5/3/23 Bills Summary
PASSED THE HOUSE FLOOR TODAY (5/3)
HB 1885 by Canales - Support - Relating to the authority of the Texas Transportation Commission to establish variable speed limits. (99-47)
HB 2239 by Troxclair - Support - Relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper tree.(109-35)
SB 929 by Parker - Oppose - Relating to the notice and compensation a municipality must provide before revoking the right to use property for a use that was allowed before the adoption of or change to a zoning regulation or boundary.
SB 1332 by Huffman - Support - Relating to the provision of funding to the Texas Historical Commission for state historic sites.
SET FOR THE HOUSE FLOOR TOMORROW 5/4
HB 5 by Hunter - Support - Relating to agreements authorizing a limitation on taxable value on certain property to provide for the creation of jobs and the generation of state and local tax revenue; authorizing fees; authorizing a penalty.
HB 697 by Holland - Support - Relating to seller's disclosures for the sale of residential real property
HB 2198 by Hefner - Oppose - Relating to building height restrictions in certain municipalities.
HB 2265 by Leach - Oppose? - Relating to the award of compensatory damages caused by certain delays under governmental construction contracts.
HB 3297 by Harris - Oppose - Relating to the elimination of regular mandatory vehicle safety inspections for noncommercial vehicles and the imposition of replacement fees.
SET FOR THE HOUSE FLOOR FRIDAY 5/5
HB 2402 by Moody - Neutral - Relating to the eligibility of certain at-risk developments to receive low income housing tax credits.
HB 2956 by Shine - Support - Relating to municipal annexation of an area adjacent to contiguous or connecting railroad rights-of-way.
SET FOR LOCAL AND CONSENT CALENDAR SAT 5/6
HB 2232 by Spiller - Neutral - Relating to county authority to cancel subdivisions in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality.
HB 3558 by Perez - Support - Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle at an intersection with a stop sign.
HB 4285 by Rogers - Oppose - Relating to enforceability of municipal prohibitions of outdoor signs in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
SENT TO CALENDARS TODAY
HB 3169 by Landgraf - Oppose - Relating to regulation of short-term rental units by certain municipalities.HB 3921 by Goldman - Oppose - Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.
HB 4930 by Craddick - Oppose - Relating to the adoption of a climate policy in a municipal charter.
SENT TO LOCAL & CONSENT CALENDAR TODAY
HB 3697 by Wilson - Oppose - Relating to county regulation of subdivisions and approval of subdivision plans or plats.
HB 3699 by Wilson - Oppose - Relating to municipal regulation of subdivisions and approval of subdivision plans or plats.
SCHEDULED FOR HOUSE COMMITTEE HEARING
HB 318 by Cortez - Oppose - Relating to the authority of a county to require a person to obtain a building permit for certain portable structures.
PASSED THE SENATE TODAY
SB 2037 - Oppose - Relating to the regulation of platting and subdivisions of land by a municipality or county.
SB 2453 - Neutral - Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the building products, materials, or methods used in the construction of residential or commercial buildings.
SET FOR SENATE INTENT CALENDAR
SB 369 by Campbell - Oppose - Relating to disannexation of certain areas that do not receive full municipal services.
SB 1860 by Hughes - Oppose - Relating to the adoption of a climate policy in a municipal charter.
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