Texas Senate Bills

Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.

Relating to consumer protections for earned wage access products.

Relating to the prescriptive authority of certain psychologists; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the collection of fees and refunds of under Chapter 1006 of the Transportation Code by the Comptroller.

Relating to the scheduling of certain controlled substances in response to certain actions by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

Relating to responsibilities of the community supervision and corrections departments.

Relating to the operations of the Texas military forces at the Texas-Mexico border; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to the use of an automated employment decision tool by an employer to assess a job applicant's fitness for a position; imposing an administrative penalty.

Relating to removing the requirement of provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for Texas Task Force 1 members and members of intrastate fire mutual aid system teams and regional incident management teams.

Relating to the consideration of wage replacement benefits in the nature of workers' compensation.

Relating to the circumstances in which a rental company may void a damage waiver for a rental vehicle.

Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and to a study and report on plant diseases and pest outbreaks.

Relating to plans for the management and inspection of distribution poles.

Relating to strategies to address homelessness and affordable housing in certain counties, including the repurposing of land located in those counties, the use of certain tax revenue attributable to that land, and building restrictions in certain municipalities.

Relating to mass balance attribution of renewable biomass feedstocks used to produce renewable chemicals.

Relating to funding for recycling projects.

Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas and the Public Utility Commission of Texas to address a failure by an operator to maintain an electrical power line serving a well site or certain surface facilities in accordance with the National Electrical Code.

Relating to presuit notice associated with certain insurance claims for property damage.

Relating to notification by certain hospitals of certain standard of care information.

Relating to certain election practices and procedures; increasing a criminal penalty; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the enforcement of laws relating to elections.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.

Relating to the prohibition of certain housing discrimination related to brokerage services.

Relating to the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program.

Relating to establishing a framework to govern the use of artificial intelligence systems in critical decision-making by private companies and ensure consumer protections; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to the authority of the attorney general to investigate violations of law by certain local governments and to take action against those local governments to enforce the law.

Relating to the authority of a municipality to remove territory from an emergency services district.

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

Relating to the continuing education required in order for a person to renew the person's agreement with the comptroller of public accounts to serve as an arbitrator in an appeal through binding arbitration of an appraisal review board order determining a protest.

Relating to recognizing persons who separated from military service solely on the basis of sexual orientation as honorably discharged veterans under state law.

Relating to prohibiting the use of unfair service agreements; creating an offense.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by an organization engaged primarily in performing charitable functions.

Relating to the requirements for Plaintiffs to be awarded attorney's fees in a civil action.

Relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of Transportation for certain materials used in road construction projects.

Relating to the authority of sheriffs and constables to enter into contracts to provide law enforcement services in certain counties and county financial authority in relation to sheriffs and constables in certain counties.

Relating to vote harvesting; creating a civil penalty.

Relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of laws regulating massage therapy.

Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from offering programs or courses in DEI studies.

Relating to weight limitations for hydrogen-fueled motor vehicles.

Relating to special needs training for judges.

Relating to mandatory criminal history background checks for all adult members of a household in which an individual seeking guardianship resides.

Relating to certain mandatory training for guardians ad litem.

Relating to the compensatory education allotment for homeless students or students in foster care under the Foundation School Program.

Relating to the establishment of the office of food system security and resiliency in the Department of Agriculture and the management of the Texas food system security and resiliency planning council.

Relating to the establishment of a highway construction mitigation program for certain businesses.

Relating to the assignment of public school students enrolled in certain school districts to an uncertified teacher.

Relating to a pilot program awarding grants for the provision of personalized treatment protocols for veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Relating to the employment of technical assistant superintendents by regional education service centers.

Relating to a grant program for hurricane and windstorm loss mitigation for single-family residential property.

Relating to operating agreements between holders of a distiller's and rectifier's permit and nonresident seller's permit.

Relating to the issuance and regulation of an oil-backed stablecoin; authorizing a fee; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of indecent assault.

Relating to the Texas Freedman's Bureau.

Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests.

Relating to the establishment of the supporting life pilot program as part of the Thriving Texas Families Program.

Relating to the development of a language access plan to increase access to assistance under health and human services programs by certain individuals.

Relating to air quality permits for certain cement kilns.

Relating to the state historically underutilized business program; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the evaluation of an application for low income housing tax credits.

Relating to the disposition of a firearm surrendered through a firearm buyback program administered by certain local law enforcement agencies.