Legislative Priority Report 4.23.2021
We have six weeks left in the session and
while we are making some progress, now is the time to double down
on our efforts. This is the time when bills are killed, or games
are played to water them down.
School Choice is a great example. A curious
thing happened in the House Thursday: an amendment was introduced
by Rep. Van Deaver that would disallow federal and state money to
be used by parents to choose education for their children other
than public school. This is polar opposite to the priority chosen
by the delegates of the Republican Party of Texas. An even more
odd thing happened in that the bill, originally authored by
Republican Van Deaver, was changed to indicate authorship by
Democrats instead. Why would they do this?
Constitutional Carry is moving rapidly,
although somewhat strangely. HB 1927, the bill we are supporting,
was voted out of the House and moved to the Senate, where it hit
resistance. Lt. Gov. Patrick has indicated he is not a strong
supporter of Constitutional Carry, but public outcry is paying
off and this morning a new Senate Committee was formed, the
Senate Committee on Consitutional Issues. It is comprised of
Chairman Sen. Schwertner, and Senators Birdwell, Buckingham,
Creighton, Hall, Hinojosa, and Lucio. Two bills have been
assigned to this committee, HB 1927 and a new bill filed
yesterday, SB 2224.
HB 1927 is the vehicle to get our priority
passed, so we must continue to support this bill. We appreciate
Senators Creighton, Hall, Buckingham, and Paxton for publically
stating their support for HB 1927.
Election Integrity needs to move. We are
waiting for Chairman Cain to schedule a hearing for SB 7 in the
House, and this has to happen quickly. HB 6 is ready for the
Calendars Committee to schedule for a floor vote. There must be
urgency on Election Integrity bills and this appears lacking for
some reason. Hopefully, this will change.
Banning Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying has been
passed in the Senate, and the House needs to hear SB 10. We had a
great rally on the Capitol steps yesterday for this priority, but
Chair Paddie of State Affairs needs to schedule a vote on HB 749
now.
A ban on public schools from hiring
taxpayer-funded lobbyists was included in the budget, but it was
stripped by an amendment by a Democrat on Thursday. The amendment
passed by an 84-54 margin, with 21 Republicans voting with the
Democrats. These Republicans need a call to urge them to vote
according to our priority and not with Democrats.
Two of our bills regarding the Abolition of
Abortion still need hearings in Public Health, while others need
floor votes. All of these bills need to keep moving. We must save
unborn babies in the state of Texas, and it will be to our shame
if we do not get it done this legislative session.
Banning Child Gender Modification had a great
week last week, with bills getting passed in House and Senate
subcommittees. HB 1399 is on to Calendars and must get scheduled
for a floor vote quickly. SB 1311 and SB 1646 need Senate floor
votes.
Monuments has House Bill 3584, headed to
Calendars and needs to be scheduled for a floor vote. In Culture,
Recreation, and Tourism we have three other bills that need to be
voted out.
Action items for the week in addition to
things mentioned above:
1. Please contact Lt. Gov. Patrick and all
our Senators and ask them to declare support for HB 1927,
Constitutional Carry.
2. Please contact Chairman Burrows and tell
him to schedule all our priority bills mentioned above for floor
votes.
3. Please contact Lt. Gov. Patrick and ask
him to schedule priority bills for floor votes.
For specific bill numbers and status, please
see our bill list. For contact information for your elected
officials, click here. To find who represents you, go here. To
sign up for emails specific to each priority with more detailed
action items, see STAT. We are also doing video updates on
Facebook now, so watch for those.


Thank you for making your voice heard. It is
making a difference, but we have to keep it up. Please be firm,
but polite when you call and email. It is frustrating that we
have to demand that many of our Republican Representatives and
Senators follow through in supporting our Party Priorities, but
that is the current reality. If we are going to save Texas from
the progressive, socialist left, we have to make a stand.

For God and Texas,






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



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