THIRTIETH DAY --- TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025
The house met at 2 p.m. and was called to order by the speaker.
The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Record 42).
Present — Mr. Speaker(C); Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; 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, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Harris.
Absent — Anchía; Hayes; Perez, V.
The invocation was offered by Bill Coffey, senior pastor, Pinecrest Baptist Church, Silsbee, as follows:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Our Father, we stand humbly before you on this 25th day of March. A day you created for us to rejoice and be glad in it. May it be our desire to exalt your holy name. We acknowledge that you and you alone are the one true God. I pray today that we would express gratitude for everything you have provided for us as individuals, our families, for this great state we call Texas, and certainly America, the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Before this session begins today, I specially ask of you to bestow wisdom and discernment upon every elected official in this room. Many issues and decisions are placed before them, and I pray you give each person strength and courage to make wise decisions regardless of political affiliation. May they endorse those issues that are in the best interests of our state and its citizens. May they also have the courage to oppose those things that are not in the best interests of our state and its citizens. May you also give each one the wisdom to know the difference. Help each one to know the mind and will of God in the various issues they review and vote on.
I also ask you to bless their families in a unique and special way that when they look upon those blessings, they would immediately know where they came from. May you watch over and protect their spouses, children, and grandchildren as these sacrifice their time away from their families. I ask all things of you in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.
The chair recognized Representative Holt 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 because of important business:
Flores on motion of Meza.
The following member was granted leave of absence for today because of important business in the district:
Harris on motion of Hefner.
(Hayes and V. Perez now present)
CAPITOL PHYSICIAN
The chair presented Dr. Steve Ramirez of Round Rock as the "Doctor for the Day."
The house welcomed Dr. Ramirez and thanked them for their participation in the Physician of the Day Program sponsored by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
A message from the senate was received at this time (see the addendum to the daily journal, Messages from the Senate, Message No. 1).
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER
Notice was given at this time that the speaker had signed bills and resolutions in the presence of the house (see the addendum to the daily journal, Signed by the Speaker, House List No. 3).
REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS SUSPENDED
On motion of Representative Geren and by unanimous consent, the reading and referral of bills was postponed until just prior to adjournment.
PROVIDING FOR A CONGRATULATORY
AND MEMORIAL CALENDAR
Representative Patterson moved to set a congratulatory and memorial calendar for 9 a.m. Friday, March 28.
The motion prevailed.
COMMITTEES GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Patterson moved that the house grant permission for all committees and subcommittees to meet while the house is in session, pursuant to their committee postings or recess motions. For purposes of this motion, committees and subcommittees scheduled to meet or reconvene today upon final adjournment or recess or during bill referral if permission is granted are authorized to convene upon adoption by the house of today's adjournment motion.
Permission to meet was granted.
HR 508 - ADOPTED
(by Paul)
Representative Paul moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 508.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 508, Recognizing March 25, 2025, as Space Day at the State Capitol.
HR 508 was adopted.
On motion of Representative M. Perez, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 508 as signers thereof.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Paul who introduced participants in Space Day.
HR 601 - ADOPTED
(by Noble)
Representative Noble moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 601.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 601, Congratulating the Plano East High School boys' basketball team on winning the 2024 UIL 6A state championship.
HR 601 was adopted.
On motion of Representative Plesa, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 601 as signers thereof.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Noble who introduced coaches of the Plano East High School boys' basketball team.
(Pierson in the chair)
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Dean who introduced Finn Florczykowski and his parents, Dan and Paula, founders of Finn's Friends.
HR 551 - ADOPTED
(by Kerwin)
Representative Kerwin moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 551.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 551, Recognizing March 25, 2025, as Johnson County Day at the State Capitol.
HR 551 was adopted.
HR 521 - ADOPTED
(by Luther)
Representative Luther moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 521.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 521, Recognizing March 25, 2025, as Sheriffs' Association of Texas Day at the State Capitol.
HR 521 was adopted.
On motion of Representative Holt, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 521 as signers thereof.
HR 565 - ADOPTED
(by Tinderholt)
Representative Tinderholt moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 565.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 565, Commemorating the opening of the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington.
HR 565 was adopted.
On motion of Representative McQueeney, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 565 as signers thereof.
HR 656 - ADOPTED
(by Patterson)
Representative Patterson moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 656.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 656, Recognizing March 25, 2025, as Texas Humane Legislation Network Day at the State Capitol.
HR 656 was adopted.
HR 58 - ADOPTED
(by Oliverson)
Representative Oliverson moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 58.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 58, Recognizing March 2025 as Kidney Month.
HR 58 was adopted.
HR 602 - ADOPTED
(by Lalani)
Representative Lalani moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 602.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 602, Recognizing March 25, 2025, as Desi Day of Action at the State Capitol.
HR 602 was adopted. (Gerdes recorded voting no.)
On motion of Representative Plesa, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 602 as signers thereof.
PROVIDING FOR ADJOURNMENT
At 3:03 p.m., Representative Moody moved that, at the conclusion of the reading of bills and resolutions on first reading and referral to committees, the house adjourn until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
The motion prevailed.
(Anchía now present)
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
AND REFERRAL TO COMMITTEES
RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEES
Bills and joint resolutions were at this time laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees. Resolutions were at this time laid before the house and referred to committees. (See the addendum to the daily journal, Referred to Committees, List Nos. 1 and 2.)
(Villalobos in the chair)
ADJOURNMENT
In accordance with a previous motion, the house, at 3:25 p.m., adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
ADDENDUM
REFERRED TO COMMITTEES
The following bills and joint resolutions were today laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees, and the following resolutions were today laid before the house and referred to committees. If indicated, the chair today corrected the referral of the following measures:
List No. 1
HB 3551 (By Cunningham), Relating to a school district student's reentry into a regular educational environment from an alternative education program, including parental rights related to that reentry.
To Public Education.
HB 3552 (By Hefner, Rose, Geren, R. Lopez, and Patterson), Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft or unauthorized possession of copper or brass and to the sale of copper or brass material to metal recycling entities; creating criminal offenses; providing an administrative penalty.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3553 (By Spiller), Relating to the use of deadly force in defense of property.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3554 (By Simmons), Relating to establishment of the Texas Rare Disease Advisory Council.
To Public Health.
HB 3555 (By Guerra), Relating to the establishment of a donation registry by the Department of Family and Protective Services for providing personal items to children in the department's conservatorship.
To Human Services.
HB 3556 (By Vasut and Metcalf), Relating to certain structures located near a National Wildlife Refuge.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3557 (By Raymond), Relating to the exclusion from the market value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes of the value of any incomplete structure located on the property.
To s/c Property Tax Appraisals (Ways and Means).
HB 3558 (By Allen), Relating to certain provisions required to be included in teacher employment contracts.
To Public Education.
HB 3559 (By Tinderholt), Relating to prohibiting consideration of certain factors regarding student financial assistance by public institutions of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 3560 (By Pierson), Relating to criminal background check requirements for staff at certain licensed hospitals.
To Public Health.
HB 3561 (By Barry), Relating to emergency services requirements for certain plots or tracts of land in the unincorporated area of certain counties.
To s/c County and Regional Government (Intergovernmental Affairs).
HB 3562 (By V. Perez), Relating to posting and other requirements applicable to meetings of the governing body of a hospital district.
To s/c County and Regional Government (Intergovernmental Affairs).
HB 3563 (By Paul), Relating to the method used to select engineers and general contractors for certain transportation-related construction projects.
To Transportation.
HB 3564 (By Vo and Allen), Relating to the collection and reporting of data regarding race and ethnicity by the Texas Education Agency.
To Public Education.
HB 3565 (By Cook), Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of interference with public duties.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3566 (By Flores), Relating to the frequency of county bail bond board meetings.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3567 (By Frank), Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the use of revenue from that tax.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3568 (By Harris Davila), Relating to the interconnection of wind or solar power facilities that use critical electric grid equipment purchased from certain companies.
To State Affairs.
HB 3569 (By Barry), Relating to certain contract refusals, terminations, and suspensions of licensed insurance agents by a property and casualty insurer.
To Insurance.
HB 3570 (By Lujan), Relating to the terms of members of a board of trustees of a military reservation school district.
To Public Education.
HB 3571 (By J. Jones), Relating to requirements for a judicial action in which a candidate's eligibility is in issue.
To Elections.
HB 3572 (By Guillen), Relating to municipal zoning regulations and district boundaries.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 3573 (By McLaughlin), Relating to certain prohibited considerations in contracting by governmental entities and the elimination of the state's historically underutilized business program.
To State Affairs.
HB 3574 (By Smithee), Relating to the maximum number of nonresident scholarship students permitted to pay resident tuition and fees at certain public institutions of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 3575 (By Noble), Relating to the filing of a campaign treasurer appointment and an application for a place on the ballot by a candidate for the board of directors of an appraisal district.
To s/c Property Tax Appraisals (Ways and Means).
HB 3576 (By J. González), Relating to the installation by the Texas Department of Transportation of highway signs for certain cultural attractions.
To Transportation.
HB 3577 (By Little), Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies in solving violent and sexual offenses.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3578 (By McLaughlin), Relating to the authority of a county that borders the United Mexican States to regulate residential land use; creating a criminal offense.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 3579 (By Olcott), Relating to eliminating the requirement for personal skills instruction in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 3580 (By McLaughlin), Relating to renewable energy generation facilities.
To State Affairs.
HB 3581 (By Dutton), Relating to the period for redeeming the residence homestead of an elderly person sold at an ad valorem tax sale.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3582 (By Dutton), Relating to a private civil cause of action against a public school for the violation of certain student or parental rights.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3583 (By Dutton), Relating to reading instruction, assessment instruments, and interventions provided to public school students.
To Public Education.
HB 3584 (By Meza), Relating to the carrying of a handgun by certain persons between 18 and 21 years of age.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3585 (By Richardson), Relating to the employment policies of and criminal history record information obtained by mental hospitals and mental health facilities and the prohibited employment of certain applicants based on criminal history record information.
To Public Health.
HB 3586 (By McLaughlin), Relating to the authority of a taxing unit to enter into an agreement under the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the value of property on which a solar power facility is located or is planned to be located.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3587 (By McLaughlin), Relating to firearm safety instruction in public schools and certain private schools.
To Public Education.
HB 3588 (By Campos), Relating to patients' rights, consumer protection, and directives for the provision of health care services; providing an administrative penalty.
To Public Health.
HB 3589 (By Campos), Relating to the licensure and regulation of certain group home facilities; authorizing a fee; creating an offense.
To Human Services.
HB 3590 (By Kerwin), Relating to the conduct of early voting by certain political subdivisions.
To Elections.
HB 3591 (By Cain), Relating to prohibiting contracts between certain state agencies and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
To State Affairs.
HB 3592 (By Phelan), Relating to restrictions on political contributions by out-of-state contributors; providing a civil penalty.
To State Affairs.
HB 3593 (By Goodwin), Relating to the licensing of real estate inspectors.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3594 (By Lujan), Relating to the administration of a retirement health care plan for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3595 (By Barry), Relating to an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan, including temperature regulation, for assisted living facility residents during an emergency; providing penalties.
To Human Services.
HB 3596 (By Rosenthal), Relating to prevention of and safety requirements regarding sudden cardiac arrest affecting public school students participating in interscholastic athletics.
To Public Education.
HB 3597 (By Hickland), Relating to public hearing requirements for issuing a license for or expanding certain residential child-care facilities.
To Human Services.
HB 3598 (By Hickland), Relating to prohibiting a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services from declining a placement.
To Human Services.
HB 3599 (By Gervin-Hawkins), Relating to the certification of peer specialists and peer specialist supervisors for purposes of Medicaid mental health and substance use services.
To Human Services.
HB 3600 (By DeAyala), Relating to the creation of additional judicial districts composed of Harris County.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3601 (By Lowe), Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3602 (By Louderback), Relating to the execution of a search warrant for taking a blood specimen from certain persons in certain intoxication offenses.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3603 (By Toth), Relating to the admissibility of evidence of extraneous offenses or acts in the prosecution of certain family violence offenses.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3604 (By E. Morales), Relating to the authority of the board of trustees of certain small school districts to decrease the number of trustees on the board.
To Public Education.
HB 3605 (By Ordaz), Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that employ certain apprentices in broadband utility engineering or construction jobs.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3606 (By Patterson), Relating to an exemption from teacher certification examinations for certain persons who graduated from general academic teaching institutions.
To Public Education.
HB 3607 (By Curry), Relating to the regulation of deer breeding by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 3608 (By Barry), Relating to the eligibility of municipal solid waste personnel for the Homes for Texas Heroes home loan program.
To Intergovernmental Affairs.
HB 3609 (By Barry), Relating to management plans adopted by groundwater conservation districts.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3610 (By Patterson), Relating to a prohibition against the consideration of race or ethnicity as a factor when appointing the members of a state board, commission, or other state agency with statewide jurisdiction.
To State Affairs.
HB 3611 (By Curry and Simmons), Relating to the civil penalty for certain signs placed on the right-of-way of a public road.
To Transportation.
HB 3612 (By Louderback), Relating to the filing of a petition for truant conduct.
To s/c Juvenile Justice (Criminal Jurisprudence).
HB 3613 (By Louderback), Relating to the number of unexcused absences from school that constitute truant conduct or parental contribution to nonattendance of school and a school district's discretion to refer a student to truancy court.
To s/c Juvenile Justice (Criminal Jurisprudence).
HB 3614 (By Pierson), Relating to nurse profiles and certain information concerning nurses maintained on the Texas Board of Nursing's Internet website.
To Public Health.
HB 3615 (By Schatzline), Relating to the use by certain public entities of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.
To State Affairs.
HB 3616 (By Schatzline), Relating to prohibiting social transitioning assistance to minors by employees of governmental entities, including public schools, and health care facilities; authorizing civil penalties and loss of school funding.
To State Affairs.
HB 3617 (By Troxclair), Relating to the creation of the office of inspector general for education at the Texas Education Agency to investigate the administration of public education and required reporting on misconduct by employees of certain educational entities; creating a criminal offense; increasing an administrative penalty; authorizing an administrative penalty.
To Public Education.
HB 3618 (By Troxclair), Relating to certain searches of female inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
To Corrections.
HB 3619 (By Dean), Relating to the rights and liabilities of the owner of the surface estate of the tract of land on which a well to be plugged or replugged by the Railroad Commission of Texas is located.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3620 (By Plesa), Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3621 (By Bumgarner), Relating to certain disclosures and other requirements and prohibited conduct relating to the sale of tickets for concerts and other events.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 3622 (By Landgraf), Relating to certain alternative education programs designed for students at risk of dropping out of school.
To Public Education.
HB 3623 (By McQueeney), Relating to the manner of solicitation of bids for certain purchases by the comptroller of public accounts and state agencies.
To Delivery of Government Efficiency.
HB 3624 (By Plesa), Relating to excused absences from public school for a student's mental or behavioral health.
To Public Education.
HB 3625 (By Cain), Relating to repealing the Texas green job skills development fund and the green job skills grant program.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 3626 (By Holt), Relating to coroners, including certain state benefits and awards and membership on the First Responder Advisory Council.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3627 (By Tepper), Relating to the employment of persons by the State Board of Education.
To Public Education.
HB 3628 (By Villalobos), Relating to the review and updating by the Texas Water Development Board of guidance principles and rules related to certain plans adopted or approved by the board.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3629 (By Noble), Relating to prohibiting a person required to register as a sex offender from serving as a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.
To Public Education.
HB 3630 (By Ashby), Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate fire prevention standards for certain agricultural facilities.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 3631 (By Hunter), Relating to a credit against required recapture payments for certain school districts for the cost of windstorm and hail insurance under the public school finance system.
To Public Education.
HB 3632 (By Hayes), Relating to the timely return of a ballot by mail.
To Elections.
HB 3633 (By J. Garcia), Relating to the retention of certain public school student records related to special education.
To Public Education.
HB 3634 (By Metcalf), Relating to renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
To State Affairs.
HB 3635 (By Noble), Relating to definition of abuse of a child, the reporting of child abuse and neglect, and certain required notifications about reports of child abuse and neglect.
To Human Services.
HB 3636 (By Metcalf), Relating to the payment of restitution by a person released on parole or to mandatory supervision.
To Corrections.
HB 3637 (By Troxclair), Relating to the authority of a county commissioners court to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by each taxing unit that taxes the property of the portion of the appraised value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of certain water conservation systems.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3638 (By Troxclair), Relating to a preference against state resources being used to compete against private commercial sources.
To State Affairs.
HB 3639 (By Vasut), Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.
To Public Health.
HB 3640 (By Lowe), Relating to the prosecution of an offense committed by a peace officer acting in the course and scope of the officer's official duties.
To State Affairs.
HB 3641 (By C. Bell), Relating to the authority of counties to regulate noise levels in residential areas; creating a criminal offense.
To s/c County and Regional Government (Intergovernmental Affairs).
HB 3642 (By Hefner), Relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system as memorial highways and bridges.
To Transportation.
HB 3643 (By Troxclair), Relating to the withdrawal of a unit of election from certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities and the net financial obligation of that withdrawal.
To s/c Transportation Funding (Transportation).
HB 3644 (By Romero), Relating to the verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners.
To s/c Defense and Veterans' Affairs (Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs).
HB 3645 (By Romero), Relating to the applicability of the public information law to information of a toll project entity.
To s/c Transportation Funding (Transportation).
HB 3646 (By Capriglione), Relating to the exemption from sales and use taxes for certain information provided by or on behalf of a homeowners' association.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3647 (By Oliverson), Relating to appeals from orders granting or denying a plea to the jurisdiction by a governmental unit in certain circumstances.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 3648 (By Walle), Relating to local control of the employment matters of sheriff's department employees in certain counties.
To s/c County and Regional Government (Intergovernmental Affairs).
HB 3649 (By DeAyala), Relating to compensation and leave for certain peace officers.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3650 (By Schoolcraft), Relating to service of citation on a deceased person.
To s/c Family and Fiduciary Relationships (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence).
HB 3651 (By LaHood), Relating to an elective course on automobile maintenance for public high school students.
To s/c Academic and Career-Oriented Education (Public Education).
HB 3652 (By LaHood), Relating to a study by the Railroad Commission of Texas regarding the creation of a strategic gas and petroleum product reserve in this state.
To Energy Resources.
HB 3653 (By LaHood), Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain trafficking of persons offenses; increasing criminal penalties; changing parole eligibility.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3654 (By LaHood), Relating to automatic orders of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain criminal defendants.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3655 (By Olcott), Relating to increasing the threshold of voter approval for a school district bond election.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3656 (By Paul), Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center.
To Public Education.
HB 3657 (By Olcott), Relating to the removal of a public school student from the classroom for engaging in certain conduct against a school district employee.
To Public Education.
HB 3658 (By Morgan), Relating to continuing education program contents and format relating to building codes for insurance adjusters.
To Insurance.
HB 3659 (By Johnson), Relating to the compensation to a county for certain persons confined in a county jail pending trial.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3660 (By C. Morales), Relating to protective orders prohibiting offenses motivated by bias or prejudice.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3661 (By Swanson), Relating to the regulation of certain political communications, a prohibition on electioneering by school district and open-enrollment charter school officials and employees, and actions and other proceedings by a public school challenging the operations of the public school system; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.
To Public Education.
HB 3662 (By Capriglione), Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a public school instructional facility; creating a criminal offense.
To Public Education.
HB 3663 (By Martinez), Relating to the information required to be posted by the Texas Water Development Board on the board's Internet website regarding the use of the state water implementation fund for Texas.
To Natural Resources.
HB 3664 (By Smithee), Relating to the training of prospective grand jurors and to grand jury proceedings.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3665 (By Harris), Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of assault committed against certain public servants and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those public servants.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3666 (By King), Relating to global professional standards for internal auditing.
To Delivery of Government Efficiency.
HB 3667 (By Bernal), Relating to the time allowed for the issuance of a permit or license.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3668 (By Howard), Relating to authorization for a statewide referendum allowing voters to indicate a preference for whether an additional restriction on abortion access should be repealed.
To State Affairs.
HB 3669 (By Guillen), Relating to the definition of firearm for purposes of certain criminal offenses.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3670 (By Isaac), Relating to access to the catalog of a public school's library materials.
To Public Education.
HB 3671 (By Cook), Relating to the dissolution of the Tarrant County Municipal Utility District No. 2.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 3672 (By Ashby), Relating to the creation of an extracurricular community education grant program.
To Public Education.
HB 3673 (By Cook, Noble, Phelan, Howard, and Canales), Relating to the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.
To Corrections.
HB 3674 (By Lowe), Relating to the persons who may request an attorney general opinion.
To State Affairs.
HB 3675 (By Cook), Relating to consideration of criminal history of applicants for public employment.
To State Affairs.
HB 3676 (By Guillen), Relating to the prioritization of awarding grants and loans from the Texas Energy Fund for certain electric generating facilities.
To State Affairs.
HB 3677 (By Tepper), Relating to the issuance of an occupational license to certain out-of-state applicants.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 3678 (By J. Lopez), Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties.
To Transportation.
HB 3679 (By Tepper), Relating to the operation of certain vehicles preceding, during, and following disasters.
To Transportation.
HB 3680 (By Gámez), Relating to subdivision plat requirements in certain counties.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 3681 (By Lowe), Relating to requiring certain public and private employers in this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify, and notice regarding certain persons whose eligibility to work in the United States cannot be verified; creating a criminal offense.
To State Affairs.
HB 3682 (By Luther), Relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of digital electronic equipment.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 3683 (By Frank), Relating to a student's eligibility to participate in the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program.
To Higher Education.
HB 3684 (By Capriglione), Relating to the exclusion of certain securities transaction payments from the total revenue of a taxable entity that is an exchange or a member of an exchange for purposes of the franchise tax.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3685 (By Leo Wilson), Relating to notice of possible eligibility for a residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation provided to a home buyer by a title insurance company or title insurance agent in connection with the closing and settlement of a purchase of residential real property.
To Insurance.
HB 3686 (By Harless), Relating to the information included on an identification card issued to certain retired peace and law enforcement officers.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3687 (By Harless), Relating to certification requirements for a fire marshal and any related employee, officer, inspector, and investigator appointed by certain counties and emergency services districts.
To s/c County and Regional Government (Intergovernmental Affairs).
HB 3688 (By Smithee), Relating to the issuance of certain anticipation notes and certificates of obligation.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 3689 (By Hunter), Relating to funding of excess losses and operating expenses of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; authorizing an assessment; authorizing a surcharge.
To Insurance.
HB 3690 (By Isaac), Relating to a review of library materials included in public school libraries; providing a civil penalty.
To Public Education.
HB 3691 (By Ward Johnson), Relating to electronic submission of an application for an early voting ballot by mail by certain persons.
To Elections.
HB 3692 (By E. Morales), Relating to additional state aid for school districts for the provision of certain prekindergarten classes.
To Public Education.
HB 3693 (By Orr), Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.
To Ways and Means.
HB 3694 (By Raymond), Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of certain sexually explicit media and to the removal of certain intimate visual depictions published on online platforms without the consent of the person depicted; increasing criminal penalties.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 3695 (By Orr), Relating to copayments required by a health maintenance organization or preferred provider benefit plan for visiting physical therapists.
To Insurance.
HB 3696 (By Walle), Relating to the provision by railroad companies of hazardous material incident training to certain fire and emergency medical personnel and peace officers.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 3697 (By Cortez), Relating to the text on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail and other balloting materials.
To Elections.
HB 3698 (By Vo), Relating to participation in reemployment services as a condition of eligibility for unemployment benefits.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 3699 (By Vo), Relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation system.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 3700 (By Vo), Relating to detection and prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse in all Texas Workforce Commission programs.
To Delivery of Government Efficiency.
HCR 122 (By Geren), Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint joint committees.
To House Administration.
SB 4 to Ways and Means.
SB 5 to Public Health.
SB 10 to Public Education.
SB 19 to State Affairs.
SB 25 to Public Health.
SJR 1 to Criminal Jurisprudence.
SJR 3 to Public Health.
SJR 5 to Criminal Jurisprudence.
SJR 18 to Ways and Means.
SJR 34 to Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
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HR 622 (By King), In memory of J. Pat Hickman of Canyon.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 623 (By Lujan), Recognizing March 26, 2025, as ¡VIVA San Antonio! Day at the State Capitol.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 624 (By Y. Davis), Congratulating the Kimball High School boys' basketball team on winning the 2025 UIL 4A Division 1 state championship.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 625 (By Turner), Congratulating Ja'Miyah Gafford on being named the 2025 Youth of the Year for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 626 (By Turner), Commending Marquis Sanders of Arlington for rendering medical aid to his friend Isaiah Stokes during a cardiac event.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 627 (By Turner), Congratulating Jasmine Moore on winning two bronze medals at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 628 (By Turner), Recognizing April 11, 2025, as Social Work Advocacy Day at the State Capitol.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 629 (By Turner and Cook), Congratulating the Summit High School boys' basketball team on winning the 2025 UIL 5A Division 2 state championship.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 630 (By Darby), Congratulating Michael O'Briant on his retirement from the San Angelo Independent School District.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 631 (By Ashby), Recognizing Stestí Brewing Company in Lovelady for its service to the community.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER
The following bills and resolutions were today signed in the presence of the house by the speaker:
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HCR 20, HCR 21, HCR 22, HCR 23, HCR 24, HCR 25, HCR 26, HCR 27, HCR 28, HCR 30, HCR 31, HCR 32, HCR 41, HCR 42, HCR 43, HCR 44, HCR 45, HCR 49, HCR 52, HCR 53, HCR 67, HCR 73
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The following messages from the senate were today received by the house:
Message No. 1
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
SENATE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
The Honorable Speaker of the House
House Chamber
Austin, Texas
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has taken the following action:
THE SENATE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:
Relating to provisions and plans by public schools to ensure the safety of individuals with disabilities or impairments during a mandatory school drill or a disaster or emergency situation.
Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees.
Relating to the persons authorized or appointed to exercise the power of sale under the terms of a contract lien on real property.
Relating to requiring parental consent for psychological or psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment conducted by a school district employee.
Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds.
SB 427
Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
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Relating to the eligibility of certain political subdivisions to receive a state loan or grant following the political subdivision's failure to comply with certain financial reporting requirements.
Relating to the selection by the board of directors of the West Coke County Hospital District of a depository bank for the district.
Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.
Relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain trafficking, sexual, or assaultive offenses.
Relating to combating human trafficking by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Relating to certain proceedings by the Public Utility Commission of Texas regarding water or sewer service.
Relating to certain municipal regulation of certain mixed-use and multifamily residential development projects and conversion of certain commercial buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy.
Relating to criminal offenses for creating and distributing certain misleading images, audio recordings, and videos; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to the licensing and regulation of orthotists and prosthetists.
Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district.
Relating to the text of ballot propositions that increase taxes.
Relating to procedural requirements for uranium mining production area authorizations.
Relating to publication of public improvement district service plans and assessments on certain public Internet websites.
Relating to excepting certain fiber-optic cable projects from certain notice requirements for projects on state or local public land.
Relating to the review and updating by the Texas Water Development Board of guidance principles and rules related to certain plans adopted or approved by the board.
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.
Relating to standards adopted by the Texas Education Agency regarding the use of electronic devices and software applications by public schools.
Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Israel and for the creation of a Texas Trade and Investment Office in Israel.
Respectfully,
Patsy Spaw
Secretary of the Senate
APPENDIX
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Favorable reports have been filed by committees as follows:
March 20
Ways and Means - HJR 2, HJR 4, HJR 6
March 24
Agriculture and Livestock - HB 147, HB 405, HB 519, HB 1437
Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs - HB 626, HB 647, HB 658, HB 668, HB 674, HB 908
Intergovernmental Affairs - HCR 35
Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence - HB 171, HB 204, HB 349, HB 748
Ways and Means - HB 134, HB 135, HB 195, HB 1109, HB 1392, HB 1399, HJR 99
ENROLLED
March 20 - HCR 20, HCR 21, HCR 22, HCR 23, HCR 24, HCR 25, HCR 26, HCR 27, HCR 28, HCR 30, HCR 31, HCR 32, HCR 41, HCR 42, HCR 43, HCR 44, HCR 45, HCR 49, HCR 52, HCR 53, HCR 67, HCR 73
RECOMMENDATIONS FILED WITH THE SPEAKER
March 24 - HB 2120, HB 2626, HB 2694, HB 2989, HB 3154