Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Senate State Affairs Committee May 15th, 2023

Meeting Video(s)

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

State Affairs May 15th, 2023

Senate State Affairs Committee

Bills on the Agenda

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4333

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of House Committee
4/19/23  
Voted on by House
5/1/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/17/23  
Governor Action
6/10/23  
Relating to the extension of a family violence pretrial diversion pilot program in Bexar County.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2291

Filed
2/14/23  
Out of House Committee
4/28/23  
Voted on by House
5/5/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/18/23  
Governor Action
6/10/23  
Relating to the carrying or possession of a handgun by certain retired judges and justices.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB18

Filed
2/16/23  
Out of House Committee
4/18/23  
Voted on by House
4/26/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/13/23  
Relating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services and electronic devices, including the use and transfer of electronic devices to students by a public school.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1696

Filed
1/26/23  
Out of House Committee
4/26/23  
Voted on by House
5/8/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/14/23  
Relating to the relationship between managed care plans and optometrists and therapeutic optometrists.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1243

Filed
1/10/23  
Out of House Committee
4/24/23  
Voted on by House
4/28/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/24/23  
Governor Action
6/13/23  
Relating to the penalty for the offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB891

Filed
12/7/22  
Out of House Committee
5/1/23  
Voted on by House
5/6/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/19/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the use of expert testimony in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2837

Filed
2/24/23  
Out of House Committee
4/21/23  
Voted on by House
5/3/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/19/23  
Governor Action
6/10/23  
Relating to prohibiting a person or entity from surveilling, reporting, or tracking the purchase of firearms, ammunition, and accessories through the use of certain merchant category codes; imposing a civil penalty.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1423

Filed
1/18/23  
Out of House Committee
4/24/23  
Voted on by House
5/2/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/17/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the expiration of a protective order when the subject of the protective order is confined or imprisoned.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB639

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of House Committee
3/23/23  
Voted on by House
4/6/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/18/23  
Governor Action
6/10/23  
Relating to the number of temporary licenses to conduct bingo issued to certain authorized organizations in a calendar year.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3506

Filed
3/3/23  
Out of House Committee
5/4/23  
Voted on by House
5/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/21/23  
Governor Action
6/12/23  
Relating to the storage in and removal from certain DNA databases of certain DNA samples.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1817

Filed
2/3/23  
Out of House Committee
3/20/23  
Voted on by House
5/2/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/18/23  
Governor Action
6/9/23  
Relating to the validity of a contract for which a disclosure of interested parties is required.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1181

Filed
1/4/23  
Out of House Committee
4/24/23  
Voted on by House
5/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/19/23  
Governor Action
6/12/23  
Relating to the publication or distribution of sexual material harmful to minors on an Internet website; providing a civil penalty.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB246

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of House Committee
4/25/23  
Voted on by House
5/3/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/18/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to establishing a pilot program for recording ballot counting activity.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB315

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of House Committee
5/4/23  
Voted on by House
5/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/21/23  
Governor Action
6/10/23  
Relating to a statement by the secretary of state regarding the furnishing of certain personal information on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1217

Filed
1/9/23  
Out of House Committee
4/24/23  
Voted on by House
5/6/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/19/23  
Governor Action
6/12/23  
Relating to the administration of and procedures relating to early voting by personal appearance.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2800

Filed
2/24/23  
Out of House Committee
4/11/23  
Voted on by House
5/5/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/18/23  
Governor Action
6/12/23  
Relating to meetings of a county election board.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3372

Filed
3/3/23  
Out of House Committee
4/21/23  
Voted on by House
5/2/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/19/23  
Governor Action
6/13/23  
Relating to the reporting of political contributions, including in-kind contributions, and expenditures made using a credit card.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB5180

Filed
3/10/23  
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
5/24/23  
Governor Action
6/13/23  
Relating to the public inspection of election records.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB409

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of House Committee
3/27/23  
Voted on by House
4/27/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/19/23  
Governor Action
6/13/23  
Relating to the governance and administration of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and to certain disclosures made in relation to the provision of funding for indigent defense services.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1825

Filed
2/3/23  
Out of House Committee
4/4/23  
Voted on by House
4/12/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/18/23  
Governor Action
6/12/23  
Relating to the consumption, possession, and sale of alcoholic beverages at certain performing arts facilities owned by certain school districts.