FOURTH DAY --- TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2023

The house met at 2:20 p.m. and was called to order by the speaker.

The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Record 5).

Present — Mr. Speaker(C); Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gámez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C.E.; Harris, C.J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton, F.; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.D.; Johnson, J.E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

The invocation was offered by Representative Metcalf as follows:

Dear heavenly Father, we want to thank you for this day. Thank you for the opportunity that we get to serve the citizens of the great State of Texas. We ask you to be with our families and friends. We pray for grace, mercy, peace, and comfort on our hearts, minds, and our bodies, Lord, in the days ahead. Amen.

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

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.)

Representative C.J. Harris moved that the house grant permission for all committees and subcommittees to meet while the house is in session, through and including Wednesday, July 12, pursuant to their committee postings.

Permission to meet was granted.

Representative C.J. Harris moved to suspend all necessary rules to allow the chair of the Committee on Resolutions Calendars to prepare and distribute a suspension congratulatory and memorial calendar to be considered on Thursday, July 13, at a time to be determined by the speaker.

The motion prevailed.

At 2:26 p.m., the chair announced that the house would stand at ease.

The chair called the house to order at 1:22 p.m. Wednesday, July 12.

The invocation was offered by Representative Metcalf as follows:

Dear heavenly Father, we want to thank you for this day. Thank you for this opportunity that we get to gather to do the Lord's work. May you be with our families and the great citizens of Texas. Amen.

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

A message from the senate was received at this time (see the addendum to the daily journal, Messages from the Senate, Message No. 1 - July 12).

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 - July 12.)

At 1:25 p.m., the following committee meeting was announced:

Ways and Means, upon final recess today, Desk 41, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.

Representative Metcalf moved that the house adjourn until 1:28 p.m. today.

The motion prevailed.

The house accordingly, at 1:26 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, adjourned until 1:28 p.m. today.

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

HR 1 (By Meyer), In memory of Norma Lynn Knobel Hunt of Dallas.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 2 (By Allison), Congratulating Frances Tankersley Messer on her 100th birthday.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 3 (By Schofield), In memory of Karon Kaye Tinsley Goolsby of Katy.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 4 (By C. Bell), Congratulating the Magnolia West High School baseball team on winning the 2023 UIL 5A state championship.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 5 (By Buckley), Honoring Jim Yeonopolus on his retirement as chancellor of Central Texas College.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 6 (By Buckley), Congratulating Dr. Marc Nigliazzo on his retirement as president of Texas A&M University-Central Texas.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 7 (By Price), In memory of Joyce McCoy Swinford of Dumas.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 8 (By Price), In memory of Thomas Roy Ferguson of Dumas.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 9 (By Shine), In memory of Mario A. Martinez.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 10 (By Thimesch), In memory of David Brian Brazil, former head football coach at Hebron High School in Carrollton.

To Resolutions Calendars.

List No. 1 - July 12

SB 2 to Ways and Means.

SB 3 to Ways and Means.

List No. 2 - July 12

HR 11 (By Allen), In memory of Dr. John Frederic Parrish of Houston.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 12 (By Meyer), Honoring ocularist William Randall "Randy" Trawnik of Dallas for his contributions to his profession.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 13 (By Morrison), In memory of Patrick Michael Escalante of Victoria.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 14 (By Bumgarner), In memory of Donald Joseph Shields of Flower Mound.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 15 (By Bumgarner), Congratulating Jacob Gholston of Flower Mound High School on being selected as the 2023 Baseball Player of the Year by the Dallas Morning News.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 16 (By Howard), In memory of Mary Ann Dodds.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 17 (By Howard), In memory of Alyson Evans Anderson of Austin.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 18 (By Howard), In memory of Peter R. Rose of Austin.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 19 (By Hefner), In memory of Shayne Self Priefert of Mount Pleasant.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 20 (By Collier), Honoring Nana's Kitchen as a noteworthy member of the Fort Worth business community.

To Resolutions Calendars.

The following messages from the senate were today received by the house:

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

SENATE CHAMBER

Austin, Texas

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

The Honorable Speaker of the House

House Chamber

Austin, Texas

Mr. Speaker:

I am directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has taken the following action:

THE SENATE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:

Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration; authorizing the imposition of a fee.

Relating to the amount of the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax and the exclusion of certain taxable entities from the requirement to file a franchise tax report.

Respectfully,

Patsy Spaw

Secretary of the Senate