THIRTY-THIRD DAY
(Continued)
(Wednesday, April 12, 2023)
AFTER RECESS
The Senate met at 8:00 a.m. and was called to order by Senator Parker.
SESSION HELD FOR
LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
The Presiding Officer announced that the time had arrived to consider bills and resolutions placed on the Local and Uncontested Calendar.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 9.03(d), the following bills and resolutions were laid before the Senate in the order listed, read second time, amended where applicable, passed to engrossment or third reading, read third time, and passed. The votes on passage to engrossment or third reading, suspension of the Constitutional Three-day Rule, and final passage are indicated after each caption. All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on viva voce votes unless otherwise indicated.
CSSCR 13 (West)
Recognizing the Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act.
(31-0)
CSSB 158 (Perry)
Relating to the location of a bank eligible to be selected as a depository or subdepository of county public money, including money held by a county or district clerk.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 261 (Springer)
Relating to titling and registration of assembled trailers.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 280 (Zaffirini, Hall)
Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for members of the military who served in Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 322 (Huffman)
Relating to the compensation of members of the seawall commission in Matagorda County.
(viva voce vote) (29-2) "Nays" Hughes, Springer (29-2) "Nays" Hughes, Springer
SB 341 (Springer)
Relating to the applicability of the mixed beverage gross receipts tax and the mixed beverage sales tax to items sold by certain nonprofit entity temporary event permittees.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 348 (Springer)
Relating to the prohibition on posting on the Internet information held by an appraisal district regarding certain residential property.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 349 (Springer)
Relating to county and municipal housing authority pet policies.
(viva voce vote) (29-2) "Nays" Hughes, Middleton (29-2) "Nays" Hughes, Middleton
CSSB 423 (Paxton)
Relating to the use of unmanned aircraft by the Texas military forces.
(viva voce vote) (30-1) "Nay" Eckhardt (30-1) "Nay" Eckhardt
CSSB 477 (Zaffirini)
Relating to accommodating voters with a disability.
(viva voce vote) (29-2) "Nays" Hughes, Springer (29-2) "Nays" Hughes, Springer
SB 483 (Johnson)
Relating to the regulation of massage therapy.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 502 (Hughes)
Relating to the treatment, recycling for beneficial use, or disposal of drill cuttings.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 533 (Paxton)
Relating to training for peace officers on responding to and investigating child fatalities.
(viva voce vote) (29-2) "Nays" Hughes, Springer (29-2) "Nays" Hughes, Springer
CSSB 594 (Zaffirini)
Relating to requirements for and charges for service from public drinking water supply systems.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 600 (Birdwell)
Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment for certain criminal offenses involving the smuggling of persons.
(viva voce vote) (29-2) "Nays" Eckhardt, Springer (29-2) "Nays" Eckhardt, Springer
CSSB 604 (King)
Relating to land services performed by a landman.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 612 (Johnson, Parker)
Relating to the municipal sales and use tax for street maintenance.
(viva voce vote) (26-5) "Nays" Hughes, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Sparks, Springer (26-5) "Nays" Hughes, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Sparks, Springer
SB 667 (West)
Relating to establishing a state historical marker program to honor African Americans who served in the Texas Legislature during Reconstruction.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 702 (Perry)
Relating to the sourcing, marketing, and sale of certain license plates.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 761 (Hughes)
Relating to photo identification for certain debit or credit card transactions.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 790 (Kolkhorst)
Relating to systems of county road administration in certain counties.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 829 (Kolkhorst)
Relating to cottage food production operations.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 947 (King)
Relating to creating a criminal offense for damaging certain critical infrastructure facilities and providing for the prosecution of that conduct as manslaughter in certain circumstances; increasing a criminal penalty.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 952 (Perry)
Relating to certain tax and fee collection procedures and taxpayer suits.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 957 (Alvarado)
Relating to the designation of a portion of United States Highway 59 in Harris County as the Deputy Sheriff Darren Almendarez Memorial Highway.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1013 (Hughes)
Relating to the franchise and insurance premium tax credit for the certified rehabilitation of certified historic structures.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1053 (Hughes)
Relating to the definition of marketplace seller for purposes of sales and use taxes.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1076 (King)
Relating to the deadline for approving a certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1088 (Perry)
Relating to eligibility to serve as a member of the board of directors of the West Central Texas Municipal Water District.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1112 (Schwertner)
Relating to access to criminal history record information by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1120 (Schwertner)
Relating to certain prohibited practices by a barber or cosmetologist.
(viva voce vote) (28-3) "Nays" Hall, Hughes, Middleton (28-3) "Nays" Hall, Hughes, Middleton
CSSB 1122 (Schwertner)
Relating to the exclusion of certain medical services performed to determine an appropriate level of workers' compensation benefits from sales and use taxes.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1167 (Birdwell)
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.
(viva voce vote) (27-4) "Nays" Bettencourt, Hughes, Kolkhorst, Middleton (27-4) "Nays" Bettencourt, Hughes, Kolkhorst, Middleton
CSSB 1180 (Perry)
Relating to civil actions by a civilly committed individual.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1245 (Huffman)
Relating to contributions to, benefits from, and the administration of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1246 (Huffman)
Relating to authorized investments of public money by certain governmental entities and the confidentiality of certain information related to those investments.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1250 (Bettencourt)
Relating to the powers of the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 110; providing authority to impose a fee and impose fines and penalties.
(viva voce vote) (29-2) "Nays" Hughes, Middleton (29-2) "Nays" Hughes, Middleton
CSSB 1260 (Creighton)
Relating to certain contracts regarding airports operated by or on behalf of a local government.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1289 (Perry)
Relating to the disposal of reclaimed wastewater.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1305 (Nichols)
Relating to the transfer of the ownership rights of the City of Nacogdoches in the Central Heights Water System to the Angelina and Neches River Authority.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1325 (Alvarado)
Relating to the notice given to certain victims of family violence, stalking, harassment, or terroristic threat.
(viva voce vote) (29-2) "Nays" Hughes, Springer (29-2) "Nays" Hughes, Springer
CSSB 1332 (Huffman)
Relating to the provision of funding to the Texas Historical Commission for state historic sites.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1333 (Huffman)
Relating to the creation of the Texas state buildings preservation endowment fund, including the transfer to the fund of the unencumbered balances of certain other funds.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1373 (Hughes)
Relating to decedents' estates and the delivery of certain notices or other communications in connection with those estates or multiple-party accounts.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1418 (LaMantia)
Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1420 (Birdwell)
Relating to municipal and county hotel occupancy taxes.
(viva voce vote) (29-2) "Nays" Bettencourt, Hughes (29-2) "Nays" Bettencourt, Hughes
CSSB 1425 (Perry)
Relating to disbursements from the universal service fund for certain small and rural companies.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1439 (Springer)
Relating to the ad valorem taxation of tangible personal property held or used for the production of income by related business entities.
(viva voce vote) (29-2) "Nays" Hughes, Middleton (29-2) "Nays" Hughes, Middleton
SB 1444 (Zaffirini, Eckhardt)
Relating to the public retirement systems for employees of certain municipalities.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1457 (Zaffirini)
Relating to guardianships and the delivery of certain notices or other communications in connection with guardianship proceedings.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1509 (Huffman)
Relating to the service retirement eligibility and benefits of certain members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1524 (Blanco)
Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to provide department services on federal military property.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1527 (Huffman)
Relating to human trafficking, including the prosecution and punishment of compelling and solicitation of prostitution and other sexual or assaultive offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1588 (Blanco)
Relating to variances from Department of State Health Services rules governing the provision of emergency medical services.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1603 (Hughes)
Relating to the decision of a court of appeals not to accept certain interlocutory appeals.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1612 (Zaffirini)
Relating to court administration and costs; increasing certain court costs; authorizing fees.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1614 (Perry)
Relating to the computation of the cost of goods sold by television and radio broadcasters for purposes of the franchise tax.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1699 (Johnson)
Relating to the participation of aggregated distributed energy resources in the ERCOT market.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1717 (Zaffirini)
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of stalking.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1741 (Zaffirini)
Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in Webb County.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1746 (Perry)
Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from a groundwater conservation district for certain temporary water wells.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1751 (Kolkhorst, Campbell, Nichols)
Relating to the regulation and tax treatment of facilities in the ERCOT power region that demand a large load of interruptible power.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1801 (Springer)
Relating to a requirement that each appraisal district periodically confirm that recipients of residence homestead exemptions qualify for those exemptions.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1820 (Hall)
Relating to the prohibited play and facilitation of play of a lottery game by telephone or through the Internet.
(viva voce vote) (29-2) "Nays" Alvarado, Springer (29-2) "Nays" Alvarado, Springer
SB 1835 (Hinojosa)
Relating to certain contract and notice requirements for the cancellation of a health spa membership.
(viva voce vote) (29-2) "Nays" Hughes, Springer (29-2) "Nays" Hughes, Springer
SB 1854 (Paxton)
Relating to optional group benefits for dental and vision care under the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1859 (Hancock)
Relating to benefits and services for veterans and certain other related benefits.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 1869 (Perry)
Relating to the disposition of surplus real property no longer needed for state highway purposes.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1900 (Birdwell)
Relating to foreign terrorist organizations, including the compilation of information regarding, certain civil actions brought against, and the prosecution of certain organized crime offenses involving a foreign terrorist organization.
(viva voce vote) (30-1) "Nay" Eckhardt (30-1) "Nay" Eckhardt
SB 1914 (Creighton)
Relating to improvement projects of the Sabine-Neches Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1929 (Johnson)
Relating to the authority of an independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region to require information from and registration by certain facilities.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
CSSB 1965 (Alvarado)
Relating to requirements for the purchase or acquisition of certain water and sewer systems.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
SB 2150 (Nichols)
Relating to the designation of the portion of U.S. Highway 84 in Joaquin as the Lt. General O.R. "Cotton" Whiddon Memorial Highway.
(viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
BILLS REMOVED FROM
LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
Senator Hughes and Senator Hall requested in writing that SB 501 be removed from the Local and Uncontested Calendar.
Senator Gutierrez and Senator Hall requested in writing that SB 540 be removed from the Local and Uncontested Calendar.
Senator Gutierrez and Senator Hall requested in writing that SB 1562 be removed from the Local and Uncontested Calendar.
Senator Gutierrez and Senator Hall requested in writing that SB 1568 be removed from the Local and Uncontested Calendar.
ADJOURNMENT
Pursuant to a previously adopted motion, the Senate at 8:49 a.m. adjourned until 11:00 a.m. today.