Legislative Priorities Report for 4.30.21

At the beginning of the session, we were told
not to even bother with Constitutional Carry, because it wouldn't
pass. Well, the grassroots didn't fall for that, and, last night,
the Senate Committee on Constitutional Affairs passed HB 1927 out
of committee. It is now headed for a vote on the Senate floor
next week. It is astounding that Bernie Sanders' state of Vermont
has Constitutional Carry - along with 19 other states - yet, this
priority is still in question in Texas. We will certainly lose
our reputation as a conservative state if we don't pass this
bill.
Unbelievably, there are a few senators with
R's behind their names - including Sen. Jane Nelson and Sen. Joan
Huffman - who seem reluctant to reveal their position on this
bill. How is it possible that constituents do not know the
position of their elected officials on such an important freedom?
This is especially true considering the actions of the Biden
administration that continues to remove our liberties at an
alarming pace. We will know their positions soon enough when the
vote is called.
The other good thing that happened last night
was SB 7, our Election Integrity bill, passed the Election
Committee thanks to the skillful maneuvering of Chairman Cain. It
is now off to the Calendars Committee to be scheduled on the
House floor for a vote.
We have many bills sitting in the Calendars
Committee, chaired by Rep. Burrows. One bill we really want to
see come to the floor for a vote next week is HB 1399, one of our
bills to Ban Child Gender Modification. Our other bill, SB 1646,
which expands the definition of child abuse to include mutilating
chemical and surgical medical attempts at sex transition, has
been passed out of the Senate and needs a House committee
hearing. Please call Speaker Phelan ((512) 463-1000) and ask him
to get both of these bills to the floor for a vote.
Our Abolition of Abortion priority includes
SB 8, the "Heartbeat Bill," which needs a vote on the floor of
the House.
The bills sitting in Calendars are:
Election Integrity: HB 2339, HB 2546, HB
4331, HB 3297, HB6
Religious Freedom: HB525, HJR i72, HB 3940
Ban Gender Modification: HB 1399
Constitutional Carry: HB 1911
Abolish Abortion: HB 1280, SB 8
Monument Protection: HB 3013, HB 3584
The Calendars Committee is comprised of:
Dustin Burrows, Chair (512) 463-0542
Tom Craddick (512) 463-0500
Cody Harris (512) 463-0730
Cole Hefner (512) 463-0271
Ben Leman (512) 463-0600
Jared Patterson (512) 463-0694
Shelby Slawson (512) 463-0628
Please call these members and urge them to
schedule these priority bills now. We only have four weeks left
in the session and they cannot use the excuse that they ran out
of time. They heard 90 bills on Wednesday, and over 75 bills on
Thursday. None of our priority bills were heard either of those
days.
The Ban Tax Payer Funded Lobbying priority
has a bill sent from the Senate, SB 10, which is being blocked by
the Chair of State Affairs, Rep. Chris Paddie. He is also
refusing a vote on Rep. Middleton's bill, HB 749. Please call
him at (512) 463-0556 and ask him to schedule votes on these
bills now.
Our bills for School Choice, SB 1968 and HB
4537, unfortunately, do not seem to be gaining any traction. They
are not moving in either the Senate or House Education
committees. For anything to happen, at this point, for these
bills, it will require the intervention of Lt. Governor Patrick
((512) 463-0001) and Senate Education Committee Chairman Taylor
((512) 463-0111).
Please keep the calls and emails coming to
your elected officials. Let them know we expect Republicans to
pass conservative Republican legislation, not appease the
progressive socialist left. We put Republicans in office in Texas
and expect them to do the job.
If they can find the time to give each other
awards on the House floor, as they did today for the "best
mustache," then they can get our priorities to the floor as well.
Our Party and our grassroots organizations
are working together effectively as never before, and we are so
grateful for everyone's participation. We encourage our state
legislature to rise to the occasion, behave with dignity, and
work diligently for the rest of this session to get the job
done.For God and Texas,






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



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