THIRD DAY --- MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2025
The house met at 12 p.m. and was called to order by the speaker.
The roll of the house was called and strict enforcement was requested by Representative Moody.
A quorum was announced present (Record 4).
Present — Mr. Speaker(C); Alders; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, M.; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Absent — Allen; Bernal; Bucy; Campos; Collier; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Garcia, J.; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hinojosa; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Longoria; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Morales, C.; Ordaz; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Simmons; Talarico; Vo; Ward Johnson.
The invocation was offered by Ron Joy, Texas Department of Public Safety, Leander.
The chair recognized Representative Noble who led the house in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
ADDRESS BY THE SPEAKER
Speaker Burrows addressed the house, speaking as follows:
Members, a quorum is present, and it is time to resume the work the people of Texas sent us here to do. Restoring a quorum was my first responsibility as speaker, and it has been accomplished. My responsibility now is to keep this quorum intact and to maintain an atmosphere of order and respect until the job is finished.
No one here needs a reminder that the last few weeks have been contentious. But from this point forward, the rules of engagement are clear: debate is welcome, but personal attacks and name-calling will not be tolerated. The speaker shall see that the members of the house conduct themselves in a civil manner, and guests in the gallery are also reminded of the importance of decorum. Any disturbances or disorderly conduct will result in removal.
Members, the house has been through a tumultuous two weeks, but this institution long predates us and will long outlast us. Representatives come and go. Issues rise and fall. But this body has endured wars, economic depressions, and quorum breaks dating back to the very first session. It will withstand this too, and what will remain is a chamber where the majority has the right to prevail, and the minority has the right to be heard. That has always been the mark of a functioning house.
Let me also be clear about where we go from here: We are done waiting. We have a quorum. Now, it is time for action. We will move quickly, and the schedule will be demanding until our work is complete.
To that end: Members who have been present before today for whom arrest warrants were not issued will receive written permission to return Wednesday at 10 a.m. Members who have not been present until today for whom arrest warrants were issued will be granted written permission to leave only after agreeing to be released into the custody of a designated DPS officer, appointed under house rules, who will ensure your return Wednesday at 10 a.m. For those still absent, civil arrest warrants remain in force.
We have a few items of business to complete today, after which the house will adjourn until Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. The call remains in place. Let's get to work.
(Collier and Gervin-Hawkins now present)
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
The following leave of absence was requested for today because of important business in the district:
Ordaz on motion of E. Morales.
The request to grant leave of absence was not granted by (Record 5): 39 Yeas, 79 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Anchía; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Button; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, M.; Guillen; Hernandez; Howard; Johnson; Lambert; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Martinez; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Perez, M.; Raymond; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Gates; Gerdes; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent — Allen; Bernal; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Garcia, J.; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hinojosa; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Morales, C.; Ordaz; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Simmons; Talarico; Villalobos; Vo; Ward Johnson.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 5 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
King
When Record No. 5 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Lozano
When Record No. 5 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Manuel
(Hinojosa, Manuel, V. Perez, and Plesa now present)
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
The chair laid before the house and had read the following proclamation by the governor:
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, by the authority vested in me by Article III, Sections 5(a) and 40, and Article IV, Section 8(a), of the Texas Constitution, do hereby call special session #2 of the 89th Legislature, to convene in the City of Austin, commencing at 12 p.m. on Friday, August 15, 2025, for the following purposes:
To consider and act upon the following:
Legislation to ensure and enhance youth camp safety.
Legislation to improve early warning systems and other preparedness infrastructure in flood-prone areas throughout Texas.
Legislation to strengthen emergency communications and other response infrastructure in flood-prone areas throughout Texas.
Legislation to provide relief funding for response to and recovery from the storms which began in early July 2025, including local match funding for jurisdictions eligible for FEMA public assistance.
Legislation to evaluate and streamline rules and regulations to speed preparedness and recovery from natural disasters.
Legislation to eliminate the STAAR test and replace it with effective tools to assess student progress and ensure school district accountability.
Legislation reducing the property tax burden on Texans and legislation imposing spending limits on entities authorized to impose property taxes.
Legislation making it a crime to provide hemp-derived products to children under 21.
Legislation to comprehensively regulate hemp-derived products, including limiting potency, restricting synthetically modified compounds, and establishing enforcement mechanisms, all without banning lawful hemp-derived products.
Legislation further protecting unborn children and their mothers from the harm of abortion.
Legislation prohibiting taxpayer-funded lobbying, including the use of tax dollars to hire lobbyists and payment of tax dollars to associations that lobby the legislature.
Legislation, similar to Senate Bill 1278 from the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, that protects victims of human trafficking from criminal liability for non-violent acts closely tied to their own victimization.
Legislation that protects law enforcement officers from public disclosure of unsubstantiated complaints in personnel files.
Legislation protecting women's privacy in sex-segregated spaces.
Legislation that strengthens the attorney general's authority to investigate and prosecute state election crimes.
Legislation that provides a congressional redistricting plan.
Legislation, similar to Senate Bill 648 from the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, that provides strengthened protections against title theft and deed fraud.
Legislation, similar to Senate Bill 1253 from the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, that authorizes political subdivisions to reduce impact fees for builders who include water conservation and efficiency measures.
Legislation, similar to Senate Bill 2878 from the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, relating to the operation and administration of the Judicial Department of state government.
The Secretary of State will take notice of this action and will notify the members of the legislature of my action.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and have officially caused the Seal of State to be affixed at my office in the City of Austin, Texas, this the 15th day of August 2025.
/s/Greg Abbott
Governor
(SEAL)
Attested by:
/s/Jane Nelson
Secretary of State
(Guerra now present)
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.)
(Bernal, Y. Davis, and Goodwin now present)
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select, 1:30 p.m. today, 1W.14, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.
PERMISSION GRANTED BY SPEAKER
Pursuant to Rule 5, Section 8, of the House Rules, Speaker Burrows announced he was providing written permission, to be entered in the journal (see the addendum to the daily journal), for each representative for whom a warrant of arrest was not issued on August 15, 2025, during this called session, to leave the hall of the house this day on the condition that the representative will return to the hall of the house at 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 20.
Pursuant to Rule 5, Section 8, of the House Rules, Speaker Burrows announced he was providing written permission, to be entered in the journal (see the addendum to the daily journal), for each representative for whom a warrant of arrest was issued on August 15, 2025, during this called session, to leave the hall of the house on this day in the custody of a designated officer of the Department of Public Safety, on the condition that the representative will return to the hall of the house at 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 20.
ADJOURNMENT
Representative Geren moved that the house adjourn until 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 20.
The motion prevailed.
(J. González, V. Jones, and Meza now present)
The house accordingly, at 12:23 p.m., adjourned until 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 20.
ADDENDUM
Speaker Burrows submitted the following for inclusion in the journal:
PERMISSION GRANTED BY SPEAKER
August 18, 2025
Each representative for whom a warrant of arrest was not issued on August 15, 2025, during this called session, is granted permission to leave the hall of the house this day on the condition that the representative will return to the hall of the house at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
/s/Dustin Burrows
Speaker of the House of Representatives
The following members were granted permission to leave the hall of the house:
Representatives Alders, Ashby, Barry, C. Bell, K. Bell, Bonnen, Buckley, Bumgarner, Button, Cain, Canales, Capriglione, Cook, Cortez, Craddick, Cunningham, Curry, Darby, Dean, DeAyala, Dorazio, Dyson, Fairly, Frank, Gámez, Gates, Gerdes, Geren, M. González, Guillen, Harless, Harris, Harris Davila, Harrison, Hayes, Hefner, Hickland, Holt, Hopper, Hull, Hunter, Isaac, Kerwin, King, Kitzman, LaHood, Lambert, Landgraf, Leach, Leo Wilson, Little, J. Lopez, Louderback, Lowe, Lozano, Lujan, Luther, Martinez, McLaughlin, McQueeney, Metcalf, Meyer, Money, Moody, E. Morales, Morgan, Muñoz, Noble, Olcott, Oliverson, Orr, Patterson, Paul, Phelan, Pierson, Raymond, Richardson, Schatzline, Schofield, Schoolcraft, Shaheen, Shofner, Slawson, Smithee, Spiller, Swanson, Tepper, Tinderholt, Toth, Troxclair, VanDeaver, Vasut, Villalobos, Virdell, Wharton, and Wilson.
August 18, 2025
Representative __________ is granted permission to leave the hall of the house on this day in the custody of a designated officer of the Department of Public Safety appointed under Rule 5, Section 8, House Rules of Procedure, on the condition that the representative will return to the hall of the house at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
/s/Dustin Burrows
Speaker of the House of Representatives
The following members were granted permission to leave the hall of the house on this day in the custody of a designated officer of the Department of Public Safety upon acknowledging the condition for their release:
Representatives Anchía, Bernal, Bhojani, Bowers, Bryant, Cole, Y. Davis, Flores, L. Garcia, Garcia Hernandez, Gervin-Hawkins, J. González, Goodwin, Guerra, Hernandez, Hinojosa, Howard, Johnson, V. Jones, Lalani, R. Lopez, Manuel, Meza, Morales Shaw, M. Perez, V. Perez, Plesa, Romero, Rose, Rosenthal, Thompson, Turner, Walle, Wu, and Zwiener.
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 1 (By Darby, Meyer, DeAyala, and McQueeney), Relating to resident youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing a civil penalty.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 2 (By King), Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events; requiring a license; authorizing fees.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 3 (By King), Relating to the interoperability of emergency communication equipment and infrastructure in this state, including the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council, a grant program administered by the council, and the purchase of certain public safety radio communication systems.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 4 (By Hunter, Vasut, Pierson, Spiller, and Guillen), Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.
To Congressional Redistricting, Select.
HB 5 (By Bonnen), Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 6 (By VanDeaver), Relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.
To Public Health.
HB 8 (By Buckley, Metcalf, and Landgraf), Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.
To Public Education.
HB 9 (By Meyer), Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
To Ways and Means.
HB 10 (By Thompson), Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 12 (By Shaheen), Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
To State Affairs.
HB 13 (By C. Bell), Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.
To Intergovernmental Affairs.
HB 15 (By Hefner), Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 16 (By Leach), Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 17 (By Meyer), Relating to the requirements regarding notice of certain property tax-related information to be provided by taxing units and appraisal districts.
To Ways and Means.
HB 20 (By Darby, Louderback, and Barry), Relating to certain measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during disasters, including establishing a voluntary accreditation program for disaster relief organizations; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty; providing a civil cause of action.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 22 (By Bonnen), Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication equipment.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 23 (By Harless), Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.
To Ways and Means.
HB 24 (By Harris), Relating to the consideration by a groundwater conservation district of modeled available groundwater when issuing permits.
To Natural Resources.
HB 25 (By Shofner), Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin.
To Public Health.
HB 36 (By Geren), Relating to prohibiting the sale, delivery, or purchase of a consumable hemp product to or by a person younger than 21 years of age, the entry onto the premises of a retailer of consumable hemp products by a person younger than 21 years of age, and the employment by a retailer of consumable hemp products of a person younger than 21 years of age; creating criminal offenses.
To Public Health.
HB 43 (By Ward Johnson), Relating to requiring a warning on the labeling of certain consumable hemp products distributed or sold in this state.
To Public Health.
HB 44 (By McLaughlin), Relating to the jurisdiction and operation of the County Court at Law in Atascosa County.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 45 (By McLaughlin), Relating to a guide on preparing for and responding to a flooding disaster.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 48 (By Darby), Relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 52 (By Swanson), Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
To State Affairs.
HB 55 (By C. Bell), Relating to flood safety and disaster preparedness.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 56 (By J. Lopez), Relating to the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 58 (By Gervin-Hawkins), Relating to training and credentialing requirements for certain emergency management coordinators and officers of this state or a political subdivision of this state who have emergency management responsibilities.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 60 (By J. Lopez), Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of the state environmental review process for certain projects eligible for financial assistance from the flood infrastructure fund and the implementation of streamlining procedures based on the results of the study.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 61 (By Gervin-Hawkins), Relating to the development of a statewide real-time emergency communications platform.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 63 (By Darby), Relating to requirements for campgrounds located in a floodway; authorizing an administrative penalty; providing a private cause of action.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 66 (By Darby), Relating to the creation of the disaster relief and prevention matching grant and loan program and the disaster relief and prevention account.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 67 (By C. Bell), Relating to the allocation and deposit of certain surplus state revenue to the property tax relief fund for use in reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 68 (By J. Lopez), Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board on the costs of developing flood infrastructure in this state.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 69 (By McLaughlin), Relating to creating the Texas Flash Flood Alley Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 70 (By Gervin-Hawkins), Relating to first responder broadband network services used by first responders during natural disasters and other emergencies.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 71 (By Gervin-Hawkins), Relating to emergency preparedness requirements for youth camps, camps, and entities that provide high-risk activities for minors; authorizing a civil penalty.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 73 (By C. Bell), Relating to municipal and county financial requirements.
To Intergovernmental Affairs.
HB 75 (By McLaughlin), Relating to building standards for youth camps located within or near certain floodplains.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 79 (By Cain), Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.
To Ways and Means.
HB 80 (By Toth), Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs and duties of Internet service providers; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a private civil right of action.
To State Affairs.
HB 81 (By Cain), Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.
To State Affairs.
HB 82 (By Cain), Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions; authorizing a private civil right of action.
To State Affairs.
HB 86 (By Ward Johnson), Relating to emergency evacuation instruction and notice requirements for youth camps.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 91 (By Toth), Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.
To Ways and Means.
HB 94 (By Toth), Relating to creating a grant program administered by the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 95 (By Hayes), Relating to establishing minimum credentialing qualifications for Emergency Management Coordinators appointed by Emergency Management Directors.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 96 (By Slawson), Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
To State Affairs.
HB 97 (By Kerwin), Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.
To Ways and Means.
HB 102 (By Dean), Relating to public school accountability, including reducing state required accountability exams to the minimum required by federal law and replacing current state required assessments with instructionally supportive assessments.
To Public Education.
HB 112 (By Zwiener), Relating to emergency response planning and emergency preparedness of youth camps and campus programs for minors.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 115 (By Leo Wilson), Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
To State Affairs.
HB 123 (By Lalani), Relating to emergency preparedness and safety requirements for youth camps.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 126 (By Leo Wilson), Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
To State Affairs.
HB 142 (By Isaac), Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district; making an appropriation.
To Ways and Means.
HB 149 (By Louderback), Relating to the governor's review of purchases by political subdivisions of public safety radio communication systems.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 151 (By Oliverson), Relating to designating certain substances as Schedule IV controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
To State Affairs.
HB 152 (By Money), Relating to a study of alternative methods of taxation to replace revenue lost to political subdivisions if ad valorem taxes are abolished.
To Ways and Means.
HB 155 (By C. Bell), Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.
To Ways and Means.
HB 156 (By Bowers), Relating to the development and implementation of outdoor warning siren activation protocol, including the establishment of an advisory committee.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 158 (By Shaheen), Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
To State Affairs.
HB 164 (By Virdell), Relating to the Texas Flood Recovery, Reimbursement, and Reconstruction Program; authorizing a civil penalty.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 166 (By Metcalf), Relating to the elimination of school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes and the creation of a joint interim committee on the elimination of those taxes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 167 (By Troxclair), Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
To State Affairs.
HB 169 (By J. González), Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, processing, packaging, labeling, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, storage, dispensing, possession, use, and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products and local regulation of cannabis establishments; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax.
To Public Health.
HB 171 (By Hickland), Relating to flood risk notice requirements for certain campgrounds; providing a civil penalty.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 172 (By Hickland), Relating to campground emergency safety certification requirements; providing a civil penalty.
To Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select.
HB 173 (By Hickland), Relating to the use by a school district or a school district employee of public funds for lobbying activities.
To State Affairs.
HB 180 (By Gerdes), Relating to a temporary reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district; making an appropriation.
To Ways and Means.