Chambers
The House will reconvene on Monday, July 24 at 2:00 p.m.
- HB 1 has been set on the House Calendar, amendments need to be filed by Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
The Senate will reconvene on Monday, July 24 at 9:00 a.m.
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Committees
Yesterday the Senate Education, State Affairs and Health and Human Services committees met, heard hours of testimony on multiple bills, and then voted several of them out:
State Affairs
Met for 10 hours and 52 minutes
- SB 3 (Kolkhorst) Relating to the regulation of certain facilities and activities of political subdivisions, including public school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools was reported out favorably with 8 ayes and 1 nay.
Senate Education
Met for 8 hours and 57 minutes
- SB 2 (Taylor, Larry) relating to public school finance, including the establishment of a tax credit scholarship and educational expense assistance program was reported out favorably with 8 ayes and 2 nays.
- SB 16 (Taylor, Larry) relating to the creation of a commission to recommend improvements to the public school finance system was reported out favorably with 10 ayes and 0 nays.
Health & Human Services
Met for 5 hours and 32 minutes
- SB 4 (Schwertner | et al.) relating to prohibiting certain transactions between a governmental entity and an abortion provider or affiliate of the provider was reported out favorably with 5 ayes and 3 nays.
- SB 10 (Campbell | et al.) relating to reporting requirements by certain physicians and health care facilities for abortion complications; authorizing a civil penalty was reported out favorably with 5 ayes and 3 nays.
- SB 11 (Perry | et al.) Relating to general procedures and requirements for do-not-resuscitate orders was reported out favorably with 5 ayes and 3 nays.
- SB 17 (Kolkhorst | et al.) Relating to maternal health and safety, pregnancy-related deaths, and maternal morbidity, including postpartum depression was reported out favorably with 8 ayes and 0 nays.
- SB 73 (Hughes | et al.) Relating to reporting and certification requirements by certain physicians regarding certain abortions was reported out favorably with 6 ayes and 3 nays.
The Health & Human Services meeting and State Affairs meetings for Saturday have been canceled but the other posted weekend meetings are still occurring. For the latest updates, visit "Legislative News from Texas" frequently to confirm hearings since dates and times can and do change. Standing committee hearings, live and archived, can be listened to at the following links: House | Senate. Please note that formal hearings may not be broadcast.
Weekend Hearings
Saturday
Business & Commerce – 7/22/2017
Time: 9:00 AM, Location: E1.016 (Hearing Room)
- SB 8 (Creighton) Relating to health plan and health benefit plan coverage for elective abortion.
- SB 12 (Buckingham) Relating to limiting the applicability of municipal and county regulations affecting real property.
- SB 13 (Burton) Relating to the issuance of a permit by a political subdivision.
- SB 14 (Hall) Relating to a property owner's right to remove a tree or vegetation.
- SB 15 (Huffines) Relating to prosecution of certain offenses involving and preemption of local regulation of the use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.
Government Reform, Select – 7/22/2017
Time: 11:00 AM, Location: Extension Auditorium, E1.004
- SB 1 (Bettencourt) Relating to ad valorem taxation.
- SB 18 (Estes) Relating to a limit on local government expenditures.
- SB 93 (Bettencourt) Relating to ad valorem taxation.
- SB 96 (Bettencourt) Relating to ad valorem taxation.
Finance – 7/22/2017
Time: 1:00 PM, Location: E1.036 (Finance Room)
- SB 9 (Hancock) Relating to the constitutional limit on the rate of growth of appropriations.
- SB 19 (Nelson) Relating to bonuses and salaries for public school classroom teachers and state assistance for the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program.
Sunday
Government Reform, Select – 7/23/2017
Time: 1:00 PM, Location: Extension Auditorium, E1.004
- The Senate Select Committee on Government Reform may take up and consider any pending business.
State Affairs – 7/23/2017
Time: 1:00 PM, Location: Senate Chamber
- SB 5 (Hancock) Relating to the prevention of fraud in the conduct of an election; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties.
- SB 6 (Campbell) Relating to municipal annexation.
Finance – 7/23/2017
Time: 1:30 PM, Location: E1.036 (Finance Room)
- The Senate Finance Committee may take up and consider any pending business.
Business & Commerce – 7/23/2017
Time: 2:00 PM, Location: E1.016 (Hearing Room)
- SB 7 (Hughes) Relating to payroll deductions for state and local government employee organizations.
- SB 94 (Hughes) Relating to payroll deductions for state and local government employee organizations.
Education – 7/23/2017
Time: 4:00 PM, Location: E1.028 (Hearing Room)
- SB 97 (Perry) Relating to the dedication of a portion of state lottery proceeds to the funding of salary increases and bonuses for experienced public school classroom teachers and costs associated with school district teacher retirement contributions.
- SJR 1 (Burton) Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate the net revenue from the state lottery to the foundation school fund, including a portion dedicated to funding salary increases and bonuses for experienced public school classroom teachers and costs associated with school district teacher retirement contributions.
Upcoming House Hearings
Monday
Public Education – 7/24/2017
Time: 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess, Location: E2.036
- HB 21 (Huberty) Relating to the public school finance system.
- HB 23 (Huberty) Relating to a grant program to fund innovative programs for public school students with autism.
- HB 61 (Hinojosa) Relating to a transportation allotment credit for school districts required to take action to reduce wealth per student.
- HB 62 (Hinojosa) Relating to an adjustment under the foundation school program of the taxable value of property for school districts required to provide social security coverage for district employees.
- HB 194 (Ashby) Relating to the small-sized district adjustment under the Foundation School Program.
- HB 197 (Bernal) Relating to the bilingual education allotment provided under the public school finance system.
- HB 234 (Bernal) Relating to the compensatory education allotment under the Foundation School Program.
- HB 258 (González) Relating to the public school finance system.
State Affairs – 7/24/2017
Time: 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess, Location: JHR 140
- HB 13 (Capriglione) Relating to reporting requirements by certain physicians and health care facilities for abortion complications; authorizing a civil penalty.
Tuesday
Public Education – 7/25/2017
Time: 8:00 AM, Location: E2.036
- HB 22 (King) Relating to the extension of additional state aid for tax reduction provided to certain school districts.
- HB 98 (Bernal) Relating to a school district assigning a mentor teacher to a new classroom teacher.
- HB 121 (Bernal) Relating to a study regarding the costs of educating educationally disadvantaged students and students of limited English proficiency in public schools.
- HB 140 (Giddings) Relating to calculation of average daily attendance for school districts providing certain full-day prekindergarten programs.
- HB 178 (Cortez) Relating to funding for public school career and technology programs.
- HB 248 (Springer) Relating to additional state aid for certain school districts.
- HB 256 (Bernal) Relating to the Legislative Budget Board's report on equalized funding elements under the public school finance system.
Appropriations – 7/25/2017
Time: 10:00 AM or upon final adjourn./recess, Location: E1.030
- HB 2 (Gonzales) Relating to the funding of certain governmental entities subject to abolishment on September 1, 2017.
- HB 20 (Ashby) Relating to an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund to decrease health insurance premiums and deductibles for certain health benefit plans administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
- HB 24 (Darby) Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools; making an appropriation.
- HB 25 (Davis) Relating to reimbursement rates for Medicaid acute care therapy services; making an appropriation.
- HB 76 (Darby) Relating to a supplemental appropriation for Teacher Retirement System of Texas retiree health.
- HB 80 (Darby) Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
- HB 151 (Gooden) Relating to the administration of certain group benefits by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; making an appropriation.
- HJR 18 (Howard) Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to pay at least 50 percent of the cost of maintaining and operating the public school system and prohibiting the comptroller from certifying legislation containing an appropriation unless the requirement is met.
Business & Industry – 7/25/2017
Time: 10:00 AM or upon final adjourn./recess, Location: E2.016
- The committee will meet to study the following: Issues relating to construction contracts in this state, including: (1) the allocation of liability among persons involved in a construction project; (2) relationships among parties to construction contracts, including property owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals; (3) liens on real property arising from construction contracts; (4) indemnification and insurance issues; (5) warranties; (6) standards of care for persons involved in construction projects; and (7) civil actions and other forms of dispute resolution arising from construction defects and remedies for construction defects.
Wednesday
Public Health – 7/26/2017
Time: 8:30 AM, Location: E2.012
- HB 9 (Burkett) Relating to maternal health and safety, pregnancy-related deaths, and maternal morbidity, including postpartum depression.
