Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

House State Affairs Committee Apr 19th, 2023

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

State Affairs Apr 19th, 2023 at 02:04 pm

House State Affairs Committee

Bills on the Agenda

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB558

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of House Committee
4/25/23  
Voted on by House
5/2/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/15/23  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibiting certain limitations on the operation of certain organizations that benefit veterans during a declared state of disaster.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3289

Filed
3/2/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibiting the use of certain social media applications and services on devices owned or leased by state agencies.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB876

Filed
12/5/22  
Out of House Committee
4/25/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the purchase of a United States flag or Texas flag by a governmental agency.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HCR71

Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the building being constructed in Phase Two of the Texas Capitol Complex Master Plan at the northwest corner of Congress Avenue and 15th Street the Irma Rangel Building.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1215

Filed
1/9/23  
Out of House Committee
5/6/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to consideration of criminal history of applicants for public employment.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2470

Filed
2/17/23  
Out of House Committee
4/26/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibited adverse employment action against certain first responders based on mental illness.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB818

Filed
11/29/22  
Out of House Committee
5/2/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the places a public employer may provide for employees to express breast milk.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4012

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of House Committee
4/27/23  
Voted on by House
5/6/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/21/23  
Governor Action
6/11/23  
Relating to the administration of the electronic state business daily.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1075

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain property interests of a foreign government in agricultural land.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB857

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the requirement for payment bonds from certain public work contractors.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4282

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information maintained by state licensing agencies.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3668

Filed
3/6/23  
Out of House Committee
4/26/23  
Voted on by House
5/2/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the expiration and extension of certain provisions relating to engaging outside council for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission matters.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB713

Filed
11/15/22  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the proprietary purchases process for state agencies.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB5174

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of House Committee
4/26/23  
Voted on by House
5/5/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/10/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/15/23  
Governor Action
6/9/23  
Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4499

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the view of the state capitol.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2858

Filed
2/27/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to state and local government disaster preparedness.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2474

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to wind energy rights and wind energy development agreements.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3730

Filed
3/6/23  
Out of House Committee
4/26/23  
Voted on by House
5/2/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/19/23  
Governor Action
6/10/23  
Relating to the directory of users of the centralized telephone service for entities in the capitol complex.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB158

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of House Committee
4/25/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information held by the Texas Education Agency.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2569

Filed
2/21/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to notice of planned and unplanned service interruptions provided to ERCOT by certain electric generation service providers.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1899

Filed
2/3/23  
Out of House Committee
4/27/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for insider trading and other misuse of official information.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1495

Filed
1/20/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a study on leasing state property for private use.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2178

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to publication of notices by a governmental entity on the Internet websites of a newspaper and the Texas Press Association.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB5260

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of House Committee
4/26/23  
Voted on by House
5/6/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/16/23  
Governor Action
6/17/23  
Relating to the office of vehicle fleet management's plan for the state's vehicle fleet.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4930

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the adoption of a climate policy in a municipal charter.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3130

Filed
3/1/23  
Out of House Committee
5/1/23  
Voted on by House
5/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/22/23  
Governor Action
6/11/23  
Relating to the protection of certain occupational licensing information regarding clients of family violence shelter centers, victims of trafficking shelter centers, and sexual assault programs and survivors of family violence, domestic violence, and sexual assault.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4207

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to municipally owned utility vegetation management.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4006

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain foreign entities.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4208

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the management and control of certain municipal electric utility systems.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3941

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to municipally owned utility reports on infrastructure improvement and maintenance.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3943

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the auditing of an electric cooperative or municipally owned electric utility by an independent third party auditor after a power outage.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3096

Filed
3/1/23  
Out of House Committee
4/26/23  
Voted on by House
5/2/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/17/23  
Governor Action
6/10/23  
Relating to the date by which the Texas Energy Reliability Council is required to submit to the legislature a report on the reliability and stability of the electricity supply chain.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4213

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to rates for electricity charged by certain municipally owned utilities and to the use of revenue from the rates.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4579

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of House Committee
4/27/23  
Voted on by House
5/6/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2927

Filed
2/27/23  
Out of House Committee
5/1/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to quarantine leave for certain public safety employees.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4349

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to compensatory time off for certain state employees.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4728

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of an independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region to require information from and registration by certain facilities.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2788

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3167

Filed
3/1/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to requests made under the public information law that require a large amount of personnel time.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3440

Filed
3/3/23  
Out of House Committee
5/2/23  
Voted on by House
5/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/22/23  
Governor Action
6/13/23  
Relating to the governmental bodies required to post on the Internet agendas for meetings under the open meetings law.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1984

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to cost recovery for costs arising from the interconnection of certain electric generation facilities with the ERCOT transmission system.
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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.