FORTY-FOURTH DAY
(Monday, May 1, 2023)
The Senate met at 11:10 a.m. pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the President.
The roll was called and the following Senators were present: Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Menéndez, Middleton, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
The President announced that a quorum of the Senate was present.
Pastor Charlie Mills Sr., Gonzales Church of Christ, Gonzales, offered the invocation as follows:
Hear a just cause, O Lord, give ear to our prayer. We come forward at this time in the act of great service and responsibility. Let the skill of patience be present. We ask that mercy, love, and forgiveness guide this room today. At this time, we ask that the spirit of this session proceed unified and dignified as these leaders continue to steer this great state forward. At this time, peace, pure conviction, and boldness are requested to cover those with great responsibility. We lift up these servant leaders and pray for their protection, compassion, wisdom, and vision. We lift up all Texans. We ask for safety, unity, and participation in their communities. It's in Your holy name, we pray. Amen.
Senator Whitmire moved that the reading of the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day be dispensed with and the Journal be approved as printed.
The motion prevailed without objection.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
HOUSE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Monday, May 1, 2023 - 1
The Honorable President of the Senate
Senate Chamber
Austin, Texas
Mr. President:
I am directed by the house to inform the senate that the house has taken the following action:
THE HOUSE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:
Relating to the designation of poisoning with a controlled substance included in Penalty Group 1-B for purposes of the death certificate and to the criminal penalties for certain controlled substance offenses; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.
Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services; providing for transfers of money for funding.
Relating to the rights and certification of public school educators, including financial and other assistance and waivers provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators, methods of instruction provided in public schools, and certain allotments under the Foundation School Program.
Relating to official misconduct by and removal of prosecuting attorneys.
Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of indecent assault; increasing a criminal penalty.
Relating to the compensation of public school educators and to the operation of public schools and the public school finance system, including enrollment-based funding for certain allotments under the Foundation School Program.
Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis.
Relating to the licensing and regulation of genetic counselors; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee.
Relating to jury instructions regarding parole eligibility and the release on parole of certain inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age; changing parole eligibility.
Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain offenses relating to the possession of marihuana, certain tetrahydrocannabinols, certain synthetic cannabinoids, and drug paraphernalia; imposing a fee.
Relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing facilities; changing the amount of a civil penalty.
Relating to the terminology used to refer to certain disabilities and to an individualized education team for purposes of determining a student's eligibility for special education services and providing those services in public schools.
Relating to the regulation by a municipality or property owners' association of food production on single-family residential lots.
Relating to hiring and licensing certain veterans as peace officers.
Relating to the requirements to access the online tracker of an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.
Relating to the date of runoff elections.
Relating to the governance and administration of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and to certain disclosures made in relation to the provision of funding for indigent defense services.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of hearing aids and cochlear implants for certain individuals.
Relating to the period for transporting a criminal defendant who is found incompetent to stand trial to a facility for competency restoration services and to the compensation to the county for the costs of confinement occurring after that period.
Relating to suicide prevention in municipal jails.
Relating to donations to certain local charities or veterans county service offices ordered to be paid as a condition of community supervision.
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information received or maintained by the Veterans' Land Board.
Relating to a study by the Texas Division of Emergency Management of the potential effects of droughts and wildfires in this state.
Relating to continuing education instruction for district clerks on impaneling petit and grand juries.
Relating to the salaries of sheriffs and to state assistance payments to offset the cost of sheriff's salaries in certain counties.
Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to the surviving spouse of a posthumous recipient of certain awards.
Relating to issuance of specialty license plates to honor fallen law enforcement officers.
Relating to guardianships of the person of wards with profound intellectual disabilities who are minors or were minors when their guardianship proceedings commenced.
Relating to the enforcement and administration of certain protective orders.
Relating to the confidentiality and reporting of certain maternal mortality information to the Department of State Health Services and to a work group establishing a maternal mortality and morbidity data registry.
Relating to the enrollment period for newborns under certain employer health benefit plans.
Relating to the provision of information regarding mental health and suicide prevention services to entering students at public institutions of higher education.
Relating to the creation of a commission to review certain laws of this state that restrict the rights or activities of persons convicted of a felony offense and to make certain recommendations regarding those laws.
Relating to the composition of districts for the election of members of the Texas House of Representatives.
Relating to suspending the employment of certain persons who provide care to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability and who are alleged to have engaged in reportable conduct; providing an administrative penalty.
Relating to advanced clean energy projects and certain other projects that reduce or eliminate emissions of carbon dioxide or other pollutants.
Relating to judicial statistics and other pertinent information, including landlord and tenant dispute information, gathered by or reported to the Texas Judicial Council and certain populous counties.
Relating to access to criminal history record information for use in certain research or statistical projects.
Relating to the definition of and certain determinations regarding emergency care for purposes of certain health benefit plan coverage.
Relating to the school health and related services program, including parental consent for program services, the establishment of a school health and related services program advisory council, and the publication of the School Health and Related Services (SHARS) Handbook portion of the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual.
Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
Relating to inspections and examinations by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain sites and facilities conducted using unmanned aircraft.
Relating to procedures governing declared disasters for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Relating to disclosure of a beneficiary to a funeral director under a life insurance policy.
Relating to a public school student's transition from an alternative education program to a regular educational environment, including parental rights related to that transition, and the admission of certain students with a criminal or disciplinary history.
Relating to training requirements for staff members of certain assisted living facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Relating to the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools.
Relating to a special bill of review to reform a final judgment of forfeiture of a bail bond.
Relating to ticket sales for charitable raffles conducted by the charitable foundations of certain professional sports teams.
Relating to the establishment of an organized retail theft task force.
Relating to allowing school districts to make available certain school safety training courses to employees of certain private schools, child-care facilities, or organizations providing out-of-school-time care.
Relating to the major events reimbursement program, including event funding eligibility, site selection organizations, and single event and single year classifications.
Relating to the display of the national motto in public school and institution of higher education classrooms.
Relating to reimbursement for jury service.
Relating to the diversion of certain foster youth from the juvenile justice system, including through emergency behavior intervention by certain persons providing foster care services.
Relating to wrong, fictitious, altered, or obscured license plates; increasing a criminal penalty.
Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.
Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for functional family therapy services.
Relating to optional annuity increases for certain retirees and beneficiaries of the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
Relating to newborn and infant screening tests.
Relating to a counseling and crisis management program for relative or other designated caregivers and children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to the burden of proof in certain ad valorem tax appeals.
Relating to required lease terms for public property leased to a nongovernmental entity; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for multisystemic therapy services.
Relating to the provision of home telemonitoring services under Medicaid.
Relating to the treatment of income tax expenses in rate proceedings for water and sewer utilities.
Relating to the amendment of an existing comprehensive development agreement for a portion of State Highway 130.
Relating to the authority of an appraisal district to purchase, finance the purchase of, or lease real property or construct or finance the construction of improvements to real property.
Relating to periodic occupational cancer screenings for firefighters.
Relating to a pilot project to provide medical nutrition assistance to certain Medicaid recipients in this state.
Relating to liability of engineers and certain business entities performing construction monitoring and inspection services for the Texas Department of Transportation.
Relating to network adequacy standards and other requirements for preferred provider benefit plans.
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.
Relating to standards for and services provided by prescribed pediatric extended care centers.
Relating to the regulation of state banks.
Relating to the issuance of title to a salvage pool operator for certain motor vehicles.
Relating to motor fuel taxes.
Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals under certain circumstances.
Relating to a suit for dissolution of a marriage and associated suit affecting the parent-child relationship when a party is pregnant.
Relating to civil liability for removing certain individuals or animals from a motor vehicle.
Relating to allowing parents and guardians to elect for a student to repeat or retake a course or grade.
Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations.
Relating to the packaging requirements for certain donated prescription drugs.
Relating to the establishment of a grant program to plug leaking water wells in certain counties; making an appropriation.
Relating to the extension of a family violence pretrial diversion pilot program in Bexar County.
Relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding apprenticeship opportunities in this state for emerging and high-demand industries.
Relating to the application of statutes that classify political subdivisions according to population.
Relating to the taxing authority of Jackson County County-Wide Drainage District.
Relating to the model training curriculum for school district peace officers and school resource officers.
Relating to the use of a broker for the sale of real property by the Nueces County Hospital District.
Relating to programs established and funded under the Texas emissions reduction plan.
Relating to the election of directors in certain special utility districts.
Relating to the sale, possession, or consumption of alcoholic beverages at the Texas State History Museum.
Relating to the authority of a development corporation created by the Gulf Coast Authority to finance certain projects.
Relating to the establishment and administration of the Water Technical Assistance Consortium by the Texas Water Development Board.
Relating to the criteria considered by groundwater conservation districts before granting or denying a permit.
HB 5195
Thompson, Senfronia
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Relating to the services provided to certain children detained in a juvenile detention facility.
Relating to an agreed divorce order in a suit for dissolution of marriage.
Relating to the review of the duties of a groundwater conservation district by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Designating Mineral Wells as the official Wellness Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2023.
Designating September 22 as Texas Veterans Suicide Prevention Day for a 10-year period ending in 2033.
Redesignating Bridgeport as the official Stagecoach Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2033.
Expressing support for geothermal energy production.
Designating May 31 as Texas Foster Youth Empowerment Day for a 10-year period ending in 2033.
Redesignating the City of Mansfield as the official Pickle Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2033.
Designating Port Arthur as the official Cajun Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2033.
Designating Llano as the official Deer Capital of the Texas Hill Country for a 10-year period ending in 2033.
Designating Floresville as the official Peanut Capital of Texas.
Congratulating Dr. Stephanie Howard on her appointment as superintendent of Midland ISD.
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the city of Hawkins.
Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting the contribution rate of the members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, authorizing the legislature to provide cost-of-living adjustments or other benefit enhancements to eligible annuitants of the system, and providing a one-time transfer of funds for benefit enhancements and for contributions and actuarially determined payments to eliminate the unfunded actuarial liabilities of the system.
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for exceptions to the requirement that a home equity loan be closed only at the office of the lender, an attorney at law, or a title company.
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas land and water conservation fund to assist in preserving critical natural resources in this state.
Respectfully,
/s/Stephen Brown,
Chief Clerk
House of Representatives
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
HOUSE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Monday, May 1, 2023 - 2
The Honorable President of the Senate
Senate Chamber
Austin, Texas
Mr. President:
I am directed by the house to inform the senate that the house has taken the following action:
THE HOUSE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:
Relating to the authorization for certain land applications and disposal of dairy waste.
Relating to a report by the Windham School District on dyslexia and illiteracy among certain students enrolled in the district.
Relating to the confidentiality of juvenile justice information.
Relating to certain judicial statistics and related information gathered by the Texas Judicial Council.
Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony.
Relating to a requirement that employers post notice of certain information regarding reporting instances of workplace violence or suspicious activity.
Relating to the membership of a public school concussion oversight team and the removal of a public school student from an interscholastic athletic activity on the basis of a suspected concussion.
Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the use of revenue from that tax.
Relating to the authority of a Type A or Type B general-law municipality to change to a Type C general-law municipality.
Relating to the penalty for the offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.
Relating to the confiscation or misappropriation by a nursing facility of certain federal payments to a Medicaid recipient; increasing an administrative penalty.
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.
Relating to required findings for the issuance of a protective order.
Relating to the staggering of terms of aldermen of the governing body of a Type A general-law municipality.
Relating to the establishment of a grant program to support the elimination of illegally disposed of scrap tires.
Relating to the relationship between dentists and certain employee benefit plans and health insurers.
Relating to the San Jacinto River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.
Relating to claims for reimbursement between marital estates.
Relating to the confinement in a county jail of a person pending a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the compensation for certain costs of confinement.
Relating to the use by insurance companies of separate accounts in connection with life insurance and annuities and certain other benefits.
Relating to the application of balance billing prohibitions and out-of-network dispute resolution procedures to certain self-insured or self-funded employee welfare benefit plans.
Relating to tariff filing requirements for certain telecommunications providers.
Relating to the age limit for a beginning position in a police department under municipal civil service.
Relating to the issuance of a certified birth record, driver's license, or personal identification certificate to a homeless individual.
Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in ad valorem tax appraisal records.
Relating to the availability of financial information of nonprofit corporations for public inspection.
Relating to birth records of adopted persons; authorizing a fee.
Relating to required informed consent before a dog or cat may be boarded at a kennel and left unattended; providing a civil penalty.
Relating to the jurisdiction of a court in a suit to divide certain property not divided or awarded on the dissolution of a marriage.
Relating to the continuation of spousal maintenance ordered under certain circumstances.
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information on a marriage license, an application for a marriage license, and a declaration of informal marriage.
Relating to the restrictions that may be included in a protective order on a person found to have committed family violence.
Relating to the construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, and removal of dams by the Lower Brushy Creek Water Control and Improvement District.
Relating to the amendment of restrictive covenants applicable to certain subdivisions.
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for firefighters enrolled in certain courses at public institutions of higher education.
Relating to establishing the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program and creating an allotment and outcomes bonus under the Foundation School Program to support the program.
Relating to the sale and purchase of retail fireworks permits.
Relating to a report on recidivism rates.
Relating to the provision of certain intensive outpatient services and partial hospitalization services under Medicaid.
Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.
Relating to the acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations by the Texas Department of Insurance and the office of public insurance counsel for employee training or education.
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Thompson, Senfronia
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of an applicant for or a person protected by a protective order.
Relating to the qualifications for a person to provide services as a mental health and substance use resource for school districts.
Relating to the authority of a water or sewer utility to consolidate more than one system under a single tariff.
Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.
Relating to the use of an individual's genetic data by certain genetic testing companies for commercial purposes; authorizing a civil penalty.
Relating to transmission and distribution system resiliency planning by and cost recovery for electric utilities.
Relating to the deadline for approving a certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects.
Relating to the composition of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force and to compensation for task force members and certain other task force participants.
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
Relating to visitation policies for inmates and state jail felony defendants.
Relating to the minimum instruction requirement for the boater education program and the disposition and use of money received by the Parks and Wildlife Department from the boater education program.
Relating to the distribution or posting of, and the development by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of electronic tools or platforms to provide, information regarding postsecondary education and career opportunities.
Relating to the issuance of the Gold Star mother, father, spouse, or family member specialty license plates.
Relating to the taking of wildlife by an employee of the Parks and Wildlife Department or by a person or agent of the person on the person's property.
Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a correctional facility or detention facility; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to designating October as Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month.
Relating to the designation of fentanyl poisoning for purposes of the death certificate.
Relating to the suspension of an enforcement action against a regional water supply, sewer, or wastewater treatment service for a violation committed by a retail public utility being integrated into the regional service.
Relating to the joint planning of desired future conditions in groundwater management areas.
Relating to deadlines for the claims appraisal process of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
Relating to the process of selecting representatives of the insurance industry to serve on the board of directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
Relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain offenses committed when younger than 25 years of age.
Relating to the amount of the fee imposed on certain sexually oriented businesses that is allocated to the sexual assault program fund and the allocation of certain other revenue to that fund; increasing the amount of a fee.
Relating to data or information collected by the statewide all payor claims database and the composition of the stakeholder advisory group.
Relating to certain void marriages.
Relating to the authority to approve change orders for certain contracts for the construction, repair, and renovation of water district facilities.
Relating to the administration of a grant program for the establishment and expansion of community collaboratives.
Relating to contracts for the construction, repair, and renovation of certain conservation and reclamation district facilities.
Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance from the economically distressed areas account that is not required to be repaid.
Relating to limitations on the issuance of bonds by the Texas Water Development Board for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.
Relating to the application of a municipal building code to the construction of a solar pergola.
Relating to an exemption for certain life insurance companies regarding the valuation of reserves.
Relating to the pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome advisory council.
Relating to meetings held by certain conservation and reclamation districts.
Relating to the designation of advanced clean energy projects.
Relating to meetings of the board of directors of the Gulf Coast Authority.
Relating to the creation of DNA records for a person arrested for a felony offense and the expunction of DNA records in certain circumstances.
Relating to the use of opioid antagonists on the campuses of public and private schools and institutions of higher education and at or in transit to or from off-campus school events.
Relating to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
Relating to a waiver of the waiting period for a marriage ceremony.
Relating to expedited credentialing of certain physician assistants and advanced practice nurses by managed care plan issuers.
Relating to the donors of certain unused prescription drugs.
Relating to the redistribution of donated prepackaged prescription drugs.
Relating to the provision of sewer service without a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
Relating to reporting requirements for municipalities and counties that impose a hotel occupancy tax.
Relating to the allocation of certain federal money provided under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.
Relating to the requirement that a peace officer take possession of a person's driver's license following the person's failure to pass or refusal to consent to a test for intoxication.
Relating to the consideration of modeled sustained groundwater pumping in the adoption of desired future conditions in groundwater conservation districts.
Relating to inquests a justice of the peace conducts by videoconference in certain circumstances.
Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Nacogdoches County Hospital District.
Respectfully,
/s/Stephen Brown,
Chief Clerk
House of Representatives
SENATE RESOLUTION 493
Senator Zaffirini offered the following resolution:
WHEREAS, Philanthropists Joe R. Long and his late wife, Dr. Teresa Lozano Long, have greatly benefited Texans through their wide-ranging professional and civic contributions; and
WHEREAS, An army veteran and graduate of The University of Texas at Austin School of Law, Mr. Long initially distinguished himself in state government; he served as chief of the State Securities Board Enforcement Division and the Bond, Insurance, and Banking Division of the Office of the Attorney General before embarking on a noteworthy career in banking, savings and loan, and securities law; part of a group that organized two Austin banks, he ultimately became chair and principal owner; he expanded his holdings and served from 1989 to 1998 as chair and CEO of First State Bank, with nearly 50 branches across Texas; after it was sold to Norwest Corporation, now Wells Fargo Corporation, he consulted for the company until 2000, when he focused his attention on his private business interests and many philanthropic endeavors; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Long and Dr. Long shared a deep commitment to higher education and gave $100 million or more to UT Austin, UT Health San Antonio, and UT Rio Grande Valley; they created a major endowment for the UT Austin Institute of Latin American Studies, now named after Dr. Long; the medical school and campus at UT Health San Antonio bear their names as well, acknowledging a transformational donation; benefiting UT Law, they founded the Long Career Launch program to help recent graduates and also endowed scholarships and a faculty chair in administrative law; Mr. Long is a trustee of the UT Law School Foundation and received the Law School's Honorary Order of the Coif Award, and he has further served as a member of the Chancellor's Council and the UT Development Board; in 2018, the Longs were recognized with the UT System Regents' highest honor, the Santa Rita Award; and Mr. Long and Dr. Long also received UT's Distinguished Alumnus Award and the Presidential Citation,; and
WHEREAS, In 1999, the Longs provided a lead gift of $20 million for the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin; Mr. Long has given generously of his expertise as president of the Austin Symphony Orchestra Society and as a member of the Arts Center Stage board; in 2005, he and Dr. Long were awarded the Texas Medal of Arts; their many joint accolades also include the Ohtli Award from the Consulate General of Mexico in Austin; additionally, Mr. Long has served on the boards of the Headliners Club, the Seton Fund, and Caritas of Austin; and
WHEREAS, Joe and Terry Long have made a lasting, positive difference in the lives of many Texans through their support for education, the arts, and countless other worthy causes, and their sterling example of civic leadership is a source of inspiration to all;
WHEREAS, theirs is a lifelong love story that culminated in their sharing that love with the people and especially the children and future teachers, doctors, and other professionals and leaders of Texas; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby honor Joe R. and Dr. Teresa Lozano Long for their exceptional contributions and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Long as an expression of high regard by the Texas Senate.
SR 493 was read and was adopted by a rising vote of the Senate.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Zaffirini, joined by Senators Birdwell, Menéndez, Eckhardt, and Hinojosa, was recognized and introduced to the Senate Joe R. Long, accompanied by his nephew Mitch Long.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
(Senator Birdwell in Chair)
SENATE RESOLUTION 498
Senator Hancock offered the following resolution:
SR 498, In memory of Bruce Jacobson.
The resolution was read.
On motion of Senator Hancock, SR 498 was adopted by a rising vote of the Senate.
In honor of the memory of Bruce Jacobson, the text of the resolution will be printed in the Senate Journal upon adjournment of this legislative day.
Senator Hancock was recognized and introduced to the Senate family and friends of Bruce Jacobson including Eric Jacobson, Kyla Jacobson, Michael Jacobson, Bruce Jacobson Jr., Lynn McCrary, Julie Blum, Jan Jacobson, Glenn Wilcox, Jennifer Ward, Tom Ward, Linda Jacobson, Melissa Hester, and Melanie Burchfiel.
The Senate welcomed its guests and extended its sympathy.
SENATE RESOLUTION 494
Senator Whitmire offered the following resolution:
SR 494, Recognizing the Miller Outdoor Theatre on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
The resolution was read and was adopted without objection.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Whitmire, joined by Senators Miles, Alvarado, and Bettencourt, was recognized and introduced to the Senate Miller Outdoor Theatre representatives including Managing Director Cissy Segall Davis, Facilities Director Shawn Hauptmann, Board Chair Tim Cisneros, Secretary Alison Greene, and Advisory Board members Aline Perez, Cathy Brock, David Anderson, and June Deadrick.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR
The following Messages from the Governor were read and were referred to the Committee on Nominations:
April 28, 2023
Austin, Texas
TO THE SENATE OF THE EIGHTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION:
I ask the advice, consent and confirmation of the Senate with respect to the following appointments:
To be members of the Brazos River Authority Board of Directors for terms to expire February 1, 2029:
Jennifer L. "Jen" Henderson
Round Rock, Texas
(Ms. Henderson is being reappointed)
Moid U. "Mike" Khan
Sugar Land, Texas
(replacing Alan K. Sandersen of Sugar Land whose term expired)
Judy A. Krohn, Ph.D.
Georgetown, Texas
(Dr. Krohn is being reappointed)
Traci G. LaChance
Danbury, Texas
(Ms. LaChance is being reappointed)
Catherine A. "Cat" Parks
Hamilton, Texas
(replacing Royce Lesley of Comanche whose term expired)
Jarrod D. Smith
Danbury, Texas
(Mr. Smith is being reappointed)
Roger "Wayne" Wilson, Jr.
Bryan, Texas
(Mr. Wilson is being reappointed)
Respectfully submitted,
/s/Greg Abbott
Governor
May 1, 2023
Austin, Texas
TO THE SENATE OF THE EIGHTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION:
I ask the advice, consent and confirmation of the Senate with respect to the following appointment:
To be District Attorney of the 118th Judicial District, Howard, Martin, and Glasscock Counties, for a term until December 31, 2024 or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified:
Joshua A. Hamby
Big Spring, Texas
(replacing Hardy L. Wilkerson of Big Spring who resigned)
Respectfully submitted,
/s/Greg Abbott
Governor
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS SIGNED
The Presiding Officer announced the signing of the following enrolled bills and resolutions in the presence of the Senate after the captions had been read:
HCR 99.
SB 349, SB 1008, SB 1055, SCR 28.
INTRODUCTION OF
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS POSTPONED
The Presiding Officer announced that the introduction of bills and resolutions on first reading would be postponed until the end of today's session.
There was no objection.
CONCLUSION OF MORNING CALL
The Presiding Officer at 12:00 p.m. announced the conclusion of morning call.
SENATE BILL 561 ON THIRD READING
Senator Sparks moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 561 at this time on its third reading and final passage:
SB 561, Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to issue debt to purchase or lease tangible personal property.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 10, Present-not voting 1.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer.
Nays: Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Present-not voting: West.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 10, Present-not voting 1. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 26
ON SECOND READING
Senator Hughes moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SCR 26 at this time on its second reading:
SCR 26, Urging Congress to amend federal law to allow states to provide for the consolidation of federally funded workforce development services with federally funded social safety net services.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5.
Yeas: Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Menéndez, Miles, West.
The resolution was read second time and was adopted by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5. (Same as previous roll call)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1581 ON THIRD READING
Senator Bettencourt moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 1581 at this time on its third reading and final passage:
CSSB 1581, Relating to the establishment of the Texas Health Insurance Mandate Advisory Collaborative; authorizing a fee.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 12.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Perry, Sparks, Springer.
Nays: Alvarado, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Hughes, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Paxton, Schwertner, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 17, Nays 14.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Flores, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Perry, Sparks, Springer.
Nays: Alvarado, Creighton, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Hall, Hughes, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Paxton, Schwertner, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
SENATE BILL 2580 ON SECOND READING
Senator Nichols moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 2580 at this time on its second reading:
SB 2580, Relating to the creation of the Liberty County Municipal Utility District No. 12; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
The motion prevailed.
Senators Hall, Hughes, and Middleton asked to be recorded as voting "Nay" on suspension of the regular order of business.
Senator Kolkhorst asked to be recorded as "Present-not voting" on suspension of the regular order of business.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Nays: Hall, Hughes, Middleton.
Present-not voting: Kolkhorst.
SENATE BILL 2580 ON THIRD READING
Senator Nichols moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 2580 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3, Present-not voting 1.
Yeas: Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Johnson, King, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Hall, Hughes, Middleton.
Present-not voting: Kolkhorst.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3, Present-not voting 1. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 2594 ON SECOND READING
Senator Nichols moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 2594 at this time on its second reading:
SB 2594, Relating to the creation of the Liberty County Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
The motion prevailed.
Senators Hall, Hughes, and Middleton asked to be recorded as voting "Nay" on suspension of the regular order of business.
Senator Kolkhorst asked to be recorded as "Present-not voting" on suspension of the regular order of business.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Nays: Hall, Hughes, Middleton.
Present-not voting: Kolkhorst.
SENATE BILL 2594 ON THIRD READING
Senator Nichols moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 2594 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3, Present-not voting 1.
Yeas: Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Johnson, King, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Hall, Hughes, Middleton.
Present-not voting: Kolkhorst.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3, Present-not voting 1. (Same as previous roll call)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1780 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Parker and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSSB 1780 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 1780, Relating to online notarizations.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1780 ON THIRD READING
Senator Parker moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1780 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1145 ON SECOND READING
Senator West moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 1145 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 1145, Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a county or municipality of all or part of the appraised value of real property used to operate a child-care facility.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
Yeas: Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Johnson, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Paxton, Perry, Sparks, Springer, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Hall, Hughes, King, Middleton, Parker, Schwertner.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6. (Same as previous roll call)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1145 ON THIRD READING
Senator West moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1145 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
Yeas: Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Johnson, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Paxton, Perry, Sparks, Springer, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Hall, Hughes, King, Middleton, Parker, Schwertner.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6. (Same as previous roll call)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1993 ON SECOND READING
Senator Middleton moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 1993 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 1993, Relating to the authority of the secretary of state to order a new election in certain counties.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 12.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer.
Nays: Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Hinojosa, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 12. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 1341 ON SECOND READING
Senator West moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 1341 at this time on its second reading:
SB 1341, Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Schwertner asked to be recorded as voting "Nay" on suspension of the regular order of business.
The bill was read second time.
Senator West offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend SB 1341 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In the recital to SECTION 1 of the bill (page 1, line 23), strike "Subsection (f)" and substitute "Subsections (f) and (g)".
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, immediately following added Subsection 192.025(f), Health and Safety Code (page 1, between lines 37 and 38), insert the following:
(g) Notwithstanding any other law, if a delayed birth certificate of a person who was born before January 1, 1959, is otherwise acceptable for registration and the identity of one parent of the person is established by information not contradictory to information available to the state registrar, the state registrar shall register the certificate with only the established parent's name entered on the certificate.
The amendment to SB 1341 was read and was adopted by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1.
SB 1341 as amended was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Nays: Schwertner.
SENATE BILL 1341 ON THIRD READING
Senator West moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1341 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
Nays: Schwertner.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. (Same as previous roll call)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1399 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Schwertner and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSSB 1399 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 1399, Relating to the renewal and review of standard permits for certain concrete plants.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1399 ON THIRD READING
Senator Schwertner moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1399 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1192 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Zaffirini and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSSB 1192 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 1192, Relating to access to criminal history record information for certain employees, volunteers, and contractors, and for applicants for those positions, by the Health and Human Services Commission.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1192 ON THIRD READING
Senator Zaffirini moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1192 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1474 ON SECOND READING
Senator Bettencourt moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 1474 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 1474, Relating to special education in public schools, including the special education allotment under the Foundation School Program, an education savings account program for certain children with disabilities, and a grant program to reimburse public schools for the cost of certain employer contributions for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas employed to teach or provide services related to special education.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 18, Nays 13.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer.
Nays: Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Hinojosa, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Bettencourt offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSSB 1474 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) Strike SECTION 47 of the bill, amending Section 825.4092(f), Government Code (page 25, lines 43 through 53).
(2) Strike SECTION 48 of the bill, repealing certain provisions (page 25, lines 54 through 59), and substitute the following appropriately numbered SECTION:
SECTION ____. The following provisions are repealed:
(1) Section 29.002, Education Code;
(2) Sections 29.026(n) and (o), Education Code;
(3) Section 29.027(i), Education Code;
(4) Section 29.050, Education Code; and
(5) Section 825.4092(f), Government Code, as added by Chapter 546 (S.B. 202), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021.
(3) In SECTION 49 of the bill, providing transition language (page 25, line 61), between "Act," and "Chapter 29", insert "and".
(4) In SECTION 49 of the bill, providing transition language (page 25, lines 62 and 63), strike "and Section 825.4092(f), Government Code, as amended by this Act,".
(5) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill:
SECTION ____. The repeal by this Act of Section 825.4092(f), Government Code, as added by Chapter 546 (S.B. 202), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, applies beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.
(6) Renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.
The amendment to CSSB 1474 was read and was adopted by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1.
CSSB 1474 as amended was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 18, Nays 13.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer.
Nays: Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Hinojosa, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
SENATE BILL 1987 ON SECOND READING
Senator Sparks moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 1987 at this time on its second reading:
SB 1987, Relating to the accreditation of certain postsecondary educational institutions in this state or of certain programs offered by those institutions.
The motion prevailed.
Senators Blanco and West asked to be recorded as voting "Nay" on suspension of the regular order of business.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Nays: Blanco, West.
SENATE BILL 1987 ON THIRD READING
Senator Sparks moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1987 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
Yeas: Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Menéndez, Middleton, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Blanco, West.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. (Same as previous roll call)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1072 ON SECOND READING
Senator Hughes moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 1072 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 1072, Relating to local school health advisory councils and instruction regarding human sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender identity provided by public schools.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 12.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer.
Nays: Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Hinojosa, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Hughes offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSSB 1072 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 2 of the bill, in amended Section 28.004, Education Code, by striking page 3, line 39, through page 4, line 3, and substituting the following:
(9) the communication policy described by Subsection (r) for approval by the board of trustees of the school district.
(r) Subject to the restriction imposed by Section 28.0043 and using the procedure described by Subsection (e-1), the board of trustees shall adopt a written policy regarding communication outside of a course dedicated to human sexuality instruction between a school employee and a student enrolled in the district concerning topics included in the reproductive and sexual health curriculum. The policy must:
(1) direct school employees to refer students to discuss topics included in the reproductive and sexual health curriculum with the student's parent, a school counselor, or, if applicable, the student's teacher responsible for teaching materials related to human sexuality instruction;
(2) inform school employees regarding appropriate boundaries related to communicating with students; and
(3) include provisions designed to prevent improper communication between school employees and students.
(s) A school district shall make the policy adopted under Subsection (r) available in the same manner as curriculum materials under Subsection (j)(1).
(t) A school district may not host an extracurricular activity related to human sexuality unless the board of trustees has adopted a written policy, subject to the restriction imposed by Section 28.0043 and using the procedure described by Subsection (e-1), specifying the circumstances in which the district may host an extracurricular activity related to human sexuality.
(u) For purposes of adopting a communication policy under this section, "communication" includes any verbal or written communication conducted in person or facilitated through the use of an electronic device, including communication conducted through a telephone, including a cellular telephone, a computer, a computer network, personal data assistance, a pager, e-mail, text message, instant message, a social media application, or an Internet website.
The amendment to CSSB 1072 was read and was adopted by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1.
Senator Hughes offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 2
Amend CSSB 1072 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 12A.004(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) A local innovation plan may not provide for the exemption of a district designated as a district of innovation from the following provisions of this title:
(1) a state or federal requirement applicable to an open-enrollment charter school operating under Subchapter D, Chapter 12;
(2) Subchapters A, C, D, and E, Chapter 11, except that a district may be exempt from Sections 11.1511(b)(5) and (14) and Section 11.162;
(3) state curriculum and graduation requirements adopted under Chapter 28; [and]
(4) Section 28.004; and
(5) academic and financial accountability and sanctions under Chapters 39 and 39A.
SECTION ____. Section 12A.004(a), Education Code, as amended by this Act, applies to a local innovation plan adopted or renewed before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
The amendment to CSSB 1072 was read and was adopted by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2.
CSSB 1072 as amended was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 12.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer.
Nays: Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Hinojosa, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
SENATE BILL 159 WITH HOUSE AMENDMENT
Senator Perry called SB 159 from the President's table for consideration of the House amendment to the bill.
The Presiding Officer laid the bill and the House amendment before the Senate.
Amendment
Amend SB 159 by substituting in lieu thereof the following:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to eligibility requirements for a certified public accountant certificate and to take the uniform CPA examination.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 901.252, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 901.252. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. To be eligible to receive a certificate, a person must:
(1) satisfy the requirements of Section 901.253;
(2) complete at least 150 semester hours or quarter-hour equivalents in board-recognized courses, including an accounting concentration or equivalent courses that meet the education requirements established under Section 901.254 or 901.255, as determined by board rule;
(3) pass the uniform CPA examination;
(4) meet the work experience requirements established under Section 901.256; and
(5) pass an examination on the rules of professional conduct as determined by board rule.
SECTION 2. Section 901.254, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 901.254. EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. To be eligible to take the uniform CPA examination, an applicant must:
(1) hold a baccalaureate or graduate degree, or its equivalent as determined by board rule, conferred by a board-recognized institution of higher education; and
(2) complete at least 120 [150] semester hours or quarter-hour equivalents in board-recognized courses, including at least 24 semester hours of [an] accounting [concentration] or equivalent courses as determined by board rule.
SECTION 3. Section 901.256(a), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) To be eligible to receive a certificate, a person must complete[:
[(1)
at least two years of work experience under the supervision of a certified public accountant; or
[(2)] at least one year of work experience acceptable to the board, including experience providing a service or advice involving accounting, attest services, management or financial advisory or consulting services, tax services, or other services the board considers appropriate for an accountant, if the person:
(1) [(A)] has completed at least 150 semester hours of college credits; or
(2) [(B)] holds a graduate degree.
SECTION 4. Sections 901.252 and 901.256(a), Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to an application for a public accountant certificate submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An application for a public accountant certificate submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 5. Section 901.254, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to an application to take an examination submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An application to take an examination submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
The amendment was read.
Senator Perry moved to concur in the House amendment to SB 159.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
(Senator Flores in Chair)
SENATE BILL 1017 WITH HOUSE AMENDMENT
Senator Birdwell called SB 1017 from the President's table for consideration of the House amendment to the bill.
The Presiding Officer laid the bill and the House amendment before the Senate.
Amendment
Amend SB 1017 by substituting in lieu thereof the following:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate an energy source or engine.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 7, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Chapter 247 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 247. REGULATION OF ENERGY SOURCES AND ENGINES
Sec. 247.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Energy source" means any fuel or power source used to power an engine.
(2) "Engine" means a machine for converting an energy source into mechanical force and motion, including a generator or an internal combustion engine.
(3) "Political subdivision" includes a county, municipality, special district, school district, junior college district, or housing authority.
(4) "Retail service station" has the meaning assigned by Section 753.001, Health and Safety Code.
Sec. 247.002. RESTRICTION ON REGULATION OF ENERGY SOURCES. (a) A political subdivision may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, regulation, or similar measure that limits access to or use of an energy source or that results in the effective prohibition of infrastructure that is necessary to provide access to a specific energy source, including a wholesaler, retailer, energy producer, or related infrastructure, including a retail service station.
(b) This section does not limit the authority of a political subdivision to adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, regulation, or similar measure relating to an energy source, or infrastructure that is necessary to provide access to a specific energy source, that:
(1) provides siting requirements, including siting requirements involving certain geographic areas;
(2) does not effectively prohibit the operation of an energy source or infrastructure that is necessary to provide access to a specific energy source; and
(3) is not preempted by state or federal law.
Sec. 247.003. RESTRICTION ON REGULATION OF ENGINES. (a) A political subdivision may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, regulation, or similar measure that directly prohibits or restricts the use, sale, or lease of an engine based on its fuel source.
(b) This section does not limit the authority of a political subdivision to adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, regulation, or similar measure not preempted by state or federal law that:
(1) does not effectively prohibit or restrict the use, sale, or lease of the engine;
(2) implements an agreement between the political subdivision and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to regulate motor vehicle idling under Section 382.019, Health and Safety Code; or
(3) only affects an engine owned or operated by the political subdivision and is included in the state implementation plan or otherwise necessary for compliance with the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.).
(c) This section does not limit the authority of a political subdivision to adopt an ordinance, order, regulation, resolution, policy, or other similar measure to encourage, promote, or provide rebates for engines and fuel sources from alternative sources such as electricity, hydrogen, gas, or biofuels and that does not directly or effectively ban, restrict, or prohibit the use, sale, or lease of an engine based on the engine's fuel source.
(d) Section 81.0523, Natural Resources Code, prevails to the extent of a conflict with this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
The amendment was read.
Senator Birdwell moved to concur in the House amendment to SB 1017.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
Yeas: Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Gutierrez, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Menéndez, Middleton, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West, Whitmire.
Nays: Eckhardt, Zaffirini.
(Senator Birdwell in Chair)
SENATE BILL 222 WITH HOUSE AMENDMENTS
Senator Nichols called SB 222 from the President's table for consideration of the House amendments to the bill.
The Presiding Officer laid the bill and the House amendments before the Senate.
Amendment
Amend SB 222 by substituting in lieu thereof the following:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to paid leave by certain state employees for the birth or adoption of a child.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 661.912, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 661.912. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT. (a) Except as provided by Section 661.9125, to [To] the extent required by federal law, a state employee who has a total of at least 12 months of state service and who has worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period preceding the beginning of leave under this section is entitled to leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.).
(b) The employee must first use all available and applicable paid vacation and sick leave while taking leave under this section, except that an employee who is receiving temporary disability benefits or workers' compensation benefits or is taking paid leave under Section 661.9125 is not required to first use applicable paid vacation or sick leave while receiving those benefits or taking paid leave under Section 661.9125.
SECTION 2. Subchapter Z, Chapter 661, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 661.9125 to read as follows:
Sec. 661.9125. PAID PARENTAL LEAVE FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES. (a) This section applies only to a state employee who:
(1) is a member of the Employees Retirement System of Texas; and
(2) takes leave under Section 661.912 for the:
(A) birth of a child;
(B) birth of a child by the employee's spouse;
(C) birth of a child by a gestational surrogate; or
(D) adoption of a child.
(b) A state employee who takes leave under Section 661.912 for the purpose of Subsection (a)(2) is entitled to 60 days of paid leave during leave taken under that section.
(c) This section does not entitle an employee to any leave in addition to leave taken under Section 661.912.
(d) A state employee is not required to use all available paid vacation and sick leave before the employee is entitled to take paid leave under this section.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSSB 222 (house committee printing) on page 2, line 2, between "Texas" and the underlined semicolon, by inserting "or is employed by a board, commission, department, or other agency in the executive branch of state government created by the constitution or a statute of this state, except for an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code".
Floor Amendment No. 1 on Third Reading
Amend SB 222 on third reading in SECTION 2 of the bill as follows:
(1) In added Section 661.9125(b), Government Code, strike "60 days" and substitute "480 hours".
(2) Immediately following added Section 661.9125(d), Government Code, add the following:
(e) Nothing in this section may be construed as:
(1) creating a new employment right;
(2) conferring protected status; or
(3) creating a new cause of action against this state.
The amendments were read.
Senator Nichols moved that the Senate do not concur in the House amendments, but that a conference committee be appointed to adjust the differences between the two Houses on the bill.
The motion prevailed without objection.
The Presiding Officer asked if there were any motions to instruct the conference committee on SB 222 before appointment.
There were no motions offered.
The Presiding Officer announced the appointment of the following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Nichols, Chair; Zaffirini, Hancock, West, and Paxton.
SENATE BILL 483 WITH HOUSE AMENDMENT
Senator Johnson called SB 483 from the President's table for consideration of the House amendment to the bill.
The Presiding Officer laid the bill and the House amendment before the Senate.
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend SB 483 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 18, between "Section" and "43.03", insert "43.021,".
(2) On page 3, line 2, between "Section" and "43.03", insert "43.021,".
The amendment was read.
Senator Johnson moved to concur in the House amendment to SB 483.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
SENATE BILL 1003 WITH HOUSE AMENDMENT
Senator Johnson called SB 1003 from the President's table for consideration of the House amendment to the bill.
The Presiding Officer laid the bill and the House amendment before the Senate.
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend SB 1003 (house committee report) on page 1, line 23, between "anesthetists," and "pathologists", by inserting "anesthesiologist assistants,".
The amendment was read.
Senator Johnson moved to concur in the House amendment to SB 1003.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
SENATE RULE 7.07(b) SUSPENDED
(Permission to Introduce)
(Motion In Writing)
Senator Schwertner submitted the following Motion In Writing:
Mr. President:
The following members hereby request to suspend Senate Rule 7.07(b) to permit the introduction of bills and resolutions as follows:
SJR 93 by Schwertner, Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas energy fund and the authorization of other funding mechanisms to support the construction, maintenance, and modernization of electric generating facilities.
SB 2627 by Schwertner, Relating to funding mechanisms to support the construction, maintenance, and modernization of dispatchable electric generating facilities.
SCHWERTNER
The Motion In Writing was read and prevailed without objection.
SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
The following bills and resolutions were introduced, read first time, and referred to the committees indicated:
SB 2621 by Hughes
Relating to the creation of the Briar Branch Estates Municipal Utility District of Hunt County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
To Committee on Local Government.
SB 2622 by Springer
Relating to the creation of the Elm Fork Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Cooke County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
To Committee on Local Government.
SB 2623 by Springer
Relating to the creation of the Denton County Municipal Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
To Committee on Local Government.
SB 2624 by Springer
Relating to the Mustang Ridge Municipal Utility District, the Wildwood Municipal Utility District, the Creedmoor Municipal Utility District, and the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40; granting limited powers of eminent domain.
To Committee on Local Government.
SB 2625 by Springer
Relating to the creation of the Highland Park Municipal Utility District of Grayson County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
To Committee on Local Government.
SB 2626 by Hughes
Relating to the creation of the Blanton Creek Estates Municipal Utility District of Fannin County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
To Committee on Local Government.
SB 2627 by Schwertner
Relating to funding mechanisms to support the construction, maintenance, and modernization of dispatchable electric generating facilities.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SJR 92 by Schwertner
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas energy fund and the authorization of other funding mechanisms to support the construction, maintenance, and modernization of electric generating facilities.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SJR 93 by Schwertner
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas energy fund and the authorization of other funding mechanisms to support the construction, maintenance, and modernization of electric generating facilities.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
HOUSE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
The following bills and resolutions received from the House were read first time and referred to the committees indicated:
HB 4 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 8 to Subcommittee on Higher Education.
HB 11 to Committee on Education.
HB 55 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 134 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 159 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 173 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 238 to Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs.
HB 272 to Committee on Education.
HB 276 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 278 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 371 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 468 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 484 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 527 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 541 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 562 to Committee on Veteran Affairs.
HB 570 to Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs.
HB 616 to Committee on Jurisprudence.
HB 663 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 687 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 786 to Committee on Education.
HB 804 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 841 to Committee on Jurisprudence.
HB 906 to Subcommittee on Higher Education.
HB 907 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 915 to Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
HB 1000 to Committee on Redistricting.
HB 1008 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 1034 to Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
HB 1153 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 1158 to Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
HB 1182 to Committee on Jurisprudence.
HB 1184 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 1236 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 1243 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 1290 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 1302 to Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
HB 1393 to Committee on Finance.
HB 1410 to Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
HB 1416 to Committee on Education.
HB 1432 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 1434 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 1503 to Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
HB 1527 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 1535 to Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs.
HB 1554 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 1555 to Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs.
HB 1563 to Committee on Finance.
HB 1587 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 1589 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 1592 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 1626 to Committee on Education.
HB 1647 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 1673 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 1677 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 1689 to Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
HB 1708 to Committee on Finance.
HB 1755 to Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
HB 1759 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 1905 to Committee on Education.
HB 1911 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 2091 to Committee on Jurisprudence.
HB 2109 to Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs.
HB 2209 to Committee on Education.
HB 2259 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 2305 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 2337 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 2353 to Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
HB 2355 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 2404 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 2473 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 2478 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 2481 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 2488 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 2497 to Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
HB 2545 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 2555 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 2638 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 2670 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 2708 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 2777 to Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs.
HB 2795 to Committee on Transportation.
HB 2908 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 2920 to Committee on Education.
HB 2957 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 2958 to Committee on Transportation.
HB 2983 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 3156 to Committee on Transportation.
HB 3310 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 3311 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 3359 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 3414 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 3431 to Committee on Jurisprudence.
HB 3461 to Committee on Finance.
HB 3466 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 3526 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 3550 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 3673 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 3754 to Committee on Jurisprudence.
HB 3756 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 3803 to Committee on Education.
HB 3808 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 4041 to Committee on Finance.
HB 4058 to Committee on Education.
HB 4441 to Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
HB 4443 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 4559 to Committee on Redistricting.
HB 4777 to Committee on Education.
HB 4797 to Committee on Transportation.
HB 4844 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 4964 to Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
HB 4993 to Committee on Local Government.
HCR 12 to Committee on Administration.
HCR 83 to Committee on Administration.
(President in Chair)
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
HOUSE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Monday, May 1, 2023 - 3
The Honorable President of the Senate
Senate Chamber
Austin, Texas
Mr. President:
I am directed by the house to inform the senate that the house has taken the following action:
THE HOUSE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:
SB 10
Huffman
Sponsor: Bonnen
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Relating to contributions to, benefits from, and the administration of systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
(Committee Substitute/Amended)
SB 59
Zaffirini
Sponsor: King, Tracy O.
|
Relating to notice of water and wastewater requirements for the foreclosure sale of residential properties by certain political subdivisions.
SB 60
Zaffirini
Sponsor: King, Ken
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Relating to operating agreements between holders of a distiller's and rectifier's permit and certain alcoholic beverage permit holders.
SB 464
Parker
Sponsor: Lopez, Janie
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Relating to designating October 17 as Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Day.
SB 505
Nichols
Sponsor: Canales
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Relating to imposing an additional fee for the registration of an electric vehicle.
SB 861
Hughes
Sponsor: Buckley
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Relating to coordination of vision and eye care benefits under certain health benefit plans and vision benefit plans.
SB 926
Parker
Sponsor: Thimesch
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Relating to certain temporary sales by a mixed beverage permit holder.
SB 938
Blanco
Sponsor: Moody
|
Relating to the issuance by certain conservation and reclamation districts of bonds for the development and maintenance of recreational facilities.
SB 1047
Perry
Sponsor: Tepper
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Relating to funding and activities of the Texas Produced Water Consortium.
SB 1052
Springer
Sponsor: González, Jessica
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Relating to the compensation of an election judge or clerk.
SB 1226
Hughes
Sponsor: Hefner
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Relating to the term of office for a director of the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District.
SB 1305
Nichols
Sponsor: Clardy
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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.
SB 1325
Alvarado
Sponsor: Goodwin
|
Relating to the notice given to certain victims of family violence, stalking, harassment, or terroristic threat.
SB 1333
Huffman
Sponsor: Bonnen
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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.
SB 1375
Parker
Sponsor: King, Ken
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Relating to the sampling or tasting of distilled spirits by the manufacturer to a consumer at a temporary event.
SB 1509
Huffman
Sponsor: Bonnen
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Relating to the service retirement eligibility and benefits of certain members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
(Committee Substitute/Amended)
SB 1514
Schwertner
Sponsor: Longoria
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Relating to business entities and nonprofit entities.
SB 1523
Blanco
Sponsor: Anderson
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Relating to the dismissal of a baseless or unfounded complaint filed with the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
(Amended)
SB 1965
Alvarado
Sponsor: Thompson, Senfronia
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Relating to requirements for the purchase or acquisition of certain water and sewer systems.
SB 2144
Parker
Sponsor: Cook
|
Relating to advanced air mobility technology.
Respectfully,
/s/Stephen Brown,
Chief Clerk
House of Representatives
BILLS SIGNED
The President announced the signing of the following enrolled bills in the presence of the Senate after the captions had been read: HB 109, HB 450.
SENATE RULES SUSPENDED
(Posting Rules)
On motion of Senator Schwertner and by unanimous consent, Senate Rule 11.10(a) and Senate Rule 11.18(a) were suspended in order that the Committee on Business and Commerce might meet and consider the following bill and resolution at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow in Room E1.012: SB 2627, SJR 93.
SENATE RULES SUSPENDED
(Posting Rules)
On motion of Senator Birdwell and by unanimous consent, Senate Rule 11.10(a) and Senate Rule 11.18(a) were suspended in order that the Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development might meet upon adjournment today in the Press Room, 2E.9.
SENATE RULES SUSPENDED
(Posting Rules)
On motion of Senator Perry and by unanimous consent, Senate Rule 11.10(a) and Senate Rule 11.18(a) were suspended in order that the Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs might meet upon adjournment today at the brass rail.
SENATE RULES SUSPENDED
(Posting Rules)
On motion of Senator Bettencourt and by unanimous consent, Senate Rule 11.10(a) and Senate Rule 11.18(a) were suspended in order that the Committee on Local Government might meet and consider the following bills at 3:45 p.m. today in Room E1.028: SB 2361, HB 586, HB 1922, HB 2071.
SENATE RULES SUSPENDED
(Posting Rules)
On motion of Senator Nichols and by unanimous consent, Senate Rule 11.10(a) and Senate Rule 11.18(a) were suspended in order that the Committee on Transportation might meet upon adjournment today at the brass rail.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 150
On motion of Senator Springer, Senator Creighton will be shown as Co-author of SB 150.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 232
On motion of Senator Hinojosa, Senator Middleton will be shown as Co-author of SB 232.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 258
On motion of Senator Eckhardt, Senators Hinojosa, West, and Whitmire will be shown as Co-authors of SB 258.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 436
On motion of Senator Middleton, Senator Kolkhorst will be shown as Co-author of SB 436.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 1017
On motion of Senator Birdwell, Senator Hughes will be shown as Co-author of SB 1017.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 1146
On motion of Senator West, Senator Miles will be shown as Co-author of SB 1146.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 1266
On motion of Senator Parker, Senators Creighton and Zaffirini will be shown as Co-authors of SB 1266.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 1267
On motion of Senator Parker, Senators Creighton and Zaffirini will be shown as Co-authors of SB 1267.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 1348
On motion of Senator Miles, Senator Flores will be shown as Co-author of SB 1348.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 1399
On motion of Senator Schwertner, Senators Eckhardt, Miles, and Whitmire will be shown as Co-authors of SB 1399.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 1402
On motion of Senator Zaffirini, Senator LaMantia will be shown as Co-author of SB 1402.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 1474
On motion of Senator Bettencourt, Senator Creighton will be shown as Co-author of SB 1474.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 1979
On motion of Senator Hughes, Senators Kolkhorst and Middleton will be shown as Co-authors of SB 1979.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2105
On motion of Senator Johnson, Senator Kolkhorst will be shown as Co-author of SB 2105.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2141
On motion of Senator Parker, Senator Middleton will be shown as Co-author of SB 2141.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2397
On motion of Senator Zaffirini, Senator Blanco will be shown as Co-author of SB 2397.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2530
On motion of Senator Hughes, Senator Kolkhorst will be shown as Co-author of SB 2530.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2612
On motion of Senator Flores, Senator Creighton will be shown as Co-author of SB 2612.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 25
On motion of Senator Parker, Senator Kolkhorst will be shown as Co-author of SCR 25.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 64
On motion of Senator West, Senator Blanco will be shown as Co-author of SJR 64.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 852
On motion of Senator Kolkhorst, Senator Blanco will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 852.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 1900
On motion of Senator Kolkhorst, Senator Middleton will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 1900.
RESOLUTIONS OF RECOGNITION
The following resolutions were adopted by the Senate:
Memorial Resolution
HCR 106 (King), In memory of H. Philip "Flip" Whitworth of Austin.
Congratulatory Resolutions
SR 495 by Blanco, Recognizing Carlos Leon on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 496 by LaMantia, Recognizing Sylvia Hernandez Kauffman for her accomplishments as Texas Health and Human Services Inspector General.
SR 497 by LaMantia, Recognizing the City of South Padre Island on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
SR 499 by Schwertner, Recognizing the Brazos County Health District for its contributions to public health.
SR 500 by Middleton, Recognizing I Am Texas for holding a Guinness World Record as the largest published book.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Whitmire, the Senate at 3:10 p.m. adjourned, in memory of Bruce Jacobson, until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.
APPENDIX
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The following committee reports were received by the Secretary of the Senate in the order listed:
May 1, 2023
EDUCATION — CSSB 2497, CSSB 2428, CSSB 629, CSSB 418
BUSINESS AND COMMERCE — HB 998, CSSB 1872, CSSB 1217, CSSB 2460
WATER, AGRICULTURE, AND RURAL AFFAIRS — HB 1845
TRANSPORTATION — CSHB 1315
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — CSSB 1677, CSSB 1781
ADMINISTRATION — HB 2664, SCR 42, CSSCR 46
CRIMINAL JUSTICE — CSSB 1146
BILLS ENGROSSED
May 1, 2023
SB 561, SB 1145, SB 1192, SB 1341, SB 1399, SB 1581, SB 1780, SB 1987, SB 2580, SB 2594
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ENROLLED
May 1, 2023
SB 59, SB 60, SB 159, SB 464, SB 483, SB 505, SB 861, SB 926, SB 938, SB 1003, SB 1017, SB 1047, SB 1052, SB 1226, SB 1305, SB 1325, SB 1333, SB 1375, SB 1514, SB 1965, SB 2144, SR 493, SR 494, SR 495, SR 496, SR 497, SR 498, SR 499, SR 500
SENT TO GOVERNOR
May 1, 2023
SB 349, SB 1008, SB 1055, SCR 28
In Memory
of
Bruce Jacobson
Senate Resolution 498
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and commemorates the life of Dr. Bruce Jacobson, who died on January 13, 2023, at the age of 96; and
WHEREAS, Bruce Jacobson was born on August 30, 1926, in Saint Paul, Minnesota; he served the nation with distinction in World War II as a member of the United States Navy before moving to Texas to attend Texas Christian University and Baylor Medical School; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Jacobson completed his residency at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth under the mentorship of Dr. May Owen; with two other doctors, Dr. Jacobson opened a private practice in North Richland Hills in the late 1950s, where he served families and residents of Northeast Tarrant County; with six others, he also founded Glenview Hospital, now known as Medical City North Hills; he later left private practice to run the family medicine program at Southwestern Medical School, where he trained and mentored hundreds of doctors; and
WHEREAS, A highly recognized and accomplished physician, Dr. Jacobson was appointed to the President's Commission on Biomedical Ethics by President Ronald Reagan in 1982; he served on the United States Advisory Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect and led the members of the Tarrant County Medical Society and the staff of John Peter Smith Hospital for many years as president; among many honors he received throughout his military and professional careers, he was appointed as an admiral in the Texas Navy by Governor Rick Perry in recognition of his military service and his outstanding dedication to serving the citizens of the Lone Star State; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Jacobson was an active member of his community, and he served on the Birdville Independent School District board of trustees and on the Bank of North Texas board of directors; he served as the team doctor for the Richland High School football team in the 1970s, and he received the top award from the Haltom Richland Chamber of Commerce; a man of deep faith, Dr. Jacobson was instrumental in the development of Peace Lutheran Church in Hurst, and after retiring from medical practice, he moved to Hillcrest Ranch, where he enjoyed spending his days raising horses and golfing; and
WHEREAS, Bruce shared more than five decades of marriage with his beloved late wife, Patricia Sue Jacobson, and they were blessed with seven children; during their marriage, Bruce and Pat were active in politics and worked hard during the 1960s through the 1980s to reshape Texas politics; a leader in the conservative movement of the Reagan era, Bruce's political involvement led him to develop many strong relationships over the years, including his friendships with three United States presidents; and
WHEREAS, After Pat's passing in 2004, Bruce was blessed to again find love, and he shared more than 15 joyful years with his second wife, Linda Jacobson; he treasured time spent together with her and with her two daughters, his children, and his more than 50 grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, A man of courage, strength, and compassion, he gave generously to others, and his wisdom, warmth, and valued counsel will not be forgotten; he was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be cherished forever by his many loved ones; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved family of Bruce Jacobson; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate and that when the Senate adjourns on this day, it do so in memory of Bruce Jacobson.
HANCOCK