See below for an update detailing recent action on House Speaker Dade Phelan’s priority legislation this session as of May 17th.
HB 1 (Bonnen) General Appropriations Bill.
- Conference Committee met on 5/15, decision documents available here
HB 2 (Meyer) Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system and property tax appraisal and administration.
- Referred to Senate Local Government on 5/2
- Enabling legislation for HJR 1 (Meyer)
HB 3 (Burrows) Relating to the development of, implementation of, and funding for public school safety and security requirements.
- Voted favorably from Senate Education on 5/16
HB 4 (Capriglione) Relating to the regulation of the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumers’ personal data by certain business entities; imposing a civil penalty.
- House refused to concur on Senate amendments on 5/15
- Conferees appointed, House: Capriglione (Chair) | Burrows | Button | Longoria | Meyer
HB 5 (Hunter) Relating to agreements authorizing a limitation on taxable value on certain property to provide for the creation of jobs and the generation of state and local tax revenue; authorizing fees; authorizing a penalty.
- Scheduled for hearing in Senate Business & Commerce on 5/18
HB 6 (Goldman) Relating to the designation of fentanyl toxicity for purposes of the death certificate and to the criminal penalties for certain controlled substance offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.
- Passed by the Senate as amended on 5/16
HB 7 (Guillen) Relating to border protection and economic development services, programs, and other measures, including establishing educational programs and the border protection unit, in this state to address the effects of ongoing disasters, including disasters caused by transnational and other criminal activity and public health threats.
- Scheduled for hearing in Senate Border Security on 5/18
HB 8 (VanDeaver) Relating to the administration, coordination, and support of public higher education, including the public junior college state finance program and a Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program to enable certain students to enroll at no cost to the student in dual credit courses offered by certain public institutions of higher education.
- Voted favorably from Senate Education on 5/16
HB 9 (Ashby) Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services.
- Voted favorably from Senate State Affairs on 5/15
HB 10 (King, Tracy O.) Relating to financial assistance provided and programs administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
- Referred to House Natural Resources on 3/7
- Companion: SB 28 (Perry) passed to third reading in the House on 5/16
HB 11 (Dutton) 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.
- Left pending in Senate Education on 5/11
HB 12 (Rose) Relating to the duration of services provided under Medicaid to women following a pregnancy.
- Left pending in Senate Health & Human Services on 5/16
HB 13 (King, Ken) Relating to training, preparedness, and funding for school safety and emergencies in public schools.
- Referred to Senate Education on 5/2
- Enabling legislation for HJR 170 (King, Ken) referred to Senate Education on 5/2
HB 14 (Harris, Cody) Relating to third-party review of plats and property development plans, permits, and similar documents, and the inspection of an improvement related to such a document.
- Referred to Senate Local Government on 4/19
HB 15 (Thompson, Senfronia) Relating to the creation of the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of Texas.
- Passed out of the House on 4/11
- Enabling legislation for HJR 135 (Thompson, Senfronia) adopted by the House on 4/10
HB 16 (Moody) Relating to the adjudication and disposition of cases involving delinquent conduct, certain juvenile court proceedings, and planning and funding for services for children in the juvenile justice system.
- Referred to Senate State Affairs on 5/15
HB 17 (Cook) Relating to the official misconduct and removal of district attorneys and county attorneys.
- Voted favorably from Senate State Affairs on 5/15
HB 18 (Slawson) Relating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services.
- Left pending in Senate State Affairs on 5/15
HB 19 (Murr) Relating to the creation of a specialty trial court to hear certain cases; authorizing fees.
- Passed by the Senate as amended on 5/12
HB 20 (Schaefer) Relating to measures to ensure the safety and welfare of the border region of this state, including protection from ongoing criminal activity and public health threats and the establishment of the Border Protection Unit; creating a criminal offense; creating a civil penalty.
- Point of Order sustained on 5/9, returned to House State Affairs, not passed by the House before the HB deadline on 122nd legislative day (5/11)
HB 100 (King, Ken) Relating to the compensation of public school educators and to the operation of public schools and the public school finance system, including enrollment-based funding for certain allotments under the Foundation School Program.
- Referred to Senate Education on 5/2
HB 200 (Leach) Relating to the reestablishment of the Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council.
- Reported favorably from House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence on 4/5, not passed by the House before the HB deadline on 122nd legislative day (5/11)
- Companions: HB 1732 (Leach) referred to House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence and SB 404 (King) referred to Senate State Affairs
HB 300 (Howard) Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain family care items.
- Left pending in Senate Finance on 5/8
HB 400 (Klick) Relating to innovation grant programs to support residency training programs in psychiatric specialty fields and recruitment, training, and retention programs in behavioral health fields.
- Left pending in Senate Health & Human Services on 5/16
HB 600 (Bonnen) Relating to contributions to, benefits from, and the administration of systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
- Reported favorably from House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services on 3/29, not passed by the House before the HB deadline on 122nd legislative day (5/11)
- Companion: SB 10 (Huffman) Conferees appointed, Senate: Huffman (Chair) | Campbell | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | Nichols, House: Bonnen (Chair) | Capriglione | Gervin-Hawkins | Longoria | VanDeaver
HB 800 (Guillen) Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties.
- Scheduled for hearing in Senate Border Security on 5/18
HB 900 (Patterson) Relating to the regulation of library materials sold to or included in public school libraries.
- Left pending in Senate Education on 5/11
HB 1600 (Hefner) Relating to the creation of a criminal offense for illegal entry into this state from Mexico by a person who is not a citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States.
- Reported favorably from House State Affairs on 4/27, not passed by the House before the HB deadline on 122nd legislative day (5/11)
