TWENTY-THIRD DAY --- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2023
The house met at 10:20 a.m. and was called to order by the speaker.
The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Record 49).
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; 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.
The invocation was offered by the Reverend Jakob N. Hurlimann, chaplain, as follows:
Almighty God, bless all those in this chamber today. May everything that is done here begin with your inspiration, continue under your guidance, and in your providence, reach a successful conclusion. Direct all this work, and we ourselves, ever nearer to yourself, and may we recognize reflections of you in the activity we dedicate ourselves to. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
The chair recognized Representative Frank who led the house in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
A message from the senate was received at this time (see the addendum to the daily journal, Messages from the Senate, Message No. 1).
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER
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, Senate List No. 7).
CAPITOL PHYSICIAN
The chair presented Dr. Lena Poole of Leander as the "Doctor for the Day."
The house welcomed Dr. Poole 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.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
At 10:25 a.m., the following committee meeting was announced:
Urban Affairs, upon final adjournment or during bill referral, if permission is granted, today, 1W.14, for a formal meeting, to consider pending business.
HR 353 - ADOPTED
(by Shine)
Representative Shine moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 353.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 353, In memory of Charles William Thurman.
HR 353 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote.
HR 282 - INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative E. Thompson who introduced coaches of the Pearland Little League All-Stars baseball team.
HR 112 - INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Cunningham who introduced Eduardo Treviño and members of his family.
HR 556 - ADOPTED
(by Anderson)
Representative Anderson moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 556.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 556, Recognizing March 15, 2023, as West Day at the State Capitol.
HR 556 was adopted.
HR 560 - ADOPTED
(by Bhojani)
Representative Bhojani moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 560.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 560, Recognizing March 15, 2023, as House District 92 Day at the State Capitol.
HR 560 was adopted.
On motion of Representative Raymond, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 560 as signers thereof.
HJR 207 - PERMISSION TO INTRODUCE
Representative Cook requested permission to introduce and have placed on first reading a house joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.
Permission to introduce was granted by (Record 50): 146 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — 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; 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; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; 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; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Moody; Orr; Walle.
COMMITTEES GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Ashby 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 10:50 a.m., Representative Hull moved that, at the conclusion of the reading of bills and resolutions on first reading and referral to committees and the receipt of messages, the house adjourn until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
The motion prevailed.
(Manuel in the chair)
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
AND REFERRAL TO COMMITTEES
Bills and joint resolutions were at this time laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees. (See the addendum to the daily journal, Referred to Committees, List No. 1.)
HOUSE AT EASE
At 11:32 a.m., the chair announced that the house would stand at ease.
(Speaker in the chair)
The chair called the house to order at 12:44 p.m.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
A message from the senate was received at this time (see the addendum to the daily journal, Messages from the Senate, Message No. 2).
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
AND REFERRAL TO COMMITTEES
Bills and joint resolutions were at this time laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees. (See the addendum to the daily journal, Referred to Committees, List No. 2.)
ADJOURNMENT
In accordance with a previous motion, the house, at 12:44 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 3151 (By Schatzline), Relating to prohibited health care discrimination based on vaccination status; providing a civil penalty.
To Public Health.
HB 3152 (By Price), Relating to the identification of the country of manufacture on the label for a prescription drug or biological product.
To Public Health.
HB 3153 (By Thierry), Relating to the adoption of county and municipal building codes for the insulation and protection of piping in new residential construction.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 3154 (By Thierry), Relating to the authority to arrest a person without a warrant.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3155 (By C.E. Harris), Relating to the use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.
To Transportation.
HB 3156 (By Leach), Relating to liability of professional entities performing construction monitoring and inspection services for the Texas Department of Transportation.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3157 (By Leach), Relating to emergency intervention proceedings concerning a decedent's estate.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3158 (By Leach), Relating to occupational licensing of inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
To Corrections.
HB 3159 (By Leach), Relating to the use of an accessible absentee mail system by certain voters.
To Elections.
HB 3160 (By Moody), Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3161 (By Hull), Relating to the duties of a justice of the peace, medical examiner, or other investigator regarding the bodies of unidentified deceased persons.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3162 (By Klick), Relating to advance directives and health care treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients, including a review of those directives and decisions.
To Public Health.
HB 3163 (By Lozano), Relating to the calculation of net to land in the appraisal of open-space land for ad valorem tax purposes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3164 (By Tepper, Noble, Jetton, Patterson, and Capriglione), Relating to the prohibition of diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and employees at public institutions of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 3165 (By Holland), Relating to the establishment, administration, and use of the land and water conservation fund and allocations and transfers of money to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, and the state highway fund.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3166 (By Murr), Relating to the creation of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals with jurisdiction over certain civil cases, the compensation of the justices of that court, and the jurisdiction of the courts of appeals in this state; authorizing fees.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3167 (By Moody), Relating to the production of public information under the public information law.
To State Affairs.
HB 3168 (By Leach), Relating to the dormancy of certain judgments.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3169 (By Landgraf), Relating to regulation of short-term rental units by certain municipalities; authorizing a civil penalty.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 3170 (By Leach), Relating to the exemption of certain personal property from garnishment, attachment, execution, or other seizure.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3171 (By K. King, Cook, and Bernal), Relating to the sampling or tasting of distilled spirits by the manufacturer to a consumer at a temporary event.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3172 (By Bucy), Relating to the availability of menstrual products and lactation rooms at public institutions of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 3173 (By Bucy), Relating to inquiries into and the consideration of an applicant's criminal and disciplinary history in making admissions decisions at a public institution of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 3174 (By Bucy), Relating to requirements for counties posting election information on an Internet website.
To Elections.
HB 3175 (By Bucy), Relating to required proof of lawful presence in the United States for issuance of a driver's license.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3176 (By Wu), Relating to the creation of a youthful offender pilot court program.
To Select Youth Health and Safety.
HB 3177 (By Rosenthal), Relating to the interconnection of the ERCOT power grid to grids outside the ERCOT power region.
To State Affairs.
HB 3178 (By Rosenthal), Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to ensure the independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region has adequate reserve power to prevent blackout conditions.
To State Affairs.
HB 3179 (By Rosenthal), Relating to electric power purchased for the ERCOT power region.
To State Affairs.
HB 3180 (By K. Bell), Relating to the review by the Sunset Advisory Commission of the sale of personal data by state agencies.
To State Affairs.
HB 3181 (By Rosenthal), Relating to preparation for and response to weather emergencies that affect certain natural gas facilities; increasing the amount of civil and administrative penalties.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3182 (By Rosenthal), Relating to the use of adaptive model data analytics software by the independent organization certified to manage the ERCOT power region.
To State Affairs.
HB 3183 (By Schatzline), Relating to the use of in-custody informant testimony in a criminal trial.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3184 (By S. Thompson), Relating to guardianships and the delivery of certain notices or other communications in connection with guardianship proceedings.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3185 (By J. Jones), Relating to the temporary closure of certain businesses following a violent act on the premises.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3186 (By Leach), Relating to youth diversion strategies and procedures for children accused of certain fine-only offenses in municipal and justice courts and related criminal justice matters; authorizing fees.
To Select Youth Health and Safety.
HB 3187 (By C.E. Harris), Relating to the sourcing, marketing, and sale of certain license plates.
To Transportation.
HB 3188 (By Bonnen), Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain biomarker testing.
To Insurance.
HB 3189 (By Garcia), Relating to information provided to an individual identified as a potential relative or designated caregiver of a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
To Human Services.
HB 3190 (By Frazier), Relating to the use of a public school as a polling place.
To Elections.
HB 3191 (By Spiller), Relating to the elections and operations of certain hospital districts.
To County Affairs.
HB 3192 (By Lujan), Relating to the designation of fentanyl poisoning for purposes of the death certificate.
To Public Health.
HB 3193 (By Zwiener), Relating to the information relied on by certain agencies for purposes of rules involving estimates of the intensity, duration, and frequency of rainfall in this state.
To State Affairs.
HB 3194 (By Perez), Relating to automatic renewal of certain policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
To Insurance.
HB 3195 (By Bonnen), Relating to conduct of insurers providing preferred provider benefit plans with respect to physician and health care provider contracts and claims.
To Insurance.
HB 3196 (By A. Johnson), Relating to prompt payment deadlines for health benefit plan claims affected by a catastrophic event.
To Insurance.
HB 3197 (By Frazier), Relating to definition change for certain customer data, communications, and other information held in electronic storage in this state and other states by providers of electronic communications services and remote computing services.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3198 (By Noble), Relating to criminal history record information and certain registry information accessible to certain educational and child-care entities and information required for employment in certain child-care facilities.
To Human Services.
HB 3199 (By Noble), Relating to requiring certain information before being employed by a child-care facility.
To Human Services.
HB 3200 (By Leach), Relating to the collection of certain judgments.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3201 (By Noble), Relating to access to the registry of persons who are not eligible for employment in public schools.
To Human Services.
HB 3202 (By Noble), Relating to access by the Texas Education Agency and private schools to certain criminal history records.
To Public Education.
HB 3203 (By Button), Relating to the sunset review of local workforce development boards in this state.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 3204 (By Noble), Relating to the central registry of names of individuals found to have abused or neglected a child.
To Human Services.
HB 3205 (By Zwiener), Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district, an adjustment in the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in the exemption amount, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3206 (By Darby), Relating to the maximum allowable cost of certain items eligible for a sales and use tax exemption for a limited period.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3207 (By Murr), Relating to the composition of the agricultural advisory board of an appraisal district.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3208 (By E. Thompson), Relating to the refund of premiums on the cancellation of Texas Windstorm Insurance Association policies by insureds.
To Insurance.
HB 3209 (By E. Thompson), Relating to the collection, remittance, and administration of certain taxes on motor vehicles rented through a marketplace rental provider; imposing a penalty.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3210 (By E. Thompson and Cook), Relating to the establishment of the Texas Cleaner Landscapes for the Economy, Agriculture, and Nature (CLEAN) Advisory Council.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 3211 (By Stucky), Relating to a campus of the Texas State Technical College System located in Denton County.
To Higher Education.
HB 3212 (By Toth), Relating to the duties of a birthing facility conducting newborn screening tests; creating an administrative and civil penalty.
To Public Health.
HB 3213 (By Swanson), Relating to the detainment and housing of juveniles based on biological sex.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3214 (By Howard), Relating to the determination of prescription drug reimbursement amounts under the Medicaid vendor drug program.
To Human Services.
HB 3215 (By Klick), Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for veterans with disabilities that include the emblem from Tomb Guard specialty license plates.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3216 (By Klick), Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3217 (By Lujan), Relating to a biennial audit by the Department of Information Resources of state agency information technology infrastructure.
To State Affairs.
HB 3218 (By Klick), Relating to price estimates and billing requirements for certain health care facilities.
To Public Health.
HB 3219 (By Hernandez), Relating to transmission and distribution utility access to certain portions of the electricity supply chain map.
To State Affairs.
HB 3220 (By Garcia), Relating to an assessment on the use of surplus government property to provide housing to homeless veterans.
To Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3221 (By Garcia), Relating to certain information regarding disciplinary actions by the Texas Board of Nursing.
To Public Health.
HB 3222 (By Guillen), Relating to eligibility for a loan under the disaster recovery loan program.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3223 (By Guillen), Relating to the management of a declared state of disaster.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3224 (By Guillen), Relating to the status of the registration of a vehicle after a failure to establish financial responsibility.
To Transportation.
HB 3225 (By Tepper), Relating to the recording of open meetings held by certain water districts.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3226 (By Allison), Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; imposing penalties.
To Select Health Care Reform.
HB 3227 (By Allison), Relating to the authority of a physician to supervise or delegate the prescribing or ordering of a drug or device to a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse.
To Public Health.
HB 3228 (By Allison), Relating to requirements for the renewal of a physician's registration permit.
To Public Health.
HB 3229 (By Allison), Relating to the authority of a physician to supervise or delegate the prescribing or ordering of a drug or device to a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse.
To Public Health.
HB 3230 (By Allison), Relating to the prescribing or ordering of a controlled substance or dangerous drug or device by an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant under a prescriptive authority agreement.
To Public Health.
HB 3231 (By Allison), Relating to the continuation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Bexar County Hospital District.
To County Affairs.
HB 3232 (By Rogers), Relating to the suspension of an enforcement action against a regional water supply, sewer, or wastewater treatment service for a violation committed by a retail public utility being integrated into the regional service.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3233 (By Garcia), Relating to additional requirements for individualized education programs developed for children with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders.
To Public Education.
HB 3234 (By Troxclair), Relating to the withdrawal of a unit of election from certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities.
To Transportation.
HB 3235 (By Troxclair), Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a county hotel occupancy tax.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3236 (By Herrero), Relating to the composition of the radiation advisory board.
To Public Health.
HB 3237 (By Campos), Relating to a public outreach and education campaign for mixed-status families regarding eligibility for Medicaid and the child health plan program.
To Select Health Care Reform.
HB 3238 (By Campos), Relating to a family service plan.
To Human Services.
HB 3239 (By Hernandez), Relating to the participation of distributed energy resources in the ERCOT ancillary services and wholesale energy markets.
To State Affairs.
HB 3240 (By Shaheen), Relating to the cancellation or suspension of a permit because the permittee facilitated a sexual performance in the presence of children.
To State Affairs.
HB 3241 (By Guillen), Relating to the exemption of certain assets used for agricultural production from property taxes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3242 (By Hefner), Relating to the eligibility of the surviving spouse of an elderly person who qualified for a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit of a portion of the appraised value of the deceased person's residence homestead to continue to receive an exemption for the same property from the same taxing unit in an amount equal to that of the exemption for which the deceased person qualified without applying for the exemption.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3243 (By Reynolds), Relating to the use by certain municipalities of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for the enhancement and maintenance of public parks.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3244 (By Goldman), Relating to the operation of certain infrastructure during a weather emergency; authorizing administrative penalties.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3245 (By Manuel), Relating to consideration of the location of a bidder's principal place of business in certain municipality contracts.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 3246 (By Manuel, Reynolds, Rose, J. González, and Longoria), Relating to inquiries about and the consideration of criminal history record information regarding applicants for employment.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3247 (By Cain), Relating to creating the criminal offense of prosecutorial misconduct.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3248 (By Anchía), Relating to contributions to, benefits under, and administration of Texas local fire fighters' retirement systems.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3249 (By A. Johnson), Relating to regular reporting of district court workload.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3250 (By Manuel), Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3251 (By Oliverson), Relating to an alternate board certification to signify accreditation within a given specialty in this state and medical care provided at certain health care facilities by physicians with an alternate board certification.
To Public Health.
HB 3252 (By Meza), Relating to the administration of perpetual care trust funds.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3253 (By Manuel), Relating to the creation of a non-REAL ID personal identification certificate; authorizing a fee.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3254 (By Burns), Relating to the purchase of service credit by certain members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3255 (By Manuel), Relating to emergency response management training for certain administrators and security personnel at public schools.
To Select Youth Health and Safety.
HB 3256 (By Manuel), Relating to conditions of release on bond for a felony offense involving family violence.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3257 (By Kacal), Relating to the confidentiality of certain biosecurity and other sensitive information shared with the Texas Animal Health Commission.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 3258 (By Howard), Relating to a report by the Legislative Budget Board on the reliance by this state on certain dedicated revenue for purposes of budget certification.
To Appropriations.
HB 3259 (By Rogers), Relating to the use of audiovisual technology during meetings by the Texas Water Development Board and the Water Conservation Advisory Council.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3260 (By Herrero), Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files by a statutory county court.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3261 (By Herrero), Relating to preventing the loss of benefits by certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service during a declared disaster.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3262 (By Hunter), Relating to county or municipal regulation of mass gatherings and sports and community venue district duties regarding emergency services and fire suppression; authorizing fees.
To State Affairs.
HB 3263 (By Howard), Relating to the inclusion of firearm safety instruction in the required health curriculum for public school students.
To Select Youth Health and Safety.
HB 3264 (By Meza), Relating to the removal of a county officer from office.
To County Affairs.
HB 3265 (By Manuel), Relating to the submission of certain reports by the Health and Human Services Commission.
To Human Services.
HB 3266 (By Frazier), Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of certain devices intended to modify handguns.
To Select Community Safety.
HB 3267 (By Talarico), Relating to establishing the Texas Care Plan Medicaid buy-in program to provide health benefit plan coverage to certain persons in this state.
To Select Health Care Reform.
HB 3268 (By Talarico), Relating to repealing certain restrictions and prohibitions regarding labor unions.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3269 (By Talarico), Relating to the right of a residential tenant to summon police or emergency assistance.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3270 (By Ortega), Relating to the allocation of money in certain funding categories of the unified transportation program.
To Transportation.
HB 3271 (By Reynolds), Relating to the seizure of firearms during the emergency detention of certain persons who may have a mental illness.
To Select Community Safety.
HB 3272 (By Thierry), Relating to the eligibility of a person to serve on the appraisal review board of certain appraisal districts.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3273 (By Thierry), Relating to public notice of the availability on the Internet of property-tax-related information.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3274 (By Gámez), Relating to human operators of automated motor vehicles.
To Transportation.
HB 3275 (By Lambert), Relating to the regulation of consumer credit transactions and the regulatory authority of the consumer credit commissioner; changing a fee.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3276 (By J. González), Relating to the disclosure of certain fees by a landlord.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3277 (By J. González), Relating to the prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of a person's source of income and to the enforcement of that prohibition.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3278 (By Price), Relating to the joint planning of desired future conditions in groundwater management areas.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3279 (By Slaton), Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3280 (By Leo-Wilson), Relating to the enrollment, including resident status and tuition rates, of certain persons, including persons not authorized to be present in the United States, in public institutions of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 3281 (By Leo-Wilson), Relating to a prohibition on certain roadway projects and to the distribution of affordable housing funds to local governmental entities that violate that prohibition.
To Transportation.
HB 3282 (By V. Jones), Relating to county authority to mitigate illegal tire disposal.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 3283 (By Slaton), Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 1570 in Hunt County as the Terri Lynn Hall Free Road.
To Transportation.
HB 3284 (By Lujan), Relating to weight limitations for certain natural gas or electric vehicles.
To Transportation.
HB 3285 (By Price), Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for the provision of certain digital therapeutics.
To Human Services.
HB 3286 (By Klick), Relating to certain prescription drug benefits under the Medicaid managed care program.
To Select Health Care Reform.
HB 3287 (By Anderson), Relating to the locations of the campuses of the Texas State Technical College System.
To Higher Education.
HB 3288 (By Canales), Relating to notice of transfer of a used motor vehicle.
To Transportation.
HB 3289 (By Anderson), Relating to prohibiting the use of certain social media applications and services on devices owned or leased by state agencies.
To State Affairs.
HB 3290 (By Guillen), Relating to the next generation 9-1-1 service fund.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3291 (By Thierry), Relating to the deadline for certain officials of an appraisal district to take certain actions.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3292 (By Vasut), Relating to the election of the members of the board of directors of the Sweeny Hospital District.
To County Affairs.
HB 3293 (By Vasut), Relating to the designation of a weight enforcement officer by a commissioners court in certain counties.
To Transportation.
HB 3294 (By Vasut), Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain counties.
To Transportation.
HB 3295 (By Vasut), Relating to the sale of certain park land by certain municipalities.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 3296 (By Raney), Relating to reporting requirements regarding certain data related to students at two-year public institutions of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 3297 (By C.J. Harris), Relating to the elimination of regular mandatory vehicle safety inspections for noncommercial vehicles and the imposition of replacement fees.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3298 (By Garcia), Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for educational materials purchased by a teacher.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3299 (By Talarico), Relating to requiring the disclosure of taxes and fees charged for the sale of concert and other event tickets.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3300 (By Guerra), Relating to the release of a balloon; providing a criminal penalty.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 3301 (By Oliverson), Relating to the dissolution of the Green Tree Park Municipal Utility District.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 3302 (By Guerra), Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency on the administration of assessment instruments in Spanish to certain public school students in grades six through 12.
To Public Education.
HB 3303 (By Guerra), Relating to the establishment of a dual language immersion bilingual education teaching certificate.
To Public Education.
HB 3304 (By Guerra), Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency on the administration of assessment instruments in Spanish to certain public school students in grades six through eight.
To Public Education.
HB 3305 (By Guerra), Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system.
To Public Education.
HB 3306 (By Bryant), Relating to the right of a residential tenant to cure default for nonpayment of rent.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3307 (By Cook), Relating to the official misconduct and removal of district attorneys and county attorneys.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3308 (By Bryant), Relating to the repeal of the prohibition against certain municipal or county regulation of the rental or leasing of housing accommodations.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 3309 (By Ashby), Relating to a prohibition on the issuance by the Railroad Commission of Texas of a permit for certain commercial surface disposal facilities.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3310 (By Lozano), Relating to deadlines for the claims appraisal process of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
To Insurance.
HB 3311 (By Lozano), Relating to the process of selecting member representatives for the board of directions of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
To Insurance.
HB 3312 (By Hernandez), Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the building products, materials, or methods used in the construction of residential or commercial buildings.
To State Affairs.
HB 3313 (By Ordaz), Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on motorcycles and mopeds.
To Transportation.
HB 3314 (By Gerdes), Relating to a mitigation program and fees for the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3315 (By K. Bell), Relating to a school district's grievance procedure regarding complaints concerning violation of parental rights.
To Public Education.
HB 3316 (By T. King), Relating to the review of river authorities by the Sunset Advisory Commission.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3317 (By Frank), Relating to the operation and financing of the federally qualified health center primary care access program to provide primary care access to persons in this state.
To Select Health Care Reform.
HB 3318 (By Allen), Relating to the eligibility of certain children enrolled in a special education program for free prekindergarten programs in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 3319 (By Lozano), Relating to the composition of the port commission of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas.
To Transportation.
HB 3320 (By Lozano), Relating to the composition of the port commission of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas.
To Transportation.
HB 3321 (By Geren), Relating to a severance tax credit for gas produced from certain wells that use an onsite flare mitigation system.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3322 (By Goodwin), Relating to the establishment of the office of food system security and resiliency in the Department of Agriculture.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 3323 (By Goodwin), Relating to food system security and resiliency planning.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 3324 (By Gerdes), Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3325 (By Goodwin), Relating to notice by an appraisal district to an owner of residential property of the owner's potential eligibility for a residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation of the property and the manner in which certain owners may apply for the exemption.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3326 (By Goodwin), Relating to the development of an extreme weather adaptation plan by certain entities.
To State Affairs.
HB 3327 (By Wu), Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in property tax appraisal records.
To State Affairs.
HB 3328 (By Vasut), Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate certain subdivisions in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 3329 (By Thimesch), Relating to the investigation or determination of abuse or neglect of a child, elderly person, or person with a disability and the provision of certain services.
To Human Services.
HB 3330 (By Sherman), Relating to the establishment of a task force on the statewide alert systems for abducted children and missing persons with intellectual disabilities.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3331 (By Thimesch), Relating to a convicted felon serving as executor of a decedent's estate in certain circumstances.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3332 (By Sherman), Relating to the child support obligation of certain obligors who are or were incarcerated.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3333 (By Paul), Relating to eligibility for coverage under the FAIR Plan Association in certain areas.
To Insurance.
HB 3334 (By Canales), Relating to the collection and disclosure of certain public information.
To State Affairs.
HB 3335 (By Canales), Relating to employment activities of certain emergency response personnel for purposes of the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3336 (By Tepper), Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of commercial real property and single-family rental property for ad valorem tax purposes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3337 (By Cole), Relating to the provision of menstrual products at public institutions of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 3338 (By Cole), Relating to measures to prevent and respond to opioid-related drug overdoses, including policies and training regarding the use of opioid antagonists, at student residences on campuses of public institutions of higher education; providing immunity.
To Higher Education.
HB 3339 (By Patterson), Relating to the sale and regulation of alcoholic beverages by certain retailers.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3340 (By Metcalf, Perez, Harless, and Oliverson), Relating to relief and retirement funds for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3341 (By A. Johnson), Relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain offenses committed when younger than 25 years of age.
To Corrections.
HB 3342 (By J. Jones), Relating to recordings of peace officer performance of official duties and interactions with the public; creating a criminal offense.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3343 (By K. King), Relating to the regulation of electric vehicle supply equipment; requiring an occupational registration; authorizing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3344 (By K. King), Relating to elevator inspection requirements in buildings with four stories or less.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3345 (By Bonnen), Relating to the amount of the fee imposed on certain sexually oriented businesses that is allocated to the sexual assault program fund and the allocation of certain other revenue to that fund; authorizing an increase in the amount of a fee.
To Appropriations.
HB 3346 (By J. Jones), Relating to the administration of medication to certain persons in the custody of a sheriff.
To County Affairs.
HB 3347 (By Vo), Relating to the voter registration of naturalized United States citizens.
To Elections.
HB 3348 (By Vo), Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency on Asian American and Pacific Islander students enrolled in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 3349 (By Landgraf), Relating to assignment by the University Interscholastic League of schools to districts for purposes of competition.
To Public Education.
HB 3350 (By Holland), Relating to the purchase and sale of vintage distilled spirits by the holder of a package store permit or local distributor's permit.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3351 (By C.E. Harris), Relating to standards required for certain rankings of physicians by health benefit plan issuers.
To Insurance.
HB 3352 (By Gerdes), Relating to the regulation of used and scrap tires by certain counties.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 3353 (By Harrison), Relating to the recognition of occupational licenses and government certifications issued in other states; imposing a fee.
To State Affairs.
HB 3354 (By J. Jones), Relating to the timely testing of evidence for controlled substances and dangerous drugs and the dismissal of certain criminal charges.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3355 (By Landgraf), Relating to exemption from taxation of facilities, devices, or methods used to control pollution.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3356 (By Cole), Relating to the powers and duties and authority to issue bonds of the SH130 Municipal Management District No. 1.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 3357 (By Schatzline), Relating to civil liability for obscenity.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3358 (By Button), Relating to the amount of the refund to which certain persons are entitled of sales and use taxes imposed on tangible personal property used to provide cable television services, Internet access service, or telecommunications service.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3359 (By Bonnen), Relating to network adequacy standards and other requirements for preferred provider benefit plans.
To Insurance.
HB 3360 (By Shaheen), Relating to a prohibition on the presence of minors at certain performances facilitated by certain alcoholic beverage permit and license holders.
To State Affairs.
HB 3361 (By Cain), Relating to the slaughtering of livestock.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 3362 (By Metcalf), Relating to active shooter training for peace officers.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3363 (By Frank), Relating to the confinement or detention of certain individuals in a county jail or other facility operated by or for the county and to the compensation to the county for the costs of that confinement or detention.
To Corrections.
HB 3364 (By Button), Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3365 (By C.E. Harris), Relating to rating plan consequences for automobile insurance for traffic violation charges or convictions.
To Insurance.
HB 3366 (By Shaheen), Relating to the validity of a proposed state agency rule for which the agency fails to publish a summary of the rule on the agency's Internet website.
To State Affairs.
HB 3367 (By Bonnen), Relating to contributions to, benefits from, and the administration of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3368 (By Dean), Relating to the regulation of certain transactions involving tubular steel used in the oil and gas industry.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3369 (By Dean), Relating to exempting property owned by taxing units from local government land use regulations restricting impervious cover.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 3370 (By Vasut), Relating to authorizing certain physical therapists to serve as a treating doctor under the workers' compensation system.
To Business and Industry.
HB 3371 (By A. Johnson), Relating to health benefits offered by institutions of higher education to students and their families.
To Higher Education.
HB 3372 (By Thimesch), Relating to the reporting of political contributions and expenditures made using a credit card.
To Elections.
HB 3373 (By Thimesch), Relating to the administration, implementation, and enforcement of federal produce safety standards by the Department of Agriculture.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 3374 (By Button), Relating to requirements for a qualified business participating in the enterprise zone program during a certain period.
To International Relations and Economic Development.
HB 3375 (By Garcia), Relating to access to communication services for inmates and state jail defendants.
To Corrections.
HB 3376 (By Garcia), Relating to psychological and physical examinations required to obtain a license issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
To Homeland Security and Public Safety.
HB 3377 (By V. Jones), Relating to HIV and AIDS tests.
To Public Health.
HB 3378 (By Gámez), Relating to the promotion of breast-feeding and the prohibition against interference with or restriction of the right to breast-feed; creating a civil action.
To State Affairs.
HB 3379 (By Cook), Relating to orders for the conservatorship of, possession of or access to, or support of a child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3380 (By Cook), Relating to the Uniform Unregulated Child Custody Transfer Act; creating criminal offenses.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 3381 (By Cook), Relating to creating the criminal offense of misrepresenting medical history to obtain unnecessary medical treatment for a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3382 (By Gámez), Relating to public health laboratory testing capabilities in certain counties.
To Public Health.
HB 3383 (By Thierry), Relating to the eligibility of certain municipalities to establish homestead preservation districts and reinvestment zones and to certain regulatory prohibitions applicable in those districts and zones.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 3384 (By Cook), Relating to the punishment for the offense of promotion of prostitution.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3385 (By Leo-Wilson), Relating to establishing the oyster council of the Parks and Wildlife Department.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3386 (By Cook), Relating to the criminal district courts, statutory county courts, and criminal law magistrates in Tarrant County.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3387 (By Hunter), Relating to the participation of aggregated distributed energy resources in the ERCOT market.
To State Affairs.
HB 3388 (By Cook), Relating to court administration for cases referred to criminal law magistrates in Tarrant County.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3389 (By Longoria), Relating to a refund of motor vehicle sales taxes paid on certain bad debt.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3390 (By Hunter), Relating to the provision of information regarding distributed generation and certain electrical loads.
To State Affairs.
HB 3391 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to disclosures by liability insurers and policyholders to third-party claimants; providing an administrative penalty.
To Insurance.
HB 3392 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to access to certain litigation, law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial records under the public information law.
To State Affairs.
HB 3393 (By J.E. Johnson), Relating to the settlement of certain claims on behalf of a minor.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3394 (By Walle), Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for doula services and reports on the provision of those services.
To Human Services.
HB 3395 (By Capriglione), Relating to the charging of swipe fees on certain electronic payment transactions; authorizing a civil penalty.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3396 (By Hayes), Relating to requiring the Health and Human Services Commission to establish a plan to bring certain funded forensic state hospital beds online.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3397 (By Kitzman), Relating to the regulation of veterinary chiropractic.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 3398 (By Gerdes), Relating to county zoning authority for counties adjacent to populous counties; creating a criminal offense.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 3399 (By Paul), Relating to governmental contracts with companies that engage in certain economic boycotts.
To State Affairs.
HB 3400 (By Smith), Relating to the release of defendants on bail, the duties of a magistrate in certain criminal proceedings, and the appointment of certain criminal law hearing officers; creating a criminal offense.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HJR 136 (By Harrison), Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 137 (By Kuempel), Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that real property not held for profit that is used exclusively for human burial is not subject to seizure or sale for delinquent ad valorem taxes.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 138 (By Holland), Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the land and water conservation fund, dedicating certain money in that fund to the conservation of, restoration of, or public access to land, water, or natural resources in this state, and providing for the transfer of certain general revenues to the economic stabilization fund, the land and water conservation fund, and the state highway fund.
To Natural Resources.
HJR 139 (By Murr), Proposing a constitutional amendment modifying the initial terms of office for the justices of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HJR 141 (By Guillen), Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the taxation of assets used to begin production on agricultural land.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 142 (By Talarico), Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.
To Natural Resources.
HJR 143 (By Bryant), Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for equality under the law regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.
To State Affairs.
HJR 144 (By Canales), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of money in the state highway fund for roadways for seaports, airports, spaceports, land ports of entry, and international bridges.
To Transportation.
HJR 145 (By Harrison), Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish ad valorem taxes.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 146 (By Capriglione), Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of exchange.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HJR 147 (By VanDeaver), Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to the appraised value of the property when it was first qualified as a residence homestead, plus the value of subsequent improvements.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 148 (By Plesa), Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a legislative session.
To State Affairs.
HJR 149 (By Talarico), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property used to operate a child-care facility.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 150 (By Noble), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the market value of a property that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and is related to the owner of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 151 (By Wilson), Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes after the 2043 tax year.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 152 (By J. Jones), Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 153 (By Wilson), Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a political subdivision other than a school district to establish a limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that the political subdivision may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 154 (By K. King), Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the centennial parks conservation fund to be administered by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HJR 155 (By Geren), Proposing a constitutional amendment to foster economic development and job growth, provide tax relief and funding for education and public safety programs, support the horse racing industry, and reform horse racing and greyhound racing by authorizing casino gaming at destination resorts, creating the Texas Gaming Commission, authorizing sports wagering, requiring a license to conduct casino gaming, requiring the imposition of casino gaming and sports wagering taxes, requiring license application fees, and authorizing Tribal-State compacts related to gaming.
To State Affairs.
HJR 156 (By M. González), Proposing a constitutional amendment to require the governor to negotiate and execute gaming compacts with the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, and the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and to authorize those tribes to sue this state if the governor fails to negotiate in good faith.
To State Affairs.
HJR 157 (By Guillen), Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the portion of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation or construction in or on the property of border security infrastructure.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 158 (By Cook), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation income-producing tangible personal property having a value of less than a certain amount.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 159 (By Cook), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a mineral interest that has a value of less than a certain amount.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 160 (By Cook), Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 161 (By Cook), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision located wholly or partly in a populous county of a specified dollar amount, or a greater dollar amount specified by the governing body of the political subdivision, of the assessed value of a residence homestead.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 162 (By Schofield), Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for an exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes of a dollar amount or a percentage, whichever is greater, of the market value of a residence homestead and providing for an adjustment of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled to reflect increases in the exemption amount.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 163 (By Harrison), Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing the voters to remove local elected officers from office by means of a recall election.
To State Affairs.
HJR 164 (By Harrison), Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations to pay for tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
To Appropriations.
HJR 165 (By Muñoz), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a military service member who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 166 (By S. Thompson), Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing recovery of exemplary damages by a person's estate for a homicide.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HJR 167 (By J. Lopez), Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of additional general obligation bonds that may be issued by the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.
To Natural Resources.
HJR 168 (By Turner), Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the rate of a state sales or use tax.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 169 (By Clardy), Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the dedication of certain sales and use tax revenue to a special fund established in the state treasury to pay for water infrastructure in this state.
To Natural Resources.
HJR 170 (By K. King), Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the State School Safety Fund to provide financial support for projects that enhance the safety of schools in this state.
To Select Youth Health and Safety.
HJR 171 (By Button), Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that a county may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 172 (By Cook), Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
List No. 2
SB 30 to Appropriations.
SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER
The following bills and resolutions were today signed in the presence of the house by the speaker:
Senate List No. 7
SCR 19
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The following messages from the senate were today received by the house:
Message No. 1
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
SENATE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Wednesday, March 15, 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 conduct constituting the criminal offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the "Keep Nine" amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Respectfully,
Patsy Spaw
Secretary of the Senate
Message No. 2
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
SENATE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 - 2
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 supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.
Respectfully,
Patsy Spaw
Secretary of the Senate
APPENDIX
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Favorable reports have been filed by committees as follows:
March 14
Agriculture and Livestock - HB 430