SB Bills

Relating to the establishment of the workforce housing program by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

Relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective Services to annually review the department's process to enter into adoption assistance agreements.

Relating to establishment of the immigration authority delegation training grant program for local law enforcement agencies.

Relating to the issuance of permits for producer dairies in certain areas of this state.

Relating to who may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant.

Relating to bidding or procurement requirements for improvement projects in public improvement districts.

Relating to the use of school buses by public schools.

Relating to fiscal impact statements for legislation imposing mandates on health benefit plan issuers.

Relating to a family preservation services program.

Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising.

Relating to the regulation of certain firearm transfers, to the unlawful possession or acquisition of a firearm or ammunition, and to reports of lost or stolen firearms; creating criminal offenses.

Relating to the remote participation of certain persons in a proceeding for the issuance or modification of a protective order.

Relating to requiring the denial of bail to a person accused of committing certain trafficking or sexual offenses against a child while released on bail for committing a similar offense.

Relating to the installation and repair of critical electric grid equipment purchased from certain companies and nonprofit organizations.

Relating to the authority of the governor and the legislature regarding declared states of disaster.

Relating to the establishment of a grant program to support the elimination of illegally disposed of scrap tires.

Relating to continuing education requirements for certain physicians regarding adoption.

Relating to the repeal of the exception to the offense of unlawfully prohibiting an employee from voting.

Relating to appeals to justice courts of certain appraisal review board orders.

Relating to the reimbursement of state employees for groceries consumed while traveling on official state business.

Relating to a study on the prevalence and tracking of heat-related deaths in this state.

Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide water or sewer service in an area incorporated or annexed by a municipality.

Relating to a defense to prosecution and the dismissal of a charge for the criminal offense of driving with an expired license.

Relating to the prioritization of awarding grants and loans from the Texas Energy Fund for certain electric generating facilities.

Relating to local school health advisory councils and instruction regarding human sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender identity provided by public schools.

Relating to the process of canvassing elections.

Relating to the issuance by the Texas Medical Board of certain licenses to practice medicine and the authority of an insured to select certain license holders under the insured's health policy; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees.

Relating to bill payment assistance programs for utility customers offered by certain municipalities.

Relating to authorization and reimbursement for certain examination fee subsidies paid for public school teachers and students.

Relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as a yield sign.

Relating to asset forfeiture under the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Relating to the establishment of an advisory board to study surface water and groundwater interaction.

Relating to the release of defendants on bail, the duties of a magistrate in certain criminal proceedings, and the notice provided by peace officers to victims of family violence, stalking, harassment, or terroristic threat.

Relating to implementation of an express lane option for determining eligibility and enrolling certain individuals in Medicaid or the child health plan program.

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Relating to the regulation of used automotive parts recycling, including the removal of license plates and registration insignia.

Relating to the establishment of the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry.

Relating to the disclosure of certain fees by a landlord.

Relating to the construction of certain concrete batch plants.

Relating to the carrying of a firearm by a person who is a member of a criminal street gang; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds.

Relating to applicability of civil service status to emergency medical services personnel in certain municipalities.

Relating to the creation of a medical cannabis research program; authorizing fees.

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of a machine gun or a machine gun conversion device.

Relating to mediation or arbitration of certain billing disputes between health benefit plan issuers or administrators and out-of-network facilities.

Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of real property owned by certain charitable organizations.