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Charles Schwertner

Charles Schwertner

🏛️ Chair Republican

SD-005

Phil King

Phil King

🏛️ Vice Chair Republican

SD-010

Adam Hinojosa

Adam Hinojosa

👤 Member Republican

SD-027

Brent Hagenbuch

Brent Hagenbuch

👤 Member Republican

SD-030

César Blanco

César Blanco

👤 Member Democrat

SD-029

Donna Campbell

Donna Campbell

👤 Member Republican

SD-025

José Menéndez

José Menéndez

👤 Member Democrat

SD-026

Judith Zaffirini

Judith Zaffirini

👤 Member Democrat

SD-021

Kevin Sparks

Kevin Sparks

👤 Member Republican

SD-031

Lois Kolkhorst

Lois Kolkhorst

👤 Member Republican

SD-018

Nathan Johnson

Nathan Johnson

👤 Member Democrat

SD-016

Bills pending in this committee

Relating to prohibiting the use of unfair service agreements; creating an offense. May 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of laws regulating massage therapy. May 23, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the formation of decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations and the use of distributed ledger or blockchain technology for certain business purposes; authorizing fees. May 23, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the use of geothermal energy as a dispatchable generation resource. May 23, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; authorizing fees. May 23, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the physician assistant licensure compact; authorizing a fee. May 23, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a study by the General Land Office in partnership with a working group consisting of the Texas Department of Insurance, Department of Information Resources, and other entities on the establishment and implementation of a distributed ledger-based title registry pilot program. May 23, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Urging Congress to preserve Sections 45U, 45Y, and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code. May 22, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the approval of a certificate of convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects. May 22, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the establishment of certain information sharing and analysis organizations by the Department of Information Resources. May 21, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the review and revision by the state's classification officer of information in the position classification plan regarding state information technology positions. May 21, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the waiver of license renewal fees for certain instructors in high-demand fields at public institutions of higher education. May 21, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on identifying and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking. May 21, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a program to provide assistance for certain retail electric customers. May 21, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the cancellation of certain consumer transactions. May 20, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the contents of a trust accounting. May 19, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the regulation of sanitarians and sanitarians in training. May 16, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the program of internal auditing conducted by state agencies. May 16, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the authority of the governing board of certain state agencies to conduct a closed meeting with the agency's internal auditor to deliberate or receive information about certain internal audit matters. May 16, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the consideration of the proportion of long-term debt and equity capitalization in establishing the rates of certain electric utilities. May 16, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the source of dogs and cats sold by pet stores; providing a civil penalty. May 15, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of exchange. May 15, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the interconnection and operation of large loads. May 15, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the effect of certain misrepresentations on certain insurance policies. May 15, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the Internet and other electronic posting of notices and agendas for meetings under the open meetings law. May 15, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the maintenance of overhead electrical power lines associated with oil and gas development and production; authorizing an administrative penalty. May 15, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the disclosure of total loss evaluation materials by automobile insurers. May 14, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the term of an easement granted by the Parks and Wildlife Commission to an electric cooperative for certain state land. May 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to funding mechanisms within the Office of the Governor and Texas Public Utility Commission to support the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors in this state. May 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the designation of certain natural gas facilities as seasonally critical. May 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the evaluation and use of grid enhancing technologies and high-performance conductors. May 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a requirement that the Department of Information Resources implement and develop a system and database to authenticate and track certain digital content. May 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the sale and distribution of counterfeit or unsafe lighters; imposing a civil penalty. May 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the management-to-staff ratio requirement for state agencies. May 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to consideration of criminal history of applicants for public employment. May 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to continuing education program contents and format relating to building codes for insurance adjusters. May 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the applicability of certain laws affecting indemnification agreements to certain contracts or agreements pertaining to electric utility infrastructure. May 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the generation of electric power by a water supply or sewer service corporation. May 9, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association. May 8, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the availability of dates of birth under the public information law. May 8, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the public information law. May 8, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the eligibility of an inmate for certain occupational licenses and the practice of certain occupations by an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. May 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to interim rates charged by electric utilities during a rate suspension period. May 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a qualifying cogenerator that serves a large load and a colocated desalination facility. May 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to disclosures for certain commercial sales-based financing transactions and the registration of commercial sales-based financing brokers; authorizing a fee and providing a civil penalty. May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the consequences of a criminal conviction on a person's eligibility for an occupational license. May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the generation of electric power for sale by a water supply or sewer service corporation. May 1, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle. May 1, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a special right of access under the public information law for a member of a governing board. May 1, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a grant program for hurricane and windstorm loss mitigation for single-family residential property. May 1, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line. April 30, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a reliability plan for electric transmission service in the Permian Basin. April 30, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the prioritization of natural gas deliveries to certain electric power generation units. April 29, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas nuclear development fund to support the development, construction, and operation of advanced nuclear reactor projects for dispatchable electric generation. April 29, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to disclosures and other requirements concerning virtual currency kiosk transactions; authorizing a fee. April 29, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to vehicles eligible for replacement under the clean school bus program. April 29, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds. April 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the Internet broadcast or recording of certain open meetings. April 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Waste Advisory Committee. April 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to motor vehicle franchised dealers and the reimbursement of motor vehicle franchised dealers by manufacturers and distributors for warranty, recall, over-the-air, and preparation and delivery work. April 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to increasing the interest rate of certain consumer loans. April 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the ethics violations registry maintained by the Texas Ethics Commission and the requirement that state agencies verify an applicant's status on the registry before issuing or renewing a license. April 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the provision of certain electricity services. April 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by remote communication. April 22, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to limitations on the information reported by consumer reporting agencies. April 16, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to requiring consumer reporting agencies to notify a consumer when inaccurate information in the consumer's file is corrected. April 16, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the dissemination by the Department of Public Safety of criminal history record information to consumer reporting agencies. April 16, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the reporting of certain criminal history record information on a consumer report. April 16, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to compliance with the public information law by governmental bodies and the imposition of charges for providing copies of public information under that law; providing a civil penalty. April 14, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the collection of consumer debt incurred by certain individuals as a result of identity theft. April 10, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a qualifying cogenerator that serves a large load and a colocated desalination facility. April 10, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the required age for a license or permit relating to the conduct of a public fireworks display. April 10, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a study of the costs and benefits of burying distribution power lines in certain metropolitan areas. April 9, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to funding mechanisms to support the siting, development, construction, and deployment of advanced nuclear and innovative energy technologies in this state. April 8, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to negotiated rulemaking by the commissioner of insurance. April 8, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to funding of excess losses and operating expenses of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; authorizing an assessment. April 8, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Urging Congress and the Trump Administration to stop federal regulators from pressuring banks to unjustly debank customers. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to authority process of a recorded lien. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to consumer protections for earned wage access products. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

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. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

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. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the consideration of wage replacement benefits in the nature of workers' compensation. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the circumstances in which a rental company may void a damage waiver for a rental vehicle. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to plans for the management and inspection of distribution poles. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to presuit notice associated with certain insurance claims for property damage. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the prohibition of certain housing discrimination related to brokerage services. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

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. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to prohibiting the use of unfair service agreements; creating an offense. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of laws regulating massage therapy. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a grant program for hurricane and windstorm loss mitigation for single-family residential property. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the issuance and regulation of an oil-backed stablecoin; authorizing a fee; authorizing an administrative penalty. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the state historically underutilized business program; creating a criminal offense. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to limitations on the termination of banking services by certain financial institutions. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the establishment of state agency grievance procedures for state agency employees. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the emergency service fee collected by a wireless service provider. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the regulation of used automotive parts recycling, including requirements pertaining to vehicle titles. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the nonjudicial foreclosure sale of certain residential real property. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Quantum Initiative. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the utilization of the Texas Energy Fund to support dispatchable electric generation using treated fluid oil and gas waste. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to approval of premium rate increases by the commissioner of insurance. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to liability for noneconomic damages in connection with a collision with certain motorists. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain motor vehicles; providing a civil penalty. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the partition or voluntary sale of real property owned by certain cotenants; amending the Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to electronic submission and delivery of public securities and records of proceedings for those securities. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to damage liability for a collision with a motorist who failed to establish financial responsibility. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a cost-of-living increase applicable to death benefits paid to spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty under the workers' compensation system. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to consideration of education-related income in determining eligibility of applicants for residential tenancies. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to sexual abuse and assault prevention training for employees of amusement ride operators. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the amount of a large risk that is exempt from certain property and casualty insurance policy form requirements. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the public information law. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the requirement that certain state employees conduct agency business only at the employee's regular place of employment. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a study of title insurance rates in Texas and other states. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to motor fuel measuring, quality, and testing standards. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to access to and use of criminal history record information by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the revival of a filing entity's corporate privileges and the reinstatement of the entity's certificate of formation following certain forfeitures under the Tax Code. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the establishment of the Texas geothermal energy production policy council. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to recycling of certain renewable energy components; authorizing an administrative penalty. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the inclusion of recycling or disposal provisions in certain lease agreements of wind or solar power facilities. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to certain requirements for participation in the E-verify program; authorizing penalties. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the interconnection of electric vehicles to the ERCOT power grid. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the disclosure of certain contracting information under the public information law. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to group property and casualty insurance policies. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to disparate premiums for personal automobile insurance policies based on certain characteristics of the insured. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the regulation of service contracts and service contract providers and administrators. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to recoverable depreciation for property damage claims under an insurance policy. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the deceptive trade practice of failure to disclose information regarding the use of artificial intelligence system or algorithmic pricing systems for setting of price. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to establishing an advisory group to study potential means to finance costs of development and maintenance of electric transmission infrastructure. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to occupational licensing reciprocity agreements. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to an action to remedy certain conditions affecting safety or habitability of certain residential rental property; providing a civil penalty. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to an exemption for certain property owners from regulatory requirements for residential mortgage loan originators. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the establishment of a grant program by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to plug abandoned and deteriorating water wells. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to biometric identifiers used in the performance of artificial intelligence. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the entities covered by the open meetings law and the live broadcast and archived recording of an open meeting of a governmental body. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to availability of claims contact information for personal and commercial property and casualty insurers. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the use of an automated employment decision tool by a state agency to assess a job applicant's fitness for a position. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the charging of swipe fees on certain electronic payment transaction; authorizing a civil penalty. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the compensation of a distributed renewable generation owner in certain areas outside of ERCOT. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the award of library construction grants by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. April 2, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the award of compensatory damages caused by certain delays under governmental construction contracts. April 1, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the interconnection and integration of distributed energy resources. April 1, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to fire safety standards and emergency operations plans for the operation of battery energy storage. March 27, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the removal of battery energy storage facilities. March 27, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of debt that may be secured by a homestead for purposes of refinancing a loan including those with an extension of credit guaranteed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the regulation of sanitarians and sanitarians in training. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the regulation of code enforcement officers and code enforcement officers in training. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to requirements for notice advertising the sale of property to enforce a self-service storage facility lien. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to negotiated rulemaking by the commissioner of insurance. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic equipment. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to access by a member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor to certain governmental meetings or enforcement actions. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the imposition of a tax on certain entities that receive certain federal tax credits related to investing in and developing renewable energy projects in an amount equal to the federal tax credits received. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a preference against state resources being used to compete against private commercial sources. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the applicability of certain laws to tiny homes and tiny home communities. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Information Resources, including the composition of the governing body of the department. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the applicability of certain laws regarding peer-to-peer car sharing programs. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the availability of certain working papers and electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and technical examiners under the public information law. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a comprehensive review of the centralized accounting and payroll system by the Department of Information Resources. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to access to universal changing facilities in places of public accommodation and public buildings. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the inspection or removal by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation of elevators, escalators, and related equipment after a delay for or waiver of compliance. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to automobile liability insurance requirements for transportation network company drivers. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a cost overage exemption for interconnection of advanced nuclear reactors to the ERCOT transmission system. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to certain fees charged to tenants of residential properties. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to prohibiting the use of electric resistance as a primary heat source in certain residential buildings. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to vegetation management by electric utilities and telecommunications providers. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a seller's disclosure regarding real property located within a certain distance of a state or federal superfund site. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to disclosure of a beneficiary to a funeral director under a life insurance policy. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the execution of a certificate of completion and to imposing certain requirements under a retail installment contract for the purchase of distributed renewable generation resources. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code, including amendments concerning certain intangible assets and the perfection of security interests in those assets. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Cyber Command as a component institution of The University of Texas System and the transfer to it of certain powers and duties of the Department of Information Resources. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to reporting and auditing requirements for digital asset service providers. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by providers of electric service. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to funds reserved for certain construction materials. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the regulation of certain transactions and activities involving the provision of veterinary services; authorizing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the critical designation of certain natural gas facilities. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to electric grid resiliency measures, including a study by the Public Utility Commission of Texas of the cost of burying overhead power lines. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to certain energy efficiency performance standards for residential construction. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to public use of audio and visual materials produced by the legislative branch. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in property tax appraisal records. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a study of the four coincident peak program by the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the independent organization certified to manage the ERCOT power region. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to an exemption from required disclosure of information related to the next of kin of deceased persons. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to electricity pricing rules and operating procedures that eliminate or compensate for market distortion caused by certain federal tax credits. March 19, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to assess a fine for discolored vegetation or turf during a period of residential watering restriction. March 18, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the compensation and benefits for certain peace officers commissioned by the state fire marshal. March 18, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the time frame required for excavation notification. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to risk mitigation planning and associated liability for providers of electric service. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the relocation or adjustment of certain facilities for certain municipal projects. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the renewal of a certificate of registration by certain interior designers. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to renewable energy generation facilities; authorizing fees. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the duties of a real estate broker or sales agent who lists real estate for sale. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the waiver of license renewal fees for certain instructors in high-demand fields at public institutions of higher education. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to electricity planning for large loads. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to certain reports required to be filed by digital asset service providers. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the use of a load management program to meet an electric utility's energy efficiency goal. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to energy efficiency goals for electric utilities. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; authorizing fees. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to procedures for residential eviction suits. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to retain assistance for regional proceedings affecting certain electric utilities and consumers. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the repeal of the requirement that certain entities subject to the franchise tax must file a public information report with the comptroller of public accounts. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Urging Congress to preserve Sections 45U, 45Y, and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to prohibiting contracts or other agreements with certain foreign-owned companies in connection with critical infrastructure in this state and the use of certain technology purchased or leased from those companies. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the audiology and speech-language pathology interstate compact; authorizing fees. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to interim rates charged by electric utilities during a rate suspension period. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the replacement transactions of certain life insurance and annuity contracts from an insurer to a replacing insurer. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to certain disclosures and other requirements and prohibited conduct relating to the sale of tickets for concerts and other events. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to statutory construction. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the protection of critical components of the electric grid from damage from electromagnetic threats. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a convenience fee for processing electronic payments for motor vehicles. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the regulation of real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the Social Work Licensure Compact; authorizing fees. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to General Land Office and Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs reviews of real property owned by the state. March 12, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a prohibition on the collection by a state agency of biometric information from an applicant for an occupational license. March 12, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to underground facility safety. March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the artificial intelligence division within the Department of Information Resources. March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the source of power for stations and other equipment used to dispense energy to electric vehicles. March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a limitation on wind and solar installed generation capacity in the ERCOT power region. March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to access to an adult changing station in the Capitol. March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the minimum motor vehicle liability insurance coverage requirement for bodily injury or death or for damage to or destruction of property of others. March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a study by the Public Utility Commission of Texas on the feasibility of constructing certain extra high voltage transmission lines. March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to regulation of online global marketplaces. March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to load forecasts used in transmission planning for the ERCOT power region. March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the consideration of criminal history record information of applicants for public employment or an occupational license. March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

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. March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the requirement that a state agency grant an opportunity for a public hearing before adopting certain rules. March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to certain disclosures and other requirements relating to the online sale of concert and other event tickets. March 10, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the application of funds under construction contracts. March 10, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the payment of funds under construction contracts. March 10, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the physician assistant licensure compact; authorizing a fee. March 10, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for legislative review or approval of state agency rules. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to disclosure under the public information law of certain contact information of a notary public that is maintained by the secretary of state. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the submission to the legislature of financial information of an independent organization certified for a power region. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the time period for which certain funds payable under a construction contract must be reserved for the benefit of mechanic's lien claimants. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to certain energy consumption goals for institutions of higher education and certain governmental entities. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a program to provide assistance for certain retail electric customers. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the duration of and process for adopting and renewing state agency emergency rules. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the removal of certain power facilities operated on leased property. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the regulation of real estate brokers, agents, inspectors, appraisers, and appraisal management companies. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules, including legislative approval of certain rules proposed or adopted by state agencies. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in property tax appraisal records. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to state agency employment openings and aptitude assessments. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the procedure for a periodic rate adjustment by an electric utility. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to notice provided to certain state and local officials regarding an appeal of a municipal order filed by a transmission and distribution utility in a ratemaking proceeding. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to insurer restrictions and duties regarding repair of a motor vehicle covered under an insurance policy. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the use of artificial intelligence-based algorithms by health benefit plan issuers, utilization review agents, health care providers, and physicians. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the withdrawal of certain deposits placed in escrow in connection with the purchase or reservation of a condominium unit. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the conduct of efficiency audits of state agencies. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do not hold a bachelor's degree. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the authority of certain persons to bring an action for declaratory judgment under the open meetings law or public information law regarding compliance or action by a governmental body. March 5, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in property tax appraisal records. March 4, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the design-build method for certain government construction projects. March 4, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to cybersecurity for retail public utilities that provide water or sewer service. March 4, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the issuance of a license by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to certain out-of-state applicants; authorizing a fee. March 4, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of exchange. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to studies on the allocation and use of buildings and facilities owned, leased, or otherwise occupied by this state. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the cremation of human remains by alkaline hydrolysis. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the disconnection of electric service by certain entities during an extreme weather emergency. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the frequency of the notice provided to a retail electric customer by certain electric utilities. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the development by certain entities providing electric service in the ERCOT power region of a communication plan for use during a weather emergency. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to open meetings and public information training for certain public officials and attorneys regarding the open meetings and public information laws. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to compliance with the public information law, including establishment of an open records hotline to provide information about the requirements of the public information law. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the availability of dates of birth under the public information law. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to requiring backup generation at certain wastewater treatment facilities. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the regulation of risk pools primarily consisting of political subdivisions. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the access by a certificated telecommunications provider to the rights-of-way and poles of an electric cooperative. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to auto insurance regulation, including the creation of the Texas Automobile Insurance Public Option. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the purchase of a construction-related service from a provider related to an energy savings performance contract. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the contents of a trust accounting. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the biennial adjustment of certain towing fees and maximum charges. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a reliability plan for electric transmission service in the Permian Basin. February 25, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the public use of forms produced or published by a state agency. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to an alternative dispute resolution procedure regarding certain matters under the public information law. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; authorizing fees. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the right of a purchaser to terminate a contract of purchase and sale of real property for failure to provide notice that the property is located in a public improvement district. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Authority and a Texas nuclear permitting officer. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to declination and nonrenewal of residential and personal automobile insurance policies based on previous claims. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the regulation of art therapy, including the establishment of the Texas Art Therapy Board and the duties of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; imposing a fee. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a presumption of good faith for directors and officers of certain domestic corporations. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the consequences of a criminal conviction on a person's eligibility for an occupational license. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to energy savings performance contracts for local governments; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a fee. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to voidable provisions contained in certain construction contracts. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the Internet broadcast or recording of certain open meetings. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the recovery of vegetation management costs by electric utilities. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the adoption of the Uniform Easement Relocation Act. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the cancellation of certain consumer transactions. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the relocation of the headquarters for certain state agencies. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the prioritization of awarding grants and loans from the Texas Energy Fund for certain electric generating facilities. February 20, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the Licensed Professional Counselors Compact; authorizing fees. February 20, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the provision of telehealth and telemedicine medical services by certain health professionals located outside of this state; requiring registration to engage in an occupation; authorizing fees. February 20, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the use of school buses by public schools. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the reimbursement of state employees for groceries consumed while traveling on official state business. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to prohibitions on deceptive and unfair practices related to financial institutions discriminating in the provision of financial services to consumers and other persons. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the confidentiality of residential eviction case information. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to judicial deference regarding an interpretation of law by a state agency. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the establishment and duties of the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office and the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Advisory Panel. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the regulation of earned wage access services; providing an administrative penalty. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the installation and repair of critical electric grid equipment purchased from certain companies and nonprofit organizations. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a governmental body's response to a request for public information. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain advanced practice registered nurses; authorizing a fee. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to certain rights and duties of residential tenants and landlords; increasing the amount of civil penalties. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the designation of Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and Diwali as optional holidays. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to repairs made pursuant to a tenant's notice of intent to repair and the refund of a tenant's security deposit. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to requirements for subscription service contracts; providing a civil penalty. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the reporting of certain information regarding medically necessary debt on a consumer report. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the issuance of an occupational license to certain out-of-state applicants. February 11, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the public information law. February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the installment of electric school buses and solar panels in Texas public schools. February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the disclosure of certain fees by a landlord. February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to requiring operators of smart devices to provide information to users about the collection of personal data. February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the regulation of used automotive parts recycling, including the removal of license plates and registration insignia. February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the release of a tier two form listing hazardous chemicals that is in the possession of a political subdivision of this state. February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds. February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to certain documents required to be attached to legislation proposing the creation or expansion of an occupational license. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to an exemption from residential mortgage loan originator licensing requirements. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by videoconference. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the licensing and regulation of genetic counselors; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the licensing and regulation of child swim instruction operators; requiring an occupational license; imposing penalties, including administrative penalties; authorizing fees. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to requiring consumer reporting agencies to notify a consumer when inaccurate information in the consumer's file is corrected. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a landlord's authority to collect from a tenant certain late fees for nonpayment or late payment for a utility. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to mail fees charged to tenants of certain residential properties. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the notice of rulemaking proceedings provided to certain persons by state agencies. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to personal automobile or residential property insurance premium increases for claims subject to sovereign, governmental, or official immunity. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to rules adopted and enforced by cemetery organizations on markers, memorials, and effigies; authorizing a civil penalty. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to prohibitions in connection with certain sales of clothing on an Internet website or software application; providing a civil penalty. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to consideration of criminal history of applicants for public employment. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the design-build method for certain government construction projects. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the use of green stormwater infrastructure in new state buildings. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a priority system for consideration by state governmental entities of oral or written public comments received from certain persons. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to maintenance and production of electronic public information under the public information law. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to portable generator safety and warning labels. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the sharing and protection of certain utility proprietary customer information. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to regulating telephone solicitation; providing a private cause of action. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the eligibility of a firefighter or emergency medical technician for workers' compensation benefits for infertility. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to term limits for members of the senate serving on the Sunset Advisory Commission. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to a report by the Public Utility Commission of Texas on disconnections of residential retail electric service. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to proof of United States citizenship for the issuance or renewal of a personal automobile insurance policy. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the authority of a governmental body to require certain persons to sign a confidentiality agreement in response to a request for public information for legislative purposes under the public information law. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to construction standards for certain recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to an appraisal procedure for disputed losses under personal automobile insurance policies. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the consideration of ownership interests of certain persons in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to screening by a landlord of applicants for residential tenancies. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to required provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for employees of building and construction contractors and subcontractors. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to electric utility planning and cost recovery for enhancing service reliability for vulnerable customers. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the eligibility of certain retail electric customers for designation as critical care residential customers. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to limitations on the information contained on a consumer report furnished by a consumer reporting agency. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the creation of a revolving loan program to fund the purchase by historically underutilized businesses of certain bonds required for public work contracts. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to an employer's civil liability under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act for injuries sustained by certain victims of sexual assault or abuse. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the adoption and voidability of certain rules proposed by a state agency. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce

Source provenance

Committee source: Texas Legislature
Official committee ID: 43020510
Committee data checked: 2026-08-14T13:09:48+00:00
Local committee snapshot: var/states/texas/source/official/committees/20260814T130948087140Z-committees.json