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TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

88th Legislative Session - Part 2

Texas House Floor Meeting

TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

88th Legislative Session - Part 1

Texas House Floor Meeting

TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

88th Legislative Session

Texas House Floor Meeting

Bills on the Agenda

TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB29

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/22/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/3/23  
Out of House Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/2/23  
Relating to prohibited governmental entity implementation or enforcement of a vaccine mandate, mask requirement, or private business or school closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB7

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/3/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/5/23  
Out of House Committee
5/20/23  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the reliability of the ERCOT power grid.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2627

Filed
5/1/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/2/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/4/23  
Out of House Committee
5/20/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/9/23  
Relating to funding mechanisms to support the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric generating facilities.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB18

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/6/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/20/23  
Out of House Committee
5/20/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/17/23  
Relating to the tenure and employment of faculty members at certain public institutions of higher education.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1418

Filed
3/1/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/12/23  
Out of House Committee
5/1/23  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1070

Filed
2/21/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/4/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/12/23  
Out of House Committee
5/18/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the interstate voter registration crosscheck program.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1750

Filed
3/7/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/6/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/18/23  
Out of House Committee
5/12/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to abolishing the county elections administrator position in certain counties.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1933

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/6/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/13/23  
Out of House Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to certain oversight procedures of the state over county elections.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB186

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of Senate Committee
4/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/20/23  
Out of House Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by House
5/24/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the prohibited discharge of a patient to certain unlicensed or unpermitted group-centered facilities.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB189

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of Senate Committee
4/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/20/23  
Out of House Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the creation of a criminal offense concerning the failure of certain persons to report mistreatment of residents of group homes.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB643

Filed
1/27/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/23  
Voted on by Senate
3/16/23  
Out of House Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the conduct of charitable bingo.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2260

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/6/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/20/23  
Out of House Committee
5/17/23  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to management review of certain investigations conducted by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB187

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of Senate Committee
4/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/27/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to failure to report assault, neglect, or omission of care in certain group homes; creating a criminal offense.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB402

Filed
1/12/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/9/23  
Voted on by Senate
3/15/23  
Out of House Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the preference given by trial courts to hearings and trials for murder and capital murder offenses.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB386

Filed
1/12/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/30/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/5/23  
Out of House Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the prosecution of a capital murder committed against a peace officer or fireman.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB338

Filed
12/28/22  
Out of Senate Committee
4/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/20/23  
Out of House Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the use of hypnotically induced statements in a criminal trial.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB785

Filed
2/8/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/11/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/19/23  
Out of House Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the ownership of and certain insurance policy provisions regarding the geothermal energy and associated resources below the surface of land.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB694

Filed
2/3/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/4/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/12/23  
Out of House Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to liability of a religious organization or an employee or volunteer of a religious organization for security services provided to the organization.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB477

Filed
1/17/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/5/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/12/23  
Out of House Committee
5/11/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to accommodating voters with a disability.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB987

Filed
2/16/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/27/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/3/23  
Out of House Committee
5/17/23  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the reporting of certain information regarding the payment of state money to certain vendors and counties.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB991

Filed
2/16/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/5/23  
Out of House Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the establishment of a crime laboratory portal by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas and to disciplinary proceedings applicable to a crime laboratory or license holder investigated by the Texas Forensic Science Commission.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1015

Filed
2/17/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/27/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/5/23  
Out of House Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to periodic rate adjustments by electric utilities.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1402

Filed
3/1/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/27/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/3/23  
Out of House Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/9/23  
Relating to the composition, continuation, and duties of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force, compensation for task force members and certain other task force participants, and establishment of a mandatory training program for persons responding to reports of and treating survivors of child sexual abuse and adult sexual assault.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2220

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/26/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/2/23  
Out of House Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and local government corporations to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2474

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/24/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/27/23  
Out of House Committee
5/17/23  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to civil and administrative penalties assessed for violations of statutes or rules governing chemical dependency treatment facilities.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2315

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/4/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/24/23  
Out of House Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the creation of a task force to develop a plan for the consolidation of the functions of workforce development programs administered by the Texas Workforce Commission and social services programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2325

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/20/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/26/23  
Out of House Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the eligibility of certain events for funding under the Major Events Reimbursement Program.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB924

Filed
2/14/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/5/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/20/23  
Out of House Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the combination of certain election precincts.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2011

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/30/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/4/23  
Out of House Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to impose administrative penalties and enter into voluntary mitigation plans; increasing an administrative penalty.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2013

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/30/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/4/23  
Out of House Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/9/23  
Relating to access to and the security of certain critical infrastructure.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1699

Filed
3/7/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/5/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/12/23  
Out of House Committee
5/20/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to electricity service in the ERCOT power region, including the participation of aggregated distributed energy resources in the ERCOT market.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1094

Filed
2/22/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/18/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/24/23  
Out of House Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to purchased power costs incurred by electric utilities.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB947

Filed
2/15/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/30/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/12/23  
Out of House Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to creating a criminal offense for damaging certain critical infrastructure facilities and providing for the prosecution of that conduct as manslaughter in certain circumstances; increasing a criminal penalty.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB25

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/27/23  
Voted on by Senate
3/30/23  
Out of House Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to support for nursing-related postsecondary education, including scholarships to nursing students, loan repayment assistance to nurses and nursing faculty, and grants to nursing education programs.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB26

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/3/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/13/23  
Out of House Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to local mental health authority and local behavioral health authority audits and mental and behavioral health reporting, services, and programs.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1057

Filed
2/21/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/11/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/17/23  
Out of House Committee
5/18/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and local government corporations to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB627

Filed
1/26/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/20/23  
Out of House Committee
5/18/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the entitlement of certain municipalities to certain tax revenue related to a hotel and convention center project.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1717

Filed
3/7/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/30/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/12/23  
Out of House Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of stalking.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1661

Filed
3/6/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/6/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/20/23  
Out of House Committee
5/18/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to a ballot scan system used in a central counting station.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB379

Filed
1/11/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/10/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/16/23  
Out of House Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain family care items.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB471

Filed
1/13/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/19/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/27/23  
Out of House Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the investigation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain complaints.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB401

Filed
1/12/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/20/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/3/23  
Out of House Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to prices charged by a medical staffing services agency during certain designated public health disaster periods; providing a civil penalty.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1668

Filed
3/6/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/24/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/3/23  
Out of House Committee
5/19/23  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to property owners' associations, including condominium owners' associations.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB21

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/30/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/5/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the legislature.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2012

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/4/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/5/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the implementation of a program to meet the reliability needs of the ERCOT power region.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1861

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/11/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/18/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2424

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/4/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/13/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to illegal entry into this state from Mexico by a person who is not a citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States; creating criminal offenses.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB9

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/3/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/6/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
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.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB11

Filed
3/3/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/19/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to measures for ensuring safety and security in public schools, including measures related to the health and safety of public school students and active shooter training for certain peace officers.
TX

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1318

Filed
2/28/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/27/23  
Voted on by Senate
3/29/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
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 adult victims of family violence.