Texas House Bills

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of residential real property that arises from the installation in the property of certain energy efficiency-related improvements.

Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives relating to quorum and attendance to remove seniority, office assignments, parking spaces, or desks from certain members due to absence.

Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives relating to quorum and attendance to remove seniority from certain members due to multiple absences.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for the first tax year that the owner of the property qualifies the property for a residence homestead exemption is the market value of the property and that, if the owner purchased the property, the purchase price of the property is considered to be the market value of the property for that tax year and to limit increases in the appraised value of the homestead for subsequent tax years based on the market value of all new improvements to the property.

Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives to remove the political party restriction on the vice-chair of a standing committee and to provide that the vice-chair of a committee does not receive a separate budget for that position.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the appraised value of certain residential real property that arises from the installation in the property of certain energy efficiency-related improvements.

Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.

Relating to emergency preparedness requirements for youth camps, camps, and entities that provide high-risk activities for minors; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to flood risk notice requirements for certain campgrounds; providing a civil penalty.

Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the provisions that require that land be devoted to agricultural use for a specified period to be eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of its productivity value and that subject land appraised on that basis to an additional tax when the land is diverted to a purpose other than agricultural use or sold.

Relating to a prohibition of the application of biosolids to certain land.

Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board on the costs of developing flood infrastructure in this state.

Relating to municipal and county financial requirements.

Relating to a limit on political subdivision expenditures.

Relating to the Texas Flood Recovery, Reimbursement, and Reconstruction Program; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state.

Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state.

Relating to emergency preparedness and safety requirements for youth camps.

Relating to the production, sale, and use of certain agricultural products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Johnson County, Texas; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to building standards for youth camps located within or near certain floodplains.

Relating to the creation of the disaster relief and prevention matching grant and loan program and the disaster relief and prevention account.

Relating to the eligibility of certain land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of its productivity value and the consequences for those purposes of a change of use or sale of the land.

Relating to the authority of a county to regulate impervious cover in the unincorporated area of the county.

Relating to a prohibition on the acceptance of a political contribution by members of the legislature and certain political committees during a period when a house of the legislature does not have a quorum present.

Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy.

Relating to a pay raise for certain state employees.

In memory of Dr. Maxine Thornton-Reese of Dallas.

Relating to the consideration by a groundwater conservation district of modeled available groundwater when issuing permits.

Relating to disaster behavioral health coordination and response.