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In this Chairman’s Update:

👉Priority Bills Passed Both Chambers

👉Bills Passed One Chamber

👉Correction on Priority Bills

👉Urgent Call to Action on SB 17


🎉 Big Wins for Legislative Priority Bills Thanks to You - Our Grassroots! 🎉

We are proud to share that 6 of our Legislative Priority related bills have passed either the house or the senate! We owe this largely to YOU… our strong grassroots army! Thank you!!

Thank you to all our state representatives/senators who are working hard to pass good legislation that supports the Republican Party of Texas’ Legislative Priorities.


Passed in Both Chambers

   Bill            

Summary

Legislative Priority

SB 412

defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.

Stop Sexualizing Texas' Kids

SB 2420

regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices.

Stop Sexualizing Texas' Kids

SB 888

attorney general's defense of a district or county attorney against certain lawsuits in federal court.

Secure Texas Elections

SB 985

combination of certain election precincts.

Secure Texas Elections

SJR 37

proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

Secure Texas Elections

HB 3809

removal of battery energy storage facilities.

Secure the Electric Grid


The Fight Is Not Over!

There is still time to get the below bills passed in BOTH chambers!


As you can see, there are MANY wins to be proud of so far. However, the fight is not over and we must continue to push good bills. Please continue to reach out to your legislators and let them know that they should SUPPORT the below Legislative Priority bills.


More information of how to contact your legislators: Learn how to email or call your legislator here. Follow our bill list of legislative priorities here and if you want to know the status of one of the bills listed, simply click on the bill number and it will take you to the Texas Legislature Online website and you can see all the details including co-authors and text of the bill.


Bill                          

Summary

              Passage        Status:

Stop Sexualizing Texas' Kids

SB 762

display of flags in public schools; providing a civil penalty

Passage in Senate

SB 240

designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

Passage in Senate

SB 20

creation of the criminal offense of possession or promotion of obscene visual material appearing to depict a child.

Passage in Senate

SB 1999

protection for a public employee's or student's use of terms consistent with biological sex.

Passage in Senate

SB 1396

prohibiting the adoption or use of national sex education standards in public schools.

Passage in Senate

HB 3225

restriction of access by minors to sexually explicit materials in municipal public library collections; providing a civil penalty.

Passage in House

SB 13

a school district's library materials and catalog, the creation of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials.

Passage in Senate

HB 100

purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public schools.

Passage in House

SB 1224

reporting of certain public or private school employee misconduct to local law enforcement.

Passage in Senate

HB 4623

liability of public schools and professional school employees for certain acts or omissions involving students.

Passage in House

Texas is Not for Sale

SB 1067

prohibiting public institutions of higher education and employees of public institutions of higher education and their spouses from soliciting or accepting gifts, grants, donations, or investments from certain foreign entities.

Passage in Senate

Secure Texas Elections

SB 505

processes to address election irregularities; providing a civil penalty.

Passage in Senate

SB 618

unlawful altering of election procedures; providing a civil penalty.

Passage in Senate

SB 964

appearance of a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States.

Passage in Senate

SB 1026

authority of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Passage in Senate

SB 1470

requiring the Department of Public Safety to share data for the purpose of maintaining the statewide voter registration list.

Passage in Senate

SB 1862

interstate notification by the voter registrar of certain applicants for voter registration.

Passage in Senate

SB 2166

testing of voting tabulation equipment.

Passage in Senate

SB 2681

basis for a third-party challenge to a voter's registration.

Passage in Senate

SB 2743

prosecution of certain election offenses.

Passage in Senate

SB 2753

integration of early voting by personal appearance and election day voting, including the manner in which election returns are processed and other related changes.

Passage in Senate

HB 2963

diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic equipment.

Passage in House

SB 310

determination of a majority vote in certain elections.

Passage in Senate

SB 396

confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter registrar.

Passage in Senate

HB 5138

duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Passage in House

Secure the Electric Grid

SB 2148

reliability of the electricity supply chain.

Passage in Senate

HB 14

support for the development of the nuclear energy industry.

Passage in House

HB 3125

establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of a geothermal energy workforce education and training initiative.

Passage in House

SB 1535

establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of an advanced nuclear energy workforce development program.

Passage in Senate

SB 1762

authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to designate certain persons as the operator of an orphaned oil or gas well.

Passage in Senate

HB 3778

use of geothermal energy as a dispatchable generation resource.

Passage in House

HB 3228

inclusion of recycling or disposal provisions in certain lease agreements of wind or solar power facilities.

Passage in House

SB 715

reliability requirements for certain electric generation facilities.

Passage in Senate

SB 819

renewable energy generation facilities; authorizing fees.

Passage in Senate

SB 6

electricity planning and infrastructure costs for large loads.

Passage in Senate

End Federal Overreach

HB 4076

prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of vaccination status.

Passage in House

HB 1586

exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.

Passage in House

HB 796

authority of the legislature or a state court to declare certain federal actions to be unconstitutional federal actions, including the effect and enforcement of such a declaration.

Passage in House


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Corrected Top Priority Bills List from 5/14 Email

Below is our corrected list of TOP Priority Bills to finish out the session strong. These bills need your help to keep moving. Please call your lawmakers today!

*Take note HB 755 has been removed

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