FIFTH DAY (CONTINUED) --- THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2025
The house met at 10 a.m. and was called to order by the speaker.
The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Record 31).
Present — Mr. Speaker(C); Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu.
Absent, Excused — Campos; Gervin-Hawkins.
Absent — Davis, A.; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Morales, C.; Ordaz; Rodríguez Ramos; Simmons; Vo; Zwiener.
The invocation was offered by Ron Joy, Texas Department of Public Safety, Leander.
The chair recognized Representative Raymond who led the house in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence for today to attend a funeral:
Gervin-Hawkins on motion of Collier.
The following member was granted leave of absence for today because of illness:
Campos on motion of Howard.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
The chair laid before the house and had read the following special message from the governor:
TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EIGHTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, SECOND CALLED SESSION:
WHEREAS, the people of Texas through their state constitution have placed in the hands of the governor the power to call and set the agenda for special sessions of the legislature; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to a gubernatorial proclamation issued on August 15, 2025, the members of the 89th Legislature convened in a Second Called Session to consider the subjects designated in that proclamation;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, by the authority vested in me by Article III, Section 40, and Article IV, Section 8(a), of the Texas Constitution, do hereby present the following additional subjects to the 89th Legislature, Second Called Session, for consideration:
Legislation to impose penalties or punishments for legislators who willfully absent themselves during a session.
Legislation to authorize a person to purchase Ivermectin at a pharmacy.
Legislation relating to a groundwater study of East Texas aquifers by the Texas Water Development Board prior to the issuance of permits or permit amendments by certain groundwater conservation districts.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/Greg Abbott
Governor
Austin, Texas
August 20, 2025
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
State Affairs, upon final recess or during bill referral, if permission is granted, today, 1W.14, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.
24-HOUR POSTING RULE SUSPENDED
Representative King moved to suspend the 24-hour posting rule to allow the Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select to consider HB 123 and HB 149 at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow in JHR 120.
The motion prevailed.
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.)
(Zwiener now present)
HOUSE AT EASE
At 10:12 a.m., the chair announced that the house would stand at ease.
The chair called the house to order at 10:25 a.m.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence for the remainder of today because of important business in the district:
V. Perez on motion of Rosenthal.
(Gámez now present)
MAJOR STATE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS
SECOND READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read second time:
HB 1 ON SECOND READING
(by Darby, King, Meyer, DeAyala, McQueeney, et al.)
HB 1, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to resident youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing a civil penalty.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Darby offered the following amendment to HB 1:
Amend HB 1 (house committee report) by striking all below the enacting clause and substituting the following:
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Youth Camp Alert, Mitigation, Preparedness, and Emergency Response (Youth CAMPER) Act.
SECTION 2. Sections 141.001, 141.002, 141.0021, and 141.0025, Health and Safety Code, are designated as Subchapter A, Chapter 141, Health and Safety Code, and a heading is added to Subchapter A to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 3. Section 141.002, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (4-a) to read as follows:
(4-a) "Resident youth camp operator" means a person who owns, operates, controls, or supervises a resident youth camp, regardless of profit.
SECTION 4. Sections 141.003, 141.0035, 141.004, 141.005, 141.0051, 141.006, 141.007, 141.008, 141.0085, 141.009, 141.0095, 141.010, 141.011, 141.0111, 141.0112, 141.012, 141.013, 141.014, 141.015, 141.016, 141.017, 141.018, 141.019, and 141.020, Health and Safety Code, are designated as Subchapter B, Chapter 141, Health and Safety Code, and a heading is added to Subchapter B to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER B. LICENSING AND REGULATION OF YOUTH CAMPS
SECTION 5. Subchapter B, Chapter 141, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 141.0052 to read as follows:
Sec. 141.0052. REQUIRED NOTICE FOR MODIFICATION OF RESIDENT YOUTH CAMP PROPERTY, STRUCTURES, OR ACTIVITIES. (a) A resident youth camp operator shall notify the department, in the form and manner prescribed by the department, of any modification to:
(1) the resident youth camp's property;
(2) a structure located on the resident youth camp's property; or
(3) any resident youth camp activities.
(b) On receiving notification of a modification described by Subsection (a), the department may require the resident youth camp operator to update the camp's emergency plan under Section 141.053.
SECTION 6. Section 141.008, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The department shall review the camper to counselor ratios for overnight stays at youth camps and provide to the executive commissioner recommendations regarding minimum camper to counselor ratios. The executive commissioner by rule shall establish minimum camper to counselor ratios for overnight stays at youth camps.
SECTION 7. Chapter 141, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subchapter C to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER C. RESIDENT YOUTH CAMP SAFETY
Sec. 141.051. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as the Youth Camp Alert, Mitigation, Preparedness, and Emergency Response (Youth CAMPER) Act.
Sec. 141.052. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Emergency plan" means the written emergency plan required under Section 141.053.
(2) "Team" means the Resident Youth Camp Safety Multidisciplinary Team established under Section 141.057.
Sec. 141.053. EMERGENCY PLAN FOR RESIDENT YOUTH CAMP; STANDARDS; REQUIRED TRAINING; NOTIFICATION. (a) For each resident youth camp, the resident youth camp operator shall develop and implement a written emergency plan with procedures for responding to an emergency event, including:
(1) a natural disaster;
(2) a lost camper;
(3) a fire;
(4) a transportation emergency;
(5) a severe illness;
(6) an epidemic;
(7) a severe injury;
(8) a serious accident;
(9) a fatality;
(10) an unauthorized or unknown individual present on the camp's premises;
(11) an aquatic emergency, if applicable; and
(12) any other emergency event prescribed by executive commissioner rule.
(b) The resident youth camp operator shall designate an emergency preparedness supervisor for the resident youth camp and include the designation in the camp's emergency plan.
(c) The resident youth camp operator shall:
(1) annually review the emergency plan and update the plan as necessary;
(2) annually submit the emergency plan to the department in the form and manner the department prescribes;
(3) make the emergency plan approved by the department available to each camper and provide the plan to each parent or legal guardian of the camper;
(4) provide to campers at the beginning of each camp session:
(A) developmentally appropriate instruction regarding the actions the camper is to perform during an emergency event; and
(B) the name and contact information of the camp's designated emergency preparedness supervisor;
(5) provide to the county or municipality in which the camp is primarily located and, if applicable, to the emergency services district that serves the county or municipality in which the camp is primarily located:
(A) a copy of the emergency plan; and
(B) a list of the campers, staff members, and volunteers occupying the camp during a camp session on or before the first day of the session; and
(6) before the beginning of each camp session:
(A) provide to each camp staff member and volunteer a copy of the camp's emergency plan and comprehensive training on the emergency plan that addresses each procedure included in the emergency plan as prescribed by executive commissioner rule;
(B) instruct each camp staff member and volunteer on the procedures to follow during an emergency event; and
(C) maintain in the camp's on-site administrative office records documenting the successful completion by each camp staff member and volunteer of the training required by this subdivision.
(d) The emergency plan adopted under this section and the list of campers, staff members, and volunteers required to be provided under Subsection (c)(5) are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
(e) The emergency plan developed under this section must comply with the minimum standards established by executive commissioner rule under Section 141.055 and must include specific procedures for campers, staff members, and volunteers of the resident youth camp to follow in an emergency event, including:
(1) sheltering in or evacuating from camp buildings and the camp;
(2) controlling vehicular traffic on the camp's premises; and
(3) notifying and communicating with the following entities during the emergency event, as necessary:
(A) a local emergency medical services provider;
(B) the municipal or volunteer fire department;
(C) the county sheriff's office or municipal police department;
(D) the office of emergency management of the county or municipality in which the resident youth camp is primarily located; and
(E) the resident youth camp's administrative and medical services staff.
(f) The resident youth camp operator may coordinate with the office of emergency management of the county or municipality in which the resident youth camp is primarily located in developing the emergency plan under this section.
Sec. 141.054. DEPARTMENT REJECTION OF EMERGENCY PLAN; CORRECTIVE ACTION. (a) If the department determines a resident youth camp's submitted emergency plan does not meet the minimum standards prescribed by executive commissioner rule under Section 141.055, the resident youth camp operator shall, in the form and manner prescribed by executive commissioner rule:
(1) not later than the 10th day after the date the operator receives notice of the department's rejection, provide to the department a corrective action plan that details the actions the operator intends to perform to address each deficiency specified by the department in the camp's emergency plan; and
(2) not later than the 30th day after the date the operator receives notice of the department's rejection, revise and resubmit the camp's emergency plan.
(b) The department may provide recommendations for the resident youth camp operator to implement in the operator's annual update to the emergency plan.
Sec. 141.055. ADOPTION OF MINIMUM STANDARDS; RULES. The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this subchapter. The rules must specify:
(1) the information required in an emergency plan, including:
(A) procedures for addressing an emergency event described by Section 141.053(a); and
(B) additional measures or alterations to camp operations to be implemented during heightened emergency events, as determined by special weather or hazard announcements;
(2) the minimum number of training hours required under Section 141.053(c)(6);
(3) the form and manner for submitting an emergency plan to the department; and
(4) the department's procedures for:
(A) determining whether an emergency plan meets the minimum standards prescribed by executive commissioner rule; and
(B) additional inspections required under Section 141.056 to ensure compliance with the approved emergency plan.
Sec. 141.056. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION REQUIRED; PARENTAL COMPLAINTS. (a) A resident youth camp operator shall include in a prominent place on the camp's publicly accessible Internet website a clearly marked link to the youth camp program web page on the department's Internet website for campers, parents, and camp staff and volunteers to use to report the camp's noncompliance with this subchapter.
(b) The department shall investigate each complaint filed with the department for a resident youth camp to ensure the resident youth camp operator is properly implementing the approved emergency plan and the camp complies with this subchapter.
(c) A department investigation under this section must include an inspection to ensure the resident youth camp's compliance with this subchapter. The inspection shall be performed in the same manner as an inspection under Section 141.007.
Sec. 141.057. RESIDENT YOUTH CAMP SAFETY MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM. (a) The Resident Youth Camp Safety Multidisciplinary Team is created within the department and is composed of at least one representative from:
(1) the department;
(2) the Texas Division of Emergency Management;
(3) the Texas Department of Insurance State Fire Marshal's Office;
(4) the Parks and Wildlife Department;
(5) the Texas Water Development Board;
(6) the Texas A&M Forest Service; and
(7) the Department of Public Safety.
(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall serve as the chair of the team.
(c) The team shall meet regularly to develop proposed minimum standards for resident youth camps under this subchapter. The team shall present the proposed minimum standards to the executive commissioner as recommendations for the minimum standards adopted under Section 141.055.
Sec. 141.058. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The attorney general may bring an action to impose a civil penalty against a resident youth camp operator who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.
(b) Each day a violation continues is considered a separate violation for purposes of imposing a civil penalty under this section.
(c) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in bringing an action under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition costs.
(d) A civil penalty collected under this section must be remitted to the department to offset department costs in administering this subchapter.
Sec. 141.059. DENIAL OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. (a) The department may not issue a license for a resident youth camp under Section 141.004 or renew a license for a resident youth camp under Section 141.005 if the resident youth camp operator is not in compliance with this subchapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.
(b) The department shall suspend a resident youth camp license issued by the department if the camp or resident youth camp operator is in violation of this subchapter. The department may reinstate the license only on or after the date the department determines the resident youth camp and the resident youth camp operator are in compliance with this subchapter.
Sec. 141.060. WAIVER NOT PERMITTED. Notwithstanding any other law, the department may not grant a waiver to a resident youth camp operator to exempt the operator from the requirements of this subchapter or penalties imposed under this subchapter.
Sec. 141.061. CONFLICT OF LAWS. In the event of a conflict between this subchapter and another provision of law relating to licensing and regulation of resident youth camps, this subchapter controls.
SECTION 8. Not later than March 1, 2026, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt the rules required by Subchapter C, Chapter 141, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 9. Notwithstanding Subchapter C, Chapter 141, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, a resident youth camp operator is not required to submit an emergency plan to the Department of State Health Services until May 1, 2026.
SECTION 10. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the legislative session.
AMENDMENT NO. 1 - REMARKS
REPRESENTATIVE DARBY: Members, this is not going to be short. I'm going to ask for a little bit of patience, because this bill deserves it. I want to walk through the substitute and let you read it, answer questions, and then, ultimately, pass it to the senate.
First, HB 1 is about one thing: making sure every single youth camp in Texas has a rigorous, professional-grade emergency plan to protect the children entrusted to their care. This bill has evolved significantly from what I filed in the First Called Session. I want to thank Governor Abbott, the Texas Senate, and Speaker Burrows for not only making this a priority for the legislature but having the faith in me to see it through. Members, this is not abstract for me. I see my granddaughters every time I pick up this bill. By the grace of God, they were picked up at Camp Mystic the very weekend before the floods hit—the very weekend. I have thought about that every night since. What if it had been them? It haunts me, members. But when I speak on this bill and for this bill, I hope I am not just speaking for myself but for the lost children and the grieving families who have called us, met with us, and shared their heartbreaking grief with us.
I am presenting this bill for Lainey Landry, who loved playing with slime, eating Popsicles, playing cards with her grandparents, and baking chocolate chip muffins with her grandma. For Virginia Naylor, who loved the outdoors, loved her God, and loved her community. For Jane Hunt—adventurous, kind, and always smiling, never wanting anyone to feel left out. For Mary Grace Baker, Hadley Hanna, Lila Bonner, and every life taken too soon. For all the other lost children, who I will address by name in the closing, and for the 12 campers who went to sleep in their cabins and survived but whose lives were profoundly changed.
Members, make no mistake: HB 1 is fundamentally a bill about failure. The camp failed these girls, the county failed them, the river authority failed them, and in a larger sense, their government failed them. In some ways, I know I have failed them—I take this personally. You know, members, in 10 sessions—and now, I think, 16 special sessions—I've never filed a bill on campground safety. I could have, but I didn't. Why? Because if July 4 taught me anything, it taught us that for too long we collectively have become too complacent. Camps became complacent, local governments became complacent—we all became too damn complacent. I will not make that mistake again. We have a chance now to right these wrongs, to say "never again." When the floods hit the camp, for these girls, there was no plan.
Members, with HB 1, there will now be a real emergency operations plan. A plan not pulled off the Internet or thrown together in the heat of the moment, but a vetted plan approved to the highest standards that we can muster as a state. We cannot call these "once in 1,000 year" events, shrug our shoulders, and walk away saying, "Better luck next time." I will not accept that. I will not take that for an answer, nor should you—not anyone. It's been said that our preparation in times of peace is the greatest predictor of our behavior in times of war. Let me repeat that. We could use this phrase every day on this floor. Our preparation in times of peace is the greatest predictor of our behavior in times of war. In this case, having no plan or procedure or training in place is not an unforeseen outcome; it's gambling. It's gambling with the lives of our campers and the lives of many who work at these campgrounds on the assumption that nothing, statistically, would happen. I agree that in some historic events this bill may not have saved every child, but if this effort saves even one child—one child—one little boy or one little girl, that is worth it to me and, I submit, to you.
So members, what does HB 1 do? HB 1 is part of a two-step plan with SB 1 to create a package of the strongest youth camp safety legislation in the country. When I filed HB 1, I knew that there would be changes that needed to be made. Speaker Burrows gave me a mandate, and us a mandate, to pursue the strongest bill possible. In speaking with the families, I confirmed what I believed to be true—the filed version is not strong enough. "Okay," I said, "let's fix it." Over the next week, my staff and I met with all of our state's emergency leaders, and we crafted what is before you. Something that will be a model for other states, empower parents, and ensure that everyone—from the campers to the staff—are prepared for every conceivable scenario. But make no mistake, this is not an either/or situation. I fully intend to pass—and I hope with your support—HB 1 and SB 1 to send a message that the State of Texas is listening.
HB 1, as substituted, requires every resident youth camp in Texas—nonprofit or for-profit, church or commercial—to create, implement, or submit an annual emergency plan to the Department of State Health Services. Plans must address at least 12 specific emergency scenarios, with natural disasters being just one of the 12. This plan must include lost campers, internal fires, epidemics, serious injuries, unauthorized intruders, and aquatic emergencies. It mandates clear procedures for evacuation or shelter in place; traffic control; staff communication; and notification of local EMS, fire, and law enforcement. It requires minimum hours of presession staff training, documentation of completion, and instruction of campers and parents on emergency procedures. It ensures plans are shared with local emergency services before camp begins. It ensures campgrounds notify DSHS of all changes in structures and operations to ensure that the plan is updated in real time to account for the camp as it exists. It will fully fund inspectors at DSHS for the first time. It establishes civil penalties for blatant noncompliance, with funds directed back to DSHS to cover enforcement costs, and it allows for the revocation of licenses for those who do not establish a plan. The bottom line? No plan, no children. The bill, as amended, also establishes a new multidisciplinary team to work with DSHS to establish the emergency operations plans' minimum standards. This includes TDEM, DPS, the Water Development Board, and many others, who will set the terms of the plan and will be free from outside interference and influence. In simple terms, we will create the variables and minimum standards, and the camps will fill in those variables. HB 1 is a real plan. This is the plan that TDEM, DSHS, and my office know will hold our camps to the maximum standard while allowing them to create individualized operations to maximize their resources.
Once again, HB 1 is just one part of the puzzle. SB 1, by Chairman Perry, will end the practice of all overnight camping in a floodway or a flood zone, put clear sighting requirements on residential structures, and tackle the other critical camp safety issues not presented in HB 1. We also have SB 2, SB 5, HB 22, and HB 20. All of these bills work together, and I could not be more proud of the work that our two chambers have undertaken. Make no mistake: This is not just for floods. It's not even for just natural disasters but for any unforeseen or emergency circumstances that could harm our children. It's not just notes on a chalkboard or lip service to state regulators, but a rigorous plan parents can trust.
Before I close on this amendment, I want to thank the many stakeholders, including the campgrounds, that have come to my office proactively and said, "Yes, this needs to happen. Let's make it work." But I am frustrated by the opposition based solely on the mentality that any new requirement—even as simple as this—is uncomfortable to the status quo. Like it or not, the status quo changed on July 4. If we don't act, we are making the conscious choice to continue to roll the dice with the lives of our children. So yes, members, I'm not going to lie. This is deeply personal to me as a father, grandfather, and legislator who has heard these stories firsthand, as I know many of you have. This is not Darby Bill 1; this is HB 1. This is a piece of each of you in this bill, because what we do here sets the standard. Members, I ask you to join me in passing HB 1 so no family has to endure what these families have endured.
Amendment No. 2
Representative Darby offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 1:
Amend Amendment No. 1 by Darby to HB 1 as follows:
(1) On page 9, line 11, strike "This" and substitute "(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, this".
(2) On page 9, immediately following line 16, insert the following:
(b) Subject to Subsection (c) of this section, Section ____ of this Act, making an appropriation to the Department of State Health Services, takes effect on the later of:
(1) the earliest date the section may take effect under Section 14, Article IV, Texas Constitution; or
(2) September 1, 2025.
(c) Section ____ of this Act takes effect only if this Act receives a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to each house.
(3) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the amendment and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the amendment accordingly:
SECTION ____. (a) The amount of $2,594,265 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund for use during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act, and the amount of $2,484,726 is appropriated from the general revenue fund for use during the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2026, to the Department of State Health Services to implement the provisions of this legislation. The department shall adjust the amount the department sets for license fees under Section 141.0035, Health and Safety Code, as necessary to recover the costs of the appropriations made under this subsection.
(b) During the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2025, the Department of State Health Services, in addition to the capital budget authority other law grants to the department during that period, may use $500,000 in capital budget authority for the appropriations made by Subsection (a) of this section, if any.
(c) During the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2025, the Department of State Health Services, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees other law authorizes the department to employ during that period, may employ 16.0 FTE employees out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section, if any.
Amendment No. 2 was adopted.
Amendment No. 3
Representative Walle offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 1:
Amend Amendment No. 1 by Darby to HB 1 as follows:
(1) On page 4, line 10, strike "and".
(2) On page 4, line 22, between "subdivision" and the underlined period, insert the following:
; and
(7) for a resident youth camp located wholly or partly within a floodplain, before the beginning of each camp session:
(A) provide written notice to the parent or legal guardian of each camper of the camp's location within the floodplain and the risk of flooding at the camp; and
(B) ensure the parent or legal guardian signs and submits to the operator a statement acknowledging receipt of the notice
Amendment No. 3 was adopted.
Amendment No. 4
Representative Ward Johnson offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 1:
Amend Amendment No. 1 by Darby to HB 1 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 141.009, Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 141.009. STANDARDS. (a) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish health and safety standards for youth camps. The standards may relate to:
(1) adequate and proper supervision at all times of camp activities;
(2) qualifications for directors, supervisors, and staff and sufficient numbers of those persons;
(3) proper safeguards for sanitation and public health;
(4) adequate medical services for personal health and first aid;
(5) proper procedures for food preparation, handling, and mass feeding;
(6) healthful and sufficient water supply;
(7) proper waste disposal;
(8) proper water safety procedures for swimming pools, lakes, and waterways;
(9) safe boating equipment;
(10) proper maintenance and safe use of motor vehicles;
(11) safe buildings and physical facilities;
(12) proper fire precautions;
(13) safe and proper recreational and other equipment;
(14) proper regard for density and use of the premises; and
(15) records of criminal convictions of camp personnel.
(b) In establishing health and safety standards under Subsection (a), the executive commissioner by rule shall require a youth camp to:
(1) post on or near all interior doors of each camp building that provides overnight accommodations to campers, at a height easily visible to campers and camp staff, an emergency evacuation and relocation map identifying:
(A) the shortest and easiest route for campers and camp staff from the building to a safe meeting point that provides shelter in an emergency;
(B) an alternative route from the building to the meeting point in the event the route described by Paragraph (A) is unavailable due to the emergency; and
(C) the location of emergency equipment; and
(2) provide instruction to all campers and camp staff before the first overnight stay of a camping session on:
(A) the routes to the camp's safe meeting point;
(B) the location of the camp's emergency equipment;
(C) the location of the camp's emergency evacuation and relocation maps; and
(D) implementation and use of the emergency evacuation and relocation maps.
SECTION ____. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section 141.009, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act.
Amendment No. 4 was adopted.
Amendment No. 5
Representative Howard offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 1:
Amend Amendment No. 1 by Darby to HB 1 as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 25, strike "Section 141.0052" and substitute "Sections 141.0031 and 141.0052".
(2) On page 1, between lines 25 and 26, insert the following:
Sec. 141.0031. PROHIBITED LICENSURE OF YOUTH CAMP WITHIN FLOODPLAIN. (a) In this section:
(1) "Cabin" means a structure used to provide sleeping quarters to campers.
(2) "Floodplain" means an area within a 100-year floodplain identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the national Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. Section 4001 et seq.).
(b) The department may not issue or renew a youth camp license for a youth camp that operates one of more cabins located within a floodplain.
Amendment No. 5 was adopted by (Record 32): 73 Yeas, 59 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Harless; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; King; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Orr; Perez, M.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Smithee; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Dorazio; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Campos; Gervin-Hawkins; Perez, V.
Absent — Cunningham; Davis, A.; Garcia, J.; Hull; Isaac; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Leach; Morales, C.; Ordaz; Rodríguez Ramos; Simmons; Swanson; Vo.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 32 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Ashby
When Record No. 32 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Button
When Record No. 32 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Canales
When Record No. 32 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Curry
When Record No. 32 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Dean
When Record No. 32 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Dyson
When Record No. 32 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Harless
When Record No. 32 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Hunter
When Record No. 32 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no.
Isaac
When Record No. 32 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Phelan
When Record No. 32 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Swanson
REASON FOR VOTE
Representative Leo Wilson submitted the following reason for vote to be printed in the journal:
I want to acknowledge and express my deep sympathy for the families and communities represented by Representative Howard who have endured the recent devastating floods. Their concerns are real and deserve our attention. However, I could not support this amendment because its reach went far beyond the situation at hand.
The language would have applied to every youth camp located in a floodplain across the state, including many within my district in Chambers and Galveston Counties. These camps provide critical services to children and families, and many of them operate responsibly, with safety procedures already in place to address potential flooding risks. The amendment would have prohibited existing camps near rivers, lakes, or along the coastline from renewing their licenses, and it would have barred any new camps from opening in these areas altogether.
This sweeping prohibition would have harmed my constituents by restricting opportunities for youth engagement, recreation, and education, without addressing the real and specific concerns of flood safety. While I share the intent to protect children, I believe this amendment would have created more harm than good.
I want to make clear that I proudly co-authored HB 1 and voted in support of the full bill when it came before the house. My vote against this amendment was not a vote against the bill itself, but rather a necessary step to ensure that it remained balanced and workable for families across Texas.
Amendment No. 6
Representative Zwiener offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 1:
Amend Amendment No. 1 by Darby to HB 1 as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 25, strike "Section 141.0052" and substitute "Sections 141.0052 and 141.0053".
(2) On page 2, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
Sec. 141.0053. SAFE ACCESS TO YOUTH CAMPS. (a) In this section, "low-water crossing" means a bridge or roadway that:
(1) is passable when dry;
(2) is designed to flood during heavy rainfall; and
(3) poses a danger to passage during heavy rainfall or flash flood events.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the department may not issue or renew a youth camp license if the camp is:
(1) located wholly or partly within a 100-year floodplain as determined by the most recent maps published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and
(2) does not have safe ingress or egress by a motor vehicle without crossing a road's low-water crossing.
(c) The department may grant a waiver from the prohibition of Subsection (b) to a youth camp that:
(1) was in operation before December 1, 2025; and
(2) includes in the camp's emergency plan under Section 141.053 strategies and methods the youth camp will use to mitigate the risks associated with low-water crossings.
(d) The strategies and methods for mitigating risks associated with low-water crossings described by Subsection (c)(2) may include:
(1) regular maintenance and repair or design changes to improve water drainage at the camp;
(2) structural bridge or roadway changes, including elevating low-water crossings; and
(3) post-construction flood mitigation strategies, including the installment at low-water crossings of automated gates or gauges.
Amendment No. 6 was adopted by (Record 33): 74 Yeas, 60 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Barry; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Button; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Darby; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dutton; Fairly; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; King; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Orr; Perez, M.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Smithee; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Buckley; Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Dean; Dorazio; Dyson; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Campos; Gervin-Hawkins; Perez, V.
Absent — Ashby; Bell, C.; Davis, A.; Garcia, J.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Morales, C.; Ordaz; Rodríguez Ramos; Schofield; Simmons; Vo.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 33 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Ashby
When Record No. 33 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Harless
When Record No. 33 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
J. Lopez
When Record No. 33 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Richardson
Amendment No. 7
Representative Johnson offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 1:
Amend Amendment No. 1 by Darby to HB 1 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the amendment and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the amendment accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 141.009, Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 141.009. STANDARDS. (a) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish health and safety standards for youth camps. The standards may relate to:
(1) adequate and proper supervision at all times of camp activities;
(2) qualifications for directors, supervisors, and staff and sufficient numbers of those persons;
(3) proper safeguards for sanitation and public health;
(4) adequate medical services for personal health and first aid;
(5) proper procedures for food preparation, handling, and mass feeding;
(6) healthful and sufficient water supply;
(7) proper waste disposal;
(8) proper water safety procedures for swimming pools, lakes, and waterways;
(9) safe boating equipment;
(10) proper maintenance and safe use of motor vehicles;
(11) safe buildings and physical facilities;
(12) proper fire precautions;
(13) safe and proper recreational and other equipment;
(14) proper regard for density and use of the premises; and
(15) records of criminal convictions of camp personnel.
(b) The rules adopted under Subsection (a) must require each structure that is located in a youth camp and used to provide temporary sleeping quarters for campers to be equipped with an air conditioning unit and heating unit as necessary to mitigate extreme temperatures.
Amendment No. 7 failed of adoption by (Record 34): 52 Yeas, 84 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; King; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Perez, M.; Plesa; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Campos; Gervin-Hawkins; Perez, V.
Absent — Davis, A.; Garcia, J.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Morales, C.; Ordaz; Pierson; Rodríguez Ramos; Simmons; Vo.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 34 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Phelan
LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence for today because of important business in the district:
V. Jones on motion of Reynolds.
The following member was granted leave of absence for today because of important business:
Ordaz on motion of Moody.
HB 1 - (consideration continued)
Amendment No. 1, as amended, was adopted.
HB 1 - REMARKS
REPRESENTATIVE MOODY: Thank you to Mr. Darby, and thank you to everyone that's worked on this. Before I make my comments—there are a lot of words that we're going to put on paper today, that we're going to make law today, and it's the right thing to do. But nothing we do, written on these papers, can heal the hurt that y'all are feeling. But what we want you to know, and this body wants you to know, is that aside from all this that we're doing today—and we are here for it, and we will get it done for you and for every other Texan that could face these risks in the future—is that we love you. We are here for you, and it does not end today. Our help and our hearts are with you today and forever, and we will be taking that hard walk with you as long as it takes.
You know, one of my sons has a special blanket he's had since he was a baby. He still sleeps with it. He takes it with him every time we travel. One of the things that struck me after these floods was the same thing I saw when I was in Uvalde on our investigative committee. And that was seeing things like kids' blankets in places, in ways that were just wrong. After the children were gone, what was left were comfort objects kids clung to in their final moments—small shoes without the small feet to fill them; torn, tiny clothes—these physical artifacts were found there just sitting in piles of debris, like the ghosts of our own failures as a state. Seeing that should shake us. I know it has. Seeing that should wake us, and I know it has. Those things left behind are a moral challenge—right here in front of our faces. The bottom line is that this didn't have to happen. We can't prevent every disaster, but we can do better. Always. We can do better before, we can do better during, and we can do better after every disaster. We have to. We have to for these families here and for every family that we represent across this great state.
Members, I'm not going to get up here on every bill today. I was honored to serve on the committee that produced this legislation, but I want you to know I feel the same way about each and every bill that's coming forward today and that will come forward in the future. These are each a part of our solemn duty to the families who have lost so much and to all Texans, who could face that same tragedy tomorrow. I am proud to join you all in voting for it today.
REPRESENTATIVE HARRISON: I'm going to be very, very brief. I had shown up today having studied the filed version of HB 1, and I came here with every intention of supporting HB 1 as filed. I think it was a good, commonsense approach to handling this issue. But unfortunately, after Democratic amendment after Democratic amendment was put on this bill, this bill now has exceeded what I view as the proper role of government and may have the potential to shutter countless camps, including Christian camps that operate—and have been operating in this state for a long time. We can never lose sight of the fact that government solutions are often worse than the problems they seek to address. I did not believe that was true of the filed version of HB 1 which, I want to reiterate, I came with the full expectation and intent of supporting today. But with these liberal, big-government, Democratic amendments added to it, I can no longer do it. So I will be standing in respectful opposition to HB 1.
DARBY: Sometimes we can be proud, and sometimes we're not. Members, this bill is for Heaven's 27. In closing, I want to read their names aloud. Some of their families are in the gallery. I ask that all members and those in the gallery join me in a brief moment of silence while I read the names of the girls taken too soon. Members, I invite you, if you've lost any constituents at Camp Mystic or back home during the July 4 flooding, to come up and stand here with me. Your advocacy means just as much as mine. And parents—if you'll stand when I read your daughter's name: Mary Grace Baker; Anna Margaret Bellows; Lila Bonner; Chloe Childress; Molly DeWitt; Lucy Dillon; Katherine Ferruzzo; Ellen Getten; Hadley Hanna; Virginia Hollis; Janie Hunt; Mary Kate Jacobe; Lainey Landry; Hanna Lawrence; Rebecca Lawrence; Kellyanne Lytal; Sarah Marsh; Linnie McCown; Blakely McCrory; Wynne Naylor; Eloise Peck; Abby Pohl; Margaret Sheedy; Renee Smajstrla; Mary Stevens; Cile Steward; Greta Toranzo.
Thank you for your presence today. We are honored to have you; we share your grief; we support you in all ways. And with that—with the members gathered here today—in honor of your children and your families, I move passage.
HB 1, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 35): 136 Yeas, 1 Nays, 0 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Mr. Speaker(C); Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Harrison.
Absent, Excused — Campos; Gervin-Hawkins; Jones, V.; Ordaz; Perez, V.
Absent — Davis, A.; Garcia, J.; Hernandez; Jones, J.; Morales, C.; Rodríguez Ramos; Simmons; Vo.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 35 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Hernandez
When Record No. 35 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted yes.
C. Morales
When Record No. 35 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted yes.
Rodríguez Ramos
REASON FOR VOTE
Representative Vasut submitted the following reason for vote to be printed in the journal:
We voted yes for HB 1 because we agree with improving youth camp safety in response to the July 4 flood. We have concerns with language added to the bill today, particularly regarding camp operations in "floodplains." The bill author has assured us this language will be modified.
Vasut, Hayes, Oliverson, Alders, Luther, Little, Shofner, Gerdes, Kitzman, Buckley, Schofield, Swanson, Slawson, Metcalf, C. Bell, Harris, Wilson, Cunningham, Kerwin, Virdell, Bumgarner, Money, Harris Davila, Cook,
Hopper, Hickland, Leo Wilson, Louderback, Dyson, Villalobos, Dorazio,
Olcott, Dean, Orr, Hull, Morgan, Pierson, Richardson, Holt, Ashby, Wharton,
McLaughlin, Paul, Curry, Harless, Tepper, Lozano, Schatzline, LaHood, Noble,
Frank, Hefner, Guillen, J. Lopez, Patterson, Fairly, Barry, Schoolcraft, and Isaac.
REMARKS ORDERED PRINTED
Representative Moody moved to print remarks by Representative Darby on Amendment No. 1 on HB 1 and closing remarks on HB 1.
The motion prevailed.
Representative Raymond moved to print remarks by Representative Moody on HB 1.
The motion prevailed.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence for today because of important business in the district:
Vo on motion of Bernal.
SB 2 - RULES SUSPENDED
ADDITIONAL SPONSORS AUTHORIZED
Representative King moved to suspend Rule 8, Section 5(d), of the House Rules to designate as joint sponsors and co-sponsors for SB 2 all joint authors and co-authors for HB 2 who sign on to HB 2 before SB 2 passes the house on third reading.
The motion prevailed.
SB 2 ON SECOND READING
(King, Meyer, Moody, Wilson, Darby, et al. - House Sponsors)
SB 2, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.
SB 2 was considered in lieu of HB 2.
(Harris in the chair)
Amendment No. 1
Representative Darby offered the following amendment to SB 2:
Amend SB 2 (house committee printing) on page 14, between lines 7 and 8, by inserting the following:
Sec. 418.464. TRANSMISSION PROJECT IN OR NEAR CERTAIN FLOODPLAINS AND RIPARIAN ZONES. (a) In this section:
(1) "Extra high voltage transmission line" means a transmission line with a voltage equal to or greater than 765 kilovolts.
(2) "Riparian zone" means the transitional area between aquatic and terrestrial habitats along a waterway.
(b) This section applies only to a transmission project for which a certificate of convenience and necessity is required under Chapter 37, Utilities Code, that includes a proposed extra high voltage transmission line:
(1) located in the 100-year floodplain, as defined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, of the Llano River, San Saba River, Devils River, Guadalupe River, or Frio River; or
(2) that would disturb or be located within one mile of a riparian zone of the Llano River, San Saba River, Devils River, Guadalupe River, or Frio River.
(c) An emergency management coordinator designated under Section 418.1015(c) to serve a county in which a transmission project described by Subsection (b) is proposed to be located:
(1) may provide recommendations and comments related to the proposed extra high voltage transmission line in a proceeding filed under Section 37.053, Utilities Code; and
(2) is an interested party for the purposes of Section 37.054, Utilities Code.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
Amendment No. 2
Representative Goodwin offered the following amendment to SB 2:
Amend SB 2 (house committee report) on page 25, between lines 7 and 8, by inserting the following:
Sec. 675.0045. INTEGRATION OF MASS FATALITY OPERATIONS RESPONSE TEAM WITH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES. (a) The Texas Division of Emergency Management shall maintain a list of each National Weather Service Forecast Office in this state that employs:
(1) a warning coordination meteorologist or service coordination hydrologist; and
(2) a development and operations hydrologist or science and operations officer.
(b) The department, in coordination with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, shall ensure each National Weather Service Forecast Office listed under Subsection (a) is included on the mass fatality operations rapid response team established under Section 675.002.
Representative King moved to table Amendment No. 2.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 36): 87 Yeas, 44 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Anchía; Bhojani; Bryant; Bucy; Cain; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, Y.; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; Goodwin; Hayes; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Perez, M.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vasut; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Campos; Gervin-Hawkins; Jones, V.; Ordaz; Perez, V.; Vo.
Absent — Allen; Bowers; Davis, A.; Garcia, J.; Jones, J.; Lowe; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Phelan; Rodríguez Ramos; Simmons.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 36 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Bowers
When Record No. 36 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Cain
When Record No. 36 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Vasut
Amendment No. 3
Representative Howard offered the following amendment to SB 2:
Amend SB 2 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 140.015 to read as follows:
Sec. 140.015. DISASTER RESPONSE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. (a) In this section:
(1) "Disaster" has the meaning assigned by Section 418.004, Government Code.
(2) "Grant" means a grant authorized to be awarded by the comptroller under the disaster response assistance grant program established by this section.
(b) The comptroller shall establish and administer the disaster response assistance grant program to reimburse municipalities and counties for costs associated with the operation of a helicopter owned by the municipality or county in response to a multi-county disaster.
(c) The comptroller shall establish the eligibility requirements for a grant awarded under this section. The requirements must prohibit a municipality or county from recovering an expense for which the municipality or county otherwise has received or will receive funds from the federal government or the state.
(d) A municipality or county may not receive more than $750,000 in a calendar year in grants under this section.
(e) The comptroller shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section, including rules that establish:
(1) a standardized application process, including the form to be used to apply for a grant and the manner of submitting the form;
(2) deadlines for:
(A) applying for the grant;
(B) disbursement of grant money; and
(C) spending grant money; and
(3) procedures for:
(A) monitoring the disbursement of grant money to ensure compliance with this section; and
(B) the return of grant money that was not used by a municipality or county for a purpose authorized by this section.
SECTION ____. Not later than May 1, 2026, the comptroller of public accounts shall establish and administer the disaster response assistance grant program and adopt the rules necessary to implement the program as required by Section 140.015, Local Government Code, as added by this Act.
Amendment No. 3 was adopted.
Amendment No. 4
Representative Reynolds offered the following amendment to SB 2:
Amend SB 2 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. The heading to Subchapter F, Chapter 233, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER F. [RESIDENTIAL] BUILDING CODE STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF CERTAIN COUNTIES
SECTION ____. Section 233.151, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 233.151. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this subchapter:
(1) "New commercial construction" includes:
(A) construction of a commercial building on a vacant lot; and
(B) construction of an addition to or a renovation of an existing commercial building, if the addition or renovation will increase the square footage or value of the existing building by more than 50 percent.
(2) "New construction" means new commercial construction and new residential construction.
(3) "New [, "new] residential construction" includes:
(A) [(1)
residential] construction of a single-family house, a [or] duplex, or other construction defined as a residential building by the International Residential Code on a vacant lot; and
(B) [(2)] construction of an addition to or a renovation of an existing single-family house, a [or] duplex, or other construction defined as a residential building by the International Residential Code, if the addition or renovation will increase the square footage or value of the existing residential building by more than 50 percent.
(b) The term "new residential construction" does not include a structure that is constructed in accordance with Chapter 1201, Occupations Code, or a modular home constructed in accordance with Chapter 1202, Occupations Code.
(c) For purposes of this section, "International Residential Code" means the International Residential Code as it existed on January 1, 2018.
SECTION ____. Section 233.153, Local Government Code, as effective September 1, 2025, is amended by amending Subsections (a), (b), (d), and (f) and adding Subsections (b-1) and (g) to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), new [New] residential construction [of a single-family house or duplex] in the unincorporated area of a county to which this subchapter applies shall conform to the [version of the] International Residential Code as it existed on January 1, 2018 [published as of May 1, 2008, or the version of the International Residential Code that is applicable in the county seat of that county].
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), new commercial construction in the unincorporated area of a county to which this subchapter applies shall conform to the International Building Code as it existed on January 1, 2018 [Standards required under this subchapter apply only to new residential construction that begins after September 1, 2009].
(b-1) The commissioners court of a county may:
(1) adopt and apply a version of the International Residential Code or the International Building Code published after January 1, 2018, to new construction; or
(2) establish standards for new construction that exceed the standards of those codes.
(d) This subchapter may not be construed to:
(1) [require prior approval by the county before the beginning of new residential construction;
[(2)] authorize the commissioners court of a county to adopt or enforce zoning regulations; or
(2) [(3)] affect the application of the provisions of Subchapter B or G, Chapter 232, to land development.
(f) A county may [not] charge a fee to a person subject to standards under this subchapter to defray the costs of enforcing the standards.
(g) The commissioners court of a county may adopt rules necessary to administer and enforce the standards adopted under this subchapter.
SECTION ____. Subchapter F, Chapter 233, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 233.1535 to read as follows:
Sec. 233.1535. NOTICE AND PUBLIC COMMENT. (a) A commissioners court of a county shall publish notice of the proposed adoption of or amendment to a building code under this subchapter in a conspicuous location on the county's Internet website at least 30 days before the date of the adoption of or amendment to the building code.
(b) The commissioners court shall:
(1) as provided by Section 551.007, Government Code, allow public testimony regarding the adoption of or amendment to a building code under this subchapter before formal action is taken by the commissioners court; and
(2) make a reasonable effort to encourage public comment from persons affected by the adoption of or amendment to a building code under this subchapter.
(c) On the written request from five or more persons, the commissioners court of the county shall hold a public hearing open to public comment on the proposed adoption of or amendment to a building code under this subchapter. The hearing must be held on or before the 14th day before the date the commissioners court adopts or amends the building code.
SECTION ____. Section 233.154, Local Government Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows:
(a) A person who builds new [residential] construction [described by Section 233.153] shall have the construction inspected to ensure building code compliance in accordance with this section as follows:
(1) for new [residential] construction described by Section 233.151(a)(1)(A) or (3)(A) [on a vacant lot], a minimum of three inspections must be performed during the construction project to ensure code compliance, as applicable, at the following stages of construction:
(A) the foundation stage, before the placement of concrete;
(B) the framing and mechanical systems stage, before covering with drywall or other interior wall covering; and
(C) on completion of construction of the residence or building; and
(2) for new [residential] construction [of an addition to an existing residence as] described by Section 233.151(a)(1)(B) or (3)(B) [233.151(a)(2)], the inspections under Subdivision (1) must be performed as necessary based on the scope of work of the construction project.
(a-1) A county may employ a building inspector certified by the International Code Council to review construction plans and inspect new construction or shall require[; and
[(3)
for new residential construction on a vacant lot and for construction of an addition to an existing residence, the builder]:
(1) the builder of new residential construction to contract for inspection [(A) is responsible for contracting to perform the inspections required by this subsection] with:
(A) [(i)] a licensed engineer;
(B) [(ii)] a registered architect;
(C) [(iii)
a professional inspector licensed by the Texas Real Estate Commission;
[(iv)] a plumbing inspector employed by a municipality and licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners;
(D) [(v)] a building inspector employed by a political subdivision; or
(E) [(vi)] an individual certified as a residential combination inspector by the International Code Council; or
(2) the general contractor for new commercial construction to contract for inspection with:
(A) a licensed engineer;
(B) a registered architect;
(C) a certified building inspector employed by a political subdivision; or
(D) an inspector certified by the International Code Council as a commercial building inspector, commercial electrical inspector, commercial mechanical inspector, or commercial plumbing inspector.
(a-2) A builder or general contractor [and
[(B)] may use the same inspector for all the required inspections or a different inspector for each required inspection under Subsection (a) if the builder or general contractor contracts for the inspection.
(c) If required by the county for new residential construction, not later than the 10th day after the date of the final inspection under this section, the builder shall submit notice of the inspection stating whether or not the inspection showed compliance with the building code standards applicable to that phase of construction in a form required by the county to:
(1) the county employee, department, or agency designated by the commissioners court of the county to receive the information; and
(2) the person for whom the new residential construction is being built, if different from the builder.
SECTION ____. Section 233.155, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 233.155. ENFORCEMENT OF STANDARDS. (a) If proper notice for new residential construction is not submitted in accordance with Section 233.154(c) [Sections 233.154(b) and (c)], the county may take any or all of the following actions:
(1) [refer the inspector to the appropriate regulatory authority for discipline;
[(2)] in a suit brought by the appropriate attorney representing the county in the district court, obtain appropriate injunctive relief to prevent a violation or threatened violation of a standard or notice required under this subchapter from continuing or occurring; or
(2) [(3)] refer the builder for prosecution under Section 233.157.
(b) If the notice the builder provided to the county under Section 233.154(c) does not indicate that the inspection showed compliance with the applicable building code standards, the county may take either or both of the actions under Subsections (a)(1) [(a)(2)] and (2) [(3)].
SECTION ____. Sections 233.157(a) and (c), Local Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) A builder commits an offense if:
(1) the builder fails to provide proper notice in accordance with Section 233.154(c) [Sections 233.154(b) and (c)]; or
(2) as provided by Section 233.155(b), the builder does not provide notice under Section 233.154(c) that indicates that the inspection showed compliance with the applicable building code standards.
(c) An individual who fails to provide proper notice in accordance with Section 233.154(c) [Sections 233.154(b) and (c)] is not subject to a penalty under this section [subsection] if:
(1) the new residential construction is built by the individual or the individual acts as the individual's own contractor; and
(2) the individual intends to use the residence as the individual's primary residence.
SECTION ____. Sections 233.154(b) and 233.157(d), Local Government Code, are repealed.
SECTION ____. Subchapter F, Chapter 233, Local Government Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to new construction that commences on or after the effective date of this Act. New construction that commences before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before that date, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION ____. Section 233.157, Local Government Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.
Amendment No. 4 was withdrawn.
SB 2, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 37): 130 Yeas, 4 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Harrison; Lowe; Money; Olcott.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Campos; Gervin-Hawkins; Jones, V.; Ordaz; Perez, V.; Vo.
Absent — Allen; Davis, A.; Garcia, J.; Jones, J.; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Rodríguez Ramos; Simmons.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 37 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted yes.
C. Morales
When Record No. 37 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted yes.
Rodríguez Ramos
HB 2 - LAID ON THE TABLE SUBJECT TO CALL
Representative King moved to lay HB 2 on the table subject to call.
The motion prevailed.
HB 3 ON SECOND READING
(by King, Meyer, Louderback, McQueeney, Martinez, et al.)
HB 3, A bill to be entitled An Act 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.
Amendment No. 1
Representative King offered the following amendment to HB 3:
Amend HB 3 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 5, line 23, between "an" and "emergency", insert "existing".
(2) On page 7, line 7, strike "and".
(3) On page 7, line 9, between "management" and the underlined period, insert the following:
; and
(3) the recipient be an alerting authority under the integrated public alert and warning system administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under 6 U.S.C. Sections 321o and 321o-1.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
Amendment No. 2
Representative King offered the following amendment to HB 3:
Amend HB 3 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 8, between lines 25 and 26, insert the following subsection and reletter subsequent subsections and cross-references to those subsections accordingly:
(b) This section does not apply to the purchase or use of a public safety radio communication system that complies with the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program administered by the United States Department of Homeland Security.
(2) On page 11, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following subsection and reletter subsequent subsections and cross-references to those subsections accordingly:
(b) This section does not apply to the purchase or use of a public safety radio communication system that complies with the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program administered by the United States Department of Homeland Security.
Amendment No. 2 was adopted.
HB 3, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 38): 134 Yeas, 1 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Harrison.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Campos; Gervin-Hawkins; Jones, V.; Ordaz; Perez, V.; Vo.
Absent — Davis, A.; Garcia, J.; Jones, J.; Money; Morales, C.; Rodríguez Ramos; Simmons.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 38 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted yes.
C. Morales
When Record No. 38 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted yes.
Rodríguez Ramos
CSSB 5 ON SECOND READING
(Bonnen, et al. - House Sponsors)
CSSB 5, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
CSSB 5 was considered in lieu of HB 5.
CSSB 5 was passed to third reading by (Record 39): 136 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Campos; Gervin-Hawkins; Jones, V.; Ordaz; Perez, V.; Vo.
Absent — Davis, A.; Garcia, J.; Jones, J.; Morales, C.; Rodríguez Ramos; Simmons.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 39 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted yes.
C. Morales
When Record No. 39 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted yes.
Rodríguez Ramos
HB 5 - LAID ON THE TABLE SUBJECT TO CALL
Representative Bonnen moved to lay HB 5 on the table subject to call.
The motion prevailed.
HB 20 ON SECOND READING
(by Darby, Louderback, Barry, et al.)
HB 20, A bill to be entitled An Act 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.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Darby offered the following amendment to HB 20:
Amend HB 20 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 3, line 2, between "division" and the underlined comma, insert "and the Texas Nonprofit Council established under Chapter 550".
(2) On page 4, line 7, between "division" and the underlined comma, insert "and the Texas Nonprofit Council established under Chapter 550".
(3) On page 4, line 23, between "Management" and the comma, insert "and the Texas Nonprofit Council established under Chapter 550, Government Code".
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
Amendment No. 2
Representative Darby offered the following amendment to HB 20:
Amend HB 20 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 3, strike lines 8 through 10, and substitute the following:
applications;
(3) procedures for renewal and revocation of accreditations; and
(4) procedures for ensuring the data privacy and security of applicant information.
(2) On page 3, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
(c) The attorney general shall ensure the registry maintained under Subsection (a) and any materials used by an accredited nonprofit organization to display the seal prescribed by the attorney general under Subsection (b) include a clear and conspicuous statement that accreditation under this subchapter is voluntary and does not constitute this state's endorsement or approval of the organization.
(3) On page 4, line 14, between "HOTLINE." and "The", insert "(a)".
(4) On page 4, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
(b) The attorney general shall:
(1) maintain a record of each report submitted under this section;
(2) review each submitted report of a suspected fraud to determine whether an investigation is warranted;
(3) investigate each credible report of a suspected fraud, regardless of the total number of similar complaints submitted;
(4) refer any report of a suspected fraud involving a potential criminal offense to an appropriate law enforcement authority; and
(5) provide aggregate, non-identifying information to the public on the number and types of reports submitted through the hotline during each declared disaster after the conclusion of the disaster.
Sec. 418.410. DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY. (a) The attorney general by rule shall ensure any personal or organizational information compiled under this subchapter is:
(1) limited to information necessary to determine a nonprofit organization's eligibility for initial accreditation and to maintain accreditation; and
(2) collected in the least intrusive manner possible.
(b) The attorney general shall provide to each nonprofit organization applying for accreditation clear notice describing:
(1) the specific types of information collected;
(2) the purposes for which the collected information will be used; and
(3) whether and with whom the collected information will be shared.
(c) Information collected under this subchapter may not be:
(1) used for any purpose other than a purpose related to a nonprofit organization's accreditation;
(2) sold, rented, or otherwise provided to a third party for commercial purposes; or
(3) shared with another governmental entity except as required by law or for a purpose directly related to administration of the accreditation program.
(d) The attorney general shall establish and implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical protections to maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information collected under this subchapter, including protections for the secure storage, transmission, and disposal of collected information.
(e) The attorney general shall publish in a publicly accessible location on the attorney general's Internet website a description of the data management practices for the accreditation program, including:
(1) the categories of information collected from each nonprofit organization applicant;
(2) authorized uses of the collected information;
(3) the length of time the collected information is retained; and
(4) the measures in place to protect the collected information from unauthorized access or disclosure.
Sec. 418.411. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. The attorney general shall submit to the legislature an annual report evaluating the operation of the accreditation program under this subchapter, including:
(1) the number of nonprofit organizations accredited;
(2) use and public recognition of the accreditation seal prescribed by the attorney general;
(3) any impact the program may have on charitable giving during a declared disaster, to the extent data is available;
(4) any impact on nonprofit organizations in this state, including participation rates, administrative burden, and perceived benefits or challenges of accreditation; and
(5) legislative recommendations for improvements to the program.
Amendment No. 2 was adopted.
HB 20, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 40): 136 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Campos; Gervin-Hawkins; Jones, V.; Ordaz; Perez, V.; Vo.
Absent — Davis, A.; Garcia, J.; Jones, J.; Morales, C.; Rodríguez Ramos; Simmons.
HB 22 ON SECOND READING
(by Bonnen, et al.)
HB 22, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication equipment.
HB 22 was passed to engrossment by (Record 41): 135 Yeas, 1 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Harrison.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Campos; Gervin-Hawkins; Jones, V.; Ordaz; Perez, V.; Vo.
Absent — Davis, A.; Garcia, J.; Jones, J.; Morales, C.; Rodríguez Ramos; Simmons.
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
AND REFERRAL TO COMMITTEES
Bills and joint resolutions were at this time laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees. (See the addendum to the daily journal, Referred to Committees, List No. 2.)
ADJOURNMENT
Representative Darby moved that the house adjourn until 12:30 p.m. today.
The motion prevailed.
The house accordingly, at 12:23 p.m., adjourned until 12:30 p.m. today.
ADDENDUM
REFERRED TO COMMITTEES
The following bills and joint resolutions were today laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees, and the following resolutions were today laid before the house and referred to committees. If indicated, the chair today corrected the referral of the following measures:
List No. 1
HB 40 (By Schofield), Relating to the authority of sheriffs and constables to enter into contracts to provide law enforcement services in certain counties and county financial authority in relation to sheriffs and constables in certain counties.
To Intergovernmental Affairs.
HB 192 (By Oliverson), Relating to the funding of, contracting with, and employment for law enforcement agencies in certain counties.
To Intergovernmental Affairs.
HB 193 (By Ashby), Relating to the volume of groundwater production authorized through the issuance of permits by a groundwater conservation district.
To Natural Resources.
HB 237 (By Guillen), Relating to an interstate compact for animal health initiatives.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 238 (By Guillen), Relating to pest control.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
List No. 2
HB 18 (By Shaheen), Relating to the making to or acceptance of political contributions by, and the making of political expenditures by, a member of the legislature during certain absences from the state; authorizing a civil penalty.
To Elections.