FIFTY-SEVENTH DAY (CONTINUED) --- WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 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 1569).

Present — Mr. Speaker(C); Alders; Allen; Anchía; 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; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; 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; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

The invocation was offered by Scot Wall, state minister, Capitol Commission, Austin.

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

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

Notice was given at this time that the speaker had signed bills and resolutions in the presence of the house (see the addendum to the daily journal, Signed by the Speaker, House List No. 7).

The following committee meeting was announced:

Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services, upon lunch recess today, Desk 2, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.

The chair presented Dr. Sunil Modi of Allen as the "Doctor for the Day."

The house welcomed Dr. Modi and thanked them for their participation in the Physician of the Day Program sponsored by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.

The chair recognized Representative Harris Davila who introduced representatives of the Round Rock Express.

Representative Louderback moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 867.

The motion prevailed.

The following resolution was laid before the house:

HR 867, Congratulating the Ganado High School football team on winning the 2024 UIL 2A Division 1 state championship.

HR 867 was adopted.

Representative Buckley moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 889.

The motion prevailed.

The following resolution was laid before the house:

HR 889, Congratulating the Providence Preparatory School girls' basketball team on winning the 2025 Texas Christian Athletic Fellowship state championship.

HR 889 was adopted.

The chair recognized Representative Manuel who introduced Harold Doucet, Norris Batiste, and Coach James Gamble.

The following committee meetings were announced:

Corrections, upon lunch recess today, 1W.14, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.

Insurance, upon lunch recess today, Desk 14, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.

Ways and Means, upon lunch recess today, 3W.15, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.

Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Property Tax Appraisals, upon lunch recess and after adjournment of the Ways and Means Committee today, 3W.15, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.

(Speaker pro tempore in the chair)

The following bills were laid before the house, read second time, and passed to engrossment or third reading (members registering votes are shown following the caption), and the following resolutions were laid before the house on committee report:

SB 1744 (Hefner - House Sponsor), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the designation of State Loop 255 in Camp County as the Camp County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway. (Cunningham recorded voting no.)

SB 1364 (Gerdes - House Sponsor), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the repeal of wheelbase and horsepower restrictions for the state's passenger vehicle fleet. (Cunningham and Patterson recorded voting no.)

SB 1316 (Cunningham, Johnson, Frank, Simmons, Olcott, et al. - House Sponsors), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette advertising in certain locations. (Paul and Toth recorded voting no.)

CSHB 2026 (by Frank), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 25 in Archer County as the U.S. Army Gary C. and U.S.M.C. Gary S. Johnston Memorial Highway.

SB 1422 (Hefner - House Sponsor), in lieu of HB 3302, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 852 in Upshur County as the Petty Officer Billy Machen Bridge.

Representative Hefner offered the following amendment to SB 1422:

Amend SB 1422 (house committee report) on page 1 as follows:

(1)  On line 7, between "MACHEN" and "BRIDGE", insert "MEMORIAL".

(2)  On line 9, between "Machen" and "Bridge", insert "Memorial".

(3)  On line 13, between "Machen" and "Bridge", insert "Memorial".

Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

Representative Hefner moved to lay HB 3302 on the table subject to call, and the motion prevailed.

HB 3368 was withdrawn by the author and, pursuant to Rule 6, Section 24, of the House Rules, was returned to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.

HB 1639 (by Patterson, Collier, et al.), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a study on the increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters in this state. (Cain, Cook, Cunningham, Harrison, Noble, Oliverson, and Vasut recorded voting no.) (Virdell requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.)

HB 5652 (by Metcalf), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 258; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. (Alders, Ashby, Barry, Bumgarner, Cain, Cook, Cunningham, Curry, Dean, Harris Davila, Harrison, Hayes, Hefner, Hickland, Holt, Hopper, Isaac, Lambert, Leo Wilson, Little, Lowe, Luther, Money, Noble, Olcott, Patterson, Pierson, Richardson, Schatzline, Schoolcraft, Shofner, Slawson, Spiller, Swanson, Tinderholt, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, Villalobos, Wharton, and Wilson recorded voting no.) (Virdell requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.)

HB 4655 (by Hull), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the Preparation for Adult Living Program and other services for foster children transitioning to independent living. (Cain, Cunningham, Oliverson, Spiller, and Vasut recorded voting no.)

HB 5654 (by Metcalf), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 263; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. (Alders, Ashby, Barry, Bonnen, Buckley, Bumgarner, Cain, Capriglione, Cook, Cunningham, Curry, Dean, Fairly, Harris, Harris Davila, Harrison, Hayes, Hefner, Hickland, Holt, Hopper, Hull, Isaac, Lambert, Leo Wilson, Little, Lowe, Luther, Money, Noble, Olcott, Patterson, Pierson, Richardson, Schatzline, Schoolcraft, Shofner, Slawson, Spiller, Swanson, Tinderholt, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, Villalobos, Wharton, and Wilson recorded voting no.) (Virdell requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.)

HB 5658 (by Patterson), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation of the Craver Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees; granting a limited power of eminent domain. (Alders, Ashby, Barry, Bonnen, Buckley, Bumgarner, Cain, Capriglione, Cook, Cunningham, Curry, Dean, Fairly, Harris, Harris Davila, Harrison, Hefner, Hickland, Holt, Hopper, Hull, Isaac, Lambert, Leo Wilson, Little, Lowe, Luther, Money, Noble, Olcott, Pierson, Richardson, Schatzline, Schoolcraft, Shofner, Slawson, Spiller, Swanson, Tinderholt, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, Villalobos, Wharton, and Wilson recorded voting no.)

HB 5656 (by Lalani), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 263; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. (Alders, Ashby, Barry, Bonnen, Buckley, Bumgarner, Cain, Capriglione, Cook, Cunningham, Curry, Dean, Fairly, Harris, Harris Davila, Harrison, Hayes, Hefner, Hickland, Holt, Hopper, Hull, Isaac, Lambert, Leo Wilson, Little, Lowe, Luther, Money, Noble, Olcott, Patterson, Pierson, Richardson, Schatzline, Shofner, Slawson, Spiller, Swanson, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, Villalobos, Wharton, and Wilson recorded voting no.) (Virdell requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.)

HB 4894 (by Flores), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the boundaries of, and validating certain acts and proceedings of, the Creedmoor Municipal Utility District. (Alders, Ashby, Bonnen, Buckley, Bumgarner, Cain, Capriglione, Cook, Cunningham, Curry, Dean, Fairly, Harris, Harris Davila, Harrison, Hayes, Hefner, Hickland, Hopper, Hull, Isaac, Lambert, Leo Wilson, Little, Lowe, Luther, Money, Noble, Olcott, Patterson, Pierson, Richardson, Schatzline, Schoolcraft, Shofner, Slawson, Spiller, Swanson, Tinderholt, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, Villalobos, Wharton, and Wilson recorded voting no.) (Virdell requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.)

HB 4996 (by Dyson and Lujan), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of refusal to execute the release of a fraudulent lien or claim. (Cunningham, Harrison, Hefner, and Patterson recorded voting no.)

CSHB 5088 (by Spiller), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the major events reimbursement program and the events trust fund. (Alders, Ashby, Bonnen, Buckley, Bumgarner, Cain, Capriglione, Cunningham, Fairly, Harris, Harris Davila, Harrison, Hefner, Hopper, Isaac, Lambert, Leo Wilson, Little, Lowe, Luther, Money, Olcott, Oliverson, Patterson, Pierson, Richardson, Schatzline, Schoolcraft, Shofner, Swanson, Tinderholt, Troxclair, Vasut, Wharton, and Wilson recorded voting no.) (Virdell requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.)

HB 5650 (by Flores), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation of the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 40; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. (Alders, Ashby, Barry, Bonnen, Buckley, Bumgarner, Cain, Capriglione, Cook, Cunningham, Curry, Dean, Fairly, Harris, Harris Davila, Harrison, Hefner, Hickland, Holt, Hopper, Hull, Isaac, Lambert, Leo Wilson, Little, Lowe, Luther, Money, Noble, Olcott, Patterson, Pierson, Richardson, Schatzline, Schoolcraft, Shofner, Slawson, Spiller, Swanson, Tinderholt, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, Villalobos, Wharton, and Wilson recorded voting no.) (Virdell requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.)

CSHB 4464 (by M. González and Patterson), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for certain Texas Task Force 1 members and intrastate fire mutual aid system team and regional incident management team members. (Cunningham and Spiller recorded voting no.)

HB 3751 (by Ashby), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the transfer of certain real property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the Texas Department of Public Safety. (Cain, Cunningham, Patterson, and Vasut recorded voting no.)

HB 5665 (by Kitzman), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 70; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. (Alders, Ashby, Barry, Bumgarner, Cain, Cook, Cunningham, Curry, Dean, Harris Davila, Harrison, Hayes, Hefner, Hickland, Holt, Hopper, Hull, Isaac, Lambert, Leo Wilson, Little, Lowe, Luther, Money, Noble, Olcott, Patterson, Pierson, Richardson, Schatzline, Schoolcraft, Shofner, Slawson, Spiller, Swanson, Tinderholt, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, Villalobos, Wharton, and Wilson recorded voting no.) (Virdell requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.)

CSHB 5661 (by Gates), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 286; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. (Alders, Ashby, Barry, Bonnen, Buckley, Bumgarner, Cain, Capriglione, Cook, Cunningham, Curry, Dean, Fairly, Harris, Harris Davila, Harrison, Hayes, Hefner, Hickland, Holt, Hopper, Hull, Isaac, Lambert, Leo Wilson, Little, Lowe, Luther, Money, Noble, Olcott, Patterson, Pierson, Richardson, Schatzline, Schoolcraft, Shofner, Slawson, Spiller, Swanson, Tinderholt, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, Villalobos, Wharton, and Wilson recorded voting no.) (Virdell requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.)

HB 1237 (by Guillen), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the renewal by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain expired occupational licenses and registrations. (Bonnen, Buckley, Cain, Capriglione, Cunningham, Fairly, Harris, Patterson, and Vasut recorded voting no.) (Virdell requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.)

CSHB 2802 (by Bucy, Howard, and Capriglione), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the administration of, contributions to, and benefits under retirement systems for firefighters in certain municipalities. (Cain, Cunningham, Slawson, and Vasut recorded voting no.) (Virdell requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.)

HB 5437 (by Kitzman), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the validation of the creation of and certain acts of the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1. (Alders, Ashby, Barry, Bonnen, Buckley, Bumgarner, Cain, Capriglione, Cook, Cunningham, Curry, Dean, Fairly, Harris, Harris Davila, Harrison, Hefner, Holt, Hopper, Isaac, Lambert, Leo Wilson, Little, Lowe, Luther, Money, Noble, Olcott, Patterson, Pierson, Richardson, Schatzline, Schoolcraft, Shofner, Slawson, Spiller, Swanson, Tinderholt, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, Villalobos, Wharton, and Wilson recorded voting no.) (Virdell requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.)

HB 2703 (by Raymond, C. Bell, Hunter, Hinojosa, and Bryant), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to designating July as American Patriotism Month.

HB 5666 (by Oliverson), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation of the Fenske Road Municipal Utility District of Harris County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. (Alders, Ashby, Barry, Bonnen, Buckley, Bumgarner, Cain, Capriglione, Cook, Cunningham, Curry, Dean, Fairly, Harris, Harris Davila, Harrison, Hayes, Hefner, Hickland, Holt, Hopper, Hull, Isaac, Lambert, Leo Wilson, Little, Lowe, Luther, Money, Noble, Olcott, Patterson, Pierson, Richardson, Schatzline, Schoolcraft, Shofner, Slawson, Spiller, Swanson, Tinderholt, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, Villalobos, Wharton, and Wilson recorded voting no.) (Virdell requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.)

HB 5667 (by Olcott), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the chairman of the juvenile board of Parker County. (Bonnen, Buckley, Capriglione, Cunningham, Curry, Fairly, Harris, Hefner, Oliverson, Patterson, and Slawson recorded voting no.)

SCR 29 (M. González - House Sponsor), in lieu of HCR 113, Designating El Paso as the official Boot Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

SCR 29 was adopted by (Record 1570): 128 Yeas, 14 Nays, 4 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Button; 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 Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Bumgarner; Cain; Harris; Harrison; Hopper; Lowe; Money; Olcott; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Little; Luther; Moody(C).

Absent — Bryant; Pierson; Schofield; Shofner.

When Record No. 1570 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no.

Shofner

Representative M. González moved to lay HCR 113 on the table subject to call.

The motion prevailed.

CSHCR 86 (by Hayes), Designating Denton as the official Halloween Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

CSHCR 86 was adopted by (Record 1571): 115 Yeas, 21 Nays, 6 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; 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 Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Buckley; Bumgarner; Cain; Dean; Harris; Harrison; Hickland; Hopper; Leo Wilson; Louderback; Lowe; Money; Olcott; Patterson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Jones, V.; Little; Luther; Moody(C); Oliverson.

Absent — Bryant; Kerwin; McLaughlin; Morales, C.; Pierson; Reynolds; Schofield; Shofner.

When Record No. 1571 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.

Louderback

When Record No. 1571 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

C. Morales

When Record No. 1571 was taken, I was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote no.

Oliverson

When Record No. 1571 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Reynolds

When Record No. 1571 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no.

Shofner

Representative Patterson moved that the house adjourn until 11:10 a.m. today.

The motion prevailed.

The house accordingly, at 11:03 a.m., adjourned until 11:10 a.m. today.

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

House List No. 7

HCR 128

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

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

SENATE CHAMBER

Austin, Texas

Wednesday, May 7, 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 authority of a supporter regarding legal proceedings granted under a supported decision-making agreement.

Relating to the purchase or sale of human organs; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to excess contributions and fees allocated to statutory probate courts.

Relating to the eligibility of postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the governor's university research initiative.

Relating to the consideration of college entrance examinations for admission to certain public institutions of higher education and a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding those examinations.

Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding weapons in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.

Relating to exceptions to county platting requirements.

Relating to the conduct of randomized county election audits.

Relating to requirements for the addition of noncontiguous territory to certain special districts.

Relating to prohibiting contributions, expenditures, and related activities involving political committees that support or oppose a ballot measure; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to an exemption from certain immunization requirements for medical and veterinary students.

Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate certain matters related to firearms, air guns, archery equipment, and other weapons and related supplies.

Relating to the authority of a special district to exercise certain powers and duties following municipal disannexation of certain areas.

Relating to investigations and disciplinary or punitive action by the Texas Medical Board regarding certain treatments or practices regarding COVID-19 and to the required expungement of certain records.

Relating to the vote required by the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate or authorize the issuance of tax bonds.

Relating to the calculation of the unused increment rate of a taxing unit.

Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of harassing, intimidating, or threatening another person while concealing identity with a mask or other headgear.

Relating to the integration of early voting by personal appearance and election day voting, including the manner in which election returns are processed and other related changes.

Relating to judicial training requirements regarding elder abuse and neglect.

Respectfully,

Patsy Spaw

Secretary of the Senate