TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY --- MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2021

The house met at 11:15 a.m. and was called to order by the speaker.

The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Record 317).

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; 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; Schaefer; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Spiller; Stephenson; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Turner, C.; Turner, J.; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Absent, Excused — Minjarez; Moody; Sanford; Smithee.

The invocation was offered by Representative Buckley as follows:

Heavenly Father, I thank you for all you've given me. I thank you for life, for liberty, for grace, and for forgiveness. I pray the sick feel your healing hands. I pray the weak find strength through you. I pray the lost find direction by your light. And I pray the burdened feel lifted in your spirit. Father, bless all in this chamber. Give us the wisdom and strength to do your will, to glorify your name through our deeds, to honor you through our words and actions, and to always remember your son who died for our sins so that we could have everlasting life. And Father, bless the families represented here today. Protect them, guide them, and strengthen them. Give us all traveling mercies when we return to them very soon. This I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

The chair recognized Representative Hernandez who led the house in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.

The following member was granted leave of absence for today because of a death in the family:

Minjarez on motion of Price.

The following member was granted leave of absence temporarily for today because of important business in the district:

Moody on motion of Burrows.

The following members were granted leaves of absence for today because of important business in the district:

Sanford on motion of Krause.

Smithee on motion of Darby.

Bills and joint resolutions were at this time laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees. Resolutions were at this time laid before the house and referred to committees. (See the addendum to the daily journal, Referred to Committees, List Nos. 1 and 2.)

Notice was given at this time that the speaker had signed bills and resolutions in the presence of the house (see the addendum to the daily journal, Signed by the Speaker, House List No. 8).

Representative Canales moved to suspend the five-day posting rule to allow the Committee on Transportation to consider HB 4640 and HB 3314 at 2 p.m. or upon final adjournment or recess or bill referral, if permission is granted, tomorrow in JHR 120.

The motion prevailed.

Representative Cortez moved to suspend the five-day posting rule to allow the Committee on Urban Affairs to consider HB 1940, HB 2585, and HB 4448 at 10:30 a.m. or upon final adjournment or recess or bill referral, if permission is granted, Wednesday, April 21 in E1.026.

The motion prevailed.

Representative Oliverson moved to suspend the five-day posting rule to allow the Committee on Insurance to consider HB 552 and HB 2534 at 10:30 a.m. or upon final adjournment or recess or bill referral, if permission is granted, tomorrow in E2.014.

The motion prevailed.

The following bills were laid before the house as postponed business:

SB 270, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to civil liability of a nursing facility resident's responsible payor for misappropriation of the resident's funds.

SB 270 was considered in lieu of HB 1593.

SB 270 was read second time and was passed to third reading.

Representative Leach moved to lay HB 1593 on the table subject to call.

The motion prevailed.

The following bills were laid before the house and read second time:

CSHB 14, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation of the Texas Electricity Supply Chain Security and Mapping Committee.

REPRESENTATIVE GOLDMAN: Members, first and foremost I want to thank Speaker Phelan and his staff for help with CSHB 14. I certainly want to thank every single member of the Committee on Energy Resources for their help and, of course, Chairman Paddie and his committee. This bill came out as a result of our 26 hours of hearing in two days that we listened to the stakeholders as to how we can better prepare, God forbid, that a storm like Uri ever happens again. So CSHB 14 establishes the Texas Electricity Supply Chain Security and Mapping Committee for the purpose of mapping the state's electricity supply chain, identifying critical infrastructure sources along the supply chain, to make recommendations on measures to prepare facilities that provide electric and gas services to maintain service in extreme weather events and to designate priority service needs in extreme weather events. Members, the committee will include the executive directors of the Railroad Commission and the PUC, the ERCOT CEO, and the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management. This committee will come together, make recommendations, and, most importantly, give a report to the State of Texas, to the legislature, by January 1 of next year.

REPRESENTATIVE ANCHIA: Thank you for working with members of the committee to craft this legislation. I just wanted to get this exchange on the record for intent purposes. I know this bill was originally described as a weatherization bill. In fact, this bill forms a committee that is going to make recommendations to the legislature about how to create, sort of, systemwide resiliency, and it will make recommendations for everything from the wellhead all the way to the generators. Is that right?

GOLDMAN: Yes, Representative Anchia. I guess I should have emphasized, believe it or not, this is a commonsense bill, commonsense legislation. Actually, electricity was turned off to the most important entities that needed to supply energy to the State of Texas, and this just requires them to map out where their critical infrastructure is and put them on the list so their electricity is not turned off in the future in cases like what happened back in February.

ANCHIA: And it's designed for the industry and the regulators to sit around the table together so that they can assess vulnerabilities throughout the entire system and make recommendations to us so then we can implement the appropriate regulatory and oversight regime to, as you said, avoid what happened with Winter Storm Uri, correct?

GOLDMAN: That's correct. This is basically identifying what is critical infrastructure out there, putting them on a list so that those entities don't turn their electricity off since they are the ones supplying the needs for electricity to be delivered to the 29––going on 30––million Texans.

REPRESENTATIVE KACAL: I know ERCOT put out information on all the outages during the storm, but I've been told that the Railroad Commission does not require any reporting on outages during the storm. Is that right?

GOLDMAN: I think you would have to ask some people at the Railroad Commission, but my understanding is that's correct.

REPRESENTATIVE ROSENTHAL: Chair Goldman, can I ask why the caption of this bill changed from its original?

GOLDMAN: This has been my bill from the start, Representative Rosenthal.

ROSENTHAL: It wasn't originally about weatherization?

GOLDMAN: The bill that I filed from day one was not about weatherization. No, sir.

ROSENTHAL: This bill, as I understand it, creates a commission of appointees from other agencies, pretty much, right?

GOLDMAN: A committee, yes––not a commission but a committee.

ROSENTHAL: So are you aware that after the big freeze in 2011, there was a massive study done on the energy systems and the state of energy infrastructure here in Texas?

GOLDMAN: Yes, during our 26-hour hearing we heard many reports about what was reported after 2011 and what was not done, so that's why we filed this piece of legislation as a result of hearing that. This requires them to identify the critical infrastructure so they put that on a list so that their electricity is not turned off and that natural gas and other entities can keep going.

ROSENTHAL: Are you familiar with the 330-page report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that was as a result of the 2011 freeze?

GOLDMAN: I am. Yes, sir.

ROSENTHAL: So are you aware of the content of it or are you just aware of its existence?

GOLDMAN: I'm aware of both.

ROSENTHAL: So it had specific recommendations about our energy infrastructure, did it not?

GOLDMAN: It had recommendations. Yes, it did.

ROSENTHAL: So can I ask what this new commission will do above and beyond or beside what was done on the report?

GOLDMAN: I can't speak to that, Representative Rosenthal, because I wasn't here in 2011 and neither were you and neither were over 100 members of this body. And so this is what we're doing now, okay? I can't speak to the past. I can only speak to the present and the future, and this is what we're doing today moving forward.

ROSENTHAL: So this in no way actually addresses the infrastructure issue that we just had other than to study it, is that right?

GOLDMAN: I'm sorry. I couldn't hear your question.

ROSENTHAL: So this bill actually does nothing substantive to address the infrastructure itself other than to study it, is that right?

GOLDMAN: No, this is not a study at all, Representative Rosenthal. This is establishing a committee that will map critical infrastructure and force them to be identified so that their electricity is not turned off.

ROSENTHAL: So you're saying mapping and identifying is distinct from a study?

GOLDMAN: This is not a study. This will form a committee that will identify what critical infrastructure is out there in the State of Texas so that it is identified and put on a list, put in a database, so that their critical infrastructure––the electricity that they provide, natural gas and other entities, to this state, to the 29 million Texans––so that their electricity is not turned off. The critical part of––I don't know how much of the hearing you listened to of the 26 hours that we sat through.

ROSENTHAL: All of it. I heard every hour.

GOLDMAN: Thank you. Common sense actually came into play. And had their electricity not been turned off, their wellheads could have produced natural gas and other entities to continue to supply electricity to the people of Texas.

ROSENTHAL: Didn't it come out in that committee that a significant amount of the natural gas production had already stopped before those facilities lost electricity?

GOLDMAN: I'm not advised, Representative Rosenthal.

ROSENTHAL: So the answer is yes.

GOLDMAN: No, I said I'm not advised. I don't know.

ROSENTHAL: Well, what I'm telling you is the information that we have for all of us indicates that a significant amount of natural gas production went offline for whatever reason, but it was before the electricity at those facilities went down.

GOLDMAN: Well, one of the reasons is because the electricity was turned off.

ROSENTHAL: I'm saying before the electricity to those facilities went down.

GOLDMAN: But I'm saying one of the reasons is their electricity was turned off, and this would make sure that their electricity will not be turned off when they're identified as critical infrastructure.

ROSENTHAL: And I agree that that is a step in the right direction, so please don't get me wrong. I'm for this. I just feel like this bill does not actually do anything to help our infrastructure other than look at it. So let me ask you, do you envision a timeline for when actual changes get made in our critical infrastructure? In the actual infrastructure itself, where the rubber meets the road, do you envision that these changes can be enacted in the field at the locations by the time we freeze again? And let's just imagine, for the purpose of the question, that we could freeze next year.

GOLDMAN: I don't understand your question.

ROSENTHAL: The question is, is this commission forming its mapping exercise on a timeline to effect changes in the field before this state freezes again?

GOLDMAN: Yes, they're required at the latest date to have it all identified and a report sent to the legislature by January 1 of next year.

ROSENTHAL: What if we're frozen on January 1 of next year?

GOLDMAN: Well, we're hoping they'll have it done before then. They have from the moment we pass this bill until January 1, so we're hoping it's certainly identified before then.

CSHB 14 was passed to engrossment.

CSHB 1520, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the recovery and securitization of certain extraordinary costs incurred by certain gas utilities; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and assessments.

Representative Paddie offered the following amendment to CSHB 1520:

Amend CSHB 1520 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 2, line 5, strike "trust" and substitute "financing entity".

(2)  On page 5, line 18, strike the colon.

(3)  On page 5, line 19, strike "(1)".

(4)  On page 5, line 21, strike "; and" and substitute ".".

(5)  On page 5, strike lines 22 through 26.

(6)  On page 10, line 15, strike "(a)".

(7)  On page 10, line 17, between "costs" and "placed", insert ", including carrying costs,".

(8)  Strike page 10, line 20, through page 12, line 16.

(9)  On page 15, lines 12 and 13, strike "the event described by Section 104.363(c)" and substitute "the event for which regulatory asset recovery was approved".

(10)  On page 19, line 6, strike "are" and substitute "is".

(11)  On page 21, line 24, strike "are" and substitute "is".

(12)  On page 26, line 1, between "replacements" and "shall", strike the underscored comma.

Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

CSHB 1520, as amended, was passed to engrossment.

The following bills were laid before the house and read second time:

HB 2896, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.

HB 2896 was passed to engrossment.

CSHB 1510, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the response and resilience of certain electricity service providers to major weather-related events or other natural disasters; granting authority to issue bonds.

CSHB 1510 was passed to engrossment. (Toth recorded voting no.)

Representative Anchia moved to print all remarks on CSHB 14.

The motion prevailed.

HB 3648, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the eligibility and designation of certain gas entities and gas facilities as critical during an energy emergency.

Representative Geren offered the following amendment to HB 3648:

Amend HB 3648 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 9, between "adopt rules" and "to designate", insert "to establish a process".

(2)  On page 1, lines 9 and 10, strike "gas entities and facilities" and substitute "natural gas facilities and entities associated with providing natural gas in this state".

(3)  On page 1, line 11, strike "shall" and substitute "must".

(4)  On page 1, line 14, strike "ERCOT" and substitute "the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region".

(5)  On page 1, line 14, strike "designations as" and substitute "information".

(6)  On page 2, lines 4 and 5, strike "gas entities and facilities" and substitute "natural gas facilities and entities associated with providing natural gas in this state".

(7)  On page 2, line 6, strike "shall" and substitute "must".

(8)  On page 2, line 7, strike "determine" and substitute "establish".

(9)  On page 2, lines 8 and 9, strike "owning, operating, or engaging in the activities set forth in Section 81.051 to" and substitute "who own or operate a facility under the jurisdiction of the commission under Section 81.051(a) or engage in an activity under the jurisdiction of the commission under Section 81.051(a) who must".

(10)  On page 2, lines 11 through 13, strike "transmission and distribution utilities, municipally owned utilities, electric cooperatives, and ERCOT, as those terms are defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code" and substitute "the entities described by Section 38.074(b)(1), Utilities Code".

(11)  On page 2, line 17, strike "transportation," and substitute "and transportation and related produced water handling and disposal facilities".

(12)  On page 2, line 19 and 20, strike "rules, as added by this Act," and substitute "the rules required by this Act".

(13)  On page 2, line 23, strike "the" and substitute "this".

Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

Representative Geren offered the following amendment to HB 3648:

Amend HB 3648 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 3, line 2, strike "September 1" and substitute "December 1".

Amendment No. 2 was adopted.

Representative Guerra offered the following amendment to HB 3648:

Amend HB 3648 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:

(2)  On page 1, line 11, strike "(b)" and substitute "(c)".

Amendment No. 3 was adopted.

HB 3648, as amended, was passed to engrossment.

CSHB 1572, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the rental and operation of electric generation equipment.

Representative Craddick offered the following amendment to CSHB 1572:

Amend CSHB 1572 (house committee printing) on page 1, lines 11 and 12 by striking "where the third party is unable" and substituting "until the third party is able".

Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

CSHB 1572, as amended, was passed to engrossment.

CSHB 619, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to developing a strategic plan to support the child-care workforce.

CSHB 619 was passed to engrossment.

CSHB 1284, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas over the injection and geologic storage of carbon dioxide.

Representative Paddie offered the following amendment to CSHB 1284:

Amend CSHB 1284 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 2, lines 8 and 9, strike "Section 382.506(a), Health and Safety Code, is amended" and substitute "Section 382.506, Health and Safety Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (e)".

(2)  On page 2, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

(b)  The bureau shall review any [perform the] measurement, monitoring, and verification of the permanent storage status of carbon dioxide in the carbon dioxide repository performed by another person at the direction of the state.

Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

CSHB 1284, as amended, was passed to engrossment.

HB 3807, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the use of lifeguards and informational signs to improve safety on public beaches.

Representative Hunter offered the following amendment to HB 3807:

Amend HB 3807 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  This Act shall be known as the Je'Sani Smith Act.

Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

Representatives Hunter, Bonnen, and Middleton offered the following amendment to HB 3807:

Amend HB 3807 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, strike lines 10-12 and substitute the following:

(2)  On page 2, strike lines 5-8 and substitute the following:

(3)  On page 2, strike lines 18-20 and substitute the following:

(4)  On page 3, strike lines 2-4 and substitute the following:

Amendment No. 2 was adopted.

HB 3807, as amended, was passed to engrossment.

HB 2670, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the eligibility of social workers for the Homes for Texas Heroes home loan program.

HB 2670 was passed to engrossment.

CSHB 2189, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to state contracts with and investments in certain companies that boycott energy companies.

Representative P. King moved to postpone consideration of CSHB 2189 until 10 a.m. Monday, April 26.

The motion prevailed.

HB 2053, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the licensing and regulation of genetic counselors; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee.

A record vote was requested by Representative Slaton.

HB 2053 was passed to engrossment by (Record 318): 113 Yeas, 27 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchia; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Beckley; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cason; Clardy; Cole; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Crockett; Cyrier; Darby; Davis; Dean; Deshotel; Dominguez; Dutton; Fierro; Frank; Gates; Geren; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Israel; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.D.; Johnson, J.E.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Klick; Lambert; Landgraf; Larson; Longoria; Lopez; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Middleton; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Neave; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz Perez; Ortega; Pacheco; Paddie; Parker; Paul; Perez; Price; Ramos; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Sherman; Shine; Spiller; Stephenson; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Turner, C.; Turner, J.; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Bell, C.; Cain; Canales; Ellzey; Frullo; Harless; Holland; King, P.; Krause; Kuempel; Leach; Leman; Murr; Patterson; Raney; Schaefer; Schofield; Shaheen; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Tinderholt; Toth; VanDeaver; Vasut; White; Wilson.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Minjarez; Moody; Sanford; Smithee.

Absent — Biedermann; Gervin-Hawkins; Hull; Morales Shaw; Thierry.

When Record No. 318 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Biedermann

When Record No. 318 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Cason

When Record No. 318 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Cyrier

When Record No. 318 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.

Gervin-Hawkins

When Record No. 318 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Hefner

When Record No. 318 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Hull

When Record No. 318 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Middleton

When Record No. 318 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Spiller

HB 2490, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the authority of certain minors to consent to Texas Home Visiting Program services.

Representative Oliverson offered the following amendment to HB 2490:

Amend HB 2490 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 265.101, Family Code, is amended by amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivisions (1-a) and (1-b) to read as follows:

(1)  "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(1-a) "Competitive grant program" means the nurse-family partnership competitive grant program established under this subchapter.

SECTION ____.  Subchapter C, Chapter 265, Family Code, is amended by adding Section 265.1025 to read as follows:

SECTION ____.  Section 265.154(b), Family Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b)  A report submitted under this section must include:

(1)  a description of the parenting education programs implemented and of the models associated with the programs;

(2)  information on the families served by the programs, including the number of families served and their demographic information;

(3)  the goals and achieved outcomes of the programs;

(4)  information on the cost for each family served, including any available third-party return-on-investment analysis; [and]

(5)  information explaining the percentage of money spent on evidence-based programs and on promising practice programs; and

(6)  the sources from which pregnant women were referred in the preceding two-year period to a nurse-family partnership program under Subchapter C.

SECTION ____.  If before implementing any provision of this Act a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the waiver or authorization is granted.

Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

HB 2490, as amended, was passed to engrossment.

CSHB 1578, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases.

Representative Krause offered the following amendment to CSHB 1578:

Amend CSHB 1578 (house committee printing) on page 1 by striking lines 6-11 and substituting the following:

Sec. 38.001.  RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES. A person may recover reasonable attorney's fees from another person [an individual or corporation], in addition to the amount of a valid

Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

CSHB 1578, as amended, was passed to engrossment.

CSHB 129, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to digital citizenship instruction in public schools.

Representatives Patterson, Leach, K. Bell, Buckley, and Capriglione offered the following amendment to CSHB 129:

Amend CSHB 129 (house committee printing) on page 1 by striking lines 17-19 and substituting the following:

(A)  the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act on all forms of digital communication;

Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

A record vote was requested by Representative Cason.

CSHB 129, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 319): 113 Yeas, 29 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchia; Anderson; Bailes; Beckley; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Coleman; Collier; Cortez; Crockett; Darby; Davis; Dean; Deshotel; Dominguez; Dutton; Fierro; Frank; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hull; Hunter; Israel; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.E.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Klick; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Larson; Leach; Longoria; Lopez; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Ordaz Perez; Ortega; Pacheco; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Ramos; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Spiller; Stephenson; Stucky; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Turner, C.; Turner, J.; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Ashby; Biedermann; Cain; Cason; Craddick; Cyrier; Ellzey; Frullo; Harless; Hefner; King, P.; Leman; Middleton; Noble; Oliverson; Paddie; Parker; Price; Raney; Schaefer; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; White; Wilson.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Minjarez; Moody; Sanford; Smithee.

Absent — Bell, C.; Cook; Johnson, J.D.

When Record No. 319 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

C. Bell

When Record No. 319 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Cook

When Record No. 319 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.

J.D. Johnson

When Record No. 319 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Krause

When Record No. 319 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Metcalf

When Record No. 319 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Spiller

HB 1788, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to immunity from liability of public and private schools and security personnel employed by those schools for certain actions of security personnel.

A record vote was requested by Representative Anchia.

HB 1788 was passed to engrossment by (Record 320): 89 Yeas, 54 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Biedermann; Bonnen; Buckley; Burns; Burrows; Cain; Capriglione; Cason; Clardy; Coleman; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cyrier; Darby; Dean; Ellzey; Frank; Frullo; Gates; Geren; Goldman; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hefner; Herrero; Holland; Huberty; Hull; Hunter; Jetton; Kacal; King, K.; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Larson; Leach; Leman; Longoria; Lozano; Metcalf; Meyer; Middleton; Morrison; Murphy; Murr; Noble; Oliverson; Pacheco; Paddie; Parker; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Price; Raney; Raymond; Rogers; Schaefer; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Spiller; Stephenson; Stucky; Swanson; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Toth; VanDeaver; Vasut; Walle; White; Wilson.

Nays — Allen; Anchia; Bailes; Beckley; Bernal; Bowers; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Crockett; Davis; Deshotel; Dominguez; Dutton; Fierro; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Israel; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.D.; Johnson, J.E.; Lopez; Lucio; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Neave; Ordaz Perez; Ortega; Ramos; Reynolds; Rodriguez; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Sherman; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Turner, C.; Turner, J.; Vo; Wu; Zwiener.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Minjarez; Moody; Sanford; Smithee.

Absent — Button; Morales Shaw.

When Record No. 320 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.

Button

When Record No. 320 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no.

Morales Shaw

When Record No. 320 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Walle

HB 2374, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to efficiency audits of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Representative Krause moved to postpone consideration of HB 2374 until 10 a.m. tomorrow.

The motion prevailed.

HB 3788, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the training and education of appraisal review board members.

HB 3788 was passed to engrossment.

HB 2530, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the rate of interest on certain tax refunds.

HB 2530 was passed to engrossment.

CSHB 3348, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the number of baccalaureate degree programs certain public junior colleges may offer.

CSHB 3348 was passed to engrossment.

CSHB 3801, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to desired future conditions for groundwater that are declared unreasonable.

CSHB 3801 was passed to engrossment.

HB 3429, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to inspection requirements for buyer's temporary tags for vehicles sold to nonresident buyers of certain vehicles.

HB 3429 was passed to engrossment.

(Moody now present)

HB 3619, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the criteria considered by groundwater conservation districts before granting or denying a permit.

HB 3619 was passed to engrossment.

HB 530, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the applicability to election judges of a prohibition on the carrying of a handgun at a polling place.

REPRESENTATIVE GOODWIN: As you mentioned, the attorney general issued a statement and the SOS put on their website an election advisory discussing this opinion from the attorney general: "The Office of the Attorney General concluded that because a presiding election judge has the same power of a district judge to enforce order and keep the peace . . . a presiding judge that possesses a handgun license is permitted to carry a handgun while serving as an election judge on Election Day in limited circumstances." Would your bill change these limited circumstances?

REPRESENTATIVE PATTERSON: No, ma'am, I don't believe so, and I believe that there are places where they would be restricted from carrying a firearm––for example, private property that doesn't allow firearms, certain universities you couldn't carry a firearm. So it's only where they are permitted to. Moreover, they would have to have an LTC to be able to carry as their duties as an election judge. I'll also add that the secretary of state also said, "Please be advised that if your presiding judges choose to carry a handgun into a polling place, they must do so responsibly. They should not"––and I repeat, not––"be displaying or discussing the weapon in a way that would be intimidating to voters, poll watchers, state inspectors, candidates, or other election workers."

GOODWIN: So just to be clear, it has that under a section called "Voter Intimidation." So your bill would not change that and election judges would have to have their gun concealed?

PATTERSON: It is advised that they do so responsibly.

GOODWIN: So they could openly carry in a polling place?

PATTERSON: It depends on the location. I don't believe that they would open carry, but it depends on the location whether or not it is allowed.

GOODWIN: Okay, and you mentioned universities as an excluded place, and private businesses if that private business excludes guns from their site. What about elementary schools or middle schools or high schools? I know a lot of schools are polling locations.

PATTERSON: Thank you for that question. So the law does get a little bit tricky here, and because the election judges are considered active judicial officers, they are exempt from Sections 46.02 and 46.03 of the Penal Code, which is where public schools fall. So they would be able to carry to a polling site at a public school. Active judicial officers are not exempt from Section 46.035 of the Penal Code where higher education institutions fall.

GOODWIN: If polling places are already able to have qualified peace officers who are trained and equipped with firearms present for safety during voting, why is it necessary to change the law allowing election judges to carry guns?

PATTERSON: Well, an election judge has a duty to "preserve order and prevent breaches of the peace and violations" in the Election Code. It is their duty to do that, and that's why the attorney general referenced a 1913 Supreme Court case giving election judges this power on Election Day. All we're simply doing is codifying that into law and adding what I think is a very commonsense extension of that, which is not just Election Day but also during early voting. We have a situation in my district where an election judge can carry on Election Day, but if he were to carry during early voting in the same manner in the same circumstances under the same duties, he would be a criminal.

GOODWIN: Thank you, Representative. There are reasons that guns are prohibited in polling places, given that licensed peace officers are already able to ensure public safety at voting sites. I believe your bill is dangerous and empowers someone who is not trained or licensed to act in the capacity of law enforcement officer, and I can't support it.

REPRESENTATIVE DOMINGUEZ: Mr. Patterson, does your bill in any way allow an election judge to display a firearm?

PATTERSON: No, sir, they are supposed to, per the secretary of state's orders, they're supposed to keep that gun concealed, hidden, not talk about it––you know, act like dozens and dozens of us here on the Texas floor do. You don't know who is carrying and who is not.

DOMINGUEZ: Thank you. And much like the bill that we passed last week as a body, displaying a firearm would be still a felony charge under current state law. Is that correct?

PATTERSON: Yes, sir.

DOMINGUEZ: And this law would apply to both democratic and republican election judges?

PATTERSON: Very important point. I am not simply trying to give guns to republicans at polling sites. These are for any election judge, republican or democrat or otherwise.

REPRESENTATIVE C. TURNER: You mentioned a minute ago in your answer to Representative Goodwin that the judge would have to hold an LTC. Did I hear that correctly?

PATTERSON: Yes, sir.

C. TURNER: So how does that intersect with the bill we passed last week in the house that removes the LTC requirements to be able to openly or concealed carry a handgun if you're 21 or older if that were to become law?

PATTERSON: Thank you for that question. I believe, based on what I have in my bill, that they would still be required to have an LTC to be able to carry into a polling site, but that's as of the current law right now. I can't really speak to any changes that may or may not happen in the future.

C. TURNER: Your intent, then, is based on the law right now that you have to have a license to carry?

PATTERSON: Yes, sir. And you can only carry in certain places. It does not allow election judges to carry at every polling site in every scenario. But I will say this: It does only allow election judges to carry while they're performing their duties––from the moment they arrive at the site and get out of their car to take the equipment in to the time that they leave. No other times as an election judge in any other capacity could they carry a gun in those places if it's otherwise prohibited.

C. TURNER: But if Representative Schaefer's bill from last week actually becomes law after this session, you're not sure if your requirement that the election judge hold an LTC––you're not sure if that's still applicable? Or if a judge doesn't have to have an LTC if Mr. Schaefer's bill becomes law?

PATTERSON: I mean, I'm not advised as to all of the different bills that have been filed and how this would shake out at the end of the day. But I can tell you that as of right now, the election judge would have to have an LTC to carry into a polling place where it's allowed.

C. TURNER: Shifting gears a little bit, you said that depending on the location. So if a location––I think you said a business––prohibits the carrying of a handgun, then this bill doesn't override those private property rights to prohibit a handgun. Is that right?

PATTERSON: Yes, sir. Private property rights are in place first. And if they don't prohibit it, then they would be able to carry. And I believe that HB 1927 that was voted on last week does not affect the Election Code at all. It would not affect this bill is what I'm told.

C. TURNER: And so I understand, a business––this may not apply. But what about a church? A lot of churches are polling locations.

PATTERSON: If they would––

C. TURNER: Some churches have different policies.

PATTERSON: Sorry about that, sir. I had to consult my attorney about something from last session. So if the church does not allow guns on their property, then they would not be able to carry in that instance.

C. TURNER: And I think you said a university––you offered that as an example as well. So are you talking about a private university? Because obviously, we have a campus carry law pertaining to publics. Could you explain how that would work?

PATTERSON: Yes, sir. So the campus carry law allows universities to come up with their own policies regarding handguns in which locations. So if the polling site was in a location that the university, public or private, determined that you could not carry a handgun, the election judge would not be allowed to carry a handgun at that location.

C. TURNER: I see. So if it's in an area that's restricted to where you're not allowed to carry a gun under normal circumstances, the election judge would not be able to carry it there?

PATTERSON: Yes, sir. That's correct.

C. TURNER: And I think Representative Goodwin asked a question––I just didn't hear the answer. So a public school––a lot of elementary, middle, high schools serve as polling locations during early voting and on Election Day––how would they be affected? How would those locations be affected?

PATTERSON: So active judicial officers are exempt from Section 46.02 and Section 46.03 of the Penal Code, which is where public schools fall. And so they're exempted from being barred from carrying a handgun in those locations.

C. TURNER: What about the intersection with federal law? There's federal prohibitions with weapons within a zone of a school, a certain perimeter of a school. In fact, it's a conversation I think we had on Friday from Representative Huberty when he brought that amendment on third reading on that bill. So would this in any way be in conflict with federal law as it relates to prohibitions on firearms in public schools?

PATTERSON: I'm not advised. The state law––they're exempted from 46.02 and 46.03.

C. TURNER: So it would exempt––as it relates to state law, an election judge would be exempted from the prohibition on guns in a school. You're not sure if there's a conflict with federal law?

PATTERSON: I would suspect that if federal law banned them from the school, that they wouldn't be able to carry. I mean, we can't pass laws that go against federal law, can we?

C. TURNER: I'm sorry. I didn't hear you.

PATTERSON: I mean, if federal law prohibited it, we can't pass a state law that would then allow it.

C. TURNER: That's correct. I would agree with that. Okay, last location question––libraries, as an example, or another city facility. Particularly, libraries are city owned. A lot of times those facilities will have prohibitions on coming in with a weapon, with a gun. How would the bill affect those types of polling locations?

PATTERSON: Well, this bill actually came to me from a precinct chair in The Colony, Texas, who serves as an election judge. And he is an election judge at a polling site at a city-owned facility where he can carry a firearm on Election Day currently. He just can't carry it during early voting, which is the reason for the bill. And so I think it would be up to that community to decide if they're going to allow guns on their property or not. In this case, he can carry a gun in that city-owned property.

C. TURNER: So if another city did have a prohibition on saying firearms can't be brought into a library or civic center or whatever the location is, then this bill would not supersede that local discretion?

PATTERSON: I would assume not.

Representative C. Turner moved to print remarks between Representative Patterson, Representative Goodwin, Representative Dominguez, and Representative C. Turner on HB 530.

The motion prevailed.

Representative Tinderholt offered the following amendment to HB 530:

Amend HB 530 (house committee printing) on page 1, line 12, by striking "an election judge" and substituting "a presiding judge or alternate presiding judge".

Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

A record vote was requested by Representative Anchia.

HB 530, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 321): 88 Yeas, 55 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Biedermann; Bonnen; Buckley; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cason; Clardy; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cyrier; Darby; Dean; Dominguez; Ellzey; Frank; Frullo; Gates; Geren; Goldman; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hefner; Huberty; Hull; Hunter; Jetton; Kacal; King, K.; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Larson; Leach; Leman; Lozano; Martinez; Metcalf; Meyer; Middleton; Morales, E.; Morrison; Murphy; Murr; Noble; Oliverson; Pacheco; Paddie; Parker; Patterson; Paul; Price; Raney; Raymond; Rogers; Schaefer; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Spiller; Stephenson; Stucky; Swanson; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Toth; VanDeaver; Vasut; White; Wilson.

Nays — Allen; Anchia; Beckley; Bernal; Bowers; Bucy; Campos; Cole; Coleman; Collier; Crockett; Davis; Deshotel; Dutton; Fierro; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Howard; Israel; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.D.; Johnson, J.E.; Longoria; Lopez; Lucio; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Neave; Ordaz Perez; Ortega; Perez; Ramos; Reynolds; Rodriguez; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Sherman; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Turner, C.; Turner, J.; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Minjarez; Sanford; Smithee.

Absent — González, M.; Guerra; Holland.

When Record No. 321 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Holland

HB 1490, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to notice of the cash price of certain health care services by certain hospitals.

Representative Cain offered the following amendment to HB 1490:

Amend HB 1490 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 15, between "by" and "posting", insert "conspicuously".

Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

Representative Dean offered the following amendment to HB 1490:

Amend HB 1490 (house committee printing) on page 1 by striking lines 14 through 18 and substituting the following:

Amendment No. 2 was adopted.

A record vote was requested by Representative Cason.

HB 1490, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 322): 144 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; 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; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz Perez; Ortega; Pacheco; Paddie; Parker; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; 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 — Minjarez; Sanford; Smithee.

Absent — Muñoz; Ramos.

When Record No. 322 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Ramos

CSHB 1403, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the imposition of consecutive sentences for certain offenses arising out of the same criminal episode.

CSHB 1403 was passed to engrossment.

CSHB 907, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

CSHB 907 was passed to engrossment.

HB 2450, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to antique outboard motors.

HB 2450 was passed to engrossment.

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. 3.)

Representative Oliverson moved that the house adjourn until 10 a.m. tomorrow in memory of William Varner of The Woodlands.

The motion prevailed.

The house accordingly, at 1:09 p.m., adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow.

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

SB 13 to State Affairs.

SB 15 to Transportation.

SB 18 to State Affairs.

SB 19 to State Affairs.

SB 20 to Homeland Security and Public Safety.

SB 518 to State Affairs.

SB 550 to Homeland Security and Public Safety.

SB 646 to Urban Affairs.

SB 659 to Land and Resource Management.

SB 725 to Land and Resource Management.

SB 793 to Defense and Veterans' Affairs.

SB 959 to Higher Education.

SB 1160 to Natural Resources.

SB 1278 to State Affairs.

SB 1387 to Elections.

SB 1448 to Insurance.

SB 1650 to State Affairs.

SB 1678 to State Affairs.

SCR 3 to State Affairs.

List No. 2

HB 4643 (By Stephenson), Relating to a pilot program to study implementation of a pension revenue enhancement plan for the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.

HB 4644 (By Noble), Relating to the criminal jurisdiction of magistrates appointed by the Collin County Commissioners Court.

To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.

HB 4645 (By Cyrier), Relating to the creation of the Wildwood Municipal Utility District; 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 4646 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the creation of the Creedmoor Municipal Utility District; 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 4647 (By Rodriguez), Relating to the creation of the Mustang Ridge Municipal Utility District; 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.

SB 28 to Public Education.

SB 29 to Public Education.

List No. 3

HCR 86 (By J.D. Johnson), Expressing support for equitable access to transformative therapies for sickle cell disease.

To Public Health.

HCR 87 (By Darby, Ashby, Bailes, Howard, and M. González), In memory of former state representative John Clifford Otto.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HCR 88 (By Stephenson), Congratulating Merle Reue Hudgins of Wharton on receiving the Yellow Rose of Texas Award.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HCR 89 (By Metcalf), Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint joint committees.

To House Administration.

HR 659 (By Leach), Congratulating Terry Gambill on his retirement as head coach of the Allen High School football team.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 660 (By Stucky, Parker, Beckley, and Patterson), Congratulating the Denton County Medical Reserve Corps on its selection as a 2021 MRC Program Recognition Awardee.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 661 (By White), Congratulating Michelle Brewer on her appointment to the OneStar National Service Commission by Governor Greg Abbott and on her selection as a 2020 Woman of Integrity by the Better Business Bureau Serving Southeast Texas.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 662 (By Paddie), Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Hawthorn Funeral Home in Carthage.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 663 (By Herrero), In memory of Frank S. Lazarte Jr. of Corpus Christi.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 664 (By Holland), Congratulating Keaton Steen of Scouts BSA Troop No. 314 on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 665 (By Wu), Congratulating executive director Jean Patterson on her 40th anniversary with the Texas Surplus Lines Association.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 667 (By Jetton), Congratulating Sabrina Roesler of Bess Campbell Elementary School in Sugar Land on being named the Lemonade Day Houston 2020 Youth Entrepreneur of the Year.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 668 (By Jetton), Recognizing Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital on its redesignation as a Level II Primary Stroke Facility by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 669 (By Muñoz), In memory of Jose Ismael "Melo" Ochoa of Palmview.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 670 (By Button), Congratulating Brad Neighbor on his retirement as city attorney for the City of Garland.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 671 (By Thierry), Congratulating The Woman's Hospital of Texas in Houston on earning a Level IV Maternal Designation from the Texas Department of State Health Services.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 672 (By Darby), Recognizing April 2021 as Alcohol Responsibility Month.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 673 (By Murr, E. Morales, and K. King), In memory of Dr. Robert Otto Dittmar II of Kerrville.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 674 (By Murr, E. Morales, and K. King), In memory of Dewey Douglas Stockbridge of Alpine.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 675 (By Lozano), In memory of Dr. Teresa Lozano Long of Austin.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 676 (By Martinez), Commemorating the annual City of Alamo Watermelon Festival and BBQ Cook-off.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 677 (By Martinez), In memory of Cornelia N. Masso of Weslaco.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 678 (By Herrero), Commending the Snapka family of Corpus Christi on the success of Snapka's Drive Inn.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 679 (By Leman), Congratulating the Iola High School volleyball team on winning the 2020 UIL 2A state championship.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 680 (By Leman), Commemorating the 175th anniversary of the founding of Burleson County.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 681 (By C. Turner), Congratulating David Crow on his retirement as president of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local No. 1329 in Arlington.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 682 (By Muñoz), In memory of Eulalio "Lalo" Muñoz Jr. of Mission.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 683 (By C. Morales), Commending the Navigation Boulevard business community in Houston for its contributions and paying tribute to the legacy of "Mama" Ninfa Laurenzo.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 684 (By C. Morales), In memory of Maria Isabel "Chavela" Araujo.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 685 (By Raymond), Congratulating Miguel A. Conchas on his retirement as president and CEO of the Laredo Chamber of Commerce.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 686 (By Raymond), In memory of Elmo López Sr. of Laredo.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 687 (By Raymond), Congratulating former Dallas Cowboy Drew Pearson on his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2021.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 688 (By White), Congratulating Barbara Bienvenu of the Jasper Police Department on being named the 2021 Mental Health Peace Officer of the Year by the Texas Crisis Intervention Team Association.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 689 (By J.E. Johnson), Honoring Karen Hunt for her service as mayor of Coppell.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 690 (By Thierry), In memory of Frederick Thierry of Houston.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 691 (By Thierry), Honoring the Adam Caesar Foundation and recognizing April 20, 2021, as Adam Caesar Day.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 692 (By Goldman), Congratulating Rebecca Clements on being named the 2020-2021 Teacher of the Year at Westpark Elementary School.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 693 (By Goldman), Congratulating Stephanie Kelley on her selection as the 2020-2021 Teacher of the Year at Bruce Shulkey Elementary School.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 694 (By Goldman), Congratulating Vanida Chanthaphone of Monnig Middle School on her selection as a finalist for the 2020-2021 Secondary Teacher of the Year in Fort Worth ISD.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 695 (By Leach), Congratulating the Baylor University men's basketball team on winning the 2021 NCAA Division I national championship.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 696 (By Leach), Honoring the City of Plano, the Plano Chamber of Commerce, and Plano ISD.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 697 (By C. Morales), Commemorating Mexican Mother's Day on May 10, 2021.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 698 (By Allen), Honoring Dr. Grenita Lathan for her service as interim superintendent of the Houston Independent School District.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 699 (By T. King), In memory of former world boxing champion Oscar "Shotgun" Albarado of Uvalde.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 700 (By M. González), Honoring the San Elizario ISD Board of Trustees for its leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 701 (By M. González), Honoring the Tornillo ISD Board of Trustees for its leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 702 (By M. González), Honoring the Fabens ISD Board of Trustees for its leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 703 (By M. González), Honoring the Clint Independent School District Board of Trustees for its leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 704 (By M. González), Honoring the Socorro ISD Board of Trustees for its leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 705 (By M. González), Honoring the Ysleta ISD Board of Trustees for its leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 706 (By M. González), Commemorating the 104th anniversary of the Bath House Riots in El Paso and paying tribute to the heroism of Carmelita Torres.

To State Affairs.

HR 707 (By M. González), Commemorating the opening of the Casa Ortiz art gallery in Socorro.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 708 (By M. González), Congratulating Raul Romero of El Paso on his selection as a TMEA All-State Choir member for four consecutive years.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 709 (By M. González), Congratulating Olivia Uribe on her selection as the 2020-2021 Teacher of the Year at Tornillo Intermediate School.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 710 (By M. González), Commending Bonnie Soria Najera of El Paso for her public health advocacy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 711 (By M. González), Congratulating Raul Romero of El Paso on his selection as a TMEA All-State Choir member for four consecutive years.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 712 (By A. Johnson), In memory of Marilyn Ruth Cohn Schwartz.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 713 (By A. Johnson), In memory of Cesar Cortes.

To Public Education.

HR 714 (By White), Congratulating David Nugent on his retirement as senior pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Jasper.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 715 (By Neave), Commemorating the fifth anniversary of Raising the Bridge in Mesquite.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 716 (By Ramos), Commending the members of the A.C.T.I.O.N. Steering Committee for House District 102.

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The following bills and resolutions were today signed in the presence of the house by the speaker:

House List No. 8

HCR 74

Favorable reports have been filed by committees as follows:

Business and Industry - HB 2803

County Affairs - HB 72, HB 681, HB 774, HB 775, HB 1217, HB 1308, HB 1414, HB 1456, HB 1618, HB 2091, HB 2382, HB 3051, HB 3233, HB 3415, HB 4085, HB 4577, HB 4579

Criminal Jurisprudence - HB 148, HB 217, HB 834, HB 1005, HB 1717, HB 2593, HB 2631

Energy Resources - HB 1683, HB 3215

Insurance - HB 1919, HB 1932, HB 3964

Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence - HB 2579, HB 2580, HB 3360, HB 4344, HB 4422, SB 270

Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services - HB 3849, HB 3850

Public Education - HB 363, HB 1133

Transportation - HB 827, HB 1492, HB 2219, HB 2367, HB 3486, HB 3551, HB 3956

Urban Affairs - HB 191, HB 195, HB 662, HB 1196, HB 1301, HB 1973, HB 2893

April 16 - HB 29, HB 53, HB 149, HB 222, HB 249, HB 262, HB 326, HB 372, HB 374, HB 451, HB 460, HB 533, HB 549, HB 574, HB 763, HB 837, HB 900, HB 1135, HB 1213, HB 1247, HB 1258, HB 1259, HB 1268, HB 1342, HB 1363, HB 1394, HB 1461, HB 1484, HB 1500, HB 1543, HB 1622, HB 1699, HB 1904, HB 1905, HB 1906, HB 1931, HB 1958, HB 2057, HB 2058, HB 2083, HB 2139, HB 2175, HB 2211, HB 2213, HB 2267, HB 2296, HB 2317, HB 2326, HB 2494, HB 2610, HB 2640, HB 2660, HB 2669, HB 2673, HB 2698, HB 2757, HB 2809, HB 2920, HB 3165, HB 3212, HB 3282, HB 3379, HB 3402, HB 3616, HB 3721, HB 3907, HCR 25

April 16 - HCR 74

April 16 - HB 1570, HB 4585, HB 4597