THIRTY-FIFTH DAY --- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2023

The house met at 10:26 a.m. and was called to order by the speaker.

The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Record 86).

Present — Mr. Speaker(C); Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; 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; 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.

Absent, Excused — Ashby.

Absent — Hefner.

The invocation was offered by the Reverend Jakob N. Hurlimann, chaplain, as follows:

Father of divine mercy, your love for us knows no bounds. As the men and women in this house go about the work that you have set before them, may they recognize your action behind all that they do, all that they experience, and respond in that same self-giving love with which you have first loved us. You have given us this day as your gift to us—may we live it in light of our desire for eternity with you. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

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

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

Ashby on motion of Shine.

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

Notice was given at this time that the speaker had signed bills and resolutions in the presence of the house (see the addendum to the daily journal, Signed by the Speaker, House List No. 6).

The chair presented Dr. Samuel Mathis of Galveston as the "Doctor for the Day."

The house welcomed Dr. Mathis and thanked him for his participation in the Physician of the Day Program sponsored by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.

On motion of Representative Metcalf and by unanimous consent, the reading and referral of bills was postponed until just prior to adjournment.

The following member was granted leave of absence for the remainder of today because of illness:

Kitzman on motion of Gerdes.

At 10:31 a.m., the following committee meetings were announced:

Business and Industry, upon final adjournment today, Desk 144, for a formal meeting, to consider pending and referred business.

Corrections, upon adjournment today, Desk 25, for a formal meeting, to consider pending business.

Higher Education, upon final adjournment today, Desk 124, for a formal meeting, to consider pending business.

(Hefner now present)

Representative Kuempel requested permission to introduce and have placed on first reading a house bill relating to the appointment of magistrates in Guadalupe County.

Permission to introduce was granted by (Record 87): 140 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; 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; 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.; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Ashby; Kitzman.

Absent — Hefner; Hernandez; Lozano; Ortega; Shine; Toth; Zwiener.

Representative Canales moved to suspend the five-day posting rule to allow the Committee on Transportation to consider HB 3146 at 10:30 a.m. or upon final adjournment or recess or during bill referral, if permission is granted, today in E2.036.

The motion prevailed.

Representative Smithee moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HCR 102.

The motion prevailed.

The following resolution was laid before the house:

HCR 102, In memory of Fire Chief Curtis Dewayne Brown of the Dalhart Fire Department.

HCR 102 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote.

Representative Smithee moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HCR 101.

The motion prevailed.

The following resolution was laid before the house:

HCR 101, In memory of Brendan Luis Torres of the Dalhart Volunteer Fire Department.

HCR 101 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote.

Representative Guillen moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 899.

The motion prevailed.

The following resolution was laid before the house:

HR 899, Recognizing April 5, 2023, as Karnes County Day at the State Capitol.

HR 899 was adopted.

The chair recognized Representative Guillen who introduced a delegation from Karnes County.

Representative Morrison moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 950.

The motion prevailed.

The following resolution was laid before the house:

HR 950, Honoring native Texan Jennifer Garner for her outstanding achievements in acting, business, and philanthropy.

HR 950 was adopted.

On motion of Representative Geren, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 950 as signers thereof.

The chair recognized Representative Morrison who introduced Jennifer Garner.

(Leach in the chair)

Representative Rose moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 914.

The motion prevailed.

(Speaker in the chair)

The following resolution was laid before the house:

HR 914, Recognizing April as Minority Cancer Awareness Month in Texas.

HR 914 was adopted.

On motion of Representative Hernandez, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 914 as signers thereof.

Representative Price moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 882.

The motion prevailed.

The following resolution was laid before the house:

HR 882, Recognizing April 5, 2023, as Recovery Day at the State Capitol.

HR 882 was adopted.

(Guerra in the chair)

The following congratulatory resolutions were laid before the house:

HCR 92 (by Rogers), Congratulating the Parker County Sheriff's Posse on its 75th anniversary.

HCR 93 (by Craddick), Congratulating the Midland High School football team on receiving the Innovation in Volunteerism Award as part of the 39th annual Governor's Volunteer Awards.

HR 670 (by A. Johnson), Honoring Ginny Levenback and Dr. Charles Levenback of Houston for their contributions to the community.

HR 671 (by Thierry), Commemorating the 55th anniversary of Scouts BSA Troop No. 434 in Sunnyside.

HR 672 (by Leo-Wilson), Congratulating the Anahuac ISD FFA on being named Showmanship Grand Champion in Agricultural Mechanics at the 2023 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

HR 673 (by Campos), Congratulating Rudy D. Garza on his appointment as president and CEO of CPS Energy.

HR 675 was withdrawn.

HR 676 (by Ramos), Congratulating Francis Luna of Garland ISD on her selection as the 2022 School Nurse of the Year by the Texas School Nurses Organization.

HR 677 (by Ramos), Congratulating the Community Relations Unit of the Richardson Police Department on receiving the 2022 Category 2 National Night Out award from the National Association of Town Watch.

HR 679 (by Slaton), Commemorating Palm Sunday 2023.

HR 680 (by Smithee and Price), Congratulating the West Texas A&M University volleyball team on winning the 2022 NCAA Division II national championship.

HR 681 (by Hinojosa), Honoring SAFE on the occasion of Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2023.

HR 683 (by A. Johnson), Congratulating Germaine Franco on winning a 2023 Grammy Award.

HR 684 (by Buckley), Recognizing Texas fine arts educators for their contributions.

HR 687 (by Lujan), Congratulating the Judson High School Unified Special Olympics team on winning the 2023 Unified Basketball UIL state championship.

HR 688 (by Lujan), Congratulating Benton Ward of James Madison High School in San Antonio on helping the Cowboy Smokers barbecue team win THE SLAB: National Championship.

HR 689 (by Leo-Wilson), Congratulating Dennis Byrd of Galveston on establishing a new location of The Spot restaurant at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston.

HR 690 (by C. Morales), Commending Peggy Jean "P.J." Ford for her service as an intern in the office of State Representative Christina Morales and congratulating her on her success in the Special Olympics.

HR 693 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Kristin Romero for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 694 (by Oliverson), Congratulating Cypress Christian School on winning the 2020-2021 Class 4A Henderson Cup.

HR 695 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Michelle Morales for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 696 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Maria Ramirez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 698 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Maria Leyva-Ligon for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 699 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Phyllis Gonzalez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 700 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Laura Strathmann for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month. (Allison, Anderson, Cain, Dean, Dorazio, Harrison, Isaac, Leo-Wilson, Paul, Schaefer, Schatzline, Shine, Smithee, Spiller, Stucky, E. Thompson, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, and Wilson recorded voting no.)

HR 702 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Jessica Vazquez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 703 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Alma Trejo for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 704 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Julie Gonzalez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 705 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Ruth Reyes for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 706 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge M. Sue Kurita for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 707 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Melissa A. Baeza for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 708 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Lyda Ness Garcia for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month. (Allison, Anderson, Cain, Dean, Dorazio, Harrison, Isaac, Leo-Wilson, Paul, Schaefer, Schatzline, Shine, Smithee, Spiller, Stucky, E. Thompson, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, and Wilson recorded voting no.)

HR 709 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Marlene Gonzalez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 710 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Yahara Lisa Gutierrez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 711 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Annabell Perez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 712 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Diane Navarette for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 713 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Patricia C. Baca for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 714 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Alyssa Perez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 715 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Maria Salas-Mendoza for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 717 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Selena Solis for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 718 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Monique Velarde Rodriguez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 719 (by Ordaz), Commending Justice Yvonne Rodriguez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 720 (by Ordaz), Commending Melissa N. Ortega for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month. (Allison, Anderson, Cain, Dean, Dorazio, Harrison, Isaac, Leo-Wilson, Paul, Schaefer, Schatzline, Shine, Smithee, Spiller, Stucky, E. Thompson, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, and Wilson recorded voting no.)

HR 721 (by Ordaz), Commending Ofelia Bosquez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 723 (by Ordaz), Commending Marlene Bullard for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month. (Allison, Anderson, Cain, Dean, Dorazio, Harrison, Isaac, Leo-Wilson, Paul, Schaefer, Schatzline, Shine, Smithee, Spiller, Stucky, E. Thompson, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, and Wilson recorded voting no.)

HR 724 (by Ordaz), Commending Ida Estrada for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 725 (by Ordaz), Commending Maria Saldaña for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 726 (by Ordaz), Commending Myrna Hernandez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 727 (by Ordaz), Commending Sandra Licon for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 728 (by Ordaz), Commending Julieta Sepulveda Ramirez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 729 (by Ordaz), Commending Sylvia Gonzales for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 730 (by Ordaz), Commending Claudia Perez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 731 (by Ordaz), Commending Sandra Ivonne Shay for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 732 (by Ordaz), Commending Isela Torres for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 733 (by Ordaz), Commending Mary Macias for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 734 (by Ordaz), Commending Kathryn Lucero for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 735 (by Ordaz), Commending Connie Woodruff for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 736 (by Ordaz), Commending Blanca Trout for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 737 (by Ordaz), Commending Lucy Borrego for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 738 (by Ordaz), Commending Breanne Barnes for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 739 (by Ordaz), Commending Cindy Zuniga for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 740 (by Ordaz), Commending Patsy Mendoza for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 741 (by Ordaz), Commending Anabel Vela for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 742 (by Ordaz), Commending Maria Garcia for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 743 (by Ordaz), Commending Luz Rodriguez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 744 (by Ordaz), Commending Christine Singh for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 745 (by Ordaz), Commending Cynthia Ramirez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 746 (by Ordaz), Commending Cynthia Ann Najera for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 747 (by Ordaz), Commending Leah Hanany for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 748 (by Ordaz), Commending Irazema Solis Rojas for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 749 (by Ordaz), Commending Isabel Hernandez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 750 (by Ordaz), Commending Gisela Dagnino for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 751 (by Ordaz), Commending Marcela Navarrete for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 752 (by Ordaz), Commending Lisa Franklin Rosendorf for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 753 (by Ordaz), Commending Anna Perez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 754 (by Ordaz), Commending Veronica Carbajal for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 755 (by Ordaz), Commending Joy Martinez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 756 (by Ordaz), Commending Kristina Mena for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 757 (by Ordaz), Commending Bonnie Soria Najera for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 758 (by Ordaz), Commending Dr. Carmen Olivas Graham for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 759 (by Ordaz), Commending Christina R. Sanchez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 760 (by Ordaz), Commending Nina Piña for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 762 (by Ordaz), Commending Lourdes Cloud for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 763 (by Ordaz), Commending Sonia Galindo for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 765 (by Ordaz), Commending Yvonne Colon-Villalobos for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 766 (by Ordaz), Commending Ivy Avalos for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 767 (by Ordaz), Commending Leticia Miranda for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 769 (by Ordaz), Commending Samantha Corral for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 770 (by Ordaz), Commending Soledad Flores for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month. (Allison, Anderson, Cain, Dean, Dorazio, Harrison, Isaac, Leo-Wilson, Paul, Schaefer, Schatzline, Shine, Smithee, Spiller, Stucky, E. Thompson, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, and Wilson recorded voting no.)

HR 771 (by Ordaz), Commending Diana Sayavedra for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 772 (by Ordaz), Commending Betsy Keller for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 773 (by Ordaz), Commending Jo Anne Bernal for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 774 (by Ordaz), Commending Norma Favela Barceleau for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 775 (by Ordaz), Commending Delia Briones for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month. (Allison, Anderson, Cain, Dean, Dorazio, Harrison, Isaac, Leo-Wilson, Paul, Schaefer, Schatzline, Shine, Smithee, Spiller, Stucky, E. Thompson, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, and Wilson recorded voting no.)

HR 777 (by Ordaz), Commending Dr. Veronica Vijil for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 778 (by Ordaz), Commending Isabel Salcido for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 779 (by Ordaz), Commending Iliana Holguin for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month. (Allison, Anderson, Cain, Dean, Dorazio, Harrison, Isaac, Leo-Wilson, Paul, Schaefer, Schatzline, Shine, Smithee, Spiller, Stucky, E. Thompson, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, and Wilson recorded voting no.)

HR 780 (by Ordaz), Commending Rosy Vega-Barrio for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 781 (by Ordaz), Commending Dr. Jeannie Meza-Chavez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 782 (by Ordaz), Commending Cassandra Hernandez for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 783 (by Ordaz), Commending Kelly Tomblin for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 784 (by Ordaz), Commending Alexsandra Annello for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month. (Allison, Anderson, Cain, Dean, Dorazio, Harrison, Isaac, Leo-Wilson, Paul, Schaefer, Schatzline, Shine, Smithee, Spiller, Stucky, E. Thompson, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, and Wilson recorded voting no.)

HR 785 (by Ordaz), Commending Andrea Hutchins for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 786 (by A. Johnson), Commemorating the 70th anniversary of Bellaire Little League.

HR 787 (by Ordaz), Commending Dionne Mack for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month. (Allison, Anderson, Cain, Dean, Dorazio, Harrison, Isaac, Leo-Wilson, Paul, Schaefer, Schatzline, Shine, Smithee, Spiller, Stucky, E. Thompson, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, and Wilson recorded voting no.)

HR 788 (by Ordaz), Commending Dr. Heather Wilson for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 789 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Rebeca Bustamante for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 790 (by Ordaz), Commending Araceli Guerra for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 791 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Lucilla Najera for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 792 (by Ordaz), Commending Judge Nina Serna for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 793 (by Ordaz), Commending Nicole Cote for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 794 (by Ordaz), Commending Ellen Smyth for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 795 (by Ordaz), Commending Laura Prine for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 796 (by Ordaz), Commending Tracey Jerome for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 797 (by Ordaz), Commending Karla Nieman for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 798 (by Ordaz), Commending Laura Cruz-Acosta for her service on the occasion of Women's History Month.

HR 799 (by Schaefer), Honoring Breckenridge Village of Tyler on the occasion of its 25th anniversary on April 4, 2023.

HR 800 (by A. Johnson), Congratulating Dr. Huda Zoghbi on her receipt of the 2022 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience.

HR 802 (by Plesa), Recognizing The Turning Point for its service to survivors of sexual violence in the Plano and Dallas areas.

HR 803 (by Plesa), Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Plano ISD Education Foundation.

HR 804 (by Plesa), Recognizing April 18, 2023, as Blue Ribbon Lobby Day. (Allison, Anderson, Bumgarner, Burrows, Cain, Dean, DeAyala, Dorazio, Gerdes, Goldman, Harrison, Hayes, Holland, Isaac, Lambert, Leo-Wilson, Lujan, Metcalf, Murr, Patterson, Paul, Schaefer, Schatzline, Shine, Slaton, Smithee, Spiller, Stucky, Tepper, E. Thompson, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, and Wilson recorded voting no.)

HR 807 (by M. González), Commending Nadia De La Rosa for her service as principal of Tornillo Intermediate School in the Tornillo Independent School District.

HR 808 (by M. González), Commending Myrna Lopez for her service as principal of Tornillo Elementary School in the Tornillo Independent School District.

HR 810 (by K. Bell), Commemorating the sesquicentennial of the City of Terrell.

HR 811 (by M. González), Commending Alejandro Olvera for his service as principal of Tornillo High School in the Tornillo Independent School District.

HR 812 (by M. González), Commending Richard Lopez for his service as principal of Fabens Elementary School in the Fabens Independent School District.

HR 813 (by M. González), Commending Anthony Prado for his service as principal of Fabens High School in the Fabens Independent School District.

HR 814 (by M. González), Commending Corina Ruiz for her service as principal of O'Donnell Intermediate School in the Fabens Independent School District.

HR 815 (by M. González), Commending Nancy Torres for her service as principal of Fabens Middle School in the Fabens Independent School District.

HR 816 (by M. González), Commending Leticia De Santos for her service as principal of Lorenzo G. Alarcon Elementary School in the San Elizario Independent School District.

HR 817 (by M. González), Commending Julissa Esquivel for her service as principal of Lorenzo G. Loya Primary School in the San Elizario Independent School District.

HR 818 (by M. González), Commending Ernesto Seigel for his service as principal of Josefa L. Sambrano Elementary School in the San Elizario Independent School District.

HR 819 (by M. González), Commending Teresa Wilks for her service as principal of Alfonso Borrego Sr. Elementary in the San Elizario Independent School District.

HR 820 (by M. González), Commending April Marioni for her service as principal of San Elizario High School in the San Elizario Independent School District.

HR 821 (by M. González), Commending Richard Salcido for his service as principal of Ann M. Garcia-Enriquez Middle School in the San Elizario Independent School District. (Allison, Anderson, Cain, Dean, Dorazio, Harrison, Isaac, Leo-Wilson, Paul, Schaefer, Schatzline, Shine, Smithee, Spiller, Stucky, E. Thompson, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, and Wilson recorded voting no.)

HR 822 (by M. González), Commending Daisy Garcia for her service as principal of Carroll T. Welch Elementary School in the Clint Independent School District.

HR 823 (by M. González), Commending Dr. Garrett Ritchey for his service as principal of Clint High School in the Clint Independent School District.

HR 824 (by M. González), Commending Holly Garza for her service as principal of Clint ISD Early College Academy in the Clint Independent School District.

HR 825 (by M. González), Commending Noemi Hernandez for her service as principal of Clint Junior High School in the Clint Independent School District.

HR 826 (by M. González), Commending Michelle Trujillo for her service as principal of Desert Hills Elementary School in the Clint Independent School District.

HR 827 (by M. González), Commending Daniel Gutierrez for his service as principal of East Montana Middle School in the Clint Independent School District.

HR 828 (by M. González), Commending Liz Lopez for her service as principal of Frank Macias Elementary School in the Clint Independent School District.

HR 829 (by M. González), Commending Elena Erives Acosta for her service as principal of Horizon High School in the Clint Independent School District.

HR 830 (by M. González), Commending Roxanne Ruiz for her service as principal of Horizon Middle School in the Clint Independent School District.

HR 831 (by M. González), Commending Eric Villalba for his service as principal of Montana Vista Elementary School in the Clint Independent School District.

HR 832 (by M. González), Commending Roberto C. Trejo for his service as principal of Mountain View High School in the Clint Independent School District.

HR 833 (by M. González), Commending Erika Cabral for her service as principal of Red Sands Elementary School in the Clint Independent School District.

HR 836 (by M. González), Commending Barbara Flores for her service as principal of W. D. Surratt Elementary School in the Clint Independent School District.

HR 837 (by M. González), Commending Ignacio Estorga for his service as principal of Socorro High School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 838 (by M. González), Commending Benjamin Ortega for his service as principal of Mission Early College High School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 839 (by M. González), Commending Gilbert Martinez for his service as principal of Eastlake High School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 840 (by M. González), Commending Ivan Ramirez for his service as principal of Pebble Hills High School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 841 (by M. González), Commending Gabriela Elliott for her service as principal of Socorro Middle School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 842 (by M. González), Commending Lisa Estrada Batson for her service as principal of Salvador H. Sanchez Middle School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 843 (by M. González), Commending Stephen Fernandez for his service as principal of Col. John O. Ensor Middle School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 844 (by M. González), Commending Monica Castro for her service as principal of SSG Manuel R. Puentes Middle School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 845 (by M. González), Commending Jennifer Marquez for her service as principal of Robert R. Rojas Elementary School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 846 (by M. González), Commending Darlene Hernandez for her service as principal of H. D. Hilley Elementary School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 847 (by M. González), Commending Randi Shreve for her service as principal of Campestre Elementary School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 848 (by M. González), Commending Jenifer Hansen for her service as principal of Horizon Heights Elementary School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 849 (by M. González), Commending Greg Hatch for his service as principal of Hueco Elementary School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 850 (by M. González), Commending Jesse Aguirre for his service as principal of Escontrias STEAM Academy in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 851 (by M. González), Commending Raul Caldera for his service as principal of Ernesto Serna School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 852 (by M. González), Commending Dr. Kertrenia Wright for her service as principal of KEYS Elementary Academy in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 853 (by M. González), Commending Brenda Mills for her service as principal of Lujan-Chavez Elementary School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 854 (by M. González), Commending Leticia Terrazas for her service as principal of Desert Wind School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 855 (by M. González), Commending Jennifer Avila for her service as principal of John Drugan School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 856 (by M. González), Commending Cristina Chavira for her service as principal of Dr. Sue A. Shook Elementary School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 857 (by M. González), Commending Rosa Chavez-Avedician for her service as principal of James P. Butler Elementary School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 858 (by M. González), Commending Jesus Mendez for his service as principal of Mission Ridge Elementary School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 859 (by M. González), Commending Leslie Thomas for her service as principal of Cactus Trails Elementary School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 860 (by M. González), Commending Fernando Miranda for his service as principal of Col. Ben Narbuth Elementary School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 861 (by M. González), Commending Vanessa Betancourt for her service as principal of El Dorado High School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 862 (by M. González), Commending Deana White for her service as principal of Purple Heart Elementary School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 863 (by M. González), Commending Patricia Fernandez for her service as principal of Hurshel Antwine Middle School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 864 (by M. González), Commending Valerie Hairston for her service as principal of Spc. Rafael Hernando III Middle School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 865 (by M. González), Commending Jonathan Flores for his service as principal of Sgt. Roberto Ituarte Elementary School in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 866 (by M. González), Commending Adalberto Garcia for his service as principal of Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy in the Socorro Independent School District.

HR 870 (by Lalani), Recognizing April 5, 2023, as Alzheimer's Association State Advocacy Day at the State Capitol.

The resolutions were adopted.

The following memorial resolutions were laid before the house:

HCR 94 (by Craddick, Dorazio, and Allison), In memory of entrepreneur and philanthropist Red McCombs of San Antonio.

HR 809 (by K. Bell), In memory of Richard Camp "Dick" Murphy of Kaufman.

HR 867 (by Stucky), In memory of Jack Oliver Faegre of Denton.

The resolutions were unanimously adopted by a rising vote.

(Speaker in the chair)

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

HB 4, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the regulation of the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumers' personal data by certain business entities; imposing a civil penalty.

REPRESENTATIVE HERNANDEZ: This bill provides certain exemptions under Subtitle B, Title 2, of the Utilities Code. Are there electric utilities intended to be exempt?

REPRESENTATIVE CAPRIGLIONE: Yes, that section applies to electric utilities within ERCOT. In our deregulated market, transmission and distribution utilities do not directly offer services to customers or use consumer data for marketing which means their activities are outside the intent of HB 4.

HB 4 was passed by (Record 88): 146 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; 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.; 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; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Ashby; Kitzman.

Absent — Thierry.

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

HB 456, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain royalty interests owned by a charitable organization.

HB 456 was passed by (Record 89): 145 Yeas, 1 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; 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.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; 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; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Spiller.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Jones, V.

Absent, Excused — Ashby; Kitzman.

When Record No. 89 was taken, I was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes.

V. Jones

When Record No. 89 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Toth

HB 2468, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the eligibility of an injured employee for lifetime income benefits under the workers' compensation system.

HB 2468 was passed by (Record 90): 146 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; 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.; 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; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Ashby; Kitzman.

Absent — Walle.

HB 471, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the entitlement to and claims for benefits for certain first responders and other employees related to illness and injury.

HB 471 was passed by (Record 91): 146 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; 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.; 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; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Ashby; Kitzman.

Absent — Walle.

HB 729, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the statewide intellectual and developmental disability coordinating council.

HB 729 was passed by (Record 92): 108 Yeas, 38 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Bailes; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris, C.J.; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.D.; Johnson, J.E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Landgraf; Leach; 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; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Sherman; Shine; Talarico; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Bell, C.; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Cain; Clardy; Cook; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Frazier; Gerdes; Harless; Harris, C.E.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Holland; Hull; Isaac; Lambert; Leo-Wilson; Paul; Schaefer; Schatzline; Shaheen; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wilson.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Ashby; Kitzman.

Absent — Garcia.

When Record No. 92 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Leach

HB 1315, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation of the open burn pit registry fund and the issuance of specialty license plates to honor members of the United States armed forces exposed to open burn pits.

HB 1315 was passed by (Record 93): 138 Yeas, 9 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; 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.; 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; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slaton; Smith; Smithee; Swanson; Talarico; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Cain; Klick; Oliverson; Slawson; Spiller; Stucky; Tepper; Tinderholt; Vasut.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Ashby; Kitzman.

When Record No. 93 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Isaac

When Record No. 93 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Schaefer

When Record No. 93 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Toth

HB 796, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation and maintenance by an appraisal district of a publicly available Internet database of information regarding protest hearings conducted by the appraisal review board established for the district.

HB 796 was passed by (Record 94): 146 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; 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.; 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.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Campos.

Absent, Excused — Ashby; Kitzman.

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

HB 727, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with severe mental illness.

HB 727 was read third time on March 30 and was postponed until 9 a.m. today.

REPRESENTATIVE ROSE: I want to thank everyone for bearing with me as we postponed HB 727. One of the reasons I postponed it was because several members wanted to continue to have conversations about it and I appreciate those who I've had those conversations with. Today, I want to finish the process and I want to just tell you a little bit about why I'm so passionate about this. Prior to running for office I worked in correctional mental health so a majority of my career has been working with inmates who were in the psychiatric department and so that's why I understand this issue. I know there are some concerns about bipolar being a part of it. And so I understand your concerns and because the body is willing to work with me on this bill, I think we can start from somewhere. So I have an amendment—myself, Representative Leach, and Representative Moody—to remove bipolar.

Representatives Rose, Leach, and Moody offered the following amendment to HB 727:

Amend HB 727 on third reading, in added Article 46D.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, by striking "schizophrenia, a schizoaffective disorder, or a bipolar disorder" and substituting "schizophrenia or a schizoaffective disorder".

REPRESENTATIVE LEACH: Members, I appreciate your patience with this bill and certainly to Vice-chair Rose, as well. Members, this amendment is in front of you, it's on your system, it's very clear. It simply strikes the word "bipolar disorder" under the bill. And so the bill will now just read schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Bipolar is out of the bill.

REPRESENTATIVE SLATON: Representative Leach, why was the decision just to strike "bipolar"?

LEACH: Because that's the way we drafted the amendment, Mr. Slaton.

SLATON: Well, was there any—what was the decision-making in choosing that one over the others? Just wondering.

LEACH: That was a concern addressed. There was concern expressed to us on the floor last week and then, Representative Slaton, many of us have actually been in productive, collaborative discussions amongst ourselves, with the bill's author, with folks who supported the bill, and those who were not comfortable with it. This seemed to be the major concern and we thought, by way of this amendment, it would address those concerns that were held by many members.

SLATON: Representative Leach, do you think we have more mental health options available to people now than we did 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago?

LEACH: Representative Slaton, this amendment is very clear. This is about striking the word "bipolar" from the text of the bill, that's all this amendment does. I'm not real interested in a larger discussion about issues that are not relevant to this amendment. It's very clear and straightforward. If you have questions about the amendment itself, I'm happy to answer them.

SLATON: Well, I believe it is substantive to this. We do have more mental health available in what we offer to residents of Texas. I would like to ask you, are you aware of who Jeffrey Dahmer was?

LEACH: Representative Slaton, yes.

SLATON: Are you aware of one of the mental conditions they diagnosed him with when he was in prison?

LEACH: I'm not aware of the specific facts of his case, no.

SLATON: Schizophrenia. So if this amendment passes, someone with schizophrenia who has had interactions or diagnosed with mental health kills people, they could be not subject to the death penalty. Jeffrey Dahmer killed over 20 people and he had schizophrenia. And if this amendment gets on, or it doesn't—if this bill were to pass, do you think there's a chance people that do grotesque acts of violence, like Jeffrey Dahmer, could get away from the death penalty?

LEACH: Representative Slaton, I believe very strongly that in our criminal law when an offense is committed, whether it's a capital offense or otherwise, the defendant has to have not only done the act, the actus reus, but has the requisite mental state, the mens rea as well. If someone does not have the mens rea then they should not be convicted of a crime, or sentenced to capital punishment. Representative Slaton, let's be very, very clear. In a case where someone is diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder at the time the crime was committed, that person can still receive life in prison, can be convicted of the capital offense and can still receive life in prison. The question here, Representative Slaton, is whether they should be eligible for the death penalty and put to death by the state. I trust our judges. I trust our juries. I trust our medical professionals. I trust the system to work, and I believe this bill strengthens the system not weakens it.

REPRESENTATIVE OLIVERSON: Chairman, I appreciate your work on this. I appreciate this amendment. Are you aware that in the DSM, which is the manual that psychiatrists use to classify mental illness, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders are classified as disorders that affect thought and the perception of reality whereas bipolar is classified as a mood disorder? It is not a thought or reality perception affecting disorder. It is a disorder of elevation and depression. Were you aware of that?

LEACH: Yes. My intense medical studies have led me—yes, I'm aware. I was going to say exactly what you just said, but you just said it better than me.

OLIVERSON: Would you agree that this is a substantive change if the intent of the bill and the amendment is to separate out individuals who may not be able to perceive reality from non-reality? Separating out disorders of thought from disorders of mood is a substantive change to the nature of this bill, and I would say in a positive way.

LEACH: I agree. Again, well said.

A record vote was requested by Representative Cain.

Amendment No. 1 was adopted by (Record 95): 136 Yeas, 5 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C.E.; Harris, C.J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.D.; Johnson, J.E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Klick; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; 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.; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Dorazio; Gerdes; Isaac; Lujan; Tinderholt.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Ashby; Kitzman.

Absent — Cortez; Frazier; Goldman; Lalani; Morales, E.; Ordaz.

When Record No. 95 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Cortez

When Record No. 95 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Frazier

When Record No. 95 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.

Gerdes

When Record No. 95 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Goldman

When Record No. 95 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.

Lujan

When Record No. 95 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Ordaz

When Record No. 95 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Schatzline

REPRESENTATIVE CAIN: The American criminal justice system is based on and derived from several implicit, if not explicit, assumptions. A few of those assumptions are that everyone except children under legal age and those of certain mental states or conditions know the difference between right and wrong. Due to the operations of God's temporal conserving upon our conscience, we can tell the difference between acts of right and acts of wrongdoing. To quote Mark 7:21, Christ said, "for it is from within, out of a person's heart, that evil thoughts come." Those that choose to do wrong should probably be punished, but the state may only punish people for the outward acts of crime they commit.

Punishment is the price we pay for our freedoms to choose evil deeds over good deeds. For Christians, one aspect of worshipping our God is understanding that his laws, which are perfect, are given to safeguard his people. God established rules of justice to prevent unfair, arbitrary, erroneous, or dishonest treatment of an individual. These judicial requirements are things that we know today as procedural due process as substantive due process. In the book of Deuteronomy, Moses outlines God's plan for Israel's spiritual and community life. Deuteronomy 17:2-13, God focuses on Israel's judicial process, putting systems in place to deal fairly and respectfully with those accused of crimes. One such procedure was to require two or three witnesses for a criminal conviction. We find that in Deuteronomy and in Numbers, one saying that on testimony of two to three witnesses a person should be put to death, but no one should be put to death on just one. If this were the law, the death penalty would be even more rare than what this bill seeks to do.

Jesus famously calls his disciples to a lifestyle of mercy and love that goes far beyond the strict retributive justice of the Mosaic Law, saying, "you have heard that it was said, 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth', but I say to you, do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you to the right cheek, turn to him the other as well."

There's two stories from the gospels that are particularly relevant. Guys, real quick, for any discussion of Christ and capital punishment. The first of these stories, a group of religious leaders bring Jesus an adulterous woman, saying in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do you say? Jesus neither declares the woman innocent nor questions the Pharisees' interpretation of the Mosaic Law. She was supposed to be put to death. Rather he states, "let him who is without sin be among the first to throw a stone at her." After the crowds dispersed, Jesus says to the woman, "neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more. "The story beautifully illustrates the restorative justice of Jesus, which seeks to redeem sinners from, rather than giving to, what they deserve. The second we see is Christ on the cross and what he does for us there.

Every Christian, I would say, rejoices to be set free from their well-sentenced deserving of eternal death. For those reasons, some Christians completely oppose the death penalty. Some believe it should only be done in rare circumstances. Look, I believe that plenty of Christians have plenty of reasons to not just be pro-life but whole life concerned with any situation the collective force of government takes the innocent human life whether they're born or unborn. Furthermore, as a Christian, I believe that we are commanded to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. The longer, I think, these people sit in jail for their lifetime, the more opportunities, I think, that they're able to share the gospel with them and bring them back to faith with their father. My point is, though, I believe that people of faith can arrive at different conclusions on this issue. When you vote, I ask that you vote based on your faith and not worry about other people.

SLATON: Mr. Cain, are you aware of Jeffrey Dahmer? Who he was? What he did?

CAIN: I am very aware of who he is.

SLATON: How many people did he kill?

CAIN: I don't know how many people he killed, but I am deserving of death for my sins, as well. For me, personally, this is how I interpret it and I come along with it. I'm not telling you that you're wrong if you disagree with me.

SLATON: Are you aware he killed over 20 people?

CAIN: Yes.

SLATON: Are you aware that he was diagnosed with schizophrenia?

CAIN: Sure.

SLATON: Does it concern you that, with the passage of this bill, it makes it possible for someone who commits the heinous acts that Jeffrey Dahmer did, it would make it to where they would not be subject to the death penalty? It just takes it off the table completely. Does that concern you?

CAIN: I think you heard what I just read, though, and I tried to rush through some of it. But, like I said, there's an economic argument––it's cheaper that they sit there for the rest of their lives. Two, it gives an opportunity to restore them just as I've been restored for the things that I'm deserving of death for, as well.

SLATON: Like you, I'm aware there's two deaths. There's physical death and there's the spiritual. What I'm talking about is, in line with this bill in regards to punishment here on Earth. Anyway, thank you for answering my questions.

HB 727, as amended, was passed by (Record 96): 97 Yeas, 48 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harrison; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.D.; Johnson, J.E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Klick; Lalani; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Oliverson; Ordaz; Ortega; Patterson; Perez; Plesa; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Sherman; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Allison; Anderson; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Capriglione; Clardy; Cook; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Frank; Frazier; Gerdes; Harless; Harris, C.E.; Hayes; Hefner; Holland; Isaac; Kuempel; Lambert; Leo-Wilson; Lujan; Metcalf; Morrison; Murr; Noble; Orr; Paul; Price; Schaefer; Shaheen; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Toth; Wilson.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Ashby; Kitzman.

Absent — Harris, C.J.; Schofield.

When Record No. 96 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.

Lambert

When Record No. 96 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Schatzline

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

HB 639, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the number of temporary licenses to conduct bingo issued to certain authorized organizations in a calendar year.

HB 639 was passed to engrossment.

HB 1161, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the confidentiality of home address information for victims of child abduction and to the administration of the address confidentiality program by the office of the attorney general.

HB 1161 was passed to engrossment.

HB 1228, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the right of a property owner or the owner's agent to receive on request a copy of the information used to appraise the owner's property for ad valorem tax purposes.

A record vote was requested by Representative Slaton.

HB 1228 was passed to engrossment by (Record 97): 145 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; 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; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.D.; Johnson, J.E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; 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; 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.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Ashby; Kitzman.

Absent — Hinojosa; Schofield.

HB 1363, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the repeal of the real estate inspection recovery fund.

HB 1363 was passed to engrossment.

HB 112, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to workplace violence prevention in certain health facilities.

Representative Howard moved to postpone consideration of HB 112 until 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 12.

The motion prevailed.

HB 162, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to minimum standards for prescribed burns.

HB 162 was passed to engrossment.

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

Representative Wu moved to print remarks between Representative Capriglione and Representative Hernandez on HB 4.

The motion prevailed.

Representative Vasut moved to print all remarks on HB 727.

The motion prevailed.

At 12:03 p.m., the following committee meeting was announced:

Juvenile Justice and Family Issues, scheduled to meet at 10:30 a.m. or upon final adjournment or recess or during bill referral, if permission is granted, today, will convene at 2 p.m. in the posted location.

Representative Geren moved that the house adjourn until 9 a.m. tomorrow.

The motion prevailed.

The house accordingly, at 12:04 p.m., adjourned until 9 a.m. tomorrow.

The following bills and joint resolutions were today laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees, and the following resolutions were today laid before the house and referred to committees. If indicated, the chair today corrected the referral of the following measures:

List No. 1

HB 5342 (By Guillen), Relating to the designation of a Texas Department of Transportation building in Starr County as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., P.E Area Engineer And Maintenance Facility.

To Transportation.

HR 886 (By Slaton), Commemorating President George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation of October 3, 1789.

To State Affairs.

HR 930 (By Ramos), Commending Kymberlaine Banks for her service as the senior business engagement officer of Communities Foundation of Texas.

To International Relations and Economic Development.

SB 1004 to Corrections.

List No. 2

HCR 97 (By Craddick), In memory of H. Philip "Flip" Whitworth of Austin.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HCR 98 (By Murr), Recognizing the 2023 Texas A&M University System policy interns.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HCR 99 (By Craddick), Recognizing May 6-12, 2023, as Nurses Week in Texas.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HCR 100 (By Howard), Congratulating Texas Impact on its 50th anniversary.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 878 (By C. Bell), Congratulating Sergeant Major Timothy C. Cummings on his retirement from the Texas State Guard.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 885 (By Campos), Honoring Texas 400 for its efforts in health care safety, transparency, and accountability.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 887 (By Slaton), In memory of William Edward Cole of Greenville.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 888 (By Herrero), In memory of Minerva Rodriguez Lopez of Robstown.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 890 (By Kitzman), Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the death of State Representative Louis Franke.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 891 (By M. González), Commending Dr. Jesse A. Sepulveda for his service as principal of Sgt. Jose F. Carrasco Elementary School in the Socorro Independent School District.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 892 (By M. González), Commending Alejandra Briseño Sanchez for her service as principal of Ricardo Estrada Middle School in the Clint Independent School District.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 893 (By Leach), Recognizing April 13, 2023, as Texas Food Bank Day at the State Capitol.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 894 (By Lujan), Congratulating Hailey Vargas of Southwest Legacy High School in San Antonio on participating in the 2023 Texas High School Women's Powerlifting Association State Championships.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 895 (By Howard), Recognizing May 2023 as Save Your Tooth Month.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 896 (By Plesa), Honoring the North Texas Disability Chamber.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 900 (By Guillen), In memory of Carin Elizabeth and Raley Wayne Kopecki of Panna Maria.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 901 (By Guillen), In memory of Dennis Ray Fenner of Kenedy.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 903 (By Hull), Commemorating the 2023 Jersey Village Founders Day celebration.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 904 (By Plesa), Honoring David Stolle for his 12 years of service to the Plano ISD Board of Trustees.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 905 (By M. González), Congratulating the Eastlake High School FFA chapter in El Paso on its achievements during the 2022-2023 school year.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 906 (By Plesa), Commending Rick Grady for his service on the Plano City Council.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 908 (By Neave Criado), Paying tribute to Cesar Chavez on the 96th anniversary of his birth, March 31, 2023.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 910 (By Shine), Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Josephine Arreguin Marin of Belton.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 911 (By Herrero), Congratulating the Wesley Community Center on its 80th anniversary.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 912 (By Herrero), In memory of Felix Landin Jr. of Corpus Christi.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 913 (By Herrero), In memory of Maria Elisa Gracia Sanchez of Robstown.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 915 (By Herrero), Congratulating Velma Rodriguez on her receipt of a 2023 Women in Education Award from the Education Service Center Region 2.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 916 (By Herrero), Congratulating Cheryl Fillmore on her receipt of a 2023 Women in Education Award from the Education Service Center Region 2.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 917 (By Rogers), Congratulating the Graford High School boys' basketball team on winning the 2023 UIL 1A state championship.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 918 (By Herrero), In memory of Armida Gonzalez of Corpus Christi.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 919 (By Leo-Wilson), Commending Dr. Ernst Nicanord for his participation in the Physician of the Day program at the State Capitol.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 920 (By Murr), In memory of Frederica Charlotte Burt Wyatt of Junction.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 921 (By Kitzman), Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the city of Columbus.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 922 (By Spiller), In memory of Emmett Lee Grumbles of San Saba.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 923 (By Spiller), In memory of J. C. Romines of Jack County.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 924 (By Plesa), Commending Paul Voelker on his service as mayor of Richardson.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 925 (By Plesa), Congratulating The University of Texas at Dallas moot court team on finishing in second place at the American Moot Court Association National Tournament.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 926 (By Plesa), Honoring Debbie Gillespie for her service on the Frisco ISD Board of Trustees.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 927 (By Campos), Recognizing April 6, 2023, as Tejano Day at the State Capitol.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 929 (By Ramos), Recognizing Jane Tucker for designing and spearheading the inaugural Kindness Crusade in the Richardson Independent School District.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 931 (By Ramos), Commending the Richardson Rotary Club for its contributions to the community.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 932 (By Ramos), Commending the members of the Berkner High School Bill Club for their civic engagement.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 933 (By Ramos), Honoring the League of Women Voters of Richardson on its April 2023 candidate forums.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 934 (By Ramos), Congratulating Detective Tony Godwin of the Garland Police Department on his induction into the National Law Enforcement Officer Hall of Fame.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 935 (By Muñoz), Congratulating Karen Prewitt of IDEA Palmview College Preparatory on earning certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 936 (By Bucy), Congratulating John Harden Bucy III and Molly Erin Bucy on the birth of their daughter, Parker Madison Bucy.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 937 (By Plesa), Congratulating Plano firefighter Stephanie Bouillion-Mayer on earning urban search and rescue specialist certification from the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 939 (By Neave Criado), Recognizing April 4, 2023, as County Government Day at the State Capitol.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 940 (By Plesa), Congratulating Larry Zacharias on his retirement as chief of The University of Texas at Dallas Police Department.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 941 (By Plesa), Congratulating the TechnoBotz robotics team from Frisco ISD on competing in the FIRST Lego League state championship.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 942 (By Plesa), Commending Dr. Heather Wang on her service to the Plano Independent School District Board of Trustees.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 943 (By Plesa), Recognizing Collin College and Toyota for establishing the Technician Training and Education Network program at the college's Technical Campus in Allen.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 944 (By Plesa), Congratulating Gergana Peycheva of UT Dallas on winning the 2023 Texas Women's Chess Championship.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 945 (By Plesa), Honoring the North Central Texas Emergency Communications District for its innovative services.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 946 (By Shine), Congratulating Dr. Harry Macey Jr. on his 90th birthday.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 947 (By Leo-Wilson), Congratulating Johnny Carrabba III on his receipt of the 2023 Buck N' Ball Award from the Bryan Museum.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 948 (By Slaton), Commemorating Holy Thursday 2023.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 949 (By Tepper), Congratulating Mariah Rodriguez on her selection as the 2023 Youth of the Year by the J. T. & Margaret Talkington Boys & Girls Club in Lubbock.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 951 (By Troxclair), Recognizing Leadership Highland Lakes Day at the State Capitol on April 4, 2023.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 952 (By Guerra), Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Mission Historical Museum.

To Resolutions Calendars.

HR 954 (By Leo-Wilson), Congratulating Jeanie Turk on her retirement from RE/MAX on the Water-Bolivar.

To Resolutions Calendars.

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

House List No. 6

HCR 73, HCR 84

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

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

SENATE CHAMBER

Austin, Texas

Wednesday, April 5, 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 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.

Relating to notice of water and wastewater requirements for the foreclosure sale of residential properties by certain political subdivisions.

Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district.

Relating to early registration for parenting students at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the barring of certain vendors from participation in contracts with the state or a political subdivision and to prohibiting the use of technologies manufactured or sold by certain of those vendors.

Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship, including the payment and enforcement of support ordered in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to late applications for the appraisal of land for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following the death of the owner of the land.

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.

Relating to the electronic payment of ad valorem taxes; authorizing a fee.

Relating to access to certain election records under the public information law.

Relating to required reporting by the wholesale electric market monitor for the ERCOT power region.

Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to impose administrative penalties and enter into voluntary mitigation plans; increasing an administrative penalty.

Relating to access to and the security of certain critical infrastructure.

Relating to the legislature's goals for renewable electric generating capacity.

Relating to the authority of a taxing unit to sell certain seized or foreclosed property to an owner of an abutting property without conducting a public sale.

Relating to the appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations through binding arbitration.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of county treasurer of Galveston County.

Respectfully,

Patsy Spaw

Secretary of the Senate

Favorable reports have been filed by committees as follows:

Agriculture and Livestock - HB 2568, HB 2684

Culture, Recreation, and Tourism - HCR 42

Defense and Veterans' Affairs - HB 90, HB 1457, HB 1633, HB 1871, HB 1928, HB 2083, HB 2749, HB 2921, HB 3106, HB 3108

Health Care Reform, Select - HB 25, HB 711, HB 999, HB 2180, HB 2556

Higher Education - HB 683, HB 1604, HB 1912, HB 4434, HB 4437

Insurance - HB 109, HB 998, HB 1074, HB 2188, HB 2839

International Relations and Economic Development - HB 915, HB 1515, HB 1550, HB 1602, HB 1615

Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence - HB 186, HB 255, HB 266, HB 367, HB 785, HB 1182, HB 2014, HB 2015

Land and Resource Management - HB 376, HB 783, HB 1025, HB 1286, HB 1922, HB 2239, HB 2571, HB 2732, HB 2970

Licensing and Administrative Procedures - HB 1825

Public Education - HB 166, HB 1212, HB 1662, HB 2484, HB 2729, HB 2929

State Affairs - HB 2060

Transportation - HB 53, HB 78, HB 1196, HB 1277, HB 1379, HB 1415, HB 1461, HB 1846, HB 1885, HB 2190

Urban Affairs - HB 508, HB 2131, HB 2371, HB 2402, HB 2625, HB 2706, HB 3245, HB 4073

Youth Health and Safety, Select - HB 249, HB 1626

April 4 - HB 49, HB 140, HB 336, HB 617, HB 1058, HB 1599, HB 1964

April 4 - HCR 73, HCR 84