FOURTEENTH DAY --- THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021
The house met at 10:04 a.m. and was called to order by the speaker.
The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Record 43).
Present — Mr. Speaker(C); Allen; Allison; Anchia; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Beckley; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Biedermann; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cason; Clardy; Cole; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Crockett; Cyrier; Darby; Davis; Dean; Deshotel; Dominguez; Dutton; Ellzey; Fierro; Frank; Frullo; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hull; Hunter; Israel; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.D.; Johnson, J.E.; Kacal; King, K.; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Larson; Leach; Leman; Longoria; Lopez; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Middleton; Minjarez; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz Perez; Ortega; Pacheco; Paddie; Parker; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stephenson; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Turner, C.; Turner, J.; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
The invocation was offered by Representative Campos as follows:
Dear God, we pray for you to give us strength when we feel weak, courage to do the right thing even if we're afraid, wisdom to lead in the face of adversity, comfort when we feel alone, hope when we feel rejected, and peace when we are in turmoil. Let us live by the words of Mother Teresa: "Intense love does not measure, it just gives." Let us give ourselves to live by these words.
We pray not just for our state but for those impacted by the horrific shootings at the grocery store in Denver and the spas in Atlanta. We ask you grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Heavenly Father, we thank you for blessing us today and for the gift of allowing us to represent our great State of Texas. Amen.
The chair recognized Representative Slawson who led the house in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
A message from the senate was received at this time (see the addendum to the daily journal, Messages from the Senate, Message No. 1).
COMMITTEES GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Burrows moved that the house grant permission for all committees and subcommittees to meet while the house is in session, 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.
(Guillen in the chair)
CONGRATULATORY AND MEMORIAL CALENDAR
The following congratulatory resolutions were laid before the house:
HCR 68 (by Canales), Commending former Hidalgo County Judge Ramon Garcia for his service.
HCR 70 (by Craddick), Congratulating Southwest Airlines on its 50th anniversary.
HR 301 (by Hernandez), Congratulating Janie Hernandez of Houston on her 90th birthday.
HR 306 (by Noble), Congratulating John Yeager of Wylie on his 80th birthday.
HR 309 (by Sherman), Congratulating LaVonda T. Russell on her election as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation.
HR 312 (by Sherman), Honoring Gary C. Thomas on his retirement as president and executive director of Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
HR 313 (by Moody), Recognizing March 24, 2021, as Education and Sharing Day in honor of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
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.
HR 315 (by Meyer), Congratulating Clayton Kershaw on winning the 2020 World Series as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
HR 316 (by White), Congratulating Garrison Douglas Spencer of Scouts BSA Troop No. 9 in Lumberton on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 319 (by Kuempel), Congratulating Evan and Lindsey Autry on the birth of their son, Crew Alan Autry.
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.
HR 329 (by Perez, Hernandez, Walle, and C. Morales), Recognizing the Houston East End Chamber of Commerce.
HR 334 (by Bonnen), Recognizing March 25, 2021, as Greek Independence Day.
HR 336 (by Canales), Congratulating Faralyn F. Stroop of Scouts BSA Troop No. 272 in Sharyland on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 337 (by Canales), Congratulating Paulette Guajardo on being sworn in as mayor of Corpus Christi on January 12, 2021.
HR 340 (by Canales), Commending Robert C. Vackar and Janet Ogden Vackar for their contributions to the Rio Grande Valley.
HR 341 (by Canales), Congratulating Dr. Mario H. Salinas on being named superintendent of Edinburg CISD.
HR 346 (by Canales), Congratulating Cynthia A. Pena on her retirement from Texas Health and Human Services.
HR 347 (by Canales), Congratulating Ivan Mendoza of the Vela High School football team on being named to the 2020 Whataburger Super Team.
HR 348 (by Canales), Congratulating Ronnie Garza of the Vela High School football team on being named to the 2020 Whataburger Super Team.
HR 349 (by Canales), Congratulating Rudy Garcia, boys' basketball coach at Edinburg North High School, on recording his 500th career win.
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.
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.
HR 352 (by Canales), Congratulating Sonia Armendariz on her retirement as a Texas Works Advisor for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
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.
HR 355 (by Canales), Honoring the staff members of Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
HR 356 (by Canales), Honoring the staff members of Mission Regional Medical Center for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
HR 357 (by Canales), Honoring the staff members of Valley Baptist Micro-Hospital in Weslaco for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
HR 358 (by Canales), Honoring the staff members of Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
HR 359 (by Canales), Honoring the staff members of DHR Health Hospital in Edinburg for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
HR 360 (by Canales), Honoring the staff members of South Texas Health System McAllen Hospital for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
HR 361 (by Canales), Honoring the staff members of South Texas Health System Edinburg Hospital for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
HR 362 (by Canales), Honoring the staff members of South Texas Health System Children's Hospital for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
HR 363 (by Canales), Congratulating Brenda Patricia Garza of Edinburg for her professional film debut in the Netflix production You Are My Home.
HR 364 (by Canales), Commending the cast and crew for the success of the film You Are My Home.
HR 365 (by Canales), Congratulating Linda Tovar on receiving the 2020 Edinburg Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year award.
HR 366 (by Canales), Congratulating Mario Lizcano on receiving the 2020 Edinburg Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year award.
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.
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.
HR 369 (by Canales), Congratulating Gloria Ann Perez of the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District on her 50-year career as an educator.
HR 371 (by Canales), Congratulating Monica Reyes on her receipt of a 2020 UT Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award.
HR 373 (by Canales), Honoring Yolanda Alamia of the Edinburg CISD for her outstanding career as an educator.
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.
HR 377 (by Canales), Congratulating Dr. Cristina Villalobos on her receipt of a 2020 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
HR 385 (by Canales), Honoring Edinburg Crime Stoppers on the occasion of Crime Stoppers Month 2021.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
HR 397 (by Longoria), Recognizing March 2021 as National Nutrition Month.
HR 406 (by Martinez), Recognizing the Los Cuñados BBQ Cookoff in Weslaco.
HR 407 (by Meza), Commending the women of the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas National Guard who have helped protect the Texas Capitol in 2020 and 2021.
HR 408 (by Harless), Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Fight Crime: Invest in Kids organization.
HR 410 (by J. González), Commending the Grand Prairie Fire Department for administering COVID-19 vaccinations in the community.
HR 411 (by White), Congratulating the Hardin-Jefferson High School girls' basketball team on advancing to the 2021 UIL 4A state championship game.
HR 413 (by Fierro), Commending Estela Casas for her exceptional contributions to the University Medical Center Foundation and El Paso Children's Hospital Foundation.
HR 414 (by Fierro), Commending Dr. Jose Espinoza for his service as superintendent of Socorro ISD.
HR 416 (by Buckley), Honoring Harker Heights Assistant City Manager Jerry Bark on receiving the 2021 Dan Whitworth Fellow Award from the Texas Recreation and Park Society.
HR 417 (by Goldman), Recognizing March 24, 2021, as Texas Energy Day at the State Capitol.
HR 418 (by Martinez), Commending truckers for their service during Winter Storm Uri.
The resolutions were adopted.
The following memorial resolutions were laid before the house:
HCR 69 (by Craddick and Raymond), In memory of Norbert Joseph Dickman of Midland.
HR 266 (by Herrero), In memory of Samuel Charles Guerra of Agua Dulce.
HR 302 (by Sherman), In memory of James and Linda Zander of DeSoto.
HR 303 (by Slaton), In memory of Dr. Richard Lynn Ingrim of Grand Saline.
HR 307 (by Schofield and Bernal), In memory of Jewell Marie Pardo of San Antonio.
HR 308 (by Sherman), In memory of Gerald Mansfield Burnett Sr.
HR 310 (by Sherman), In memory of Alberto Hector Casarez of Wilmer.
HR 311 (by Sherman), In memory of Mary Ann Brown of Terrell.
HR 317 (by Neave), In memory of Luis Morales Sr. of Dallas.
HR 318 (by Clardy), In memory of Bill Truman Teague of Nacogdoches.
HR 321 (by Martinez Fischer), In memory of Manuel Salvador Vela of San Antonio.
HR 322 (by Martinez Fischer), In memory of Elizabeth Pompa Garza.
HR 323 (by Martinez Fischer), In memory of Eduardo R. "Eddie" Sanchez of San Antonio.
HR 324 (by Martinez Fischer), In memory of Ruth del Cueto of San Antonio.
HR 325 (by Martinez Fischer), In memory of Candelaria Peña.
HR 326 (by Martinez Fischer), In memory of Marta San Miguel.
HR 327 (by Martinez Fischer), In memory of Robert Castañeda of San Antonio.
HR 328 (by Sherman), In memory of Thomas Adedayo Ogungbire.
HR 330 (by Herrero), In memory of Marcos T. Ramon Sr. of Driscoll.
HR 331 (by Herrero), In memory of Leonel "Leo" Rios III of Corpus Christi.
HR 332 (by Herrero), In memory of Abel Steve Salinas.
HR 335 (by Howard), In memory of William Raymond Arrington Jr. of Austin.
HR 338 (by Canales), In memory of McAllen Border Patrol agent Enrique J. Rositas Jr.
HR 339 (by Canales), In memory of Lewis Daniel Hill Sr., head men's basketball coach at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
HR 342 (by Canales), In memory of Gilberto R. Garza of Edinburg.
HR 343 (by Canales), In memory of Dr. Ben Leonel Garza of Edinburg.
HR 344 (by Canales), In memory of Natividad Diaz of Palmview.
HR 345 (by Canales), In memory of Trooper Moises Sanchez of the Texas Highway Patrol.
HR 353 (by Canales), In memory of Officer Ismael Z. Chavez of the McAllen Police Department.
HR 370 (by Canales), In memory of Dr. Jose Luis Aliseda of McAllen.
HR 372 (by Canales), In memory of Officer Edelmiro "Eddie" Garza Jr. of the McAllen Police Department.
HR 374 was withdrawn.
HR 376 (by Canales), In memory of former Pharr mayor A. C. "Beto" Jaime.
HR 389 (by P. King), In memory of Parker County Sheriff Larry L. Fowler.
HR 398 (by Herrero), In memory of Anita Louise Holt Eisenhauer of Corpus Christi.
HR 399 (by Herrero), In memory of Gabriel Rivas III of Corpus Christi.
HR 400 (by Craddick), In memory of Duane Francis Snell.
HR 401 (by Herrero), In memory of Carlos Cedillo Sr. of Robstown.
HR 403 (by J. Turner), In memory of David Wilson Gray of Dallas.
HR 404 (by J. Turner), In memory of Curtis James Smith of Dallas.
HR 405 (by J. Turner), In memory of country music star Charley Pride.
HR 409 (by Bonnen), In memory of Alfred Nicholas "Nick" Harmon of League City.
HR 412 (by Cole), In memory of Bertha Sadler Means of Austin.
HR 415 (by Buckley), In memory of Catherine Lea "Caety" Edwards of Lampasas.
HR 419 (by Kuempel), In memory of Mark Andrew "Big" Smith of Dallas.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted by a rising vote.
(Speaker in the chair)
MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF JUSTICE
OF THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
The chair laid before the house and had read the following message by the chief justice:
TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EIGHTY-SEVENTH TEXAS LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION:
I, NATHAN L. HECHT, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, pursuant to Section 21.004, Government Code, submit the following State of the Judiciary message:
My fellow Texans: As chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, I am required by law at the commencement of each regular legislative session to deliver a message on the state of the Texas judiciary, evaluating the courts' accessibility, future directions, and needs. This is my fourth occasion to do so. Ordinarily, the State of the Judiciary address is delivered before a joint session of the legislature in the house chamber. This year, the continued COVID-19 pandemic prevents that. I am pleased to have this opportunity to speak to you through video from my chambers in Austin.
Texas' first reported case of COVID-19 was on March 4 of last year in Fort Bend County. Just nine days later, a state of emergency was declared by President Trump for the nation and by Governor Abbott for the state. No one knew then the historic challenges that lay ahead, how they would test us, or what we would do to meet them. In the judiciary, we knew this: Justice cannot sit out a crisis. Family friction doesn't disappear in a crisis; sadly, it mounts. Crime doesn't stop in a crisis. Housing and job needs, care for children and the elderly, veterans' appeals for benefits, basic civil legal needs of the poor—all the things courts handle every day in good times are even more critical in a crisis. Closing the courts was not an option. We could limit operations to emergencies for only a few days. Courts, like everyone else, had to adapt.
The first step was to give courts flexibility. The Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals immediately issued their first emergency order, invoking authority enacted by the legislature in 2009 following Hurricane Ike and expanded last session based on what we learned from Hurricane Harvey. That order authorized courts to change deadlines and procedures, allow those involved in a proceeding to participate remotely, and conduct proceedings in different locations. Courts could adjust routine processes to continue to function in the new reality.
At the same time, courts needed guidance. The emergency order also required courts to use their flexibility to avoid exposing court staff, parties, attorneys, jurors, and the public to COVID-19. Texas has 3,220 judges in 1,192 court locations, visited every day by some 325,000 people—one percent of the population—most of whom don't come by choice. Courts are the busiest convener in the government. Courts should not force people seeking justice to risk their health to get it. In a pandemic of historic ferocity, courts sought the expertise of health officials, state and local, to develop protocols for conducting court proceedings safely.
And courts needed new tools. Just before the disaster declaration, the Office of Court Administration had the foresight to begin acquiring Zoom licenses for all Texas judges. I had never used Zoom; I doubt many judges had. I thought "zoom" meant to hurry. But remote videoconferencing, which started statewide one year ago today, allowed courts to continue to process cases with some efficiency while minimizing health risks to participants.
It's one thing to have a Zoom license; it's another to know how to use it, as the "I am not a cat" hearing in District Judge Roy Ferguson's court showed. Training programs and webinars developed by judges and court staff offered solutions for setting dockets and conducting hearings. Last May, Collin County District Judge Emily Miskel oversaw the first completely virtual jury trial in the country—actually, in the world, as far as we know—for which Chief Justice John Roberts presented her the Rehnquist Award for judicial excellence. Since then, Texas courts have conducted 35 virtual jury trials. Texas has been a national leader in utilizing remote proceedings, with more than 3.5 million participants so far. Last month, Johnson County Court at Law Judge Robert Mayfield conducted the one-millionth Zoom hearing in a Texas court.
Remote proceedings achieve important efficiencies. They save time and money, sparing lawyers, parties, and witnesses from having to go to the courthouse for every hearing. And here's a benefit we didn't expect. Lots of people involved in court proceedings often find it impossible to attend. They can't afford to miss work, arrange for child care, and get transportation to go downtown and sit at the courthouse waiting for hours to be heard. So they just don't go; they default. But with remote proceedings, "going to court" is as easy as clicking on a link or dialing a number on a smart phone. We've watched participation rates in high-volume dockets like child custody and traffic cases flip from 80 percent no-shows to 80 percent appearances. Judges report that few parties are kept from participating by a lack of access to technology—the so-called digital divide. And Texas courts are working to close that divide by providing court participants better access to technology, like iPads to jurors. And there's another plus. You can watch remote proceedings on YouTube, giving the public a ringside seat in every courtroom, increasing transparency and accountability.
We must bring lessons learned in this crisis to the "new normal." Not all court proceedings can be conducted remotely, but many can be and must continue to be. The Supreme Court has convened a working group to identify best practices for remote proceedings going forward. Senator Zaffirini's SB 690 and Chairman Leach's HB 3611 will ensure that scores of statutes on the books written without technology in mind will not impede improved access and efficiency in the justice system.
We've shown that jury trials can be virtual in many cases—like traffic offenses, other simple misdemeanors, and civil cases with few witnesses and issues. Those cases accounted for some 40 percent of all jury trials in 2019. For parties waiting to be reached for an in-person jury trial, a virtual jury trial offers them their day in court. Virtual trials will continue to play a role in the "new normal" as a more cost-effective and convenient way for parties to present their case to a jury of their peers.
Jury trials in felonies and other serious criminal cases, as well as more complex civil cases, will still be in person. In 2019, Texas courts tried roughly 9,000 cases to verdict; in the past year of the pandemic, we tried 239. We've gone from some 186 jury trials per week to four. This is not for want of effort by courts. Courtrooms aren't built for social distancing, which requires lots of space to qualify and question scores of potential jurors in each case and modifications to spread everyone out. Judges have worked very hard to convene juries safely. Participants in state court proceedings have only occasionally tested positive, and there have been no reports of spreading. But the danger is still there. In one federal jury trial in Texas last fall, at least 15 participants became infected, including jurors, attorneys, and court staff. We are working hard to resume in-person jury trials, but we must also work safely.
You can choose for yourself whether to risk greater exposure to COVID-19, but courts cannot thrust that increased risk on jurors and others who have no choice about appearing in court and would stay away if they could. As vaccinations increase, so will the number of jury trials and soon.
The future beckons. Except for jury trials, Texas courts have mostly kept current. Fewer civil cases, small claims, and traffic cases are pending today than before the pandemic. Backlogs have increased somewhat in criminal cases and family cases, but all courts are working hard to reduce them. More backlogs will come, with jury trials that courts must work through and an expected surge in new case filings held off during the pandemic. With only current resources, we estimate it may take three years to completely catch up. This is unacceptable, and I have asked the legislature for increased funding for retired and former judges to help us move more quickly.
Some 5.2 million of our poorest Texans qualify for basic civil legal services––help with things like housing, jobs, children's welfare, guardianships, domestic violence, and sexual assault. The pandemic has only sharpened these needs. Last fall, Governor Abbott designated $4 million in federal relief funds for legal aid. For the next biennium, the Supreme Court's budget funds basic civil legal services at the same level as in past years and includes $10 million from dedicated funds for sexual assault victims, as well as $6 million for legal aid for veterans. The Supreme Court has asked for an additional $4 million per year, $1 million per year of which will be designated for veterans' legal aid. We estimate the extra appropriation will help more than 7,000 additional people obtain essential legal services, including some 1,800 veterans. We cannot allow access to justice for the very poor to falter just when they need it most. And we can expect that as criminal jury trials resume, the need for funding indigent criminal defense required by the Constitution will also increase. I urge the legislature to fully fund all these needs.
We have a bail crisis in Texas. Governor Abbott has declared reform an emergency. In many Texas courts, a criminal defendant too poor to afford cash bail remains in jail, even if charged with a minor, nonviolent offense and no threat to the public. The vast majority of people in jail are awaiting trial and have not been found guilty. In the past 27 years, the percentage of the Texas county jail population awaiting trial has more than doubled, from around 32 percent to over 83 percent. Who pays to keep these defendants in jail? Taxpayers.
At the same time, a criminal defendant who can afford cash bail can buy his release, even if he is charged with a serious, violent offense and has several priors, without regard to whether he is a danger to the public. And when he re-offends while on release, who pays? Victims, society, all of us.
Haywire? Yes. But worse, it's wrong to lock up people only because they're poor. It offends basic notions of liberty and humanity. And it's dangerous to release defendants only because they can afford to make bail. There is a straightforward fix. First, give courts validated, pretrial, risk-assessment information for all defendants so judges can make better-informed decisions about bail. Second, ask voters to amend the Texas Constitution to allow judges to hold high-risk, potentially violent defendants without bail. Third, provide pretrial supervision for those released. And fourth, collect data to verify that the system is working as it should. I continue to urge the legislature to reform the criminal pretrial release system following these four principles.
The inability to pay rent hurts tenants and landlords alike. Twenty percent of Texas' renting households report being behind on rent; 1.5 million of them doubt they can pay next month's rent. Governor Abbott's Eviction Diversion Program, operated through the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, is using $1.2 billion in federal stimulus money to provide Texans rent relief. About 25 percent has been spent, benefitting landlords, tenants, and whole communities, as well as reducing the burdens on the court system. You can learn about the program and apply for benefits at this website: texasrentrelief.com. The Supreme Court will continue to provide procedures to encourage landlords and tenants to take advantage of the program and to facilitate distribution of the funds.
The Texas Constitution of 1876 exempted basic wages paid by cash or check from seizure by creditors to safeguard their use for basic living expenses. Today, because payments are often by direct deposit, they do not have the protection our state's founders believed was important. Threatened seizures of federal stimulus funds paid to cover basic living expenses during the pandemic only called attention to the need to modernize wage protections. The Judicial Council has proposed an update to the basic constitutional exemption. I urge the legislature to enact HB 3613 by Chairman Leach and SB 644 by Senator Zaffirini to provide this needed modernization.
For years, the Judicial Council and the legislature have worked together for meaningful reforms in our mental health system. With legislative support, the Judicial Commission on Mental Health has collaborated with stakeholders statewide, including Senator Joan Huffman and Representative Joe Moody, to make further recommendations for ensuring that those with mental health conditions in our justice and municipal courts are mentally competent, that our successful jail competency restoration programs continue to work well, and that those with mental health conditions are placed in the least restrictive facilities to safely receive treatment. Those recommendations are contained in HB 4212 by Representative Moody and SB 1739 by Senator Zaffirini. The commission has also made recommendations for improving the use of emergency detention in mental health crises. I urge the legislature to pass these important bills.
Children who commit Class C misdemeanors are in the criminal system, not the juvenile system. If a 12-year-old steals a real car, he is adjudicated as a juvenile in the civil justice system and faces no criminal penalty. But if he steals a $10 toy car from a general store, he is prosecuted in the criminal system for a Class C misdemeanor. This makes no sense. The juvenile justice system provides judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement many tools to set a child on the right path that the adult criminal justice system does not. A child who breaks the law must certainly face the consequences, but the reason for the juvenile justice system is to keep children from being treated as criminals. The Judicial Council has worked with representatives of the justice and municipal courts, juvenile prosecutors, and defense attorneys to propose statutory changes that will help keep children from spiraling deeper into the criminal justice system while holding them accountable for their actions. Senator Perry has filed SB 512 and Representative White HB 3660 to enact these recommendations. I urge the legislature to consider them.
Amidst the pandemic, we have been reminded again that the justice system faces a far worse disease than COVID-19, a disease that is not novel but all too chronic and familiar: the disease of racial prejudice. Outcries last summer charged that the justice system is not fair and, just as importantly, not perceived to be fair. The charges cannot be ignored. They demand self-examination and response from all who serve justice. Texas courts are taking a hard, clear look at themselves, and we will keep doing so. We will gather data to determine how the justice system is working in fact. We will encourage better training of judges. We will work to improve the public trust and confidence in the courts that is absolutely essential to the administration of justice.
I am in my 40th year of judicial service, president of the national Conference of Chief Justices, and chair of the National Center for State Courts. Every day, I work with judges across the country to ensure the justice system is working. I will tell you this: The people of Texas can take deep pride in their judges—municipal judges, justices of the peace, county judges, district judges, the courts of appeals, and my colleagues on the high courts. They have stood to the historic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The courts are open and dispensing justice.
Judges and court staff have served at personal sacrifice. Many have contracted COVID-19 themselves. At least four of my colleagues have died: Lubbock County District Judge Ruben Reyes, Wise County Court at Law Judge Melton Cude, Falls County Justice of the Peace Jack Smith, and Jasper Justice of the Peace Jimmy Miller. All were just and fair jurists, highly regarded in their communities. In addition, several court clerks, court staff, and constables have also succumbed to COVID-19. For them and for others for whom COVID-19 has been more than a risk, has been a tragic reality, I ask that we observe a moment of silence.
We will defeat the pandemic. We will return to normal. For the judiciary, it will be a new normal, one with even greater promises of justice for all. My fellow Texans, the state of the judiciary is strong, resilient, moving ahead, and committed to the innovations a fair, efficient system of justice for all demands. God bless you, and may God bless Texas.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/Nathan L. Hecht
Chief Justice
Austin, Texas
March 23, 2021
GENERAL STATE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS
THIRD READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read third time:
HB 867 ON THIRD READING
(by S. Thompson)
HB 867, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the issuance of a qualified domestic relations order for the payment of spousal maintenance and child support obligations.
HB 867 was passed by (Record 44): 145 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchia; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Beckley; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Biedermann; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cason; Clardy; Cole; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cyrier; Darby; Dean; Deshotel; Dominguez; Dutton; Ellzey; Fierro; Frank; Frullo; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hull; Hunter; Israel; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.D.; Johnson, J.E.; Kacal; King, K.; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Larson; Leach; Leman; Longoria; Lopez; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Middleton; Minjarez; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz Perez; Ortega; Pacheco; Paddie; Parker; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Rodriguez; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stephenson; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Turner, C.; Turner, J.; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Crockett; Davis; Reynolds; White.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 44 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Crockett
When Record No. 44 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Reynolds
When Record No. 44 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
White
LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence for the remainder of today because of important business:
Huberty on motion of Murphy.
HB 682 ON THIRD READING
(by Minjarez, Toth, Canales, E. Morales, et al.)
HB 682, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to notifying an alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglect of the person's right to request an administrative review of the department's findings after an investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
HB 682 was passed by (Record 45): 143 Yeas, 1 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchia; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Beckley; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Biedermann; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cason; Clardy; Cole; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cyrier; Darby; Dean; Deshotel; Dominguez; Ellzey; Fierro; Frank; Frullo; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Israel; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.D.; Johnson, J.E.; Kacal; King, K.; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Larson; Leach; Leman; Longoria; Lopez; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Middleton; Minjarez; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz Perez; Ortega; Pacheco; Paddie; Parker; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Rodriguez; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stephenson; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Turner, C.; Turner, J.; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; White; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Dutton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Huberty.
Absent — Crockett; Davis; Reynolds; Wilson.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 45 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Crockett
When Record No. 45 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Dutton
When Record No. 45 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Reynolds
When Record No. 45 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Wilson
HB 1024 ON THIRD READING
(by Geren, Holland, S. Thompson, Parker, Pacheco, et al.)
HB 1024, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the pickup and delivery of alcoholic beverages from certain premises for off-premises consumption.
HB 1024 was passed by (Record 46): 144 Yeas, 1 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchia; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Beckley; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Biedermann; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cason; Clardy; Cole; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cyrier; Darby; Dean; Deshotel; Dominguez; Dutton; Ellzey; Fierro; Frank; Frullo; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Israel; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.D.; Johnson, J.E.; Kacal; King, K.; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Larson; Leach; Leman; Longoria; Lopez; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Middleton; Minjarez; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz Perez; Ortega; Pacheco; Paddie; Parker; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Rodriguez; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Sherman; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stephenson; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Turner, C.; Turner, J.; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Shaheen.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Huberty.
Absent — Crockett; Davis; Reynolds.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 46 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Crockett
When Record No. 46 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Reynolds
HB 119 ON THIRD READING
(by Landgraf, J. Turner, White, Holland, et al.)
HB 119, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of certain disabilities.
HB 119 was passed by (Record 47): 145 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchia; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Beckley; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Biedermann; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cason; Clardy; Cole; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cyrier; Darby; Dean; Deshotel; Dominguez; Dutton; Ellzey; Fierro; Frank; Frullo; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Israel; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.D.; Johnson, J.E.; Kacal; King, K.; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Larson; Leach; Leman; Longoria; Lopez; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Middleton; Minjarez; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz Perez; Ortega; Pacheco; Paddie; Parker; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Rodriguez; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stephenson; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Turner, C.; Turner, J.; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Huberty.
Absent — Crockett; Davis; Reynolds.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 47 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Crockett
When Record No. 47 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Reynolds
HB 1070 ON THIRD READING
(by Harris, Anderson, and Toth)
HB 1070, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the performance of pest control work by persons who hold a commercial or noncommercial applicator license issued by the Department of Agriculture.
HB 1070 was passed by (Record 48): 145 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchia; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Beckley; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Biedermann; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cason; Clardy; Cole; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cyrier; Darby; Dean; Deshotel; Dominguez; Dutton; Ellzey; Fierro; Frank; Frullo; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Israel; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.D.; Johnson, J.E.; Kacal; King, K.; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Larson; Leach; Leman; Longoria; Lopez; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Middleton; Minjarez; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz Perez; Ortega; Pacheco; Paddie; Parker; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Rodriguez; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stephenson; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Turner, C.; Turner, J.; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Huberty.
Absent — Crockett; Davis; Reynolds.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 48 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Crockett
When Record No. 48 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Reynolds
PROVIDING FOR ADJOURNMENT
At 10:35 a.m., Representative Harris 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 29.
The motion prevailed.
HOUSE AT EASE
At 10:35 a.m., the chair announced that the house would stand at ease.
(Jetton in the chair)
The chair called the house to order at 10:01 a.m. Monday, March 29.
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 29.)
ADJOURNMENT
In accordance with a previous motion, the house, at 11:46 a.m. Monday, March 29, adjourned until 4 p.m. today.
ADDENDUM
REFERRED TO COMMITTEES
The following bills and joint resolutions were today laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees, and the following resolutions were today laid before the house and referred to committees. If indicated, the chair today corrected the referral of the following measures:
List No. 1 - March 29
HB 1570 (By Paddie), Relating to the Brazos River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3951 (By Cortez), Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain tests to detect prostate cancer.
To Insurance.
HB 3952 (By J.D. Johnson), Relating to requiring property owner's associations and condominium associations to be registered with the secretary of state.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3953 (By Herrero), Relating to the creation of the open burn pit registry fund and a voluntary contribution to that fund when applying for a handgun license.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3954 (By Raymond), Relating to the safety standards of certain rail employees; requiring an occupational permit.
To Transportation.
HB 3955 (By Toth), 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 3956 (By Kuempel), Relating to an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties to be used for transportation projects.
To Transportation.
HB 3957 (By Herrero), Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to honor active and former members of the United States armed forces exposed to open burn pits.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3958 (By Zwiener), Relating to state acknowledgment of Native American tribes.
To State Affairs.
HB 3959 (By Buckley and Guillen), Relating to the establishment of the Texas Youth Livestock Show Fund.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 3960 (By Lambert), Relating to insurer restrictions and duties regarding repair of a motor vehicle covered under an insurance policy.
To Insurance.
HB 3961 (By Spiller), Relating to required posting of information regarding the office of the state long-term care ombudsman on certain long-term care facilities' Internet websites.
To Human Services.
HB 3962 (By Neave), Relating to the powers and duties of a domestic relations office.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3963 (By K. King), Relating to the placement of electric vehicle charging equipment on state property.
To State Affairs.
HB 3964 (By Hull), Relating to construction of certain laws prohibiting discrimination, distinctions, and rebates related to automobile, casualty, and fire insurance.
To Insurance.
HB 3965 (By Oliverson), Relating to requiring an emergency operation plan for continued treatment of patients in an end stage renal disease facility in the event of a disaster and the prioritization of power restoration for those facilities during certain disasters.
To Public Health.
HB 3966 (By E. Morales), Relating to the eligibility of certain retired or former district court judges for assignment as a visiting judge.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3967 (By Cortez), Relating to municipal and county authority to prohibit or restrict the sale of fireworks.
To County Affairs.
HB 3968 (By E. Thompson), Relating to the development, construction, and operation of toll projects.
To Transportation.
HB 3969 (By Sanford), Relating to consideration by an insurer of other insurers' filed rates and factors in setting the insurer's rates.
To Insurance.
HB 3970 (By Vasut), Relating to the acceptance and counting of early voting ballots voted by mail.
To Elections.
HB 3971 (By Meyer), Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of residential real property located in a designated historic district.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3972 (By T. King), Relating to a person obtaining a surety bond before filing a suit against a groundwater conservation district.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3973 (By Walle), Relating to the composition and use of money in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund.
To Appropriations.
HB 3974 (By Paul), Relating to the residence address of a voter for purposes of a response to a confirmation notice sent by the voter registrar.
To Elections.
HB 3975 (By Martinez), Relating to the sanitary transportation of human and animal food.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 3976 (By Collier), Relating to the authorized activities of a manufacturer's agent's warehousing permit holder.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3977 (By Moody), Relating to the emergency detention of certain persons with a mental illness or cognitive disability and the scope of an order for psychoactive medication for certain patients under court-ordered mental health services.
To Public Health.
HB 3978 (By Crockett), Relating to a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on property on which certain solar energy devices have been installed.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3979 (By Toth), Relating to civics instruction public school students and instruction policies in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 3980 (By Goodwin), Relating to a health facility's removal of medical equipment from a deceased individual's body before transfer to a funeral director; authorizing an administrative penalty.
To Public Health.
HB 3981 (By Martinez), Relating to the authority of certain counties to issue revenue bonds for certain solid waste management projects.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 3982 (By Neave), Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle towing and booting.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3983 (By Davis), Relating to a municipality collecting a delinquent fine or fee.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 3984 (By Davis), Relating to service of expert reports for health care liability claims.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3985 (By Huberty), Relating to the offense of providing an alcoholic beverage to a minor; increasing a criminal penalty.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3986 (By Guillen), Relating to uncollectible fines, fees, and court costs in criminal actions and proceedings.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3987 (By Toth), Relating to requiring the disclosure of certain information regarding public school teaching materials and activities.
To Public Education.
HB 3988 (By Guillen), Relating to the procedures governing the prosecution of misdemeanor offenses in the jurisdiction of the justice and municipal courts.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3989 (By VanDeaver), Relating to rules by the State Board for Educator Certification regarding virtual observation options for field-based experiences and internships required for educator certification.
To Public Education.
HB 3990 (By Romero), Relating to the report of right-angle collisions of vehicles.
To Transportation.
HB 3991 (By VanDeaver), Relating to measures to assist small and rural school districts in implementing a collegiate model and expanding broadband access, including the establishment of the Rural Schools and Communities Technical Assistance Center and a grant program.
To Public Education.
HB 3992 (By Canales and Guillen), Relating to the use of a flashing warning signal light and certain other equipment by a person operating a school bus.
To Transportation.
HB 3993 (By Canales), Relating to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, to student fees imposed by the university, and to the elimination of certain obsolete statutory references in relation to the university.
To Higher Education.
HB 3994 (By Neave), Relating to the modification of a disposition by a juvenile court after a child's violation of a condition of probation.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3995 (By Geren), Relating to the award of attorney's fees to a prevailing property owner in a judicial appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3996 (By Canales), Relating to fees for pipeline construction imposed by certain districts.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3997 (By Bonnen), Relating to the transfer of certain functions relating to state employee leave from the state auditor to the comptroller.
To State Affairs.
HB 3998 (By Krause), Relating to a political subdivision's authority to deny or limit access to dying members of an individual's family.
To Public Health.
HB 3999 (By Jetton), Relating to the powers and duties of a presiding judge and alternate presiding judge in an election.
To Elections.
HB 4000 (By Huberty), Relating to a cardiac arrest registry for information on the incidence and causes of cardiac arrest among certain persons; providing an administrative penalty.
To Public Health.
HB 4001 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the adoption of social and emotional learning standards for public school educational programs.
To Public Education.
HB 4002 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the approval for the establishment of a new open-enrollment charter school or open-enrollment charter school campus.
To Public Education.
HB 4003 (By Rodriguez), Relating to public comment on an application for or a revision of a charter for an open-enrollment charter school.
To Public Education.
HB 4004 (By Rogers), Relating to a study by Texas A&M University of the appraisal of agricultural land for ad valorem tax purposes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4005 (By Romero), Relating to notice of a proposed city initiated zoning change to municipal zoning classifications.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4006 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the locations at which a new open-enrollment charter school or campus may be established.
To Public Education.
HB 4007 (By Spiller), Relating to siting requirements for the construction of a wind turbine.
To State Affairs.
HB 4008 (By Spiller and Guillen), Relating to the authority of a county to issue bonds to restore or maintain a county courthouse.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4009 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the inclusion of emergency shelter planning in local and interjurisdictional emergency management plans.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4010 (By Spiller), Relating to the filing of certain reports by distributors of certain off-highway vehicles purchased outside this state; providing civil penalties.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4011 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the hardening of certain utility facilities to maintain essential services during a disaster.
To State Affairs.
HB 4012 (By Bonnen), Relating to disclosures by certain health benefit plans to enrollees regarding certain preauthorized medical care and health care services.
To Insurance.
HB 4013 (By Rodriguez), Relating to a reduction in the amount of sales and use tax collections that certain taxpayers who employ tipped employees are required to remit to the comptroller.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4014 (By Hefner), Relating to the protection of children, including the definition of child abuse and the prosecution of the criminal offense of abandoning or endangering a child.
To Public Health.
HB 4015 (By Guillen), Relating to the Rita Littlefield Chronic Kidney Disease Centralized Resource Center established within the Department of State Health Services.
To Public Health.
HB 4016 (By Kuempel), Relating to operating agreements between holders of a distiller's and rectifier's permit and certain alcoholic beverage permit holders.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4017 (By Capriglione), Relating to legislative oversight of investment in state agency information technology improvement and modernization projects.
To House Administration.
HB 4018 (By Capriglione), Relating to the creation of the technology improvement and modernization account and the permissible uses of money in the account.
To Appropriations.
HB 4019 (By Bucy), Relating to accommodating voters with a disability.
To Elections.
HB 4020 (By Spiller), Relating to the operation of the juvenile boards of Crosby and Lubbock Counties.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 4021 (By Crockett), Relating to issuance of Skyline High School specialty license plates.
To Transportation.
HB 4022 (By Morrison), Relating to public health improvement and pollution reduction through recycling incentives; assessing a fee.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4023 (By Martinez), Relating to establishing a pilot program to employ a life skills counselor at public high school campuses in certain counties.
To Public Education.
HB 4024 (By Allison), Relating to a limitation on the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4025 (By Rodriguez), Relating to applicability of civil service status to emergency medical services personnel in certain municipalities.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 4026 (By Rogers), Relating to the disposition of surplus traffic and roadwork safety equipment by the Department of Public Safety and Texas Department of Transportation.
To Transportation.
HB 4027 (By K. Bell), Relating to the definition of eligible central municipality for purposes of the municipal hotel occupancy tax.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4028 (By Cain), Relating to training for county election officers.
To Elections.
HB 4029 (By Toth), Relating to the division of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 152.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4030 (By Smithee), Relating to the licensing and regulation of insurance professionals.
To Insurance.
HB 4031 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the eligibility of certain municipalities to establish homestead preservation districts and reinvestment zones.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 4032 (By Herrero), Relating to the review by local governmental entities of certain sales and use tax audit reports and audit working papers.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4033 (By Howard), Relating to late applications for exemptions from ad valorem taxation for disabled veterans.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4034 (By Schaefer), Relating to the appointment of an attorney ad litem to represent an unborn child during a court proceeding authorizing a pregnant minor to consent to an abortion.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4035 (By Walle), Relating to Medicaid reimbursement rates.
To Human Services.
HB 4036 (By Walle), Relating to the applicability of uniform grant and contract management standards to certain Texas Water Development Board programs.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4037 (By Howard), Relating to county authority to balance bill for county air ambulance services.
To County Affairs.
HB 4038 (By C. Turner), Relating to eligibility for lifetime income benefits under the workers' compensation system.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4039 (By Walle), Relating to certain rights and duties of residential tenants and landlords; imposing civil penalties.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4040 (By Krause), Relating to the provision of certain benefits under Medicaid, including the coordination of private health benefits, and to reimbursement for some of those benefits.
To Human Services.
HB 4041 (By Neave), Relating to a suicide prevention policy in residential child-care facilities and child-placing agencies.
To Human Services.
HB 4042 (By Hefner), Relating to requiring public school students to participate in interscholastic athletic activities based on biological sex.
To Public Education.
HB 4043 (By Hefner), Relating to requiring public school students to participate in interscholastic athletic activities based on biological sex, including a report regarding university athletic participation based on biological sex.
To Public Education.
HB 4044 (By Cain), Relating to a registrar's failure to cancel voter registrations under applicable law.
To Elections.
HB 4045 (By Martinez), Relating to the cost, payment, and collection of health care expenses.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4046 (By Collier), Relating to the ad valorem tax appraisal of an older residence homestead located in or near a tax increment financing reinvestment zone.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4047 (By Raymond and Guillen), Relating to claims processes and reimbursement for, and overpayment recoupment processes imposed on, health care providers under Medicaid.
To Human Services.
HB 4048 (By Allison), Relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant regarding death certificates.
To Public Health.
HB 4049 (By Guillen), Relating to dangerous wild animals; providing penalties; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee.
To Public Health.
HB 4050 (By Rogers), Relating to communications made by an officer or employee of a county or municipality to a legislator, legislative committee, or executive branch officer.
To State Affairs.
HB 4051 (By Frank), Relating to method of payment for certain medical care and contract arrangements.
To Insurance.
HB 4052 (By Jetton), Relating to voter approval of a county or municipal budget that reduces by a certain percentage the amount allocated to train and compensate individuals who provide a fire protection, law enforcement, or emergency medical service.
To State Affairs.
HB 4053 (By Meza and Guillen), Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons diagnosed with certain mental health disorders for whom federal matching money is available.
To Appropriations.
HB 4054 (By Meza and Guillen), Relating to the establishment of the community development grocery store grant program and to the use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund for the program.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 4055 (By Meza), Relating to reporting and investigating certain cases of child abuse or neglect involving a pregnant woman's use of a controlled substance.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 4056 (By Meza), Relating to the establishment of a committee to study the formation of a Texas Bicentennial Commission.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4057 (By Raymond), Relating to the definition of business case for major information resources projects.
To State Affairs.
HB 4058 (By Meza), Relating to a study on the provision of applied behavior analysis services to children with autism under Medicaid and other public benefits programs.
To Human Services.
HB 4059 (By Meza), Relating to a tenant's right to terminate a residential lease following certain outages of essential utilities.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4060 (By Meza and Guillen), Relating to eligibility for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a historic site.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4061 (By Meza and Guillen), Relating to the establishment of a coordination of disability services pilot program.
To Human Services.
HB 4062 (By Meza), Relating to the authority of a municipality to collect a records management and preservation fee.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 4063 (By Meza), Relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of electronics-enabled heavy equipment.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4064 (By Meza), Relating to policies and procedures for addressing bullying and harassment in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4065 (By J.D. Johnson), Relating to the creation of an urban land bank by certain municipalities.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 4066 (By Lucio), Relating to the adoption by the Railroad Commission of Texas of a permit by rule for the beneficial reuse of domestic wastewater and mobile drinking water treatment system wastewater produced at certain oil and gas drilling facilities.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4067 (By Ordaz Perez, Price, and Paddie), Relating to the designation, authority, and funding of the small business ombudsman program of the Texas Workforce Commission.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 4068 (By Parker), Relating to the eligibility of certain public retirement systems for police and fire fighters to participate in the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4069 (By Middleton), Relating to abolition of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and the transfer of the regulation of alcoholic beverages to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4070 (By Minjarez), Relating to requiring female representation on the boards of directors of certain publicly traded corporations; authorizing administrative penalties.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4071 (By Shaheen), Relating to the requirements for the purchase of endpoint devices by a state agency.
To State Affairs.
HB 4072 (By Meyer), Relating to the location at which certain sales are consummated for purposes of local sales and use taxes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4073 (By Smith), Relating to the penalty for the offense of operating or loading overweight vehicle on a state highway or farm or ranch road on which the maximum load or weight has been reduced.
To Transportation.
HB 4074 (By Hunter), Relating to the collection and use of suicide data by the statewide behavioral health coordinating council.
To Public Health.
HB 4075 (By White), Relating to the Texas reserve militia.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4076 (By White), Relating to a modernization plan for post-adjudication secure correctional facilities operated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and a task force to evaluate those facilities.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 4077 (By C. Turner), Relating to the duty of a residential landlord to send notification of an interruption in water service.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4078 (By Bonnen), Relating to participation in and rates for coverage provided under the uniform group coverage program for active school employees.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4079 (By Talarico), Relating to a mental health professional to school law enforcement official ratio for public schools and the use of the school safety allotment to employ mental health professionals.
To Public Education.
HB 4080 (By Jetton), Relating to issuance of autism awareness specialty license plates.
To Transportation.
HB 4081 (By Crockett), Relating to allowing the option of remote conduct in court proceedings.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4082 (By Bonnen), Relating to the authority of a county to adopt and enforce uniform rules on the hours of work of certain county employees.
To County Affairs.
HB 4083 (By Talarico), Relating to the assignment of certain behavioral health professionals to a public school campus.
To Public Education.
HB 4084 (By Talarico and Guillen), Relating to establishing the Texas Care Plan Medicaid buy-in program to provide health benefit plan coverage to certain persons in this state.
To Appropriations.
HB 4085 (By Bonnen), Relating to certain meetings of a commissioners court during a disaster or emergency.
To County Affairs.
HB 4086 (By C. Turner), Relating to standards for and regulation of elevators, escalators, and similar equipment in single-family dwellings.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4087 (By Burns), Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain municipalities.
To Transportation.
HB 4088 (By Talarico), Relating to human sexuality education in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4089 (By Talarico), Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, use, and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4090 (By Talarico), Relating to a grant and loan program to promote the installation of on-site solar energy and energy storage for resilience.
To State Affairs.
HB 4091 (By Talarico), Relating to a student experience study for public school students.
To Public Education.
HB 4092 (By Talarico), Relating to the rights of a holder of a brewpub license.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4093 (By White), Relating to civics instruction public school students and instruction policies in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4094 (By Frank), Relating to procurements by Health and Human Services Agencies and exemptions for contracts entered into by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
To Human Services.
HB 4095 (By Goodwin), Relating to the transportation, storage, and disposal of certain radioactive waste.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4096 (By Howard), Relating to the development of a model data-sharing agreement for sharing student information between public schools, public and private postsecondary educational institutions, and certain community organizations.
To Public Education.
HB 4097 (By Dutton), Relating to the ownership, control, or operation of certain used motor vehicle dealers by certain motor vehicle manufacturers and distributors.
To Transportation.
HB 4098 (By Talarico and Guillen), Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for educational materials purchased by a teacher.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4099 (By Murr), Relating to an interim study of the appraisal of agricultural land for ad valorem tax purposes.
To House Administration.
HB 4100 (By Talarico), Relating to family and medical leave.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 4101 (By J.D. Johnson), Relating to the authority of a governmental entity to limit bidding on certain public contracts to bidders that are small businesses.
To County Affairs.
HB 4102 (By J.D. Johnson), Relating to certain substance abuse treatment programs operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
To Corrections.
HB 4103 (By Burrows), Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from certain establishments related to a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4104 (By J.D. Johnson and Guillen), Relating to a student's right to vacate and avoid liability under a residential lease following certain declared disasters.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4105 (By Talarico), Relating to the eligibility of the children of certain essential employees for free prekindergarten programs in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4106 (By Allen and A. Johnson), Relating to a public school student's transition from an alternative education program to a regular classroom and the admission of certain students with a criminal or disciplinary history.
To Public Education.
HB 4107 (By Burrows), Relating to the exercise of the power of eminent domain by a common carrier pipeline.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4108 (By Guerra), Relating to a transfer of ownership for a perpetual care cemetery.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4109 (By Guerra), Relating to Texas Workforce Commission workforce counselors to provide public school students with career counseling.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 4110 (By Leach), Relating to the regulation of metal recycling; increasing a criminal penalty.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4111 (By Talarico), Relating to the employment of diversity, equity, and inclusion officers by school districts.
To Public Education.
HB 4112 (By Talarico and Guillen), Relating to funding for the provision of meals to public school students with insufficient balances on prepaid meal cards or meal accounts.
To Public Education.
HB 4113 (By Talarico), Relating to the confidentiality of juvenile justice information.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 4114 (By Burrows and Guillen), Relating to the retention of state sales tax revenue collected by certain retailers for a limited period.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4115 (By Oliverson), Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by out-of-network ground ambulance service providers.
To Insurance.
HB 4116 (By C. Turner and Pacheco), Relating to credit services organizations and extensions of consumer credit facilitated by credit services organizations.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4117 (By Talarico), Relating to providing high-quality tutoring services to public school students, including the creation of the Texas Tutor Corps program, the establishment of a COVID-19 learning loss and student acceleration pilot program, and the use of the compensatory education allotment for tutoring services programs.
To Public Education.
HB 4118 (By Rose), Relating to the adoption and implementation of a surgical smoke evacuation system policy at certain health care facilities.
To Public Health.
HB 4119 (By Guillen), Relating to operation of the Texas small and rural community success fund program administered by the Texas Economic Development Bank as successor to the Texas leverage fund program.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 4120 (By Deshotel), Relating to the efficient use and generation of electricity by public schools.
To State Affairs.
HB 4121 (By Guillen), Relating to prompt review of land development applications and the award of court costs and attorney's fees against a political subdivision in certain actions.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4122 (By Rose), Relating to prohibiting certain discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
To State Affairs.
HB 4123 (By Hinojosa), Relating to the special education allotment.
To Public Education.
HB 4124 (By Hinojosa), Relating to enrollment in certain special-purpose school districts.
To Public Education.
HB 4125 (By Vasut), Relating to state and local government responses to disasters.
To State Affairs.
HB 4126 (By Vasut), Relating to clarifying that natural gas and electricity are necessities during a declared disaster under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4127 (By Schofield), Relating to the specified use of bond proceeds by a county or municipality.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4128 (By Schofield), Relating to authorizing certain political subdivisions to change the date on which their general election for officers is held.
To Elections.
HB 4129 (By Campos), Relating to the establishment of a program administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and certain county housing authorities to incentivize landlords to accept tenants participating in the housing choice voucher program.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 4130 (By Campos), Relating to the imposition of a county housing first initiatives fee in certain counties.
To County Affairs.
HB 4131 (By Parker), Relating to the self-directed and semi-independent status of the State Securities Board; authorizing fees.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4132 (By Campos), Relating to emergency generators or other power sources in end stage renal disease facilities.
To Public Health.
HB 4133 (By Campos), Relating to the creation of a mental health jail diversion pilot program in Bexar County.
To Corrections.
HB 4134 (By Campos), Relating to the provision of assistance to certain elderly persons in obtaining certain protective orders.
To Human Services.
HB 4135 (By Collier), Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of sexual assault.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4136 (By Collier), 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 4137 (By Lozano), Relating to the composition of the port commission of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas.
To Transportation.
HB 4138 (By Ellzey), Relating to the movement of certain vehicles transporting steel products made in the United States; authorizing a fee.
To Transportation.
HB 4139 (By Coleman), Relating to the Office for Health Equity.
To Public Health.
HB 4140 (By Coleman), Relating to issues affecting counties and certain other governmental entities and residents.
To County Affairs.
HB 4141 (By White and Guillen), Relating to education and training for peace officers on interacting with persons with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4142 (By Sanford), Relating to the adoption and repeal of an additional ad valorem road tax for the maintenance of county roads.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4143 (By Coleman, C. Turner, Collier, Anchia, and Howard), Relating to health benefit plan coverage in this state.
To Insurance.
HB 4144 (By Coleman and Walle), Relating to coverage for certain services relating to postpartum depression under the medical assistance and CHIP perinatal programs.
To Public Health.
HB 4145 (By Coleman), Relating to criminal justice.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4146 (By T. King), Relating to a restriction on permits authorizing direct discharges of waste or pollutants into water in certain stream segments or assessment units.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4147 (By Larson), Relating to the regulation of rates for water sales and the provision of wholesale water or sewer service.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4148 (By Sanford), Relating to the repeal of the additional ad valorem taxes imposed as a result of certain changes in the use of certain land.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4149 (By Coleman), Relating to county jailers.
To County Affairs.
HB 4150 (By Buckley), Relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.
To Appropriations.
HB 4151 (By Lopez), Relating to the actions required to be taken by tax officials before taking action to collect delinquent ad valorem taxes on the residence homestead of an individual who is elderly or disabled.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4152 (By Spiller), Relating to the qualification of certain land that is adjacent to other qualified open-space land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4153 (By Sanford), Relating to the filing of an annual audit report by a title insurance company, title insurance agent, or direct operation.
To Insurance.
HB 4154 (By Meyer), Relating to the administration of public school assessment instruments and the temporary suspension of certain accountability determinations for a school district or campus in a school year in which in-person attendance at the district is 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 4155 (By Buckley), Relating to prohibiting certain limitations on the operation of certain alcoholic beverage businesses and organizations that benefit veterans during a declared state of disaster.
To State Affairs.
HB 4156 (By J. Turner), Relating to energy efficiency standards for appliances.
To Energy Resources.
HB 4157 (By Talarico), Relating to science curriculum in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4158 (By J. Turner), Relating to the dissemination of confidential information contained in the juvenile justice information system.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 4159 (By J. Turner), Relating to the regulation of nurse aides; requiring an occupational registration.
To Human Services.
HB 4160 (By Frank), Relating to the transfer of the Health and Human Services function of regulating facilities and family homes under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, to the Department of Family and Protective Services.
To Human Services.
HB 4161 (By Frank), Relating to guidance on the regulations applicable to the potable reuse of wastewater.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4162 (By C. Morales), Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 3 in Harris County as the Vanessa Guillen Memorial Highway.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4163 (By Longoria and Guillen), Relating to a funding soundness restoration plan for certain public retirement systems.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4164 (By Capriglione), Relating to the authority of individuals over the personal identifying information collected, processed, or maintained about the individuals and certain others by certain businesses.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4165 (By Minjarez), Relating to a prohibition against the appropriation of money to settle or pay a sexual harassment claim made against certain members of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government.
To State Affairs.
HB 4166 (By Wu), Relating to persons considered to exercise certain constitutional rights for purposes of a motion to dismiss certain civil actions.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4167 (By Fierro), 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 4168 (By Sanford), Relating to the rights of a parent with a child in a child-care facility.
To Human Services.
HB 4169 (By Sanford), Relating to an employee database for child-care facilities and registered family homes.
To Human Services.
HB 4170 (By Middleton), Relating to a requirement that the voter-approval tax rate of certain taxing units be adjusted to reflect changes in the amount of money received by the taxing unit directly from the federal government.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4171 (By Middleton), Relating to drug testing members of the legislature to establish or maintain eligibility for membership in the elected class of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4172 (By Middleton), Relating to the burden of proof in a suit or administrative proceeding to establish that an area is subject to the public beach easement.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4173 (By Stucky), Relating to the prohibited use of a Federal Drug Enforcement Administration number.
To Public Health.
HB 4174 (By Middleton), Relating to disclosure under the public information law of video evidence of a crime that resulted in the death of a person to the deceased person's next of kin.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4175 (By Landgraf and Guillen), Relating to the prosecution and punishment of strangulation, rehabilitation of offenders and services for victims of strangulation, and procedures for law enforcement responding to a call alleging strangulation.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4176 (By Guillen), Relating to performance criteria for the award of certain adult education and literacy funds.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 4177 (By Beckley), Relating to the identification required for voting of a voter with a recent name change.
To Elections.
HB 4178 (By Fierro), Relating to information on projected changes in weather, water availability, and climate variability in strategic plans of certain state agencies.
To State Affairs.
HB 4179 (By Bonnen), Relating to the procedures to be used by an appraisal district in resolving a protest following the filing of a notice of protest by a property owner.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4180 (By Beckley), Relating to the identification required for voting of a voter with a recent name change.
To Elections.
HB 4181 (By Guillen), Relating to the prosecution of the offense of practicing veterinary medicine without a license; increasing a criminal penalty.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 4182 (By C. Turner), Relating to the employment status of certain remote service workers.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4183 (By Reynolds), Relating to state and municipal motor fuel taxes; providing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing the imposition of taxes; providing for increases and decreases in the rates of taxes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4184 (By Guillen), Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain drug and alcohol related court-ordered educational programs; providing administrative penalties; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees; creating criminal offenses.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4185 (By Reynolds), Relating to the establishment of the Texas Institute for Community Policing at the University of Houston.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4186 (By M. González), Relating to the license of certain appraisers when making an offer for real property.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4187 (By J.D. Johnson), Relating to providing a list of approved devices to defendants restricted to the operation of a vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device as a condition of community supervision.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4188 (By Romero), Relating to a study on comprehensive development agreements entered into for transportation projects in this state.
To Transportation.
HB 4189 (By Allen), Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
To Corrections.
HB 4190 (By K. Bell), Relating to registration and annual filing requirements for governmental units establishing a self-insurance fund.
To Insurance.
HB 4191 (By Sanford), Relating to the renewal, expiration, and suspension of driver's licenses; increasing a fee.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4192 (By Dean), Relating to deadlines associated with proposing and adopting a budget for certain counties.
To County Affairs.
HB 4193 (By Raymond and Guillen), Relating to the establishment of an office of the inspector general at the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
To State Affairs.
HB 4194 (By Raymond), Relating to the provision of home health care services under the Medicaid managed care program.
To Human Services.
HB 4195 (By Ellzey), Relating to unlawful employment practices with respect to the exercise of the right of free speech, right to petition, and right of association.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 4196 (By Raymond), Relating to the development by the Public Utility Commission of Texas of physical security and cybersecurity practices for certain utilities.
To State Affairs.
HB 4197 (By Slaton), Relating to limitations on public health directives issued during a state of disaster or outbreak of a communicable disease.
To State Affairs.
HB 4198 (By Slaton), Relating to a school district policy to exempt district students from the administration of certain assessment instruments and from certain promotion and graduation requirements based on a student's satisfactory performance on those assessment instruments.
To Public Education.
HB 4199 (By Guillen), Relating to a sales and use tax refund pilot program for certain persons who employ apprentices.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4200 (By Hefner), Relating to regulatory authority of a municipality, including authority to prohibit abortions.
To State Affairs.
HB 4201 (By Martinez), Relating to a feasibility study on the colocation of federal and state motor vehicle inspection facilities at ports of entry.
To Transportation.
HB 4202 (By Rose), Relating to access by an institution of higher education to the TexShare library consortium.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4203 (By Israel), Relating to license application procedures prescribed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners for certain insurance adjusters.
To Insurance.
HB 4204 (By Guillen), Relating to a study and report on the optimum water level of Falcon Lake.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4205 (By Davis), Relating to adjustments to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4206 (By Allison), Relating to a study of the desirability, feasibility, and effects of limiting the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to the value when the owner acquired the property and determining that value on the basis of the purchase price of the property, if applicable.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4207 (By Murr), Relating to private vendors for correctional facilities and services.
To Corrections.
HB 4208 (By Murr), Relating to the effect and disregard of declarations for mental health treatment.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4209 (By Murr), Relating to the valuation of appraised value of qualified open-space land.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4210 (By Paul), Relating to the authority of entities regulated by the Texas Department of Insurance to conduct business electronically.
To Insurance.
HB 4211 (By Bonnen), Relating to the use of clinical decision support software and laboratory benefits management programs by physicians and health care providers in connection with provision of clinical laboratory services to health benefit plan enrollees.
To Insurance.
HB 4212 (By Moody), Relating to procedures regarding defendants who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual disability.
To Corrections.
HB 4213 (By Murr), Relating to the appeal of a party or attorney representing a party of a sanction issued by a court following a ruling on a motion to recuse.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4214 (By Allen), Relating to obtaining a occupational license while incarcerated
To Corrections.
HB 4215 (By Raymond and Guillen), Relating to prohibiting certain limitations on the operation of certain organizations that benefit veterans during a declared state of disaster.
To State Affairs.
HB 4216 (By Raymond), Relating to Medicaid managed care accreditation.
To Human Services.
HB 4217 (By Raymond), Relating to the Texas Funeral Service Commission.
To Public Health.
HB 4218 (By Craddick), Relating to a cause of action for the bad faith washout of an overriding royalty interest in an oil and gas lease.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4219 (By Raymond), Relating to the regulation of the issuance of buyer's temporary tags.
To Transportation.
HB 4220 (By Kuempel), Relating to the composition of the juvenile board of Guadalupe County.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 4221 (By Rodriguez), Relating to a temporary waiver of certain unemployment benefit eligibility conditions and of the recovery of certain improper benefits.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4222 (By Raymond and Guillen), Relating to the establishment of the oil and gas infrastructure security division within the Railroad Commission of Texas.
To Energy Resources.
HB 4223 (By Raymond and Guillen), Relating to the adoption of a comprehensive plan to protect oil and gas infrastructure in this state.
To Energy Resources.
HB 4224 (By Bucy), Relating to the winter weather emergency preparedness of facilities for providing electric service.
To State Affairs.
HB 4225 (By Bucy), Relating to emergency generators or other power sources in end stage renal disease facilities.
To Public Health.
HB 4226 (By Allison), Relating to the statewide plan for student mental health.
To Public Education.
HB 4227 (By Raymond), Relating to an annual natural gas industry overview produced by the Railroad Commission of Texas.
To Energy Resources.
HB 4228 (By Raymond), Relating to a study by the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding a plan to protect water treatment facilities from catastrophe.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4229 (By Sanford), Relating to the use of competitive sealed proposals for certain construction projects.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 4230 (By Raymond), Relating to the emergency coordination of advanced communications service.
To State Affairs.
HB 4231 (By Raymond and Guillen), Relating to an annual regional electric network overview produced by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
To State Affairs.
HB 4232 (By Raymond and Guillen), Relating to the establishment of the COVID-19 Consumer and Investor Fraud Task Force.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4233 (By Raymond), Relating to prohibiting the use of e-cigarettes in certain bars, restaurants, and places of employment; creating criminal offenses.
To Public Health.
HB 4234 (By Raymond), Relating to an annual report on water treatment facilities.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4235 (By Craddick), Relating to the transaction of business by the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Court of Appeals District.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4236 (By Raymond), Relating to the target planning reserve margin for ERCOT.
To State Affairs.
HB 4237 (By Kuempel), Relating to the authorization, licensing, and regulation of casino gaming in this state and the creation, powers, and duties of the Texas Gaming Commission; imposing and authorizing administrative and civil penalties; imposing a tax; imposing and authorizing fees; requiring occupational licenses; creating criminal offenses; making an appropriation.
To State Affairs.
HB 4238 (By Bucy), 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 4239 (By Raymond), Relating to the organization and duties of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
To State Affairs.
HB 4240 (By Raymond), Relating to local regulation to enforce child custody orders; authorizing a civil penalty.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 4241 (By Jetton), Relating to the contract terms of certain grants awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
To Public Health.
HB 4242 (By Meyer), Relating to the extension of the expiration of certain parts of the Texas Economic Development Act.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4243 (By Gervin-Hawkins), Relating to treating persons who were dishonorably discharged from the military solely on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity as honorably discharged veterans under state law.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4244 (By Toth), Relating to the appointment of a representative payee or fiduciary for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
To Human Services.
HB 4245 (By Frullo), Relating to municipal registration of vacant buildings in certain municipalities.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 4246 (By Bailes and Guillen), Relating to the exemption of hospitals from the diesel fuel tax.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4247 (By Frullo), Relating to eliminating reporting requirements for public institutions of higher education and the requirement for a plan by certain school districts to increase enrollment in public institutions of higher educations.
To Higher Education.
HB 4248 (By Harris), Relating to the requirement for certain persons to provide information to a peace officer; creating a criminal offense.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4249 (By Talarico), Relating to training requirements for public school board of trustees members and superintendents regarding the adoption of a trauma-informed school standard.
To Public Education.
HB 4250 (By Minjarez and Guillen), Relating to the investigation and punishment of certain sexual assaults, to protective orders issued on the basis of certain sexual assaults, to crime victims' compensation, and to the establishment of a state sexual assault prevention and response program for the Texas Military Department.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4251 (By Toth), Relating to public libraries as voter registration agencies.
To Elections.
HB 4252 (By Oliverson), Relating to the award of health plan provider contracts under Medicaid managed care.
To Human Services.
HB 4253 (By Perez), Relating to the procedure for qualifying for the exemption from ad valorem taxation of pollution control property.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4254 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to a criminal offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of gender identity or expression.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4255 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to the removal of certain unconstitutional provisions from real property records.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4256 (By Schaefer), Relating to the duties and oversight of the Department of Public Safety's office of inspector general regarding the use of cyber technology and activity.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4257 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to the trauma-informed care policy for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4258 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to a study by the University of Houston on the expected effects of future climate change in this state and the preparedness of this state to address those effects.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4259 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to the provision of information regarding firearm violence and suicide prevention.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4260 (By Talarico), Relating to the location where certain sales are consummated for the purpose of municipal sales and use taxes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4261 (By Talarico), Relating to the location at which a sale is consummated for purposes of local sales and use taxes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4262 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to the inclusion of certain chronically absent students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.
To Public Education.
HB 4263 (By Talarico), Relating to the place of business of a retailer for purposes of municipal sales and use taxes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4264 (By Shaheen), Relating to requiring the implementation of electric utilities' emergency operations plans.
To State Affairs.
HB 4265 (By Rose), Relating to the provision of peer services, including family partner peer support services by family partners, and the provision of those services under Medicaid.
To Human Services.
HB 4266 (By Shine), Relating to credit repair services performed by a credit services organization.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4267 (By Oliverson), Relating to the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4268 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to the cold weather preparedness of gas wells.
To Energy Resources.
HB 4269 (By Hull), Relating to the procedure to be used by an appraisal review board to conduct a hearing on a protest.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4270 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the procedures for requesting or applying for certain ad valorem tax refunds and exemptions.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4271 (By Schaefer), Relating to the administration of public institutions of higher education, including certain restrictions on hiring and tenure decisions, curriculum, and involvement in litigation.
To Higher Education.
HB 4272 (By Klick), Relating to requirements for information contained in the immunization registry.
To Public Health.
HB 4273 (By Hinojosa), Relating to reporting requirements by the Texas Education Agency and certain school districts and open-enrollment charter schools regarding student attendance during a declared disaster.
To Public Education.
HB 4274 (By Rose), Relating to the criteria for court-ordered inpatient and extended inpatient mental health services.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4275 (By Klick), Relating to the prohibited release by a public agency of information regarding the members, supporters, or volunteers of or donors to certain nonprofit organizations; creating a criminal offense.
To State Affairs.
HB 4276 (By E. Thompson), Relating to establishing the maximum number of temporary tags that may be obtained by a motor vehicle dealer or converter.
To Transportation.
HB 4277 (By E. Thompson), Relating to requirements related to refunds and credit provided under terminated debt cancellation agreements.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4278 (By E. Thompson), Relating to a study of the economic effects of alternative methods of financing government projects.
To State Affairs.
HB 4279 (By Dominguez), Relating to the eligibility of the Windham School District to participate in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 4280 (By E. Morales), Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Maverick County, the creation of the office of district attorney for that judicial district, and the duties of the district attorney for the 293rd Judicial District.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4281 (By Sherman), Relating to the pretrial release of defendants and a prohibition on the use of monetary bail bonds.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4282 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to creating the criminal offense of possession of an animal by a person convicted of multiple offenses involving animal cruelty and to conditions of punishment and community supervision for defendants convicted of certain criminal offenses involving animals.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4283 (By Dominguez), Relating to a reduction of the amount by which a school district with high enrollment of educationally disadvantaged students or students of limited English proficiency must reduce the district's local revenue levels in excess of entitlement under the public school finance system.
To Public Education.
HB 4284 (By Holland and Guillen), Relating to the creation of the opioid abatement account.
To Appropriations.
HB 4285 (By Patterson), Relating to information about candidate filings held by fresh water supply districts.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4286 (By K. King), Relating to procedures for and the consequences of the dishonorable discharge of certain peace officers; creating a criminal offense.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4287 (By Patterson), Relating to information about elections held by fresh water supply districts.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4288 (By Dominguez), Relating to a required period for a municipality or water district to begin construction on certain projects.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4289 (By Howard), Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of indecent assault; increasing a criminal penalty.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4290 (By Hinojosa), Relating to a prohibition against covenants not to compete for certain low-wage employees.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4291 (By Wilson), Relating to the career and technology education allotment.
To Public Education.
HB 4292 (By Kacal), Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Brazos County and the duties of the district attorney for the 85th Judicial District in Brazos County.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4293 (By Hinojosa), Relating to the creation of a court reminder program for criminal defendants.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4294 (By Metcalf), Relating to the organization and efficient operation of the legislative branch of state government through joint entities.
To House Administration.
HB 4295 (By K. Bell), Relating to the authorized release and confidentiality of an autopsy report.
To Public Health.
HB 4296 (By Burns), Relating to the use of dyed diesel during a state of disaster.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4297 (By Wilson), Relating to the period during which certain municipalities may receive certain tax revenue associated with hotel and convention center projects.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4298 (By Dean), Relating to a curriculum coordinator position for the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4299 (By Dean), Relating to a study by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement on mental health services provided to peace officers in this state.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4300 (By Dean), Relating to a biennial report by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement regarding peace officer salaries.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4301 (By Dean), Relating to certain claims for benefits, compensation, or assistance by certain public safety employees and survivors of certain public safety employees.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4302 (By Rose), Relating to the continuation of the MEDCARES grant program and transfer of the oversight and administration of the program from the Department of State Health Services to the Health and Human Services Commission.
To Human Services.
HB 4303 (By Meyer), Relating to the adjustment of the average daily attendance of a school district due to a disaster that disrupts in-person attendance.
To Public Education.
HB 4304 (By Schaefer), Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care.
To Public Health.
HB 4305 (By E. Morales), Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain counties and municipalities.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4306 (By Hinojosa), Relating to the means by which schools are compared in the Public School Accountability System.
To Public Education.
HB 4307 (By Lucio and Guillen), Relating to coverage for low-THC cannabis under certain group benefit plans for governmental employees.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4308 (By S. Thompson), Relating to prohibiting seeking or imposing the death penalty on the basis of a person's race or ethnicity.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4309 (By Anchia), Relating to the regulatory authority of the savings and mortgage lending commissioner; authorizing fees.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4310 (By Bucy), Relating to establishing a nutritional support grant program for certain medically fragile children.
To Human Services.
HB 4311 (By Bucy), Relating to establishing an assistance program to provide certain health care services to certain medically fragile children.
To Human Services.
HB 4312 (By Bucy), Relating to an allotment under the public school finance system for medically fragile students.
To Public Education.
HB 4313 (By Vo), Relating to the enforcement of insurance laws, including laws governing the unauthorized business of insurance; authorizing administrative penalties.
To Insurance.
HB 4314 (By Kacal), Relating to a defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving possession of small amounts of controlled substances, marihuana, dangerous drugs, or abusable volatile chemicals, or possession of drug paraphernalia for defendants seeking assistance for a suspected overdose.
To Public Health.
HB 4315 (By Craddick), Relating to the eligibility of a county assessor-collector to serve on the board of directors of an appraisal district.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4316 (By Jetton), Relating to judges compensation to conduct marriage ceremonies in the State of Texas; creating a criminal offense.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 4317 (By Stephenson), Relating to the adjustment of the limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes imposed by a school district on the residence homestead of an elderly or disabled person if the school district adopts, changes the amount of, or rescinds a local option residence homestead exemption.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4318 (By Smith), Relating to amending the pledge of allegiance to the state flag.
To State Affairs.
HB 4319 (By Shine), Relating to the eligibility of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land based on its use to raise or keep bees.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4320 (By Shine), Relating to the appraisal of land for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of its productive capacity.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4321 (By Shine), Relating to the creation of the employee ownership assistance office within the Texas A&M University School of Business.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4322 (By Jetton), Relating to the location of a polling place.
To Elections.
HB 4323 (By Larson), Relating to the development of a plan to reregulate the electric market in this state.
To State Affairs.
HB 4324 (By Crockett), Relating to preventing discrimination in foster care.
To Human Services.
HB 4325 (By Martinez), Relating to the qualifications of a county fire marshal.
To County Affairs.
HB 4326 (By Hefner), Relating to the insurance premium tax credit for the certified rehabilitation of certified historic structures.
To Insurance.
HB 4327 (By White), Relating to prohibiting interference with the practice of veterinary medicine.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 4328 (By Campos), Relating to access to mobile showers by homeless individuals in certain municipalities.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 4329 (By Canales), Relating to the determination of death when artificial means of support preclude a determination that a person's spontaneous respiratory and circulatory functions have ceased.
To Public Health.
HB 4330 (By M. González), Relating to a report of animal cruelty to certain law enforcement agencies and immunity from liability for the report.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4331 (By Jetton), Relating to creating criminal offenses; providing a civil penalty for paid vote harvesting.
To Elections.
HB 4332 (By Zwiener), Relating to distributed renewable generation and energy storage resources.
To State Affairs.
HB 4333 (By Landgraf), Relating to a defense under the Solid Waste Disposal Act for persons engaged in certain scrap metal recycling transactions.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4334 (By Minjarez), Relating to the provision of information regarding certain public assistance programs by public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4335 (By Ordaz Perez), Relating to improving judicial transparency by collecting and publishing data regarding disposition of cases in trial courts.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4336 (By Vasut), Relating to requirements by certain electric utilities on placement of ground level electric transformers on residential properties.
To State Affairs.
HB 4337 (By Collier), Relating to authority of a court to reduce or modify a defendant's sentence.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4338 (By A. Johnson), Relating to the duty of the attorney general to represent community supervision and corrections departments in certain habeas corpus proceedings.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4339 (By Schaefer), Relating to prohibiting discriminatory abortions; authorizing disciplinary action; providing a civil remedy; creating a criminal offense.
To Public Health.
HB 4340 (By Howard), Relating to a special right of access to certain public information by an individual who is a victim of a crime.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4341 (By Biedermann), Relating to the transfer of the regulation of aggregate production operations from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Railroad Commission of Texas on delegation by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; authorizing a fee; providing administrative penalties and other civil remedies; creating criminal offenses.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4342 (By Rose), 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 4343 (By Rose), Relating to the content of an application for Medicaid.
To Human Services.
HB 4344 (By Jetton), Relating to the procedures of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4345 (By Jetton), Relating to the authority and jurisdiction conferred to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4346 (By Leman, Cain, Paul, Vasut, and Schofield), Relating to the possession, carrying, or transportation of a firearm by certain persons during the use of an easement.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4347 (By Hefner), Relating to address confidentiality on certain documents for certain federal officials and family members of certain federal officials or federal or state court judges.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4348 (By Zwiener), Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district, a reduction in the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4349 (By Kacal), Relating to the sale by certain alcoholic beverage permit holders of wine or liquor at a cost below the cost to the seller.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4350 (By Wilson), Relating to the incorporation of Type B general-law municipalities.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 4351 (By Moody), Relating to the purposes for which property must be used to be eligible for ad valorem tax benefits under the Texas Economic Development Act.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4352 (By Beckley), Relating to the scope of practice of physician assistants.
To Public Health.
HB 4353 (By Gates), Relating to the use of sales tax revenue collected under certain contracts.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4354 (By Coleman), Relating to the administration of medication to certain persons in the custody of a sheriff.
To County Affairs.
HB 4355 (By Krause), Relating to providing children committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and prisoners serving a sentence in a county jail with certain documents on discharge or release.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 4356 (By Ashby), Relating to the qualifications of directors of certain municipal development districts.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 4357 (By Schaefer), Relating to the application of sales and use taxes to information technology consulting and technical support services.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4358 (By Spiller), Relating to the manner of carrying a handgun by a person who holds a license under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4359 (By Parker), Relating to prohibiting contracts or other agreements with certain foreign-owned companies in connection with critical infrastructure in this state.
To State Affairs.
HB 4360 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to the recording of a public school student's admission, review, and dismissal committee meeting.
To Public Education.
HB 4361 (By Raney), Relating to off-campus workforce education or lower-division programs offered by a public institution of higher education at the request of an employer.
To Higher Education.
HB 4362 (By Klick), Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain health professions; requiring an occupational certificate to perform certain surgical procedures.
To Public Health.
HB 4363 (By Spiller), Relating to local regulation of distance requirements for the sale of alcoholic beverages near schools.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4364 (By Jetton), Relating to poll watchers; creating an offense.
To Elections.
HB 4365 (By Oliverson), Relating to a pilot project to improve health care outcomes and reduce costs under Medicaid by providing participating recipients with enhanced case management and other services to address certain social determinants of health.
To Human Services.
HB 4366 (By Jetton), Relating to federal election practices and procedures.
To State Affairs.
HB 4367 (By Guillen), Relating to the reduction and plugging of orphaned oil and gas wells; providing for the imposition of a fee and an exemption from certain taxes and fees.
To Energy Resources.
HB 4368 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the administration of certain municipal police retirement systems.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4369 (By Noble), Relating to ballots voted by mail.
To Elections.
HB 4370 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the universal service fund.
To State Affairs.
HB 4371 (By Allen), Relating to juvenile justice reform, including the age of a child at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over the child and the age of criminal responsibility.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 4372 (By Ashby), Relating to the career and technology education allotment and the formula transition grant under the Foundation School Program.
To Public Education.
HB 4373 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the universal service fund.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4374 (By Cyrier), Relating to the use of executory contracts for the purchase of land to be used as a residence in certain counties.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4375 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.
To State Affairs.
HB 4376 (By Kacal), Relating to regulation of ownership and control of installed electric generation capacity.
To State Affairs.
HB 4377 (By M. González), Relating to funding for open-enrollment charter schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4378 (By Paddie), Relating to the supply of power and the financial stability of the competitive wholesale and retail electricity markets.
To State Affairs.
HB 4379 (By Harris), Relating to the ownership or operation of a motor vehicle dealership by a manufacturer or distributor of motor vehicles.
To Transportation.
HB 4380 (By White), Relating to examinations for applicants for or holders of licenses or registrations to perform certain activities pertaining to compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas.
To Energy Resources.
HB 4381 (By White), Relating to requiring notice to parties in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship of options for periods of possession of or access to a child under a standard possession order.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 4382 (By Ramos and Guillen), Relating to personal leave provided for a public school employee who is ordered to isolate due to exposure to or testing positive for certain diseases.
To Public Education.
HB 4383 (By Murphy), Relating to providing information to undergraduate students regarding a fixed tuition rate provided by general academic teaching institutions.
To Higher Education.
HB 4384 (By Hefner), Relating to the replacement of the light-duty motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program with the gas flaring and venting reduction program.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4385 (By Patterson), Relating to medical benefits under the workers' compensation system.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4386 (By Slawson), Relating to authorizing certain person to carry a handgun
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4387 (By M. González), Relating to the establishment of the Texas Transfer Grant pilot program.
To Higher Education.
HB 4388 (By Herrero), Relating to reemployment protections for certain members of the military.
To State Affairs.
HB 4389 (By Howard), Relating to repealing or replacing medically unnecessary and outdated abortion restrictions.
To Public Health.
HB 4390 (By Herrero), Relating to waiving sovereign immunity in a suit concerning reemployment protections for certain members of the military.
To State Affairs.
HB 4391 (By Talarico), Relating to the implementation of student and family engagement plans by school districts.
To Public Education.
HB 4392 (By Price), Relating to tax credits against franchise tax and sales and use tax for the moving image industry in this state.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4393 (By Martinez Fischer), Relating to disaster relief and recovery.
To Appropriations.
HB 4394 (By M. González), Relating to plans by a school district or open-enrollment charter school for mitigating student learning loss due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
To Public Education.
HB 4395 (By Shaheen), Relating to state and local governments requirements to report security incidents to the Department of Information Resources.
To State Affairs.
HB 4396 (By Tinderholt), Relating to distributions to the state greyhound breed registry.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4397 (By Shaheen), Relating to a cybersecurity monitor for certain electric utilities.
To State Affairs.
HB 4398 (By Coleman), Relating to the disposition of forfeited assets.
To Public Health.
HB 4399 (By Goodwin), Relating to the reporting of certain instructional procedures adopted by public schools due to the coronavirus disease pandemic.
To Public Education.
HB 4400 (By Patterson), Relating to the regulation of concrete plants by the commissioners court in certain counties.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4401 (By Goldman), Relating to the repeal of certain state and local taxes, including occupation taxes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4402 (By Schofield), Relating to the date of the general election for state and county officers.
To State Affairs.
HB 4403 (By J. Turner), Relating to an agreement between a school district and public institution of higher education to provide a dual credit program to high school students enrolled in the district.
To Higher Education.
HB 4404 (By Sanford), Relating to the marketing and sale of accidental death and dismemberment insurance coverage by financial institutions.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4405 (By Meza), Relating to imposing a tax on certain electric generators and gas producers.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4406 (By Ramos and Guillen), Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
To Appropriations.
HB 4407 (By Guillen), Relating to a parental option to request the return to or retention at a certain grade level for a public school student whose education was disrupted by the coronavirus disease pandemic.
To Public Education.
HB 4408 (By Price), Relating to provision of an opioid antagonist to a person who is filling a prescription for an opioid medication.
To Public Health.
HB 4409 (By A. Johnson), Relating to the electronic delivery of records held by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4410 (By Sanford), Relating to the consideration of the criminal history of an applicant for an apartment lease.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4411 (By T. King), Relating to the property tax appraisal option of rural utilities for rendering market value for property which falls into multiple tax jurisdictions.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4412 (By Wilson), Relating to the regulation of recreational vehicle parks.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4413 (By Crockett), Relating to changing the definition of compelling prostitution to mean child sexual exploitation.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4414 (By Herrero), Relating to bill payment assistance for certain utility bills after a disaster.
To State Affairs.
HB 4415 (By Herrero), Relating to the display of knives by retail establishments.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4416 (By Talarico), Relating to school district policies on dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment; providing an administrative penalty.
To Public Education.
HB 4417 (By Moody), Relating to the consolidation and allocation of state civil court costs; increasing certain civil court costs.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4418 (By J. González), Relating to the manner of state financing of primary elections.
To Elections.
HB 4419 (By Middleton), Relating to settlement and resolution of claims against the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
To Insurance.
HB 4420 (By Krause), 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 4421 (By Meza and Guillen), Relating to an early childhood literacy plan for students enrolled in a dual language program in a public school.
To Public Education.
HB 4422 (By T. King), Relating to the authority to request attorney general advice on questions relating to actions in which the state is interested.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4423 (By Cyrier), Relating to the projects that may be undertaken by a public improvement district.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 4424 (By J. González), Relating to the consideration of employee compensation and benefits in establishing the rates of gas utilities.
To Energy Resources.
HB 4425 (By Zwiener), Relating to repealing the prohibition on promoting homosexuality in certain educational materials and instruction.
To Public Health.
HB 4426 (By T. King), Relating to the authority of certain counties to cancel platted subdivisions that have remained undeveloped.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4427 (By J. González), Relating to the powers and duties of the committees and officers of certain political parties regarding the conduct of primary elections.
To Elections.
HB 4428 (By J. González), Relating to the appointment of poll watchers.
To Elections.
HB 4429 (By T. King), Relating to notice of water and wastewater requirements for the foreclosure sale of residential properties by certain political subdivisions.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4430 (By E. Thompson), Relating to the establishment of a power generation resiliency loan program administered by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
To State Affairs.
HB 4431 (By Gervin-Hawkins), Relating to tax credits against franchise tax and sales and use tax for the moving image industry in this state.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4432 (By J. González), Relating to the sale of consumer geotracking data by telephone companies.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4433 (By J. González), Relating to public access to hearings or other proceedings for setting bail.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4434 (By J. González), Relating to an exception to prosecution for the criminal offense of theft of service.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4435 (By E. Thompson), Relating to the authority of certain counties to remediate an overflow of water caused by a diversion or impoundment of the natural flow of surface water.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4436 (By Cyrier), Relating to the operation of aircraft in or on protected freshwater areas.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4437 (By Walle), Relating to the authority of certain counties to consider a prospective contractor's place of business when awarding certain contracts.
To County Affairs.
HB 4438 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to the appeal to a hearing examiner of a promotional bypass or disciplinary action taken against a police officer in certain municipalities.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 4439 (By Sanford), Relating to complaint information and disciplinary procedures of the Texas Medical Board.
To Public Health.
HB 4440 (By Guillen), Relating to possessory liens and the exemption of personal property therefrom.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4441 (By Sanford), Relating to restrictions on the use and disclosure of certain genetic material and genetic information; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
To Public Health.
HB 4442 (By Raymond), Relating to the regulation of oil and gas waste; creating a tax exemption; imposing a fee.
To Energy Resources.
HB 4443 (By Walle), Relating to the disclosure of information by online marketplaces to inform consumers; creating a civil penalty.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4444 (By Neave and Guillen), Relating to the authority of counties to prohibit evictions during a declaration of disaster.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4445 (By Hinojosa), Relating to certain requirements regarding worksite exposures to illness related to public health emergencies; providing a civil penalty.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 4446 (By Cain), Relating to a program to provide certain children with character development opportunities, career advancement assistance, and access to certain extracurricular and wellness services.
To Public Education.
HB 4447 (By Oliverson), Relating to the procedure for approval of certain land development applications by a political subdivision.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4448 (By Israel), Relating to the projects that may be undertaken by a public improvement district.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 4449 (By Goodwin), Relating to limits on certain campaign contributions made to or for a candidate for the legislature.
To Elections.
HB 4450 (By Raymond and Guillen), Relating to training on emergency management for members of the emergency management council and state emergency response commission.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4451 (By Gates), Relating to the consolidation of municipal utility districts.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4452 (By Meyer), Relating to the creation of the attendance credit receipts fund.
To Public Education.
HB 4453 (By Talarico), Relating to imposing a state estate tax and using the revenue generated by the tax to provide payments to parents.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4454 (By Guillen), Relating to the powers and duties of the Willacy County Drainage District No. 2.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4455 (By Coleman), Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of pollution control property.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4456 (By Noble), Relating to the signature required on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail or a carrier envelope for a ballot voted by mail; changing the elements of a criminal offense.
To Elections.
HB 4457 (By Schofield), Relating to the location where certain sales are consummated for purposes of local sales and use taxes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4458 (By Bonnen), Relating to educational options to deal with the impact of statewide school disruptions.
To Public Education.
HB 4459 (By Swanson), Relating to voting system equipment; creating a criminal offense.
To Elections.
HB 4460 (By Deshotel), Relating to certain requirements regarding the creation of qualifying jobs for the purpose of eligibility for a limitation on appraised value of property for ad valorem tax purposes under the Texas Economic Development Act.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4461 (By Biedermann), Relating to the creation of a fund to pay for border security enhancement projects; allocating the earnings on the balance of that fund and reimbursement of related expenditures.
To State Affairs.
HB 4462 (By Hinojosa), Relating to statewide requirements for electric energy storage.
To State Affairs.
HB 4463 (By Deshotel), Relating to certain complaints against and training for peace officers.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4464 (By Deshotel), Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4465 (By Dutton), Relating to grants available to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to provide services to students after a disaster in the state of Texas; an adjustment to prevent generational educational decline under the public school finance system; and ensure maintenance of effort.
To Public Education.
HB 4466 (By P. King), Relating to the responsibility for ancillary services costs incurred for the operation of intermittent wind and solar resources.
To State Affairs.
HB 4467 (By Martinez Fischer), Relating to imposing a tax on certain revenue derived from digital advertising services.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4468 (By Deshotel), Relating to certain grounds for revocation of a peace officer license.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4469 (By C. Bell), Relating to the provision of workers' compensation insurance and group accident and health insurance together in a packaged plan.
To Insurance.
HB 4470 (By Wilson), Relating to imposing a tax on the amount of federal renewable energy production credits received by wind electric generators.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4471 (By Goldman), Relating to examination fees for the review and approval of public securities and related proceedings and funding for victims assistance and sexual assault prevention services.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4472 (By Landgraf), Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan fund and account.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4473 (By Walle), Relating to the places a public employer may provide for employees to express breast milk.
To State Affairs.
HB 4474 (By Parker), Relating to the control of virtual currency and the rights of purchasers who obtain control of virtual currency for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4475 (By Darby and Guillen), Relating to restoring electric service to certain vulnerable customers after a power outage.
To State Affairs.
HB 4476 (By Oliverson), Relating to assessment and oversight of children placed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a residential treatment center.
To Human Services.
HB 4477 (By S. Thompson), Relating to the financial exploitation of certain vulnerable adults.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4478 (By Huberty), Relating to planning and financial responsibility requirements for certain aggregate production operations; providing for the imposition of an administrative penalty.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4479 (By Walle), Relating to employee caseload limit goals for child and adult protective services and child-care licensing services and call processing goals for certain of those services.
To Human Services.
HB 4480 (By Hefner), Relating to the prevention of fraud in the conduct of elections; providing a civil penalty; creating a civil cause of action.
To Elections.
HB 4481 (By Oliverson), Relating to civil liability arising from COVID-19.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4482 (By Slawson), Relating to the establishment of the Emergency Powers Board and its powers during a declared state of disaster or public health disaster.
To State Affairs.
HB 4483 (By J. González), Relating to the required minutes of service during each school day for a classroom teacher in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4484 (By Walle), Relating to the minimum wage.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 4485 (By Guillen), Relating to the release of a defendant arrested for a misdemeanor punishable by fine only.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4486 (By Guillen), Relating to procedures for identifying defendants suspected of having a mental illness or intellectual disability.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4487 (By Rosenthal), Relating to measures to facilitate the successful completion of degree and certificate programs by certain adult learners at public institutions of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 4488 (By Larson), Relating to legislative review of certain state agency rules.
To State Affairs.
HB 4489 (By Zwiener), Relating to a restriction on permits authorizing direct discharges of waste or pollutants into water in certain areas associated with the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4490 (By Walle), Relating to a landlord's liability to a tenant for a casualty loss to residential rental premises caused by the landlord.
To Business and Industry.
HB 4491 (By Zwiener), Relating to measures to facilitate the successful completion of degree and certificate programs by certain adult learners at public institutions of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 4492 (By Paddie), Relating to the restructuring of certain electric utility providers.
To State Affairs.
HB 4493 (By Wilson), Relating to the requirement that a state agency provide information to another state agency on request.
To State Affairs.
HB 4494 (By Murphy), Relating to the purchase of iron and steel products made in the United States for certain projects by public institutions of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 4495 (By Murphy), Relating to the allocation for ad valorem tax purposes of the value of vessels and other watercraft used outside this state.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4496 (By Hinojosa), Relating to municipal and county building codes.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4497 (By E. Thompson), Relating to changing the date of an election during a declared disaster.
To Elections.
HB 4498 (By Cain), Relating to compliance with the National Voter Registration Act.
To Elections.
HB 4499 (By Zwiener), Relating to a study of the feasibility of establishing a regional connected trails program.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4500 (By Murphy), Relating to the protection of expressive rights of student organizations at public institutions of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 4501 (By Hinojosa), Relating to the permissible uses of funds by a hospital district that receives a mandatory payment under Chapter 298E, Health & Safety Code.
To County Affairs.
HB 4502 (By Vasut), Relating to cost recovery for costs arising from the interconnection of certain electric generation facilities with the ERCOT transmission system.
To State Affairs.
HB 4503 (By Cain), Relating to municipal or county authority to prohibit the use of natural gas utility service in a building.
To State Affairs.
HB 4504 (By Middleton), Relating to certain requirements and procedures concerning the assignment of grades by a classroom teacher under a school district's grading policy.
To Public Education.
HB 4505 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to the authority of certain counties to create a county development district.
To County Affairs.
HB 4506 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to the regulation of certain hazardous substances used in firefighting products; providing civil penalties.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4507 (By Schofield), Relating to federal election practices and procedures.
To State Affairs.
HB 4508 (By Ashby), Relating to the dedication to the state highway fund of certain permit fee revenue attributable to oversize or overweight vehicles.
To Appropriations.
HB 4509 (By Bonnen), Relating to instruction in informed patriotism in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4510 (By Raymond), Relating to mandatory accreditation for certain chemical dependency treatment facilities.
To Human Services.
HB 4511 (By E. Morales), Relating to the animals classified as dangerous wild animals.
To Public Health.
HB 4512 (By Raymond), Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to set wholesale electricity prices in the ERCOT power region during a state of disaster.
To State Affairs.
HB 4513 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to planning for equity of access to and safety and diversity of transportation systems.
To Transportation.
HB 4514 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to revenue enhancement by the Texas Transportation Commission.
To Transportation.
HB 4515 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to design considerations of transportation projects by the Texas Department of Transportation.
To Transportation.
HB 4516 (By White), Relating to the authority to arrest a person without a warrant.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4517 (By White), Relating to disaster mitigation for critical infrastructure sectors.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4518 (By Oliverson), Relating to the pledge or encumbrance of an insurer's assets under the Asset Protection Act.
To Insurance.
HB 4519 (By Guillen), Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Juneteenth holiday and on and before the Labor Day holiday.
To County Affairs.
HB 4520 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to equitable representation in decision making for transportation planning.
To Transportation.
HB 4521 (By Cain), Relating to the establishment of the District of Austin as the seat of state government.
To State Affairs.
HB 4522 (By Swanson), 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 4523 (By Zwiener), Relating to license examination attempt limits for physicians.
To Public Health.
HB 4524 (By Zwiener), Relating to the adoption of rules by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the discharge into water in this state of produced water resulting from certain oil and gas activities.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4525 (By Gates), Relating to the approval of career and technology courses by the State Board of Education.
To Public Education.
HB 4526 (By Guillen), Relating to prohibiting participation in or attendance at future extracurricular activities for certain conduct involving the assault of an extracurricular activity official and the safety of an extracurricular activity official.
To Public Education.
HB 4527 (By P. King), Relating to training for peace officers on the laws pertaining to forced abortions.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 4528 (By Guillen), Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4529 (By Longoria and Guillen), Relating to the provision of home dialysis care by a dialysis technician.
To Public Health.
HB 4530 (By Oliverson), Relating to the reporting of political contributions from a person with a principal address that is located outside this state.
To Elections.
HB 4531 (By Oliverson), Relating to preauthorization of medical care or health care services by certain health benefit plan issuers.
To Insurance.
HB 4532 (By Ortega), Relating to the development and operation of a transportation project by a regional mobility authority.
To Transportation.
HB 4533 (By Dominguez), Relating to civil and criminal liability for the unlawful disclosure of intimate visual material.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4534 (By Gates), Relating to a study by the Employees Retirement System of Texas of certain state pension and retirement reforms.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4535 (By Guillen), Relating to the weight limit of certain vehicles.
To Transportation.
HB 4536 (By Middleton), Relating to the consideration of pecuniary factors in certain state investments.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4537 (By Middleton), Relating to the establishment of the Family Educational Relief Program and an insurance premium tax credit for contributions made for purposes of that program.
To Public Education.
HB 4538 (By Cyrier), Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on municipal or county property; providing civil penalties.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4539 (By Cain), Relating to prohibiting tolls on certain segments of State Highway 146.
To Transportation.
HB 4540 (By P. King), Relating to the creation of the Hillcrest North Municipal Utility District of Wise County; 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 4541 (By Cain), Relating to providing a person taken into custody for emergency detention with information concerning the person's rights.
To Public Health.
HB 4542 (By Martinez Fischer), Relating to municipally owned utilities in ERCOT accessing transmission service and power at wholesale outside of ERCOT.
To State Affairs.
HB 4543 (By Cain), Relating to firm names used by licensed attorneys.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4544 (By Swanson), Relating to the issuance of personal identification certificates to youths committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 4545 (By Dutton), Relating to the purchase of certain instruction-related materials, the establishment of a strong foundations grant program, providing accelerated instruction for students who fail to achieve satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments, and an accelerated learning and sustainment outcomes bonus allotment under the foundation school program.
To Public Education.
HB 4546 (By Ramos), Relating to the medical accuracy of informational materials given to a woman seeking an abortion.
To Public Health.
HB 4547 (By Dutton), Relating to a Texas school accountability Internet website; posting of accountability information; release of distinction designations.
To Public Education.
HB 4548 (By Burns and Guillen), Relating to the delivery of agricultural products.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 4549 (By Ramos), Relating to minimum standards for pregnancy resource centers.
To Public Health.
HB 4550 (By Toth), Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to provide a universal basic income.
To State Affairs.
HB 4551 (By Guillen), Relating to the creation of a commission to study land titles.
To State Affairs.
HB 4552 (By Ramos), Relating to pregnancy resource center reporting requirements.
To Public Health.
HB 4553 (By Guillen), Relating to the creation of the Texas Hispanic Heritage Commission.
To State Affairs.
HB 4554 (By Cain, Krause, Anderson, Sanford, and Shaheen), Relating to the designation of Dr Pepper as the state soft drink.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4555 (By Guillen), Relating to a person running for office that has been convicted of a felony.
To Elections.
HB 4556 (By Anchia), Relating to energy efficiency goals for electric utilities.
To State Affairs.
HB 4557 (By Anchia), Relating to customer disclaimers by billing utilities and the creation of a statewide alert system.
To State Affairs.
HB 4558 (By Ramos), Relating to emergency planning requirements for certain independent senior living facilities; providing a civil penalty.
To Human Services.
HB 4559 (By Anchia), Relating to the load shed protocols within the ERCOT power region; authorizing a study.
To State Affairs.
HB 4560 (By Anchia), Relating to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Office of the Public Utility Counsel, and the independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region.
To State Affairs.
HB 4561 (By Anchia), Relating to the powers and duties of the Railroad Commission of Texas; providing an administrative penalty.
To Energy Resources.
HB 4562 (By Anchia), Relating to the extreme weather emergency preparedness of facilities providing gas or fuel to be used in the production of an electric service; requiring reporting.
To Energy Resources.
HB 4563 (By Guillen), Relating to notice of the form to be used by a person to request a written statement stating whether there are any delinquent ad valorem taxes owed by the person to certain taxing units.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4564 (By Guillen), Relating to posting a notice of a foreclosure sale on a county's Internet website.
To County Affairs.
HB 4565 (By Ramos), Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of sexual assault.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4566 (By Anchia), Relating to granting the State Pension Review Board the authority to enforce certain requirements applicable to public retirement systems.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4567 (By Anchia), Relating to money used in and the continuation of the system benefit fund
To State Affairs.
HB 4568 (By Holland), Relating to the Rockwall County Juvenile Board.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 4569 (By Deshotel), Relating to adding a special purpose territory to the Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas.
To Transportation.
HB 4570 (By Shine), Relating to the creation of the River Farm Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Bell County; 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 4571 (By Rose), Relating to the statewide intellectual and developmental disabilities coordinating council.
To Human Services.
HB 4572 (By Rose), Relating to the statewide interagency aging services coordinating council.
To Human Services.
HB 4573 (By Metcalf), Relating to the effect of municipal annexation of territory in the City of Conroe Municipal Management District No. 3.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4574 (By Metcalf), Relating to the effect of municipal annexation of territory in the Roman Forest Public Utility District No. 3.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4575 (By Metcalf), Relating to the election of the board of directors of the San Jacinto River Authority.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4576 (By Metcalf), Relating to approval by voters prior to the issuance of revenue bonds by the San Jacinto River Authority.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4577 (By Deshotel), Relating to the authority of the Chambers County Improvement District No. 1 to issue bonds and impose certain taxes or assessments.
To County Affairs.
HB 4578 (By Rogers), Relating to the creation of the Lakeview Point Municipal Utility District of Palo Pinto County; 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 4579 (By Burrows), Relating to the powers, duties, and bond authority of the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority; providing authority to impose a fee.
To County Affairs.
HB 4580 (By Metcalf), Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 202; 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 4581 (By Vasut), Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82; 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 4582 (By E. Thompson), Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 79; 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 4583 (By Stephenson), Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 232; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4584 (By Ellzey), Relating to the creation of the Sterrett Road Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting the power of eminent domain.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 4585 (By Goodwin), Relating to the election of members of the board of directors of the Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No. 17.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4586 (By Smith), Relating to the creation of the Grayson County Municipal Utility District No. 8; 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 4587 (By C. Bell), Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 200; 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 4588 (By Jetton), Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 251; 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 4589 (By Sanford), Relating to the creation of the LC Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4590 (By Sanford), Relating to the creation of the TRR 243 Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds and impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 4591 (By Sanford), Relating to the creation of the Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County; 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 4592 (By Oliverson), Relating to the creation of the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 164; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4593 (By Oliverson), Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 581; 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 4594 (By Oliverson), Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 576; 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 4595 (By Toth), Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 205; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4596 (By Smith), Relating to the creation of the Heritage Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County; 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 4597 (By E. Thompson), Relating to validating certain acts and proceedings of the East Lake Houston Management District and to the authority of the district to exercise certain powers, issue bonds, and impose fees, taxes, and assessments.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 4598 (By Vasut), Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 80; 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 4599 (By Metcalf), Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in Montgomery County.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HJR 141 (By Goldman), Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a political subdivision other than a school district to establish a limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that the political subdivision may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 142 (By Slaton), Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the secretary of state to be elected by the qualified voters at a general election instead of appointed by the governor.
To State Affairs.
HJR 143 (By Geren), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the professional sports team charitable foundations of organizations sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association to conduct charitable raffles at rodeo venues.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HJR 144 (By Crockett), Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on property on which a solar energy device has been installed based on the cost of acquiring and installing the device.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 145 (By Allison), Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to the value when the owner acquired the property and to provide for determining that value on the basis of the purchase price of the property, if applicable.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 146 (By Collier), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the officials responsible for appraising property for ad valorem taxation in a county may exclude from consideration the value of new or substantially remodeled residential property when determining the market value of an older residence homestead located in or near a tax increment financing reinvestment zone.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 147 (By Meza), Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the health and safety of public school students and staff.
To Public Education.
HJR 148 (By Bonnen), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to make certain appropriations to the Employees Retirement System of Texas and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
To Appropriations.
HJR 149 (By Sanford), Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the provision that subjects land designated for agricultural use to an additional tax when the land is diverted to a purpose other than agricultural use or sold.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 150 (By Sanford), Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to review and terminate an order issued by the governor during a state of disaster or emergency declared by the governor.
To State Affairs.
HJR 151 (By Sanford), Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the legislature to convene into special session on petition of at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature following certain disaster or emergency declarations.
To State Affairs.
HJR 152 (By Raney, Morrison, P. King, Howard, and Guerra), Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding certain organizational and procedural matters related to the legislature.
To State Affairs.
HJR 153 (By Landgraf), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for legislative review or approval of certain state agency rules adopted in response to a threat to public health, safety, or welfare.
To State Affairs.
HJR 154 (By Burns), Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting certain school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes on the fulfillment of certain conditions.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 155 (By Stephenson), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the adjustment of the limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes imposed by a school district on the residence homestead of an elderly or disabled person if the school district adopts, changes the amount of, or rescinds a local option residence homestead exemption.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 156 (By Collier), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a district court to reduce or modify a sentence imposing a term of imprisonment for a person who has served not less than 10 years of the term.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HJR 157 (By Gates), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on the property of certain businesses that are required to close by an order, proclamation, or other instrument issued by a state or local official as a result of a disaster.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 158 (By Bonnen), Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to life of unborn children and prohibiting abortion to the fullest extent possible under law.
To State Affairs.
HJR 159 (By M. González), Proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the constitutional provision providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting this state or a political subdivision of this state from creating or recognizing any legal status identical or similar to marriage.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HJR 160 (By Slawson), Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the governor to call the legislature into special session following certain disaster or emergency declarations and specifying the powers of the legislature in those special sessions.
To State Affairs.
HJR 161 (By Ashby), Proposing a constitutional amendment to constitutionally dedicate certain revenue directed to the state highway fund for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, and maintaining public roadways.
To Appropriations.
HJR 162 (By Cain), Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to establish a special district to be the seat of state government.
To State Affairs.
HJR 163 (By Guillen), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail to certain persons arrested for evading arrest or detention.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HJR 164 (By Vasut), Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the order of business for regular legislative session.
To State Affairs.
HCR 72 (By Hunter), Requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study the authority of a county or municipality to close access to public beaches during a disaster.
To House Administration.
HCR 73 (By Hunter), Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house to create a joint interim committee to study motorcycle operator profiling by law enforcement officers.
To House Administration.
HCR 74 (By Smith), Commending Mary Nan Story, Aurelia Holcomb, Mary Reed, Cathy Rains, and Martha Mears for their many years of service to the Texoma Exposition and Livestock Show.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HCR 75 (By Smith), In memory of Clyde Moody Siebman.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HCR 76 (By Rodriguez), Urging Congress to provide financial assistance to the states' unemployment compensation programs.
To Business and Industry.
HR 420 (By T. King), Honoring Juan J. Meza on his retirement as chief of the Zapata County Fire Department.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 421 (By Zwiener), In memory of Manuel Phillipe De la Rosa of San Marcos.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 422 (By Fierro), Honoring Dr. Xavier De La Torre, superintendent of Ysleta ISD, for his many accomplishments.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 423 (By Fierro), Congratulating Vince Sheffield on his appointment as interim superintendent of El Paso ISD.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 424 (By Howard), Honoring Grady Elliott for his service on the board of United Heritage Credit Union.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 425 (By Ramos and J. González), In memory of Officer Mitchell Aaron Penton of the Dallas Police Department.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 426 (By Ellzey), In memory of Kirven Wayne White of Waxahachie.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 427 (By Ellzey), Congratulating Waxahachie High School soccer coach Jason Venable on his 500th career victory.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 428 (By M. González), Recognizing April 9, 2021, as REALTOR Day at the State Capitol.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 429 (By Frullo), Congratulating Eddie McBride on his retirement from the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 430 (By Talarico), In memory of Allie Estelle White.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 431 (By Morrison), Honoring the city of Victoria.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 432 (By White), In memory of Jennifer Lee Mixon of Woodville.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 433 (By Frank), In memory of David Matthew Strickland of Wichita Falls.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 434 (By Toth), Congratulating The Woodlands on being named the best city to live in America by Niche.com.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 435 (By Hunter), Recognizing March 30, 2021, as Texas Music Advocacy Day.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 436 (By Muñoz), In memory of Ruben Rodriguez.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 437 (By Muñoz), In memory of Officer Jorge Cabrera of the Mission Police Department.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 438 (By Davis), Congratulating the DeSoto High School girls' basketball team on winning the 2021 UIL 6A state championship.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 439 (By Davis), Congratulating the Duncanville High School boys' basketball team on winning the 2021 UIL 6A state championship.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 440 (By C. Turner), In memory of James Ducker of Haltom City.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 441 (By Muñoz), In memory of Lisa Denise Garza of Mission.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 442 (By Muñoz), Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Collision Masters.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 443 (By Muñoz), In memory of Porfirio E. Moreno Jr. of Mission.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 444 (By Muñoz), In memory of Maria Delia Bazan of McAllen.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 445 (By Muñoz), In memory of Leonel Olivarez Sr. of Rio Grande City.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 446 (By J.E. Johnson), In memory of Clifton Belcher Benton of Carrollton.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 447 (By Sherman), Honoring the legislative aides, interns, and volunteers who served in the office of State Representative Carl Sherman during the 87th Legislative Session.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 448 (By Sherman), Congratulating Kisha Morris-Perkins on her retirement as city secretary for the City of DeSoto.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 449 (By Sherman), Congratulating the DeSoto High School girls' basketball team on winning the 2021 UIL 6A state championship.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 450 (By Sherman), Congratulating Lucious L. Williams of DeSoto on his 90th birthday.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 451 (By Sherman), In memory of Bishop Omar Jahwar of Dallas.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 452 (By Frullo), Recognizing March 31, 2021, as Lubbock Day at the State Capitol.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 453 (By Longoria), Congratulating the Edcouch-Elsa High School girls' powerlifting team on winning the 2021 THSWPA 5A Division 1 state championship.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 454 (By Howard), Recognizing the holy month of Ramadan 2021.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 455 (By Martinez Fischer), Recognizing March 30 through April 1, 2021, as VIVA San Antonio Days at the State Capitol.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 456 (By Holland), Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Rockwall County Sheriff's Posse.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 457 (By Holland), Congratulating World War II veteran Burnie Sutter of Frisco on his 100th birthday.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 458 (By Neave), Congratulating Charles Ramirez on his retirement as an assistant chief of the Fort Worth Police Department.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 459 (By Rosenthal), Congratulating Beyoncé Knowles-Carter for setting a record for most Grammys received by a woman artist with her 28th Grammy Award win at the 2021 Grammy Awards.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 460 (By Rosenthal), Congratulating Megan Thee Stallion of Houston on winning three 2021 Grammy Awards.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 461 (By Minjarez), Congratulating the Honorable Richard Garcia on his retirement from the Bexar County Children's Court.
To Resolutions Calendars.
HR 462 (By Murr), In memory of Glen Davis Fisher of Sonora.
To Resolutions Calendars.
SB 25 to Human Services.
SB 156 to Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
SB 157 to Land and Resource Management.
SJR 19 to Human Services.
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 25, 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:
HCR 30
Darby
SPONSOR: Alvarado
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In memory of Stephen Henry Perry of Austin.
Respectfully,
Patsy Spaw
Secretary of the Senate
APPENDIX
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Favorable reports have been filed by committees as follows:
March 24
Juvenile Justice and Family Issues - HB 1401
Ways and Means - HB 457, HB 1445, HB 1658, HJR 25
RECOMMENDATIONS FILED WITH THE SPEAKER
March 24 - HB 1414, HB 2235, HB 2280, HB 2525, HB 2606, HB 2833, HB 2835, HB 2836, HB 2837, HB 3006, HB 3029