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Texas House

• • HB 3 | Relating to the development and implementation of, and funding for public school safety and security requirements. (Rep. Burrows)
• • HB 8 | Relating to the administration, coordination, and support of public higher education, including the public junior college state finance program and an Advanced Career and Education (ACE). (Rep. VanDeaver)
• • HB 11 | Relating to the rights, certification, and compensation of public school educators, including financial and other assistance provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators. (Rep. Dutton)
• • HB 13 | Relating to training, preparedness, and funding for school safety and school safety emergencies. (Rep. King)
• • HB 15 | Relating to the creation of the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of Texas. (Rep. Senfronia Thompson)
• • HB 25 | Relating to wholesale importation of prescription drugs for resale to Texas residents. (Rep. Talarico)
• • HB 44 | Relating to provider discrimination against a Medicaid recipient or child health plan program enrollee based on immunization status. (Rep. Swanson)
• • HB 49 | Relating to public access to certain hospital investigation information and materials. (Rep. Klick)
• • HB 54 | Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities. (Rep. Senfronia Thompson)
• • HB 98 | Relating to the provision of on-campus mental health services by a school district and reimbursement under Medicaid for certain services provided to eligible students. (Rep. Moody)
• • HB 100 | Relating to the compensation of public school educators and to the public school finance system, including enrollment-based funding for certain allotments under the Foundation School Program. (Rep. Ken King)
• • HB 134 | Relating to coverage for childhood cranial remolding orthosis under certain health benefit plans. (Rep. Bernal)
• • HB 140 | Relating to the provision of certain co-navigation services to individuals who are deaf-blind. (Rep. Mary González)
• • HB 166 | Relating to the appointment of an educational representative for certain students with disabilities. (Rep. Mary Gonzalez)
• • HB 185 | Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students. (Rep. Mary Gonzalez)
• • HB 211 | Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities and registered family homes providing services to children with disabilities or special needs. (Rep. Mary Gonzalez)
• • HB 266 | Relating to the required filing and use of an affidavit containing the contact information of certain persons in a guardianship proceeding. (Rep. Swanson)
• • HB 272 | Relating to the terminology used to refer to an individualized education program team. (Rep. Julie Johnson)
• • HB 279 | Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of trafficking of persons. (Rep. Jetton)
• • HB 315 | Relating to a statement by the secretary of state regarding the furnishing of certain personal information on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail. (Rep. Cortez)
• • HB 322 | Relating to certain evidentiary presumptions and burdens of proof in determining a defendant’s incompetency to stand trial or a defendant’s insanity in a criminal case. (Rep. Cortez)
• • HB 340 | Relating to the requirement and study of insurance coverage for serious emotional disturbance of a child. (Rep. Senfronia Thompson)
• • HB 357 | Relating to the requirements to access the online tracker of an application for a ballot to be voted by mail. (Rep. Bucy)
• • HB 374 | Relating to an application for an early voting ballot by mail. (Rep. Bucy)
• • HB 400 | Relating to innovation grant programs to support residency training programs in psychiatric specialty fields and recruitment, training, and retention programs in behavioral health fields. (Rep. Klick)
• • HB 446 | Relating to the terminology used in statute to refer to intellectual disability and certain references to abolished health and human services agencies. (Rep. Craddick)
• • HB 459 | Relating to prohibiting the physical restraint of or use of chemical irritants on certain public school students by peace officers and school security personnel under certain circumstances. (Rep. Hull)
• • HB 479 | Relating to the period for transporting a criminal defendant who is found incompetent to stand trial to a facility for competency restoration services. (Rep. Hinojosa)
• • HB 516 | Relating to requiring a school district or open-enrollment charter school to report data regarding certain disciplinary or law enforcement actions taken against students. (Rep. Wu)
• • HB 530 | Relating to the terminology used in statute to refer to intellectual disability. (Rep. Wu)
• • HB 568 | Relating to education and training for peace officers on interacting with persons with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. (Rep. Bowers)
• • HB 653 | Relating to guardianships of the person of wards with profound intellectual disabilities who are minors or were minors when their guardianship proceedings commenced. (Rep. Allison)
• • HB 655 | Relating to the placement by a school district of a student who engages in habitually violent behavior. (Rep. Allison)
• • HB 729 | Relating to the statewide intellectual and developmental disability coordinating council. (Rep. Rose)
• • HB 772 | Relating to corporal punishment in public schools. (Rep. Allen)
• • HB 773 | Relating to prohibiting certain releases of a student to the student’s parent after school-initiated communication by a school district or open-enrollment charter school. (Rep. Allen)
• • HB 786 | Relating to a report by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on dyslexia and illiteracy among inmates. (Rep. Meza)
• • HB 791 | Relating to state agency review of adopted rules. (Rep. Harrison)
• • HB 795 | Relating to emergency generators or other power sources for nursing facilities and assisted living facilities. (Rep. Ed Thompson)
• • HB 1007 | Relating to prohibiting weapons in certain facilities or residences providing services to individuals with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability. (Rep. Turner)
• • HB 1008 | Relating to employment and license suspension of persons who provide care to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability and who are under investigation for certain misconduct. (Rep. Turner)
• • HB 1009 | Relating to criminal history record information reviews of certain individuals providing services to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability. (Rep. Turner)
• • HB 1010 | Relating to the insurable interest of certain persons providing care to individuals with disabilities in the life of those individuals. (Rep. Turner)
• • HB 1100 | Relating to the regulation of certain senior living facilities. (Rep. Julie Johnson)
• • HB 1113 | Relating to the creation of a low-interest loan program for entrepreneurs with physical or mental disabilities. (Rep. Meza)
• • HB 1140 | Relating to the voter identification required for submission of an early voting ballot by mail. (Rep. Schofield)
• • HB 1219 | Relating to criminal history record information checks for applicants for employment and employees of group homes; creating a criminal offense. (Rep. Reynolds)
• • HB 1238 | Relating to the school health and related services program, including parental consent for program services, the establishment of a school health and related services program advisory council, and the publication of the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual. (Rep. VanDeaver)
• • HB 1243 | Relating to the penalty for the offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty. (Rep. Hefner)
• • HB 1290 | Relating to the confiscation or misappropriation by a nursing facility of certain federal payments to a Medicaid recipient. (Rep. Campos)
• • HB 1299 | Relating to the signature required on a carrier envelope for a ballot voted by mail; changing the elements of a criminal offense. (Rep. Noble)
• • HB 1337 | Relating to step therapy protocols required by health benefit plans for coverage of prescription drugs for serious mental illnesses. (Rep. Hull)
• • HB 1537 | Relating to the submission by law enforcement agencies to certain public school personnel of a handle with care notice concerning a traumatic event experienced by a public school student and to certain required training regarding those notices. (Rep. Howard)
• • HB 1571 | Relating to the reimbursement under Medicaid of local educational agencies for the provision of health care services to students. (Rep. Lozano)
• • HB 1599 | Relating to implementation of an express lane option for determining eligibility and enrolling certain individuals in Medicaid or the child health plan program. (Rep. Bucy)
• • HB 1604 | Relating to a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding students with disabilities in higher education. (Rep. Mary Gonzalez)
• • HB 1605 | Relating to instructional material and technology, the adoption and revision of essential knowledge and skills of the public school foundation curriculum, and creating allotments for procurement of instructional materials.(Rep. Buckley)
• • HB 1615 | Relating to strategies to increase the availability of child-care and prekindergarten programs. (Rep. Button)
• • HB 1626 | Relating to a public school student’s transition from an alternative education program to a regular classroom and the admission of certain students with a criminal or disciplinary history. (Rep. Allen)
• • HB 1667 | Relating to the reporting of child abuse or neglect. (Rep. Jetton)
• • HB 1704 | Relating to the establishment of the workforce housing capital investment fund program to fund the development of workforce housing in this state. (Rep. Walle)
• • HB 1726 | Relating to the reimbursement and payment of claims by certain health benefit plan issuers for telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services. (Rep. Hernandez)
• • HB 1755 | Relating to the creation of the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund. (Rep. Button)
• • HB 1798 | Relating to the development of a strategic plan for home and community-based services provided under Medicaid and the child health plan program. (Rep. Howard)
• • HB 1803 | Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans. (Rep. Rose)
• • HB 1879 | Relating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those services. (Rep. Darby)
• • HB 1898 | Relating to a grant program to fund the provision by children’s hospitals of mental and behavioral health services to children in this state. (Rep. Jetton)
• • HB 1917 | Relating to the establishment and implementation by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of the Texas Tenant Readiness and Landlord Incentive Pilot Program. (Rep. Walle)
• • HB 1926 | Relating to the expiration date of the supplemental special education services program. (Rep. Hull)
• • HB 1927 | Relating to a parent’s right to intervene in the apprehension by a peace officer of a child for an emergency detention and certain requirements and restrictions applicable to an emergency detention. (Rep. Hull)
• • HB 1972 | Relating to policies and procedures regarding children placed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a residential treatment center or program. (Rep. Campos)
• • HB 2066 | Relating to the diversion of certain foster youth from the juvenile justice system, including through emergency behavior intervention by certain persons providing foster care services. (Rep. Cook)
• • HB 2071 | Relating to certain public facilities used to provide affordable housing. (Rep. Jetton)
• • HB 2100 | Relating to eligibility requirements for student loan repayment assistance for certain mental health professionals. (Rep. Price)
• • HB 2125 | Relating to a required training course for persons serving as special education representatives and hearing officers at impartial due process hearings or as facilitators for individualized education program facilitation. (Rep. Bucy)
• • HB 2126 | Relating to information reported through the Public Education Information Management System and to parents regarding disciplinary measures used by a public school. (Rep. Goodwin)
• • HB 2149 | Relating to notice of rights provided to a patient receiving involuntary inpatient mental health services. (Rep. Gervin-Hawkins)
• • HB 2164 | Relating to the monitoring of public school bilingual education and special language programs by the Texas Education Agency. (Rep. Guerra)
• • HB 2187 | Relating to the criminal offense of abandoning or endangering a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual. (Rep. Davis)
• • HB 2234 | Relating to certain policies and procedures for the placement and use of video cameras in certain classrooms including classrooms that provide special education services. (Rep. Senfronia Thompson)
• • HB 2283 | Relating to the notification of a peace officer through an indication associated with vehicle registration that the vehicle owner may be transporting a person with a disability. (Rep. Martinez)
• • HB 2417 | Relating to providing a person taken into custody for emergency detention with information concerning the person’s rights. (Rep. Cain)
• • HB 2473 | Relating to improvements to the Texas Information and Referral Network. (Rep. Bucy)
• • HB 2507 | Relating to procedures for the emergency detention of certain persons with mental illness. (Rep. Jetton)
• • HB 2641 | Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for the provision of rapid whole genome sequencing to certain infants with acute or complex illnesses. (Rep. Ann Johnson)
• • HB 2645 | Relating to a pilot program to increase the financial independence of foster youth who are transitioning to independent living. (Rep. Lujan)
• • HB 2650 | Relating to the continuation and duties of the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Task Force and establishment of a mandatory training program for peace officers on responding to reports of child sexual abuse and adult sexual assault. (Rep. Howard)
• • HB 2651 | Relating to required training and continuing education requirements for persons who provide medical care or other support to survivors of sexual assault. (Rep. Howard)
• • HB 2670 | Relating to the composition of the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Task Force and to compensation for task force members and certain other task force participants. (Rep. Howard)
• • HB 2696 | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault. (Rep. Howard)
• • HB 2780 | Relating to the reporting of mental health and intellectual disability information with respect to certain children for purposes of a federal firearm background check. (Rep. Leach)
• • HB 2802 | Relating to the Medicaid application form and communication with Medicaid recipients. (Rep. Rose)
• • HB 2920 | Relating to the information maintained by the Texas Education Agency regarding postsecondary education and career opportunities. (Rep. Paul)
• • HB 2943 | Relating to designating October 17 as Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Day. (Rep. Janie Lopez)
• • HB 2975 | Relating to powers and duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to work and family policies. (Rep. Guillen)
• • HB 3159 | Relating to the use of an accessible absentee mail system by certain voters. (Rep. Leach)
• • HB 3162 | Relating to advance directives and health care treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients, including a review of those directives and decisions. (Rep. Klick)
• • HB 3184 | Relating to guardianships and the delivery of certain notices or other communications in connection with guardianship proceedings. (Rep. Senfronia Thompson)
• • HB 3189 | Relating to information provided to an individual identified as a potential relative or designated caregiver of a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. (Rep. Garcia)
• • HB 3296 | Relating to reporting requirements regarding certain data related to students at two-year public institutions of higher education. (Rep. Raney)
• • HB 3329 | Relating to the investigation or determination of abuse or neglect of a child, elderly person, or person with a disability and the provision of certain services. (Rep. Thimesch)
• • HB 3330 | Relating to the establishment of a task force on the statewide alert systems for abducted children and missing persons with intellectual disabilities. (Rep. Sherman)
• • HB 3338 | Relating to measures to prevent and respond to opioid-related drug overdoses, including policies and training regarding the use of opioid antagonists, at student residences on campuses of public institutions of higher education; providing immunity. (Rep. Cole)
• • HB 3381 | Relating to creating the criminal offense of misrepresenting medical history to obtain unnecessary medical treatment for a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual. (Rep. Cook)
• • HB 3446 | Relating to court-ordered financial support by parents of an adult with a medically determinable disability. (Rep. Dutton)
• • HB 3449 | Relating to ballots voted by mail. (Rep. Noble)
• • HB 3462 | Relating to the consolidation of ombudsman programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission. (Rep. Noble)
• • HB 3532 | Relating to notification requirements for law enforcement agencies regarding a missing child with an intellectual disability or mental illness. (Rep. Sherman)
• • HB 3639 | Relating to active shooter response training for school district peace officers and school resource officers. (Rep. Christina Morales)
• • HB 3640 | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of a property that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and is related to the owner of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity. (Rep. Noble)
• • HB 3648 | Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center. (Rep. Guillen)
• • HB 3781 | Relating to special education in public schools, including the special education allotment under the Foundation School Program, an education savings account program for certain children with disabilities, and a grant program to reimburse public schools for the cost of certain employer contributions for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas employed to teach special education. (Rep. Jetton)
• • HB 3788 | Relating to school district policies on dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment; providing an administrative penalty. (Rep. Garcia)
• • HB 3867 | Relating to notification and documentation requirements regarding certain behavior management for a student enrolled in a special education program of a public school. (Rep. Bucy)
• • HB 4037 | Relating to the time period for conducting a pretrial hearing after a criminal defendant has been restored to competency. (Rep. Hayes)
• • HB 4065 | Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide. (Rep. Rose)
• • HB 4107 | Relating to examination requirements for purposes of certain guardianship proceedings. (Rep. Canales)
• • HB 4110 | Relating to certain administrative penalties and procedures associated with aging, community-based, and long-term care service providers. (Rep. Guillen)
• • HB 4164 | Relating to the improper use and treatment of an assistance animal or service animal; increasing a criminal penalty. (Rep. Cortez)
• • HB 4169 | Relating to providing prevocational services under certain Medicaid waiver programs. (Rep. Price)
• • HB 4220 | Relating to the office of the state long-term care ombudsman. (Rep. Clardy)
• • HB 4251 | Relating to the provision of postsecondary education to certain inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. (Rep. Cook)
• • HB 4340 | Relating to the establishment of the Education Savings Account Program to allow certain children to use public money to pursue educational alternatives to public schools and an insurance premium tax credit for contributions made for purposes of that program. (Rep. Frank)
• • HB 4351 | Relating to the training program required for certain employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services. (Rep. Noble)
• • HB 4406 | Relating to creating the State School Safety Fund to provide financial support for projects that enhance the safety of schools in this state. (Rep. King)
• • HB 4504 | Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, including conforming amendments. (Rep. Moody)
• • HB 4506 | Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism. (Rep. Cortez)
• • HB 4611 | Relating to the non-substantive revision of the health and human services laws governing the Health and Human Services Commission, Medicaid, and other social services. (Rep. Price)
• • HB 4625 | Relating to bullying, cyberbullying, and identity-based bullying in public schools. (Rep. Reynolds)
• • HB 4629 | Relating to the terms and qualifications of members on the Intellectual and Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee. (Rep. Klick)
• • HB 4655 | Relating to the establishment of the vulnerable adult protection task force. (Rep. Thimesch)
• • HB 4690 | Relating to the grievance procedure used by public schools to address complaints by students or parents. (Rep. Dutton)
• • HB 4696 | Relating to transferring certain investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation to the Health and Human Services Commission and the on-site investigation and survey of certain providers by the Health and Human Services Commission. (Rep. Noble)
• • HB 4702 | Relating to peer support specialists for individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability and peer services for those individuals under Medicaid living outside of state supported living centers. (Rep. Campos)
• • HB 4716 | Relating to the referral of certain students receiving special education services to a local intellectual and developmental disability authority for services or public benefits. (Rep. Manuel)
• • HB 4762 | Relating to liability of hospital personnel for certain uses of force while on duty. (Rep. Lalani)
• • HB 4823 | Relating to the provision and delivery of benefits to certain recipients under Medicaid. (Rep. Oliverson)
• • HB 4845 | Relating to bullying prevention in public schools, including the establishment of a bullying prevention program. (Rep. Allison)
• • HB 4989 | Relating to the permissible forms of a medical power of attorney. (Rep. Bhojani)
• • HB 5021 | Relating to requiring Health and Human Services Commission contractors to report certain information regarding subcontractors. (Rep. Guerra)
• • HB 5088 | Relating to procedures regarding certain persons who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual disability. (Rep. Moody)
• • HB 5146 | Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. (Rep. Raney)
• • HB 5148 | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Students with Disabilities Scholarship Program for certain students at public institutions of higher education. (Rep. Raney)
• • HB 5206 | Relating to falsely representing that an animal is a service animal. (Rep. Goodwin)
• • HB 5230 | Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription drugs for serious mental illnesses and opioid and substance use disorders. (Rep. Bucy)
• • HB 5265 | Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription drugs for serious mental illnesses and opioid and substance use disorders. (Rep. Raymond)
• • HB 5284 | Relating to emergency response protocols and safety and security audits developed by the Texas School Safety Center and Health and Human Services Commission for day-care centers. (Rep. Kitzman)
• • HCR 37 | Designating May 31 as Texas Foster Youth Empowerment Day for a 10-year period. (Rep. Wu)
• • HJR 135 | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of Texas and establishing the Mental Health and Brain Institute Research Fund. (Rep. Senfronia Thompson)
• • HJR 170 | Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the State School Safety Fund to provide financial support for projects that enhance the safety of schools in this state. (Rep. King)

Texas Senate

• • SB 8 | Relating to public education, including parental rights and public school responsibilities regarding instructional materials and the establishment of an education savings account program. (Sen. Creighton)
• • SB 9 | Relating to the rights, certification, and compensation of public school educators and assistance provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators. (Sen. Creighton)
• • SB 17 | Relating to the powers and duties of the governing boards of public institutions of higher education. (Sen. Creighton)
• • SB 24 | Relating to the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and the transfer to the commission of certain powers and duties from the Department of Family and Protective Services. (Sen. Kolkhorst)
• • SB 25 | Relating to support for nursing-related postsecondary education, including scholarships to nursing students, loan repayment assistance to nurses and nursing faculty, and grants to nursing education programs. (Sen. Kolkhorst)
• • SJR 29 | Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a parent’s right to direct a child’s education. (Sen. Paxton)
• • SB 30 | Relating to supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations. (Sen. West)
• • SB 55 | Relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding best practices for assisting students with autism spectrum disorder. (Sen. Zaffirini)
• • SB 113 | Relating to the provision of on-campus mental health services by a school district and reimbursement under Medicaid for certain services provided to eligible students. (Sen. Menéndez)
• • SB 133 | Relating to prohibiting the physical restraint of or use of chemical irritants on certain public school students by peace officers and school security personnel under certain circumstances. (Sen. West)
• • SB 182 | Relating to the required report of criminal offenses committed against individuals receiving certain state agency services. (Sen. Miles)
• • SB 186 | Relating to the prohibited discharge of a patient to certain unlicensed or unpermitted group-centered facilities. (Sen. Miles)
• • SB 187 | Relating to failure to report assault, neglect, or omission of care in certain group homes. (Sen. Miles)
• • SB 189 | Relating to the creation of a criminal offense concerning the failure of certain persons to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation in boarding home facilities. (Sen. Miles)
• • SB 397 | Relating to the procedure for closing a polling place. (Sen. Hall)
• • SB 477 | Relating to accommodating voters with a disability. (Sen. Zaffirini)
• • SB 576 | Relating to the definition of exploitation for purposes of investigating reports of exploitation by certain providers against certain elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities receiving services from those providers. (Sen. Menéndez)
• • SB 656 | Relating to an optional health condition or disability designation on a driver’s license or personal identification certificate. (Sen. Zaffirini)
• • SB 681 | Relating to the applicability of certain laws regarding the occupational licensing of individuals with criminal convictions to the licensing of certain long-term health care facility personnel. (Sen. Johnson)
• • SB 840 | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of certain hospital personnel. (Sen. West)
• • SB 891 | Relating to excused absences from public school for a student’s mental or behavioral health.(Sen. Zaffirini)
• • SB 904 | Relating to presumption for an offense to accessible parking. (Sen. Springer)
• • SB 944 | Relating to the commitment order for individuals with intellectual disabilities who are committed to state supported living centers. (Sen. Kolkhorst)
• • SB 956 | Relating to repealing the coordinated strategic plan for health and human services in this state, including related conforming amendments. (Sen. Lamantia)
• • SB 990 | Relating to elimination of the countywide polling place program. (Sen. Hall)
• • SB 1039 | Relating to processes to address election irregularities; providing a civil penalty. (Sen. Bettencourt)
• • SB 1098 | Relating to the rights of a parent or guardian with a child in a child-care facility. (Sen. Paxton)
• • SB 1140 | Relating to the adequacy and effectiveness of managed care plan networks. (Sen. Schwertner)
• • SB 1192 | Relating to access to criminal history record information for certain employees, volunteers, and contractors, and for applicants for those positions, by the Health and Human Services Commission. (Sen. Zaffirini)
• • SB 1401 | Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault and to certain procedures and reimbursements occurring with respect to a sexual assault or other sex offense. (Sen. Zaffirini)
• • SB 1585 | Relating to certain proceedings in juvenile court for children with mental illness and intellectual disabilities. (Sen. Sparks)
• • SB 1606 | Relating to evidence and orders regarding intellectual disability or mental condition in certain guardianship proceedings. (Sen. Zaffirini)
• • SB 1624 | Relating to guardianships, alternatives to guardianship, and supports and services for incapacitated persons. (Sen. Zaffirini)
• • SB 1666 | Relating to an insurer’s obligation under a preferred provider benefit plan for continuity of care for certain Medicaid recipients. (Sen. Parker)
• • SB 1727 | Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and the functions of the office of independent ombudsman for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. (Sen. Schwertner)
• • SB 1802 | Relating to administrative procedures in the architectural barriers program at the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. (Sen. Springer)
• • SB 1849 | Relating to an interagency reportable conduct search engine, standards for a person’s removal from the employee misconduct registry and eligibility for certification as certain Texas Juvenile Justice Department officers and employees, and the Department of Family and Protective Services’ use of certain information to conduct background checks. (Sen. Kolkhorst)
• • SB 1930 | Relating to policies and procedures regarding children placed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a residential treatment center or qualified residential treatment program. (Sen. Kolkhorst)
• • SB 2017 | Relating to the regulation of hearing aids and the practices of audiology and the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments. (Sen. Zaffirini)
• • SB 2315 | Relating to the creation of a task force to develop a plan for the consolidation of the functions of workforce development programs administered by the Texas Workforce Commission and social services. (Sen. Hughes)
• • SB 2333 | Relating to rules permitting service dogs in the Capitol. (Sen. Hughes)
• • SB 2354 | Relating to the establishment of the Education Savings Account Program to allow certain disadvantaged children and their siblings to use public money to pursue educational alternatives to public schools. (Sen. Bettencourt)
• • SB 2468 | Relating to a study regarding available beds at inpatient mental health facilities providing acute psychiatric treatment. (Sen. Eckhardt)
• • SB 2479 | Relating to procedures regarding certain persons who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual disability. (Sen. Zaffirini)
• • SB 2489 | Relating to providing prevocational services under certain Medicaid waiver programs. (Sen. Sparks)