Congratulating Ramirez Elementary School in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on being named to the 2019-2020 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 381 (By Canales), Congratulating Magee Elementary School in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on being named to the 2019-2020 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 382 (By Canales), Congratulating Lincoln Elementary School in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on being named to the 2019-2020 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 383 (By Canales), Congratulating Lee Elementary School in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on being named to the 2019-2020 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 384 (By Canales), Congratulating Jefferson Elementary School in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on being named to the 2019-2020 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 385 (By Canales), Honoring Edinburg Crime Stoppers on the occasion of Crime Stoppers Month 2021.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 386 (By Canales), Congratulating Gorena Elementary School in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on being named to the 2019-2020 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 387 (By Canales), Congratulating Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on being named to the 2019-2020 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 388 (By Canales), Congratulating Flores-Zapata Elementary School in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on being named to the 2019-2020 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 389 (By P. King), In memory of Parker County Sheriff Larry L. Fowler.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 390 (By Canales), Congratulating De La Viña Elementary School in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on being named to the 2019-2020 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 391 (By Canales), Congratulating Crawford Elementary School in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on being named to the 2019-2020 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 392 (By Canales), Congratulating Cavazos Elementary School in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on being named to the 2019-2020 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 393 (By Canales), Congratulating Canterbury Elementary School in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on being named to the 2019-2020 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 394 (By Canales), Congratulating Cano-Gonzalez Elementary School in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on being named to the 2019-2020 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 395 (By Canales), Congratulating Austin Elementary School in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on being named to the 2019-2020 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 396 (By Howard), Recognizing the holy month of Ramadan 2021.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 397 (By Longoria), Recognizing March 2021 as National Nutrition Month.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 398 (By Herrero), In memory of Anita Louise Holt Eisenhauer of Corpus Christi.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 399 (By Herrero), In memory of Gabriel Rivas III of Corpus Christi.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 400 (By Craddick), In memory of Duane Francis Snell.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 401 (By Herrero), In memory of Carlos Cedillo Sr. of Robstown.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 402 (By Goodwin), Recognizing April 2021 as Financial Literacy Month.
To Public Education.
List No. 1 - March 22
HB 3326 (By Slaton), Relating to prohibiting abortion and protecting the rights of an unborn child and to criminal liability for, justification for, and defenses to prohibited conduct.
To Public Health.
HB 3327 (By Jetton), Relating to the requirement to obtain a license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant; providing an administrative penalty; authorizing fees.
To Public Health.
HB 3328 (By Bernal), Relating to the periodic review and expiration dates of state and local tax preferences.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3329 (By Raymond), Relating to the procurement process of state agencies, including the evaluation of and communication with vendors.
To State Affairs.
HB 3330 (By Vasut), Relating to remote meetings under the open meetings law.
To State Affairs.
HB 3331 (By Murr), Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices and the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation; increasing criminal penalties.
To Public Health.
HB 3332 (By Lozano), Relating to a study on the gap in student grade point averages resulting from the accessibility of dual credit courses to public high school students.
To Public Education.
HB 3333 (By Smithee), Relating to limitations periods in arbitration proceedings.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3334 (By J. Turner), Relating to a criminal justice system sentencing database established by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3335 (By J.D. Johnson), Relating to the charging of higher prices by retail electric providers during a declared disaster.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3336 (By Bowers), Relating to the confiscation of packaged, unopened fireworks by a municipality that regulates fireworks.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 3337 (By Bowers), Relating to signage displayed by a retail fireworks permit holder.
To County Affairs.
HB 3338 (By Bowers), Relating to activities the tolerance of which may constitute maintenance of a common nuisance.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3339 (By Meyer and Holland), Relating to the eligibility of certain events for funding under the Major Events Reimbursement Program.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3340 (By Swanson), Relating to the appeal of certain orders regarding dangerous dogs.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3341 (By Swanson), Relating to a pilot program for recording activity at a ballot counting station.
To Elections.
HB 3342 (By Bowers), Relating to the definition of illegal fireworks.
To County Affairs.
HB 3343 (By Paddie), Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3344 (By Wu), Relating to a study to project the economic and grid reliability effects that may result from interconnecting certain electric transmission facilities with transmission facilities operated by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator.
To State Affairs.
HB 3345 (By Wu), Relating to public access to the audit records of certain governmental entities.
To State Affairs.
HB 3346 (By Meza), Relating to an indicator of achievement for evaluating the performance of public elementary, middle school, and junior high campuses and districts under the public school accountability system.
To Public Education.
HB 3347 (By Schofield), Relating to the date on which the election for statewide elected officials and members of the legislature is held.
To State Affairs.
HB 3348 (By Pacheco), Relating to the number of baccalaureate degree programs certain public junior colleges may offer.
To Higher Education.
HB 3349 (By Rosenthal), Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3350 (By Moody), Relating to a protective order regarding a defendant charged with certain offenses against persons or property; creating a criminal offense.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3351 (By Pacheco), Relating to establishing the Texas Commission on Community College Finance.
To Higher Education.
HB 3352 (By Fierro), Relating to removing the word "alien" from certain laws.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3353 (By Pacheco), Relating to baccalaureate degree programs offered by certain public junior colleges.
To Higher Education.
HB 3354 (By Burrows), Relating to the location of certain justice courts.
To County Affairs.
HB 3355 (By Schofield), Relating to recovery by certain claimants of payment for labor or material provided for certain construction or repairs.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3356 (By Hefner), Relating to a requirement that an auditable voting system be used in an election.
To Elections.
HB 3357 (By Landgraf), Relating to the licensing and regulation of child swim schools; imposing penalties, including administrative penalties; authorizing fees.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3358 (By Rodriguez), Relating to prohibited retaliation against residential tenants by landlords.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3359 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit other than a school district to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead and the treatment of such an exemption in the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3360 (By Murr), Relating to civil actions by a civilly committed individual.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3361 (By Murr), Relating to the enforcement of certain federal firearm, firearm accessory, and firearm ammunition regulations within the State of Texas; creating a criminal offense.
To State Affairs.
HB 3362 (By Reynolds), Relating to the provision of electricity service in this state.
To State Affairs.
HB 3363 (By Harless), Relating to the issuance and execution of certain search warrants in a criminal investigation and the admissibility of evidence obtained through certain searches.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3364 (By C. Turner), Relating to business entities.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3365 (By Klick), Relating to a statewide opioid settlement agreement.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3366 (By Klick), Relating to authorizing the electronic transmission of certain communications related to the prevention of communicable diseases.
To Public Health.
HB 3367 (By C. Turner), Relating to the powers and duties of property owners' associations; authorizing a fee.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3368 (By Minjarez), Relating to the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly.
To Human Services.
HB 3369 (By Ramos), Relating to the capacity of minors to consent to contraception-related examination or medical treatment.
To Public Health.
HB 3370 (By Ramos), Relating to variable rate plans offered by retail electric providers.
To State Affairs.
HB 3371 (By Ramos), Relating to emergency operations and weatherization plans prepared by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
To State Affairs.
HB 3372 (By Ramos), Relating to requiring school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to post the annual compensation of the superintendent or chief executive officer on the district's or school's Internet website.
To Public Education.
HB 3373 (By Burrows), Relating to the certification of live music venues by and other duties of the Texas Music Office.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3374 (By Pacheco), Relating to the requirements to compare and verify signatures when renting a motor vehicle.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3375 (By Davis), Relating to certain benefits payable by the public retirement systems for police and fire fighters in certain municipalities.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3376 (By Meyer), Relating to the effect of a disaster on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3377 (By Krause), Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3378 (By Leman, Metcalf, Krause, Raymond, and Leach), Relating to required agreement provisions regarding the playing of the national anthem for funding administered by the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3379 (By Leman), Relating to the duty to report child abuse and neglect.
To Human Services.
HB 3380 (By Leman), Relating to the franchise tax credit for certain research and development activities.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3381 (By Leman), Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to contract for the treatment of and sell drill cuttings.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3382 (By Rogers), Relating to the notification of a landowner by a notification center of a planned excavation.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3383 (By Rogers), Relating to requiring coursework in agriculture for a baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 3384 (By Rogers), Relating to a standard application for new customers of retail electric providers.
To State Affairs.
HB 3385 (By Rogers), Relating to a landowner's bill of rights statement in connection with the acquisition of real property through eminent domain.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 3386 (By Rogers), Relating to a statewide requirement for natural gas generating capacity.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3387 (By Rogers), Relating to the authorization for certain land applications and discharges into retention facilities of dairy waste.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 3388 (By E. Thompson), Relating to information regarding state agency vehicle fleets.
To State Affairs.
HB 3389 (By Davis), Relating to the regulation of assisted living facilities and referral of clients to the facilities by referral agencies; authorizing a civil penalty.
To Human Services.
HB 3390 (By E. Thompson), Relating to the purchase of cybersecurity insurance coverage by the Texas Department of Transportation.
To Transportation.
HB 3391 (By C. Turner), Relating to fees paid to a third party in connection with certain extensions of consumer credit.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3392 (By Moody), Relating to the authority of a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3393 (By Meza), Relating to the eligibility for custodial officer service in the Employees Retirement System of Texas of juvenile justice officers employed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3394 (By Metcalf), Relating to determining the incapacity of a proposed guardian or guardian.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3395 (By Ashby), Relating to the knowledge test required for a commercial driver's license.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3396 (By Meza), Relating to provision of behavioral health services under Medicaid using audio-only technology and to reimbursement for those services.
To Public Health.
HB 3397 (By Murphy), Relating to contributions to the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3398 (By Shaheen), Relating to the composition of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 3399 (By Ortega), Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to provide road services on federal military property.
To Transportation.
HB 3400 (By Paddie), Relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of peace officers.
To Public Education.
HB 3401 (By Price and Guillen), Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to honor members of the United States Navy SEALs.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3402 (By VanDeaver), Relating to the powers and duties of the Franklin County Water District.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3403 (By Cyrier), Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft that is outside the direct line of sight of the operator of the aircraft; creating a criminal offense; imposing a fee.
To Transportation.
HB 3404 (By Guillen), Relating to the repeal of the franchise tax.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3405 (By Goldman), Relating to the possession and consumption of wine on the premises of a mixed beverage permittee.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3406 (By Raymond), Relating to the creation of a mobile Internet access hotspot grant program to provide grants to facilitate distance learning for public school students.
To Public Education.
HB 3407 (By Raymond), Relating to a requirement that the Texas Division of Emergency Management maintain climate-controlled warehouses to store personal protective equipment for rapid delivery in a disaster.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3408 (By Goldman), Relating to motor fuel metering and quality.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3409 (By Goldman), Relating to the duty of a lessee or other agent in control of certain state land to drill an offset well, pay compensatory royalty, or otherwise protect the land from drainage of oil or gas by a horizontal drainhole well located on certain land.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3410 (By Goldman), Relating to publication and posting of notice by governmental entities and representatives.
To State Affairs.
HB 3411 (By Button and Guillen), Relating to temporarily decreasing the rate of the mixed beverage gross receipts tax.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3412 (By T. King), Relating to the location and operation of certain concrete crushing facilities.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 3413 (By Murr), Relating to occupational driver's licenses; requiring the imposition of a fee.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3414 (By Holland), Relating to a seller's notice of special district assessments on newly constructed residential real properties.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3415 (By Goldman), Relating to the authority of certain counties to require photo identification to file certain documents with the county clerk.
To County Affairs.
HB 3416 (By Darby), Relating to indemnity agreements between contractors and subcontractors for services pertaining to certain wells or mines.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3417 (By Fierro), Relating to the regulation of manufactured homes.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 3418 (By Fierro), Relating to the state purchasing preference for recycled, remanufactured, or environmentally sensitive products.
To State Affairs.
HB 3419 (By Guillen), Relating to the participation and reimbursement of certain children's hospitals under Medicaid.
To Human Services.
HB 3420 (By Button), Relating to the regulation of land surveyors by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3421 (By Hinojosa), Relating to grand jury proceedings.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3422 (By Morrison), Relating to restrictions under disaster remediation contracts; creating a criminal offense.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3423 (By Morrison), Relating to coverage for supplemental ultrasound imaging to screen for breast cancer under certain health benefit plans.
To Insurance.
HB 3424 (By Slawson), Relating to organized election fraud activity; imposing a civil penalty.
To Elections.
HB 3425 (By Slawson), Relating to the drug testing of certain persons seeking benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
To Human Services.
HB 3426 (By Raymond), Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of current and former service members of the United States armed forces who apply for or receive benefits and services from the Veterans Land Board.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3427 (By Guillen), Relating to a salary career ladder for certain state employees.
To State Affairs.
HB 3428 (By Krause), Relating to the compensation of criminal law magistrates appointed for certain district courts and criminal county courts at law in Tarrant County.
To County Affairs.
HB 3429 (By Harris), Relating to inspection requirements for buyer's temporary tags for vehicles sold to nonresident buyers of certain vehicles.
To Transportation.
HB 3430 (By Landgraf), Relating to the establishment of a grant program for school districts or open-enrollment charter school campuses that are designated as full-service community schools.
To Public Education.
HB 3431 (By E. Morales), Relating to the annexation of Reeves County to the Odessa College District; expanding tax authority.
To Higher Education.
HB 3432 (By Murr), Relating to the civil commitment of sexually violent predators.
To Corrections.
HB 3433 (By Smithee), Relating to prohibited discrimination on the basis of an individual's political affiliation or expression by certain insurers.
To Insurance.
HB 3434 (By Oliverson), Relating to the time frame for passing certain licensing examinations for applicants seeking a license to practice medicine.
To Public Health.
HB 3435 (By Smithee), Relating to an expedited response by a governmental body to a request for public information.
To State Affairs.
HB 3436 (By C. Bell), Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 40; 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 3437 (By Goldman), Relating to the authority of a taxing unit other than a school district to establish a limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that the taxing unit may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3438 (By C. Bell), Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 9A; 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 3439 (By Deshotel), Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of certain nonexempt property used for low-income or moderate-income housing.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3440 (By Schofield), Relating to information a claimant must provide when bringing an action asserting an asbestos-related injury.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3441 (By Hinojosa), Relating to timely claims payments in the Medicaid managed care program.
To Human Services.
HB 3442 (By Anderson), Relating to the requirement that the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners provide a copy of a complaint to the subject of the complaint.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 3443 (By Anchia), Relating to certain provisions of The Securities Act for which a person offering or selling a security may be held liable to a person buying the security.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3444 (By Neave), Relating to a self-employment assistance program for unemployed individuals.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3445 (By Huberty), Relating to requiring the use of a public school's excess funds for certain purposes.
To Public Education.
HB 3446 (By Bucy), Relating to a required training course for persons serving as special education representatives and hearing officers at impartial due process hearings or as facilitators for individualized education program facilitation.
To Public Education.
HB 3447 (By White), Relating to certain procedures concerning the welfare of prisoners confined in county jails.
To County Affairs.
HB 3448 (By White), Relating to prohibiting the secretary of state from waiving or suspending the application of certain election law provisions.
To Elections.
HB 3449 (By Price), Relating to the membership of a public school concussion oversight team and the removal of a public school student from an interscholastic athletic activity on the basis of a suspected concussion.
To Public Education.
HB 3450 (By White), Relating to the justified use of force by a school employee or volunteer against a student.
To Public Education.
HB 3451 (By White), Relating to the suspension of driver's licenses.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3452 (By White), Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to special agents of the Office of Export Enforcement of the United States Department of Commerce.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3453 (By White), Relating to access to certain litigation, law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial records under the public information law.
To State Affairs.
HB 3454 (By White), Relating to certain employment and occupational licensing restrictions based on a person's prior conviction.
To State Affairs.
HB 3455 (By White), Relating to separation of students based on gender for athletics teams sponsored or authorized by a public school.
To Public Education.
HB 3456 (By White), Relating to inclusion of funds received by certain educational institutions or programs in foundation school program funds for purposes of certain budget reductions.
To Public Education.
HB 3457 (By White), Relating to the applicability of certain laws to the Windham School District and teachers or administrators of the district.
To Corrections.
HB 3458 (By White), Relating to expunging federal tax liens from county deed records.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3459 (By Bonnen), Relating to preauthorization and utilization review for certain health benefit plans.
To Insurance.
HB 3460 (By Hernandez), Relating to the creation of a grant program to provide direct financial assistance to certain residents of this state who were affected by the winter disaster of 2021.
To State Affairs.
HB 3461 (By Hinojosa), Relating to the supervision of the chief of police of a private institution of higher education's police department.
To Higher Education.
HB 3462 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to the designation of liaison officers to assist certain students at public institutions of higher education who are parents.
To Higher Education.
HB 3463 (By Crockett), Relating to determining the residence of incarcerated persons.
To Corrections.
HB 3464 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to requirements for beneficial tax treatment related to a leasehold or other possessory interest in a public facility used to provide affordable housing.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 3465 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to college readiness for purposes of the college, career, or military readiness outcomes bonus under the Foundation School Program.
To Public Education.
HB 3466 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to protective orders; making conforming changes.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3467 (By Canales), Relating to the amendment of an existing comprehensive development agreement for State Highway 130.
To Transportation.
HB 3468 (By Hinojosa), Relating to the composition of the governing body of the independent organization certified to manage the ERCOT power region.
To State Affairs.
HB 3469 (By Hinojosa), Relating to certain notice requirements and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3470 (By Thierry), Relating to electricity service in this state; imposing administrative penalties.
To State Affairs.
HB 3471 (By P. King and Stucky), Relating to the Texas Consumer Privacy Act Phase I; creating criminal offenses; increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense.
To Transportation.
HB 3472 (By Deshotel), Relating to the investment and use of excess residential mortgage loan originator recovery fund fees; changing a fee.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3473 (By Hinojosa), Relating to the composition of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
To State Affairs.
HB 3474 (By Thierry), Relating to motor fuel taxes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3475 (By Rose), Relating to the exclusion of grocery stores from load shedding participation during a rolling blackout.
To State Affairs.
HB 3476 (By Schofield), Relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to water utilities inside the boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3477 (By Rose), Relating to the termination of corporate privileges for certain business entities under enforcement action for a violation of environmental laws.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 3478 (By Rose), Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of reckless driving and racing on a highway and to the forfeiture of contraband relating to that conduct; increasing a criminal penalty.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3479 (By Rose), Relating to the prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of an individual's criminal history and to the enforcement of that prohibition.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3480 (By Rose), Relating to the establishment by toll project entities of a discount program for electronic toll collection customers.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3481 (By Rose), Relating to designating December 1 as Rosa Parks Day.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3482 (By Rose), Relating to the definition of "indigent defense compensation expenditures" for purposes of the adjustment of a county's no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate to reflect increases in those expenditures.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3483 (By Rose), Relating to increasing the punishment for the criminal offense of making a false alarm or report to cause action by a law enforcement agency against another person and for making that false alarm or report because of bias or prejudice.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3484 (By Rose), Relating to the authority to arrest a person without a warrant.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3485 (By Goodwin), Relating to information reported through the Public Education Information Management System and to parents regarding disciplinary measures used by a school district or open-enrollment charter school.
To Public Education.
HB 3486 (By S. Thompson), Relating to an agreement with a private entity for dynamic message signs used in certain statewide alert systems.
To Transportation.
HB 3487 (By Thierry), Relating to the composition of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
To State Affairs.
HB 3488 (By Parker), Relating to identification requirements for early voting by mail.
To Elections.
HB 3489 (By Parker), Relating to development of guidelines for the use of digital devices in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 3490 (By Deshotel), Relating to the authority of an owner of residential rental property on which a tenant has defaulted on the obligation to pay rent during the COVID-19 pandemic to pay the ad valorem taxes imposed on the property in installments.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3491 (By Parker), Relating to the security of electronic voting system media.
To Elections.
HB 3492 (By Frank), Relating to limiting the assessment of certain fees during declared states of disaster.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3493 (By Parker), Relating to prevention and early intervention services by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
To Human Services.
HB 3494 (By Herrero), Relating to variable rate plans offered by retail electric providers.
To State Affairs.
HB 3495 (By Herrero), Relating to the establishment by toll project entities of a discount program for electronic toll collection customers.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3496 (By Herrero), Relating to the designation of State Highway 358 as the Peace Officers Memorial Highway.
To Transportation.
HB 3497 (By Metcalf), Relating to the cessation of tolls by toll project entities in certain circumstances.
To Transportation.
HB 3498 (By Metcalf), Relating to the construction of nontolled frontage roads adjacent to certain toll projects.
To Transportation.
HB 3499 (By Frank), Relating to the provision of telehealth services by health professionals located outside of this state.
To Public Health.
HB 3500 (By Shaheen), Relating to a study on updating Texas Workforce Commission technology for administering benefits under the Unemployment Compensation Act.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3501 (By Frank), Relating to limiting the assessment of certain fees and taxes during declared states of disaster.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3502 (By Lambert), Relating to organization of, meetings of, and voting by condominium unit owners' associations and property owners' associations.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3503 (By Lambert), Relating to the representation of parties in justice court cases and to the correction or removal of certain obsolete provisions of the Property Code.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3504 (By Lambert), Relating to repairs made pursuant to a tenant's notice of intent to repair and the refund of a tenant's security deposit.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3505 (By White), Relating to authorizing a court to require defendants confined in a penal institution to appear by videoconference in criminal cases.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3506 (By C. Turner), Relating to registered and protected series of domestic limited liability companies; authorizing fees.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3507 (By Rogers), Relating to a one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3508 (By Ellzey), Relating to the investigation and prosecution of certain criminal offenses against persons, property, and public order; increasing criminal penalties.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3509 (By Meyer), Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3510 (By Lambert), Relating to authorizing the Texas Finance Commission to ensure that employees of regulated entities may work from home under certain circumstances.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3511 (By Canales), Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Hidalgo County.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3512 (By Canales), Relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system as memorial highways for certain deceased peace officers.
To Transportation.
HB 3513 (By Canales), Relating to the creation of additional judicial districts in Hidalgo County.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3514 (By Canales), Relating to the functions of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; authorizing a penalty.
To Transportation.
HB 3515 (By E. Thompson), Relating to certain contracts awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation.
To Transportation.
HB 3516 (By T. King and Guillen), Relating to the regulation of the recycling of oil and gas waste.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3517 (By Cook), Relating to the eligibility of certain physicians to provide and receive remuneration for workers' compensation health care services.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3518 (By Dominguez), Relating to an annual report by the Texas Division of Emergency Management regarding building trade services following disasters.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3519 (By Deshotel), Relating to release of an area from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition or election.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 3520 (By Hunter), 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 3521 (By Hunter), Relating to the definition of coercion for purposes of trafficking of persons.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3522 (By Hunter), Relating to the requirement that certain persons taking oysters on a licensed commercial oyster boat obtain a commercial fisherman's license.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3523 (By Bucy), Relating to notification by the secretary of state when a person convicted of a felony becomes eligible to vote.
To Elections.
HB 3524 (By Bucy), Relating to the elements of the offense of illegal voting.
To Elections.
HB 3525 (By Bucy), Relating to the verification of an application or ballot voted by mail.
To Elections.
HB 3526 (By Bucy), Relating to electronic voter registration through a voter registration agency.
To Elections.
HB 3527 (By Bucy), Relating to the availability of certain voter information.
To Elections.
HB 3528 (By Sanford), Relating to the grade levels at which students may enroll in courses provided through the state virtual school network.
To Public Education.
HB 3529 (By Meyer), Relating to consent for the use or possession of personal identifying information under the Identity Theft Enforcement and Protection Act.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3530 (By Moody), Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning water and wastewater special districts, including a conforming amendment.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3531 (By Martinez), Relating to motor vehicle titles, registration, and license plates.
To Transportation.
HB 3532 (By Martinez), Relating to the regulation of motor vehicles and entities by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
To Transportation.
HB 3533 (By Martinez), Relating to the security requirement for the issuance or renewal of a motor vehicle dealer general distinguishing number or a wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing number.
To Transportation.
HB 3534 (By Reynolds), Relating to the acceptance of identification for voters who identify as transgender.
To Elections.
HB 3535 (By Hunter), Relating to the availability of dates of birth under the public information law.
To State Affairs.
HB 3536 (By Lucio and Guillen), Relating to the use of the Texas Enterprise Fund for a small business loan guarantee program.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 3537 (By Paul), Relating to the feasibility of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system.
To House Administration.
HB 3538 (By Shine), Relating to local sales and use tax administration.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3539 (By Zwiener), Relating to requirements for onsite power generation.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3540 (By Shine), Relating to the eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits of individuals who serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3541 (By C. Turner), Relating to a fee collected by a landlord in lieu of a security deposit.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3542 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to the telephone availability of certain personnel by certain health benefit plan issuers and utilization review agents.
To Insurance.
HB 3543 (By Larson), Relating to bill payment assistance for certain utility bills after a disaster.
To State Affairs.
HB 3544 (By Holland), Relating to the restructuring of certain electric utility providers.
To State Affairs.
HB 3545 (By Frullo), Relating to the applicability of certain insurance laws to certain farm mutual insurance companies.
To Insurance.
HB 3546 (By Cortez), Relating to the authority of a municipality to add property to a common characteristic public improvement district.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 3547 (By Allen), Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information; authorizing a fee.
To Corrections.
HB 3548 (By Bonnen), Relating to a limit on the rate of growth of certain appropriations.
To Appropriations.
HB 3549 (By Coleman), Relating to the appointment of counsel to represent indigent defendants.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3550 (By Deshotel), Relating to the availability of certain information regarding an application for or the award of disaster recovery funds under the public information law.
To State Affairs.
HB 3551 (By Craddick), Relating to the release of certain data purchased by the Texas Department of Transportation.
To Transportation.
HB 3552 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to the promotion of breast-feeding and the prohibition against interference with or restriction of the right to breast-feed; creating a civil action.
To State Affairs.
HB 3553 (By Neave and Rose), Relating to a grant program for mobile crisis outreach teams.
To Public Health.
HB 3554 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to enrollment of certain retirees in the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3555 (By Moody), Relating to the disposition and use of proceeds and property from criminal asset forfeiture.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3556 (By Clardy), Relating to the training of volunteer deputy voter registrars.
To Elections.
HB 3557 (By K. King), Relating to allowing parents and guardians to elect for a student to repeat or retake a course or grade.
To Public Education.
HB 3558 (By Muñoz), Relating to provider reimbursement for certain emergency health care services.
To Insurance.
HB 3559 (By Cook), Relating to certain duties of the Texas Medical Board regarding a complaint against a license holder.
To Public Health.
HB 3560 (By Zwiener), Relating to the interruption of utility service by a residential landlord.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3561 (By Davis), Relating to the elimination of the state's historically underutilized business program.
To State Affairs.
HB 3562 (By Cortez), Relating to the creation of the Texas Public Health Crisis and Pandemic Council.
To Public Health.
HB 3563 (By Paul), Relating to the installation of water meters by the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 50.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3564 (By Paul), Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Insurance to rescind a certificate of compliance issued for an improvement for purposes of coverage through the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
To Insurance.
HB 3565 (By Smith), Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3566 (By Cortez), Relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of a precinct chair.
To Elections.
HB 3567 (By Goodwin), Relating to a study by the Railroad Commission of Texas regarding the use of flared natural gas for on-site electric generation.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3568 (By Kacal), Relating to the sale and purchase of certain fish.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3569 (By Parker), Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Denton County.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3570 (By Wilson), Relating to the transfer of certain real property held by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 3571 (By Bonnen), Relating to the regulation of security measures by a property owners' association.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3572 (By Oliverson), Relating to the authorization of alternative assessment instruments for use under the public school accountability system.
To Public Education.
HB 3573 (By Sanford), Relating to the exclusion of certain payment processing services from the definition of "data processing service" for purposes of sales and use taxes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3574 (By Guerra), Relating to the administration of county primary funds.
To Elections.
HB 3575 (By Guerra), Relating to personal financial literacy and career skills courses for high school students in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 3576 (By Guerra), Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to invest in private entities that explore for, develop, and produce geothermal energy and associated resources.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3577 (By Guerra), Relating to disaster preparedness education.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3578 (By Guerra), Relating to the payment methods for cigarette and tobacco products permit fees.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3579 (By Guerra), Relating to the university advisory committee of and procedure for making awards by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
To Public Health.
HB 3580 (By Talarico, Pacheco, Guillen, and Reynolds), Relating to the salary paid to certain public school teachers.
To Public Education.
HB 3581 (By Guerra), Relating to establishing a coordinated system for the dispatch, triage, transport, and transfer of patients in certain trauma service area regional advisory councils; providing rulemaking authority.
To Public Health.
HB 3582 (By Guerra), Relating to the awarding of grants to initiate, expand, maintain, and improve emergency medical services and to support medical systems and facilities that provide trauma care.
To Public Health.
HB 3583 (By Paddie), Relating to energy savings performance contracts.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3584 (By Murr), Relating to monuments, markers, and medallions controlled by the Texas Historical Commission.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3585 (By Meyer and Darby), Relating to information regarding certain noncompliance by an appraisal district in the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation records of a professional property tax appraiser serving as chief appraiser for the district.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3586 (By Sherman), Relating to the creation of the Texas Sentencing Commission and to the collection and analysis of certain criminal sentencing information.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3587 (By Jetton), Relating to the processing of applications for a license to carry a handgun during a state of disaster or state of emergency.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3588 (By Smithee), Relating to health benefit plan coverage for colorectal cancer early detection.
To Insurance.
HB 3589 (By Toth), Relating to civil liability of a local entity or institution of higher education official directing certain immigration law violations.
To State Affairs.
HB 3590 (By Swanson), Relating to the acceptance of donations by a county commissioners court for the performance of certain functions.
To Elections.
HB 3591 (By Jetton), Relating to the creation of a high-speed Internet access grant program to facilitate instruction and learning for public school students.
To Public Education.
HB 3592 (By Toth), Relating to the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the governing body of the independent organization certified to manage the ERCOT power region.
To State Affairs.
HB 3593 (By Toth), Relating to the generation of electricity using a wind-powered generation facility.
To State Affairs.
HB 3594 (By Leach), Relating to the operation of concrete plants and crushing facilities at certain locations near an airport.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 3595 (By Leach), Relating to residential construction liability.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3596 (By Leach), Relating to the protection of religious organizations.
To State Affairs.
HB 3597 (By Metcalf), Relating to policies, procedures, and measures for school safety in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 3598 (By Leach), Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.
To Corrections.
HB 3599 (By Leach), Relating to creating the criminal offenses of providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization, engaging in terroristic activities, and threatened terroristic violence.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3600 (By Hunter), Relating to the establishment of the commercial oyster mariculture advisory board.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3601 (By Leach), Relating to automatic orders of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain misdemeanor defendants following successful completion of a period of deferred adjudication community supervision.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3602 (By Reynolds), Relating to peace officers and the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3603 (By Leach), Relating to the eligibility of a concrete batch plant for a standard permit with enhanced controls following the withdrawal of an application for a standard permit.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 3604 (By Leach), Relating to prohibiting the operation of concrete plants and crushing facilities at certain locations.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 3605 (By J. Turner), Relating to the composition of the Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council.
To Public Health.
HB 3606 (By Leach), Relating to the provision of vocational training to inmates confined in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice transfer facility.
To Corrections.
HB 3607 (By Leach), Relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 86th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3608 (By Leach), Relating to a rental locator permit issued by the Texas Real Estate Commission; authorizing a fee.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3609 (By Guillen), Relating to the salary reclassification of certain positions with the Parks and Wildlife Department.
To Appropriations.
HB 3610 (By Gervin-Hawkins and Sanford), Relating to the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3611 (By Leach), Relating to remotely conducting court proceedings in this state.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3612 (By Fierro), Relating to voting outside of the polling place.
To Elections.
HB 3613 (By Leach), Relating to the exemption of certain personal property from garnishment, attachment, execution, or other seizure by creditors.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3614 (By Cain), Relating to an annual report on state lending and credit support programs.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3615 (By P. King), Relating to chilled water service and district cooling systems.
To State Affairs.
HB 3616 (By A. Johnson), Relating to the regulation of massage therapy.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3617 (By Anchia), Relating to certain qualifications and requirements of licensed mortgage companies and the regulation of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3618 (By Oliverson), Relating to the comptroller's rulemaking authority under the Insurance Code.
To Insurance.
HB 3619 (By Bowers), Relating to the criteria considered by groundwater conservation districts before granting or denying a permit.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3620 (By C. Turner), Relating to unemployment compensation benefits.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3621 (By Cortez), Relating to the creation of a mental health jail diversion pilot program in Bexar County.
To Corrections.
HB 3622 (By Hefner), Relating to the eligibility of certain physicians to provide and receive remuneration for workers' compensation health care services.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3623 (By C. Turner), Relating to the eligibility of certain health care providers for workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder arising from events in the course of employment during a public health disaster.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3624 (By Deshotel), Relating to electricity customer rights to distributed energy storage.
To State Affairs.
HB 3625 (By Parker), Relating to the administration of the governor's university research initiative.
To Higher Education.
HB 3626 (By Romero), Relating to the licensing of certain out-of-state applicants as a psychologist, marriage and family therapist, professional counselor, or social worker.
To Human Services.
HB 3627 (By Paddie), Relating to the authority of a governmental body impacted by a catastrophe to temporarily suspend the requirements of the public information law.
To State Affairs.
HB 3628 (By Schaefer), Relating to the carrying of holstered handguns by handgun license holders.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3629 (By Bonnen), Relating to the date a deferral or abatement of the collection of ad valorem taxes on the residence homestead of an elderly or disabled person or disabled veteran expires.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3630 (By Metcalf), Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 242 in Montgomery County as the Sergeant Stacey Baumgartner Memorial Highway.
To Transportation.
HB 3631 (By Bucy), Relating to statewide standards for the provision of substance use and addiction treatment.
To Public Health.
HB 3632 (By Romero), Relating to the creation of a continuity of care and service program for veteran offenders; creating a criminal offense.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3633 (By Leman), Relating to establishing a High-Speed Rail Legislative Review Committee; authorizing a fee.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 3634 (By Thierry), Relating to the adoption of county and municipal building codes for the insulation and protection of piping in new residential construction.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 3635 (By Frullo), Relating to vehicle modification services provided under the vocational rehabilitation program.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 3636 (By Dominguez), Relating to the obstruction from public view of flaring at a natural gas liquefaction facility and liquefied natural gas export terminal.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 3637 (By Goodwin), Relating to mobile source emissions reductions and transportation electrification; authorizing a fee.
To State Affairs.
HB 3638 (By J.D. Johnson), Relating to the establishment of the African American studies advisory board by the State Board of Education.
To Public Education.
HB 3639 (By Lopez), Relating to notice to a customer or tenant required after an intentional shutoff of electric and water service.
To State Affairs.
HB 3640 (By Hinojosa), Relating to a preference in state purchasing for certain vendors.
To State Affairs.
HB 3641 (By Slaton), Relating to declaring void certain federal court decisions related to abortion and prohibiting cooperation with the enforcement of those decisions; creating a private cause of action; creating a criminal offense.
To State Affairs.
HB 3642 (By Parker), Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in areas annexed by certain municipalities.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3643 (By K. King), Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Virtual Education.
To Public Education.
HB 3644 (By Ashby), Relating to a memorial monument dedicated to emergency medical services personnel in the State Cemetery.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3645 (By Cain), Relating to the elements of illegal voting; clarifying a criminal offense.
To Elections.
HB 3646 (By Moody), Relating to the inclusion of certain health care providers in the provider network of a Medicaid managed care organization.
To Human Services.
HB 3647 (By White), Relating to placing a child in the possessory conservatorship of the child's parents in certain situations.
To Human Services.
HB 3648 (By Geren), Relating to the eligibility and designation of certain gas entities and gas facilities as critical during an energy emergency.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3649 (By C. Turner), Relating to a report by the attorney general regarding certain contracts for outside counsel.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3650 (By Lucio), Relating to the transfer of functions relating to the economic regulation of water and sewer service from the Public Utility Commission of Texas to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3651 (By White), Relating to an interstate compact on border security and immigration enforcement.
To State Affairs.
HB 3652 (By Slawson), Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct engaged in while participating in a riot and to restitution for property damage resulting from participating in a riot.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3653 (By C. Turner), Relating to matching private grants given to enhance additional research activities at public institutions of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 3654 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and law enforcement agencies regarding law enforcement officers and the use of body cameras; authorizing fees.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3655 (By White), Relating to the authority of certain facilities to temporarily detain a person with mental illness.
To Public Health.
HB 3656 (By C. Turner), Relating to the classification of certain construction workers and the eligibility of those workers for unemployment benefits; providing penalties.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3657 (By Beckley), Relating to measures designed to encourage and enable certain persons with disabilities and their families to maintain employment in this state.
To Human Services.
HB 3658 (By Capriglione), Relating to state agency contracting and state employees, officers, contractors, and other persons involved with the contracting.
To State Affairs.
HB 3659 (By Leach), Relating to liability for certain claims arising during a pandemic or other disaster or emergency.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3660 (By White), Relating to youth diversion programs for children accused of certain fine-only offenses and related criminal justice matters; authorizing and imposing fees and fines.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3661 (By Dean), Relating to training for members of the governing body of a rural hospital.
To County Affairs.
HB 3662 (By Buckley and Shine), Relating to the award of health plan provider contracts under the Medicaid managed care program.
To Human Services.
HB 3663 (By Capriglione), Relating to the availability under the public information law of certain information regarding a business that applies for state or federal disaster recovery funds.
To State Affairs.
HB 3664 (By Dean), Relating to designation by the purchaser of a motor vehicle of the county in which a motor vehicle dealer shall apply for the registration of and title for certain vehicles sold by the dealer; authorizing a civil penalty.
To Transportation.
HB 3665 (By Ordaz Perez), Relating to the definition of bicycle.
To Transportation.
HB 3666 (By Bucy), Relating to election practices and procedures.
To Elections.
HB 3667 (By Bucy), Relating to the establishment of the School Psychologists Shortage Task Force.
To Public Education.
HB 3668 (By VanDeaver), Relating to eliminating certain state-required assessment instruments and certain end-of-course assessment instruments not required by federal law, removal of high-stakes on children and temporary suspension of accountability determinations including criterion for promotion or graduation of a public school student.
To Public Education.
HB 3669 (By Dean), Relating to the disposition of surplus property by public academic libraries.
To State Affairs.
HB 3670 (By Crockett), Relating to appointing a court attorney using the Texas Indigent Defense software
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3671 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to the reporting of certain orders and convictions to the Department of Public Safety and Federal Bureau of Investigation for use with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System for the transfer of firearms.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3672 (By J.D. Johnson), Relating to the eligibility for Medicaid of persons diagnosed with sickle cell disease.
To Human Services.
HB 3673 (By J.D. Johnson), Relating to the establishment of a sickle cell disease registry.
To Public Health.
HB 3674 (By Capriglione), Relating to purchase of personal protective equipment made in the United States by certain governmental entities.
To State Affairs.
HB 3675 (By Price), Relating to the I-27 Advisory Committee.
To Transportation.
HB 3676 (By Bucy), Relating to eliminating certain state-required end-of-course assessment instruments not required by federal law and eliminating graduation requirements based on satisfactory performance on certain end-of-course assessment instruments.
To Public Education.
HB 3677 (By Parker and Krause), Relating to the coordination of Medicaid and private health benefits for Medicaid recipients with complex medical needs.
To Human Services.
HB 3678 (By Parker and Krause), Relating to an insurer's obligation for continuity of care for certain Medicaid recipients.
To Human Services.
HB 3679 (By Parker and Krause), Relating to the reimbursement of durable medical equipment providers participating in the Medicaid managed care program.
To Human Services.
HB 3680 (By Shine), Relating to public notice of the availability on the Internet of property-tax-related information.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3681 (By Morrison), Relating to limitations on claims for warrants for payments of certain deficiencies.
To Appropriations.
HB 3682 (By Perez), Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3683 (By E. Morales), Relating to standards for water management in certain areas.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3684 (By Bonnen), Relating to the continuation of the windstorm insurance legislative funding and funding structure oversight board and to studies relating to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan.
To Insurance.
HB 3685 (By Capriglione), Relating to the creation of a work group to undertake a study of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
To House Administration.
HB 3686 (By Ramos), Relating to the investigation of alleged exploitation of certain elderly persons.
To Human Services.
HB 3687 (By Capriglione), Relating to the disclosure of lobbying contract information by political subdivisions.
To State Affairs.
HB 3688 (By Anderson), Relating to the confidentiality of the identity of certain landowners who participate in a State Soil and Water Conservation Board program to manage or eradicate an invasive species.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 3689 (By Cortez), Relating to the appeal of rates charged for water or sewer service by certain retail public utilities.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3690 (By Shine), Relating to the staggering of terms of aldermen on the governing body of a Type A general-law municipality.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 3691 (By Frank), Relating to the statewide implementation of community-based foster care by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
To Human Services.
HB 3692 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to preparation of an appellate record in civil and criminal appeals.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3693 (By Fierro), Relating to the exclusion of retail facilities from load shedding participation during a rolling blackout.
To State Affairs.
HB 3694 (By Shaheen), Relating to a limitation on the appraised value of certain rapidly appreciating residence homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3695 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to recovery of attorney's fees.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3696 (By Deshotel), Relating to distributed renewable generation resources.
To State Affairs.
HB 3697 (By Hernandez), Relating to the eligibility for unemployment compensation of certain employees who leave the workplace to care for a minor child.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3698 (By Parker), Relating to voting system ballots.
To Elections.
HB 3699 (By Hernandez), Relating to a study by the Public Utility Commission of Texas regarding smart meter communication networks.
To State Affairs.
HB 3700 (By Hernandez), Relating to certain calculations made for load shedding in the ERCOT power region.
To State Affairs.
HJR 126 (By Vasut), Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a legislative session.
To State Affairs.
HJR 127 (By Goodwin), Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional districts, and State Board of Education districts and revising procedures for redistricting.
To Redistricting.
HJR 128 (By Crockett), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a student member of the board of regents of a public institution of higher education or public university system to serve a term that differs from the terms served by the other members of the board.
To Higher Education.
HJR 129 (By Thierry), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt a residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation of either a percentage or a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of an individual's residence homestead.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 130 (By Cain, Middleton, Harris, Schaefer, and Toth), Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the state from expanding eligibility for Medicaid under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
To Appropriations.
HJR 131 (By Metcalf), Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 132 (By Metcalf), Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 133 (By Kuempel and Rose), Proposing a constitutional amendment to foster economic development and job growth and to provide tax relief and funding for education and public safety by creating the Texas Gaming Commission, authorizing and regulating casino gaming at a limited number of destination resorts and facilities licensed by the commission, authorizing sports wagering, requiring occupational licenses to conduct casino gaming, and requiring the imposition of a tax.
To State Affairs.
HJR 134 (By Bernal), Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the periodic review of state and local tax preferences and the expiration of those tax preferences.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 135 (By Moody), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HJR 136 (By Rodriguez), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision other than a school district to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of an individual's residence homestead.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 137 (By Muñoz), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to specify the manner in which certain amounts distributed from the permanent university fund to the available university fund are allocated or used.
To Appropriations.
HJR 138 (By Murphy), Proposing a constitutional amendment removing the limit on the state's contribution to the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
To Appropriations.
HJR 139 (By Deshotel), Proposing a constitutional amendment adding a Railroad Commissioner.
To Energy Resources.
HJR 140 (By Paddie), Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the enactment of a law that imposes a tax on certain transactions that either convey a security or involve specified derivative contracts.
To Ways and Means.
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
Thursday, March 18, 2021
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 right of certain residents to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a right for certain residents receiving care in residential settings to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.
Respectfully,
Patsy Spaw
Secretary of the Senate
APPENDIX
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Favorable reports have been filed by committees as follows:
March 17
Human Services - HB 682
Juvenile Justice and Family Issues - HB 451, HB 853
Licensing and Administrative Procedures - HB 1024