HB30 Signed by Governor Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the repeal of provisions authorizing certain taxing units in the year following the year in which a disaster occurs to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate without holding an election to approve the adopted tax rate; making conforming changes. HR93 Enrolled Initially Referred to House Local & Consent Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: In memory of Inda Sorrels Williams of Marble Falls. HB103 Signed by Governor Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican This bill would cost taxpayers $1,525,000.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau. Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the creation and maintenance of a database of taxing unit bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects; providing a civil penalty. HR164 Enrolled Initially Referred to House Local & Consent Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: In memory of John Russell Baker of Lago Vista. HJR213 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to require a supermajority vote to authorize a political subdivision to issue general obligation bonds. HB229 Signed by Governor Initially Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican This bill would cost taxpayers $2,568,300.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau. Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex. HR239 Enrolled Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Commemorating the 27th anniversary of Leadership Boerne. HR435 Enrolled Initially Referred to House Local & Consent Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Commending Leadership Gillespie County for its promotion of civic leadership and volunteerism. HB515 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to public school policies regarding student use of personal electronic devices. HB530 In Calendar Committee Initially Referred to House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to establish and operate a guaranteed income program. HR569 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Local & Consent Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Recognizing March 20, 2025, as Texas Federation of Republican Women Day at the State Capitol. HR570 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Local & Consent Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Recognizing the Texas Federation of Republican Women for its 40 Under 40 Fellowship initiative. HR594 Enrolled Initially Referred to House Local & Consent Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Congratulating Theresa Boland on her retirement from the Office of the Texas Governor. HR595 Enrolled Initially Referred to House Local & Consent Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Congratulating Colonel Thomas Clark Mohler on his retirement from the Texas State Guard. HB596 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the use of public resources by a public school officer or employee to engage in certain political activities. HR812 Enrolled Initially Referred to House Local & Consent Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Recognizing April 8, 2025, as Leadership Highland Lakes Day at the State Capitol. HR915 Enrolled Initially Referred to House Local & Consent Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Local & Consent Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Recognizing April 25, 2025, as Dark Sky Day. HR1123 Enrolled Initially Referred to House Local & Consent Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Marble Falls Rotary Club. HB1189 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities. HR1319 Enrolled Initially Referred to House Local & Consent Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: In memory of Milburn Walter Dearing of Boerne. HB1343 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the issuance by the Public Utility Commission of Texas of a permit for the installation of certain electric energy storage equipment or facilities; authorizing a fee. HB1344 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Natural Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to prioritization of requests for financial assistance from certain funds administered by the Texas Water Development Board. HB1345 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault. HB2364 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House S/C on County & Regional Government Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to parking lots and parking garages adjacent or near to certain county courthouses. HB2367 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to a prohibition on the establishment, operation, or ownership of a public bank by a political subdivision. HB2368 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Transportation Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of Congress Avenue in Travis County as part of the state highway system. HB3113 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Elections Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to requiring the ballots of certain counties to be scannable. HB3115 Given to Other Chamber Initially Referred to House Natural Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the authority of the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District to regulate certain wells. HB3117 In Calendar Committee Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican This bill would cost taxpayers $1,892,000.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau. Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects. HB3118 In Calendar Committee Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities. HB3476 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House S/C on County & Regional Government Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the definition of population for the purpose of the rural sheriff's office, constable's office, and prosecutor's office salary assistance grant program. HB3482 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Natural Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the authority of the Lower Colorado River Authority to issue permits for certain quarries and mines. HB3617 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the creation of the office of inspector general for education at the Texas Education Agency to investigate the administration of public education and required reporting on misconduct by employees of certain educational entities; creating a criminal offense; increasing an administrative penalty; authorizing an administrative penalty. HB3618 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Corrections Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to certain searches of female inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. HB3637 Given to Other Chamber Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the authority of a county commissioners court to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by each taxing unit that taxes the property of the portion of the appraised value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of certain water conservation systems. HB3638 In Calendar Committee Initially Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to a preference against state resources being used to compete against private commercial sources. HB3643 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House S/C on Transportation Funding Committee, chaired by a Democrat Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the withdrawal of a unit of election from certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities and the net financial obligation of that withdrawal. HB3798 In Calendar Committee Initially Referred to House Land & Resource Management Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper tree. HB3879 In Calendar Committee Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to restrictions on the levy and use of certain ad valorem taxes and the issuance of certain bonds supported by ad valorem taxes. HB3993 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican This bill would cost taxpayers $4,450,000.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau. Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to taxes imposed on vinous liquor. HB3994 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican This bill would cost taxpayers $226,100,000.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau. Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the computation of certain tax penalties and interest amounts. HB3995 In Calendar Committee Initially Referred to House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to regulation of certain landscaping and water conservation practices by certain property owners' associations. HB4057 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the authority of a taxing unit to enter into an agreement to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the value of property on which a renewable energy facility is located or is planned to be located. HB4188 In Calendar Committee Initially Referred to House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the disclosure of certain financial information by certain nonprofit organizations that enter into sizeable contracts with political subdivisions. HB4223 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee. HB4593 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Public Health Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the provision of an abortion-inducing drug. HB4595 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Public Health Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to prohibition of transporting or funding the transportation of an unemancipated minor for an abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. HB4637 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Land & Resource Management Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate subdivision platting in regard to the use of groundwater. HB4691 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to provisions of state law requiring diversity. HB4722 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the definition of conservation easement. HB4799 In Calendar Committee Initially Referred to House S/C on County & Regional Government Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties. HB4873 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the administration of, contributions to, and benefits under retirement systems for firefighters in certain municipalities. HB5125 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to measures to ensure public school transparency and accountability, including school district board of trustees meeting requirements, posting of certain information on a public school's Internet website, the creation of a grievance portal, and the inclusion of a transparency and accountability domain in the public school accountability system. HB5303 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the vote required by the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate or authorize the issuance of tax bonds. HB5312 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the sale, lease, or use of an unused or underused school district facility. HB5444 In Calendar Committee Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the authority of the governing body of a school district to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rate. HB5446 In Calendar Committee Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the text of ballot propositions that increase taxes. HB5447 In Calendar Committee Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates. HB5448 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Committee, chaired by a Democrat Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to paid leave for public officers and employees engaged in certain military service. HB5490 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the requirements regarding an election to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds or to approve an increase in an ad valorem tax rate. HB5569 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to fire safety standards and emergency operations plans for the operation of battery energy storage. HB5572 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to energy storage facilities. HB5579 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the state compression percentage and a school district's maximum compressed tax rate under the public school finance system. HB5582 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the design-build method for certain government construction projects. HB5602 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to use public money to provide legal services for individuals unlawfully present in the United States. HB5605 Assigned to Committee Initially Referred to House Natural Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican Authored by Ellen Troxclair Caption: Relating to public water systems in rural counties. |