Here are bills being heard this week related to the RPT Legislative Priorities with a few that relate to Texas Constitutional Enforcement and that interest me.
Will post a status report on other legislation separately.
Monday, April 7
SB 1190 – Charles Perry – Required audits of water leaks in large municipal water utilities. Companion to HB 29 already voted out of House committee. Senate Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs. Starts at 8:00 am in E1.012. Hearing notice: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/schedules/html/C7002025040708001.HTM
SB 1862 – Bryan Hughes – Requires voter registrars to give notice to out-of-state election officials when new, formerly out-of-state voter registers in Texas. RPT Secure Texas Elections Priority. Senate State Affairs. Starts at 8:00 am in Senate Chamber.
Hearing notice: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/schedules/html/C5702025040709001.HTM
SB 2681 – Paul Bettencourt – Expands common sense circumstances in which citizens can challenge voter roll discrepancies. Senate State Affairs. Starts at 8:00 am in Senate Chamber.
Hearing notice: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/schedules/html/C5702025040709001.HTM
Tuesday, April 8
SB 2119 – Kevin Sparks – Prohibits med school vax mandates. Texas Constitutional Enforcement support of medical freedom. Senate Health & Human Services – starting after Senate session in Senate Chamber.
Hearing notice: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/schedules/html/C6102025040814001.HTM
Wednesday, April 9
HB 2773 – Jeff Leach – Civil penalties for unlawfully altering election procedures – RPT Election Integrity Legislative Priority – Texas House Elections – starting after House session in E2.012.
Hearing notice: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/schedules/html/C2402025040910301.HTM
Online comments: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c240
SB 407 – Mayes Middleton – Health care facilities shall honor reasons of conscience to refuse vaccination. Texas Constitutional Enforcement support of medical freedom. Senate Health & Human Services – starting at 8:00 am in Senate Chamber.
Hearing notice: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/schedules/html/C6102025040908001.HTM
SB 269 – Charles Perry – Texas reporting on adverse vaccine events. Texas Constitutional Enforcement support of medical freedom. Senate Health & Human Services – starting at 8:00 am in Senate Chamber.
Hearing notice: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/schedules/html/C6102025040908001.HTM