NINETEENTH DAY --- TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2023
The house met at 10:15 a.m. and was called to order by the speaker.
The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Record 43).
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; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; 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; Slaton; 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.
Absent, Excused — Holland.
The invocation was offered by the Very Reverend Daniel Liu, Diocese of Austin, Austin, as follows:
Our loving God, open our eyes this day to help us to see your divine providence working through our choices. We ask for prudence in our decisions so that we may overcome our own limitations and work together for the good of our constituents and of all of society. Help us to respect each other's dignity in today's deliberations by giving us tongues slow to speak, ears quick to listen, and hearts slow to anger. We humbly ask this in your holy name. Amen.
The chair recognized Representative Patterson who led the house in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence for today and the remainder of the week because of important business:
Holland on motion of Meyer.
CAPITOL PHYSICIAN
The chair presented Dr. Traci French of Belton as the "Doctor for the Day."
The house welcomed Dr. French and thanked her for her participation in the Physician of the Day Program sponsored by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.
REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS SUSPENDED
On motion of Representative Metcalf and by unanimous consent, the reading and referral of bills was postponed until just prior to adjournment.
HR 202 - ADOPTED
(by Allen, S. Thompson, and J. Jones)
Representative Allen moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 202.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 202, Recognizing March 7, 2023, as Alpha Kappa Alpha Day at the State Capitol.
HR 202 was adopted.
On motion of Representative J. Jones, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 202 as signers thereof.
HR 456 - ADOPTED
(by Schaefer)
Representative Schaefer moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 456.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 456, Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Tyler Junior College Apache Band and Apache Belles.
HR 456 was adopted.
On motion of Representative Clardy, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 456 as signers thereof.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Schaefer who introduced members of the Tyler Junior College Apache Band and Apache Belles.
HR 169 - ADOPTED
(by C.E. Harris)
Representative C.E. Harris moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 169.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 169, Commemorating the bicentennial of the establishment of the office of constable in Texas.
HR 169 was adopted.
On motion of Representative C.J. Harris, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 169 as signers thereof.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative C.E. Harris who introduced Texas constables.
HR 508 - ADOPTED
(by Rose)
Representative Rose moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 508.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 508, Congratulating the football team from South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas on winning the 2022 UIL 5A Division 2 state championship.
HR 508 was adopted.
On motion of Representative Manuel, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 508 as signers thereof.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Rose who introduced Coach Jason Todd and members of the South Oak Cliff High School football team.
HR 144 - ADOPTED
(by Stucky)
Representative Stucky moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 144.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 144, Recognizing March 7, 2023, as Wise County Day at the State Capitol.
HR 144 was adopted.
HR 470 - ADOPTED
(by J.E. Johnson)
Representative J.E. Johnson moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 470.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 470, Recognizing March 2023 as Colorectal Cancer Prevention Awareness Month.
HR 470 was adopted.
(Jetton in the chair)
HR 351 - ADOPTED
(by Guillen)
Representative Guillen moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 351.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 351, Recognizing March 7, 2023, as Starr County Day at the State Capitol.
HR 351 was adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Guillen who introduced a delegation from Starr County.
HR 203 - ADOPTED
(by Guillen)
Representative Guillen moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 203.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 203, Commemorating the 175th anniversary of Starr County.
HR 203 was adopted.
HR 204 - ADOPTED
(by Guillen)
Representative Guillen moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 204.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 204, Commemorating the 175th anniversary of Fort Ringgold in Starr County.
HR 204 was adopted.
HR 483 - ADOPTED
(by Guillen)
Representative Guillen moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 483.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 483, Congratulating Rose Benavidez on her inauguration as chair of the Association of Community College Trustees Board of Directors.
HR 483 was adopted.
HR 484 - ADOPTED
(by Guillen)
Representative Guillen moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 484.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 484, Commending Grupo Sólido for its contributions to the music industry.
HR 484 was adopted.
HR 214 - ADOPTED
(by Lozano)
Representative Lozano moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 214.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 214, Recognizing March 7, 2023, as Refugio County Day at the State Capitol.
HR 214 was adopted.
On motion of Representative Hunter, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 214 as signers thereof.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Lozano who introduced a delegation from Refugio County.
HR 146 - ADOPTED
(by Harrison)
Representative Harrison moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 146.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 146, Commending the Texas chapters of Blue Star Mothers of America for their important work.
HR 146 was adopted.
HR 313 - ADOPTED
(by Lalani, Reynolds, Meza, and Bhojani)
Representative Lalani moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 313.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 313, Recognizing March 7, 2023, as Texas Muslim Capitol Day.
HR 313 was adopted. (Anderson, Ashby, C. Bell, K. Bell, Cain, Craddick, Cunningham, Dorazio, Gates, Gerdes, C.E. Harris, C.J. Harris, Harrison, Hayes, Hefner, Isaac, Leo-Wilson, J. Lopez, Orr, Paul, Price, Rogers, Schaefer, Schatzline, Slaton, Slawson, Smith, Spiller, Stucky, Swanson, Tepper, Tinderholt, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, and Wilson recorded voting no.)
On motion of Representative Rosenthal, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 313 as signers thereof.
HR 474 - ADOPTED
(by J. Jones, Thierry, and Allen)
Representative J. Jones moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 474.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 474, Recognizing March 7, 2023, as Texas Southern University Day at the State Capitol.
(Speaker in the chair)
HR 474 was adopted.
On motion of Representative J.D. Johnson, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 474 as signers thereof.
HR 339 - ADOPTED
(by Davis)
Representative Davis moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 339.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 339, Congratulating Amerline McGhee on her 90th birthday.
HR 339 was adopted.
On motion of Representative Hunter, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 339 as signers thereof.
HR 318 - ADOPTED
(by Paul)
Representative Paul moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 318.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 318, Recognizing March 7, 2023, as University of Houston-Clear Lake Day at the State Capitol.
HR 318 was adopted.
HR 418 - ADOPTED
(by Gervin-Hawkins)
Representative Gervin-Hawkins moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 418.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 418, Recognizing March 7, 2023, as Transit Day at the State Capitol.
HR 418 was adopted.
HR 491 - ADOPTED
(by Hunter)
Representative Hunter moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 491.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 491, Recognizing March 7, 2023, as Texas Bays and Estuaries Day at the State Capitol.
HR 491 was adopted.
HR 136 - ADOPTED
(by Meza)
Representative Meza moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 136.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 136, Congratulating the Marvels of Irving and Marvels of MAS robotics teams on their achievements.
HR 136 was adopted.
HR 511 - ADOPTED
(by Guillen)
Representative Guillen moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 511.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 511, Congratulating Mariachi Cascabel from Rio Grande City High School on its achievements at the 2023 UIL State Mariachi Festival.
HR 511 was adopted.
HR 512 - ADOPTED
(by Guillen)
Representative Guillen moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 512.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 512, Congratulating Mariachi Grulla de Plata from Grulla High School in Rio Grande City on its performance at the 2023 UIL State Mariachi Festival.
HR 512 was adopted.
COMMITTEES GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Guillen moved that the house grant permission for all committees and subcommittees to meet while the house is in session, today, pursuant to their committee postings or recess motions, and for purposes of this motion, those committees and subcommittees scheduled to meet or reconvene upon adjournment today are authorized to meet upon adoption of today's adjournment motion.
Permission to meet was granted.
PROVIDING FOR ADJOURNMENT
At 11:50 a.m., Representative Walle moved that, at the conclusion of the reading of bills and resolutions on first reading and referral to committees, the house adjourn until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
The motion prevailed.
(J. Lopez in the chair)
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.)
ADJOURNMENT
In accordance with a previous motion, the house, at 12:30 p.m., adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
ADDENDUM
REFERRED TO COMMITTEES
The following bills and joint resolutions were today laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees, and the following resolutions were today laid before the house and referred to committees. If indicated, the chair today corrected the referral of the following measures:
List No. 1
HB 9 (By Ashby), Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services; making an appropriation.
To State Affairs.
HB 10 (By T. King), Relating to financial assistance provided and programs administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
To Natural Resources.
HB 14 (By C.J. Harris), Relating to certain approval procedures for property development review by a political subdivision.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 1530 (By Goldman), Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 1550 (By Goldman), Relating to the continuation and functions of the Office of State-Federal Relations.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 1601 (By Wu), Relating to defenses to prosecution of the criminal offenses of gambling, keeping a gambling place, and possession of a gambling device, equipment, or paraphernalia and county regulation of poker clubs; providing civil penalties; authorizing an occupational license; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 1602 (By Guillen), Relating to performance criteria for the award of adult education and literacy funds.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 1603 (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 1604 (By M. González), Relating to a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding students with disabilities in higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 1606 (By Meza), Relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of digital electronic equipment.
To Business and Industry.
HB 1607 (By C.J. Harris), Relating to prohibiting certain instruction as part of a course at a public institution of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 1608 (By Shine), Relating to the electronic payment of ad valorem taxes; authorizing a fee.
To Ways and Means.
HB 1609 (By Shine), Relating to the electronic delivery of certain communications required or permitted under the Property Tax Code.
To Ways and Means.
HB 1611 (By Lozano), Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment for certain criminal offenses involving the smuggling of persons.
To State Affairs.
HB 1612 (By Lozano), Relating to requirements for and charges for service from public drinking water supply systems.
To Natural Resources.
HB 1613 (By Shine, Martinez Fischer, Kuempel, Ordaz, and Slawson), Relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments to offset the cost of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran.
To Ways and Means.
HB 1614 (By Dutton), Relating to the eligibility for free prekindergarten programs in public schools of certain children who are eligible for the subsidized child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.
To Public Education.
HB 1616 (By Ordaz), Relating to the acquisition or attempted acquisition of a firearm by a person prohibited from possessing a firearm; creating a criminal offense.
To Select Community Safety.
HB 1617 (By Ordaz), Relating to notice for certain defendants regarding the unlawful possession or acquisition of a firearm or ammunition.
To Select Community Safety.
HB 1618 (By Moody), Relating to the award of good conduct time to certain inmates; changing parole eligibility.
To Corrections.
HB 1619 (By Moody), Relating to the nature and functions of certain public facility corporations located in certain counties contiguous to the international border.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 1621 (By Moody), Relating to the continuation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the El Paso County Hospital District.
To County Affairs.
HB 1622 (By Moody), Relating to procurement procedures for certain municipal housing authorities.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 1623 (By Ortega), Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of certain semiautomatic rifles.
To Select Community Safety.
HB 1624 (By Anchía), Relating to the statute of limitations for possession or promotion of child pornography.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1626 (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 Select Youth Health and Safety.
HB 1627 (By Hernandez), Relating to implicit bias training for justices and judges of state courts, judicial officers, certain court personnel, and attorneys licensed to practice law in this state.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 1628 (By Allen), Relating to state funding for school districts to which an academically unacceptable school district is annexed.
To Public Education.
HB 1629 (By Wu), Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of certain burglary offenses.
To Corrections.
HB 1631 (By Paul), Relating to hours of service by an election watcher.
To Elections.
HB 1632 (By Paul), Relating to standardized training for election officers.
To Elections.
HB 1633 (By Ortega), Relating to certain offenses regarding parking privileges of veterans with disabilities.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 1634 (By Walle and Garcia), Relating to requirements for beneficial tax treatment related to a leasehold or other possessory interest in a public facility used to provide multifamily housing.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 1636 (By Canales), Relating to baccalaureate degree programs offered by certain public junior colleges.
To Higher Education.
HB 1637 (By Canales), Relating to civil liability of irrigation districts for the recreational use of district land.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 1638 (By Canales), Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on future transportation needs for the year 2045.
To Transportation.
HB 1639 (By Canales), Relating to the authority of the Texas Transportation Commission to establish variable speed limits.
To Transportation.
HB 1641 (By Meza), Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals diagnosed with certain mental health disorders for whom federal matching money is available.
To Select Health Care Reform.
HB 1642 (By Vasut), Relating to inquests a justice of the peace conducts by videoconference in certain circumstances.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1643 (By Vasut), Relating to exemptions granted by the Parks and Wildlife Commission to persons with disabilities; creating a criminal offense.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 1644 (By Romero), Relating to a study on mental health professionals or mental health response teams responding to a behavioral health-related emergency call.
To Public Health.
HB 1646 (By T. King), Relating to the use of water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer.
To Natural Resources.
HB 1647 (By C.J. Harris), Relating to health benefit plan coverage of clinician-administered drugs.
To Insurance.
HB 1648 (By Anderson), Relating to the carrying or possession of a handgun by a district clerk and the issuance of a handgun license to a district clerk.
To Select Community Safety.
HB 1649 (By Button, Klick, and Collier), Relating to health benefit coverage for certain fertility preservation services under certain health benefit plans.
To Insurance.
HB 1651 (By Cook), Relating to the eligibility for custodial officer service in the Employees Retirement System of Texas of juvenile justice officers employed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 1652 (By Toth), Relating to a right of access to certain information after a lapse of time.
To State Affairs.
HB 1653 (By Campos), Relating to an attack by a dangerous dog; increasing a criminal penalty.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1654 (By Cook), Relating to the eligibility of a child for a determinate sentence for engaging in delinquent conduct that constitutes certain organized criminal activity.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 1655 (By Patterson), Relating to the regulation of books sold to or included in public school libraries.
To Public Education.
HB 1656 (By Capriglione), Relating to the payment of deductibles under automobile insurance policies.
To Insurance.
HB 1657 (By Capriglione), Relating to state agency information technology infrastructure and information security assessments.
To State Affairs.
HB 1658 (By Capriglione), Relating to parental access to records regarding library materials checked out from public school libraries and instructional materials used in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 1659 (By Capriglione), Relating to cybersecurity training for certain public employees.
To House Administration.
HB 1660 (By Capriglione), Relating to the process for notifying the attorney general of a breach of security of computerized data by persons doing business in this state.
To Business and Industry.
HB 1661 (By Burns), Relating to the age limit for a beginning position in a police department under municipal civil service.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 1662 (By Burns), Relating to certain requirements and procedures regarding the posting of a school district's employment policy on the district's Internet website.
To Public Education.
HB 1663 (By Guillen), Relating to purchase of service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas by certain members with federal border security service work experience.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 1664 (By Thierry), Relating to a study on maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women in this state.
To Public Health.
HB 1665 (By Thierry), Relating to the reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee members.
To Public Health.
HB 1666 (By Capriglione), Relating to the commingling of funds by digital asset service providers.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 1667 (By Jetton), Relating to the reporting of child abuse or neglect.
To Human Services.
HB 1668 (By Jetton), Relating to counties required to hold an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county law enforcement agencies.
To State Affairs.
HB 1669 (By Jetton), Relating to the appointment of election officers to serve during the early voting period.
To Elections.
HB 1670 (By Jetton), Relating to the hours for the sale or delivery of certain alcoholic beverages.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 1671 (By Jetton), Relating to vote harvesting; creating a civil penalty.
To Elections.
HB 1672 (By Jetton), Relating to the basic allotment and the guaranteed yield under the Foundation School Program.
To Public Education.
HB 1673 (By Capriglione), Relating to training requirements for staff members of certain assisted living facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
To Human Services.
HB 1674 (By Holland), Relating to certain sales or purported sales of homestead property that are classified as loans.
To Business and Industry.
HB 1675 (By Holland), Relating to a border operations training program for peace officers employed by local law enforcement agencies.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 1676 (By J. González), Relating to the sale of consumer geotracking data by telephone companies.
To Business and Industry.
HB 1677 (By Jetton), Relating to the issuance of a certified birth record, driver's license, or personal identification certificate to a homeless individual.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 1678 (By Jetton), Relating to a local remote learning program offered by a public school for certain students at risk of dropping out of school.
To Select Youth Health and Safety.
HB 1679 (By Hernandez), Relating to unprofessional conduct by mental health providers who attempt to change the sexual orientation of a child.
To Public Health.
HB 1680 (By Howard), Relating to the authority of certain minors to consent to Texas Home Visiting Program services.
To Select Youth Health and Safety.
HB 1681 (By Hernandez), Relating to the establishment of an energy efficiency program for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools.
To Public Education.
HB 1682 (By S. Thompson), Relating to state funding for school districts to which an academically unacceptable school district is annexed.
To Public Education.
HB 1683 (By Walle), Relating to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.
To Public Health.
HB 1684 (By Hernandez), Relating to the form of a driver's license or personal identification certificate issued to persons convicted of certain human trafficking offenses.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 1685 (By Hernandez), Relating to certain statutory changes to reflect and address same-sex marriages.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 1686 (By Oliverson), Relating to prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures and treatments.
To Public Health.
HB 1687 (By Murr), Relating to the regulation of certain aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; authorizing an increase in the amount of a fee.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 1688 (By Murr), Relating to water quality protection areas.
To Natural Resources.
HB 1689 (By Murr), Relating to the use of county hotel occupancy tax revenue for an electronic tax administration system and the reimbursement of tax collection expenses.
To Ways and Means.
HB 1690 (By Gervin-Hawkins), Relating to a residential landlord's duty regarding the provision of certain information.
To Business and Industry.
HB 1691 (By J. Jones), Relating to the time at which instruction may begin in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 1692 (By Frank and Klick), Relating to facility fees charged by certain health care providers; providing an administrative penalty.
To Select Health Care Reform.
HB 1693 (By Lambert), Relating to the designation of state musicians for classical and nonclassical genres.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 1694 (By Button), Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 1695 (By J. Jones), Relating to the enforcement of an order to pay child support by contempt.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 1696 (By Buckley), Relating to the relationship between managed care plans and optometrists, therapeutic optometrists, and ophthalmologists.
To Insurance.
HB 1697 (By Collier), Relating to the definitions of family violence and household member for purposes of crime victims' compensation.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 1698 (By J. Jones), Relating to prospective jurors summoned for jury service in the justice courts of a county with a population of one million or more.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 1699 (By T. King), Relating to the authority of the Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District to impose certain fees.
To Natural Resources.
HB 1700 (By Hefner), Relating to an unauthorized vote by a delegate or alternate delegate to a federal Article V convention; creating a criminal offense.
To State Affairs.
HB 1701 (By Collier), Relating to administrative and judicial review of certain Medicaid reimbursement disputes; authorizing a fee.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 1702 (By Collier), Relating to unfair settlement practices with respect to workers' compensation insurance claims.
To Business and Industry.
HB 1703 (By Ordaz), Relating to the workforce development evaluation system administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 1704 (By Walle, Garcia, and Raney), Relating to the establishment of the workforce housing capital investment fund program to fund the development of workforce housing in this state; authorizing a fee.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 1705 (By Allen), Relating to the award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility.
To Corrections.
HB 1706 (By Perez), Relating to the right of an insured to enter into a contract with a public insurance adjuster.
To Insurance.
HB 1707 (By Klick), Relating to the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 1708 (By Canales), Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained.
To Corrections.
HB 1709 (By Canales), Relating to a special bill of review to reform a final judgment of forfeiture of a bail bond.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1710 (By Canales), Relating to notice provided to a court regarding a defendant confined in a state jail felony facility.
To Corrections.
HB 1711 (By Canales), Relating to the admissibility of evidence in an asset forfeiture proceeding and the seizure and forfeiture of certain property.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1712 (By Canales), Relating to the inclusion of a magistrate's name on certain signed orders.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1713 (By Canales), Relating to the creation and promulgation of certain standard forms for statewide use in criminal actions.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1714 (By Canales), Relating to criminal asset forfeiture proceedings.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1715 (By Canales), Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1716 (By Guillen), Relating to the minimum motor vehicle liability insurance coverage requirement for damage to or destruction of property of others.
To Insurance.
HB 1717 (By Hernandez), Relating to the consideration of ownership interests of certain persons with a disability in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.
To State Affairs.
HB 1718 (By Ashby and Button), Relating to rural development funds and insurance tax credits for certain investments in those funds; authorizing fees.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 1719 (By Raymond), Relating to local option elections to legalize or prohibit the operation of eight-liners; imposing fees and issuing fee permits; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.
To State Affairs.
HB 1720 (By Raymond), Relating to the dissemination of criminal history record information by the Department of Public Safety concerning certain intoxication offenses.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 1721 (By Raymond), Relating to the regulation of oil and gas waste; imposing a fee.
To Energy Resources.
HB 1722 (By Raymond), Relating to the establishment of the oil and gas infrastructure security division within the Railroad Commission of Texas.
To Energy Resources.
HB 1723 (By Raymond), Relating to requiring the Department of Information Resources to conduct a study concerning the cybersecurity of small businesses.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 1724 (By Raymond), Relating to the submission of personal contact information by certain local government officials to the Texas Division of Emergency Management and local health departments.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 1725 (By Vasut), Relating to the payment of certain employer contributions for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 1726 (By Hernandez), Relating to the reimbursement and payment of claims by certain health benefit plan issuers for telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services.
To Insurance.
HB 1727 (By Hernandez), Relating to the placement and use of video recording equipment in certain child-care facilities.
To Human Services.
HB 1728 (By Cunningham), Relating to the release on bail of certain defendants accused of committing a felony offense and the criminal consequences of committing a felony while released on bail for a prior felony; creating a criminal offense; increasing the minimum term of imprisonment for certain felonies; changing eligibility for deferred adjudication community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1729 (By Rogers), Relating to a one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 1730 (By Schaefer), Relating to the punishment for the offense of indecent exposure; increasing a criminal penalty.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1731 (By J. Jones), Relating to the release on personal bond of certain defendants charged with nonviolent misdemeanors.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1732 (By Leach), Relating to the reestablishment of the Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 1733 (By Leach), Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
To Ways and Means.
HB 1734 (By Leach), Relating to the establishment of parentage and the duty to pay child support.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 1735 (By Leach), Relating to the penalty for the offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.
To Elections.
HB 1736 (By Leach), Relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in a capital murder case and the review of certain convictions by the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1737 (By Leach), Relating to automatic orders of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain misdemeanor defendants following successful completion of a period of deferred adjudication community supervision.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1738 (By Leach), Relating to severance pay for political subdivision employees and independent contractors.
To County Affairs.
HB 1739 (By Leach), Relating to the rights of victims, guardians of victims, and close relatives of deceased victims in the criminal justice system.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1740 (By Leach), Relating to waivers for entrance fees to state parks for resident first responders, military service members, and veterans.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 1741 (By Leach), Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unauthorized disclosure of non-public judicial opinions and judicial work product.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 1742 (By Leach), Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.
To Corrections.
HB 1743 (By Leach), Relating to allowing certain inmates to apply for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to be provided at the time of discharge or release.
To Corrections.
HB 1744 (By Leach), Relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant.
To Transportation.
HB 1745 (By Leach), Relating to civil actions or arbitrations involving transportation network companies.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 1746 (By Hernandez), Relating to prohibited nonconsensual medical procedures and treatment on certain minors with intersex traits.
To Public Health.
HB 1747 (By Leach), Relating to the consequences of a criminal conviction on a person's eligibility for an occupational license.
To Corrections.
HB 1748 (By Leach), Relating to the use of a facsimile signature on certain public securities and related certificates.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 1749 (By Meyer), Relating to a limitation on the amount of school property tax revenue that is subject to recapture under the public school finance system.
To Public Education.
HB 1750 (By Burns), Relating to the applicability of certain city requirements to agricultural operations.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 1751 (By J. Jones), Relating to the collection and reporting of certain information regarding mental health jail diversion.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 1752 (By Toth), Relating to liability for the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria; providing a civil penalty.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 1753 (By Goodwin), Relating to the right to assistive reproductive technology treatments and procedures, including in vitro fertilization.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 1754 (By Smithee), Relating to the disclosure of certain prescription drug information by a health benefit plan.
To Insurance.
HB 1755 (By Button), Relating to the creation of the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 1756 (By Vo), Relating to certain deposits, fees, or charges required to be provided by a tenant or prospective tenant in connection with a residential lease.
To Business and Industry.
HB 1757 (By Cortez), Relating to the requirements for applications for low income housing tax credits for certain developments financed through the private activity bond program.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 1758 (By Allen), Relating to the payment of certain employer contributions for employed retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 1759 (By Bucy), Relating to ticket sales for charitable raffles conducted by the charitable foundations of certain professional sports teams.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 1760 (By Hefner), Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or postsecondary educational institutions.
To Select Community Safety.
HB 1761 (By Burns), Relating to the period for which a pesticide must be registered.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 1762 (By M. González), Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of indecency with a child.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1763 (By Leach), Relating to the disposition of money from certain attorney accounts delivered to the comptroller as unclaimed property.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 1764 (By Leach), Relating to the exclusion of certain witnesses during a criminal proceeding.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1765 (By Burns), Relating to the redaction of certain information from a document posted on the Internet by a county clerk or district clerk on request of a person to whom the information relates.
To State Affairs.
HB 1766 (By Darby), Relating to the issuance of private activity bonds for qualified residential rental projects.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 1767 (By Klick), Relating to the granting of privileges at hospitals for podiatrists.
To Public Health.
HB 1768 (By Jetton), Relating to the applicability of certain laws governing public school discipline and law and order to a school district of innovation.
To Select Youth Health and Safety.
HB 1769 (By Meyer), Relating to the statute of limitations for certain offenses committed against children.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1770 (By Jetton), Relating to nurse profiles and certain information concerning nurses maintained on the Texas Board of Nursing's Internet website.
To Public Health.
HB 1771 (By Price), Relating to certain records of a health professional providing a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service.
To Public Health.
HB 1772 (By Ashby), Relating to the documentation required for the purchase of certain timber products; creating a criminal offense.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 1773 (By Guillen), Relating to a state employment preference for certain individuals who reside with veterans with a disability.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 1774 (By Garcia), Relating to a plan by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to modernize juvenile detention facilities.
To Select Youth Health and Safety.
HB 1775 (By E. Thompson), Relating to the election of board members of certain emergency services districts.
To County Affairs.
HB 1776 (By E. Thompson), Relating to the expansion of the territory of an emergency services district into the territory of a municipality.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 1777 (By Darby), Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of closed-loop geothermal injection wells.
To Energy Resources.
HB 1778 (By Hinojosa), Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to certain professional sports teams.
To Transportation.
HB 1779 (By Hinojosa), Relating to the attempted acquisition of a firearm by a person prohibited from possessing a firearm.
To Select Community Safety.
HB 1780 (By Hinojosa), Relating to the creation by the Texas Workforce Commission of a program to assist with transitioning certain workers to clean energy jobs.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 1781 (By Hinojosa), Relating to evaluation under the state accountability system of school district campuses that enroll certain students who receive special education services.
To Public Education.
HB 1782 (By Hinojosa), Relating to a requirement that an applicant for a permit to drill an oil or gas well submit a gas capture plan for the well.
To Energy Resources.
HB 1783 (By Martinez Fischer), Relating to the establishment of a program for the issuance of digital identification.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 1784 (By Landgraf), Relating to certain requirements of protective orders and conditions of release on bond and to the criminal penalties for violating those requirements and conditions.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1785 (By Walle), Relating to the Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities renamed as the office for health equity and the duties of that office.
To Public Health.
HB 1786 (By Burns), Relating to notice to property owners of the adoption or amendment of certain restrictive covenants.
To Business and Industry.
HB 1787 (By E. Thompson), Relating to the method used to select engineers and general contractors for certain state highway construction projects.
To Transportation.
HB 1788 (By Buckley), Relating to the labeling of analogue and cell-cultured products.
To Public Health.
HB 1789 (By Buckley), Relating to the application of nepotism prohibitions to a person appointed or employed by a school district as a bus driver.
To Public Education.
HB 1790 (By Rogers), Relating to the payment of certain employer contributions for employed retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 1791 (By Davis), Relating to the qualifications of experts in certain health care liability claims.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 1792 (By Goodwin), Relating to the use of preferential voting in certain elections.
To Elections.
HB 1793 (By Swanson), Relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board of directors of a municipal utility district.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 1794 (By Schaefer), Relating to the eligibility of The University of Texas at Tyler to receive formula funding for the university's school of pharmacy.
To Appropriations.
HB 1795 (By Howard), Relating to the reimbursement under Medicaid of local educational agencies for the provision of health care services to students.
To Human Services.
HB 1796 (By Howard), Relating to family violence center services for victims of family violence.
To Human Services.
HB 1797 (By Hernandez), Relating to public school policy regarding the prevention of heat stress.
To Public Education.
HB 1798 (By Howard), Relating to the development of a strategic plan for home and community-based services provided under Medicaid and the child health plan program and the establishment of an advisory committee on home and community-based services.
To Human Services.
HB 1799 (By Landgraf), Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the street parking of certain vehicles.
To Business and Industry.
HB 1800 (By Landgraf), Relating to standing in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 1801 (By Talarico), Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of real property used to operate a child-care facility.
To Ways and Means.
HB 1802 (By Capriglione), Relating to the compensation and professional representation of certain students participating in University Interscholastic League activities or in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education.
To Public Education.
HB 1803 (By Rose), Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans.
To Insurance.
HB 1804 (By Leo-Wilson, Hefner, Buckley, Slawson, and Oliverson), Relating to the instructional material list and supplemental instructional materials adopted by the State Board of Education.
To Public Education.
HB 1805 (By Klick), Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions.
To Public Health.
HB 1806 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to the prohibition of employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 1807 (By J. Jones), Relating to the offense of failure to comply with an order from a fire marshal and the authority of certain county employees to issue citations for certain violations; changing a criminal penalty.
To County Affairs.
HB 1808 (By J. Jones), Relating to liability insurance obtained by certain peace officers for damages resulting from misconduct committed by those officers.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 1809 (By Hunter), Relating to the establishment of the commercial oyster mariculture advisory board.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 1810 (By Cain), Relating to protection from employment retaliation for reporting the existence of certain policies, patterns, or practices of a local entity or institution of higher education related to immigration.
To State Affairs.
HB 1811 (By Hefner), Relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with an electronic monitoring device.
To Corrections.
HB 1812 (By Thierry), Relating to authorizing school districts to provide funding using money received under the Foundation School Program to community-based organizations for purposes of reimbursing private employers for paid internships provided to certain students in career and technology education programs in the district.
To Public Education.
HB 1813 (By Kitzman), Relating to systems of county road administration in certain counties.
To Transportation.
HB 1814 (By Goodwin), Relating to creating a special education certification to teach students with disabilities.
To Public Education.
HB 1815 (By Kitzman), Relating to the authority of certain counties to enact certain park use rules.
To County Affairs.
HB 1816 (By Muñoz), Relating to the governing board of certain junior college districts.
To Higher Education.
HB 1817 (By Capriglione), Relating to the validity of a contract for which a disclosure of interested parties is required.
To State Affairs.
HB 1818 (By Muñoz), Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate of certain counties and the procedure for the adoption by such a county of a tax rate that exceeds that rate; making conforming changes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 1819 (By Cook), Relating to the repeal of the authority of political subdivisions to adopt or enforce juvenile curfews.
To Select Youth Health and Safety.
HB 1820 (By Meza), Relating to a landlord's right to enter the dwelling of a residential tenant.
To Business and Industry.
HB 1821 (By Meza), Relating to the designation of Diwali and Dashain as optional holidays.
To State Affairs.
HB 1822 (By Leo-Wilson), Relating to review and approval of advanced placement courses by the State Board of Education.
To Public Education.
HB 1823 (By Sherman), Relating to certain documents or instruments purporting to convey real or personal property.
To Business and Industry.
HB 1824 (By Thierry), Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women following a pregnancy.
To Select Health Care Reform.
HB 1825 (By Turner and Cook), Relating to the consumption, possession, and sale of alcoholic beverages at certain performing arts facilities owned by certain school districts.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 1826 (By Turner and Raney), Relating to the establishment of an organized retail theft task force.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1827 (By Turner), Relating to the time for ordering a special election to fill a vacancy in the state legislature or in congress.
To Elections.
HB 1828 (By Turner), Relating to public access to personal financial statements filed by public officials and candidates.
To State Affairs.
HB 1829 (By Schatzline), Relating to the publication of annual financial statements by a municipality.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 1830 (By Talarico), Relating to the authority of the Texas A&M Forest Service to identify urban areas with a canopy coverage disparity and plant trees in those areas.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 1831 (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 and the local regulation of cannabis establishments; providing for expunction of records relating to certain decriminalized conduct; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 1832 (By Kacal), Relating to authorizing the payment to employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for vacation leave.
To Corrections.
HB 1833 (By Shaheen), Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving a public power supply.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1834 (By S. Thompson), Relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 1835 (By J. Jones), Relating to the venue for prosecution of misdemeanor cases in justice courts.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1836 (By Holland), Relating to the pledge of allegiance to the state flag.
To State Affairs.
HB 1837 (By Leo-Wilson), Relating to the appointment of members to a committee established to review and make recommendations for revisions to the essential knowledge and skills of the public school required curriculum.
To Public Education.
HB 1838 (By Dutton), Relating to the establishment of the Texas Task Force on Gun Violence.
To Select Community Safety.
HB 1839 (By Collier), Relating to medical causation narrative reports created under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.
To Business and Industry.
HB 1840 (By Goodwin), Relating to establishing a panel to study the regulation of law enforcement officers and law enforcement agencies.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 1841 (By Walle and Garcia), Relating to landlord and tenant dispute information reported by justice courts to the Texas Judicial Council and made accessible to the public.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 1842 (By Cook), Relating to the public policy of this state with regard to child support.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 1843 (By J. Lopez), Relating to the confidentiality of certain information held by the Texas Education Agency.
To State Affairs.
HB 1844 (By Capriglione), Relating to the regulation of the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumers' personal data by certain business entities; imposing a civil penalty.
To Business and Industry.
HB 1845 (By Metcalf), Relating to the licensing requirements for certain operators of wastewater systems and public water systems.
To Natural Resources.
HB 1846 (By Ashby), Relating to the skills test required for a commercial driver's license for certain commercial learner's permit holders.
To Transportation.
HB 1847 (By Howard), Relating to an exception to certain reporting requirements for persons reviewing cases for the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.
To Public Health.
HB 1848 (By DeAyala), Relating to a study by the secretary of state on the feasibility of central counting stations complying with federal standards for facilities that contain sensitive information.
To Elections.
HB 1849 (By DeAyala), Relating to the appointment of election clerks.
To Elections.
HB 1850 (By DeAyala), Relating to the signature required on an application for voter registration.
To Elections.
HB 1851 (By Plesa), Relating to notice by certain sellers that plants containing cycasin may be toxic to canids.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 1852 (By Holland), Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to issue an order to create a special district.
To Natural Resources.
HB 1853 (By Shaheen), Relating to parental access to public school library Internet portals and restriction of access to certain public school library materials for the parent's student.
To Public Education.
HB 1854 (By Thierry), Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse assigned to the school during all instructional hours.
To Public Education.
HB 1855 (By Goodwin), Relating to the designation of highway safety corridors; increasing a fine.
To Transportation.
HB 1856 (By J. Jones), Relating to a firearms policy for campus peace officers commissioned by a public institution of higher education.
To Select Community Safety.
HB 1857 (By Guillen), Relating to the duration of court-ordered treatment for a person with a chemical dependency.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 1858 (By Rosenthal), Relating to the applicability to open-enrollment charter schools of certain law regarding travel expenses.
To Public Education.
HB 1859 (By Schaefer), Relating to the regulation of air conditioning and refrigeration contracting, including eligibility for an air conditioning and refrigeration technician registration or certification.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 1860 (By Guillen), Relating to the filing of an annual audit report by a title insurance company, title insurance agent, or direct operation.
To Insurance.
HB 1861 (By Guillen), Relating to notice of nonrenewal of a property and casualty insurance policy.
To Insurance.
HB 1862 (By Jetton), Relating to the appointment of election clerks.
To Elections.
HB 1863 (By Thierry), Relating to the civil penalty for certain signs placed on the right-of-way of a public road.
To Transportation.
HB 1864 (By Slawson), Relating to the beneficiaries of trust funds paid or received in connection with an improvement on specific real property.
To Business and Industry.
HB 1865 (By Campos), Relating to the requirements for certain institutions and facilities that provide care and services to persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
To Human Services.
HB 1866 (By Campos), Relating to the county provision of solid waste disposal services.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 1867 (By Campos), Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for assisted living facilities; providing a civil penalty.
To Human Services.
HB 1868 (By Campos), Relating to minimum staffing standards for assisted living facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders.
To Human Services.
HB 1869 (By Romero), Relating to the creation of a Texas conditional driver's permit, provisional Texas conditional driver's permit, and Texas conditional learner permit; authorizing a fee.
To State Affairs.
HB 1870 (By Hernandez), Relating to safety standards for private passenger van services that transport students to and from public primary and secondary schools.
To Public Education.
HB 1871 (By Vasut), Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 1872 (By Thierry), Relating to the prohibited sale of certain flavored e-cigarettes; providing a civil penalty.
To Public Health.
HB 1873 (By Campos), Relating to patients' rights, consumer protection, and directives for the provision of health care services; providing an administrative penalty.
To Public Health.
HB 1874 (By Noble), Relating to the award of attorney's fees in a civil asset forfeiture proceeding.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1875 (By Guillen), Relating to the audiology and speech-language pathology interstate compact; authorizing fees.
To Public Health.
HB 1876 (By Guillen), Relating to the Rita Littlefield Chronic Kidney Disease Centralized Resource Center established within the Health and Human Services Commission.
To Public Health.
HB 1877 (By Swanson), Relating to the enforcement of laws relating to elections.
To Elections.
HB 1878 (By Capriglione), Relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable to an individual during a benefit year under the state unemployment insurance program.
To Business and Industry.
HB 1879 (By Darby), Relating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those services.
To Human Services.
HB 1880 (By Howard), Relating to the applicability of certain laws on the provision of money to organizations that support access to health care services and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.
To Public Health.
HB 1881 (By Schatzline), Relating to agreements between counties and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law.
To State Affairs.
HB 1882 (By Bhojani, Jetton, Hull, Lalani, and Oliverson), Relating to the designation of certain religious holy days as optional holidays.
To State Affairs.
HB 1883 (By Bhojani, Cunningham, Allen, Hinojosa, and Jetton), Relating to the administration of assessment instruments on religious holy days.
To Public Education.
HB 1884 (By Bhojani, Cain, Moody, Talarico, and Leach), Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 1885 (By Canales), Relating to the authority of the Texas Transportation Commission to establish variable speed limits.
To Transportation.
HB 1886 (By Howard), Relating to the operation of a sport shooting range near a school, open-enrollment charter school, or school athletic facility.
To Select Community Safety.
HB 1887 (By Thierry), Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for maternity clothing.
To Ways and Means.
HB 1888 (By J. Lopez), Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties.
To Transportation.
HB 1889 (By Tinderholt), Relating to a study of seawater desalination processes used in Israel and the feasibility of using similar processes in Texas.
To Natural Resources.
HB 1890 (By Jetton), Relating to the operation of a hospital at home program by certain hospitals; authorizing a fee.
To Public Health.
HB 1891 (By Swanson), Relating to the quorum requirement for a tax levy vote in certain counties.
To County Affairs.
HB 1892 (By Cain), Relating to improved educational efficiency by empowering parents through a program administered by the comptroller.
To Public Education.
HB 1893 (By Meza), Relating to compensation of school district trustees.
To Public Education.
HB 1894 (By Cain), Relating to prohibiting the recognition and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.
To Select Community Safety.
HB 1895 (By Lozano), Relating to the method to be used by the chief appraiser of an appraisal district to determine the market value for ad valorem tax purposes of the real property of a recreational vehicle park.
To Ways and Means.
HB 1896 (By Guillen), Relating to civil and criminal liability for the unlawful disclosure or promotion of intimate visual material.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1897 (By Meza), Relating to the provision in the Nepali language of application forms and an alternate examination for a driver's license.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 1898 (By Jetton and Rose), Relating to a grant program to fund the provision by children's hospitals of mental and behavioral health services to children in this state.
To Select Youth Health and Safety.
HB 1899 (By Meyer), Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for insider trading and other misuse of official information.
To State Affairs.
HB 1900 (By Smithee), Relating to notice of nonrenewal of a property and casualty insurance policy.
To Insurance.
HR 371 (By Murr), Recognizing the Texas Hill Country as an integral part of the State of Texas.
To Natural Resources.
HR 435 (By Raymond), Urging the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to expand their comprehensive cardiovascular screening programs.
To Public Health.
APPENDIX
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Favorable reports have been filed by committees as follows:
March 6
Criminal Jurisprudence - HB 611