The 88th 4th Called Special Session began November 7 at 5:00 PM. The Governor’s proclamation with agenda items on the call for the special session can be found here.
- Once the calendars are set, they can be viewed here: House | Senate | All
- The chamber proceedings can be viewed here: House | Senate
- Bills filed daily can be viewed here: House | Senate | All
- As hearings are posted, they can be here: House | Senate | Joint
The Senate will reconvene at 3:00 PM today
The House will reconvene at 12:00 on November 10, 2023
Upcoming Committee Hearings
Thursday, November 9, 2023
House Select Educational Opportunity & Enrichment – Time: 9:00 AM, Location: E1.030
- The committee will meet to hear testimony on 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.
House State Affairs – Time: 10:00 AM, Location: E2.016
- The committee will meet to hear testimony on 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.
Friday, November 10, 2023
House Select Educational Opportunity & Enrichment – Time: 9:00 AM, Location: E1.030
- Continuation from Thursday, November 9
House Appropriations – Time: 11:00 AM, Location 1W.14
- The committee will meet to consider referred business, including 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.
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. Scheduled for hearing in House Select Education Opportunity & Enrichment on 11/9 and 11/10
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. Identical to SB 3 (Huffman), scheduled for hearing in House Appropriations on 11/10
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. Identical to SB 4 (Perry), scheduled for hearing in House State Affairs on 11/9
SB 1 (Creighton) Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program. Referred to Senate Education
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. Referred to Senate Finance
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
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
