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Daily House Calendar

Thursday, May 1, 2025

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********** MAJOR STATE CALENDAR **********
HOUSE BILLS
SECOND READING

HB 1520             Kitzman

Relating to the Angelina and Neches River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.

HB 1545             Bell, Keith / Canales / Hull / Kitzman / Shaheen

Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.


********** CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS CALENDAR **********
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
SECOND READING

HJR 110             Tepper

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the filing of required political funding reports and personal financial statements to be eligible to hold certain public elective offices.

HJR 203             Wilson

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund to provide funding to eligible institutions of higher education to address Texas' health care workforce needs and drive the state economy.


********** GENERAL STATE CALENDAR **********
HOUSE BILLS
SECOND READING

HB 245              Wilson

Relating to the treatment of military service credit in the Employees Retirement System of Texas as law enforcement or custodial officer service.

HB 1465             Hickland / Bowers / Louderback / Gámez / Cook / et al.

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of invasive visual recording and the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense.

HB 1482             Leo Wilson / Gerdes / et al.

Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision for certain repeat intoxication offenders.

HB 294              Cortez

Relating to the regulation by a property owners' association of food production on single-family residential lots.

HB 793              Thompson

Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of an applicant for or a person protected by a protective order.

HB 809              Thompson

Relating to the execution of a waiver of citation by digitized signature in a suit for the dissolution of a marriage.

HB 3928             Thompson

Relating to providing notice of a vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility by publication on a third-party Internet website.

HB 334              Ordaz / Patterson / Shaheen / Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra / Leo Wilson

Relating to the establishment of a county employee family leave pool program.

HB 2037             Darby / Luther

Relating to repairs made pursuant to a residential or manufactured home tenant's notice of intent to repair and the provision of notice regarding a residential or manufactured home tenant's security deposit.

HB 1973             Cook

Relating to proof of the identity of a child's parents in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

HB 285              Ordaz / Leach / Meyer / Moody / Cook / et al.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals.

HB 4341             McLaughlin

Relating to critical infrastructure facility emergency response maps and the critical infrastructure emergency response map grant program.

HB 4264             Hefner

Relating to creation of a grant program for certain peace officers who hold a master proficiency certificate.

HB 1043             Bhojani / Curry / Capriglione / Alders / Garcia, Linda

Relating to a study by the General Land Office in partnership with a working group consisting of the Texas Department of Insurance, Department of Information Resources, and other entities on the establishment and implementation of a distributed ledger-based title registry pilot program.

HB 837              Howard / Harless

Relating to instruction for barbers and cosmetologists on identifying and assisting victims of domestic violence.

HB 1234             Guillen

Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun.

HB 1193             Manuel / LaHood / Ordaz / Pierson

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information on a declaration of informal marriage.

HB 1194             Manuel / Bumgarner / Jones, Jolanda / Virdell / Ward Johnson

Relating to the period during which an order for emergency protection remains in effect.

HB 1646             Lujan / Metcalf

Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

HB 1729             Vasut / Barry

Relating to a limitation on the number of terms a person may serve as a commissioner of Port Freeport.

HB 2498             Leach

Relating to the consequences of a criminal conviction on a person's eligibility for an occupational license.

HB 1314             Hickland / et al.

Relating to price estimates and billing requirements for certain health care facilities.

HB 2295             Capriglione / Orr

Relating to newborn screening tests for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

HB 1353             Guillen

Relating to international cooperation agreements between certain state agencies and the United Mexican States and funding for infrastructure investment in this state; providing authority for certain agencies to issue bonds.

HB 1531             Howard

Relating to the definition of facility for purposes of workplace violence prevention requirements.

HB 1988             Lujan / Cook

Relating to the disclosure of certain information by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

HB 5398             Morales, Eddie / Metcalf / Vasut / Kerwin

Relating to the taking of certain aoudad sheep by using a helicopter.

HB 3960             Paul

Relating to the effect of certain misrepresentations on certain insurance policies.

HB 3923             Bell, Keith

Relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do not hold a bachelor's degree.

HB 1407             Guillen

Relating to the provision of water or sewer service by public entities operating jointly or concurrently; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments.

HB 1764             Button / et al.

Relating to the certification and regulation of certain out-of-state certified public accountants.

HB 2221             Hull

Relating to certain trade practices related to life insurance, annuity contracts, and accident and health coverage.

HB 2214             Walle

Relating to notice requirements for a leased dwelling located in a floodplain.

HB 2517             Barry / Leo Wilson

Relating to the applicability of premium and maintenance taxes to Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and Texas FAIR Plan Association.

HB 2518             Barry / Leo Wilson

Relating to the use of installment premium payment plans on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association policies.

HB 2213             Johnson / Morgan / Paul / Wharton

Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

HB 5008             Bell, Keith / Wilson / Frank / Dyson / Virdell / et al.

Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities.

HB 5092             Tepper

Relating to the operation and dissolution of the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority and to agreements between Texas Tech University and the authority.

HB 3421             Hayes

Relating to decedents' estates and other matters involving probate courts.

HB 3663             Martinez

Relating to the information required to be posted by the Texas Water Development Board on the board's Internet website regarding the use of the state water implementation fund for Texas.

HB 3748             Manuel

Relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property.

HB 3800             Orr / Shofner

Relating to an advisory board established to develop a resource guide that facilitates collaboration in identifying and addressing local health care workforce needs.

HB 3756             Geren / Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra

Relating to the powers of certain nonresident seller's permit holders who also hold a winery permit.

HB 2613             Harris Davila

Relating to liability of a water park entity for injuries arising from certain activities.

HB 3782             Smithee

Relating to the type of newspaper required for publication of public notices.

HB 5246             Bonnen

Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of the Texas Space Commission, the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium, and other governmental entities and institutions regarding aerospace, aviation, and space exploration initiatives  and to the abolishment of the spaceport trust fund.

HB 4344             Hernandez

Relating to access to and use of criminal history record information by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

HB 4044             Meyer / Turner / Capriglione / Martinez Fischer / Troxclair

Relating to certain expenditures by public institutions of higher education and university systems that are eligible for certain tax credits.

HB 4066             Bonnen

Relating to the repeal of the Texas Research Incentive Program.

HB 2702             Raymond

Relating to prohibiting certain limitations on the operation of certain organizations that benefit veterans during a declared state of disaster.

HB 2807             Rose

Relating to the statewide intellectual and developmental disability coordinating council.

HB 2869             Metcalf

Relating to a financing mechanism allowing electric utilities to obtain recovery of costs associated with a weather-related event or other natural disaster; granting authority to issue bonds.

HB 2898             Frank

Relating to requirements for certain meteorological evaluation towers.

HB 3181             Dutton

Relating to the enforcement of a court order for possession of or access to a child and related order modifications.

HB 3250             Darby

Relating to the regulation of real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies.

HB 4153             Fairly

Relating to the applicability of uniform grant and contract management standards to certain Texas Water Development Board programs.

HB 2091             Martinez / Canales / Longoria / Guerra

Relating to the provision of financial assistance by the Texas Water Development Board for certain projects.

HB 2115             Ashby / Morales, Eddie

Relating to the rural sheriff's office and rural constable's office salary assistance grant programs.

HB 2542             Kitzman

Relating to the establishment of a work group to study and make recommendations on certain services needed by individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability.

HB 2768             Capriglione / Romero

Relating to the development of a state information technology apprenticeship credential offered by public junior colleges or public technical institutes to address shortages in the state information resources workforce.

HB 3349             Tepper

Relating to the events trust fund and to abolishing the Pan American Games trust fund, Olympic Games trust fund, and motor sports racing trust fund.

HB 3352             King

Relating to the inclusion of information about construction or maintenance work zones in the curriculum of driver education and driving safety courses.

HB 4406             Phelan

Relating to the reporting of direct campaign expenditures by certain persons and political committees.

HB 1593             Campos / LaHood / Cole / Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra / Martinez / et al.

Relating to an advisory committee to study suicide prevention and peer support programs in fire departments in this state.

HB 1899             Longoria / Lopez, Ray

Relating to the required age for a license or permit relating to the conduct of a public fireworks display.

HB 3133             Bhojani / Talarico / Fairly / Button / Harris Davila

Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.

HB 4432             Dean

Relating to the qualifications of members of the board of directors of the Texas Mutual Insurance Company.

HB 4960             Phelan

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.

HB 3214             Richardson / Campos / Gates / Curry / et al.

Relating to eligibility for a master plumber license.

HB 3915             Martinez / Harris / Canales / Longoria / Guerra

Relating to the projects eligible for financial assistance from the flood infrastructure fund.

HB 3508             Wharton

Relating to an insurer's responsibility to review and audit a third-party administrator.

HB 2145             Bhojani

Relating to the installation of electric vehicle charging stations at certain state-owned parking lots and garages.