FIFTY-THIRD DAY
(Monday, May 15, 2023)
The Senate met at 12:18 p.m. pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by Senator Birdwell.
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 Presiding Officer announced that a quorum of the Senate was present.
Pastor Larry Coulter, Lakeway Church, offered the invocation as follows:
Almighty God, in whom we live and move and have our very being, on this day, as the Senate begins its work, a day of deliberations and decisions, we want to take a moment and give You thanks for the great State of Texas. It is a great land that we share, an inherited gift whose people have a common love of place. From the Piney Woods of East Texas to the pounding surf of coast, from the expanse of the High Plains, to the rich farm lands, from our borders that we share with New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mexico, to the arid mountains of the West, the very land that we walk on declares Your praise. With all there is to do today, the weighty responsibility of leadership, may You give us the grace as we open this day to remember our home, and throughout the hours that follow, may we simply say, thank you. Now, with all the bills that are coming before this body, I ask that You impart a collective wisdom. Give each of the Senators the ability to set aside partisan maneuvering when it gets in the way of doing the best for the common good. In the heat of differences on important decisions, may we always affirm the dignity of the other, so that we may walk into the hard places with a bold conviction and then, by our debate, may we seek a reasoned outcome. On this day, may You give strength where it is needed. May You give creativity and thoughtfulness where it is required. May You, Lord, giver of all good things, guide the hearts and minds of our Senators. And may You remove from them decision fatigue that so weighs down the mind after so many days of meetings. Grant now that Your spirit would be moving in this place and the decisions made here might serve to take our state from strength to strength. May all that we do give You glory and honor praise. I pray this in His name. 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 15, 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 authority of a county commissioners court to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by each taxing unit that taxes the property of the portion of the appraised value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of certain water conservation systems.
Relating to vehicle safety inspections of certain travel trailers.
Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities and registered family homes, including the provision of services to children with disabilities or special needs.
Relating to payment of the replacement cost of lost or damaged property under a homeowner's, renter's, or condominium owner's insurance policy.
HB 361
Thompson, Senfronia
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Relating to the placement on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, of a defendant who is the primary caretaker of a child.
Relating to certificates of title for certain outboard motors.
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of real property owned by a charitable organization for the purpose of renting the property at below-market rates to low-income and moderate-income households.
Relating to deceptive, unfair, or prohibited practices by an insurer.
Relating to the provision of lifeguards by certain municipalities and counties on public beaches.
Relating to the exemption of hospitals from the diesel fuel tax.
Relating to an exemption to the cancellation of a water right for nonuse.
Relating to sheriff's department civil service systems in certain counties.
Relating to the classification of certain construction workers and the eligibility of those workers for unemployment benefits; providing an administrative penalty.
Relating to the eligibility for unemployment benefits of individuals who are unemployed due to certain labor disputes.
Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain investigations by the Department of Family and Protective Services and certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Relating to orders for possession of and access to a child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Relating to the amount of an expenditure made by certain political subdivisions for which competitive bidding is required.
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of reckless discharge of a firearm in certain municipalities and counties.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for hair prostheses for breast cancer patients.
Relating to policies and standards for providing legal representation to indigent defendants in certain capital felony cases.
Relating to informing the public about the availability of provisions in protective orders, including provisions regarding pets and other companion animals.
Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate the raising or keeping of chickens.
Relating to a determination of a school district's assets to liabilities ratio under the public school financial accountability rating system.
Relating to consideration of criminal history of applicants for public employment.
Relating to the signature required on a carrier envelope for a ballot voted by mail; changing the elements of a criminal offense.
Relating to the locations in which certain knives are prohibited.
Relating to the licensing of certain military veterans as health care providers to practice in underserved areas.
Relating to deputy sheriff civil service appeals of certain sheriff's department actions.
Relating to insurance coverage for the disposition of embryonic and fetal tissue remains.
Relating to the development of a strategic plan for home and community-based services provided under Medicaid and the child health plan program and the establishment of an advisory committee on home and community-based services.
Relating to the beneficiaries of trust funds paid or received in connection with an improvement on specific real property.
Relating to the audiology and speech-language pathology interstate compact; authorizing fees.
Relating to the regulation of physicians and the disciplinary authority of the Texas Medical Board; increasing a criminal penalty; imposing a fee.
Relating to the compilation and reporting of statistics involving sexual assault victims who receive a forensic medical examination before reporting the assault to law enforcement.
Relating to the establishment of a skilled labor task force by certain local workforce development boards.
Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders in certain counties.
Relating to creating a criminal offense for interfering with a motor fuel metering device or motor fuel unattended payment terminal and the prosecution of organized criminal activity involving that conduct.
Relating to the duties of peace officers investigating a family violence allegation or responding to a disturbance call that may involve family violence.
Relating to notice of rights provided to a patient receiving inpatient mental health, chemical dependency, or comprehensive medical rehabilitation services at certain facilities.
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Center for Rural Health Education at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Relating to a requirement that certain students, interns, residents, and fellows receiving a clinical education at public or nonprofit hospitals receive time off to undergo an annual comprehensive health examination.
HB 2382
Thompson, Senfronia
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Relating to the regulation of crafted precious metal.
Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding.
Relating to participation in reemployment services as a condition of eligibility for unemployment benefits.
Relating to the availability on the Internet of certain reports of political contributions and expenditures.
Relating to a pilot program to increase the financial independence of foster youth who are transitioning to independent living.
Relating to the continuation and duties of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force and establishment of a mandatory training program for peace officers on responding to reports of child sexual abuse and adult sexual assault.
Relating to the age at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over a child and to the minimum age of criminal responsibility.
Relating to the powers, authorities, duties, and responsibilities of certain conservation and reclamation districts.
Relating to notice provided to purchasers of property and information filed with the county clerk by certain special districts.
Relating to measures to prevent and address fraud in the administration of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act; providing an administrative penalty.
Relating to the appointment of guardians ad litem for persons younger than 18 years of age in criminal and juvenile court proceedings.
Relating to quarantine leave for certain public safety employees.
Relating to the definition of agricultural operations.
Relating to asset forfeiture under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Relating to the eligibility of certain property located in a reinvestment zone for certain ad valorem tax incentives.
Relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of certain offenses.
Relating to a grant program for members of the Texas military forces experiencing financial hardship caused by a tax withholding error.
Relating to the operation of the physician-patient relationship with respect to certain medically necessary services.
Relating to identification cards issued by health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations.
Relating to requirements applicable to certain third-party health insurers in relation to Medicaid.
Relating to the regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems, including requiring a license for on-site sewage disposal system pumping technicians.
Relating to the review, adoption, and modification of land development regulations by certain municipalities, counties, and special districts.
Relating to the use of an accessible absentee mail system by certain voters.
Relating to the elections and operations of certain hospital districts.
Relating to the composition of the agricultural advisory board of an appraisal district.
Relating to the grounds for removal of county officers from office.
Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in property tax appraisal records.
Relating to the investigation or determination of abuse or neglect of a child, elderly person, or person with a disability and the provision of certain services.
Relating to employment activities of certain peace officers responding to an emergency call for purposes of the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.
Relating to health benefits offered by institutions of higher education to students and their families.
Relating to the Uniform Unregulated Child Custody Transfer Act; creating criminal offenses.
Relating to the criminal district courts, statutory county courts, and criminal law magistrates in Tarrant County.
Relating to court administration for cases referred to criminal law magistrates in Tarrant County.
Relating to the training requirements for commissioned security officers and personal protection officers.
Relating to a study conducted by the Commission on Jail Standards on the living conditions and safety of persons confined in the Harris County jail.
Relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with a correctional facility tablet device.
Relating to the qualifications of a county fire marshal in certain counties.
Relating to certain expenditures by public institutions of higher education and university systems that are eligible for certain tax credits.
Relating to a candidate's application for a place on the ballot for a party's primary election.
Relating to the issuance of an emergency order by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation against a massage establishment.
Relating to the regulation by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation of an eyelash extension application training program and to the practice of cosmetology by an eyelash specialist license holder.
Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.
Relating to the election of the entire governing body of a municipality following each apportionment.
Relating to a requirement that public institutions of higher education provide certain information regarding mental health services to entering students.
Relating to the automatic expunction of arrest records and files after certain controlled substance offense charges are dismissed.
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by a charitable organization that is engaged in providing housing and related facilities and services to persons who are at least 62 years of age.
Relating to creating an allotment under the Foundation School Program for school districts that allow non-enrolled students to participate in University Interscholastic League activities.
Relating to the formation of decentralized unincorporated associations and the use of distributed ledger or blockchain technology for certain business purposes; authorizing a fee.
HB 3786
Thompson, Senfronia
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Relating to the enforcement of the rights of crime victims.
HB 3787
Thompson, Senfronia
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Relating to dynamic message signs used in certain statewide alert systems.
Relating to the use of metal or body armor while committing an offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Relating to the administration of a local anesthetic agent by a dental hygienist.
Relating to peace officer wellness programs within certain law enforcement agencies.
Relating to the eligibility of a defendant to participate in a veterans treatment court program.
Relating to allowing certain inmates to apply for benefits under certain public benefits programs to be provided at the time of discharge or release.
Relating to the required disclosure of prices by a veterinarian before providing emergency treatment to an ill or injured animal.
Relating to the referral of certain proceedings to an associate judge and requests for reimbursement of all or part of an associate judge's or interpreter's salary.
Relating to the availability of certain working papers and electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and technical examiners under the public information law.
Relating to the use of certain on-site sewage disposal systems.
Relating to the inspection of the location of a proposed Class I injection well.
Relating to the licensing of a psychologist as a licensed specialist in school psychology; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the determination and reporting of the number of residence homesteads of elderly or disabled persons that are subject to the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed on the properties by school districts.
Relating to the improper use and treatment of an assistance animal or service animal; increasing a criminal penalty.
Relating to the authority of the governing body of a hospital district to vote for candidates for director of the appraisal district in which the hospital district participates.
Relating to the office of the state long-term care ombudsman.
Relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.
Relating to the right of the clerk of a court to deduct from the amount of the excess proceeds from an ad valorem tax sale of property the cost of postage for sending to the former owner of the property a notice of the owner's right to claim the proceeds.
Relating to a study on the coverage of certain infants under Medicaid.
Relating to certain deadlines and other timing factors affecting mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens.
Relating to a study by the attorney general on the feasibility of linking debit card transactions to bullion in the Texas Bullion Depository.
Relating to the procedure by which a regional water planning group is required to make the regional water plan prepared by the group available for public inspection.
Relating to self-settled asset protection trusts.
Relating to the powers and duties of a personal bond or personal bond and pretrial supervision office.
Relating to the plan for the operation of a central counting station.
Relating to the establishment of a task force to make recommendations for updating the livestock brand registration process.
Relating to the duty of a school district to enter into an ad valorem tax abatement agreement under the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act for certain property.
Relating to the creation of a voluntary accreditation for recovery housing and the post-release housing of certain inmates on parole or to mandatory supervision in an accredited recovery house; authorizing fees.
Relating to the treatment of certain residence homesteads for purposes of the Tax Increment Financing Act.
Relating to a study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute regarding the economic impact of navigation districts on the state and local economies.
Relating to the transfer and statutory novation of insurance policies from a transferring insurer to an assuming insurer through an insurance business transfer plan; authorizing fees.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism.
Relating to the authority of a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment and to victims' rights regarding a motion to grant a commutation.
Relating to the compensation of a distributed renewable generation owner in certain areas outside of ERCOT.
Relating to the authority to cancel certain elections on a measure.
Relating to the alternative electronic visit verification system recognized under Medicaid.
Relating to the collection of consumer debt incurred by certain individuals as a result of identity theft.
Relating to the administration of funding for the coordination of mental health, substance use, and public health care services in this state.
Relating to the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant program.
Relating to a study evaluating this state's business advantages, economic climate, and workforce readiness, and a report on attracting offshore wind energy supply chain industries to this state.
Relating to requiring the Texas Historical Commission to create a program to identify and restore Rosenwald Schools structures.
Relating to an attack by a dangerous dog; increasing criminal penalties.
Relating to the creation of tenant legal services offices by local governments to assist low-income residential tenants in eviction cases and in cases involving discrimination based on the tenants' disabilities.
Relating to early voting ballots voted by mail.
Relating to the eligibility of certain cricket events for funding under the major events reimbursement program.
Respectfully,
/s/Stephen Brown,
Chief Clerk
House of Representatives
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
HOUSE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Monday, May 15, 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 regulation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain solid waste processing facilities.
Relating to the establishment of a bullying prevention pilot program for public schools.
Relating to transportation planning by metropolitan planning organizations.
Relating to the provision of emergency services in an emergency services district by the district and other providers.
Relating to civil liability for online impersonation.
Relating to the authority of an emergency services district to provide preventive health care services.
Relating to the security of the electricity supply chain.
Relating to the presumption of validity for an advance directive and permissible forms of a medical power of attorney.
Relating to automatic expunction of arrest records and files for certain persons who are tried for an offense and subsequently acquitted.
Relating to the boundaries of the single-member districts for and vacancies on the board of directors of the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.
Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the use of revenue from that tax.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of treatment for chemical dependency.
Relating to the regulation of certain contract carriers and subcontractors of contract carriers.
Relating to the authority of the board of directors to select a depository bank for the West Coke County Hospital District.
Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 147; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and taxes.
Relating to the administration, powers, territory, and financing of the Garfield Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Relating to the creation of Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 252; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Relating to the creation of the North Grayson County Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Relating to the creation of the Honey Creek Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees.
Relating to the creation of the Williamson County Development District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
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.
Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Relating to the creation of the Tabor Ranch Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
Relating to the creation of the Fannin Farms 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.
HB 5386
Thompson, Senfronia
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Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 589; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
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.
Relating to the powers and duties of the Stanley Lake Municipal Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.
Relating to the name, powers, and duties of the 3 B&J Municipal Utility District.
Relating to the creation of the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 27; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Relating to the creation of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 49; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Relating to the conversion of the Legacy Water Control and Improvement District to the Legacy Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Relating to the creation of the Cross Timbers Regional Utility Authority; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees.
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.
Relating to the board of directors and duties of the Gulf Coast Protection District.
Relating to the board of directors and powers and duties of the Twinwood Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Relating to the powers and duties of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 3.
Relating to the powers and duties of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 2.
Relating to the creation of the Mountain Springs Municipal Utility District of Cooke County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.
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.
Designating Granbury as the official Celebration Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2033.
SB 241
Perry
Sponsor: Talarico
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Relating to written notification provided by drug manufacturers regarding the cause of generic or biosimilar insulin prescription drug unavailability.
SB 577
Springer
Sponsor: Harris, Cody
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Relating to regulation of food service establishments, retail food stores, mobile food units, roadside food vendors, temporary food service establishments, and food managers.
SB 594
Zaffirini
Sponsor: Lozano
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Relating to requirements for and charges for service from public drinking water supply systems.
(Committee Substitute)
SB 768
Parker
Sponsor: Capriglione
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Relating to the process for notifying the attorney general of a breach of security of computerized data by persons doing business in this state.
SB 801
Hughes
Sponsor: Longoria
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Relating to an instrument that names a trust as a party.
(Committee Substitute)
SB 811
Kolkhorst
Sponsor: Ashby
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Relating to disclosure of certain information by the Parks and Wildlife Department or the Texas Animal Health Commission.
SB 825
Bettencourt
Sponsor: Cunningham
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Relating to the deadline for submitting certain recount petitions.
SB 887
Zaffirini
Sponsor: Gerdes
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Relating to the creation of the Maxwell Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
SB 943
Kolkhorst
Sponsor: Hunter
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Relating to publication of notices by a governmental entity on the Internet websites of a newspaper and the Texas Press Association.
SB 1032
Kolkhorst
Sponsor: Hunter
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Relating to oyster certificates of location; authorizing a fee.
SB 1186
Hughes
Sponsor: Darby
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Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of brine mining.
SB 1250
Bettencourt
Sponsor: Swanson
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Relating to the powers of the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 110; providing authority to impose a fee and impose fines and penalties.
(Committee Substitute)
SB 1381
Eckhardt
Sponsor: Hefner
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Relating to the eligibility of the surviving spouse of an elderly person who qualified for a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit of a portion of the appraised value of the deceased person's residence homestead to continue to receive an exemption for the same property from the same taxing unit in an amount equal to that of the exemption for which the deceased person qualified without applying for the exemption.
SB 1413
Johnson
Sponsor: Frazier
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Relating to the authority of a fire department to remove certain personal property from a roadway or right-of-way.
SB 1420
Birdwell
Sponsor: Anderson
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Relating to municipal and county hotel occupancy taxes.
(Committee Substitute)
SB 1506
Hughes
Sponsor: Clardy
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Relating to a seizure management and treatment plan for the care to be provided by a public school to a student with a seizure disorder.
SB 1592
LaMantia
Sponsor: Herrero
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Relating to the composition of the radiation advisory board.
SB 1612
Zaffirini
Sponsor: Orr
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Relating to court administration and costs; increasing certain court costs; authorizing fees.
SB 1716
Zaffirini
Sponsor: Gerdes
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Relating to term limits for certain contracts regarding airports and associated air navigation facilities operated by or on behalf of a local government.
SB 1780
Parker
Sponsor: Capriglione
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Relating to online notarizations.
SB 1801
Springer
Sponsor: Darby
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Relating to a requirement that each appraisal district periodically confirm that recipients of residence homestead exemptions qualify for those exemptions.
SB 1809
Sparks
Sponsor: Smithee
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Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the applicability and rates of that tax in certain counties.
SB 1850
Flores
Sponsor: Clardy
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Relating to the presiding officer of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
SB 1869
Perry
Sponsor: Darby
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Relating to the disposition of surplus real property no longer needed for state highway purposes.
SB 2102
Miles
Sponsor: Raney
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Relating to the initial registration and inspection period for certain rental vehicles; authorizing fees.
(Amended)
SB 2123
Hughes
Sponsor: Hefner
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Relating to the participation of the medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler in the Joint Admission Medical Program.
SB 2124
Creighton
Sponsor: Howard
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Relating to an advanced mathematics program for public school students in middle school.
SB 2258
Blanco
Sponsor: Murr
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Relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held.
SB 2261
Blanco
Sponsor: Noble
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Relating to the training program required for certain employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
SB 2294
Creighton
Sponsor: Kuempel
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Relating to the Texas First Early High School Completion Program and the Texas First Scholarship Program.
SB 2355
Bettencourt
Sponsor: Noble
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Relating to the appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations through binding arbitration.
SB 2566
Zaffirini
Sponsor: Guillen
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Relating to the dissolution of the McMullen County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
SB 2576
Zaffirini
Sponsor: Gerdes
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Relating to the Open R Fresh Water Supply District of Caldwell County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
SB 2577
Flores
Sponsor: King, Tracy O.
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Relating to the creation of the Atascosa County Municipal Utility District No. 2; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
SB 2579
Zaffirini
Sponsor: Kuempel
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Relating to the creation of the Guadalupe County Municipal Utility District No. 8; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
SB 2583
Creighton
Sponsor: Cain
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Relating to the eminent domain authority of the Crosby Municipal Utility District.
SB 2599
Bettencourt
Sponsor: Oliverson
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Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 594; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
SB 2600
Bettencourt
Sponsor: Metcalf
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Relating to the creation of the Firefly Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
SCR 47
Middleton
Sponsor: Guerra
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In memory of Charles Dwayn Krampota.
Respectfully,
/s/Stephen Brown,
Chief Clerk
House of Representatives
SENATE RESOLUTION 569
Senator Hancock offered the following resolution:
SR 569, Recognizing the Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy Foundation for their contributions to the fight against IgA nephropathy.
The resolution was read and was adopted without objection.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Hancock was recognized and introduced to the Senate IgAN Foundation ambassadors including Ariana Barton, Rachael Faith, Stuart Miller, Kelly Frost, and Tiffany Jones-Smith.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
PHYSICIANS OF THE DAY
Senator Whitmire was recognized and presented Drs. Bharat Joshi and Sanjana Bhattarai of Bellaire as the Physicians of the Day.
The Senate welcomed Drs. Joshi and Bhattarai and thanked them for their participation in the Physician of the Day program sponsored by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.
SENATE RESOLUTION 570
Senator Bettencourt offered the following resolution:
SR 570, Recognizing the inaugural graduating class of the Aggie ACHIEVE program.
The resolution was read.
On motion of Senator Bettencourt and by unanimous consent, the names of the Lieutenant Governor and Senators were added to the resolution as signers thereof.
On motion of Senator Bettencourt, the resolution was adopted without objection.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Bettencourt was recognized and introduced to the Senate the Aggie ACHIEVE Program graduates including Thomas Matthew Carrizal, Jose Miguel Gonzalez, Courtney Osborn, and Alexis Villarreal, accompanied by Deborah Carrizal, Tom Carrizal, Bianca Carrizal, Vilma Luna, Rico Gonzalez, Beca Osborn, Dave Osborn, Cindy Villarreal, and Massey Villarreal.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
SENATE RESOLUTION 567
Senator Johnson offered the following resolution:
SR 567, Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Las Colinas.
The resolution was read and was adopted without objection.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Johnson was recognized and introduced to the Senate a Las Colinas delegation including Las Colinas Association President J. Hammond Perot.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
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 12:42 p.m. announced the conclusion of morning call.
SENATE BILL 2376 ON SECOND READING
Senator Campbell moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 2376 at this time on its second reading:
SB 2376, Relating to the issuance of Support Adoption specialty license plates and to the Support Adoption account and certain voluntary contributions to that account.
The motion prevailed.
Senators Alvarado, Eckhardt, 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: Alvarado, Eckhardt, West.
SENATE BILL 2376 ON THIRD READING
Senator Campbell moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 2376 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
Yeas: 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, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Alvarado, Eckhardt, West.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 2624 ON SECOND READING
Senator Springer moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 2624 at this time on its second reading:
SB 2624, 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.
The motion prevailed.
Senators Hughes and Middleton 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: Hughes, Middleton.
SENATE BILL 2624 ON THIRD READING
Senator Springer moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 2624 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
Yeas: Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Hughes, Middleton.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 1537 ON SECOND READING
Senator Parker moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 1537 at this time on its second reading:
SB 1537, Relating to measures to prevent espionage and intellectual property theft at public institutions of higher education.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Middleton, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West, Zaffirini.
Nays: Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Menéndez, Whitmire.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 1537 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 SB 1537 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Middleton, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West, Zaffirini.
Nays: Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Menéndez, Whitmire.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6. (Same as previous roll call)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 2354 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Springer and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSHB 2354 at this time on its second reading:
CSHB 2354, Relating to the eligibility of land to continue to be appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following a transfer to a surviving spouse.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 2354 ON THIRD READING
Senator Springer moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 2354 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.
SENATE BILL 2518 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Blanco and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 2518 at this time on its second reading:
SB 2518, Relating to an application for an exception to the bilingual education program.
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.
SENATE BILL 2518 ON THIRD READING
Senator Blanco moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 2518 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.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 107 ON SECOND READING
Senator Hinojosa moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HJR 107 at this time on its second reading:
HJR 107, Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory age of retirement for state justices and judges.
The motion prevailed.
Senators Creighton, Hall, Middleton, and Schwertner asked to be recorded as voting "Nay" on suspension of the regular order of business.
The resolution was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading except as follows:
Nays: Creighton, Hall, Middleton, Schwertner.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 107 ON THIRD READING
Senator Hinojosa moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HJR 107 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4.
Yeas: Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Sparks, Springer, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Creighton, Hall, Middleton, Schwertner.
The resolution was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4. (Same as previous roll call)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 2526 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Campbell and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSSB 2526 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 2526, Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of real property used as a municipal solid waste facility or the buffer zone of such a facility.
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 2526 ON THIRD READING
Senator Campbell moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 2526 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.
(Senator Flores in Chair)
HOUSE BILL 5174 ON SECOND READING
Senator Huffman moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 5174 at this time on its second reading:
HB 5174, Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium.
The motion prevailed.
Senators Hall, Hughes, and Middleton asked to be recorded as voting "Nay" on suspension of the regular order of business.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Birdwell offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend HB 5174 (senate committee report) in SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 481.653(a), Government Code (page 2, between lines 16 and 17), by adding the following appropriately numbered subdivision to the subsection and renumbering subsequent subdivisions of the subsection and cross-references to those subdivisions accordingly:
( ) Texas State Technical College System;
The amendment to HB 5174 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.
HB 5174 as amended was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading except as follows:
Nays: Hall, Hughes, Middleton.
HOUSE BILL 5174 ON THIRD READING
Senator Huffman moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 5174 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
Yeas: Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Hall, Hughes, Middleton.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. (Same as previous roll call)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 2428 ON SECOND READING
Senator Creighton moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 2428 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 2428, Relating to the removal of a public school student from the classroom for the possession or use of an e-cigarette.
The motion prevailed.
Senator 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: West.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 2428 ON THIRD READING
Senator Creighton moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 2428 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
Nays: West.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. (Same as previous roll call)
HOUSE BILL 1740 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Hancock and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 1740 at this time on its second reading:
HB 1740, Relating to the issuance of state parklands passports to and a waiver of certain state park fees for certain veterans, active duty armed forces members, and certain family members of a person who died while serving in the United States armed forces.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 1740 ON THIRD READING
Senator Hancock moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1740 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
HOUSE BILL 2484 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator LaMantia and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSHB 2484 at this time on its second reading:
CSHB 2484, Relating to the safety of a referee, judge, or other official at certain public school extracurricular activities and competitions and prohibiting certain conduct by a spectator related to those officials' safety.
The bill was read second time.
Senator LaMantia offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSHB 2484 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In the recital to SECTION 1 of the bill, amending Section 33.081, Education Code (page 1, line 31), strike "and (f-2)" and substitute ", (f-2), and (f-3)".
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, immediately following added Section 33.081(f-2), Education Code (page 1, between lines 47 and 48), insert the following subsection:
(f-3) A prohibition imposed under Subsection (f-1) must be at a minimum for the remainder of the school year during which the injury occurs, but may not exceed three years from the date the injury occurs.
The amendment to CSHB 2484 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.
CSHB 2484 as amended was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 2484 ON THIRD READING
Senator LaMantia moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 2484 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.
HOUSE BILL 2464 ON SECOND READING
Senator Hughes moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 2464 at this time on its second reading:
HB 2464, Relating to optional annuity increases for certain retirees and beneficiaries of the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
The motion prevailed.
Senators Middleton and Schwertner 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 third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading except as follows:
Nays: Middleton, Schwertner.
HOUSE BILL 2464 ON THIRD READING
Senator Hughes moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2464 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
Yeas: Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Sparks, Springer, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Middleton, Schwertner.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. (Same as previous roll call)
HOUSE BILL 1890 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Menéndez and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 1890 at this time on its second reading:
HB 1890, Relating to the operation of a hospital at home program by certain hospitals; authorizing a fee.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 1890 ON THIRD READING
Senator Menéndez moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1890 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
HOUSE BILL 2545 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Johnson and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSHB 2545 at this time on its second reading:
CSHB 2545, Relating to an individual's genetic data, including the use of that data by certain genetic testing companies for commercial purposes and the individual's property right in DNA; authorizing a civil penalty.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Johnson offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSHB 2545 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 503A.003, Business & Commerce Code (page 2, line 56), between "sample" and "and", insert "that is provided to or used by a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company".
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 503A.003, Business & Commerce Code (page 2, line 57), between "DNA" and ", including", insert "by a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company".
(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 503A.003, Business & Commerce Code (page 2, lines 60-61), strike ", without regard to whether those results are held by a public or private entity,".
The amendment to CSHB 2545 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.
CSHB 2545 as amended was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 2545 ON THIRD READING
Senator Johnson moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 2545 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.
HOUSE BILL 1550 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Springer and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 1550 at this time on its second reading:
HB 1550, Relating to the continuation and functions of the Office of State-Federal Relations.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 1550 ON THIRD READING
Senator Springer moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1550 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.
HOUSE BILL 3993 ON SECOND READING
Senator Middleton moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 3993 at this time on its second reading:
HB 3993, Relating to the automatic admission of students with a nontraditional secondary education to certain public institutions of higher education.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11.
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, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11. (Same as previous roll call)
HOUSE BILL 1846 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Nichols and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 1846 at this time on its second reading:
HB 1846, Relating to the skills test required for a commercial driver's license for certain commercial learner's permit holders.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 1846 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 HB 1846 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.
(Senator Birdwell in Chair)
HOUSE BILL 2073 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Schwertner and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 2073 at this time on its second reading:
HB 2073, Relating to the recovery of fuel and purchased power costs by electric utilities.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 2073 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 HB 2073 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.
HOUSE BILL 367 ON SECOND READING
Senator Zaffirini moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 367 at this time on its second reading:
HB 367, Relating to the powers and duties of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
The motion prevailed.
Senator 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 third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading except as follows:
Nays: West.
HOUSE BILL 367 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 HB 367 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
Nays: West.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. (Same as previous roll call)
HOUSE BILL 587 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Blanco and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 587 at this time on its second reading:
HB 587, Relating to the cremation of deceased veterans with a United States flag or Texas state flag and the incineration of those flags through the cremation process.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Blanco offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend HB 587 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In the recital to SECTION 1 of the bill (page 1, line 22), strike "amending Subdivision (4) and adding Subdivision (16)" and substitute "adding Subdivisions (10-a) and (16)".
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike amended Section 716.001(4), Health and Safety Code (page 1, lines 24 through 29), and substitute the following:
(10-a) "First responder" has the meaning assigned by Section 421.095, Government Code.
(3) Strike SECTIONS 2 and 3 of the bill, amending Sections 716.002 and 716.052(a), Health and Safety Code (page 1, line 40, through page 2, line 37), and renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.
(4) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in added Section 716.157(a), Health and Safety Code (page 2, line 44), between "person" and the underlined period, insert the following:
, including a family member of a deceased veteran, deceased first responder, or deceased spouse or child of a veteran or first responder for the purpose of spreading the ashes on the grave or memorial site of the veteran, first responder, spouse, or child
The amendment to HB 587 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.
HB 587 as amended was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 587 ON THIRD READING
Senator Blanco moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 587 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.
HOUSE BILL 2217 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Perry and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 2217 at this time on its second reading:
HB 2217, Relating to the regulation of the practice of public accountancy.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Perry offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend HB 2217 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In the recital to SECTION 10 of the bill (page 2, line 35), strike "Section 901.656(b), Occupations Code, is" and substitute "Sections 901.656(a) and (b), Occupations Code, are".
(2) In SECTION 10 of the bill, in amended Section 901.656, Occupations Code (page 2, between lines 36 and 37), insert the following:
(a) The board shall determine the maximum amount of any scholarship awarded under this subchapter. The scholarship may be spent by the recipient on the expenses for tuition, fees, books, supplies, and living expenses incurred by the accounting student in connection with the student's study in [fifth year of] an accounting program. Scholarships shall be made available to eligible students attending:
(1) any institution of higher education; or
(2) any nonprofit independent institution approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 61.222, Education Code.
(3) In SECTION 12 of the bill, in the repealer provision, strike Subdivisions (3) and (4) (page 2, lines 61 and 62), and substitute the following:
(3) Sections 901.310(a) and (b);
(4) Sections 901.355(b) and (c); and
(5) Section 901.651.
(4) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 901.155, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 901.155. SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND FOR [FIFTH-YEAR] ACCOUNTING STUDENTS. (a) The fee for the issuance or renewal of a license under this chapter consists of:
(1) the amount of the fee set by the board under Section 901.154; and
(2) an additional $10 annual fee to be deposited to the credit of the scholarship trust fund for [fifth-year] accounting students.
(b) The scholarship trust fund for [fifth-year] accounting students is held by the board outside the state treasury and may be used only to:
(1) provide scholarships under Subchapter N to accounting students in [the fifth year of] a program designed to qualify each student to apply for certification as a certified public accountant; and
(2) pay administrative costs under Subsection (c).
(c) The administrative costs incurred to collect the fee imposed under Subsection (a)(2) and to disburse the money may not exceed 10 percent of the total money collected.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 404.071, Government Code, interest earned on amounts in the scholarship trust fund for [fifth-year] accounting students shall be credited to that fund.
SECTION ____. The heading to Subchapter N, Chapter 901, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER N. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR [FIFTH-YEAR] ACCOUNTING STUDENTS
SECTION ____. Section 901.653, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 901.653. SCHOLARSHIPS. The board shall establish and administer, using funds collected and appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, scholarships for [fifth-year] accounting students.
SECTION ____. Section 901.654(b), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) In determining what best promotes the public purpose, the board shall consider at a minimum the following factors relating to each person applying for a scholarship under this section:
(1) financial need;
(2) ethnic or racial minority status; and
(3) scholastic ability and performance in at least 15 hours of upper-level accounting coursework.
SECTION ____. Section 901.660(a), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Before January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the board shall report to the legislature concerning the scholarship program for [fifth-year] accounting students administered by the board under this subchapter.
SECTION ____. The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy shall adopt rules necessary to implement the changes in law made by this Act not later than October 1, 2023.
The amendment to HB 2217 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.
HB 2217 as amended was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 2217 ON THIRD READING
Senator Perry moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2217 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.
HOUSE BILL 3301 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Bettencourt and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 3301 at this time on its second reading:
HB 3301, Relating to the dissolution of the Green Tree Park Municipal Utility District.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 3301 ON THIRD READING
Senator Bettencourt moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 3301 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.
HOUSE BILL 1212 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Kolkhorst and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 1212 at this time on its second reading:
HB 1212, Relating to verification of excused absences from public school for the purpose of observing religious holy days.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 1212 ON THIRD READING
Senator Kolkhorst moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1212 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.
HOUSE BILL 1393 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Perry and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 1393 at this time on its second reading:
HB 1393, Relating to an optional service retirement annuity that provides an increasing annuity under the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Perry offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend HB 1393 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 2 of the bill, in the transition language (page 2, line 13), by striking "January" and substituting "September".
The amendment to HB 1393 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.
HB 1393 as amended was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 1393 ON THIRD READING
Senator Perry moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1393 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.
HOUSE BILL 5348 ON SECOND READING
Senator Kolkhorst moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 5348 at this time on its second reading:
HB 5348, Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 49; 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, Hancock, Hughes, and Middleton 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 third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading except as follows:
Nays: Hall, Hancock, Hughes, Middleton.
HOUSE BILL 5348 ON THIRD READING
Senator Kolkhorst moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 5348 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4.
Yeas: Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hinojosa, Huffman, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Hall, Hancock, Hughes, Middleton.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4. (Same as previous roll call)
HOUSE BILL 1455 ON SECOND READING
Senator Johnson moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 1455 at this time on its second reading:
HB 1455, Relating to health care benefits of persons wrongfully imprisoned.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11.
Yeas: Alvarado, Birdwell, Blanco, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hall, Hinojosa, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Paxton, Perry, Sparks, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Bettencourt, Campbell, Hancock, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Parker, Schwertner, Springer.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11. (Same as previous roll call)
HOUSE BILL 1745 ON SECOND READING
Senator Nichols moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 1745 at this time on its second reading:
HB 1745, Relating to vicarious liability of a transportation network company for acts of a driver using the company's digital network.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
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.
Nays: Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Menéndez, Miles, West, Zaffirini.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6. (Same as previous roll call)
HOUSE BILL 1745 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 HB 1745 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, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, Whitmire.
Nays: Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Menéndez, Miles, West, Zaffirini.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6. (Same as previous roll call)
HOUSE BILL 1455 ON THIRD READING
Senator Johnson moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1455 be placed on its third reading and final passage:
HB 1455, Relating to health care benefits of persons wrongfully imprisoned.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
Yeas: Alvarado, Birdwell, Blanco, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Hughes, Johnson, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Menéndez, Middleton, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Sparks, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Bettencourt, Campbell, Huffman, King, Schwertner, Springer.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11.
Yeas: Alvarado, Birdwell, Blanco, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hall, Hinojosa, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Paxton, Perry, Sparks, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Bettencourt, Campbell, Hancock, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Parker, Schwertner, Springer.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1666 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Parker and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSHB 1666 at this time on its second reading:
CSHB 1666, Relating to the commingling of funds by digital asset service providers; providing an administrative penalty.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Parker offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSHB 1666 (senate committee report) in SECTION 1 of the bill (page 3, line 21) by striking "this state" and substituting "the public".
The amendment to CSHB 1666 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.
CSHB 1666 as amended was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1666 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 CSHB 1666 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
HOUSE BILL 1442 ON SECOND READING
Senator Bettencourt moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSHB 1442 at this time on its second reading:
CSHB 1442, Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving a reckless driving exhibition or racing on a highway and to the forfeiture of contraband as a result of a reckless driving exhibition.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Hall 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 third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading except as follows:
Nays: Hall.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1442 ON THIRD READING
Senator Bettencourt moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 1442 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
Nays: Hall.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. (Same as previous roll call)
HOUSE BILL 3526 ON SECOND READING
Senator Springer moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 3526 at this time on its second reading:
HB 3526, Relating to the application of a municipal building code to the construction of a solar pergola.
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 third reading by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 12. (Same as previous roll call)
HOUSE BILL 3390 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Schwertner and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 3390 at this time on its second reading:
HB 3390, Relating to the provision of information regarding distributed generation and certain electrical loads.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 3390 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 HB 3390 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
HOUSE BILL 2230 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Nichols and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSHB 2230 at this time on its second reading:
CSHB 2230, Relating to the determination of the sufficient balance of the economic stabilization fund for the purpose of allocating general revenue to that fund and the state highway fund.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 2230 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 CSHB 2230 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.
HOUSE BILL 1382 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Bettencourt and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 1382 at this time on its second reading:
HB 1382, Relating to the public sale of real property taken in execution of a judgment.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 1382 ON THIRD READING
Senator Bettencourt moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1382 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.
BILLS SIGNED
The Presiding Officer announced the signing of the following enrolled bills in the presence of the Senate after the captions had been read:
SB 543, SB 784, SB 1124, SB 1155, SB 1180.
HB 242, HB 598, HB 609, HB 692, HB 1038, HB 1161, HB 1255, HB 1748, HB 1760, HB 1949, HB 2015, HB 3065, HB 3345, HB 3651, HB 4015.
HOUSE BILL 3526 ON THIRD READING
Senator Springer moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 3526 be placed on its third reading and final passage:
HB 3526, Relating to the application of a municipal building code to the construction of a solar pergola.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, Menéndez, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Alvarado, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, LaMantia, Miles.
The bill was read third time and was passed 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.
HOUSE BILL 1859 ON SECOND READING
Senator Perry moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 1859 at this time on its second reading:
HB 1859, Relating to the regulation of air conditioning and refrigeration contracting, including eligibility for an air conditioning and refrigeration technician registration or certification.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 10.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West.
Nays: Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 10. (Same as previous roll call)
HOUSE BILL 2024 ON SECOND READING
Senator King moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 2024 at this time on its second reading:
HB 2024, Relating to statutes of limitation and repose for certain claims arising out of residential construction.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer.
Nays: Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Hinojosa, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11. (Same as previous roll call)
NOMINATIONS RETURNED
(Motions In Writing)
Senator Campbell submitted the following Motion In Writing:
Mr. President:
I move that the nomination of Dr. Shelley Sweatt to be a member of the Texas Woman's University Board of Regents be withdrawn from the Committee on Nominations, and I further move that the nomination be returned to the Governor pursuant to his request.
CAMPBELL
The Motion In Writing was read and prevailed without objection.
Senator Campbell submitted the following Motion In Writing:
Mr. President:
I move that the nomination of Robert Gauntt to be a member of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board be withdrawn from the Committee on Nominations, and I further move that the nomination be returned to the Governor pursuant to his request.
CAMPBELL
The Motion In Writing was read and prevailed without objection.
HOUSE BILL 4797 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Hancock and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 4797 at this time on its second reading:
HB 4797, Relating to training on the treatment of toll project roadways during inclement weather.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Hancock offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend HB 4797 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 372.059(a), Transportation Code (page 1, line 25), strike "Subsection (e)" and substitute "Subsections (e) and (f)".
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, immediately following added Section 372.059(e), Transportation Code (page 1, between lines 56 and 57), insert the following:
(f) For a roadway that is subject to a comprehensive development agreement entered into by the department or a public toll project entity under which a private participant is responsible for maintaining the roadway, the private participant is responsible for requiring each employee or contractor of the private participant who develops and supervises a plan for roadway treatment to complete the training required by Subsection (a).
The amendment to HB 4797 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.
HB 4797 as amended was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 4797 ON THIRD READING
Senator Hancock moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 4797 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.
HOUSE BILL 730 ON SECOND READING
Senator Hughes moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 730 at this time on its second reading:
HB 730, Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, investigations by the Department of Family and Protective Services, and parental child safety placements.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, Zaffirini.
Nays: Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Menéndez, Miles, West, Whitmire.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Hughes offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend HB 730 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 1 of the bill, by striking amended Section 261.303(b), Family Code (page 1, lines 27 through 34) and substituting the following:
(b) If admission to the home, school, or any place where the child may be cannot be obtained, [then for good cause shown] the court having family law jurisdiction shall order the parent, the person responsible for the care of the children, or the person in charge of any place where the child may be to allow entrance for the interview, examination, and investigation if the court:
(1) has good cause to believe that the child is in imminent danger of being subjected to aggravated circumstances as described by Section 262.2015(b); or
(2) has probable cause to believe that admission is necessary to protect the child from abuse or neglect not described by Subdivision (1).
The amendment to HB 730 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 HB 730 (senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 261.301, Family Code, is amended by adding Subsection (l) to read as follows:
(l) After the 60th day after the date an investigation is closed, the department may not reopen the investigation or change the department's finding in the investigation to find abuse or neglect occurred. Before the 60th day after the date an investigation is closed, the department may reopen a closed investigation and change the department's finding in the investigation only for good cause shown. The commissioner by rule shall establish procedures for reopening a closed investigation as authorized by this section.
The amendment to HB 730 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.
HB 730 as amended was passed to third reading by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
HOUSE BILL 730 ON THIRD READING
Senator Hughes moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 730 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.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
HOUSE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Monday, May 15, 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 14
Campbell
Sponsor: Oliverson
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Relating to prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures and treatments.
(Committee Substitute/Amended)
Respectfully,
/s/Stephen Brown,
Chief Clerk
House of Representatives
HOUSE BILL 2063 ON SECOND READING
Senator Schwertner moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 2063 at this time on its second reading:
HB 2063, Relating to required informed consent before a dog or cat may be boarded at a kennel and left unattended; providing a civil penalty.
The motion prevailed.
Senators Hughes, King, and Middleton 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 third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading except as follows:
Nays: Hughes, King, Middleton.
HOUSE BILL 2063 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 HB 2063 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
Yeas: Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Johnson, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Hughes, King, Middleton.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. (Same as previous roll call)
(Senator Flores in Chair)
HOUSE BILL 568 ON SECOND READING
Senator Menéndez moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 568 at this time on its second reading:
HB 568, Relating to education and training for peace officers on interacting with persons with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
The motion prevailed.
Senators Hughes, King, Middleton, Schwertner, and Springer 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 third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading except as follows:
Nays: Hughes, King, Middleton, Schwertner, Springer.
HOUSE BILL 568 ON THIRD READING
Senator Menéndez moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 568 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5.
Yeas: Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Johnson, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Sparks, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Hughes, King, Middleton, Schwertner, Springer.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5. (Same as previous roll call)
HOUSE BILL 541 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Hinojosa and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 541 at this time on its second reading:
HB 541, Relating to donations to certain local charities or veterans county service offices ordered to be paid as a condition of community supervision.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 541 ON THIRD READING
Senator Hinojosa moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 541 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.
HOUSE BILL 3643 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator King and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 3643 at this time on its second reading:
HB 3643, Relating to the issuance of a temporary license by the Department of Public Safety.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 3643 ON THIRD READING
Senator King moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 3643 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.
HOUSE BILL 28 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Birdwell and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 28 at this time on its second reading:
HB 28, Relating to enhancing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the criminal offense of aggravated assault.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 28 ON THIRD READING
Senator Birdwell moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 28 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.
HOUSE BILL 2373 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Nichols and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 2373 at this time on its second reading:
HB 2373, Relating to the authority of a water or sewer utility to consolidate more than one system under a single tariff.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 2373 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 HB 2373 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.
HOUSE BILL 2306 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Middleton and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 2306 at this time on its second reading:
HB 2306, Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of voyeurism.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 2306 ON THIRD READING
Senator Middleton moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2306 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.
HOUSE BILL 1297 ON SECOND READING
Senator Birdwell moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 1297 at this time on its second reading:
HB 1297, Relating to vision screenings for students in public or private school.
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 and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading except as follows:
Nays: Schwertner.
HOUSE BILL 1297 ON THIRD READING
Senator Birdwell moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1297 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)
HOUSE BILL 2059 ON SECOND READING
Senator Zaffirini moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 2059 at this time on its second reading:
HB 2059, Relating to mental health first aid training provided by local mental health authorities and local behavioral health authorities.
The motion prevailed.
Senators Hall and Middleton 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 third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading except as follows:
Nays: Hall, Middleton.
HOUSE BILL 2059 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 HB 2059 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
Yeas: Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Hall, Middleton.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. (Same as previous roll call)
HOUSE BILL 2353 ON SECOND READING
Senator Birdwell moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 2353 at this time on its second reading:
HB 2353, Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
Yeas: Alvarado, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hinojosa, Huffman, Johnson, King, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Bettencourt, Hall, Hancock, Hughes, Kolkhorst, Middleton.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6. (Same as previous roll call)
HOUSE BILL 2353 ON THIRD READING
Senator Birdwell moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2353 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
Yeas: Alvarado, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hinojosa, Huffman, Johnson, King, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Bettencourt, Hall, Hancock, Hughes, Kolkhorst, Middleton.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6. (Same as previous roll call)
(President in Chair)
HOUSE BILL 393 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Paxton and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 393 at this time on its second reading:
HB 393, Relating to restitution payments for the support of a child whose parent or guardian is a victim of intoxication manslaughter.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 393 ON THIRD READING
Senator Paxton moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 393 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.
HOUSE BILL 1989 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Parker and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 1989 at this time on its second reading:
HB 1989, Relating to the fees assessed by a district clerk for copies of certain court documents.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 1989 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 HB 1989 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.
HOUSE BILL 1750 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Perry and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 1750 at this time on its second reading:
HB 1750, Relating to the applicability of certain city requirements to agricultural operations.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 1750 ON THIRD READING
Senator Perry moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1750 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.
HOUSE BILL 2708 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Flores and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration HB 2708 at this time on its second reading:
HB 2708, Relating to visitation policies for inmates and state jail felony defendants.
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading.
HOUSE BILL 2708 ON THIRD READING
Senator Flores moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2708 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.
(Senator Flores in Chair)
(President in Chair)
SENATE RULE 11.13 SUSPENDED
(Consideration of Bills in Committees)
(Motion In Writing)
Senator Huffman submitted the following Motion In Writing:
Mr. President:
I move suspension of Senate Rule 11.13 to permit the Conference Committee on H.B. 1 to meet during today's session.
HUFFMAN
The Motion In Writing was read and prevailed without objection.
(Senator King in Chair)
HOUSE BILL 2127 ON SECOND READING
Senator Creighton moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 2127 at this time on its second reading:
HB 2127, Relating to state preemption of and the effect of certain state or federal law on certain municipal and county regulation.
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 Creighton offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend HB 2127 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 7 of the bill, in added Section 102A.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as follows:
(1) Between "REMEDIES." and "A" (page 2, line 44), insert "(a)".
(2) Immediately after "fees." (page 2, between lines 47 and 48), insert the following:
(b) A municipality or county is entitled to recover in an action brought under this chapter costs and reasonable attorney's fees if the court finds the action to be frivolous.
The amendment to HB 2127 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 Creighton offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 2
Amend HB 2127 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 15 of the bill, in added Section 1.004, Property Code, as follows:
(1) Between "PREEMPTION." and "Unless" (page 4, line 21), insert "(a)".
(2) Immediately after "code." (page 4, between lines 26 and 27), insert the following:
(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), a field occupied by a provision of this code includes an ordinance, order, or rule regulating evictions or otherwise prohibiting, restricting, or delaying delivery of a notice to vacate or filing a suit to recover possession of the premises under Chapter 24.
The amendment to HB 2127 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 except as follows:
Nays: Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Hinojosa, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Senator Eckhardt offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 3
Amend HB 2127 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 5 of the bill, in added Section 1.004, Agriculture Code (page 2, between lines 6 and 7), between the underlined period and "An", insert the following:
A field of regulation is considered occupied by a provision of this code if a party can show that the state has adopted a comprehensive set of laws or regulations governing the challenged field of regulation.
(2) In SECTION 6 of the bill, in added Section 1.109, Business & Commerce Code (page 2, between lines 14 and 15), between the underlined period and "An", insert the following:
A field of regulation is considered occupied by a provision of this code if a party can show that the state has adopted a comprehensive set of laws or regulations governing the challenged field of regulation.
(3) In SECTION 8 of the bill, in added Section 1.004(a), Finance Code (page 3, line 8), between the underlined period and "An", insert the following:
A field of regulation is considered occupied by a provision of this code if a party can show that the state has adopted a comprehensive set of laws or regulations governing the challenged field of regulation.
(4) In SECTION 9 of the bill, in added Section 30.005, Insurance Code (page 2, between lines 27 and 28), between the underlined period and "An", insert the following:
A field of regulation is considered occupied by a provision of this code if a party can show that the state has adopted a comprehensive set of laws or regulations governing the challenged field of regulation.
(5) In SECTION 10 of the bill, in added Section 1.005(a), Labor Code (page 3, line 36), between the underlined period and "An", insert the following:
A field of regulation is considered occupied by a provision of this code if a party can show that the state has adopted a comprehensive set of laws or regulations governing the challenged field of regulation.
(6) In SECTION 13 of the bill, in added Section 1.003, Natural Resources Code (page 4, between lines 5 and 6), between the underlined period and "An", insert the following:
A field of regulation is considered occupied by a provision of this code if a party can show that the state has adopted a comprehensive set of laws or regulations governing the challenged field of regulation.
(7) In SECTION 14 of the bill, in added Section 1.004(a), Occupations Code (page 4, line 14), between the underlined period and "An", insert the following:
A field of regulation is considered occupied by a provision of this code if a party can show that the state has adopted a comprehensive set of laws or regulations governing the challenged field of regulation.
(8) In SECTION 15 of the bill, in added Section 1.004, Property Code (page 4, between lines 24 and 25), between the underlined period and "An", insert the following:
A field of regulation is considered occupied by a provision of this code if a party can show that the state has adopted a comprehensive set of laws or regulations governing the challenged field of regulation.
The amendment to HB 2127 was read and failed of adoption by the following vote: Yeas 12, Nays 19.
Yeas: Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Hinojosa, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer.
(President in Chair)
Senator Menéndez offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 4
Amend HB 2127 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 6 of the bill, in added Section 1.109, Business & Commerce Code (page 2, line 11), strike "Unless" and substitute "(a) Except as provided by this section, unless".
(2) In SECTION 6 of the bill, immediately after added Section 1.109, Business & Commerce Code (page 2, between lines 16 and 17), insert the following appropriately lettered subsection:
( ) This section does not apply to an ordinance, order, or rule that prohibits discrimination.
(3) In SECTION 10 of the bill, in added Section 1.005(a), Labor Code (page 3, line 32), strike "Unless" and substitute "Except as provided by this section, unless".
(4) In SECTION 10 of the bill, immediately after added Section 1.005(b), Labor Code (page 3, between lines 42 and 43), insert the following appropriately lettered subsection:
( ) This section does not apply to an ordinance, order, or rule that prohibits discrimination.
(5) In SECTION 15 of the bill, in added Section 1.004, Property Code (page 4, line 21), strike "Unless" and substitute "(a) Except as provided by this section, unless".
(6) In SECTION 15 of the bill, immediately after added Section 1.004, Property Code (page 4, between lines 26 and 27), insert the following appropriately lettered subsection:
( ) This section does not apply to an ordinance, order, or rule that prohibits discrimination.
The amendment to HB 2127 was read and failed of adoption by the following vote: Yeas 12, Nays 19.
Yeas: Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Hinojosa, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer.
Senator Johnson offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 5
Amend HB 2127 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 7 of the bill, in added Section 102A.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as follows:
(1) Between "REGULATION." and "Any" (page 2, line 27), insert "(a)".
(2) Strike "actual or threatened, from" (page 2, lines 28 and 29), and substitute "or is able to demonstrate a realistic danger of sustaining a direct injury as a result of".
(3) Strike "or a trade association representing the person" (page 2, line 32).
(4) Immediately after "Property Code." (page 2, between lines 43 and 44), insert the following:
(b) A trade association representing a person described by Subsection (a) has standing to bring and may bring an action against the municipality, county, or municipal or county official for the violation with respect to the person if:
(1) the association's members otherwise have standing to bring the action in their own right;
(2) the interests the association seeks to protect in the action are germane to the association' s purpose; and
(3) the claim asserted and the relief requested in the action do not require the participation of individual members of the association in the action.
The amendment to HB 2127 was read and failed of adoption by the following vote: Yeas 12, Nays 19.
Yeas: Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Hinojosa, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer.
Senator Birdwell offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 6
Amend HB 2127 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 7 of the bill, in added Chapter 102A, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as follows:
(1) In Section 102A.002 (page 2, lines 30-31), strike "municipality, county, or municipal or county official acting in an official capacity" and substitute "municipality or county".
(2) In Section 102A.002 (page 2, lines 33-34), strike "municipality, county, or official" and substitute "municipality or county".
(3) In the heading to Section 102A.004 (page 2, line 48), strike "AND PROHIBITED DEFENSES".
(4) In Section 102A.004(a) (page 2, line 49), strike "(a)".
(5) Strike Section 102A.004(b) (page 2, lines 52-53).
(6) In Section 102A.006(a)(2) (page 2, lines 66-67), strike "or municipal official".
The amendment to HB 2127 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. 6.
Senator West offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 7
Amend HB 2127 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 10 of the bill, in added Section 1.005, Labor Code, as follows:
(1) In Subsection (a) (page 3, line 32), strike "Unless" and substitute "Except as provided by this section, unless".
(2) Immediately after Subsection (b) (page 3, between lines 42 and 43), insert the following appropriately lettered subsection:
(__) This section does not apply to an ordinance, order, or rule that requires rest breaks of not more than 10 minutes for construction workers.
The amendment to HB 2127 was read and failed of adoption by the following vote: Yeas 12, Nays 19.
Yeas: Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Hinojosa, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer.
Senator Menéndez, on behalf of Senator Miles, offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 8
Amend HB 2127 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 7 of the bill, in added Section 102A.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, strike added Subdivision (3) (page 2, line 37) and renumber subsequent subdivisions of the section accordingly.
(2) Strike SECTION 8 of the bill adding Section 1.004, Finance Code (page 3, lines 2-21), and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.
The amendment to HB 2127 was read and failed of adoption by the following vote: Yeas 12, Nays 19.
Yeas: Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Hinojosa, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer.
Senator Eckhardt offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 9
Amend HB 2127 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 10 of the bill, in added Section 1.005, Labor Code, as follows:
(1) In Subsection (a) (page 3, line 32), strike "Unless" and substitute "Except as provided by this section, unless".
(2) Immediately after Subsection (b) (page 3, between lines 42 and 43), insert the following appropriately lettered subsection:
( ) This section does not apply to an ordinance, order, or rule that prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual's history of arrest or criminal conviction.
The amendment to HB 2127 was read and failed of adoption by the following vote: Yeas 12, Nays 19.
Yeas: Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Hinojosa, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Nays: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer.
HB 2127 as amended was passed to third reading 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.
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 567, HB 796, HB 1602, HB 1755, HB 1772, HB 1809, HB 2755, HB 3007, HB 3060, HB 3437, HB 3507, HB 3731, HB 4422, HB 4553, HB 4964.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
HOUSE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Monday, May 15, 2023 - 4
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 CONCURRED IN THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:
HB 59 (104 Yeas, 39 Nays, 1 Present, not voting)
HB 591 (142 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting)
HB 1575 (131 Yeas, 12 Nays, 1 Present, not voting)
HB 1706 (143 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting)
HB 2209 (120 Yeas, 23 Nays, 1 Present, not voting)
HB 2777 (140 Yeas, 2 Nays, 2 Present, not voting)
HB 2899 (115 Yeas, 27 Nays, 2 Present, not voting)
HB 4018 (133 Yeas, 9 Nays, 2 Present, not voting)
THE HOUSE HAS REFUSED TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING MEASURES AND REQUESTS THE APPOINTMENT OF A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE TO ADJUST THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO HOUSES:
HB 4
House Conferees: Capriglione - Chair/Burrows/Button/Longoria/Meyer
THE HOUSE HAS GRANTED THE REQUEST OF THE SENATE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:
SB 763
House Conferees: Hefner - Chair/Harris, Cody/Morales, Eddie/Shine/Talarico
SB 1500
House Conferees: Canales - Chair/Cain/Gamez/Kuempel/Lozano
THE HOUSE HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS:
SB 500 (123 Yeas, 21 Nays, 1 Present, not voting)
SB 1238
Respectfully,
/s/Stephen Brown,
Chief Clerk
House of Representatives
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
HOUSE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Monday, May 15, 2023 - 5
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:
SJR 74
Parker
Sponsor: Walle
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Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the centennial parks conservation fund.
(Committee Substitute/Amended)
Respectfully,
/s/Stephen Brown,
Chief Clerk
House of Representatives
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 16 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 40 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 78 to Committee on Transportation.
HB 96 to Committee on Border Security.
HB 102 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 198 to Committee on Transportation.
HB 247 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 251 to Committee on Jurisprudence.
HB 381 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 581 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 654 to Committee on Finance.
HB 874 to Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs.
HB 940 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 993 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 1163 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 1196 to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1422 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 1446 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 1577 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 1737 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 1798 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 1841 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 1864 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 1907 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 2066 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 2086 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 2201 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 2270 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 2300 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 2351 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 2360 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 2382 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 2401 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 2509 to Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs.
HB 2523 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 2681 to Committee on Transportation.
HB 2696 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 2815 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 2816 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 2961 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 2992 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 3127 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 3128 to Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs.
HB 3183 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 3191 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 3260 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 3327 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 3363 to Committee on Finance.
HB 3591 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 3603 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 3691 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 3786 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 3787 to Committee on Transportation.
HB 3937 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 4140 to Committee on Transportation.
HB 4164 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 4217 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 4220 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 4253 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 4283 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 4301 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 4373 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 4376 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 4429 to Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
HB 4433 to Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
HB 4434 to Subcommittee on Higher Education.
HB 4483 to Committee on Transportation.
HB 4506 to Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB 4518 to Committee on State Affairs.
HB 4542 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 4606 to Committee on Education.
HB 4722 to Subcommittee on Higher Education.
HB 4779 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 4845 to Committee on Education.
HB 4922 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 4952 to Committee on Business and Commerce.
HB 5105 to Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
HB 5160 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5202 to Committee on Criminal Justice.
HB 5312 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5322 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5333 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5340 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5359 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5361 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5375 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5377 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5386 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5392 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5396 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5397 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5404 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5405 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5407 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5409 to Committee on Finance.
HB 5411 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5412 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5413 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5414 to Committee on Local Government.
HB 5415 to Committee on Local Government.
HCR 104 to Committee on Administration.
HJR 172 to Committee on State Affairs.
HOUSE BILL 4337 REREFERRED
(Motion In Writing)
Senator Hinojosa submitted a Motion In Writing requesting that HB 4337 be withdrawn from the Committee on State Affairs and rereferred to the Committee on Border Security.
The Motion In Writing was read and prevailed without objection.
SENATE RULES SUSPENDED
(Posting Rules)
On motion of Senator Hughes and by unanimous consent, Senate Rule 11.10(a) and Senate Rule 11.18(a) were suspended in order that the Committee on State Affairs might meet and consider the following bills today: HB 891, HB 4333.
SENATE RULES SUSPENDED
(Posting Rules)
On motion of Senator Hancock and by unanimous consent, Senate Rule 11.10(a), Senate Rule 11.13, and Senate Rule 11.18(a) were suspended in order that the Committee on Veteran Affairs might meet and consider the following bills at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow in the Betty King Committee Room, 2E.23:
HB 671, HB 1457, HB 4421.
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 8:45 a.m. tomorrow in Room E1.004:
HB 430, HB 1193, HB 1330, HB 2738, HB 2956, HB 4077, HB 4446, HB 4844, HB 4928, HB 5175.
SENATE RULES SUSPENDED
(Posting Rules)
On motion of Senator Middleton and by unanimous consent, Senate Rule 11.10(a) and Senate Rule 11.18(a) were suspended in order that the Subcommittee on Higher Education 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 Health and Human Services might meet and consider SB 2632 at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow in the Senate Chamber.
SENATE RULES SUSPENDED
(Posting Rules)
On motion of Senator Zaffirini, on behalf 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 HB 4123 at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow in Room E1.012.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 27
On motion of Senator Hughes, Senator Creighton will be shown as Co-author of SB 27.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 815
On motion of Senator Springer, Senators Flores and Middleton will be shown as Co-authors of SB 815.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 1281
On motion of Senator Hughes, Senators Alvarado, Middleton, and West will be shown as Co-authors of SB 1281.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 1537
On motion of Senator Parker, Senator Kolkhorst will be shown as Co-author of SB 1537.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 1872
On motion of Senator Schwertner, Senator Eckhardt will be shown as Co-author of SB 1872.
CO-SPONSORS OF HOUSE BILL 6
On motion of Senator Huffman, Senators Hinojosa and West will be shown as Co-sponsors of HB 6.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 8
On motion of Senator Creighton, Senator Hinojosa will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 8.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 9
On motion of Senator Huffman, Senator Paxton will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 9.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 28
On motion of Senator Birdwell, Senator Springer will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 28.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 63
On motion of Senator Sparks, Senator West will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 63.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 90
On motion of Senator Huffman, Senator Paxton will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 90.
CO-SPONSORS OF HOUSE BILL 165
On motion of Senator Whitmire, Senators Alvarado and West will be shown as Co-sponsors of HB 165.
CO-SPONSORS OF HOUSE BILL 282
On motion of Senator Hancock, Senators Hinojosa and West will be shown as Co-sponsors of HB 282.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 393
On motion of Senator Paxton, Senator Hinojosa will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 393.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 567
On motion of Senator Miles, Senator Eckhardt will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 567.
CO-SPONSORS OF HOUSE BILL 568
On motion of Senator Menéndez, Senators Bettencourt, Blanco, Hinojosa, LaMantia, and West will be shown as Co-sponsors of HB 568.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 584
On motion of Senator Zaffirini, Senator West will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 584.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 587
On motion of Senator Blanco, Senator West will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 587.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 711
On motion of Senator Kolkhorst, Senator West will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 711.
CO-SPONSORS OF HOUSE BILL 730
On motion of Senator Hughes, Senators Paxton and West will be shown as Co-sponsors of HB 730.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 841
On motion of Senator Middleton, Senator West will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 841.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 916
On motion of Senator Paxton, Senator Eckhardt will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 916.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 1058
On motion of Senator Perry, Senator Johnson will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 1058.
CO-SPONSORS OF HOUSE BILL 1212
On motion of Senator Kolkhorst, Senators Creighton and Menéndez will be shown as Co-sponsors of HB 1212.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 1217
On motion of Senator Kolkhorst, Senator West will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 1217.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 1442
On motion of Senator Bettencourt, Senator West will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 1442.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 1455
On motion of Senator Johnson, Senator West will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 1455.
CO-SPONSORS OF HOUSE BILL 1615
On motion of Senator Birdwell, Senators Hinojosa and West will be shown as Co-sponsors of HB 1615.
CO-SPONSORS OF HOUSE BILL 1740
On motion of Senator Hancock, Senators Blanco, Hinojosa, Parker, and West will be shown as Co-sponsors of HB 1740.
CO-SPONSORS OF HOUSE BILL 1750
On motion of Senator Perry, Senators LaMantia and West will be shown as Co-sponsors of HB 1750.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 1826
On motion of Senator Whitmire, Senator West will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 1826.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 1859
On motion of Senator Perry, Senator West will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 1859.
CO-SPONSORS OF HOUSE BILL 1890
On motion of Senator Menéndez, Senators Eckhardt and West will be shown as Co-sponsors of HB 1890.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 2063
On motion of Senator Schwertner, Senator Blanco will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 2063.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 2127
On motion of Senator Creighton, Senator Bettencourt will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 2127.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 2230
On motion of Senator Nichols, Senator Hinojosa will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 2230.
CO-SPONSORS OF HOUSE BILL 2354
On motion of Senator Springer, Senators West and Zaffirini will be shown as Co-sponsors of HB 2354.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 2454
On motion of Senator Huffman, Senator West will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 2454.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 2484
On motion of Senator LaMantia, Senator West will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 2484.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 2545
On motion of Senator Johnson, Senator Paxton will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 2545.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 2629
On motion of Senator Middleton, Senator Eckhardt will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 2629.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 2708
On motion of Senator Flores, Senator Eckhardt will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 2708.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 2802
On motion of Senator Blanco, Senators Eckhardt will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 2802.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 2951
On motion of Senator Hancock, Senator Hall will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 2951.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 3162
On motion of Senator Hughes, Senator Parker will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 3162.
CO-SPONSORS OF HOUSE BILL 3323
On motion of Senator West, Senators Blanco and Eckhardt will be shown as Co-sponsors of HB 3323.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 3447
On motion of Senator Huffman, Senator Blanco will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 3447.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 3599
On motion of Senator Hinojosa, Senator Paxton will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 3599.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 3660
On motion of Senator Zaffirini, Senator Whitmire will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 3660.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 3765
On motion of Senator Huffman, Senator Paxton will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 3765.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 3993
On motion of Senator Middleton, Senator Paxton will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 3993.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE BILL 4797
On motion of Senator Hancock, Senator West will be shown as Co-sponsor of HB 4797.
CO-SPONSORS OF HOUSE BILL 5174
On motion of Senator Huffman, Senators Blanco, West, and Whitmire will be shown as Co-sponsors of HB 5174.
CO-SPONSOR OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 125
On motion of Senator Huffman, Senator Paxton will be shown as Co-sponsor of HJR 125.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Whitmire, the Senate at 7:12 p.m. adjourned until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.
RESOLUTIONS OF RECOGNITION
The following resolutions were adopted by the Senate:
Congratulatory Resolutions
SR 571 by Kolkhorst, Recognizing Jeane Block Spencer for her career as an educator.
SR 572 by West, Recognizing Karen McCormick Zachary on the occasion of her retirement.
SR 573 by LaMantia, Recognizing Norma Duran for being named governor of the Texas Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Artists.
SR 574 by Hinojosa, Recognizing Nedra S. Kinerk for her service to the people of McAllen and the Rio Grande Valley.
APPENDIX
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The following committee reports were received by the Secretary of the Senate in the order listed:
May 15, 2023
LOCAL GOVERNMENT — SB 2629, HB 1472, HB 1440, HB 260, HB 5399, HB 5395, HB 5394, HB 5393, HB 5391, HB 5390, HB 5385, HB 5374, HB 5365, HB 5349, HB 5345, HB 5343, HB 5339, HB 5337, HB 5332, HB 5320, HB 5318, HB 5314, HB 4700, HB 2732, HB 3514
CRIMINAL JUSTICE — CSSB 2287
EDUCATION — CSHB 3287
LOCAL GOVERNMENT — CSHB 5303, CSHB 5344, CSHB 1699
JURISPRUDENCE — CSHB 2893, CSHB 3474
STATE AFFAIRS — HB 4218, HB 2636, HB 5010, HB 3956, HB 558, HB 103, HB 4085, HB 1632, HB 3223, HB 1631
EDUCATION — CSHB 3928
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — CSHB 916, CSHB 3414, CSHB 54, CSHB 1527, HB 1290, HB 1647
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT — CSHB 2719, CSHB 1950, CSHB 1034, CSHB 5311, CSHB 2416, CSHB 1515
WATER, AGRICULTURE, AND RURAL AFFAIRS — CSHB 1540
FINANCE — HB 3599, HB 3104, HB 3765, HJR 132, HB 4051, HB 4539, HB 4141
STATE AFFAIRS — HB 73
BILLS ENGROSSED
May 15, 2023
SB 1537, SB 2376, SB 2428, SB 2518, SB 2526, SB 2624
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ENROLLED
May 15, 2023
SB 241, SB 577, SB 768, SB 811, SB 825, SB 887, SB 943, SB 1032, SB 1186, SB 1381, SB 1413, SB 1506, SB 1592, SB 1612, SB 1716, SB 1780, SB 1801, SB 1809, SB 1850, SB 1869, SB 2123, SB 2124, SB 2258, SB 2261, SB 2294, SB 2355, SB 2566, SB 2576, SB 2577, SB 2579, SB 2583, SB 2599, SB 2600, SCR 47, SR 567, SR 569, SR 570, SR 571, SR 572, SR 573, SR 574
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
May 13, 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
SENT TO GOVERNOR
May 15, 2023
SB 543, SB 784, SB 1124, SB 1155, SB 1180
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
May 15, 2023
SB 240, SB 664, SB 1004, SB 1115, SB 1207, SB 1372, SB 1730, SB 1859, SB 2232, SB 2233, SB 2284