Chamber
The House will reconvene on Monday, February 13 at 2pm
The Senate will reconvene on Monday, February 13 at 2pm Senate Calendar
Video Broadcasts: House | Senate
Spotlight on Bills on the Move
SB 4 (Perry), which would require cities to comply with federal immigration law and address law enforcement practice of “sanctuary cities,” was passed out of the Senate as substituted with 7 adopted floor amendments – 20 ayes and 10 nays. SB 4 will now move to the House for further consideration.
SB 14 (V. Taylor), the Ethics Reform package and companion bills SB 500 and SB 501 will now move to the House for further consideration. SB 14, as amended, was passed unanimously out of the Senate and will now move to the House for further consideration.
Upcoming Hearings
Senate Committee hearings will continue and House Committee hearings will begin now that committee assignments have been made, the latest information on all committee hearings can be found by visiting HillCo’s “Legislative News from Texas.”
House Appropriations will meet on February 13 at 7:30am. They will also meet on Tuesday, February 14 to hear invited testimony and overviews on several items including: State Contracting, Cyber Security and IT, Sunset Recommendations affecting the budget – among others.
Education, Medicaid, mental health, Child Protective Services (CPS), border security and transportation will be topics taken up during the House Appropriations February 14 meeting starting at 7:30am.
The standing committee hearings as well as floor discussions, live and archived, can be listened to at the following links: House | Senate. Please note that formal hearings may not be broadcasted.
Dates and times listed above are subject to change and additional hearings dates may also be added at any time so you will want to re-visit "Legislative News from Texas" frequently to confirm hearings.