THIRTY-EIGHTH DAY --- THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 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 71).
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.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; 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.; Perez, V.; 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; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Absent, Excused — Anchía; Lopez, R.; VanDeaver.
Absent — Davis, Y.; Jones, V.
The invocation was offered by Donnie Jackson, pastor, First Cedar Valley Baptist Church, Salado.
The chair recognized Representative Harless who led the house in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following members were granted leaves of absence for today because of important business in the district:
Anchía on motion of Rosenthal.
R. Lopez on motion of Bernal.
The following member was granted leave of absence for today because of a death in the family:
VanDeaver on motion of Metcalf.
CAPITOL PHYSICIAN
The chair presented Dr. Nimat Alam of Odessa as the "Doctor for the Day."
The house welcomed Dr. Alam 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).
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.
COMMITTEES GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Lambert 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.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
Energy Resources, upon adjournment or during bill referral, if permission is granted, today, 1W.14, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.
HR 496 - INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Wu who introduced family members of Leonard Frank Iltis Jr.
(Y. Davis and V. Jones now present)
HR 658 - ADOPTED
(by Dyson, Buckley, Leo Wilson, Ashby, and Kitzman)
Representative Dyson moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 658.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 658, Honoring John Sharp for his service as chancellor of The Texas A&M University System.
HR 658 was adopted. (Harrison recorded voting no.)
On motion of Representative Frank, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 658 as signers thereof.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Dyson who introduced Chancellor John Sharp and his wife, Diana.
HR 691 - ADOPTED
(by Patterson, Hayes, Bumgarner, Hopper, and Little)
Representative Patterson moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 691.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 691, Recognizing April 2 and 3, 2025, as Denton County Days at the State Capitol.
HR 691 was adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Patterson who introduced a delegation from Denton County.
HR 376 - PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED
(by Reynolds)
The chair laid out the following previously adopted resolution:
HR 376, Recognizing April 4, 2025, as Texas HBCU Day.
HR 671 - ADOPTED
(by Howard)
Representative Howard moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 671.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 671, Recognizing March 14, 2026, as Texas Women in STEM Day.
HR 671 was adopted.
HR 459 - PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED
(by Lambert)
The chair laid out the following previously adopted resolution:
HR 459, Recognizing April 2025 as Parkinson's Awareness Month.
HR 402 - PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED
(by Bhojani)
The chair laid out the following previously adopted resolution:
HR 402, Recognizing April 3, 2025, as House District 92 Day at the State Capitol.
HR 761 - ADOPTED
(by Canales)
Representative Martinez moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 761.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 761, Commemorating the 10th anniversary of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
HR 761 was adopted.
On motion of Representative Hunter, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 761 as signers thereof.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The chair recognized Representative Martinez who introduced representatives of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
GENERAL STATE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS
THIRD READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read third time:
HB 9 ON THIRD READING
(by Meyer, Bonnen, Hickland, Martinez Fischer, Bernal, et al.)
HB 9, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.
HB 9 was passed by (Record 72): 133 Yeas, 10 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; 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.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; 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.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Collier; Flores; Meza; Morales Shaw; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Rosenthal; Walle; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Simmons.
Absent, Excused — Anchía; Lopez, R.; VanDeaver.
Absent — González, M.; Martinez Fischer.
HB 22 ON THIRD READING
(by Noble, Meyer, Capriglione, Martinez Fischer, Turner, et al.)
HB 22, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of intangible personal property.
HB 22 was passed by (Record 73): 133 Yeas, 10 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Collier; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Little; Meza; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Rosenthal; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Anchía; Lopez, R.; VanDeaver.
Absent — González, M.; Harris Davila; Martinez Fischer.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 73 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Wu
HB 908 ON THIRD READING
(by Spiller, Lalani, et al.)
HB 908, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
HB 908 was passed by (Record 74): 143 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — 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; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; 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.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; 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; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Anchía; Lopez, R.; VanDeaver.
Absent — González, J.; Manuel; Martinez Fischer.
HB 1392 ON THIRD READING
(by Bucy, Zwiener, et al.)
HB 1392, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the postponement of the delinquency date for a payment of ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit if the office of the collector for the taxing unit is closed on the delinquency date.
HB 1392 was passed by (Record 75): 143 Yeas, 2 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — 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; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; 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; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Little; Tinderholt.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Anchía; Lopez, R.; VanDeaver.
Absent — Martinez Fischer.
PROVIDING FOR ADJOURNMENT
At 11:10 a.m., Representative Wu moved that, at the conclusion of the reading of bills and resolutions on first reading and referral to committees, the house adjourn until 3 p.m. Monday, April 7 in memory of Leonard Frank Iltis Jr. of Georgetown.
The motion prevailed.
(Ward Johnson in the chair)
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 No. 1.)
(V. Perez in the chair)
ADJOURNMENT
In accordance with a previous motion, the house, at 12:38 p.m., adjourned until 3 p.m. Monday, April 7.
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 74 (By E. Morales), Relating to the creation of the Puerto Verde Port Authority District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4451 (By Cain), Relating to possessing, manufacturing, transporting, repairing, or selling a machine gun.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4452 (By J. Garcia), Relating to the protection of the rights of conscience for child welfare services providers.
To Human Services.
HB 4453 (By Bhojani), Relating to nonpartisan primary elections; authorizing a fee.
To Elections.
HB 4454 (By Vo), Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices and the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation; increasing criminal penalties.
To Public Health.
HB 4455 (By Bhojani), Relating to the use of artificial intelligence by health care providers.
To Public Health.
HB 4456 (By Bhojani), Relating to requiring social media platforms to verify the age of account holders on the platform.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4457 (By Bhojani), Relating to innovation waivers for certain insurance laws, regulations, and requirements; authorizing a fee; creating an administrative penalty.
To Insurance.
HB 4458 (By J. Garcia), Relating to a pilot program to assist service members and veterans in achieving self-reliance after separation from the military.
To s/c Defense and Veterans' Affairs (Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs).
HB 4459 (By Bhojani), Relating to the provision of certain services under the Medicaid managed care program to recipients who are victims of family violence.
To Human Services.
HB 4460 (By Canales), Relating to the projects eligible for financial assistance from the flood infrastructure fund.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4461 (By Morgan), Relating to the issuance of obligations by certain counties to pay the unfunded liabilities of the county to a public retirement system.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4462 (By Harless), Relating to authorizing certain counties to contract for outside legal counsel in certain situations.
To s/c County and Regional Government (Intergovernmental Affairs).
HB 4463 (By VanDeaver), Relating to authorized activities of a brewer's or nonresident brewer's license holder.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4464 (By M. González and Patterson), Relating to removing the requirement of provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for Texas Task Force 1 members and members of intrastate fire mutual aid system teams and regional incident management teams.
To s/c Workforce (Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development).
HB 4465 (By Isaac), Relating to the dietitian licensure compact; authorizing a fee.
To Public Health.
HB 4466 (By Hickland), Relating to restrictions on the fee assessed for issuance of certain birth records.
To Public Health.
HB 4467 (By Isaac), Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4468 (By Toth), Relating to a prohibition on the acceptance of certain compensation or employment by current or former members of the legislature for work involving bond services; creating a criminal offense.
To State Affairs.
HB 4469 (By Morgan), Relating to the creation of the Texas Advanced Research Institute.
To State Affairs.
HB 4470 (By Hayes), Relating to the termination of a lease agreement of a servicemember's dependent.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4471 (By Morgan), Relating to the appointment of a signature verification committee in certain counties.
To Elections.
HB 4472 (By Virdell), Relating to the registration fee for certain trailers, travel trailers, and semitrailers.
To s/c Transportation Funding (Transportation).
HB 4473 (By Canales), Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation of the construction and maintenance of certain county road systems in this state.
To s/c Transportation Funding (Transportation).
HB 4474 (By Shofner), Relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to persons who are not citizens of the United States.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4475 (By Isaac), Relating to the acceptance of a voter executing a declaration of reasonable impediment; providing a limitation.
To Elections.
HB 4476 (By McLaughlin), Relating to the waiver of jurisdiction by a juvenile court for certain children who are accused of committing certain offenses involving the use or exhibition of a firearm, the mandatory transfer of jurisdiction for those children to a criminal court, and an order of expunction issued with respect to those offenses.
To s/c Juvenile Justice (Criminal Jurisprudence).
HB 4477 (By Rosenthal), Relating to the requirement to employ an adequate staff for a civil service commission of certain counties.
To s/c County and Regional Government (Intergovernmental Affairs).
HB 4478 (By Turner), Relating to the determination by an appraisal district of the capitalization rate to be used in the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of property used for low-income housing.
To s/c Property Tax Appraisals (Ways and Means).
HB 4479 (By Ashby), Relating to the establishment of the Rural Workforce Development Grant Program.
To s/c Workforce (Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development).
HB 4480 (By Walle), Relating to the authority of certain health care facilities to cooperate with officers engaged in immigration-related duties.
To Public Health.
HB 4481 (By Harris Davila), Relating to the applicability of laws regarding school crossing guards to open-enrollment charter schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4482 (By Walle), Relating to corrective action plans for certain emissions events.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4483 (By Hefner), Relating to the funding mechanism for the regulation of workers' compensation and workers' compensation insurance; authorizing surcharges.
To s/c Workforce (Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development).
HB 4484 (By Rosenthal), Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information in the custody of certain law enforcement and health care agencies of this state.
To Delivery of Government Efficiency.
HB 4485 (By C. Bell), Relating to eligibility for a general permit to discharge waste into or adjacent to waters in this state.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4486 (By Bonnen), Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations.
To Appropriations.
HB 4487 (By Bhojani), Relating to prohibitions in connection with certain sales of clothing on an Internet website or software application; providing a civil penalty.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4488 (By Bonnen), Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.
To Appropriations.
HB 4489 (By C. Morales), Relating to the issuance of an educator certificate to certain applicants from outside this state.
To Public Education.
HB 4490 (By Smithee), Relating to an exemption from required disclosure of information related to the next of kin of deceased persons.
To Public Health.
HB 4491 (By C. Bell), Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders on certain dates.
To s/c County and Regional Government (Intergovernmental Affairs).
HB 4492 (By J. Jones), Relating to the failure to pay child support by certain biological fathers; creating a criminal offense.
To s/c Family and Fiduciary Relationships (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence).
HB 4493 (By J. Jones), Relating to the duty of a peace officer to use a standardized lethality assessment protocol when investigating a family violence allegation or responding to a disturbance call that may involve family violence; providing training requirements for peace officers and reporting requirements for the Department of Public Safety.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4494 (By C. Bell), Relating to county regulation of residential development.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4495 (By C. Bell), Relating to the spacing and density requirements applicable to certain oil and gas wells.
To Energy Resources.
HB 4496 (By C. Bell), Relating to municipal diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
To State Affairs.
HB 4497 (By Shofner), Relating to the compensation, reimbursement of expenses, and retirement benefits of a member of the State Board of Education.
To State Affairs.
HB 4498 (By Muñoz), Relating to the creation of additional county courts at law in Hidalgo County.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4499 (By Shaheen), Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, the powers and duties of a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment of the Office of Excellence in Higher Education.
To Higher Education.
HB 4500 (By Shaheen), Relating to unconscionable prices charged by health care providers for health care services.
To Public Health.
HB 4501 (By Schofield), Relating to statutory construction.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4502 (By Smithee), Relating to the development and implementation of an all-hazards court security plan, composition and recommendations of court security committees, and increasing the penalty for certain criminal offenses committed against an employee of a court or the office.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4503 (By Bonnen), Relating to electronic health record requirements.
To State Affairs.
HB 4504 (By Bonnen), Relating to restrictions on covenants not to compete for physicians and certain health care practitioners.
To Public Health.
HB 4505 (By C. Bell and Buckley), Relating to the establishment of the workforce housing capital investment fund program to fund the development of workforce housing in this state; authorizing a fee.
To Intergovernmental Affairs.
HB 4506 (By Bonnen), Relating to electronic delivery of notice for certain municipal zoning changes.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4507 (By Dutton), Relating to a petition to change the name of a child.
To s/c Family and Fiduciary Relationships (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence).
HB 4508 (By Smithee), Relating to the administration of and procedures relating to early voting by personal appearance.
To Elections.
HB 4509 (By Dutton), Relating to court-ordered financial support by parents of an adult with a medically determinable disability.
To s/c Family and Fiduciary Relationships (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence).
HB 4510 (By Gervin-Hawkins), Relating to first responder broadband network services used by first responders.
To s/c Telecommunications and Broadband (State Affairs).
HB 4511 (By Smithee), Relating to wind energy rights and wind energy development agreements.
To State Affairs.
HB 4512 (By Schofield), Relating to the creation of an additional county civil court at law in Harris County.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4513 (By Guillen), Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2360 in Starr County as the Jose Maria Longoria Sr. Memorial Highway.
To Transportation.
HB 4514 (By Guillen), Relating to the use of the Department of Public Safety image verification system for the purpose of verifying an individual's identity; authorizing a fee.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4515 (By Cook), Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.
To Corrections.
HB 4516 (By Guillen), Relating to prohibiting the use of Chinese technology to collect, process, transfer, or store biometric, genetic, or medical data; creating a criminal offense.
To State Affairs.
HB 4517 (By Phelan), Relating to liquor sales on credit by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit to a wholesaler.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4518 (By Cook), Relating to the formation of decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations and the use of distributed ledger or blockchain technology for certain business purposes; authorizing fees.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4519 (By Ordaz), Relating to programs established and funded under the Texas emissions reduction plan.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4520 (By Martinez), Relating to requirements for loans or grants provided by the Texas Transportation Commission to aviation facilities located in economically disadvantaged counties.
To s/c Transportation Funding (Transportation).
HB 4521 (By Martinez), Relating to the requirements for certain emergency medical services certification providers; authorizing a fee.
To Public Health.
HB 4522 (By Vo), Relating to membership of the Texas opioid abatement fund council.
To Public Health.
HB 4523 (By Martinez), Relating to requirements for certain funding of aviation facilities and projects.
To s/c Transportation Funding (Transportation).
HB 4524 (By Martinez), Relating to the establishment of the Texas airport investment partnership program.
To s/c Transportation Funding (Transportation).
HB 4525 (By Tepper), Relating to payroll deductions for certain state and local government employee organizations.
To State Affairs.
HB 4526 (By Martinez), Relating to the establishment of a grant program by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to plug abandoned and deteriorating water wells.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4527 (By Lowe), Relating to the applicability to private schools of laws relating to the reporting to law enforcement of certain employee misconduct.
To Public Education.
HB 4528 (By Bhojani), Relating to the use of preferential voting in certain elections.
To Elections.
HB 4529 (By Hefner), Relating to provisional child care licensing.
To Human Services.
HB 4530 (By Romero), Relating to the dedication and management of water rights placed in the Texas Water Trust.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4531 (By Bhojani), Relating to status of certain documents or instruments purporting to convey title to or an interest in real property.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4532 (By Oliverson), Relating to an endorsement for roof replacements to comply with certain standards for residential property insurance.
To Insurance.
HB 4533 (By Oliverson), Relating to the reimbursement of prescription drugs under Medicaid and the child health plan program.
To Human Services.
HB 4534 (By Metcalf), Relating to death benefits provided under certain police officer retirement systems.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4535 (By McQueeney), Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements.
To Public Health.
HB 4536 (By Darby), Relating to notice submitted to state and local contractors of complaints alleging a violation of certain prevailing wage laws.
To State Affairs.
HB 4537 (By Geren, Lujan, and Darby), Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4538 (By Paul), Relating to the transfer by the Parks and Wildlife Department to the General Land Office of a portion of the revenue derived from vessel registration fees to cover the cost of removing derelict vessels from waterways.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4539 (By Johnson), Relating to the dispensing of certain drugs by physicians specializing in ophthalmology.
To Public Health.
HB 4540 (By Paul), Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4541 (By Toth), Relating to the location of polling places during early voting and on election day.
To Elections.
HB 4542 (By Orr), Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 79 in Freestone and Leon Counties as the Cecil and Dorothy Bell Memorial Highway.
To Transportation.
HB 4543 (By Orr), Relating to the removal of a fence surrounding a breeder deer release site.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4544 (By R. Lopez and LaHood), Relating to the operation and administration of practice and procedure related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government.
To Corrections.
HB 4545 (By Oliverson), Relating to access to land managed by the Parks and Wildlife Department from adjacent privately owned land; authorizing a fee.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4546 (By Oliverson), Relating to the election of remedies in suits against certain veterinarians.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4547 (By Oliverson), Relating to certain actions by a state agency that burden certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of an occupational license.
To State Affairs.
HB 4548 (By Oliverson), Relating to assessment and reporting requirements regarding safety and security in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4549 (By Paul), Relating to the prompt payment of health insurance claims.
To Insurance.
HB 4550 (By Hayes), Relating to permissible uses of the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.
To Public Education.
HB 4551 (By Harrison), Relating to the process for filling a vacancy on the board of trustees of an independent school district.
To Public Education.
HB 4552 (By Gerdes), Relating to the Texas Antidiscrimination Act.
To State Affairs.
HB 4553 (By Ordaz), Relating to the mandatory reporting of birth outcomes by licensed midwives in the State of Texas.
To Public Health.
HB 4554 (By Slawson), Relating to procedures for residential eviction suits.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4555 (By Curry), Relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain motor vehicles; providing a civil penalty.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4556 (By Oliverson), Relating to automobile insurance rating plan consequences for traffic violation charges or convictions.
To Insurance.
HB 4557 (By Anchía), Relating to the regulation of art therapy, including the establishment of the Texas Art Therapy Board and the duties of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; imposing a fee.
To Public Health.
HB 4558 (By Anchía), Relating to the filing or recording of documents or instruments conveying or purporting to convey an interest in real or personal property.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4559 (By Olcott), Relating to the repeal of Chapter 668 of the Government Code.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4560 (By Anchía), Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4561 (By Toth), Relating to prohibiting excused absences and school district support for student political protests, advocacy, or attempts to influence governmental policymaking during the school day, and establishing educator standards and disciplinary measures to ensure political neutrality in Texas public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4562 (By Curry), Relating to a prohibition on the transfer of certain personal data without consent.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4563 (By Flores), Relating to allowing a therapy or facility dog to accompany a child or a person with a disability during testimony in certain criminal cases.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4564 (By Curry), Relating to the investigation and enforcement of the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4565 (By Curry), Relating to access to certain law enforcement, corrections, prosecutorial, and civil enforcement records under the public information law.
To State Affairs.
HB 4566 (By Kitzman), Relating to a written request for access to or information from a property owners' association's books and records.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4567 (By Curry), Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding standardizing building designs for public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4568 (By Hunter, Bonnen, King, Gervin-Hawkins, and C. Bell), Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4569 (By Dean), Relating to an appraisal procedure for disputed losses under personal automobile insurance policies.
To Insurance.
HB 4570 (By Dean), Relating to an appraisal process for disputed losses under personal automobile or residential property insurance policies.
To Insurance.
HB 4571 (By Curry), Relating to eliminating redundant or unnecessary requirements placed on school districts.
To Public Education.
HB 4572 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain pits used for the storage and disposal of oil and gas waste.
To Energy Resources.
HB 4573 (By Vasut), Relating to civil liability, including sanctions, for prohibited barratry.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4574 (By Metcalf), Relating to required notice of an appeal to the commissioner of education regarding certain actions or decisions by a school district.
To Public Education.
HB 4575 (By Villalobos), Relating to the selection and retention of an insurance broker by certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities.
To Transportation.
HB 4576 (By Villalobos), Relating to the operation of certain metropolitan transit authorities.
To Transportation.
HB 4577 (By Harrison), Relating to the reliability of the ERCOT power grid.
To State Affairs.
HB 4578 (By Metcalf), Relating to the titling, registration, and operation of a miniature vehicle.
To Transportation.
HB 4579 (By Morgan), Relating to prosecution for the criminal offenses of sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor and sexual performance by a child; increasing criminal penalties.
To State Affairs.
HB 4580 (By Harless), Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property of a charitable organization that provides financial support for promoting agriculture, supporting Texas youth and providing educational support.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4581 (By Guillen), Relating to temporary emergency energy facilities.
To State Affairs.
HB 4582 (By K. Bell), Relating to reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by a developer of certain housing developments by certain municipalities and counties.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4583 (By Slawson), Relating to the dissolution of a public utility agency.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4584 (By Metcalf), Relating to funding mechanisms to support the construction of electric generating facilities.
To State Affairs.
HB 4585 (By Spiller), Relating to the submission, payment, and audit of certain claims for and utilization review of health services, including services provided under the Medicaid managed care and child health plan programs.
To Human Services.
HB 4586 (By Frank), Relating to prohibited direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising; providing an administrative penalty.
To Public Health.
HB 4587 (By Frank), Relating to the provisional admission to an elementary or secondary school of students requesting certain immunization exemptions.
To Public Health.
HB 4588 (By Orr), Relating to the regulation of aquatic vegetation management by the Parks and Wildlife Department; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4589 (By Cole), Relating to the operation and functions of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
To Intergovernmental Affairs.
HB 4590 (By Cortez), Relating to a cardiac arrest registry for information on the incidence and causes of cardiac arrest among certain persons; providing an administrative penalty.
To Public Health.
HB 4591 (By M. González), Relating to contributions to and benefits under certain fire and police pension funds.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4592 (By Johnson), Relating to a hearing before bail may be denied for a defendant.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4593 (By Troxclair), Relating to the provision of an abortion-inducing drug.
To Public Health.
HB 4594 (By Bucy), Relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony.
To Elections.
HB 4595 (By Troxclair), Relating to prohibition of transporting or funding the transportation of an unemancipated minor for an abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
To Public Health.
HB 4596 (By Bumgarner), Relating to certain electioneering activities by members of a board of trustees of an independent school district.
To Public Education.
HB 4597 (By Cain), Relating to interests in real property held or acquired by or on behalf of certain foreign individuals or entities and the authority of the attorney general to acquire the property by eminent domain; establishing the homeland security review committee; creating a criminal offense.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4598 (By Goodwin), Relating to imposing an employer contribution to support the subsidized child care services program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4599 (By Bucy), Relating to the Health and Human Services Commission's authority to establish and implement certain public health initiatives.
To Public Health.
HB 4600 (By Curry), Relating to the issuance of Animal Friendly specialty license plates.
To Transportation.
HB 4601 (By Cortez), Relating to the establishment of a down payment assistance grant program for veterans purchasing manufactured homes and the dedication of certain sales and use tax revenue to finance that program.
To Appropriations.
HB 4602 (By Johnson), Relating to the establishment of grant programs within the criminal justice division of the Office of the Governor to reduce investigatory and criminal case backlogs.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4603 (By Morgan), Relating to eligibility for mediation of certain out-of-network health benefit claims.
To Insurance.
HB 4604 (By Cortez), Relating to approved nonprofit organizations providing services through the service dog pilot program for certain veterans.
To s/c Defense and Veterans' Affairs (Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs).
HB 4605 (By Leo Wilson), Relating to the designation of routes for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties.
To Transportation.
HB 4606 (By Leo Wilson), Relating to interests in real property held or acquired by or on behalf of certain foreign individuals or entities and the authority of the attorney general to acquire the property by eminent domain; establishing the homeland security review committee; creating a criminal offense.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4607 (By Leo Wilson), Relating to certain occupancy preferences given by developments supported with a low income housing tax credit allocation.
To Intergovernmental Affairs.
HB 4608 (By C. Morales), Relating to public access to the audit records of certain governmental entities.
To Delivery of Government Efficiency.
HB 4609 (By Dean), Relating to participation in, administration of, contributions to, and benefits under the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4610 (By Harris Davila), Relating to requiring the acceptance of cash payments by retailers in certain transactions.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4611 (By Slawson), Relating to mutual consent voluntary adoption registries.
To Human Services.
HB 4612 (By Reynolds), Relating to the rights of certain parties in connection with the performance of certain tests on certain inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
To Energy Resources.
HB 4613 (By Turner), Relating to the award of attorney's fees to an appraisal district, appraisal review board, or chief appraiser that prevails in an appeal on the ground that a property has been appraised for ad valorem tax purposes unequally.
To s/c Property Tax Appraisals (Ways and Means).
HB 4614 (By Harless), Relating to the licensing and regulation of state correctional officers; requiring an occupational license.
To Corrections.
HB 4615 (By Frank), Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation requirements.
To Human Services.
HB 4616 (By J. Lopez), Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4617 (By Lozano), Relating to requiring the seller of unimproved real property to disclose if the property is in a floodplain.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4618 (By Phelan), Relating to the terms of certain agreements involving minor boundary adjustments between two contiguous school districts.
To Public Education.
HB 4619 (By Allen), Relating to the parental notification regarding public school teacher qualifications.
To Public Education.
HB 4620 (By Allen), Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
To Corrections.
HB 4621 (By Hernandez), Relating to the electronic return of a completed marriage license to a county clerk by a federal or state judge who conducted the marriage ceremony.
To s/c Family and Fiduciary Relationships (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence).
HB 4622 (By Harris Davila), Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding participation in certain career and technology programs.
To s/c Academic and Career-Oriented Education (Public Education).
HB 4623 (By Little), Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for certain injuries to students.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4624 (By Moody), Relating to a limitation on the use of a victim's gender identity or sexual orientation as the basis for a defense in the trial of a criminal offense.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4625 (By Kitzman and Troxclair), Relating to the design-build method for certain government construction projects.
To State Affairs.
HB 4626 (By Harris Davila), Relating to hearing and public notice requirements regarding the conversion by a municipality of certain properties to house homeless individuals.
To Intergovernmental Affairs.
HB 4627 (By McQueeney), Relating to electric service quality and reliability.
To State Affairs.
HB 4628 (By Moody), Relating to enhancement of the penalty for a felony conviction based on a juvenile delinquent conduct adjudication.
To s/c Juvenile Justice (Criminal Jurisprudence).
HB 4629 (By Moody), Relating to jury instructions regarding parole eligibility for certain felony offenses that are not eligible for parole.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4630 (By Kitzman), Relating to the regulation of artesian water wells by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4631 (By Hickland), Relating to the preliminary investigation conducted when a child is referred to juvenile court.
To s/c Juvenile Justice (Criminal Jurisprudence).
HB 4632 (By Hunter), Relating to disbursement of initial funds under the Texas Energy Fund.
To State Affairs.
HB 4633 (By Goodwin), Relating to regulation of certain retail distribution centers; providing a civil penalty.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4634 (By Goodwin), Relating to quality standards for the sale of aggregates and concrete.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4635 (By Garcia Hernandez), Relating to disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence in the denial of insurance claims.
To Insurance.
HB 4636 (By Garcia Hernandez), Relating to the collection and disclosure of a consumer's driving and precise geolocation data.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4637 (By Troxclair), Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate subdivision platting in regard to the use of groundwater.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4638 (By Bonnen), Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative.
To Public Health.
HB 4639 (By Lalani), Relating to the development and implementation of a veterans health care coverage program to assist certain veterans in obtaining health care coverage.
To Human Services.
HB 4640 (By Dorazio), Relating to the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4641 (By Bonnen), Relating to the resumption of service by certain judicial officers under the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4642 (By M. González), Relating to standards for the out-of-state confinement of county prisoners.
To s/c County and Regional Government (Intergovernmental Affairs).
HB 4643 (By Dorazio), Relating to access to criminal history record information for purposes of the Medicaid program.
To Human Services.
HB 4644 (By E. Morales), Relating to reducing the criminal penalty for the offense of cockfighting.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4645 (By E. Morales), Relating to the creation of the office of district attorney for the 365th Judicial District and the duties of the district attorney for the 293rd Judicial District.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4646 (By Ashby), Relating to transfer of the ownership rights of the Woodlawn Water Supply Corporation to the Angelina and Neches River Authority.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4647 (By Lozano), Relating to the definition of "residence homestead" for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a totally disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of such a veteran.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4648 (By Kerwin), Relating to the repeal of ad valorem taxes and certain state and local taxes, the enactment of a uniform state sales tax, and related school and local government finance reform; increasing the rate of a tax.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4649 (By Bumgarner), Relating to the investigation and reporting of certain motor vehicle collisions.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4650 (By E. Morales), Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by a community land trust or housing finance corporation.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4651 (By Allen), Relating to the period for which a public school student may be placed in a disciplinary alternative education program or expelled.
To Public Education.
HB 4652 (By Lowe), Relating to voter registration and affiliation with a political party; creating a criminal offense.
To Elections.
HB 4653 (By Allen), Relating to the discipline of public school students who engage in certain conduct.
To Public Education.
HB 4654 (By Orr), Relating to creating a criminal offense for the use of a notary seal or counterfeit seal on a fraudulent document or instrument.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4655 (By Hull), Relating to the Preparation for Adult Living Program and other services for foster children transitioning to independent living.
To Human Services.
HB 4656 (By Vasut), Relating to the determination of the best interest of the child in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
To s/c Family and Fiduciary Relationships (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence).
HB 4657 (By Barry), Relating to establishing the Local Government Water Redevelopment Fund.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4658 (By Ward Johnson), Relating to the assistance or cooperation of campus police departments, certain local governmental entities, and personnel of places of worship with federal immigration officers at a place of worship.
To State Affairs.
HB 4659 (By Garcia Hernandez), Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4660 (By J. Lopez, Bonnen, Paul, Curry, and LaHood), Relating to space flight activities.
To State Affairs.
HB 4661 (By J. Lopez, Curry, LaHood, Paul, and E. Morales), Relating to the closure of beaches for space flight activities; creating a criminal offense.
To s/c County and Regional Government (Intergovernmental Affairs).
HB 4662 (By Hefner), Relating to financial assistance for rail facilities.
To s/c Transportation Funding (Transportation).
HB 4663 (By J. Lopez, Bonnen, Paul, Curry, and LaHood), 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 4664 (By Allen), Relating to requiring public schools to make reasonable accommodations for lactating students.
To Public Education.
HB 4665 (By Manuel), Relating to training requirements for childcare employees and directors.
To Human Services.
HB 4666 (By Manuel), Relating to streamlining the deadlines for the Health and Human Services Commission to submit certain required reports to the Legislature.
To Human Services.
HB 4667 (By Manuel), Relating to prior authorization or precertification for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology equipment under Medicaid.
To Human Services.
HB 4668 (By King), Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to retain assistance for regional proceedings affecting certain electric utilities and consumers.
To State Affairs.
HB 4669 (By Manuel), Relating to the compensation of commissioners of the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas.
To Transportation.
HB 4670 (By Manuel), Relating to dispute resolution for and enforcement actions against certain long-term care facilities.
To Human Services.
HB 4671 (By Morgan), Relating to the appointment of election officers to serve during certain elections.
To Elections.
HB 4672 (By Lowe), Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for continuous sexual abuse of a child who is younger than 14 years of age.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4673 (By V. Jones), Relating to the effect of certain reductions in a health benefit plan enrollee's out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs that are essential health benefits on the enrollee's cost-sharing requirements.
To Insurance.
HB 4674 (By V. Jones), Relating to modification of certain prescription drug benefits and coverage offered by certain health benefit plans.
To Insurance.
HB 4675 (By Hefner), Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by a person not lawfully present in the United States.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4676 (By Turner), Relating to the provision of medical benefits through political subdivision networks under the workers' compensation system.
To s/c Workforce (Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development).
HB 4677 (By Harris), Relating to third-party review of development documents and inspection of improvements required to be approved by a political subdivision.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4678 (By V. Perez), Relating to the authority of a school district to contract to operate certain district campuses.
To Public Education.
HB 4679 (By V. Perez), Relating to toll service fees charged by vehicle rental companies.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4680 (By Bryant), Relating to the licensing and regulation of barber instructors and cosmetology instructors by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and to the composition of the Barbering and Cosmetology Advisory Board.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4681 (By Oliverson), Relating to disclosures of preauthorization requirements and explanations of benefits for medical and health care services and supplies covered by health maintenance organizations and preferred provider benefit plans; imposing administrative penalties.
To Insurance.
HB 4682 (By Leach), Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue and certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project by certain municipalities.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4683 (By Leach), Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4684 (By Leach), Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators for school district, private school, and open-enrollment charter school employees and volunteers.
To Public Education.
HB 4685 (By Leach), Relating to fire safety inspections at public and private schools.
To Intergovernmental Affairs.
HB 4686 (By Gervin-Hawkins), Relating to the Texas alcohol tourism development program and advisory committee.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4687 (By Gervin-Hawkins), Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to certain charter school campuses or programs.
To Public Education.
HB 4688 (By Leach), Relating to civil liability of a commercial motor vehicle owner or operator.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4689 (By Hickland), Relating to municipal annexation of an area adjacent to contiguous or connecting railroad rights-of-way.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4690 (By Gerdes), Relating to motor fuel measuring, quality, and testing standards.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4691 (By Troxclair), Relating to provisions of state law requiring diversity.
To State Affairs.
HB 4692 (By Lalani), Relating to the storage or disposal of high-level radioactive waste.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4693 (By J. Lopez), Relating to assistance with veterans benefits claims; authorizing a civil penalty.
To s/c Defense and Veterans' Affairs (Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs).
HB 4694 (By J. Lopez), Relating to benefits available under the Employees Retirement System of Texas for certain retirees who resume membership in the employee class of membership.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4695 (By Virdell), Relating to the approval of subdivision plans and plats by a municipality.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4696 (By L. Garcia), Relating to the remote participation of certain persons in a proceeding for the issuance or modification of a protective order.
To s/c Family and Fiduciary Relationships (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence).
HB 4697 (By L. Garcia), Relating to a defendant's appearance by telephone or videoconference in a justice or municipal court.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4698 (By L. Garcia), Relating to the establishment of a grant program for school district or open-enrollment charter school campuses that are designated as full-service community schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4699 (By Leo Wilson), Relating to required independent school districts, home-rule school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools to comply with legally required policies.
To Public Education.
HB 4700 (By A. Davis), Relating to the responsibilities and composition of the Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council.
To Human Services.
HB 4701 (By Leo Wilson), Relating to student discretion to use an alternative assessment instrument as part of their undergraduate admissions process.
To Higher Education.
HB 4702 (By Lalani), Relating to requiring the consideration of standardized test scores as a factor in nonautomatic admissions decisions at certain public institutions of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 4703 (By Turner), Relating to the application of the market data comparison method of appraisal to determine the market value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
To s/c Property Tax Appraisals (Ways and Means).
HB 4704 (By Simmons), Relating to a public school paid parental leave policy, an allotment under the Foundation School Program for the cost of providing paid parental leave under that policy, and the eligibility of certain children for free prekindergarten programs.
To Public Education.
HB 4705 (By Hopper), Relating to the prosecution of certain election offenses.
To State Affairs.
HB 4706 (By Paul), Relating to the applicability of certain pedestrian laws to certain sidewalk users.
To Transportation.
HB 4707 (By Hopper), Relating to the admission to public schools of children unlawfully present in the United States and the eligibility of those children for the benefits of the available school fund and Foundation School Program.
To Public Education.
HB 4708 (By Money), Relating to the Texas Ethics Commission's jurisdiction to administer and enforce laws against certain persons.
To State Affairs.
HB 4709 (By Hopper), Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for recipients of the Vietnam Dustoff Crews Congressional Gold Medal.
To s/c Defense and Veterans' Affairs (Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs).
HB 4710 (By Hopper), Relating to traveling with a child to facilitate the provision of certain gender transitioning or gender reassignment procedures or treatments to that child; creating a criminal offense.
To Public Health.
HB 4711 (By R. Lopez), Relating to the confidentiality of information used to prevent, detect, respond to, or investigate a hostile act of a foreign adversary of the United States.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4712 (By Hopper), Relating to an annual report by the comptroller of public accounts on the fiscal impact to this state of persons not lawfully present.
To State Affairs.
HB 4713 (By Leach), Relating to amending the Texas General Arbitration Act.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4714 (By Hopper), Relating to the testing of evidence for controlled substances by the Department of Public Safety.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4715 (By Hopper), Relating to the name of an appraisal district.
To s/c Property Tax Appraisals (Ways and Means).
HB 4716 (By Hopper), Relating to the authority of filing and foreign filing entities to transact business in this state and the authority of the attorney general to investigate those entities.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4717 (By Schofield), Relating to the creation of the office of state special prosecutor.
To State Affairs.
HB 4718 (By E. Morales), Relating to the punishment for assault for certain persons subject to an emergency detention or commitment for mental health services.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4719 (By Anchía), Relating to the definition of telephone call for purposes of regulating telephone solicitations.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4720 (By Pierson), Relating to the sale of fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday celebration season.
To s/c County and Regional Government (Intergovernmental Affairs).
HB 4721 (By Romero), Relating to the licensing of marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapist associates, professional counselors, professional counselor associates, and social workers, including certain out-of-state applicants.
To Human Services.
HB 4722 (By Troxclair), Relating to the definition of conservation easement.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4723 (By Schofield), Relating to prohibiting the use of environmental, social, or governance scores; providing a civil penalty.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4724 (By Bonnen), Relating to the civil liability of nonprofit entities.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4725 (By Money), Relating to a sales tax exemption for the sale, lease, or installation of distributed energy systems for residential and business use.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4726 (By Schofield), Relating to the prohibited provision of homeless services in certain locations.
To State Affairs.
HB 4727 (By Money), Relating to the authority of a physical therapist to treat a patient without a referral.
To Public Health.
HB 4728 (By Hopper), Relating to the elimination of electronic poll lists and the countywide polling place program and to the required use of hand-marked paper ballots for all elections.
To Elections.
HB 4729 (By M. Perez), Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of fraudulent use, possession, or tampering with gift cards or gift card data.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4730 (By Hull), Relating to the voluntary relinquishment of parental rights, adoption, and the regulation of child-placing agencies.
To Human Services.
HB 4731 (By Tepper), Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway Loop 88 in Lubbock County as the First Responders Memorial Loop.
To Transportation.
HB 4732 (By Gámez), Relating to state recognition of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.
To State Affairs.
HB 4733 (By J. González), Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files and the issuance of orders of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain persons.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4734 (By Guillen), Relating to the operation of certain vehicles preceding, during, and following disasters.
To Transportation.
HB 4735 (By Ashby), Relating to rural development funds and insurance tax credits for certain investments in those funds; authorizing fees.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4736 (By Bonnen), Relating to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4737 (By Bhojani), Relating to the application processing time for admission to practice law in this state without examination for an attorney licensed to practice law in another state.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4738 (By Geren), Relating to the elimination of the portion of the Loan Administration Fee remitted to the comptroller.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4739 (By Geren), Relating to the elimination of the portion of the Retail Charge Agreement Delinquency Fee remitted to the comptroller.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4740 (By Geren), Relating to the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4741 (By Turner), Relating to the allocation of taxable value of certain certificated air carriers.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4742 (By Geren), Relating to the ability of a school district to request an appraisal of property by the appraisal district.
To s/c Property Tax Appraisals (Ways and Means).
HB 4743 (By Bonnen), Relating to the issuance of a single license for a hospital and a mobile stroke unit of the hospital.
To Public Health.
HB 4744 (By Geren), Relating to the role of the members of the board of an appraisal district.
To s/c Property Tax Appraisals (Ways and Means).
HB 4745 (By Olcott), Relating to the prohibited use of public money to pay the costs of providing public benefits to certain persons.
To State Affairs.
HB 4746 (By Turner), Relating to academic distinction designations under the public school accountability system and the career and technology allotment under the Foundation School Program.
To s/c Academic and Career-Oriented Education (Public Education).
HB 4747 (By Curry), Relating to increasing procurement acquisition thresholds.
To Delivery of Government Efficiency.
HB 4748 (By Curry), Relating to multiple award of contracts with indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity terms.
To Delivery of Government Efficiency.
HB 4749 (By Landgraf), Relating to reconstitution of the jury wheel and juror qualifications in certain counties.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4750 (By Anchía), Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property of certain charitable organizations that provide housing on a cooperative basis.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4751 (By Capriglione), Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Quantum Initiative.
To Delivery of Government Efficiency.
HB 4752 (By Landgraf), Relating to the eligibility of a charitable organization for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the organization's property if the organization provides for the organized solicitation and collection for distributions through gifts, grants, and agreements to nonprofit charitable, education, religious, and youth organizations that provide direct human, health, and welfare services.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4753 (By Gates), Relating to regulation by a municipality of a certificate of occupancy.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4754 (By R. Lopez and LaHood), Relating to access to universal changing facilities in places of public accommodation and public buildings.
To State Affairs.
HB 4755 (By J. Lopez), Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to authorize and finance certain venue projects and to use municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain of those projects; authorizing the imposition of a tax.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4756 (By C. Bell), Relating to certain advertisements for prescription drugs.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4757 (By Thompson), Relating to eligibility for membership on and the regulation of horse racing by the Texas Racing Commission and a prohibition on the conduct of greyhound or other dog racing as live events in this state; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4758 (By Harris Davila), Relating to a public school policy to allow a student with a disability to be accompanied by a handler for the student's service animal.
To Public Education.
HB 4759 (By Harris Davila), Relating to the treatment for ad valorem tax purposes of land and equipment used for hydroponic farming.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4760 (By Thompson), Relating to Medicaid reimbursement for the costs of cognitive assessment and care planning services provided to certain patients.
To Human Services.
HB 4761 (By A. Davis), Relating to the summer electronic benefits transfer for children program.
To Human Services.
HB 4762 (By Wilson), Relating to establishing the Higher Education Research Security Council.
To Higher Education.
HB 4763 (By Olcott), Relating to reports by certain public institutions of higher education on fraud, waste, and abuse involving state resources.
To Higher Education.
HB 4764 (By V. Jones), Relating to an annual report on the use of administrative segregation in facilities operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
To Corrections.
HB 4765 (By Phelan), Relating to the regulation of code enforcement officers and code enforcement officers in training.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4766 (By Phelan), Relating to the regulation of sanitarians and sanitarians in training.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4767 (By Phelan), Relating to the operation of off-highway vehicles.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4768 (By Phelan), Relating to conditions of community supervision for defendants convicted of certain criminal offenses involving animals.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4769 (By Phelan), Relating to electronic delivery of documents sent or received by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4770 (By Phelan), Relating to educational requirements for licensing as an audiologist.
To Public Health.
HB 4771 (By Olcott), Relating to the citizenship status of and birth certificates for certain children born in this state.
To State Affairs.
HB 4772 (By Olcott), Relating to exemptions from the requirement to obtain a permit from a groundwater conservation district for certain groundwater wells.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4773 (By Phelan), Relating to the transfer of certain malt beverages between two or more licensed premises operating under the same general ownership or management.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4774 (By Smithee), Relating to the administration of perpetual care trust funds for capital improvements at perpetual care cemeteries.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4775 (By Flores), Relating to an application for a warrant to seize a cruelly treated animal.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4776 (By Flores), Relating to a central database containing information about persons who have been convicted of or received a grant of deferred adjudication community supervision after pleading guilty for certain offenses involving animal cruelty; creating a criminal offense.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4777 (By Flores), Relating to liability for the loss, injury, or death of a domestic animal.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4778 (By Little), Relating to limitations on the termination of banking services by certain financial institutions.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4779 (By Cook), Relating to the determination of the value not in dispute of property that is the subject of an ad valorem tax protest or appeal.
To s/c Property Tax Appraisals (Ways and Means).
HB 4780 (By Morgan), Relating to election judges and clerks.
To Elections.
HB 4781 (By Noble), Relating to factors the Department of Family and Protective Services must consider when selecting a foster care placement for a child.
To Human Services.
HB 4782 (By Martinez), Relating to the qualifications of a county fire marshal in certain counties.
To s/c County and Regional Government (Intergovernmental Affairs).
HB 4783 (By VanDeaver), Relating to a report on governmental opioid antagonist programs to reverse and prevent opioid overdoses.
To Public Health.
HB 4784 (By Harrison), Relating to a prohibition on diversity, equity, and inclusion by state agencies.
To State Affairs.
HB 4785 (By Lowe), Relating to elimination of limitations periods for suits for personal injury arising from certain offenses against a child or disabled individual.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4786 (By Schatzline), Relating to repeal of provisions requiring a school district to reduce its local revenue level in excess of entitlement.
To Public Education.
HB 4787 (By Shofner), Relating to prohibiting certain additives from being included in food and drinks provided by school districts or purchased under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
To Public Health.
HB 4788 (By Shofner), Relating to prohibiting public and private institutions of higher education from accepting federal funding for embryonic or fetal stem cell research.
To Higher Education.
HB 4789 (By Hefner), Relating to creation and maintenance of an electronic database to provide information to certain members of the United States armed forces regarding the resources and benefits provided to veterans.
To s/c Defense and Veterans' Affairs (Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs).
HB 4790 (By Spiller), Relating to including certain veteran-owned businesses within the definition of a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.
To State Affairs.
HB 4791 (By Shofner), Relating to the waiver of certain minimum standards for law enforcement agencies based on financial hardship.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4792 (By Muñoz and Guerra), Relating to authorizing certain municipalities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held.
To Elections.
HB 4793 (By Shofner), Relating to a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement advisory committee regarding active shooter response training for peace officers.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4794 (By Shofner), Relating to active shooter training for peace officers.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4795 (By Noble), Relating to duties of the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services in relation to certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, including in regard to the electronic transmission of certain information.
To s/c Family and Fiduciary Relationships (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence).
HB 4796 (By Shofner), Relating to the evaluation of the physical fitness of certain peace officers.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4797 (By Richardson), Relating to the reorganization of the court of appeals districts.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4798 (By Richardson), Relating to compliance reviews and life safety code surveys of assisted living facilities.
To Human Services.
HB 4799 (By Troxclair), Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties.
To s/c County and Regional Government (Intergovernmental Affairs).
HB 4800 (By Richardson), Relating to the provision of certain electricity services.
To State Affairs.
HB 4801 (By Villalobos), Relating to the establishment of a grant program to allow the Nueces County Hospital District to recruit and retain certain medical professionals.
To s/c County and Regional Government (Intergovernmental Affairs).
HB 4802 (By Cook), Relating to certain benefits payable by the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4803 (By Spiller), Relating to the creation of offices of District Attorney for the Northeast Texas, Central Texas, Southeast Texas, and South Texas Regions and the powers and duties of and related to such officers.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4804 (By Hefner), Relating to the revocation of a driver's license and to disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4805 (By Johnson), Relating to prohibiting the dismissal of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.
To s/c Family and Fiduciary Relationships (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence).
HB 4806 (By Bonnen), Relating to recovery of damages in civil actions.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4807 (By Paul), Relating to the fiduciary responsibility of the governing body of the public retirement systems in this state and the investment managers and proxy advisors acting on behalf of those systems.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4808 (By Hopper), Relating to the carrying of weapons by staff in medical facilities.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4809 (By Meyer), Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of property that qualifies for an exemption as a historic or archaeological site.
To s/c Property Tax Appraisals (Ways and Means).
HB 4810 (By Guerra), Relating to the continuation of the Trade Agricultural Inspection Grant Program.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 4811 (By Cole), Relating to the eligibility of the South by Southwest Conference and Festivals for funding under the Major Events Reimbursement Program.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4812 (By Oliverson), Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate condominiums.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4813 (By Oliverson), Relating to the scheduling of certain controlled substances in response to certain actions by the United States Food and Drug Administration with respect to those substances.
To Public Health.
HB 4814 (By Gerdes), Relating to the display of and allowance for non-human behaviors in Texas schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4815 (By Gerdes), Relating to the liability of owners or operators of certain sources or facilities for unauthorized emissions caused by the criminal act of another.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4816 (By Guillen), Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving trafficking of persons, the human trafficking prevention coordinating council and the human trafficking prevention task force; increasing criminal penalties.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4817 (By Virdell), Relating to reliability requirements and associated locational marginal pricing for certain electric generation facilities.
To State Affairs.
HB 4818 (By Cain), Relating to the creation of an enhanced license designation for a license to carry a handgun and the locations in which the holder of that enhanced license may carry a handgun.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4819 (By Flores), Relating to a refundable adoption fee for the sterilization of dogs and cats; authorizing a fee.
To Public Health.
HB 4820 (By J. Lopez), Relating to the issuance of obligations by certain water districts bordering the Gulf of America and an international border during a disaster declaration.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4821 (By Hinojosa), Relating to speech protections for student media publications in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4822 (By Cook), Relating to a comprehensive review of the centralized accounting and payroll system by the Department of Information Resources.
To Delivery of Government Efficiency.
HB 4823 (By Capriglione), Relating to an electronic filing system for certain reports of political contributions and expenditures.
To State Affairs.
HB 4824 (By M. Perez), Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4825 (By Muñoz), Relating to the award of court costs and attorney's fees in certain actions challenging certain local laws, local regulatory actions, or the failure of an officer of certain political subdivisions to perform certain actions.
To State Affairs.
HB 4826 (By Allen), Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the Foundation School Program.
To Public Education.
HB 4827 (By Capriglione), Relating to a contract for professional services rendered to a school district.
To Public Education.
HB 4828 (By J. González), Relating to the prosecution and reporting of certain offenses committed because of bias or prejudice; creating a criminal offense.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4829 (By J. González), Relating to a criminal offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of gender.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4830 (By Phelan), Relating to the regulation of service contracts and service contract providers and administrators.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 4831 (By Lowe), Relating to prohibiting private schools from hiring persons in the registry of persons not eligible for employment in schools and to persons who must be listed in that registry.
To Public Education.
HB 4832 (By E. Morales), Relating to the deposit of federal reimbursements for border security operations into the general revenue fund and the funding of services and programs in the border region.
To Appropriations.
HB 4833 (By A. Davis), Relating to the removal of a public school student from the classroom for engaging in certain conduct and requiring a drug prevention and intervention program.
To Public Education.
HB 4834 (By Cortez), Relating to the applicability of certain laws pertaining to energy aggregation by political subdivisions.
To Public Education.
HB 4835 (By Goodwin), Relating to the pipeline transport and geologic storage of certain substances under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
To Energy Resources.
HB 4836 (By E. Morales), Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4837 (By Anchía), Relating to employer contributions for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume certain employment with a public school.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4838 (By Morales Shaw), Relating to conducting an assessment of language accessibility with respect to certain health and human services programs and 2-1-1 services provided by the Texas Information and Referral Network.
To Human Services.
HB 4839 (By Walle), Relating to the development, promotion, and funding of certain recycling projects.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4840 (By K. Bell), Relating to the governance of public housing authorities established by municipalities.
To Intergovernmental Affairs.
HB 4841 (By Anchía), Relating to a program administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to connect clean vehicle program applicants with certain vehicle owners to facilitate the issuance of grants or other funding for the replacement of those vehicles.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4842 (By Swanson), Relating to the conduct and administration of elections.
To Elections.
HB 4843 (By Reynolds), Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Division of Emergency Management regarding the process for obtaining disaster-related financial assistance.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4844 (By Gámez), Relating to the establishment of a border county mental health task force.
To Public Health.
HB 4845 (By Guerra), Relating to Medicaid provider enrollment revalidation.
To Human Services.
HB 4846 (By Hopper), Relating to the criminal procedures related to children who commit certain Class C misdemeanors.
To s/c Juvenile Justice (Criminal Jurisprudence).
HB 4847 (By Hunter), Relating to the dissemination of certain school district ad valorem tax-related information.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4848 (By Harris Davila), Relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 4849 (By McQueeney), Relating to the numbering of ballots.
To Elections.
HB 4850 (By Button), Relating to programs within the Office of the Governor and the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4851 (By Slawson), Relating to the reliability of the electricity supply chain.
To State Affairs.
HB 4852 (By Oliverson), Relating to examination of the records of filing entities and foreign filing entities by the attorney general; creating a criminal offense.
To State Affairs.
HB 4853 (By M. Perez), Relating to skimmers on electronic terminals; authorizing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4854 (By Gámez), Relating to disclosure under the public information law of information obtained by the comptroller in connection with a school district property value study.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4855 (By Phelan), Relating to a patient's access to health records and access to and exchange of certain health benefit plan information; authorizing a civil penalty; authorizing fees.
To Public Health.
HB 4856 (By Alders), Relating to the governance of local mental health authorities and the composition of the governing bodies of local mental health authorities.
To Public Health.
HB 4857 (By Hopper), Relating to the creation of the Fiscal Risk Management Commission.
To Appropriations.
HB 4858 (By Pierson), Relating to the reservation of land for recreational facilities in certain water districts.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4859 (By Reynolds), Relating to the allocation of money in the Texas Energy Fund.
To State Affairs.
HB 4860 (By Patterson), Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.
To State Affairs.
HB 4861 (By Goodwin), Relating to mental health care and mental health assessment programs for first responders.
To Public Health.
HB 4862 (By Longoria), Relating to business organizations.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4863 (By Goodwin), Relating to required mental health awareness training for first responders.
To Public Health.
HB 4864 (By Metcalf), Relating to the eligibility of a person to serve as an arbitrator in a binding arbitration of an appeal of an appraisal review board order.
To s/c Property Tax Appraisals (Ways and Means).
HB 4865 (By Hefner), Relating to identification of and sanctions against certain foreign actors.
To State Affairs.
HB 4866 (By Vasut), Relating to the review, adoption, and modification of land development regulations by certain counties and municipalities.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4867 (By Vasut), Relating to the management of wildlife and exotic animals from aircraft; creating a criminal offense.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4868 (By Martinez), Relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as a yield sign.
To Transportation.
HB 4869 (By A. Davis), Relating to the modification of a court order based on a parental child safety placement agreement or an authorization agreement with an adult caregiver.
To s/c Family and Fiduciary Relationships (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence).
HB 4870 (By A. Davis), Relating to a relative and kinship care grant program administered by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.
To s/c Family and Fiduciary Relationships (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence).
HB 4871 (By McQueeney), Relating to grief instruction in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4872 (By C. Bell), Relating to the calculation of penalties for violating certain laws governing the prompt payment of claims submitted by a physician or health care provider to certain health benefit plan issuers.
To Insurance.
HB 4873 (By Troxclair), Relating to the administration of, contributions to, and benefits under retirement systems for firefighters in certain municipalities.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4874 (By Meyer), Relating to the policies and procedures of a public school's threat assessment and safe and supportive school team and threat assessment review team.
To Public Education.
HB 4875 (By Y. Davis), Relating to the board of trustees of the retirement systems for police and firefighters in certain municipalities.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4876 (By Lambert), Relating to the withdrawal of certain deposits placed in escrow in connection with the purchase or reservation of a condominium unit.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4877 (By Paul), Relating to the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association.
To Insurance.
HB 4878 (By Olcott), Relating to reporting regarding the confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a county jail of certain persons not lawfully present.
To State Affairs.
HB 4879 (By King), Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies in testing certain substances suspected of containing delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4880 (By Olcott), Relating to sign requirements for construction or maintenance work zones.
To Transportation.
HB 4881 (By Olcott), Relating to the authority of the Texas Military Department to negotiate the release of a reversionary interest and certain other interests of the state in certain property in Palo Pinto County owned by the Palo Pinto County Livestock Association.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4882 (By Shofner), Relating to newborn or infant testing for congenital cytomegalovirus.
To Public Health.
HB 4883 (By Olcott), Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offense of intoxication assault in certain circumstances.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4884 (By Olcott), Relating to the operation of a fraud, waste, and abuse hotline and a duty to provide employees and the public with certain hotline information.
To State Affairs.
HB 4885 (By Moody), Relating to the disclosure of confidential juvenile records to a managed assigned counsel program.
To s/c Juvenile Justice (Criminal Jurisprudence).
HB 4886 (By Olcott), Relating to reporting on students not lawfully present in the United States enrolled in a public school.
To Public Education.
HB 4887 (By Lalani), Relating to the provision of loans and grants from the Texas energy fund for certain electric generating facilities.
To State Affairs.
HB 4888 (By Canales), Relating to the provision by a regional mobility authority of financial assistance for transportation projects of governmental entities located in the area of the authority; providing authority to issue bonds.
To s/c Transportation Funding (Transportation).
HB 4889 (By Orr), Relating to the rights and responsibilities of a foster parent.
To Human Services.
HB 4890 (By Moody), Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.
To s/c Family and Fiduciary Relationships (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence).
HB 4891 (By E. Morales), Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain commercial facilities that dispose of oil and gas waste; imposing a fee.
To Energy Resources.
HB 4892 (By Wilson), Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Williamson County.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4893 (By Bowers, Walle, McQueeney, and Cunningham), Relating to the Breakthrough Program.
To Public Education.
HB 4894 (By Flores), Relating to the boundaries of, and validating certain acts and proceedings of, the Creedmoor Municipal Utility District.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4895 (By Vasut), Relating to certificates of number and certificates of title issued by and records kept by the Parks and Wildlife Department; creating a criminal offense.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4896 (By J. Garcia), Relating to rules and reports related to brackish groundwater production zones.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4897 (By Muñoz), Relating to the time period for a municipality to approve subdivision plans or plats.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4898 (By Bucy), Relating to early voting ballots voted by mail.
To Elections.
HB 4899 (By Wilson), Relating to private rights of action arising from certain solicitation-related communications.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4900 (By Curry), Relating to prohibiting the investment of state money in certain countries and in certain private business entities in those countries.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4901 (By Fairly, Patterson, M. González, and Button), Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4902 (By Lowe), Relating to voter registration.
To Elections.
HB 4903 (By Harris Davila), Relating to the establishment of the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative and the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative Commission.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4904 (By Guillen), Relating to civil liability of property owners relating to motorcycle training courses.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4905 (By M. Perez), Relating to the ship channel improvement revolving fund.
To s/c Transportation Funding (Transportation).
HB 4906 (By M. Perez), Relating to the dedication of revenue received from certain oversize or overweight vehicle permits to the state highway fund.
To s/c Transportation Funding (Transportation).
HB 4907 (By Rodríguez Ramos), Relating to repealing certain offenses involving toll violations.
To s/c Transportation Funding (Transportation).
HB 4908 (By Rodríguez Ramos), Relating to the establishment of the Texas prosperity payout fund; imposing taxes on the gross revenues of and consumption by certain industry participants; authorizing administrative penalties.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4909 (By Wilson), Relating to the creation of an electronic platform and submission portal, known as My Texas Future, to facilitate the awareness and application of public high school students into institutions of higher education using the electronic common admission application form.
To Higher Education.
HB 4910 (By Rodríguez Ramos), Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
To Appropriations.
HB 4911 (By Fairly), Relating to prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving depictions of children, computer-generated children, or other persons; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4912 (By Wilson), Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to waive fees for admission applications submitted to public institutions of higher education during certain periods.
To Higher Education.
HB 4913 (By Moody), Relating to procurement procedures for certain municipal housing authorities.
To Intergovernmental Affairs.
HB 4914 (By Hopper), Relating to the organization, powers, and authority of the Texas State Guard, including the powers and authority of the adjutant general and governor relating to the Texas State Guard.
To State Affairs.
HB 4915 (By Moody), Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4916 (By Canales), Relating to the assignment of a motor vehicle title by a dealer.
To Transportation.
HB 4917 (By Canales), Relating to seller's disclosures regarding flooding and other water-related issues with respect to residential real property.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4918 (By Johnson), Relating to rights of a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim in certain criminal cases involving family violence, sexual or assaultive offenses, stalking, or a violation of a protective order or condition of bond.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4919 (By Moody), Relating to the age at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over a child and to the minimum age of criminal responsibility.
To s/c Juvenile Justice (Criminal Jurisprudence).
HB 4920 (By Y. Davis), Relating to the comptroller's report on the effect of certain tax provisions.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4921 (By Y. Davis), Relating to restrictions on the use of state funds to benefit private entities that outsource jobs to foreign countries.
To State Affairs.
HB 4922 (By Muñoz), Relating to the standard of proof in certain health care liability claims arising out of the provision of emergency medical care.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4923 (By Moody), Relating to status offenses committed by a child, including the repeal of the status offense of a child voluntarily running away from home.
To s/c Juvenile Justice (Criminal Jurisprudence).
HB 4924 (By Canales), Relating to certain electronic documentation for the transfer of a motor vehicle title.
To Transportation.
HB 4925 (By Curry), Relating to the creation of a statewide Chronic Wasting Disease plan.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4926 (By Wharton), Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the use of revenue from that tax.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4927 (By Shofner), Relating to an exemption from certain immunization requirements for medical and veterinary students.
To Public Health.
HB 4928 (By Tinderholt), Relating to the reporting of child abuse or neglect.
To State Affairs.
HB 4929 (By V. Jones), Relating to compensatory time and vacation leave accrued by an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
To Corrections.
HB 4930 (By Muñoz), Relating to the governing board of certain junior college districts.
To Higher Education.
HB 4931 (By Virdell), Relating to aquifer storage and recovery projects that transect a portion of the Edwards Aquifer.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4932 (By Curry), Relating to the regulation of chronic wasting disease and the establishment of a pilot program to breed deer resistant to chronic wasting disease.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4933 (By Curry), Relating to the disposition of a seized weapon belonging to a person who is not prosecuted or convicted for an offense involving the weapon.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4934 (By Landgraf), Relating to the powers and duties of the county attorney and district attorney in Ector County.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4935 (By Tinderholt), Relating to limitations on certain hiring practices relating to certain nonpermanent residents by certain companies that receive governmental contracts or financial benefits; authorizing civil penalties.
To State Affairs.
HB 4936 (By Curry), Relating to the creation of the Department of Marketing Services.
To Delivery of Government Efficiency.
HB 4937 (By Harless), Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole.
To Corrections.
HB 4938 (By Curry), Relating to the abolishment of the Parks and Wildlife Department and the Parks and Wildlife Commission and the transfer of their functions to the General Land Office, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Public Safety.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4939 (By Curry), Relating to the ownership of deer in this state.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 4940 (By Curry), Relating to a defense to prosecution for certain intoxication offenses.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 4941 (By Curry), Relating to the establishment of a strategic fuel reserve program in this state.
To Energy Resources.
HB 4942 (By Curry), Relating to certain services and interventions ordered in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship and to certain judicial training requirements.
To s/c Family and Fiduciary Relationships (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence).
HB 4943 (By Alders), Relating to property owner claims for compensation from certain municipalities that fail to enforce certain laws.
To State Affairs.
HB 4944 (By Moody), Relating to the establishment of a grant program to provide financial assistance to counties for transportation assistance to indigent litigants.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4945 (By Ashby), Relating to a study conducted by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas on the feasibility of offering alternative service retirement benefits to Texas A&M Forest Service wildland firefighters that are members of the retirement system.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4946 (By Gerdes), Relating to county zoning authority for certain counties; creating a criminal offense.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4947 (By Turner), Relating to the prohibited provision of certain residential caregiver services by individuals with certain criminal convictions; creating a criminal offense.
To Human Services.
HB 4948 (By E. Morales), Relating to the establishment of a law enforcement academy in Eagle Pass.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4949 (By Muñoz), Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate of certain counties and the procedure for the adoption by such a county of a tax rate that exceeds that rate; making conforming changes.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4950 (By Canales), Relating to compliance of certain aeronautics structures with federal law.
To Transportation.
HB 4951 (By Muñoz), Relating to nonirrigable land in irrigation districts.
To Natural Resources.
HB 4952 (By Landgraf), Relating to the confidentiality of fraud detection and deterrence information under the public information law.
To Delivery of Government Efficiency.
HB 4953 (By Wilson), Relating to the designation of Ranch-to-Market Road 1431 in Llano, Burnet, Travis, and Williamson Counties as the Gary P. Nunn Memorial Highway.
To Transportation.
HB 4954 (By Landgraf), Relating to the composition of the advisory committee for metal recycling entities.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4955 (By Patterson), Relating to lighting equipment requirements for motor vehicles.
To Transportation.
HB 4956 (By Isaac), Relating to requiring a certification for peace officers to conduct certain polygraph examinations.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4957 (By Leo Wilson), Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
To State Affairs.
HB 4958 (By Phelan), Relating to required disclosures on political advertising supporting or opposing certain officeholders; authorizing a civil penalty.
To State Affairs.
HB 4959 (By Hopper), Relating to the eligibility of certain land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of its productivity value and the consequences for those purposes of a change of use or sale of the land.
To s/c Property Tax Appraisals (Ways and Means).
HB 4960 (By Phelan), Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising.
To State Affairs.
HB 4961 (By Gerdes), Relating to noneconomic damage liability for a collision with a motorist who failed to establish financial responsibility.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 4962 (By Pierson), Relating to the disclosure of citizenship of a candidate for public office.
To Elections.
HB 4963 (By McQueeney), Relating to the assignment of family engagement specialists at public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 4964 (By Schatzline), Relating to eligibility requirements for early voting by mail.
To Elections.
HB 4965 (By Schatzline), Relating to voter information provided by political subdivisions before an election to authorize the issuance of bonds.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4966 (By Canales), Relating to the denial of access to the database of dealer-issued license plates maintained by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
To Transportation.
HB 4967 (By Canales), Relating to the renewal fee for a dealer's temporary license plate.
To Transportation.
HB 4968 (By Schatzline), Relating to the substitution of a county sales and use tax for all or a portion of property taxes imposed by certain counties; authorizing the imposition of a tax.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4969 (By Schatzline), Relating to remedies for a cause of action brought by a child welfare services provider for an adverse action taken against the provider in violation of the provider's rights of conscience.
To Human Services.
HB 4970 (By Cain), Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
To Human Services.
HB 4971 (By Cain), Relating to prohibiting the purchase of food or drink items containing certain food additives under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
To Human Services.
HB 4972 (By Cain), Relating to the authority of a municipality to transfer revenue of a municipal utility to the general fund of the municipality.
To Intergovernmental Affairs.
HB 4973 (By Cain), Relating to the election of members of the governing body of a municipality representing single-member districts, wards, and areas on apportionment.
To Intergovernmental Affairs.
HB 4974 (By Bryant and Rodríguez Ramos), Relating to the exclusion of a social worker license from the automatic revocation or denial of health care professional licenses for certain criminal offenses.
To Human Services.
HB 4975 (By Olcott), Relating to autologous and direct blood donations.
To Public Health.
HB 4976 (By Schatzline), Relating to age verification requirements for digital service providers.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4977 (By Isaac), Relating to the composition of districts 45 and 73 for the Texas House of Representatives.
To Redistricting.
HB 4978 (By Hickland), Relating to the creation of municipal utility districts in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 4979 (By Muñoz), Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate of certain junior college districts.
To Ways and Means.
HB 4980 (By Wilson), Relating to establishing the Child-Care Professional Pathway program.
To s/c Academic and Career-Oriented Education (Public Education).
HB 4981 (By Luther), Relating to a scoring system for all permit applications within the jurisdiction of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 4982 (By Goodwin), Relating to hate crimes, including criminal and civil liability for those crimes and the hate crime prevention grant program; increasing a criminal penalty.
To State Affairs.
HB 4983 (By Schofield), Relating to an elective course on firearms safety for public high school students and a virtual course on firearms safety for the public.
To Public Education.
HB 4984 (By Lujan), Relating to certain deadlines and other timing factors affecting mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4985 (By Gerdes), Relating to the procedures for a public test of logic and accuracy of a voting system for certain elections.
To Elections.
HB 4986 (By Holt), Relating to the issuance of certificates of obligation by local governments.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 4987 (By Canales), Relating to an alternative dispute resolution procedure regarding certain matters under the public information law.
To Delivery of Government Efficiency.
HB 4988 (By J. Lopez), Relating to state recognition of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.
To State Affairs.
HB 4989 (By Dorazio), Relating to election integrity and security of ballot boxes, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; authorizing a penalty.
To Elections.
HB 4990 (By Canales), Relating to compliance with the public information law, including establishment of an open records hotline to provide information about the requirements of the public information law.
To Delivery of Government Efficiency.
HB 4991 (By Canales), Relating to open meetings and public information training for certain public officials and attorneys regarding the open meetings and public information laws.
To Delivery of Government Efficiency.
HB 4992 (By Pierson), Relating to the inclusion of an exclusive dealing or tying clause in a health care provider network contract.
To Insurance.
HB 4993 (By Isaac), Relating to the improvement of health, fitness, and readiness of the Texas military forces.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4994 (By Patterson), Relating to a study by the Department of State Health Services regarding the effects of online activity on children.
To Public Health.
HB 4995 (By Wilson), Relating to the carrying of handguns by tactical medical professionals while on duty providing support to tactical units of law enforcement agencies.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 4996 (By Dyson), Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of refusal to execute the release of a fraudulent lien or claim.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 4997 (By Reynolds), Relating to the tenure and employment of faculty members at certain public institutions of higher education.
To Higher Education.
HB 4998 (By Reynolds), Relating to the inclusion of independent organizations established to manage power regions as governmental bodies for purposes of the public information law.
To State Affairs.
HB 4999 (By Dutton), Relating to the registration of vacant buildings in certain municipalities.
To Intergovernmental Affairs.
HB 5000 (By Bumgarner), Relating to Media Production Development Zones and the functions of the Texas Film Commission.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 5001 (By Dutton), Relating to imposing a tax on the generation of electricity by certain electric generators to provide revenue for teacher pay raises.
To Ways and Means.
HB 5002 (By Lujan), Relating to a study and pilot program on the identification of and interventions provided to children with dyslexia who are committed to juvenile facilities.
To s/c Juvenile Justice (Criminal Jurisprudence).
HB 5003 (By Reynolds), Relating to notice and hearing requirements for applications for permits for certain commercial oil and gas waste disposal facilities.
To Energy Resources.
HB 5004 (By Metcalf), Relating to approval by voters prior to the issuance of revenue bonds by the San Jacinto River Authority.
To Natural Resources.
HB 5005 (By Metcalf), Relating to the election of the board of directors of the San Jacinto River Authority.
To Natural Resources.
HB 5006 (By Metcalf), Relating to recommendations for the appointment of directors of the San Jacinto River Authority.
To Natural Resources.
HB 5007 (By Lambert), Relating to the establishment of the Texas Committee on Foreign Investment to review certain transactions involving certain foreign entities; creating a civil penalty.
To State Affairs.
HB 5008 (By K. Bell), Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities.
To s/c Workforce (Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development).
HB 5009 (By Hayes), Relating to the collection or execution of certain judgments; authorizing fees.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
HB 5010 (By Spiller), Relating to the memorial designation of certain portions of an international border wall and the use of grants related to homeland security for those purposes.
To State Affairs.
HB 5011 (By Reynolds), Relating to certain protections for owners in a property owners' association.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 5012 (By Muñoz), Relating to the maximum amount of penalties that may be imposed for delinquent taxes and tax reports and the application of taxpayer payments to taxes, penalties, and interest.
To Ways and Means.
HB 5013 (By Cain), Relating to the Texas Racing Commission and the regulation of dog races, including greyhound races, as live events in this state and of simulcast wagering on greyhound races conducted out of state.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 5014 (By Isaac), Relating to the rights of special forces veterans who hold a license to carry a handgun.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 5015 (By Geren), Relating to participation by certain retirement systems in the proportionate retirement program.
To Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services.
HB 5016 (By V. Jones), Relating to the authority of a municipality to finance certain venue projects with a short-term motor vehicle rental tax.
To Ways and Means.
HB 5017 (By Morgan), Relating to the effects of unresponsive insureds for a personal automobile insurance policy.
To Insurance.
HB 5018 (By Morgan), Relating to requiring the election of the governing body of a taxing entity.
To State Affairs.
HB 5019 (By Capriglione), Relating to school district contracts with certain organizations and payroll deductions for school district employees.
To Public Education.
HB 5020 (By Smithee), Relating to requirements for the exercise of the power of impeachment by the House of Representatives and providing that officers against whom articles of impeachment are preferred receive pay during the pendency of impeachment proceedings.
To State Affairs.
HB 5021 (By Hopper), Relating to the standards for public school library materials.
To Public Education.
HB 5022 (By Kerwin), Relating to the prohibition of immunization with a product containing mRNA material.
To Public Health.
HB 5023 (By Cain), Relating to a periodic comprehensive performance audit of certain operations of hospital districts located in populous counties.
To s/c County and Regional Government (Intergovernmental Affairs).
HB 5024 (By Hickland), Relating to the regulation of cigarettes and tobacco products, including the definitions of cigarettes and tobacco products.
To Public Health.
HB 5025 (By Talarico), Relating to the carrying of certain weapons on the premises of a public library; creating a criminal offense.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 5026 (By Dutton), Relating to grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.
To s/c Family and Fiduciary Relationships (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence).
HB 5027 (By Capriglione), Relating to the public information law.
To Delivery of Government Efficiency.
HB 5028 (By Hayes), Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.
To Ways and Means.
HB 5029 (By Lowe), Relating to the partial count of electronic voting system ballots.
To Elections.
HB 5030 (By Johnson and R. Lopez), Relating to the provision of certain mental and behavioral health services under Medicaid, Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for those services, and the regulation of psychiatric residential treatment facilities; requiring an occupational license.
To Human Services.
HB 5031 (By Rodríguez Ramos), Relating to labor unions and workers' rights.
To s/c Workforce (Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development).
HB 5032 (By Metcalf), Relating to the display of certain historical documents in the Capitol Complex.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
HB 5033 (By K. Bell), Relating to elimination of the motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 5034 (By Harrison), Relating to eligibility requirements for voting.
To Elections.
HB 5035 (By Harrison), Relating to a prohibition on the guarantee of public school bonds.
To Public Education.
HB 5036 (By Dyson), Relating to arbitration of certain out-of-network health benefit claims.
To Insurance.
HB 5037 (By Lujan), Relating to payments made to certain foster parents.
To Human Services.
HB 5038 (By Louderback), Relating to motor vehicle windshield sunscreening devices.
To Transportation.
HB 5039 (By Louderback), Relating to driving off the roadway.
To Transportation.
HB 5040 (By Louderback), Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle while another person rides in or on a portion of the vehicle not for passenger use; creating a criminal offense.
To Transportation.
HB 5041 (By Tinderholt), Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by a person not lawfully present in the United States; creating a criminal offense.
To Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs.
HB 5042 (By Hayes), Relating to state preemption of and the effect of certain state health and safety laws on certain municipal and county regulations, including a law providing that an elephant is a dangerous wild animal.
To State Affairs.
HB 5043 (By McQueeney), Relating to the issuance of a provisional license to certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses to engage in a business or occupation in this state.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 5044 (By Reynolds), Relating to requiring the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to study and report about water rights that may be subject to cancellation for nonuse.
To Natural Resources.
HB 5045 (By Leo Wilson), Relating to the employment of and parental notification regarding classroom teachers in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 5046 (By Reynolds), Relating to the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumers' personal data by certain business entities.
To Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
HB 5047 (By Harrison), Relating to requirements for certain complaints made against and disciplinary proceedings involving a physician.
To Public Health.
HB 5048 (By Turner), Relating to the qualification of candidates for, and the training and education of members of, the board of directors of an appraisal district; authorizing a fee.
To s/c Property Tax Appraisals (Ways and Means).
HB 5049 (By Shaheen), Relating to the composition and authority of certain subregional boards of regional transportation authorities.
To Transportation.
HB 5050 (By Harrison), Relating to the award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs in connection with certain contested cases.
To Delivery of Government Efficiency.
HJR 191 (By Shaheen), Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring automatic resignation of a city council member or member of the board of trustees of a school district who becomes a candidate for the legislature or the United States Congress.
To State Affairs.
HJR 192 (By Rodríguez Ramos), Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring consent by two-thirds of the members of the house of representatives and senate for the governor to call more than one special session per legislative biennium.
To State Affairs.
HJR 193 (By Hopper), Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the provisions that require that land be devoted to agricultural use for a specified period to be eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of its productivity value and that subject land appraised on that basis to an additional tax when the land is diverted to a purpose other than agricultural use or sold.
To s/c Property Tax Appraisals (Ways and Means).
HJR 194 (By Hopper), Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for credits against the ad valorem taxes imposed by a school district on the property of certain persons who provide an educational alternative for a child eligible to attend a public school in the district.
To Public Education.
HJR 195 (By Dutton), Proposing a constitutional amendment to lengthen the period for redeeming the residence homestead of an elderly person sold at an ad valorem tax sale.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 196 (By Dutton), Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the periodic review of state and local tax preferences and the expiration of certain tax preferences if not reauthorized by law.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 197 (By Patterson), Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.
To Elections.
HJR 198 (By Goodwin), Proposing a constitutional amendment to reserve to the people the powers of initiative and referendum.
To State Affairs.
HJR 199 (By V. Perez), Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision of the total market value of surplus real property a person purchases from a school district.
To Ways and Means.
HJR 200 (By Bryant), Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of a portion of the market value of certain leased residential real properties, to establish and prescribe the permissible uses of the property tax relief to rental households fund, and to include payments from the property tax relief to rental households fund in the exception of certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
To Ways and Means.
HCR 125 (By Wilson), Urging the U.S. Department of Defense and national security leadership to recognize the essential role Texas plays in defense innovation and to maintain and expand investment in the state's defense research, development, and operational infrastructure.
To s/c State-Federal Relations (Intergovernmental Affairs).
HCR 126 (By Ashby), Designating Corrigan as the official Timber Products Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
To Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
SB 14 to Delivery of Government Efficiency.
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
Thursday, April 3, 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 the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.
Relating to autologous and direct blood donations.
Relating to surveillance cameras for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.
Relating to reporting information regarding certain evidence collection kits.
Relating to hearing and public notice requirements regarding the conversion by a municipality of certain properties to house homeless individuals.
Relating to standard permits for certain concrete plants.
Relating to victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature and to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regarding those victims, offenses, or acts.
Relating to limitations on the use of public money under certain economic development agreements or programs adopted by certain political subdivisions.
Relating to the authority of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo to commission peace officers.
Relating to the administration of nonprescription medications to certain public and private school students.
Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception.
Relating to the combination of certain election precincts.
Relating to certain mammography reports providing required breast density information.
Relating to the inclusion of information about construction or maintenance work zones in the curriculum of driver education and driving safety courses.
Relating to family support services provided under a Health and Human Services Commission program.
Relating to county jailer training on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice system.
Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers.
Relating to the Judicial Retirement System Plan Two, including resuming service in the retirement system and contributions to the retirement system.
Relating to the titling, registration, and operation of a miniature vehicle.
SB 1939
Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
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Relating to the ship channel improvement revolving fund.
Respectfully,
Patsy Spaw
Secretary of the Senate
APPENDIX
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Favorable reports have been filed by committees as follows:
April 2
Agriculture and Livestock - HB 2002, HB 2063, HB 2118, HB 2765
Elections - HB 342, HB 1477
Human Services - HB 451
Insurance - HB 388
Natural Resources - HJR 7
ENGROSSED
April 2 - HB 13, HB 135, HB 143, HB 195, HJR 1