TWENTY-NINTH DAY
(Continued)
(Tuesday, April 22, 2025)
AFTER RECESS
The Senate met at 11:18 a.m. and was called to order by Senator Bettencourt.
Pastor Jim Harris, Tilden Baptist Church, Tilden, offered the invocation as follows:
Dear heavenly Father, we thank You for this wonderful day. You alone have created it, and we shall rejoice and be glad in it. We praise You Lord that our forefathers had the faith in You and the courage to act boldly in 1836, when they established the Republic of Texas and when You granted victory to those proud patriots and citizens at San Jacinto. Father, we humbly come before You asking for Your wisdom and guidance to lead the men and women of the Texas Senate, who You have called to be Your servants in this 89th Legislature. May each Member of this assembly deal with all manners and matters that come before them in a spirit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. We pray that You bless these leaders of our great Lone Star State, their family, their staff, Governor Patrick, Secretary Spaw, and the leaders of this group as a whole. Lord, we also ask Your blessing upon those that mourn the loss of Pope Francis, and we pray Your provision for the new leader of that church. Lord, we thank You for Your unending grace and mercy. It is in the mighty, majestic, and sovereign name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.
GUEST PRESENTED
Senator Zaffirini was recognized and introduced to the Senate Pastor Jim Harris, Tilden Baptist Church.
The Senate welcomed its guest.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
HOUSE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - 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 public education and public school finance.
Relating to the establishment of the governor's task force on the governance of early childhood education and care.
Relating to the adoption of the revised Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children by the State of Texas; making conforming changes.
Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.
Relating to the permissible uses of the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.
Relating to the requirement for payment bonds from certain public work contractors.
Relating to the provision of certain co-navigation services to individuals who are deaf-blind.
Relating to the course levels offered at Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College.
Relating to the armed security officers required to be present at public schools and the appointment of reserve police officers by a school district police department.
Relating to certain records of a health professional providing a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service.
Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming.
Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit for a year in which a property owner provides notice that the owner intends to appeal an order of an appraisal review board determining a protest by the owner regarding the appraisal of the owner's property.
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District.
SB 2
Creighton
Sponsor: Buckley
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Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.
(Committee Substitute/Amended)
SB 260
Huffman
Sponsor: Bonnen
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Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.
(Committee Substitute)
SB 569
Bettencourt
Sponsor: Bell, Keith
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Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.
Respectfully,
/s/Stephen Brown,
Chief Clerk
House of Representatives
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
The following Message from the Governor was read and was referred to the Committee on Nominations:
April 17, 2025
Austin, Texas
TO THE SENATE OF THE EIGHTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION:
I ask the advice, consent and confirmation of the Senate with respect to the following appointments:
To be members of the Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors for terms to expire as indicated:
To Expire April 1, 2026:
Jon M. "Mark" Sjolander
Dayton, Texas
(Mr. Sjolander is being reappointed)
To Expire April 1, 2027:
Hannah E. Kaplan
Houston, Texas
(replacing Thomas A. "Tom" Reiser of Houston whose term expired)
Antonio L. Santana
Mont Belvieu, Texas
(replacing Douglas E. "Doug" Walker of Beach City whose term expired)
Respectfully submitted,
/s/Greg Abbott
Governor
SENATE RESOLUTION 434
Senator Gutierrez offered the following resolution:
WHEREAS, Goodwill Industries of San Antonio is celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2025, providing a fitting opportunity to recognize the organization for its myriad contributions; and
WHEREAS, Goodwill San Antonio traces its origins to 1945, when it was launched amid the city's post-World War II rebuilding efforts; founded by a group of prominent business, religious, and civic leaders, the organization began with an initial investment goal of $25,000 and a commitment to provide workforce development opportunities to individuals facing employment barriers; its first store opened on the city's Southside in 1946, and 18 of its 22 employees were Purple Heart war veterans; and
WHEREAS, Over the past eight decades, Goodwill San Antonio has become one of the largest and most highly regarded workforce development training providers in Southwest Texas; with more than 1,800 employees, it serves a 24-county region and operates locations in San Antonio, Kerrville, Laredo, New Braunfels, Seguin, Bulverde, and Cibolo; and
WHEREAS, Goodwill San Antonio provides thousands of area residents with access to gainful employment, career training, and job procurement services, while placing a special emphasis on assisting those encountering hiring obstacles such as prior incarceration, disabilities, or a lack of formal education; serving as a second-chance employer, the organization offers life-changing opportunities to those who are facing barriers to employment; and
WHEREAS, Revenue generated by Goodwill San Antonio's retail stores and contract services operations are reinvested into its many mission-driven programs, creating a cycle of economic opportunity and community benefit; among other initiatives, the organization has established the Goodwill Academy & Career Services vocational training program to help prepare individuals for jobs in such high-demand industries as health care, manufacturing, logistics, and skilled trades; and
WHEREAS, For 80 years, Goodwill San Antonio has played an important role in numerous South Texas communities, changing lives through the power of work and equipping individuals with the tools they need to reach their full potential as engaged and productive members of society; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature hereby commemorate the 80th anniversary of Goodwill Industries of San Antonio and extend to all those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Goodwill San Antonio as an expression of high regard by the Texas Senate.
GUTIERREZ
MENÉNDEZ
ZAFFIRINI
SR 434 was read.
On motion of Senator Menéndez and by unanimous consent, the names of the Lieutenant Governor and Senators were added to the resolution as signers thereof.
On motion of Senator Gutierrez, the resolution was adopted without objection.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Gutierrez, joined by Senators Menéndez and Zaffirini, was recognized and introduced to the Senate a Goodwill Industries of San Antonio delegation including President and CEO Carlos J. Conteras III, Board Chairman Robert "Bo" Davies, Diana Trevino, and Clyde Mitchell.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Zaffirini was recognized and introduced to the Senate a McMullen County delegation including County Judge James Teal, County Attorney Kimberly Kreider-Dusek, Sheriff Emmett Shelton, County/District Clerk Mattie Sadovsky, Tax Assessor-Collector Bessie Guerrero, Treasurer Jill Atkinson, and Commissioner Murray Swaim.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Presiding Officer acknowledged the presence of a Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District delegation.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
PHYSICIAN OF THE DAY
Senator Gutierrez was recognized and presented Dr. Christine Camacho of San Antonio as the Physician of the Day.
The Senate welcomed Dr. Camacho and thanked her for her participation in the Physician of the Day program sponsored by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.
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 calendar.
There was no objection.
SENATE RESOLUTIONS
The following resolutions were offered:
SR 416 by Zaffirini, Birdwell, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Hagenbuch, Hall, A. Hinojosa, J. Hinojosa, Kolkhorst, Menéndez, Middleton, Parker, and Schwertner, Recognizing the intern cohort of Dean Senator Zaffirini for their service during the 89th Legislative Session.
SR 418 by Hancock, Recognizing April 17, 2025, as The University of Texas at Arlington Day.
SR 419 by Eckhardt and Zaffirini, In memory of Reuben Booker Harrison.
SR 420 by Eckhardt, In memory of Louise Mauro Strauch.
SR 421 by Birdwell, Recognizing Blue Branch Historic Ranch and Anxiety Solutions of America for their work on behalf of veterans and first responders.
SR 422 by Zaffirini, Recognizing May 6, 2025, as Alzheimer's Advocacy Day.
SR 423 by A. Hinojosa, In memory of former Cameron County Clerk Joe G. Rivera of Brownsville.
SR 425 by Eckhardt, Recognizing Zilker Elementary School on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
SR 426 by A. Hinojosa, Congratulating The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team on earning a share of the national championship at the 2025 President's Cup tournament.
SR 427 by Campbell, Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Texas Authors Museum & Institute of History.
SR 431 by J. Hinojosa, Recognizing the parish of Saint John of the Cross Catholic Church on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
SR 433 by Blanco, Recognizing Angel's Mission and PdN Children's of El Paso on the occasion of Autism Acceptance Month.
SR 435 by Gutierrez, Commending Dr. Christine Ramos Camacho for her participation in the Physician of the Day program on April 22 and 24, 2025.
SR 436 by Huffman, Congratulating Colby Lane Chandler of Bay City on graduating as a member of the Southern Brazoria County HBC Class of 2025.
SR 437 by Huffman, Congratulating Tambre Kay Davenport of West Columbia on graduating as a member of the Southern Brazoria County HBC Class of 2025.
SR 438 by Huffman, Congratulating Elijah Douglas Frankum of West Columbia on graduating as a member of the Southern Brazoria County HBC Class of 2025.
SR 439 by Huffman, Congratulating Jazlyn Alyse Mook of Angleton on graduating as a member of the Southern Brazoria County HBC Class of 2025.
SR 440 by Huffman, Congratulating Haley Elizabeth Orias of Clute on graduating as a member of the Southern Brazoria County HBC Class of 2025.
SR 441 by Kolkhorst, Recognizing Bill Matthys for receiving the 2025 Larry Carter Award.
The resolutions were read and were adopted by a viva voce vote.
SENATE BILL 1951 ON SECOND READING
Senator Paxton moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 1951 at this time on its second reading:
SB 1951, Relating to the imposition of a penalty for failure to timely file a rendition statement or property report with the chief appraiser of an appraisal district.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, A. Hinojosa, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, West, Zaffirini.
Nays: Alvarado, Cook, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Menéndez, Miles.
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 1951 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 SB 1951 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, A. Hinojosa, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, West, Zaffirini.
Nays: Alvarado, Cook, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Menéndez, Miles.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6. (Same as previous roll call)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1261 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Perry and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSSB 1261 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 1261, Relating to the financing of water supply projects included in the state water plan; authorizing the issuance of obligations.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Perry offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSSB 1261 (senate committee printing) by striking SECTION 2 of the bill (page 3, lines 54-59) and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.
The amendment to CSSB 1261 was read and was adopted by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1.
CSSB 1261 as amended 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 1261 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 CSSB 1261 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1620 ON SECOND READING
Senator Huffman moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 1620 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 1620, Relating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analyst apprenticeship pilot program.
The motion prevailed.
Senators Hughes and Sparks asked to be recorded as voting "Nay" on suspension of the regular order of business.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Huffman offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSSB 1620 (senate committee report) in SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 72.202(b), Government Code (page 1, line 49), by striking ", as" and substituting "or medical and dental units, as those terms are".
The amendment to CSSB 1620 was read and was adopted by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1.
CSSB 1620 as amended was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Nays: Hughes, Sparks.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1620 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 CSSB 1620 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, Cook, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, A. Hinojosa, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, Menéndez, Middleton, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, West, Zaffirini.
Nays: Hughes, Sparks.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 530 ON SECOND READING
Senator Sparks moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 530 at this time on its second reading:
SB 530, Relating to the accreditation of certain postsecondary educational institutions in this state or of certain programs offered by those institutions.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 7.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Gutierrez, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, A. Hinojosa, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, West.
Nays: Alvarado, Cook, Eckhardt, Johnson, Menéndez, Miles, Zaffirini.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 7. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 2183 ON SECOND READING
Senator A. Hinojosa moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 2183 at this time on its second reading:
SB 2183, Relating to the periods during which a retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks to the public.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, A. Hinojosa, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, West, Zaffirini.
Nays: Alvarado, Cook, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Menéndez, Miles.
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 2183 ON THIRD READING
Senator A. Hinojosa moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 2183 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, A. Hinojosa, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, West, Zaffirini.
Nays: Alvarado, Cook, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Menéndez, Miles.
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)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 2368 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 2368 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 2368, Relating to affiliation with certain foreign entities of certain persons working or participating in the electricity market; increasing an administrative penalty.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Campbell offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSSB 2368 (senate committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 39.151(g-7), Utilities Code, as added by Chapter 464 (S.B. 2013), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is redesignated as Section 39.151(g-8), Utilities Code, and amended to read as follows:
(g-8) [(g-7)] To maintain certification as an independent organization under this section, the organization must:
(1) identify all employee positions in the organization that are critical to the security of the electric grid; and
(2) before hiring a person for a position described by Subdivision (1), obtain:
(A) from the Department of Public Safety or a private vendor, criminal history record information relating to the prospective employee and any other background information considered necessary by the independent organization or required by the commission; and
(B) from the prospective employee, an attestation regarding:
(i) any former travel by the prospective employee to a country described by Section 117.002(a)(2)(A)(i), Business & Commerce Code; and
(ii) any relationship between the prospective employee and a foreign governmental entity or foreign political organization.
The amendment to CSSB 2368 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 except as follows:
Nays: Cook.
CSSB 2368 as amended 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 2368 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 2368 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1398 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Kolkhorst and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSSB 1398 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 1398, Relating to certain procedures in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and the provision of family preservation services and community-based foster care.
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 1398 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 CSSB 1398 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 1960 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Schwertner and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 1960 at this time on its second reading:
SB 1960, Relating to digital replication rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals; providing private causes of action; authorizing a fee.
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 1960 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 SB 1960 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 825 ON SECOND READING
Senator Middleton moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 825 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 825, Relating to an annual study on the economic, environmental, and financial impact of illegal immigration in this state.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 7.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, A. Hinojosa, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, West, Zaffirini.
Nays: Alvarado, Cook, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Johnson, Menéndez, Miles.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Middleton offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSSB 825 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 1 of the bill, immediately following added Section 752.101(b), Government Code (page 1, between lines 31 and 32), by adding the following:
(c) On request by the criminal justice division of the office of the governor, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall coordinate with and provide information to the division.
The amendment to CSSB 825 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 except as follows:
Nays: Cook, Eckhardt.
Senator Eckhardt offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 2
Amend CSSB 825 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 1 of the bill, immediately following added Section 752.101, Government Code (page 1, between lines 31 and 32), by inserting the following:
(c) In determining the financial impact of illegal immigration in this state, the office of the governor shall consider:
(1) the total amount of state money used to provide services to individuals whose presence in this state is not authorized under applicable federal immigration law, including the amounts for education, health care, and incarceration; and
(2) the total amount of money individuals whose presence in this state is not authorized under applicable federal immigration law contribute to state revenue and this state's economy.
The amendment to CSSB 825 was read and failed of adoption by the following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 21.
Yeas: Alvarado, Cook, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, J. Hinojosa, Johnson, Menéndez, Miles, West, Zaffirini.
Nays: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, A. Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks.
CSSB 825 as amended was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 7.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, A. Hinojosa, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, West, Zaffirini.
Nays: Alvarado, Cook, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Johnson, Menéndez, Miles.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 2010 ON SECOND READING
Senator Bettencourt moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 2010 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 2010, Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to establish and operate a guaranteed income program.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 22, Nays 9.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, A. Hinojosa, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks.
Nays: Alvarado, Cook, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Johnson, Menéndez, Miles, West, Zaffirini.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 22, Nays 9. (Same as previous roll call)
(Senator Flores in Chair)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 546 ON SECOND READING
Senator Menéndez moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 546 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 546, Relating to seat belts on buses that transport children.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.
Yeas: Alvarado, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Cook, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, West, Zaffirini.
Nays: Bettencourt, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, A. Hinojosa, Hughes, Middleton, Sparks.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Menéndez offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSSB 546 (senate committee report) in SECTION 1 of the bill as follows:
(1) In the recital to amended Section 547.701, Transportation Code (page 1, line 24), between "(g)," and "and", insert "(g-1),".
(2) In added Section 547.701(f), Transportation Code (page 1, line 45), strike "The" and substitute "Not later than the end of the 2025-2026 school year, the".
(3) In added Section 547.701(g), Transportation Code (page 1, line 58), strike "The" and substitute "Not later than January 1, 2027, the".
(4) Immediately following added Section 547.701(g), Transportation Code (page 2, between lines 7 and 8), insert the following:
(g-1) This subsection and Subsections (f) and (g) expire January 1, 2028.
The amendment to CSSB 546 was read and was adopted by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1.
CSSB 546 as amended was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.
Yeas: Alvarado, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Cook, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, West, Zaffirini.
Nays: Bettencourt, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, A. Hinojosa, Hughes, Middleton, Sparks.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 546 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 CSSB 546 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, Cook, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, Menéndez, Middleton, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, West, Zaffirini.
Nays: Bettencourt, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, A. Hinojosa, Sparks.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.
Yeas: Alvarado, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Cook, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, Menéndez, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, West, Zaffirini.
Nays: Bettencourt, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, A. Hinojosa, Hughes, Middleton, Sparks.
SENATE BILL 586 ON SECOND READING
Senator West moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 586 at this time on its second reading:
SB 586, Relating to establishing the Historic Texas Cemeteries Designation Program; authorizing a fee.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
Yeas: Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Cook, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, Menéndez, Middleton, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Sparks, West, Zaffirini.
Nays: A. Hinojosa, Schwertner.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 586 ON THIRD READING
Senator West moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 586 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, Cook, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, Menéndez, Middleton, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Sparks, West, Zaffirini.
Nays: A. Hinojosa, Schwertner.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 530 ON THIRD READING
Senator Sparks moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 530 be placed on its third reading and final passage:
SB 530, Relating to the accreditation of certain postsecondary educational institutions in this state or of certain programs offered by those institutions.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Gutierrez, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, A. Hinojosa, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, West, Zaffirini.
Nays: Alvarado, Cook, Eckhardt, Johnson, Menéndez, Miles.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 7.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Gutierrez, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, A. Hinojosa, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, West.
Nays: Alvarado, Cook, Eckhardt, Johnson, Menéndez, Miles, Zaffirini.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1150 ON SECOND READING
Senator Middleton moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 1150 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 1150, Relating to the plugging of and reporting on inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas; authorizing an administrative penalty.
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.
Senator Middleton offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSSB 1150 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 89.023(c), Natural Resources Code (page 1, line 51), strike "2040" and substitute "2042".
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike added Section 89.023(f), Natural Resources Code (page 2, lines 21 through 28), and substitute the following:
(f) The commission shall adopt rules requiring each operator involved in the transfer of an inactive well to jointly submit to the commission a written affirmation stating:
(1) the well is in compliance with the requirements of this section;
(2) the transfer was a business practice performed in good faith; and
(3) the operator to whom the inactive well was transferred will ensure continued compliance with this section.
(3) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 89.050, Natural Resources Code (page 3, lines 5 and 6), strike "Not later than the 16th anniversary of the date a well became inactive," and substitute the following:
(a) In this section, "well completion age" means the number of years following the date that the relevant well completion report is filed with the commission.
(b) For each inactive well with a well completion age of more than 15,
(4) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 89.050, Natural Resources Code (page 3, line 7), strike "a report" and substitute "an annual report".
The amendment to CSSB 1150 was read and was adopted by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1.
CSSB 1150 as amended was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Nays: Hall.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1150 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 CSSB 1150 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)
SENATE BILL 1184 ON SECOND READING
Senator Creighton moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 1184 at this time on its second reading:
SB 1184, Relating to the age of wine authorized to be sold by a wine collection seller.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Perry 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: Perry.
SENATE BILL 1184 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 SB 1184 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
Nays: Perry.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 2185 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator A. Hinojosa and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 2185 at this time on its second reading:
SB 2185, Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system.
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 2185 ON THIRD READING
Senator A. Hinojosa moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 2185 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1923 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator West and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSSB 1923 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 1923, Relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child.
The bill was read second time.
Senator West offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSSB 1923 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In the recital to Section 1 of the bill (page 1, lines 21-22), strike "Subsections (c), (d), and (e)" and substitute "Subsection (c)".
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 156.409(a), Family Code (page 1, lines 37-44), strike amended Subdivision (3) and added Subdivisions (4) and (5) and substitute the following:
(3) relinquished the primary care and possession of the child in a proceeding under Title 3 or Chapter 262; or
(4) entered into an authorization agreement under Chapter 34 with the person having physical possession of the child.
(4) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 156.409(a-1)(3), Family Code (page 1, lines 56-57), strike "or a parental child safety placement agreement under Section 264.902".
(5) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 156.409, Family Code (page 1, line 59, through page 2, line 13), strike amended Subsection (b) and added Subsection (c).
(6) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 156.409(d), Family Code (page 2, line 14), strike "(d)" and substitute "(b)".
(7) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 156.409(e), Family Code (page 2, line 23), strike "(e)" and substitute "(c)".
(8) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in in added Section 156.409(e), Family Code (page 2, line 25), strike "Subsection (d)" and substitute "Subsection (b)".
The amendment to CSSB 1923 was read and was adopted by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1.
CSSB 1923 as amended 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 1923 ON THIRD READING
Senator West moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1923 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 2252 ON SECOND READING
Senator Creighton moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 2252 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 2252, Relating to measures to support kindergarten readiness and early literacy and numeracy skills for public school students, including an early childhood parental support program and prekindergarten programs in public schools, and to funding under the Foundation School Program for certain school districts and to support those measures.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Cook asked to be recorded as voting "Nay" on suspension of the regular order of business.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Creighton offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSSB 2252 (senate committee report) in SECTION 10 of the bill, in added Section 28.0063(b)(7), Education Code (page 7, line 4), between "progress" and "that", by inserting ", including progress from previous administrations of the same instrument,".
The amendment to CSSB 2252 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 CSSB 2252 (senate committee report) in SECTION 11 of the bill, in added Section 28.02111, Education Code (page 10, between lines 16 and 17), by adding the following appropriately lettered subsection and relettering subsequent subsections and cross-references to those subsections accordingly:
( ) The agency shall approve as a provider of tutoring services under this section a classroom teacher employed by a school district or open-enrollment school who:
(1) holds a current teacher designation under Section 21.3521; and
(2) submits the teacher's name to the agency to offer tutoring services designed to help improve student proficiency in reading.
The amendment to CSSB 2252 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.
Senator Creighton offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 3
Amend CSSB 2252 (senate committee report) in SECTION 13 of the bill by striking added Section 29.153(i), Education Code (page 11, lines 3 through 8) and substituting the following:
(i) A partnership entered into between a school district or open-enrollment charter school and a private provider for a prekindergarten class under this section must provide for the provider to receive funding for each district or school student enrolled in the class in an amount that is not less than 90 percent of the amount of funding that the district or school receives for the student.
The amendment to CSSB 2252 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. 3.
Senator Creighton offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 4
Amend CSSB 2252 (senate committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ____. This Act does not make an appropriation. A provision in this Act that creates a new governmental program, creates a new entitlement, or imposes a new duty on a governmental entity is not mandatory during a fiscal period for which the legislation has not made a specific appropriation to implement the provision.
The amendment to CSSB 2252 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. 4.
CSSB 2252 as amended was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Nays: Cook.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 2252 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 2252 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
Nays: Cook.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. (Same as previous roll call)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 1870 ON SECOND READING
Senator Perry moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 1870 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 1870, Relating to municipal and county enforcement of drug and consumable hemp product laws; providing civil penalties.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, A. Hinojosa, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Zaffirini.
Nays: Alvarado, Cook, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Johnson, Menéndez, Miles, West.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8. (Same as previous roll call)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 2405 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Parker and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSSB 2405 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 2405, Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the Windham School District.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Huffman offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSSB 2405 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) Strike SECTION 58 of the bill, adding Section 508.036(a-1), Government Code (page 17, line 60, through page 18, line 14).
(2) In SECTION 60 of the bill, in added Section 508.0455(c), Government Code (page 19, lines 44 and 45) strike "and the information described by Sections 508.036(a-1) and 508.1445(b)".
(3) In the recital to SECTION 65 of the bill, amending Subchapter D, Chapter 508, Government Code (page 20, line 34), strike "Sections 508.1143 and 508.120" and substitute "Section 508.1143".
(4) In SECTION 65 of the bill, strike added Section 508.120, Government Code (page 20, lines 59-65).
(5) Strike SECTION 66 of the bill, amending Section 508.1445(b), Government Code (page 20, line 66, through page 21, line 19).
(6) Strike SECTION 91 of the bill, adding transition language for Sections 508.036 and 508.1445, Government Code (page 30, lines 45-47).
(7) Renumber the SECTIONS of the bill as appropriate.
The amendment to CSSB 2405 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 except as follows:
Nays: Cook, Eckhardt.
CSSB 2405 as amended 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 2405 ON THIRD READING
Senator Parker moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 2405 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.
STATEMENT REGARDING SENATE BILL 2405
Senator Cook submitted the following statement regarding SB 2405:
The Sunset Advisory Commission has conducted a thorough review, and I appreciate their diligent work analyzing the agencies' functions and offering recommendations for improvement. I applaud the improved reentry programs, strategic plan requirements for rehabilitation services, and sensible revisions to coordination between agencies mandated by SB 2405. However, I could not in good conscience vote for this bill without acknowledging the profound and systemic issues that persist in Texas prisons.
Texas incarcerates people at a higher rate than any nation in the world. With approximately 140,000 people in state custody, our incarceration rate far exceeds the national average and that of all other democratic nation states.
The conditions inside TDCJ facilities remain deeply troubling. In 2023, a Texas Tribune analysis found that at least "41 people had died in uncooled prisons during the state's record-breaking heat wave." The vast majority of our state's prison units lack air conditioning in areas where summer temperatures regularly exceed 100 degrees, creating inhumane and lethal conditions for both detainees and the corrections officers who work there. These dangerous conditions exacerbate critical staffing shortages throughout the system, with vacancy rates exceeding 25% in some facilities.
We also know that innocent people continue to be wrongly imprisoned. Since 1989, Texas has exonerated at least 493 wrongfully convicted people, consistently ranking Texas one of the highest rates of exoneration in the nation. Each of these cases represent a profound failure of justice and a life irreparably damaged. One such life is my own relative, Kerry Cook, who served over 20 years on death row for a crime he didn't commit and was finally exonerated in 2024.
While the Sunset bill makes improvements to rehabilitation programming, oversight of prison medical care, and management functions, it falls short of addressing the endemic issues that plague our criminal legal system.
I voted yes today because allowing these agencies to expire would create dangerous uncertainty. I believe in the improved oversight, coordination, and planning required by the bill, and look forward to collaborating with this body to prioritize facility conditions and a long term reduction of an unsustainable incarceration rate.
COOK
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 331 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Kolkhorst and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSSB 331 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 331, Relating to the disclosure of health care cost information by certain health care facilities; imposing an administrative penalty.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Kolkhorst offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSSB 331 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike added Sections 327.001(7)(E), (G), (H), (K), (M), (N), and (O), Health and Safety Code (page 1, lines 40-41, 43-45, 49-50, and 52-58), and reletter the paragraphs of Subdivision (7) accordingly.
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 327.001(7)(L), Health and Safety Code, immediately after the underlined semicolon, insert "or".
(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike added Sections 327.001(7)(P) and (Q), Health and Safety Code (page 1, line 59, through page 2, line 1), and substitute the following appropriately lettered paragraph:
( ) a special care facility [licensed under Chapter 241].
(4) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in the transition language (page 2, line 34), strike "2027" and substitute "2029".
The amendment to CSSB 331 was read and was adopted by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1.
CSSB 331 as amended 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 331 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 CSSB 331 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 2129 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Johnson and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 2129 at this time on its second reading:
SB 2129, Relating to the operation of vehicles at railroad grade crossings; increasing a criminal penalty.
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 2129 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 SB 2129 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.
(President in Chair)
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 68 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Birdwell and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SJR 68 at this time on its second reading:
SJR 68, Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify and implement certain provisions governing the impeachment, trial, removal from office, and disqualification of public officers.
The resolution 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 JOINT RESOLUTION 68 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 SJR 68 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
The resolution was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 2051 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Birdwell and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSSB 2051 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 2051, Relating to the impeachment or removal from office of certain public officers, including procedures governing the impeachment, trial on impeachment, and disqualification of state officers, and to the grounds for which certain public officers may be removed from office.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Birdwell offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSSB 2051 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike added Section 665.010, Government Code (page 2, lines 1 through 6), and substitute the following:
Sec. 665.010. INELIGIBILITY TO VOTE IN PROCEEDING INVOLVING FAMILY MEMBER. A member of the house is ineligible to vote in an impeachment proceeding, including in a portion of the proceeding conducted by a committee, if the member is:
(1) related within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, to the officer who is the subject of the proceeding; or
(2) the former spouse of the officer who is the subject of the proceeding.
(2) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike added Section 665.031, Government Code (page 2, lines 43 through 49), and substitute the following:
Sec. 665.031. INELIGIBILITY TO VOTE IN TRIAL INVOLVING FAMILY MEMBER. A member of the senate is ineligible to vote on the removal of an individual from office following impeachment or the disqualification of an individual from holding any office of honor, trust, or profit under this state if the member of the senate is:
(1) related to the individual within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573; or
(2) the former spouse of the individual.
The amendment to CSSB 2051 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 Huffman offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 2
Amend CSSB 2051 (senate committee report) in SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 665.029, Government Code, as follows:
(1) In Subdivision (2) (page 2, line 32), following the underlined semicolon, strike "or".
(2) Strike Subdivision (3) (page 2, lines 33 through 37) and substitute the following:
(3) if both the chief justice of the supreme court and the presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals recuse themselves or are otherwise unavailable, the chief justice of the Court of Appeals for the Fifteenth Court of Appeals District; or
(4) if the chief justice of the supreme court, the presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals, and the chief justice of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals each recuse themselves or are otherwise unavailable, a current or former appellate judge chosen by the senate from a list of five current or former appellate judges submitted by the chief justice of the supreme court.
The amendment to CSSB 2051 was read and was adopted by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2.
CSSB 2051 as amended 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 2051 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 CSSB 2051 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 217 ON SECOND READING
Senator West moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 217 at this time on its second reading:
SB 217, Relating to establishing the Historic Texas Freedmen's Cemetery Designation Program; authorizing a fee.
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 engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Nays: Schwertner.
SENATE BILL 217 ON THIRD READING
Senator West moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 217 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
Nays: Schwertner.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. (Same as previous roll call)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 2949 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator J. Hinojosa and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSSB 2949 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 2949, Relating to certain regulations involving motor fuels or other hazardous materials, including the transportation of motor fuels and other hazardous materials and restrictions on certain motor fuel depots; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a civil penalty.
The bill was read second time.
Senator J. Hinojosa offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSSB 2949 (senate committee report) in Article 1 of the bill as follows:
(1) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent sections of the bill accordingly:
SECTION 1.___. Section 162.016, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsections (j) and (k) to read as follows:
(j) An importer or exporter may not engage in a transaction involving any of the following prohibited conduct:
(1) using a motor fuel depot, as that term is defined by Section 426.0015, Government Code;
(2) transferring motor fuel using a vehicle that exceeds the legal weight limit without a valid corridor or overweight permit;
(3) transporting hazardous materials by a person who lacks the required license or endorsement; or
(4) using false, misleading, or incomplete documentation regarding the motor fuel's destination, transporter, or ownership.
(k) Nothing in Subsection (j) shall be construed to authorize the in-state diversion, storage, or resale of motor fuel under a claimed export exemption unless:
(1) the motor fuel is ultimately exported to another state or territory of the United States or delivered directly to a foreign country without altering the content of the load by volume or composition; and
(2) each transaction involving the motor fuel is reported in compliance with this chapter.
SECTION 1.____. Section 162.402(b), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) A person [An importer or exporter] that violates a requirement of Section 162.016 is liable to this state for a civil penalty of $2,000 or five times the amount of the unpaid tax, whichever is greater, for each violation.
(2) In SECTION 1.01 of the bill, strike amended Section 162.001(23), Tax Code (page 1, lines 26 through 30), and substitute the following:
(23) "Export" means to obtain motor fuel in this state for delivery from this state to another state or territory within the United States or by direct delivery to a foreign country without altering the content of the load by volume or composition [sale or use in another state, territory, or foreign country].
(3) In SECTION 1.02 of the bill, in added Section 162.004(b)(7), Tax Code (page 1, line 47), following the underlined semicolon, strike "and".
(4) In SECTION 1.02 of the bill, in amended Section 162.004(b), Tax Code (page 1, line 50), between "loaded" and the period, insert the following:
; and
(9) if the motor fuel is being delivered by transport vehicle to another country, the specific location at which the motor fuel will cross the border
(5) In SECTION 1.02 of the bill, strike amended Section 162.004(e)(3), Tax Code (page 1, line 59, through page 2, line 11), and substitute the following:
(3) directly deliver the motor fuel to the destination state or, if the motor fuel is being delivered by transport vehicle to another country, to that country through the specific border crossing location, that is printed on the shipping document unless the person:
(A) notifies the comptroller, the border crossing location, and the destination state, if a diversion program is in place, before transporting the motor fuel into a state other than the printed destination state, that the person has received instructions after the shipping document was issued to deliver the motor fuel to a different destination state;
(B) receives from the comptroller, border crossing location, and destination state, if a diversion program is in place, a diversion number authorizing the diversion; and
(C) writes on the shipping document the change in border crossing location, the destination state, and the diversion number; and
(6) In SECTION 1.04 of the bill, strike amended Section 162.104(a)(7), Tax Code (page 2, lines 55 through 59), and substitute the following:
(7) directly exported to a foreign country without altering the content of the load by volume or composition if the bill of lading or shipping documents meet the requirements of Section 162.004 [indicate the foreign destination] and the fuel is actually exported to the foreign country;
(7) In SECTION 1.07 of the bill, strike added Section 162.1155(e), Tax Code (page 3, lines 39 through 67), and substitute the following:
(e) A person required to report a transaction under Subsection (a) is not required to directly transport the exported gasoline if:
(1) the gasoline is ultimately exported to another state or territory of the United States or by direct delivery to a foreign country without altering the content of the load by volume or composition; and
(2) the transaction is conducted between persons licensed as exporters under this chapter and is reported to the comptroller as required by Subsection (b).
(8) In SECTION 1.08 of the bill, strike amended Section 162.204(a)(7), Tax Code (page 4, lines 40 through 44), and substitute the following:
(7) diesel fuel directly exported to a foreign country without altering the content of the load by volume or composition if the bill of lading or shipping documents meet the requirements of Section 162.004 [indicate the foreign destination] and the fuel is actually exported to the foreign country;
(9) In SECTION 1.11 of the bill, strike added Section 162.2165(e), Tax Code (page 5, line 56, through page 6, line 14), and substitute the following:
(e) A person required to report a transaction under Subsection (a) is not required to directly transport the exported diesel fuel if:
(1) the diesel fuel is ultimately exported to another state or territory of the United States or by direct delivery to a foreign country without altering the content of the load by volume or composition; and
(2) the transaction is conducted between persons licensed as exporters under this chapter and is reported to the comptroller as required by Subsection (b).
The amendment to CSSB 2949 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 J. Hinojosa offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 2
Amend CSSB 2949 (senate committee report) in SECTION 2.02 of the bill as follows:
(1) Strike added Section 426.001, Government Code (page 10, lines 3 through 19), and substitute the following:
Sec. 426.001. GENERAL DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Bulk transfer/terminal system," "export," "motor fuel," and "transport vehicle" have the meanings assigned by Section 162.001, Tax Code.
(2) "Transloading" means the transfer of motor fuel from a railcar, tank, container, or transport vehicle into any other railcar, tank, container, or transport vehicle for purposes of storage, redistribution, or export.
Sec. 426.0015. MOTOR FUEL DEPOTS. (a) In this chapter, "motor fuel depot" means any stationary or mobile facility used for the temporary or permanent storage, staging, transfer, transloading, or handling of motor fuel for export, whether the motor fuel is stored in a tank, container, or vehicle.
(b) The term "motor fuel depot" does not include a facility that:
(1) is part of the bulk transfer/terminal system;
(2) is operating under a valid license issued by the comptroller; or
(3) is used solely for lawful activities consistent with this chapter and is not used to facilitate or conceal unlawful transloading, tax evasion, or other violations of this chapter, Chapter 162, Tax Code, or Section 26.3574, Water Code, regardless of whether the user holds a license.
(c) The motor fuel stored at a motor fuel depot is presumed to be purchased and stored for export if the motor fuel was purchased tax-free for export or any of the motor fuel stored at the motor fuel depot is subsequently exported.
(2) In added Section 426.003(1), Government Code (page 10, line 34), after the underlined semicolon, insert "or".
(3) In added Section 426.003(2)(B), Government Code (page 10, line 40), strike "; or" and insert an underlined period.
(4) Strike added Section 426.003(3), Government Code (page 10, lines 41 and 42).
(5) Strike added Section 426.006, Government Code (page 11, lines 4 through 7) and substitute the following:
Sec. 426.006. DISCIPLINARY ACTION BY ISSUING REGULATORY AGENCY. (a) A regulatory agency that issues a license or permit to a person subject to this chapter may take disciplinary action against the person if the agency determines the person has violated this chapter.
(b) For purposes of this section, a regulatory agency may use the following as evidence of a violation of this chapter:
(1) a final conviction for an offense under this chapter;
(2) a final administrative enforcement order by the agency issued under this chapter or other applicable law; or
(3) a civil judgment finding a violation of this chapter or other related motor fuel tax or environmental law.
The amendment to CSSB 2949 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.
Senator Birdwell offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 3
Amend CSSB 2949 (senate committee report) in SECTION 3.02 of the bill by striking added Section 621.512(a), Transportation Code (page 12, lines 20 through 24), and substituting the following:
(a) A person commits an offense if the person operates or moves an overweight vehicle described by Subsection (a-1) on a public highway:
(1) that is not included in the route designated under the permit under which the vehicle is operating; or
(2) without a permit authorizing the movement of the vehicle, and the vehicle exceeds the maximum gross weight authorized for the vehicle by at least five percent.
(a-1) Subsection (a) applies only to an overweight vehicle with at least three axles that is transporting in a cargo tank hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding by a regulation issued under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. Section 5101 et seq.).
The amendment to CSSB 2949 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. 3.
CSSB 2949 as amended 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 2949 ON THIRD READING
Senator J. Hinojosa moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 2949 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.
BILL SIGNED
The President announced the signing of the following enrolled bill in the presence of the Senate after the caption had been read: SB 503.
SENATE RULE 7.07(b) SUSPENDED
(Permission to Introduce)
(Motions In Writing)
The following Senators submitted the following Motions In Writing:
Mr. President:
The following members hereby request to suspend Senate Rule 7.07(b) to permit the introduction of bills and resolutions as follows:
SB 3049 by J. Hinojosa, Relating to the release of a conservation easement burdening the Nueces County historic courthouse property.
SB 3055 by Middleton and Blanco, Relating to the licensing and regulation of advanced practice registered nurses and the number of advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants with whom a physician may enter into a prescriptive authority agreement.
The Motions In Writing were read and prevailed without objection.
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
The following bills were introduced, read first time, and referred to the committees indicated:
SB 3048 by Birdwell
Relating to the creation of the Bluebonnet Hills Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
To Committee on Local Government.
SB 3049 by J. Hinojosa
Relating to the release of a conservation easement burdening the Nueces County historic courthouse property.
To Committee on Economic Development.
SB 3050 by Hughes
Relating to the creation of the Fannin County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
To Committee on Local Government.
SB 3051 by Paxton
Relating to the creation of the Grassland Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
To Committee on Local Government.
SB 3052 by Parker
Relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Cole Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas.
To Committee on Local Government.
SB 3053 by Parker
Relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas.
To Committee on Local Government.
SB 3055 by Middleton, Blanco
Relating to the licensing and regulation of advanced practice registered nurses and the number of advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants with whom a physician may enter into a prescriptive authority agreement.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SENATE RULE 5.14(a) SUSPENDED
(Intent Calendar)
(Motion In Writing)
Senator Zaffirini submitted the following Motion In Writing:
Mr. President:
I move suspension of Senate Rule 5.14, the Intent Calendar Rule, in order to move the Intent Calendar deadline to 4 p.m. today.
ZAFFIRINI
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 11.13, Senate Rule 11.10(a), and Senate Rule 11.18(a) were suspended in order that the Committee on State Affairs might meet at 3:03 p.m. today at Desk 1 in the Chamber.
MOMENT OF SILENCE OBSERVED
At the request of Senator Parker, the Senate observed a moment of silence in honor of Bobbie and Fred Mitchell and the Mitchell family.
SENATE RULES SUSPENDED
(Posting Rules)
On motion of Senator Creighton and by unanimous consent, Senate Rule 11.10(a) and Senate Rule 11.18(a) were suspended in order that the Committee on Education K-16 might meet upon adjournment today in Room E1.028 and consider the following bills: SB 784, SB 1049.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Senator Middleton acknowledged San Jacinto Day, Monday, April 21, 2025.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 383
On motion of Senator Middleton, Senator Kolkhorst will be shown as Co-author of SB 383.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 423
On motion of Senator Eckhardt, Senator Kolkhorst will be shown as Co-author of SB 423.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 527
On motion of Senator Schwertner, Senators Blanco and Cook will be shown as Co-authors of SB 527.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 546
On motion of Senator Menéndez, Senator Blanco will be shown as Co-author of SB 546.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 586
On motion of Senator West, Senator Blanco will be shown as Co-author of SB 586.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 620
On motion of Senator Sparks, Senator Hall will be shown as Co-author of SB 620.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 623
On motion of Senator Schwertner, Senator Hall will be shown as Co-author of SB 623.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 801
On motion of Senator Menéndez, Senator Blanco will be shown as Co-author of SB 801.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 825
On motion of Senator Middleton, Senators Campbell, Creighton, and A. Hinojosa will be shown as Co-authors of SB 825.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 865
On motion of Senator Alvarado, Senators Campbell and Paxton will be shown as Co-authors of SB 865.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 1266
On motion of Senator Alvarado, Senator J. Hinojosa will be shown as Co-author of SB 1266.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 1398
On motion of Senator Kolkhorst, Senator West will be shown as Co-author of SB 1398.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 1524
On motion of Senator Middleton, Senator Hall will be shown as Co-author of SB 1524.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 1581
On motion of Senator Blanco, Senator Campbell will be shown as Co-author of SB 1581.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 1620
On motion of Senator Huffman, Senators Blanco and West will be shown as Co-authors of SB 1620.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 1705
On motion of Senator Parker, Senator Campbell will be shown as Co-author of SB 1705.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 1717
On motion of Senator Middleton, Senator Schwertner will be shown as Co-author of SB 1717.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 1754
On motion of Senator Birdwell, Senator Schwertner will be shown as Co-author of SB 1754.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 1923
On motion of Senator West, Senators Blanco and Menéndez will be shown as Co-authors of SB 1923.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2010
On motion of Senator Bettencourt, Senator Sparks will be shown as Co-author of SB 2010.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 2051
On motion of Senator Birdwell, Senators Eckhardt, Huffman, and Menéndez will be shown as Co-authors of SB 2051.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2062
On motion of Senator Parker, Senator Hagenbuch will be shown as Co-author of SB 2062.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2119
On motion of Senator Sparks, Senator Hall will be shown as Co-author of SB 2119.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 2185
On motion of Senator A. Hinojosa, Senators Alvarado, Blanco, and Cook will be shown as Co-authors of SB 2185.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2252
On motion of Senator Creighton, Senator A. Hinojosa will be shown as Co-author of SB 2252.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2368
On motion of Senator Campbell, Senator Parker will be shown as Co-author of SB 2368.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2397
On motion of Senator Perry, Senator Hagenbuch will be shown as Co-author of SB 2397.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2405
On motion of Senator Parker, Senator Flores will be shown as Co-author of SB 2405.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2619
On motion of Senator Creighton, Senator Hagenbuch will be shown as Co-author of SB 2619.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2626
On motion of Senator Campbell, Senator Sparks will be shown as Co-author of SB 2626.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2662
On motion of Senator Perry, Senator Flores will be shown as Co-author of SB 2662.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2853
On motion of Senator Menéndez, Senator Eckhardt will be shown as Co-author of SB 2853.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 2880
On motion of Senator Hughes, Senators Flores and Hagenbuch will be shown as Co-authors of SB 2880.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2907
On motion of Senator West, Senator Cook will be shown as Co-author of SB 2907.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2949
On motion of Senator J. Hinojosa, Senator Blanco will be shown as Co-author of SB 2949.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 3005
On motion of Senator Blanco, Senator Hall will be shown as Co-author of SB 3005.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 3046
On motion of Senator Miles, Senator Eckhardt will be shown as Co-author of SB 3046.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 68
On motion of Senator Birdwell, Senators Eckhardt, Huffman, and Menéndez will be shown as Co-authors of SJR 68.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 78
On motion of Senator West, Senator Cook will be shown as Co-author of SJR 78.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 82
On motion of Senator Johnson, Senator J. Hinojosa will be shown as Co-author of SJR 82.
MOTION TO ADJOURN
On motion of Senator Zaffirini and by unanimous consent, the Senate at 3:09 p.m. agreed to adjourn, in memory of Joe Vera III, pending the receipt of committee reports, until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.
ADJOURNMENT
Pursuant to a previously adopted motion, the Senate at 6:37 p.m. adjourned, in memory of Joe Vera III, until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.
APPENDIX
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The following committee reports were received by the Secretary of the Senate in the order listed:
April 22, 2025
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT — CSSB 2322, CSSB 2448
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — CSSB 1777, CSSB 1283, CSSB 407
EDUCATION K-16 — CSSB 2392, SB 2076, CSSB 2786
STATE AFFAIRS — SB 3031, SB 2877, SB 2876, SB 2284, SB 2225, SB 1540
EDUCATION K-16 — SB 2920, SB 2929, SB 1395, SB 1972, SB 2540
STATE AFFAIRS — SB 1183, CSSB 2742, CSSB 2595, CSSB 2217, CSSB 2117
BUSINESS AND COMMERCE — CSSB 715, CSSB 2330, CSSB 1964
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — CSSB 1383, CSSB 500, CSSB 1640
TRANSPORTATION — CSSB 39, CSSB 2001, CSSB 2080, CSSB 2722
STATE AFFAIRS — CSSB 506, CSSB 2514
EDUCATION K-16 — CSSB 2623
WATER, AGRICULTURE, AND RURAL AFFAIRS — CSSB 2658
FINANCE — CSSB 1574, CSSB 2900
LOCAL GOVERNMENT — SB 23, SJR 85
STATE AFFAIRS — CSSB 2753
EDUCATION K-16 — CSSB 2398, CSSB 401, CSSB 1241, CSSB 2927
LOCAL GOVERNMENT — SB 2173, SB 2538, SJR 84, SB 898, CSSB 467, CSSB 1449, CSSB 2529
ADMINISTRATION — SCR 4, SCR 18, SCR 43, SCR 46
LOCAL GOVERNMENT — CSSB 1531
WATER, AGRICULTURE, AND RURAL AFFAIRS — SB 2846, SB 2476, SB 2031
BUSINESS AND COMMERCE — SB 986, SB 1181, SB 2075, CSSB 2154, SB 2864
BILLS AND RESOLUTION ENGROSSED
April 22, 2025
SB 217, SB 331, SB 530, SB 546, SB 586, SB 1150, SB 1184, SB 1261, SB 1398, SB 1620, SB 1923, SB 1951, SB 1960, SB 2051, SB 2129, SB 2183, SB 2185, SB 2252, SB 2368, SB 2405, SB 2949, SJR 68
BILL AND RESOLUTIONS ENROLLED
April 22, 2025
SB 569, SR 416, SR 418, SR 419, SR 420, SR 421, SR 422, SR 423, SR 425, SR 426, SR 427, SR 431, SR 433, SR 434, SR 435, SR 436, SR 437, SR 438, SR 439, SR 440, SR 441