REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

SENATE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase such items.

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the enactment of a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or imposing a tax on certain securities transactions.

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the terminology used in the Texas Constitution to refer to the partially landlocked body of water on the southeastern periphery of the North American continent.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Urging Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make spaceports eligible for tax-exempt private activity bonds.

Urging the federal government to take immediate action in addressing issues related to security at the border.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to the establishment of a grant program to support the disposition of deceased paupers' bodies.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to the reading and marking of a ballot by a person occupying a voting station or by the person's child.

Relating to the age at which a person may purchase or possess nitrous oxide.

Relating to liability of a cavern entity for injuries arising from certain activities.

Relating to the civil penalty for certain signs placed on the right-of-way of a public road.

Relating to municipal regulation of multifamily and mixed-use development on religious land.

Relating to protection for a public school employee's use of terms consistent with biological sex.

Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program.

Relating to lists of public real property suitable for use or to be developed for use as affordable housing by certain municipalities and counties.

Relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.

Relating to a prohibition on the use of public money by a school district to transport district students or employees to or from a polling place.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2360 in Starr County as the Jose Maria Longoria Sr. Memorial Highway.

Relating to the administration and operations of the state auditor's office.

Relating to applicability of certain prescription drug insurance laws to health benefit plans and pharmacy benefit managers.

Relating to required water pressure boosters for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

Relating to rules regarding the provision by a health professional of a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service.

Relating to preparing and delivering precinct election returns; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to accepting an early voting ballot voted by mail; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to prohibiting the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises of certain sexually oriented businesses; creating a criminal offense; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the imposition by a municipality of a moratorium on property development in certain circumstances.

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to issue debt to purchase or lease property.

Relating to the effects of unresponsive insureds for a personal automobile insurance policy.

Relating to the creation of the Texas technology and innovation program.

Relating to genetic information security for residents of this state; providing a civil penalty; providing a private cause of action.

Relating to the course levels offered at Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College.

Relating to venue in certain actions involving a contract for an improvement to real property.

Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Efficiency Council.

Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the commissioning of peace officers by the Texas Education Agency, the composition of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center, and public school safety and security requirements and resources.

Relating to coverage for mental health conditions and substance use disorders under certain governmental health benefit plans.

Relating to anticompetitive and other unlawful practices and to certain required disclosures relating to credit card transactions; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to establishment of a shared savings program for health maintenance organizations and preferred provider benefit plans.

Relating to the required disclosure of certain financial relationships in civil actions regarding the activities of United States defense contractors.

Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the review of claims and recovery of overpayments by Medicaid recovery audit contractors.

Relating to the issuance of a certified birth record to a homeless individual.

Relating to the regulation of technical and clerical errors contained in registrations and reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission and the commission's authority regarding the imposition of certain penalties.

Relating to the contents and filing of personal financial statements with the Texas Ethics Commission and the removal of certain information in certain statements from public view.

Relating to the definition of a governmental body for the purposes of the public information law.

Relating to discovery requirements in a criminal case.

Relating to the view of the State Capitol.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for participating in a riot while wearing a mask or other face covering.

Relating to access to criminal history record information that relates to providers and provider applicants under Medicaid and other public benefits programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.

Relating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs to remove debris or wreckage on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.

Relating to the regulation of combative sports by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to committing the criminal offense of endangering a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual by engaging in certain conduct involving a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

Relating to the transition of certain veterans' mental health initiatives from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to the Texas Veterans Commission.

Relating to the route designation for a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles that serve a deepwater seaport in a county that borders the United Mexican States.

Relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property.

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.

Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to the definition of a project financing zone for the purposes of certain municipalities that use certain tax revenue to fund convention center facilities, multipurpose arenas, venues, and related infrastructure.

Relating to the operation of a concrete crushing facility near a hospital.

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 the restrictions on political activities of a county elections administrator.

Relating to the accrual of interest on overdue child support.

Relating to the eligibility of certain at-risk developments to receive low income housing tax credits.

Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.

Relating to the compensation of counsel appointed to provide representation and services to indigent individuals in criminal and juvenile proceedings.

Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.

Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.

Relating to the sale of certain e-cigarettes in this state and a directory of e-cigarette manufacturers and their products; authorizing fees; authorizing administrative and civil penalties; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the public information law.

Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects.

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue and certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project by certain municipalities.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects.

Relating to the storage of alcoholic beverages by an airline passenger transportation permittee.

Relating to the appointment, duties, and removal of the state prosecuting attorney.

Relating to the regulation of certain political communications, a prohibition on electioneering by school district and open-enrollment charter school officials and employees, and the authorization of action by the commissioner of education against a school district that initiates certain actions or proceedings; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of unlawfully publishing a vote.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue from a hotel and convention center project.

Relating to reconstitution of the petit jury wheel and grand juror and petit juror qualifications in certain counties.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 258; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the River Ranch 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 Craver Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management 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 Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 7; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the disclosure of a public school student's numerical class rank.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Memorial Highway.

Relating to certain powers, limitations, and duties of a municipality and county in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality and the unincorporated area of the county.

Relating to the protection of personal identifying information of certain persons in the judicial system; authorizing a civil right of action; creating criminal offenses.

Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 259; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties.

Relating to the scheduling of the first day of school for students by school districts.

Relating to request for public information for legislative purposes; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information for commissioners and employees whose duties relate to the administration of the judicial branch of state government and the commissioners' and employees' family members.

Relating to the allocation of housing tax credits to developments within proximate geographical areas.

Relating to the authority of an owner of property that qualifies for an exemption as a historic or archaeological site to protest the allocation of the appraised value of the property between the land and the improvements to the land.

Relating to power duration requirements in emergency contingency plans adopted by end stage renal disease facilities.

Relating to the allocation of housing tax credits to developments within proximate geographical areas.

Relating to certain health care transaction fees and payment claims; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the resident status, tuition rates, certain financial support, and certain documentation requirements for students enrolled at public institutions of higher education, including students not lawfully present in the United States.

Relating to cooperation by economic development program participants with local workforce development boards.

Relating to the establishment of the Cross-Agency Employment Resource Initiative to coordinate and optimize certain employment services and resources in this state.

Relating to certain prohibitions in relation to a student organization at a public institution of higher education receiving financial support from a foreign adversary.

Relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher education.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 286; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Hills of Walnut Creek Municipal Utility District of Parker County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to a study on digital court reporting conducted by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.

Relating to the authority of a property owner to obtain an injunction restraining the collection of ad valorem taxes by a taxing unit if the taxing unit adopts a tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate and subsequently takes an action that constitutes a material deviation from the stated purpose of the tax increase.

Relating to the creation of the Wolf Creek 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.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 315 in Panola County as the Hamby-Webb Memorial Highway.

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.

HOUSE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to the removal from office of certain officers of political subdivisions.

Relating to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties.

Relating to the authority of this state to implement a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.

Relating to the amount of the reimbursement fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine.

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to requiring contracts with Medicaid managed care organizations to permit the organizations to offer nutrition counseling and instruction services in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services.

Relating to a uniform coordination of benefits questionnaire for health benefit plans.

Relating to the criteria considered by groundwater conservation districts before granting or denying a permit or permit amendment.

Relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities.

Relating to notice provided to a retail electric customer of the procedure for requesting vegetation management near a transmission or distribution line.

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 powers and duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to the procurement of goods and services for the provision of vocational rehabilitation services.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 242 in Montgomery County as the Lance Corporal Armando Hernandez Memorial Bridge.

Relating to the removal of certain restrictions imposed on driver's licenses; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the elimination of the remittance of a portion of certain loan administration fees to the comptroller.

Relating to establishment of the temporary certified and insured prescribed burn manager self-insurance pool; authorizing a fee.

Relating to certain sister-city agreements between governmental entities and foreign countries and communities.

Relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of a precinct chair.

Relating to the instructions for an application form for an early voting ballot.

Relating to training required or offered by the Health and Human Services Commission for long-term care facility surveyors, personnel, and providers and ICF-IID program providers.

Relating to the recovery of certain costs associated with a gas utility's plant, facilities, or equipment placed in service.

Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.

Relating to the issuance of a diploma to a student graduating from a public institution of higher education that has undergone a merger, acquisition, or name change.

Relating to prohibited activities of a state trust company under supervision.

Relating to the regulation of state banks.

Relating to the confidentiality and disclosure of certain financial information of perpetual care cemeteries and perpetual care trust funds.

Relating to notice of a meeting held under the open meetings law.

Relating to public hearing requirements for issuing a license for or expanding certain residential child-care facilities.

Relating to direct payment for certain health care provided by a hospital.

Relating to information regarding consumer access to health care records.

Relating to price estimates and billing requirements for certain health care facilities.

Relating to the renewal by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain expired occupational licenses and registrations.

Relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees; imposing a fee.

Relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of implementing a statewide system for coordinating clinical training placements.

Relating to the view of the State Capitol.

Relating to the continuation and operation of a health care provider participation district created by certain local governments to administer a health care provider participation program.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 258; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the filing for record of a plat, replat, or amended plat or replat of a subdivision of real property or a condominium.

Relating to authorizing a beneficiary designation that transfers a manufactured home classified as personal property at the owner's death.

Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties.

Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals younger than 65 years of age to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans.

Relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.

Relating to procedures for changes to a zoning regulation or district boundary.

Relating to honey production operations and the harvesting and packaging of honey and honeycomb.

Relating to the cleaning of a structure used to grow oysters for cultivated oyster mariculture.

Relating to an alert system for dangerous plant and wildlife pests and diseases administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.

Relating to the date of dissolution of the Save Historic Muny District.

Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge in certain counties.

Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate a home-based business.

Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Lunar New Year holiday.

Relating to the eligibility of the American Performance Horseman and the American Rodeo for funding under the major events reimbursement program.

Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Management District No. 3; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the use of installment premium payment plans on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association policies.

Relating to a special right of access under the public information law for a member of a governing board.

Relating to border protection agreements between this state and the United Mexican States.

Relating to crime victims' compensation.

Relating to certain expenditures by public institutions of higher education and university systems that are eligible for certain tax credits.

Relating to the continuation of the maternal opioid misuse model of care for certain Medicaid recipients.

Relating to the chairman of the juvenile board of Parker County.

Relating to the compensation of counsel appointed to provide representation and services to indigent individuals in criminal and juvenile proceedings.

Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by a death investigation professional.

Relating to the practice and procedures for summoning prospective grand jurors and petit jurors and the exemption of certain persons from grand jury and petit jury service.

Relating to an exception to the titling requirement for certain motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense; providing for a fee.

Relating to requiring owners or operators of commercial passenger bus services to provide certain notifications to residents concerning operations.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 25 in Archer County as the U.S. Army Gary C. and U.S.M.C. Gary S. Johnston Memorial Highway.

Relating to a deduction from the amount of taxable sales used to calculate the amount of sales and use taxes that the owners of restaurants that participate in an oyster shell recycling program are required to remit to the comptroller of public accounts.

Relating to exemptions from the taxes imposed on the sale, use, or rental of a motor vehicle for a vehicle purchased, used, or rented by a nonprofit food bank or a provider of housing and related services.

Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers.

Relating to the treatment and beneficial use of fluid oil and gas waste and related material, including a limitation on liability for that treatment or use.

Relating to the disposal or storage of high-level radioactive waste.

Relating to patient data maintained by pharmacy benefit managers.

Relating to developing a strategic plan for the improvement and expansion of early learning and educational opportunities for young children with disabilities.

Relating to prohibiting the regulation of home school programs.

Relating to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.

Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.

Relating to the compensation and professional representation of prospective student athletes and student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education.

Relating to fentanyl prevention and drug poisoning awareness education for students enrolled in public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the contents of a request for disclosure in a civil action brought under the Family Code.

Relating to special appointments in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to the recovery of fees, court costs, and expenses in family law proceedings.

Relating to the jurisdiction of a court in a suit to divide certain property not divided or awarded on the dissolution of a marriage.

Relating to the creation of the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 40; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the boundaries of, and validating certain acts and proceedings of, the Creedmoor Municipal Utility District.

Relating to certain duties of the owner or operator of a residential child detention facility.

Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders in certain counties.

Relating to the creation and maintenance of a database of taxing unit bond, tax, and bond-related project information; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate construction and renovation of structures owned by certain counties.

Relating to subdivision plat requirements in certain counties; authorizing a fee; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the name of and appointment of directors for the Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District.

Relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions.

Relating to the election of the commissioners of the Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7.

Relating to the election and resignation of and filling of vacancies on the board of commissioners of the Brazoria Drainage District No. 4.

Relating to the operation of Wood County Central Hospital District of Wood County, Texas.

Relating to compliance by a fire department with certain minimum standards adopted by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a qualifying condition or disease.

Relating to the election of the members of the board of directors of the Sweeny Hospital District.

Relating to information regarding certain charges for services provided by municipally owned utility systems.

Relating to the election of the board of directors of the Somervell County Hospital District.

Relating to the enforceability of certain state agency and local government contract language regarding required security incident notifications.

Relating to an alternative capital recovery process for certain utilities.

Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Quantum Initiative.

Relating to motor fuel measuring, quality, and testing standards.

Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to retain assistance for regional proceedings affecting certain electric utilities and consumers.

Relating to the provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for certain Texas Task Force 1 members and intrastate fire mutual aid system team and regional incident management team members, including the removal of coverage for nongovernment members.

Relating to electronic submission and delivery of public securities and records of proceedings for those securities.

Relating to the filing and release of record of a unilateral memorandum of contract concerning residential property.

Relating to the regulation of money services businesses.

Relating to the manner of solicitation of bids for certain purchases by the comptroller of public accounts and state agencies.

Relating to eligibility for a master plumber license.

Relating to artificial intelligence training programs for certain employees and officials of state agencies and local governments.

Relating to the regulation of real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies.

Relating to the circumstances in which a rental company may void a damage waiver for a rental vehicle.

Relating to the open meetings law.

Relating to certain trade practices related to life insurance, annuity contracts, and accident and health coverage.

Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Relating to fire safety standards and emergency operations plans for the operation of battery energy storage facilities; providing administrative penalties.

Relating to declination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of insurance policies.

Relating to the regulation of massage therapy.

Relating to massage student permits.

Relating to disclosures for certain commercial sales-based financing transactions, the effect of certain commercial sales-based financing contract provisions, and the registration of commercial sales-based financing brokers; authorizing a fee and providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.

Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.

Relating to the required approval by the State Preservation Board of certain traffic changes near the State Capitol.

Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain municipalities that receive municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue and other money from a local park board of trustees.

Relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission to certain school districts.

Relating to the rights and liabilities of the owner of the surface estate of the tract of land on which a well to be plugged or replugged by the Railroad Commission of Texas is located.

Relating to cancellation of certain solid waste disposal permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to the construction of structures exceeding a certain height in certain counties containing national wildlife refuges and in adjacent counties; authorizing injunctive relief.

Relating to the determination and reporting of the number of residence homesteads of certain property owners for which the owner is receiving certain ad valorem tax benefits.

Relating to the establishment of a hike and bike trail to be known as the Bicentennial Trail.

Relating to the powers, duties, and governance of the Starr County Drainage District, the change of the name of the Starr County Drainage District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District, the dissolution of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District, and the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 7; 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 Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 259; 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 Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 70; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the validation of the creation of and certain acts of the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1.

Relating to the creation of the Hills of Walnut Creek Municipal Utility District of Parker County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the authority of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 405 to exclude territory; validating and confirming all previous acts of the district.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 286; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the powers, duties, and authority to issue bonds of the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 12 related to roads.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 263; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the boundaries of, and validating certain acts and proceedings of, the Driftwood Conservation District.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 263; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to restricting the collection and use of DNA samples from children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to the establishment of the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative and the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative Commission.

Relating to the issuance of a single license for a hospital and a mobile stroke unit of the hospital.

Relating to certain reports required to be prepared or submitted by or in collaboration with the Health and Human Services Commission or submitted to the governor or a member of the legislature under the Health and Safety Code.

Relating to the retention of certain genetic material and genetic information by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements.

Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for certain health care services and the direction of utilization review by physicians.

Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and a workgroup on nursing career pathways and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the nursing advisory committee of that council.

Relating to an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan, including temperature regulation, for assisted living facility residents during an emergency; providing penalties.

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.

Relating to notice provided by a chemical dependency treatment facility to the parent, managing conservator, or guardian of a minor refused admission to the facility.

Relating to the applicability of certain laws requiring health care cost disclosures by health benefit plan issuers and administrators.

Relating to a peer support network for first responders.

Relating to the fee amounts prescribed by the secretary of state for expedited commercial and business record searches or filings and the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for veteran-owned businesses.

Relating to municipal and county hotel occupancy taxes and the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project; authorizing the imposition of taxes.

Relating to the release of certain areas from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition or election.

Relating to the creation of the Sayers Ranch Municipal Utility District; 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 Fannin County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the election of directors for and the authority to issue bonds of the Johnson County Special Utility District.

Relating to the creation of the River Ranch 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 San Benito 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 an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.

Relating to the Joint Admission Medical Program Council.

Relating to the issuance by the Texas Medical Board of certain licenses to practice medicine and the authority of an insured to select certain license holders under the insured's health policy; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees.

Relating to the possession and administration of epinephrine delivery systems by certain entities.

Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of theft of service.

Relating to investigations of certain cybercrimes.

Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking of persons, and compelling prostitution.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of indecent assault against a disabled or elderly individual.

Relating to the video recording of a deposition taken of the testimony of certain elderly or disabled persons in a criminal case.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain violations of certain court orders or conditions of bond in cases involving family violence, child abuse or neglect, sexual assault or abuse, indecent assault, stalking, or trafficking.

Relating to legislative leave for correctional officers employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault and other sex offenses, the offense of continuous sexual abuse, and the prosecution, punishment, and collateral consequences of certain sex offenses; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties; changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of certain sex offenses.

Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.

Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of attempted capital murder of a peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty; changing eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision.

Relating to the use of metal or body armor while committing certain offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.

Relating to temporary vehicle tags and the offense of tampering with a governmental record.

Relating to plans for the management and inspection of distribution poles.

Relating to funding of excess losses and operating expenses of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; authorizing an assessment; authorizing a surcharge.

Relating to certain authorities of the adjutant general for procurement and construction.

Relating to creating the Texas State Guard Professionalization Task Force.

Relating to a study by the Texas Veterans Commission regarding the provision of veterans benefits in this state.

Relating to the creation of the Fenske Road Municipal Utility District of Harris County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Pura Vida 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.

Relating to the creation of the Colmena Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; 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 Bayou Belle Municipal Management 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 Craver Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of The Reserve Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to supplemental benefits for retired firefighters and peace officers diagnosed with certain diseases or illnesses.

Relating to a severance tax exemption for oil and gas produced from certain previously inactive restimulation wells; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the eligibility of members of the State Board of Education and their dependents to participate in the state employees group benefits program.

Relating to the installation and operation of intermediate bulk container recycling facilities; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the establishment of the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program.

Relating to requirements for certain funding of aviation facilities and projects.

Relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system as memorial highways and bridges and to certain memorial markers and designations on certain highways.

Relating to providing notice of a vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility by publication on a third-party Internet website.

Relating to issuance of specialty license plates for certain United States Army Rangers.

Relating to the registration of frac tanks; authorizing a fee.

Relating to regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking lot vendors and solicitors.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 345 in San Benito as the Lieutenant Milton Resendez Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway.

Relating to the dismissal of a criminal charge related to the illegal hunting of certain deer; authorizing fees.

Relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out of a groundwater conservation district.

Relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue service capabilities.

Relating to the compensation of the directors of the Texana Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to the dedication and management of water rights placed in the Texas Water Trust.

Relating to the regulation of artesian water wells by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to the procedural requirements applicable to certain water-related transactions involving the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District.

Relating to a restriction on the authorization by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the use of a Class V injection well for certain aquifer storage and recovery projects.

Relating to the joint planning of desired future conditions in groundwater management areas.

Relating to the issuance of permits for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties; authorizing a fee.

Relating to risk mitigation planning and associated liability for providers of electric service; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to proof of the identity of a child's parents in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to a restriction on permits authorizing direct discharges of waste or pollutants into water in certain stream segments, stream assessment units, and drainage areas.

Relating to the text on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail and other balloting materials.

Relating to the authority of an independent school district to change the date of the general election for officers.

Relating to the restriction of access by minors to sexually explicit materials in municipal public library collections; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the enforcement of a court order for possession of or access to a child and related order modifications.

Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.

Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs.

Relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Relating to the maximum amount of operating capital retained in a licensed authorized organization's charitable bingo account.

Relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.

Relating to the authority to cancel certain elections on a measure to authorize the issuance of bonds.

Relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.

Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.

Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun.

Relating to the office hours of an election authority during an election period.

Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residents related to governmental officials or candidates for political office.

Relating to address information contained on reports of political contributions and expenditures made available on the Internet by the Texas Ethics Commission.

Relating to accommodating voters with a disability; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of credit card or debit card information.

Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.

Relating to competitive requirements for a procurement by a municipality for lobbying, government relations, or similar services.

Relating to the financial crimes intelligence center.

Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children.

Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the review of the duties of a groundwater conservation district by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to the artificial intelligence division within the Department of Information Resources.

Relating to prohibiting single source continuum contractors and child-placing agencies from imposing certain requirements on or adopting certain policies and procedures related to relative and designated caregivers.

Relating to duties of the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services in relation to certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, including in regard to the electronic transmission of certain information.

Relating to restrictions on the fee assessed for issuance of certain birth records.

Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices, the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation, and the prosecution of certain related criminal offenses.

Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.

Relating to the regulation of the provision of elective intravenous therapy.

Relating to expedited credentialing of certain federally qualified health center providers by Medicaid managed care organizations.

Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Marriage and Family.

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

Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect.

Relating to the regulation of mobile food vendors; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated application service.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Information Resources, including the composition of the governing body of the department.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Urging Congress to move NASA's headquarters to Houston.

Expressing support for the expansion of the warship manufacturing industry in Texas.

Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Taiwan.

Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for border security costs incurred under Operation Lone Star.

Designating April as Promise Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Designating May 23 as Family Abduction Awareness Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Designating Slaton as the official Banana Pudding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Designating Fort Worth as the official Aviation and Defense Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Designating the first Saturday of every month as Small Business Saturday for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Urging the federal government to curb the mass importation of foreign shrimp into the United States.

Urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to maintain the Tomato Suspension Agreement.