Legislative Update
The House and Senate will reconvene on Thursday, May 25 at 1:00 PM and 1:30 PM respectively
The House calendar for items eligible for consideration today.
Floor deliberations: House Calendars & Senate Calendars
Committee hearings: House & Senate
Video Broadcasts: House | Senate
- Thursday, May 25, 2023, before midnight (136th day) Deadline for the House to distribute Senate amendments
- Friday, May 26, 2023 (137th day) Last day for the House to act on Senate amendments (concur or request a conference committee)
- Before midnight – House copies of conference committee report (CCR) on the general appropriations bill must be distributed (48-hour layout).
- Before midnight – Senate copies of CCRs on tax, general appropriations, and reapportionment bills must be distributed (48-hour layout).
- Sunday, May 28 (139th) – Last day for House to adopt CCRs or discharge House conferees and concur in Senate amendments
- Monday, May 29 (140th day) – Sine die
Budget Update
A conference committee report has been filed for SB 30 (Huffman) the Supplemental Appropriations Act now and needs to be adopted by both chambers.
A conference committee report has been filed for HB 1 (Bonnen) the General Appropriations Act and now needs to be adopted by both chambers.
HB 1 Issue Docket Decisions:
Article I – General Government
Article II – Health & Human Services
Article III – Education
Public Education – Issue Docket
Higher Education – Issue Docket
Article IV – Judiciary
Article V – Public Safety & Criminal Justice
Article VI – Natural Resources
Article VII – Business & Economic Development
Article VIII – Regulatory
Article IX – General Provisions
Article X – The Legislature
Conference Committee Reports
HB 1 (Bonnen SP: Huffman) General Appropriations Bill.
5/24 CCR filed
HB 473 (Hull SP: Sparks) Relating to parental rights regarding a threat assessment of a student conducted by a public school’s threat assessment and safe and supportive school team.
5/24 CCR filed
HB 1277 (Cain SP: West) Relating to pedestrian use of a sidewalk.
5/24 CCR filed and distributed
HB 2484 (Guillen / Thompson, Ed / Tepper / Noble) Relating to the safety of a referee, judge, or other official at certain public school extracurricular activities and competitions and prohibiting certain conduct by a spectator related to those officials’ safety.
SP: LaMantia et al.
5/24 CCR filed and distributed
SB 30 (Huffman et al. SP: Bonnen) Relating to supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.
5/24 CCR filed
SB 222 (Nichols et al. SP: Metcalf et al.) Relating to paid leave by certain state employees for the birth or adoption of a child.
5/22 CCR filed and distributed
SB 409 (Hinojosa et al. SP: Leach / et al.) Relating to the rights of victims, guardians of victims, and close relatives of deceased victims in the criminal justice system.
5/23 CCR filed
SB 763 (Middleton et al. SP: Hefner et al.) Relating to allowing public schools to employ or accept as volunteers chaplains.
CCR reported enrolled
SB 773 (Parker SP: Toth et al.) Relating to access to certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices used in clinical trials by patients with severe chronic diseases.
5/24 CCR filed and distributed
SB 1188 (Hinojosa SP: Muñoz) Relating to receivership of the Agua Special Utility District and requirements for directors of the Agua Special Utility District.
CCR reported enrolled
SB 1238 (Nichols SP: Ashby et al.) Relating to broadband development.
CCR sent to the Governor
SB 1500 (Nichols SP: Canales) Relating to powers and duties of navigation districts and the boards of trustees of municipal port facilities.
5/23 CCR filed
Bills In/Heading to Conference Committee
HB 4 (Capriglione | et al. Sponsor: Hughes | et al.) Relating to the regulation of the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumers’ personal data by certain business entities; imposing a civil penalty.
- House Conferees: Capriglione (Chair) | Burrows | Button | Longoria | Meyer
- Senate Conferees: Hughes (Chair) | Menéndez | Parker | Schwertner | Zaffirini
SB 10 (Huffman) Relating to contributions to, benefits from, and the administration of systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
- Senate Conferees: Huffman (Chair) | Campbell | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | Nichols
- House Conferees: Bonnen (Chair) | Capriglione | Gervin-Hawkins | Longoria | VanDeaver
SB 22 (Springer) Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff’s offices, constable’s offices, and prosecutor’s offices in rural counties.
- Senate Conferees: Springer (Chair) | Bettencourt | Campbell | Hinojosa | Huffman
- House Conferees: Guillen (Chair) | Ashby | Geren | Morales, Eddie | Price
SB 28 (Perry) Relating to financial assistance provided and programs administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
- Senate Conferees: Perry (Chair) | Blanco | Flores | Hancock | Kolkhorst
- House Conferees: King, Tracy O. (Chair) | Gamez | Geren | Price | Thompson, Ed
SB 133 (West) Relating to prohibiting the use of certain restraints, chemical irritants, or a Taser or similar device on certain public school students.
- Senate Conferees: West (Chair) | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Hinojosa
- House Conferees: Hull (Chair) | Cain | González, Mary | Lozano | Moody
SB 1445 (Goldman) Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement; authorizing a fee.
- Senate Conferees: Paxton (Chair) | Huffman | Johnson | King | Springer
- House Conferees: Goldman (Chair) | Bell, Keith | Canales | Clardy | Holland
SB 1516 (King) Relating to the procedures for an application for a writ of habeas corpus and the issuance of the writ.
- Senate Conferees: King (Chair) | Bettencourt | Flores | Hinojosa | Middleton
- House Conferees: Cook (Chair) | Canales | Leach | Moody | Noble
SB 1893 (Birdwell) Relating to prohibiting the use of certain social media applications and services on devices owned or leased by state agencies.
- Senate Conferees: Birdwell (Chair) | Bettencourt | Hughes | LaMantia | Paxton
- House Conferees: Anderson (Chair) | Capriglione | Hernandez | Schofield | Thompson, Senfronia
SB 2601 (Canales) Relating to payment of costs related to the relocation of certain utility facilities for state highway projects.
- Senate Conferees: Hinojosa (Chair) | Hancock | Nichols | Perry | West
- House Conferees: Canales (Chair) | Guerra | Holland | Longoria | Vasut
Bills Dead by Procedural Action Spotlight
Of note, while the following bills themselves have been pronounced dead by procedural action, the entire bill or certain sections of it could have hitched a ride onto other legislation.
SB 9 (Creighton) Relating to the rights and certification of public school educators, including financial and other assistance and waivers provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators, methods of instruction provided in public schools, and certain allotments under the Foundation School Program.
SB 11 (Nichols) Relating to measures for ensuring safety and security in public schools, including measures related to the health and safety of public school students and active shooter training for certain peace officers.
SB 767 (Parker) Relating to notice requirements for certain municipal fees and the process to adopt a municipal budget that includes the use of revenue from those fees.
SB 1861 (Bettencourt) 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.
SB 1987 Relating to the accreditation of certain postsecondary educational institutions in this state or of certain programs offered by those institutions.
SB 2012 (Schwertner) Relating to the implementation of a program to meet the reliability needs of the ERCOT power region.