The Senate gaveled in earlier today at 3:00 PM and suspended rules to allow the committees on Education, Finance, and State Affairs to meet and take up SB 1, SB 2, SB 3, and SB 4.
The Senate recessed pending the committee meetings with the intention to gavel back in to take up all four of the bills in the Senate chamber this evening.
The Senate has now reconvened and has stated its intention to take up all four bills on the chamber floor this evening.
The House reconvenes at 12:00 PM Friday, November 10th.
Chamber proceedings can be viewed here: House | Senate
Bills on the Move
HB 1 (Buckley) Relating to primary and secondary education, including the certification, compensation, and health coverage of certain public school employees, the public school finance system, special education in public schools, the establishment of an education savings account program, measures to support the education of public school students that include certain educational grant programs, reading instruction, and early childhood education, the provision of virtual education, and public school accountability.
- The bill is being heard in House Educational Opportunity & Enrichment today. Testimony started at 9:00 AM and over 100 people have signed up for public testimony.
- Of note, the bill was additionally scheduled for House Educational Opportunity & Enrichment’s 11/10 meeting, but was later removed
HJR 1 (K. King) Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the state school safety fund to provide ongoing financial support for projects that ensure the safety of public schools in this state and providing for the transfer of certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, and the state highway fund.
- The bill will be heard in House Educational Opportunity & Enrichment’s 11/10 meeting at 9:00 AM. Hearing notice here.
HB 2 (K. King) Relating to measures for ensuring safety and security in public schools, including the establishment of a school safety grant program and a school safety plan implementation grant program, and the allocation of certain constitutional transfers of money to the state school safety fund, the economic stabilization fund, and the state highway fund.
- The bill will heard in House Educational Opportunity & Enrichment’s 11/10 meeting at 9:00 AM. Hearing notice here.
HB 3 (Jetton) Relating to an appropriation to provide funding for the construction, operation, and maintenance of border barrier infrastructure and border security operations, including funding for additional overtime expenses and costs due to certain increased law enforcement presence.
- The bill has been scheduled for a formal meeting in House Appropriations on 11/10 at 11:00 AM. Hearing notice here.
HB 4 (Spiller) Relating to prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien, the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions, and authorizing or requiring under certain circumstances the removal of persons who violate those prohibitions; creating criminal offenses
SB 1 (Creighton) Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.
- Rules were suspended. This bill was heard in Senate Education and reported favorably from committee on 11/9.
SB 2 (Creighton) Relating to a local optional teacher designation system implemented by a school district, the basic allotment and guaranteed yield under the public school finance system, and certain allotments under the Foundation School Program; making an appropriation.
- Rules were suspended. This bill was heard in Senate Finance and reported favorably from committee on 11/9.
SB 3 (Huffman) Relating to an appropriation to provide funding for the construction, operation, and maintenance of border barrier infrastructure and border security operations, including funding for additional overtime expenses and costs due to certain increased law enforcement presence.
- Identical to HB 3 (Jetton), referred to Senate Finance
- Rules were suspended. This bill was heard in Senate Finance and reported favorably from committee on 11/9.
SB 4 (Perry) Relating to prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien, the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions, and authorizing or requiring under certain circumstances the removal of persons who violate those prohibitions; creating criminal offenses.
- Identical to HB 4 (Spiller), referred to Senate State Affairs
- Rules were suspended. This bill was heard in State Affairs and reported favorably from committee on 11/9