Although anything can still happen, if bills are not out of
committee hearing by this Thursday, they are generally not going
to pass. While that is a mixed blessing, it does not bode well
for many of our priority bills still stuck in committee.

On a positive note, we now have two major priority bills moving
in the House. Representative Patterson's HB 900, which would
remove explicit books from public school libraries, was scheduled
for a floor vote on Wednesday. HB 1686/SB 14, banning gender
mutilation of children was voted out of committee to Calendars to
be scheduled for a floor vote soon.

This week, we have priority bills in multiple House hearings,
including in the Elections and Public Education committees. We
appreciate Elections Chairman Reggie Smith for scheduling several
of our LP approved bills for Protect Our Elections after your
calls last week.

Please register in favor of the following RPT Legislative
Priority and Election Integrity approved bills at the Capitol
this week. Simply click the link for the committee and scroll to
the bottom of the notice, where instructions are given to submit
comments electronically.

Tuesday, April 18th
House Public Education 8 am E2.036

HB 1149 Swanson - YES - Parental consent for a Psych exam

Thursday, April 20, 2023
House Elections 8 am E2.016

HB2809 - YES - Voter Registration crosscheck system. This bill
will eliminate the use of the Electronic Registration Information
Center (ERIC) by limiting the expenditure allowed, limiting
access to personal data, limiting activities allowed (no voter
registration) of the Interstate Crosscheck program.
HB1671 - YES - Places Civil Penalties on ballot harvesting
HB862 - YES - Non-citizen registration cancelation
HB5259 - YES - Relating to death records maintained and provided
by the vital statistics unit of the Dept of State Health Services
HB1299 - YES - Requires a wet signature on mail ballot envelopes
HB3449 - YES - Ballots by mail signature timing
HB4399 - YES - Central Counting Station plan
HB2860 - YES - Maintaining certain voter registration
information, reviewing BBMA and offenses

Additionally, please ask Chairman Smith to pass out these equally
important bills that have already had a hearing but were left
pending in committee:

HB 5180 - Requires accessibility by the general public (within 61
days) to view anonymous voted ballots, cast vote records, and
ballot images
HB 3611 - Bans ranked choice voting in Texas.

The gains obtained last session on abolishing abortion are under
attack by Democrats. However, several bills to protect and expand
those gains languish in Committee. The House State Affairs
Committee has four of those bills before it.

HB 2813 Tinderholt - Restricting employers from facilitating
employees' travel to obtain an abortion
HB 3738 Cain - Allowing a right of private action for the
enforcement and validity of laws restricting abortion and
includes a waiver of sovereign immunity.
HB 3850 Slaton - Assuring the restrictions on abortions apply to
pregnant biological females who identify as males
HB 5249 Klick - Prohibiting public entities from providing
financial assistance for obtaining abortions and providing for a
private right of action. This Bill is the companion bill to SB
2378 Campbell, which is still pending in the Senate State Affairs
Committee

Please call the Chairs of these committees requesting these bills
be voted on and passed out of committee. Senate State Affairs
Chair - Sen Bryan Hughes, 512-463-0380; House State Affairs Chair
- Rep Todd Hunter 512-463-0672.

A critical Bill (HB 4876 - Hefner) remains pending in the House
Judiciary Committee. This Bill provides for a private right of
action against those persons and entities which perform or assist
in unlawful abortions, defined as a "wrongful act." Notably,
included in the definition of "wrongful act" is the manufacture,
marketing, mailing, distribution, transportation, delivery,
provision, or possession of mifepristone or misoprostol, which
are abortion-inducing drugs. Today, most abortions are obtained
through these drugs rather than clinical abortions. This bill
would prevent their use in Texas, even from out-of-state sources.
Please call the House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Rep. Jeff
Leach, at 512-463-0790 and voice your support for this
significant legislation.

SB 959, by Sen. Campbell, was passed out of the Senate State
Affairs Committee. This bill includes open enrollment Charter
Schools as a "public entity" and prohibits that entity from
entering transactions with abortion providers.

On Thursday, April 20th, we are hosting an event to support
Banning Gender Modification of Children. In the morning, please
visit House members' offices to advocate for this priority. Then,
in the afternoon, we hear from a broad coalition, including
legislators, grassroots groups, and de-transitioners. We will
meet from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Legislative Conference
Center in the Capitol extension. NTX Conservatives are hosting
free buses from the Denton, Collin, and Wise county areas.
Contact them for more information on their website.

Also, on the 25th - The RPT is collaborating with grassroots
leaders, organizations, religious groups, and churches across the
state to come together for the Stop Sexualizing Texas Kids Day of
Action and Prayer at the Texas State Capitol. It will be a full
day of legislative action with briefings, a press conference, and
ending with a prayer service in the evening. NTX Conservatives
will also have buses for this day. Use the link above to contact
them.

Action Steps:

1. Please sign into the House Elections Committee comments link
and support our Elections bills listed above. If you can, come to
Austin and testify in person to the Elections committee.

2. Contact House Elections committee members and ask them to pass
our priority bills out of committee following Thursday's hearing.

3. Contact State Affairs Chair in the House and Senate regarding
the pro-life bills listed above.

4. Attend our advocacy day for Ban Gender Modification of
Children this Thursday, from 1:30-3:30, in the Legislative
Conference Center in the Capitol extension.

For God and Texas,

Jill Glover
SREC, SD 12
Chair, SREC Legislative Priorities Committee

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