SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:     State Affairs 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Thursday, March 27, 2025 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Bryan Hughes 

 

 

The Senate Committee on State Affairs will consider the following:

 

SB 31          Hughes | et al.
Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

SB 33          Campbell | et al.
Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services.

SB 510         Bettencourt | et al.
Relating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter registration laws.

SB 871         Birdwell
Relating to the authority of the legislature, governor, and certain political subdivisions with respect to disasters and emergencies.

SB 1868        Perry
Relating to adding certain substances to the Texas Controlled Substances Act and prohibiting the production, manufacture, distribution, delivery, sale, and possession of certain hallucinogenic substances; creating criminal offenses.

SB 2024        Perry
Relating to a prohibition on marketing, advertising, or selling certain e-cigarette products; creating a criminal offense.

SB 2166        Parker
Relating to testing of voting tabulation equipment.

SB 2309        Hughes
Relating to election integrity and security of ballot boxes, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; authorizing a penalty.

SB 2880        Hughes
Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs, and to the destruction of certain property; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a private civil right of action.

SJR 27         Huffman
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the authority of the commission and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.

SJR 39         Birdwell | et al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a regular session of the legislature.

SJR 40         Birdwell
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the powers of the governor, the legislature, and the supreme court following certain disaster or emergency declarations.

Public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes. If submitting written

testimony, please provide 25 copies to the committee clerk with your name

and the bill number on each copy.

 

 

 

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