Bills & Legislation

Relating to recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America in public schools and in open-enrollment charter schools; providing exemptions.

David Lowe

Relating to the permissible uses of the school safety allotment and the creation of a mental and behavioral health allotment under the Foundation School Program.

James Talarico

Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, use, and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products and the local regulation of cannabis establishments; providing for expunction of records relating to certain decriminalized conduct; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax.

James Talarico

Relating to the consideration of compliance with rules of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in approving rates for water or sewer utility services.

Ryan Guillen

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of real property for which the owner of the property has prepaid those taxes.

Dade Phelan

Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain attorneys providing legal services in rural counties.

Dade Phelan

Relating to groundwater requirements for municipal and county approval of subdivision plats and the powers and duties of groundwater conservation districts.

Erin Zwiener

Relating to the creation of the Texas Adoption Is an Option Education and Awareness Program and to required adoption-related curriculum and information.

Steve Toth

Relating to the criminal penalty for practicing chiropractic without a license; increasing a criminal penalty.

Carrie Isaac

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Hidalgo County as the U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua Memorial Highway.

Armando "Mando" Martinez

Relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans and surviving spouses of certain armed services members.

Vincent Perez

Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles that serve a deepwater seaport on the U.S.-Mexico Border.

Janie Lopez

Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of the water resources in certain counties.

Armando "Mando" Martinez

Relating to provision of and access to services for children with certain health care needs, including access to certain Medicaid waiver programs.

Christian Manuel

Relating to the provision of shelter or care for a minor by an emergency shelter facility.

Christian Manuel

Relating to the eligibility of persons finally convicted of a felony to run for certain public offices.

Wes Virdell

Relating to emergency response protocols and safety and security audits developed by the Texas School Safety Center and Health and Human Services Commission for day-care centers.

Christian Manuel

Relating to the designation of certain natural gas facilities as seasonally critical.

Ryan Guillen

Relating to the powers and duties of certain property owners' associations.

Daniel Alders

Relating to the calculation of the no-new-revenue tax rate.

Brian Harrison

Relating to the protection of workers in the Texas entertainment industry to accept employment in union and non-union productions without fear of retaliation, blacklisting, or loss of union membership.

Daniel Alders

Relating to the collection of certain incident-based data reported to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

Charlene Ward Johnson

Relating to the administration and enforcement by the Office of the Comptroller for Public Accounts against an appraisal district for a failure by a district to undertake corrective actions ordered by the Comptroller after review of the district's methods, appraisal standards and procedures.

Benjamin Bumgarner

Relating to emergency response management training for certain administrators and security personnel at public schools.

Charlene Ward Johnson

Relating to clarity and certainty in the administration and operation of Medicaid.

Christian Manuel

Relating to a pilot program for outcomes-based contracts at public schools.

Brad Buckley

Relating to the examination required for licensing as a social worker.

Charlene Ward Johnson

Relating to an exception from requirements to assist or cooperate with federal immigration officers for matters regarding activities that occur at a domestic violence shelter.

Lulu Flores

Relating to the permitting of certain concrete plants located in an area of a municipality not subject to zoning regulations.

Charlene Ward Johnson

Relating to the determination by a state agency that an area in this state is a rural area.

Christian Manuel

Relating to wrongful death actions arising from the death of an unborn child resulting from an abortion.

Lulu Flores

Relating to requiring certain governmental entities to allow interested persons to comment on the proposed adoption or revision of certain emergency management plans.

Penny Morales Shaw

Relating to the creation of a pretrial intervention and diversion program for certain nonviolent offenses; authorizing a fee.

Penny Morales Shaw

Relating to an action to remedy certain conditions affecting safety or habitability of certain residential rental property; providing a civil penalty.

Lauren Ashley Simmons

Relating to the categorization, collection, and publication of demographic and other information pertaining to certain public benefits programs.

Hubert Vo

Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Stan Gerdes

Relating to the development and implementation of the Texas Plan demonstration program to fund the purchase by and provision to certain eligible individuals of health care services.

Christian Manuel

Relating to the acquisition of real property by a private entity with eminent domain authority.

J. M. Lozano

Relating to a pilot program for the safe disposal of prescription drugs, including controlled substance prescription drugs.

Ryan Guillen

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information maintained by state licensing agencies.

Oscar Longoria

Relating to a refund of motor vehicle sales taxes paid on certain bad debt.

Oscar Longoria

Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to attend mental health care appointments.

Terri Leo Wilson

Relating to the authority of a municipality to adopt, increase or decrease the rate of, or repeal an additional sales and use tax for property tax relief by ordinance or resolution of the governing body of the municipality.

Matt Shaheen

Relating to the authority of a municipality to alter speed limits.

Rafael Anchía

Relating to a claim of actual innocence by a person convicted of a criminal offense; creating the Texas Innocence Inquiry Commission.

Richard Peña Raymond

Relating to policies related to the removal and placement of a child by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Christina Morales

Relating to the number of polling places in certain counties.

Valoree Swanson