TCJL Tracked Bill List
Friday, December 2, 2022
The bill filing period opened on Monday, November 14, 2022. It will close on Friday, March 10, 2023. The 88th Legislature will convene on Tuesday, January 9, 2023.
Note: We assign bills to these categories based on our judgment of their primary effect. Many of these bills could reasonably be assigned to more than one category (e.g., employment law or civil rights-related bills generally create new causes of action). We have also made judgment calls to omit summaries of bills we placed on our tracking list. If you see a bill that you think should be reflected on this report, please let us know.
New Causes of Action
HB 319 by Oliverson (R-Cypress): Allows a person to decline to participate in a health care service for reasons of conscience. Exempts emergency care or, except as otherwise by Chapter 166, Health & Safety Code, life-sustaining treatment. Grants immunity from civil or criminal liability for a physician or health care provider who declines to participate in a health care service wholly or partly for reasons of conscience. Prohibits a person from taking adverse action against another person because the person declines to participate in a health care service for reasons of conscience, including licensure, certification, employment, staff appointments or privileges, and various other actions. Requires a health care facility to develop a written protocol for circumstances in which a person declines to participate in providing a health care service. Bars the protocol from requiring a health care facility, physician, or health care provider to counsel or refer a patient to another physician or facility. Establishes a complaint process at the appropriate licensing agency. Creates a private cause of action for injunctive relief, actual damages for “psychological, emotional, and physical injuries resulting from a violation of this law,” court costs, and attorney’s fees.
HB 206 by A. Johnson (D-Houston): Eliminates the limitations period (currently 30 years) for a personal injury suit arising from sexual offenses against a child.
HB 292 by Bernal (D-San Antonio): Grants authority to district and county attorneys to investigate price gouging under the DTPA. Splits recoveries between the county and the basic civil legal services fund.
HB 515 by Meza (D-Houston): Adds Chapter 121, Business & Commerce Code, to require an original manufacturer of electronics-enabled heavy equipment, including parts for the equipment, sold or used in this state to make available on fair and reasonable terms to any independent repair provider or owner of such equipment; (1) documentation, replacement parts, and tools; and (2) documentation, replacement part, or tool necessary to disable and reset a lock when disabled in the course of diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of the equipment. Bars a provision in an agreement between an authorized repair provider and original equipment manufacturer purporting to waive or otherwise limit the original manufacturer’s obligation under the act. Does not require an authorized repair provider to make documentation, parts, and tools available for a fair and reasonable terms. Makes a violation a deceptive trade practice under Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code.
HB 515 by Meza (D-Houston): Adds Chapter 121, Business & Commerce Code, to require an original manufacturer of electronics-enabled heavy equipment, including parts for the equipment, sold or used in this state to make available on fair and reasonable terms to any independent repair provider or owner of such equipment; (1) documentation, replacement parts, and tools; and (2) documentation, replacement part, or tool necessary to disable and reset a lock when disabled in the course of diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of the equipment. Bars a provision in an agreement between an authorized repair provider and original equipment manufacturer purporting to waive or otherwise limit the original manufacturer’s obligation under the act. Does not require an authorized repair provider to make documentation, parts, and tools available for a fair and reasonable terms. Makes a violation a deceptive trade practice under Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code.
HB 645 by Toth (R-The Woodlands): Bars a financial institution or business from using value-based criteria to discriminate against, advocate for, or give disparate treatment to a person, including the person’s social media activities, membership or participation in a group or organization, political affiliation or beliefs, current or former employer, or any other social credit, environmental, social governance, or similar value-based standards. Notwithstanding the above, allows a financial institution or business to uses value-based criteria if it discloses the criteria to a potential customer. Creates a no-injury cause of action against a financial institution or business and imposes liability for injunctive relief, $100,000 in statutory damages, and costs and attorney’s fees.
HB 689 by Rosenthal (D-Houston): Adds Chapter 100B, CPRC, to impose liability on a person who makes a false report to a law enforcement agency or emergency services provider with the intent that the agency or provider take action against the falsely accused person. Limits liability to $250 if the report was submitted due to bias or prejudice against the falsely accused person’s race, color, disability religion, national origin or ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Allows a prevailing falsely accused person to recover costs and attorney’s fees.
HB 709 by Harris (R-Palestine): Prohibits a financial institution or other lender from discriminating against the customer in the price or rate for making a loan or extension of credit by basing the price or rate, wholly or partly, on a credit score, including a social credit score or an environmental, social, or governance score that is derived from “subjective or arbitrary” standards, including the customer’s social media posts, participation in the membership of an organization, political affiliation, or employer. Permits a lender to use a credit score if the lender discloses it and the customer agrees to it. Contains an exception for discontinuation or refusal of credit if it is necessary for the physical safety of employees. Imposes a civil penalty of $50,000 for the first violation and $250,000 for each subsequent violation, along with costs and attorney’s fees. Enforceable by the attorney general.
HB 450 by Craddick (R-Midland): Creates a cause of action for a bad faith of an overriding royalty interest in an oil and gas lease. “Washout” means the elimination or reduction of an overriding interest by the forfeiture or surrender and subsequent reacquisition of an oil and gas lease by the same lessee). The standard for “bad faith” is knowing or intentional conduct. Remedies include actual damages, a constructive trust on the oil and gas lease or mineral estate acquired to accomplish the washout, and costs and attorney’s fees. Two-year statute of limitations running from the time the claimant obtained actual knowledge of the washout.
Pandemic Liability/Emergency Powers
HB 81 by Harrison (R-Midlothian)/SB 177 by Middleton (R-Galveston): Prohibits a person from compelling or coercing an individual lawfully residing in the state into obtaining a COVID-19 vaccination contrary to the individual’s vaccination preference. Requires a health care provider to obtain an informed consent for a COVID vaccine. Prohibits a person from taking an adverse action based on the person’s refusal to obtain a COVID vaccine. Authorizes the attorney general to obtain injunctive relief against a person to prevent a violation of this act. Imposes civil liability against a health care provider of $5,000 and allows recovery of all costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.
HB 107 by Schaeffer (R-Tyler): Repeals § 418.107, Government Code, which authorizes a penalty for violation of an emergency management plan.
HB 119 by Schaefer (R-Tyler): Amends Chapter 418, Government Code, to confer standing on a person to challenge in court a provision of a governor’s or local entity’s order relating to a declared emergency, if the provision is alleged to cause injury to the person or violate the person’s federal or state constitutional or statutory rights. Requires the governor or entity to show that the order mitigates the threat to public health and is the least restrictive means of mitigating the threat. Does not appear to require the person bringing the action to prove an injury or a burden.
HB 138 by Toth (R-The Woodlands): Prohibits an employer from taking an adverse employment action or discriminating against an employee based on the nondisclosure by the employee of personal health information. Imposes a civil penalty of $50,000 on an employer for a violation, enforceable by the attorney general.
HB 154 by Schaefer (R-Tyler): Bars the governor or local governing body from issuing an emergency order requiring requiring a person to wear a facemask or other personal protective equipment.
HB 189 by Toth (R-The Woodlands): Requires a hospital to allow visitation by a religious counselor of the patient’s choosing. Prohibits a hospital from limiting the number of visitors a patient may receive at any one time to not fewer than one.
HB 448 by Schofield (R-Katy): Imposes liability on a political subdivision for losses to a business caused by a governmental action that closes the business temporarily or permanently or effectively closes the business by restricting its operations or ordering customers not to patronize it.
HB 558 by Raymond (D-Laredo): Prohibits an executive order issued by the governor in a declared emergency restricting the operation or hours of operation of a business that sells alcoholic beverages from including a federally tax exempt organization that benefits veterans of the US armed forces.
HB 609 by Vasut (R-Angleton): Amends § 148.003, CPRC, to exempt from liability for injury or death a business owner or operator that does not require employees or contractors of the business to be vaccinated against a pandemic disease, if the injury or death results from exposure to the disease by an employee or contractor of the business.
SB 97 by Johnson (D-Dallas): Requires the governor to limit an emergency order to the specific conditions or requirements of the disaster that is the subject of the order. Requires the governor to publish a weekly list, in chronological order, of all emergency orders issued in the prior seven-day period.
SB 98 by Johnson (D-Dallas): Provides that if the legislature is in regular or called session during a state of disaster, only the legislature may renew the state of disaster. Bars the governor from declaring a new state of emergency based on the same or a substantially similar finding as a prior state of disaster if the legislature has terminated or not renewed a state of disaster.
SB 99 by Johnson (D-Dallas): Requires the governor who determines that a declared state of disaster should be extended beyond 90 days of the date of the disaster if the joint disaster oversight committee holds a public hearing, the legislature in regular or called session approves the renewal by law and states the maximum number of days the renewal can continue, and the governor’s renewal expires not later than the date of expiration determined by the legislature. Provides for the appointment of the oversight committee (four House members, four Senators). Bars the governor from declaring a new state of emergency based on the same or a substantially similar finding as a prior state of disaster if the legislature has terminated or not renewed a state of disaster.
SB 100 by Johnson (D-Dallas): Restricts the governor’s emergency powers to the state of disaster itself (eliminates the extension of power to the recovery period after the disaster).
Dobbs/SB 8/Obergefell/LGBTQ
HB 27 by Goodwin (D-Austin): Adds Chapter 142B, Civil Practice & Remedies Code, to bar civil actions and disciplinary proceedings against an employer based solely on the employer’s choice to offer or provide a particular employee benefit. Does not create or expand a cause of action.
HB 42 by Toth (R-The Woodlands)/HB 436 by Patterson (R-Frisco)z; Amends the definition of “child abuse” in §261.001, Family Code, to apply to a medical professional or mental health professional who provides gender transitioning or gender affirming care.
HB 722 by Rosenthal (D-Houston)/SB 204 by Eckhardt (D-Austin): Amends Chapter 21, Labor Code, to prohibit employment discrimination against a person on the basis of the person’s marital status, the use of assisted reproduction to become pregnant, the use of contraception or a specific form of contraception, or the obtainment or use of any other health care drug, device, or service relating to reproductive health. Includes discrimination against the employee, the employee’s spouse or partner, the employee’s dependent, and any other member of the employee’s family or household. Declares void an unenforceable a mandatory arbitration provision that limits the reproductive decisions of an employee, employee’s spouse or partner, employee’s dependent, or any other member of the employee’s family or household. Applies to labor organizations and employment agencies. Adds discrimination based on reproductive decisions everywhere in Chapter 21 that bars discrimination based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, or disability.
HB 521 by Cain (R-Houston): Allows a motor vehicle operator who is pregnant to use a high occupancy vehicle lane.
HB 522 by Cain (R-Houston): Creates “Celebration of Life Day” as a state holiday on June 24, the date of the Dobbs decision.
HB 592 by Shaheen (R-Plano): Requires a telemedicine or telehealth provider licensed or certified in another state to register with the appropriate Texas licensing agency. Requires the provider to comply with the laws of Texas, maintain liability insurance as required by Texas law, consent to the jurisdiction of state courts, and be subject to disciplinary action by the appropriate Texas licensing agency.
HB 672 by Hefner (R-Mt. Pleasant): Defines “abuse” to include administering or consenting to the administration of treatment for gender transitioning or gender reassignment, except in the case of intersex children. Includes the parent of the child.
HB 776 by Harrison (R-Midlothian): Prohibits a physician from treating gender dysphoria in minors.
HB 787 by Patterson (R-Frisco): Amends Chapters 1, 101, and 301, Tax Code, to bar a business that assists an employee to obtain an abortion, including paying all or part of the costs associated with the procedure or traveling to the location of the service, from receiving a state or local tax incentive. Defines “tax incentive” as an “abatement, credit, discount, exclusion, exemption, limitation on appraised value, refund, special valuation, special accounting treatment, special appraisal method or provision, special rate, or special method of reporting authorized by state law or the state constitution.”
HB 819 by Talarico (D-Austin): Repeals criminal and civil statutes limiting or prohibiting abortion, including the old criminal statute, Chapter 170A and Subchapter H, Health and Safety Code (restrictions on abortions), § 30.22, CPRC (joint and several liability for attorney’s fees in suit challenging an abortion restriction), and § 311.036, Government Code (construction of abortion statutes). Contingent on voter approval of HJR 56.
HJR 56 by Talarico (D-Austin): Prohibits the legislature from passing a law that abridges an individual’s access to abortion care if the individual’s decision to access abortion care is made in consultation with a licensed physician.
SB 79 by Johnson (D-Dallas): Repeals the old criminal abortion statute, Chapter 6 ½, Title 71, Revised Statutes.
SB 81 by Johnson (D-Dallas): Changes applicable statutes to reflect the legality of same-sex marriage.
SB 82 by Johnson (D-Dallas)/SB 111 by Menendez (D-San Antonio): Repeals statutes that criminalize or negatively represent homosexual conduct.
SB 122 by Alvarado (D-Houston): Creates an exception to the abortion ban if the pregnancy results from a sexual assault, an aggravated sexual assault, or incest. Repeals the old Texas criminal abortion statute, Title 71, Chapter 6 ½, Vernon’s Statutes.
SB 123 by Alvarado (D-Houston): Amends § 170A.001(3), Health and Safety Code, to change the definition of “pregnant” to refer to an embryo or fetus in the human body, as opposed to the current “living unborn child” within “the female’s body.” Creates exceptions to the abortion ban for abortions performed, in the physician’s best judgment (as opposed to “reasonable medical judgment”) to preserve the pregnant patient’s life or physical or mental health, at the request of the pregnant patient because of a lethal fetal anomaly or diagnosis, of requested because of a life-limiting diagnosis that indicates the existence of the fetus outside the womb is incompatible with life absent extraordinary medical intervention. Requires that an abortion under these conditions be considered independently by the pregnant patient and physician. Bars a medical review committee from overriding a determination by the patient and physician.
SB 203 by Eckhardt (D-Austin): Requires a physician or health care practitioner to prioritize the health of a pregnant patient over the health of the fetus when recommending a health care treatment for the patient, regardless of whether the treatment poses a risk of injury or death to the fetus. Provides that the pregnant patient may refuse such treatment and treatment can only be given with the patient’s informed consent. Provides for an administrative penalty against a physician or practitioner for violations.
SB 162 by Perry (R-Lubbock): Requires birth certificates to list the biological sex of the child.
SB 227 by Eckhardt (D-Austin): Repeals the old criminal abortion statute, Chapter 6 ½, Title 71, Revised Statutes.
SJR 15 by Johnson (D-Dallas): Repeals Art. I, § 32, Texas Constitution, which provides that marriage consists only of the union between one man and one woman.
SJR 21 by Eckhardt (D-Austin): Proposes an amendment to Art. I, Texas Constitution, to recognize an individual’s reproductive choice.
SJR 23 by Eckhardt (D-Austin): Proposes an amendment to Art. I, Texas Constitution, to recognize an individual right to be free from governmental intrusion or interference into the individual’s private life.
Nullification
HB 33 by Landgraf (R-Odessa): Bars a state agency or employee from contracting with or assisting a federal agency or official in the enforcement of a federal statute or regulation pertaining to oil and gas operations. Gives the attorney general enforcement authority.
HB 262 by Swanson (R-Spring): Prohibits a state agency or political subdivision from cooperating with a federal agency in implementing an agency rule that the attorney general finds violates the federal constitutional rights of a citizen or exceeds the power granted to the federal government by the constitution.
HB 325 by Toth (R-The Woodlands): Bars a county or district attorney from serving as of counsel in a federal court proceeding involving enforcement of a federal law regulating firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition.
HB 384 by C. Bell (R-Magnolia): Establishes a committee of six House members and six senators to review federal government action to determine whether the action is unconstitutional. Requires the committee to report a determination that an action is unconstitutional to the legislature. Requires the legislature to vote on the determination and, upon approval by a majority of each house, send the determination to the governor for approval or disapproval. Provides that if the governor approves, the action is deemed unconstitutional and the secretary of state must notify Congress. Bars implementation or enforcement of an unconstitutional action. Gives the attorney general prosecution authority. Grants original jurisdiction to any state court to determine in a declaratory judgment action whether a federal action is unconstitutional.
SB 242 by Middleton (R-Galveston): Bars a state agency or political subdivision from cooperating with a federal government agency to implement an agency rule that the attorney general has identified as violating a citizen’s federal constitutional rights.
State Pre-emption/Local Government Control
HB 121 by Vasut (R-Angleton): Prohibits a city or county from adopting or enforcing an ordinance or other rule or policy that exceed or conflict with federal or state law relating to employment issues, including leave, hiring practices, benefits, scheduling practices, or other terms of employment.
HB 553 by Troxclair (R-Lakeway): Bars a political subdivision from enacting an ordinance, order, or other measure providing for a universal basic income.
HB 602 by Shaheen (R-Plano): Requires a political subdivision to participate in the E-Verify program to verify information of all new employees.
HB 744 by Dean (R-Kilgore)/HB 764 by Cain (R-Houston): Bars a political subdivision from prohibiting or restricting the use or sale of gasoline-powered landscaping equipment.
SB 130 by Campbell (R-San Antonio): Prohibits a city or county from regulating employment benefits.
SB 149 by Springer (R-Munster): Bars a city from regulating commercial activity. Does not apply to a uniquely local concern, local land use, protection of citizens’ physical safety, regulation explicitly authorized by statute, or a measure that requires nondiscrimination in the provision of employment or service to any person on the basis of any state or federally protected class.
Tort Liability
HB 194 by Ortega (D-El Paso): Establishes safety requirements for amusement ride operators.
HB 242 by Howard (D-Austin): Provides immunity from civil liability for a person that donates a feminine hygiene product to a nonprofit organization for distribution to individuals in need of the product, provided the product meets quality and labeling standards imposed by law at the time of the donation. Applies also to the nonprofit organization that distributes the product. Does not apply to intentional action or gross negligence resulting in injury.
HB 291 by Murr (R-Junction): Amends Chapter 521, Transportation Code, to place new restrictions on the issuance or renewal of occupational driver’s licenses. Bars a person from applying for a license if: (1) DPS determines that the person is incapable of operating a motor vehicle under Ch. 524; (2) the person does not hold a driver’s license and is ineligible to obtain one because of a suspension order, including an order due to a conviction or under Chapters 524 or 724 (intoxication); (3) the person is ineligible because the person holds a driver’s license issued by another state or country that was revoked, suspended, or canceled for a cause other than physical or mental impairment. Provides that an occupational driver’s license does not authorize a person to operate a commercial motor vehicle to which Chapter 522 applies (moving offenses). Establishes a procedure for petitioning a court to accept applications for a license.
HB 356 by C. Bell (R-Magnolia): Grants immunity from liability to a person with control over the premises of a business who gives permission to a concealed carry license holder to carry a concealed firearm on the premises solely on the basis of the permission. Provides that the lack of an oral or written communication indicating that concealed firearms are prohibited on the premises constitutes permission to carry on the premises.
HB 527 by Wu (D-Houston): Amends the Texas Citizens Participation Act (Ch. 27, CPRC) to exempt from the application of the Act a legal malpractice claim.
HB 515 by Meza (D-Houston): Adds Chapter 121, Business & Commerce Code, to require an original manufacturer of electronics-enabled heavy equipment, including parts for the equipment, sold or used in this state to make available on fair and reasonable terms to any independent repair provider or owner of such equipment; (1) documentation, replacement parts, and tools; and (2) documentation, replacement part, or tool necessary to disable and reset a lock when disabled in the course of diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of the equipment. Bars a provision in an agreement between an authorized repair provider and original equipment manufacturer purporting to waive or otherwise limit the original manufacturer’s obligation under the act. Does not require an authorized repair provider to make documentation, parts, and tools available for a fair and reasonable terms. Makes a violation a deceptive trade practice under Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code.
HB 603 by Shaheen (R-Plano): Adds Chapter 128A, CPRC, to bar a civil action against a person who reports suspicious activity to law enforcement if the person acted as a reasonable person would in the same or similar circumstances and with a reasonable belief that the suspicious activity constituted or was in furtherance of a crime, including an act of terrorism.
SB 58 by Zaffirini (D-Laredo): Adds Chapter 328, Business & Commerce Code, to prohibit the sale or use of any technology, device, or software in the sale of a good on an Internet website that: (1) functions as a bypass in the purchasing process; (2) disguises the identity of the purchaser; (3) permits the purchase of a quantity of goods exceeding the maximum number that may be sold to one purchaser as specified by the seller or operator on the website; (4) allows for the unauthorized access to or identification of gift card information; or (5) circumvents a security measure, access control system, or other control, authorization, or measure in the purchasing process. Enforcement by the attorney general, who may recover court costs, attorney’s fees, and investigation fees.
Health Care Liability
HB 41/HB 122 by Toth (R-The Woodlands)/SB 250 by Hall (R-Edgewood): Prohibits a physician or health care provider from providing care for the purpose of transitioning a child’s biological sex. Prohibits a professional liability insurance policy issued to a physician or health care provider from covering damages arising from the provision of such care. Makes the provision of such care a prohibited practice under § 164.052, Occupations Code.
HB 42 by Toth (R-The Woodlands)/HB 436 by Patterson (R-Frisco): Amends the definition of “child abuse” in §261.001, Family Code, to apply to a medical professional or mental health professional who provides gender transitioning or gender affirming care.
HB 49 by Klick (R-Fort Worth): Makes certain information related to an investigation of a hospital or licensed mental hospital by the Health and Human Services Commission subject to the Open Records Act (Ch. 552, Government Code). These include notices of violations, the number of investigations of the hospital, the pleadings in an administrative proceeding to impose a penalty on a hospital, the outcome of the investigation, and the commission’s investigative report or order addressing the alleged violations. Requires the commission to post the information on its website not later than the 90th day after it issues its final decision, investigative report, or order.
HB 112 by Howard (D-Austin): Requires hospitals, nursing facilities, ambulatory surgical centers, freestanding emergency medical facilities, and other health care facilities to establish a workplace violence prevention committee and develop a plan to prevent workplace violence. Following an incident of workplace violence, requires a facility to provide immediate services, including necessary acute care treatment. Bars a facility from discriminating against a person who in good faith reports an incident of workplace violence. Gives enforcement authority to the appropriate licensing authority.
HB 148 by Julie Johnson (D-Farmers Branch): Increases the size of the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel from 9 to 11 members, at least one of which must be a person board certified in personal injury trial law. Bars the appointment of a registered lobbyist, a health care provider or a provider’s spouse, or a person who works in a health-care related field, including insurance.
HB 233 by Murr (R-Junction): Requires an inpatient mental health facility, treatment facility, or hospital that provides comprehensive medical rehabilitation services to provide four hours of continuing inservice training of employees regarding identification of patient abuse or neglect.
HB 248 by Murr (R-Junction): Establishes a task force on patient solicitation by mental health and chemical dependence facilities. Includes Internet solicitation in the regulated forms of media advertising. Prohibits a facility from contracting with a marketing provider who agrees to provide general referrals or leads to prospective patients through a call center or website, unless the terms of the contract are disclosed to the prospective patient. Prohibits false and misleading statements about a facility’s services or location in advertising media or on a website. Prohibits a person from receiving a commission or any benefit for securing or soliciting a patient for or from a person licensed, certified, or registered by a state health care regulatory agency. Increases criminal and civil penalties for violations.
HB 326 by Goodwin (D-Austin): Requires a health facility to remove all medical equipment from a deceased individual’s body before transferring the body to a funeral director. Enforceable by an administrative penalty of $500 per violation.
HB 536 by Wu (D-Houston): Amends § 74.301, CPRC, to index the $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages in health care liability cases by the CPI from September 1, 2003 to the time when damages are awarded in a judgment or settlement. Indexes both liability limits and financial responsibility amounts.
Employment Law
HB 79 by Talarico (D-Austin): Adds Chapter 25, Labor Code, to prohibit an employer from discriminating against an employee for taking time off to serve as required by law on an inquest jury or trial jury, if the employee gives reasonable notice prior to the required service. Prohibits employment discrimination against an employee who is the victim of a crime and takes time off to appear in court under a subpoena. Prohibits employment discrimination against an employee who takes time off to obtain injunctive relief to help ensure the health, safety, or welfare of the victim or their child. Requires the employee to provide certification to the employer of the reason the employee took time off. Prohibits employment discrimination against an employee who is the victim of a crime or abuse, if the employee provides notice or the employer has actual notice. Requires an employer to make reasonable accommodations for a victim of domestic abuse, stalking, or sexual assault if the victim requests it.
HB 307 by Bernal (D-San Antonio): Adds Chapter 83, Labor Code, to require employers to provide paid sick leave annually.
HB 404 by Collier (D-Dallas): Requires private employers to provide paid leave annually. Requires employers with 75 or fewer employees to provide paid leave after the second anniversary date of the date the employer hires its first employee. Provides that paid leave accrues at one hour for each 30 hours worked up to a maximum of 40 hours per calendar year. Entitles an employee to carry over 40 hours of unused leave to the next year, unless the employer pays the employee for the unused leave or offers the full amount of leave expected to accrue in the following year. Requires an employee to work at least 18 hours a week to use paid leave. Prohibits an employer from taking an adverse employment action against an employee who requests or uses paid leave or who files a complaint with the TEC. Imposes an administrative penalty of $500 for a violation involving retaliation against an employee, $100 for other violations. Imposes liability on an employer of employee who prevails in a civil action for lost wages, salary, benefits, or other compensation, as well as equitable relief, including reinstatement or promotion. Allows the court to award reasonable attorney’s fees, expert witness fees, and other costs to the employee.
HB 425 by Vandeaver (R-New Boston): Prohibits an employer with 20 or more employees for discriminating against an employee who is a volunteer first responder and who misses work because the employee is responding to an emergency in the employee’s capacity as a volunteer first responder. Creates a civil cause of action against the employer for lost wages and benefits and equitable relief.
HB 494 by Meza (D-Dallas): Entitles an employee who has worked for an employer for at least one year to up to 30 days of leave to attend to the employee’s own serious health condition or the serious health condition of the employee’s spouse, child, grandchild, sibling, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or grandparent-in-law. Also extends to the birth of a child or care or services necessary if the employee or member of the employee’s family are a victim of family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking. Does not require leave to be paid but entitles the employee to wage replacement benefits for leave taken. Provides that if the employer offers paid leave, an employee is entitled to the average amount that would have been paid to the employee during the pay period. Does not entitle an employee to accrual of seniority or other employment benefits during the leave period or any right, benefit, or position the employee was not previously entitled to. Creates a wage replacement benefit fund funded by employee contributions of .25% of the employee’s monthly pay. Makes violations of this chapter unlawful employment practices.
HB 528 by Wu (D-Houston): Requires an employer to allow an employee time off for injuries suffered by the employee or employee’s child as a result of family violence or a violent felony offense. Allows 30 working days of leave for in any 12-month period. Requires an employee to certify to the employer within a reasonable time of the employee’s initial absence from work. Requires an employee with existing leave time, personal leave time, sick leave time, or compensatory leave time to use that leave time for a planned absence. Does not require the employer to compensate the employee for leave unless the employee is otherwise entitled to compensation for other leave used. Entitles an employee who returns from leave reinstatement to the employee’s former or a comparable position and any benefits accrued before the employee took time off. Prohibits employer retaliation.
HB 723 by S. Thompson (D-Houston)/SB 108 by Menendez (D-San Antonio): Adds § 21.202(a-2) to provide that an unlawful employment practice occurs each time a discriminatory compensation decision or other discriminatory practice affecting compensation is adopted, an individual becomes subject to the decision or practice, or an individual is adversely affected by application of the decision or practice. Amends § 21.258, Labor Code, to provide that liability may accrue, and an aggrieved individual may obtain relief (including back pay), if the unlawful practices that occurred during the period for filing a complaint are similar or related to discrimination in compensation that occurred outside the period. Makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to inquire into an applicant’s wage history information from the applicant or a previous employer or requires disclosure of the information as a condition of employment. Provides for enforcement by the commission in accordance with Chapter 21.
Construction Law
HB 217 by Murr (R-Junction): Amends § 53.024, Property Code, to provide that the amount of a subcontractor’s lien may be the contract price less previous payments received by the original contractor and the claimant on the subcontractor.
HB 495 by Meza (D-Dallas): Mandates a governmental entity that contracts with a construction contractor to require in the contract at least a 10-minute paid rest break for every four hours worked. Authorizes a governmental entity to impose an administrative penalty of not less than $100 or more than $500 for each day an employee is not give a required rest break.
HB 679 by K. Bell (R-Forney): Adds § 272.003, Business & Commerce Code, to make voidable an offer to contract that requires a person to have a specified experience modifier in order to accept the offer, as well as a contract solicitation that requires a person to have a specified experience modifier in order to submit a response to the solicitation.
Procedure/Discovery/Privileges
HB 422 by Vandeaver (R-New Boston): Allows a juvenile court to conduct remote proceedings without the consent of the parties. Authorizes the court to conduct a detention proceeding remotely without consent of the parties.
HB 556 by Vasut (R-Angleton): Directs the supreme court to adopt rules allowing for documents containing alleged trade secrets to be filed under seal. Requires the rules to require the document to be filed with an affidavit describing the document and the basis for claiming trade secret privilege. Makes the affidavit open to public inspection. Requires the rules to provide for the unsealing of the documents on a motion by any person on a showing of a specific, serious, and substantial interest that clearly outweighs a presumption in favor of preserving the secrecy of trade secrets or a determination by the court that the document does not contain a trade secret. Requires adoption of the rule by January 1, 2024.
HB 616 by Vasut (R-Angleton): Requires at least one hour of the 20 hours of required continuing education for court clerks to concern the proper selection of grand and petit juries.
HB 698 by Neave Criado (D-Dallas)/SB 243 by Johnson (D-Dallas): Provides that on written request by an applicant or witness who is to be protected by a proposed protective order, the court shall provide a method by which the applicant or witness may appear remotely, unless the court finds good cause to deny the request.
Insurance
HB 150 by Julie Johnson (D-Farmers Branch): Prohibits a claimant and an insurer that writes personal or commercial automobile insurance from entering into an oral release for claims arising out of property damage or injury for which the insurer may be liable under the policy.
HB 287 by Julie Johnson (D-Dallas): Requires a residential property insurer in a policy that includes replacement cost coverage to pay at least 80% of the estimated cost or repair for a valid claim. Does not require the insurer to pay more than replacement cost for personal property of like kind and quality.
HB 597 by Jetton (R-Richmond): Adds Chapter 1813, Insurance Code, to require property and casualty insurance policies to conform to the appraisal procedure established by statute. Establishes an appraisal process that allows either the policyholder or insurer to demand appraisal by written notice if they fail to agree on the amount of loss. Requires the parties to select a competent appraiser not later than the 20th day after the appraisal demand. Requires the appraisers to appraise the loss not later than 30 days after selection, subject to a 60-day extension by agreement of the parties and the appraisers. Provides that if the appraisers agree, that amount is set as the amount of the loss. Provides that if the appraisers disagree, the appraisers shall select a competent umpire. Requires a judge to select the umpire if the appraisers cannot agree. Requires the umpire to determine the loss not later than 30 days after receiving notice of appointment by selecting one of the amounts submitted by the appraisers. Does not prevent a party from pursuing its rights under the policy or law. Requires the parties to pay their own appraiser and split the expense of an umpire. Requires the insurer to refund the policyholder’s expenses if the appraisal process determines that the amount of loss is $1 dollar or more than the insurer’s proposed undisputed loss statement. Provides that this process does not affect policy terms or deductibles and the use of the procedure is not a condition precedent to bringing an action for a violation of the code, breach of contract, or for any other common law or statutory remedy.
HB 601 by Jetton (R-Richmond): Amends § 542.003(b), Insurance Code, to make it an unfair claims settlement practice to compel a policyholder to retain a public adjuster to recover an amount due under the policy by offering substantially less than the amount ultimately recovered in a settlement with the policyholder. Amends §4102.104, Insurance Code, to require an insurer to pay a commission of a license holder for services provided to the insured as a result of the insurer’s violation of Chapter 541 or § 542.003(b), in addition to any other payment required by law.
HB 831 by J. Johnson (D-Farmers Branch): Amends § 544.002, Insurance Code, to prohibit an insurer from refusing to provide coverage or continue providing coverage to an individual because of the individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
SB 167 by Springer (R-Munster): Directs the Commissioner of Insurance to establish a pool for paying the deductible incurred by a person with a valid claim against an individual who is excluded from coverage in a named insured policy. Permits TDI to assess insurers to fund the pool.
SB 230 by Hinojosa (D-Edinburg): Requires a member of the board of directors or a subcommittee of the board of TWIA to recuse himself or herself from a vote on a matter, if the member is employed by an entity that may benefit from the outcome of the vote or holds a financial or personal interest in an entity that may financially benefit from the outcome of the vote.
Workers Compensation
HB 90 by Patterson (R-Frisco): Amends Chapter 401, Labor Code, to entitle members of the Texas military forces to the same benefits under the workers’ compensation system as first responders.
HB 102 by S. Thompson (D-Houston): Amends § 408.001(b), Labor Code, to permit a decedent’s estate to recovery exemplary damages based on the employer’s gross negligence.
HB 351 by C. Bell (R-Magnolia): Authorizes a workers’ compensation insurer to contract with an accident and health insurer to offer to employers a workers’ compensation and group accident and health insurance policy together in one packaged plan. Allows a workers’ compensation insurer that offers a packaged plan to allow for medical benefits (but not other compensable injuries under the comp law) under Chapter 408, Labor Code (comp benefits) to be provided to employees through the group accident and health plan. Requires employee contributions to the group health plan to exclude any portion of the premiums allocated to the provision of workers’ compensation medical benefits. Requires a packaged policy to pay for medical examinations required by Chapter 408 from the workers’ compensation policy. Does not affect the exclusive remedy. Bars a health care provider from pursuing a private claim against a workers’ compensation claimant covered by a package plan, except to the extent permitted by § 413.042, Labor Code. Grants rulemaking authority to the commissioner of insurance.
HB 471 by Patterson (R-Frisco): Requires a municipality or county to provide to a firefighter, police officer, or EMS personnel a fully paid leave of absence for an illness or injury related to the person’s line of duty for up to one year. If after a year the person’s leave is not extended or the person’s salary falls below 60% of the person’s regular monthly salary, and the person is a member of a retirement system with disability benefits, the person becomes eligible to receive disability retirement benefits until return to duty. Provides that a first responder temporarily disabled by an injury or illness not related to the person’s line of duty may use accumulated sick leave, vacation time, and other accrued benefits before the person may be placed on temporary leave or may have another first responder do the person’s job while the person is disabled. Allows a return to light duty for at least one year following a temporary disability and requires reinstatement to the same rank and seniority as the person had before the temporary disability. Further amends Chapter 408, Labor Code, to add the following to the conditions for which lifetime income benefits are paid to an injured employee: (1) permanent major neurocognitive disorder or psychotic disorder; (2) third degree burns the majority of both feet, one hand and one foot, one hand or one foot and the face; or (3) a serious bodily injury sustained by the employee in the course and scope of the person’s employment or volunteer service as a first responder that permanently prevents the employee from performing any gainful work. Amends §607.052(b), Government Code, to except from the presumption that certain diseases are occupational for first responders the responder’s or the responder’s spouse’s use of tobacco product an average of four or more times per week during any six-month period in the five years preceding the diagnosis of the disease or illness. Amends §607.056, Government Code, to expand the presumption that a heart attack or stroke suffered by a first responder during the course and scope of employment to no longer require the stressful or strenuous physical activity to be “nonroutine” (including a training exercise) or the heart attack or stroke to have occurred while the first responder were engaging in the stressful activity (now must be no later than 24 hours after the end of a shift in which the first responder engaged in the activity). Requires future collective bargaining agreements to incorporate these changes.
HB 493 by Meza (D-Dallas): Amends § 408.181, Labor Code, to index death benefits paid under the workers’ compensation system to the CPI for urban wage earners and clerical workers.
HB 778 by Walle (D-Houston): Requires contractors and subcontractors to provide workers’ compensation insurance for their employees.
HB 790 by Patterson (R-Frisco): Amends § 408.0041, Labor Code, to require the first request of the carrier, injured employee, or DWC for an examination by a designated doctor to include a request to the designated doctor to provide an opinion of the extent of the compensable injury. Amends § 409.021, Labor Code, to require the carrier contesting a claim to notify the injured employee and DWC of the specific reasons for the contest, including any disputes in the cause of the injury, the extent of the injury, or the treatment. Amends § 409.021, Labor Code, to provide that the carrier waives its right to contest or deny the extent of the specific injury claimed by the injured worker or reasonably reflected in a review of the worker’s medical records if it does not comply with the 15-day written notice of injury requirement (applies only to first responders and custodial officers under § 607.051, Government Code). Amends § 409.021, Labor Code, to provide that the carrier waives its right to contest or deny the extent of the specific injury claimed by the injured worker or reasonably reflected in a review of the worker’s medical records if it does not contest or deny the extent of a compensable injury in writing by the 60th day after which the carrier had notice of the claimed injury (applies to all injured workers). Adds § 417.005, Labor Code, to make the carrier liable for the injured worker’s reasonable and necessary medical expenses if the carrier denies a claim that is later found to be compensable in an administrative hearing. Amends § 410.156, Labor Code, to allow a party or witness to appear at an administrative hearing remotely if good cause exists and to allow an attorney who represents a party in a contested case hearing to appear remotely (no good cause requirement).
Eminent Domain
HB 376 by Rogers (R-Graford): Amends § 402.031, Government Code, to require the landowner bill of rights to notify the property owner of the owner’s right to submit to the appraisal district a report of decreased value for the owner’s remaining property after the taking. Must include the comptroller’s decrease of value form.
HB 695 by Rogers (R-Graford): Bars a governmental or private entity from taking private property through the use of eminent domain for development of a wind project.
HJR 26 by Schofield (R-Katy): Amends Art. III, § 52j, Texas Constitution, to require an entity, including a private entity, with eminent domain authority to offer to sell property acquired by eminent domain to the owner or owner’s heirs, successors, or assigns, for the price the entity paid at the time the property was acquired by eminent domain.
SB 201 by Eckhardt (D-Austin): Amends § 21.041, Property Code, to require special commissioners to admit evidence of the market value of the property’s highest and best use without consideration of the property’s conservation easement status. Provides that if the entire tract or parcel that is subject to a conservation easement is condemned, the damage to the property is the market value of the property’s highest and best use without consideration of the easement. Provides that if part of a tract subject to a conservation easement is condemned, the commissioners shall determine damage by estimating the extent of the injury and benefit to the owner based on the property’s highest and best use without the easement status and including the effect of the taking on the owner’s remaining property, based on the remainder’s highest and best use without consideration of the easement.
Civil Rights
HB 256 by Bernal (D-San Antonio): Adds Chapter 100B, Civil Practice & Remedies Code, to prohibit discrimination in public accommodations against a person because of sexual orientation or gender identity. Creates a cause of action for actual and punitive damages, attorney’s fees, court costs, and equitable relief. Also applies to a contractor or subcontractor that contracts with the state. Amends Chapter 21, Labor Code, to make it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against a person because of sexual orientation or gender identity. Amends Chapter 301, Property Code, to prohibit a person from discriminating against a person because of sexual orientation or gender identity in the sale or rental of property.
HB 265 by Bernal (D-San Antonio): Amends Chapter 301, Property Code, to prohibit housing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
HB 567 by Bowers (D-Dallas): Prohibits a student dress or grooming policy adopted by a school district or institution of higher education from discriminating against a hair texture or protective hair style commonly or historically associated with race. Prohibits an employer, labor union, or employment agency from doing the same. Prohibits a seller or lessor of residential real property from doing the same.
HB 725 by Rose (D-Dallas): Bars an insurer from refusing to insure or provide coverage, limit the amount, extent, or kind of coverage, or charge a different rate based on the individuals’ sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Amends Chapter 21, Labor Code, to prohibit an employer from discriminating against an individual based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
HB 850 by Reynolds (D-Missouri City): Adds Chapter 100B, CPRC, to create a private cause of action against a business or other entity for discrimination against an individual because of the individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Allows a court to award actual and punitive damages, attorney’s fees, costs, and injunctive relief. Prohibits a contractor for the state from discriminating against an individual based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Authorizes administrative penalties for violators.
SB 110 by Menendez (D-San Antonio): Adds Chapter 113, Business & Commerce Code, to prohibit a person from discriminating against any person because of race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity (or status as a military veteran) to full and equal accommodation in any place of public accommodation in the state. Establishes a complaint procedure at the Texas Workforce Commission. Allows a complainant to file a civil suit if the commission denies a complaint. Authorizes compensatory and punitive damages. Authorizes award of attorney’s fees to a prevailing party other than the commission. Provides trial de novo for a judicial proceeding. Provides for enforcement by the attorney general. Adds discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and status as a military veteran to unlawful employment practices parts of the Labor Code.
Court Records, Filing Fees, and Costs
HB 525 by Vasut (R-Angleton): Requires a statutory county court, district court, or appellate court to deliver through the electronic filing system in which the system is required or authorized all court orders the court enters in the case.
Judicial Matters/Administration
HB 103 by Murr (R-Junction): Allows a county judge to appoint a person who served as an active judge for at least 96 months in a constitutional county court or a licensed attorney who served at least 48 months in a constitutional county court to sit in docketed matters before the court if the judge is absent or incapacitated.
HB 130 by A. Johnson (D-Houston): Creates six criminal district courts in Harris County.
HB 367 by Jetton (R-Richmond): Allows the Judicial Conduct Commission to accept complaints, conduct investigations, and take any other action with respect to a candidate for judicial office (subject to Chapter 253, Election Code) in the same manner as a judge.
HB 437 by Schofield (R-Katy): Pegs the compensation of a district judge to 82.5% and an appellate justice to 91% of the salary of a Supreme Court justice other than the Chief Justice. Adds § 659.0121, Government Code, to require the Legislative Budget Board, by December 31 of each even-numbered year, to calculate the base salary of a justice of the Supreme Court other than the Chief Justice and the other members of the state judiciary. Requires the LBB to include those amounts in the General Appropriations Act. Sets the amount of the annual base salary at the amount the state paid a Supreme Court justice other than the Chief Justice in the current fiscal year indexed by the CPI for two years of the preceding two state fiscal years. Allows the Legislature to reduce these amounts pro rata in the event of a lack of sufficient revenue.
HB 428 by Schofield (R-Katy): Provides for indexing of a district judge’s base salary by the CPI for the two preceding state fiscal years.
HB 457 by Smith (R-Van Alstyne): Gives the county-courts-at-law in Grayson County concurrent jurisdiction with district courts over family law matters.
HB 841 by Ordaz Perez (D-El Paso): Requires the Office of Court Administration to include case-level information on the amount and character of the business transacted by courts in its judicial statistics and other information about the courts.
HJR 39 by Vasut (R-Angleton): Amends Art. V, § 1-a(1), Texas Constitution, to repeal the mandatory retirement age for judges.
Jury Matters
HB 128 by Bernal (D-San Antonio): Exempts classroom teachers, paraprofessionals, or librarians employed by a school district or open-enrollment charter school from jury duty.
Practice of Law
HB 157 by Ortega (D-El Paso)/SB 174 by Blanco (D-El Paso): Authorizes the governing board of a university system to establish a public law school in El Paso.
HB 788 by Meza (D-Dallas): Establishes a task force under the Health and Human Services Commission to study access to legal services for persons with disabilities. Requires the task force to report to the legislsature by December 1, 2024.
Probate Matters
HB 251 by Murr (R-Junction): Authorizes a statutory probate judge assigned on a party’s motion to hear a contested matter to order the estate and the parties to the proceeding to reimburse the county for the expenses of conducting the proceeding.
Administrative Procedures
HB 411 by Collier (D-Dallas): Adds § 2003.047(d-1), Government Code, to prohibit an applicant whose application has been referred to a contested case hearing from requesting changes in the application after the 31st day before the date scheduled for the preliminary hearing. Requires the applicant to withdraw the application if the applicant decides not to proceed to the preliminary hearing on or before the 31st day before the hearing. Requires an applicant who resubmits a revised application to comply with the notice requirements. Does not apply to a change made in an application after the preliminary hearing has been held and all the parties have been named, all parties agree to the change, and the applicant has complied with all notice requirements.
HB 766 by Allen (D-Houston): Amends § 5.554, Water Code, to require a public meeting on a permit application requested by a member of the legislature who represents the general area in which the facility is located or proposed to be located to be held in the house district in which the facility is located or proposed to be located.
HB 791 by Harrison (R-Midlothian): Amends § 2001.039, Government Code, to require a state agency’s review of a rule to assess the costs imposed on a regulated person if the rule is subject to § 2001.0045 (providing that a state agency that adopts certain rules that imposes a cost on regulated persons must be offset by the repeal or amendment to another rule to reduce costs to regulated persons by the same amount). Requires the agency to post on its website the data, working papers, and other materials used by the agency to make the assessment. Terminates a rule for which the agency failed to complete a timely rule review on the day following the statutory deadline for the review. Allows a person “potentially injured” by the continued enforcement of a terminated rule to bring a civil action for a declaratory judgment against and injunctive relief from the rule’s continued enforcement. Awards a prevailing plaintiff reasonable costs and attorney’s fees from the agency.
SB 179 by Miles (D-Houston): Requires TCEQ to consider the effect of cumulative emissions from a facility or proposed facility and from other facilities located less than three miles from the facility or proposed facility.
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HB 27
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Goodwin, Vikki(D) |
Relating to protection of employers from liability and certain other penalties in connection with the provision of employee benefits. |
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HB 33
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Landgraf, Brooks(R) |
Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating oil and gas operations within the State of Texas. |
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HB 41
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Toth, Steve(R) |
Relating to professional liability insurance coverage for and prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria. |
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| HB 1821 |
Zwiener, Erin |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
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HB 79
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Talarico, James(D) |
Relating to employment leave for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. |
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HB 81
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Harrison, Brian(R) |
Relating to informed consent before the provision of certain medical treatments involving COVID-19 vaccination. |
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| SB 177 |
Middleton, Mayes (F) |
(Identical) |
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HB 89
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Talarico, James(D) |
Relating to county and municipal authority regarding certain medical and health care billing by ambulance service providers. |
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| HB 58 |
Talarico, James |
(Identical) |
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HB 90
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Patterson, Jared(R) |
Relating to benefits for certain members of the Texas military forces and survivors of members of the Texas military forces. |
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| SB 155 |
Huffman, Joan |
(Identical) |
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HB 94
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Johnson, Jarvis(D) |
Relating to the consideration for approval by the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of an application for an authorization to use a standard permit for a concrete batch plant. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 102
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Thompson, Senfronia(D) |
Relating to the recovery of exemplary damages based on a compensable death under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 103
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Murr, Andrew(R) |
Relating to qualifications for a retired judge’s appointment as a visiting judge to a constitutional county court. |
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| SB 240 |
Campbell, Donna |
(Identical) |
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11-16-22 S Filed |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 119
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Schaefer, Matt(R) |
Relating to judicial review of certain orders issued to address a declared state of disaster, declared public health disaster, or ordered public health emergency or to prevent the spread of a communicable disease. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 121
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Vasut, Cody(R) |
Relating to the regulation by a municipality or county of certain employment benefits and policies. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 122
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Toth, Steve(R) |
Relating to professional liability insurance coverage for and prohibitions on providing to certain children procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 124
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Johnson, Jarvis(D) |
Relating to the permitting of certain concrete plants located in an area of a municipality not subject to zoning regulations. |
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HB 125
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Slaton, Bryan(R) |
Relating to the enforcement of certain election laws by district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and county attorneys. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 128
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Bernal, Diego(D) |
Relating to the exemption of certain school district and open-enrollment charter school employees from jury service. |
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HB 130
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Johnson, Ann(D) |
Relating to the creation of additional judicial districts composed of Harris County. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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| HB 1627 |
Thompson, Senfronia |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
| SB 1350 |
Miles, Borris |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
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| HB 199 |
Ortega, Lina |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
| SB 603 |
Blanco, Cesar (F) |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
| SB 174 |
Blanco, Cesar |
(Identical) |
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HB 163
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Spiller, David(R) |
Relating to the applicability of lobbyist registration requirements to a person who provides legal services to a political subdivision. |
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HB 170
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Spiller, David(R) |
Relating to certain requirements applicable to certain public entities that engage in lobbying. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 189
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Toth, Steve(R) |
Relating to in-person visitation with hospital patients during certain periods of disaster. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 206
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Johnson, Ann(D) |
Relating to elimination of limitations periods for suits for personal injury arising from certain offenses against a child. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 217
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Murr, Andrew(R) |
Relating to the limitation on the amount of a subcontractor’s lien for labor or materials. |
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| HB 2621 |
Murr, Andrew |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 233
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Murr, Andrew(R) |
Relating to inservice training on identifying abuse, neglect, and illegal, unprofessional, and unethical conduct in certain health care facilities. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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| HB 1953 |
Howard, Donna |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
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HB 248
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Murr, Andrew(R) |
Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices and the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 256
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Bernal, Diego(D) |
Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 262
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Swanson, Valoree(R) |
Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 265
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Bernal, Diego(D) |
Relating to the prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and to the enforcement of that prohibition. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 287
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Johnson, Julie(D) |
Relating to payment of the replacement cost of damaged property under a homeowner’s, renter’s, or condominium owner’s insurance policy. |
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HB 291
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Murr, Andrew(R) |
Relating to occupational driver’s licenses and to the renewal of driver’s licenses. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 292
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Bernal, Diego(D) |
Relating to investigations and actions by district or county attorneys in connection with the deceptive trade practice of charging exorbitant or excessive prices for necessities during a declared disaster. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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| HB 1298 |
Bernal, Diego |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
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HB 319
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Oliverson, Tom(R) |
Relating to protection of persons from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 325
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Toth, Steve(R) |
Relating to a district or county attorney participating as counsel in certain proceedings in federal court. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 326
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Goodwin, Vikki(D) |
Relating to a health facility’s removal of medical equipment from a deceased individual’s body before transfer to a funeral director. |
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HB 351
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Bell, Cecil(R) |
Relating to the provision of workers’ compensation insurance and group accident and health insurance together in a packaged plan. |
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HB 356
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Bell, Cecil(R) |
Relating to the civil liability of certain businesses in connection with allowing concealed handguns on the business premises. |
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HB 365
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Bucy, John(D) |
Relating to the electronic transmission of a ballot to a voter voting early by mail on the ground of absence from the county of residence. |
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HB 372
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Johnson, Jarvis(D) |
Relating to a prohibition on the operation of concrete plants and crushing facilities at certain locations. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 376
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Rogers, Glenn(R) |
Relating to a landowner’s bill of rights statement in connection with the acquisition of real property through eminent domain. |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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| Companions: |
| HB 1215 |
Bell, Cecil |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
| HB 2930 |
Schofield, Mike |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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| HB 284 |
Collier, Nicole |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 422
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VanDeaver, Gary(R) |
Relating to remotely conducting depositions, hearings, and other proceedings in juvenile cases. |
| Companions: |
| HB 890 |
VanDeaver, Gary |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
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11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 425
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VanDeaver, Gary(R) |
Relating to the prohibition of certain employment discrimination regarding an employee who is a volunteer emergency responder. |
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| HB 318 |
VanDeaver, Gary |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
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HB 437
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Schofield, Mike(R) |
Relating to the annual base salaries of state judges and justices and the abolishment of the Judicial Compensation Commission. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 441
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Lopez, Ray(D) |
Relating to providing notice to a state representative and senator of an administrative penalty assessed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
| Companions: |
| HB 355 |
Lopez, Ray |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
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| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 448
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Schofield, Mike(R) |
Relating to compensation for damages caused by governmental actions that close or effectively close businesses. |
| Companions: |
| HB 3241 |
Schofield, Mike |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
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| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 450
|
Craddick, Tom(R) |
Relating to a cause of action for the bad faith washout of an overriding royalty interest in an oil and gas lease. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 457
|
Smith, Reggie(R) |
Relating to the jurisdiction of the statutory county courts of Grayson County in family law matters. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 471
|
Patterson, Jared(R) |
Relating to benefits for certain first responders and other employees related to illness and injury. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 493
|
Meza, Terry(D) |
Relating to a cost-of-living increase applicable to death benefits paid under the workers’ compensation system. |
| Companions: |
| HB 243 |
Meza, Terry |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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| Companions: |
| HB 247 |
Meza, Terry |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 495
|
Meza, Terry(D) |
Relating to rest breaks for employees of certain contractors with a governmental entity. |
| Companions: |
| HB 263 |
Meza, Terry |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
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| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 511
|
Wu, Gene(D) |
Relating to the confidentiality of residential eviction case information. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 515
|
Meza, Terry(D) |
Relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of electronics-enabled heavy equipment. |
| Companions: |
| HB 4063 |
Meza, Terry |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 521
|
Cain, Briscoe(R) |
Relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 527
|
Wu, Gene(D) |
Relating to exemption of certain civil actions from being subject to a motion to dismiss on the basis of involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 528
|
Wu, Gene(D) |
Relating to the right of an employee to time off from work if the employee or the employee’s child is a victim of family violence or a violent felony offense. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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| Companions: |
| SB 220 |
Bettencourt, Paul |
(Identical) |
|
11-14-22 S Filed |
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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| Companions: |
| HB 4550 |
Toth, Steve |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
|
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HB 556
|
Vasut, Cody(R) |
Relating to the sealing of certain documents alleged to contain trade secrets. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 558
|
Raymond, Richard(D) |
Relating to prohibiting certain limitations on the operation of certain organizations that benefit veterans during a declared state of disaster. |
| Companions: |
| HB 4215 |
Raymond, Richard |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
| SB 1493 |
Springer, Drew (F) |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 567
|
Bowers, Rhetta(D) |
Relating to discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race. |
| Companions: |
| HB 392 |
Bowers, Rhetta |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 569
|
Bowers, Rhetta(D) |
Relating to activities the tolerance of which may constitute maintenance of a common nuisance. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 592
|
Shaheen, Matt(R) |
Relating to the provision of telehealth and telemedicine medical services by certain health professionals located outside of this state. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 597
|
Jetton, Jacey(R) |
Relating to an appraisal procedure for disputed losses under certain property and casualty insurance policies. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
|
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HB 602
|
Shaheen, Matt(R) |
Relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 603
|
Shaheen, Matt(R) |
Relating to a limitation on civil suits against persons reporting suspicious activity in good faith. |
| Companions: |
| HB 459 |
Shaheen, Matt |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 605
|
Shaheen, Matt(R) |
Relating to the disclosure of negotiated rates requested by members of the legislature from certain health care vendors that contract with this state. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 609
|
Vasut, Cody(R) |
Relating to the liability of a business owner or operator arising from the exposure of an individual to a pandemic disease. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 616
|
Vasut, Cody(R) |
Relating to continuing education of county and district clerks regarding the proper selection of petit and grand juries. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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HB 645
|
Toth, Steve(R) |
Relating to prohibiting financial institutions and other businesses from using value-based criteria. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
|
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HB 672
|
Hefner, Cole(R) |
Relating to the definition of child abuse and the prosecution of the criminal offense of abandoning or endangering a child. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
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| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
|
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HB 678
|
Bell, Keith(R) |
Relating to the appointment by the attorney general of a special prosecutor to prosecute certain election offenses that are committed in an adjacent county. |
| Bill History: |
11-15-22 H Filed
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HB 679
|
Bell, Keith(R) |
Relating to limitations on the use of workers’ compensation insurance experience modifier values in soliciting and awarding public and private construction contracts. |
| Bill History: |
11-15-22 H Filed
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HB 689
|
Rosenthal, Jon(D) |
Relating to civil liability for discriminatory false reports to law enforcement agencies or emergency service providers. |
| Bill History: |
11-15-22 H Filed
|
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HB 695
|
Rogers, Glenn(R) |
Relating to the exercise of the power of eminent domain to acquire property for wind power facilities. |
| Bill History: |
11-15-22 H Filed
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| Bill History: |
11-15-22 H Filed
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| Bill History: |
11-15-22 H Filed
|
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HB 709
|
Harris, Cody(R) |
Relating to prohibiting the use of certain credit scores, including environmental, social, or governance scores and social credit scores, by certain financial institutions and other lenders in this state. |
| Bill History: |
11-15-22 H Filed
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HB 711
|
Frank, James(R) |
Relating to certain contract provisions and conduct affecting health care provider networks. |
| Bill History: |
11-15-22 H Filed
|
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HB 722
|
Rosenthal, Jon(D) |
Relating to a prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of reproductive decisions and certain employment agreements limiting reproductive decisions. |
| Companions: |
| HB 698 |
Rosenthal, Jon |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
| SB 578 |
Eckhardt, Sarah (F) |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
| SB 204 |
Eckhardt, Sarah |
(Identical) |
|
11-14-22 S Filed |
|
| Bill History: |
11-16-22 H Filed
|
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HB 725
|
Rose, Toni(D) |
Relating to prohibiting certain discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. |
| Bill History: |
11-16-22 H Filed
|
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HB 744
|
Dean, Jay(R) |
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate the use or sale of gasoline-powered landscaping equipment. |
| Companions: |
| HB 764 |
Cain, Briscoe |
(Identical) |
|
11-18-22 H Filed |
|
| Bill History: |
11-17-22 H Filed
|
|
HB 755
|
Johnson, Julie(D) |
Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of chronic and autoimmune diseases. |
| Bill History: |
11-17-22 H Filed
|
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HB 758
|
Walle, Armando(D) |
Relating to the deadline to request a contested case hearing on an authorization to use a standard permit for a concrete plant. |
| Bill History: |
11-17-22 H Filed
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HB 759
|
Walle, Armando(D) |
Relating to a motion to overturn an executive director decision on an authorization to use a standard permit for certain concrete plants. |
| Bill History: |
11-17-22 H Filed
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HB 766
|
Allen, Alma(D) |
Relating to the location of certain public meetings for certain permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
| Companions: |
| HB 960 |
Allen, Alma |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-18-22 H Filed
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| Bill History: |
11-18-22 H Filed
|
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HB 778
|
Walle, Armando(D) |
Relating to required provision of workers’ compensation insurance coverage for employees of building and construction contractors and subcontractors. |
| Companions: |
| HB 776 |
Walle, Armando |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
| SB 305 |
Eckhardt, Sarah (F) |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-21-22 H Filed
|
|
HB 787
|
Patterson, Jared(R) |
Relating to a prohibition on the receipt of tax incentives by business entities that assist employees to obtain abortions. |
| Bill History: |
11-22-22 H Filed
|
|
HB 788
|
Meza, Terry(D) |
Relating to a task force to study access to legal services for persons with disabilities. |
| Companions: |
| HB 2514 |
Meza, Terry |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-22-22 H Filed
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|
HB 789
|
Rogers, Glenn(R) |
Relating to eligibility to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a public elective office in this state. |
| Companions: |
| HB 2764 |
Rogers, Glenn (F) |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-22-22 H Filed
|
|
HB 790
|
Patterson, Jared(R) |
Relating to certain claims for benefits, compensation, or assistance by certain public safety employees and survivors of certain public safety employees. |
| Bill History: |
11-22-22 H Filed
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| Bill History: |
11-22-22 H Filed
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| Bill History: |
11-29-22 H Filed
|
| Companions: |
| HB 1111 |
Johnson, Julie |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-30-22 H Filed
|
|
HB 832
|
Johnson, Julie(D) |
Relating to the protection of the rights of conscience for child welfare services providers. |
| Companions: |
| HB 730 |
Gonzalez, Jessica |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
| HB 1149 |
Johnson, Julie |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-30-22 H Filed
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| Bill History: |
12-01-22 H Filed
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| Companions: |
| HB 2689 |
Reynolds, Ron |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
12-01-22 H Filed
|
|
HB 850
|
Reynolds, Ron(D) |
Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. |
| Companions: |
| HB 2524 |
Reynolds, Ron |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
12-01-22 H Filed
|
|
HJR 26
|
Schofield, Mike(R) |
Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the right to repurchase real property acquired through eminent domain. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
|
|
HJR 39
|
Vasut, Cody(R) |
Proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the mandatory age of retirement for state justices and judges. |
| Companions: |
| HJR 66 |
Vasut, Cody (F) |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 H Filed
|
|
HJR 54
|
Rogers, Glenn(R) |
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring payment of child support to be eligible to hold certain public elective offices. |
| Companions: |
| HJR 117 |
Rogers, Glenn (F) |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-22-22 H Filed
|
|
HJR 56
|
Talarico, James(D) |
Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the legislature’s ability to pass laws prohibiting access to abortion care. |
| Bill History: |
11-29-22 H Filed
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| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 67
|
Zaffirini, Judith(D) |
Relating to a database of and the barring from state contracts of certain employers for wage theft. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 79
|
Johnson, Nathan(D) |
Relating to the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion and the construction of abortion laws imposing penalties or liability on pregnant individuals. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 81
|
Johnson, Nathan(D) |
Relating to certain statutory changes to reflect and address same-sex marriages and parenting relationships and to the removal of provisions regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
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SB 82
|
Johnson, Nathan(D) |
Relating to the repeal of statutes regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct and to the recognition of certain same-sex relationship statuses. |
| Companions: |
| SB 111 |
Menendez, Jose |
(Identical) |
|
11-14-22 S Filed |
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 97
|
Johnson, Nathan(D) |
Relating to the scope and publication of certain actions by the governor during a state of disaster. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 99
|
Johnson, Nathan(D) |
Relating to the authority of the governor and the legislature regarding renewal of certain declared states of disaster. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 100
|
Johnson, Nathan(D) |
Relating to the governor’s authority during the recovery period following a state of disaster declaration. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
| Companions: |
| HB 3860 |
Gonzalez, Jessica |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
| SB 1540 |
Menendez, Jose |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
| Companions: |
| SB 551 |
Campbell, Donna |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 131
|
Campbell, Donna(R) |
Relating to who may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 147
|
Kolkhorst, Lois(R) |
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
| Companions: |
| HB 3790 |
Shaheen, Matt |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 162
|
Perry, Charles(R) |
Relating to the required inclusion of a person’s sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain minors. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 167
|
Springer, Drew(R) |
Relating to a pool for certain individuals with claims against persons excluded from coverage by certain automobile insurance policies. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
| Companions: |
| HB 199 |
Ortega, Lina |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
| HB 157 |
Ortega, Lina |
(Identical) |
|
11-14-22 H Filed |
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 179
|
Miles, Borris(D) |
Relating to the consideration of the cumulative effects of air contaminant emissions in the emissions permitting process. |
| Companions: |
| SB 87 |
Miles, Borris |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 201
|
Eckhardt, Sarah(D) |
Relating to the assessment of damages resulting from the condemnation of property that is subject to a conservation easement. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 202
|
Eckhardt, Sarah(D) |
Relating to prohibiting an increase in the rent before the end of a lease term of a tenant residing in a development supported with a low income housing tax credit allocation. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 203
|
Eckhardt, Sarah(D) |
Relating to prioritization of a pregnant individual’s health when providing health care treatments. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 204
|
Eckhardt, Sarah(D) |
Relating to a prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of reproductive decisions and certain employment agreements limiting reproductive decisions. |
| Companions: |
| HB 698 |
Rosenthal, Jon |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
| SB 578 |
Eckhardt, Sarah (F) |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
| HB 722 |
Rosenthal, Jon |
(Identical) |
|
11-16-22 H Filed |
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
| Companions: |
| HB 549 |
Swanson, Valoree |
(Identical) |
|
11-14-22 H Filed |
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 230
|
Hinojosa, Chuy(D) |
Relating to the recusal from a vote of a member of the board of directors or a subcommittee of the board of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association based on the member’s financial interest. |
| Bill History: |
11-15-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 242
|
Middleton, Mayes (F)(R) |
Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution. |
| Bill History: |
11-17-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 243
|
Johnson, Nathan(D) |
Relating to the remote participation of certain persons in a proceeding for the issuance or modification of a protective order. |
| Companions: |
| HB 698 |
Neave Criado, Victoria |
(Identical) |
|
11-15-22 H Filed |
|
| Bill History: |
11-21-22 S Filed
|
|
SB 250
|
Hall, Bob(R) |
Relating to the provision of and professional liability insurance coverage for gender transitioning or gender reassignment medical procedures and treatments for certain children. |
| Companions: |
| HB 2693 |
Toth, Steve |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-28-22 S Filed
|
| Companions: |
| HB 2359 |
Reynolds, Ron |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
| HB 4556 |
Anchia, Rafael |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
| SB 243 |
Eckhardt, Sarah (F) |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
12-01-22 S Filed
|
|
SJR 15
|
Johnson, Nathan(D) |
Proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the constitutional provision providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman. |
| Companions: |
| HJR 58 |
Beckley, Michelle |
(Refiled from 87R Session) |
|
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
|
SJR 21
|
Eckhardt, Sarah(D) |
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual’s right to personal reproductive autonomy. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
|
|
SJR 23
|
Eckhardt, Sarah(D) |
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the right to be free from governmental intrusion or interference into an individual’s private life. |
| Bill History: |
11-14-22 S Filed
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