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Texas House of Representatives:
- Convenes at 10 a.m.
- Will consider 103 total bills, 55 for the first time (CALENDAR)
- HB 6 – State Rep. Briscoe Cain (R–Deer Park) – Omnibus election integrity (Gov. Abbott priority) (Speaker Phelan priority) (RPT priority)
- HB 1900 – State Rep. Craig Goldman (R–Deer Park) – Punishment for local governments that defund police (Gov. Abbott priority)
- HB 764 – State Rep. Matt Krause (R–Haslet) – STAAR testing reform
- HB 211 – State Rep. Shawn Thierry (D–Houston) – Adds sales tax to e-cigarettes and other nicotine products
- House Higher Education Committee hearing HB 1408 – State Rep. Matt Schaefer (R–Tyler) – Limits the amount of tuition and fees charged by public institutions of higher education
- House State Affairs Committee hearing SB 2 – State Sen. Kelly Hancock (R–North Richland Hills) – ERCOT reform (Gov. Abbott priority) (Lt. Gov. Patrick priority); SB 3 – State Sen. Charles Schwertner (R–Georgetown) – Power grid stability (Lt. Gov. Patrick priority); SB 2154 – State Sen. Charles Schwertner (R–Georgetown) – Reforms the makeup of the Public Utilities Commission by increasing the number of board member appointments from 3 to 5; SB 23 – State Sen. Joan Huffman (R–Houston) – Punishment for local governments that defund police (Lt. Gov. Patrick priority)
Texas Senate:
- Convenes at 10 a.m.
- Several bills still on INTENT CALENDAR
- SB 1254 – State Sen. Bob Hall (R–Edgewood) – Creates an interstate compact on border security and immigration enforcement
Legislative Priorities Update: (Status)
- HB 1927 – State Rep. Matt Schaefer (R–Tyler) – Constitutional carry passed Senate by a vote of 18-13. Several amendments were added, including one that might be problematic for folks hoping to see the ultimate passage of the bill. House will choose whether to accept amendments or form a conference committee to work out differences between the House & Senate versions.
- Notably, the House calendar posted for Friday, May 7 did not include HB 1399 by State Rep. Matt Krause (R–Haslet), related to preventing gender modification of children