HCR48 - November 7th to be designated annually as “Pastor Appreciation Day”

94 Co-Sponsors

HB5017 - Relating to mobile food establishment reciprocity.

6 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to make it easier for food trucks to travel from county to county.

HB4843 - Prohibit the use of school resources in election advocacy efforts and prohibit school employees from political activity during their work hours or on behalf of the school administration

10 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of school resources in election advocacy efforts. The bill also prohibits school employees from political activity during work hours or engaging in such activity on behalf of the school administration.

HCR39 - US Army SP3 Delbert Sherdan “Buck” Huffman Sr. Memorial Bridge

9 Co-Sponsors

HB4869 - To provide expansion of the Prudent Layperson Statute to include payment when no transportation is provided.

11 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to clarify that health insurance coverage for emergency services when a prudent layperson acting reasonably would have believed that an emergency medical condition existed includes prehospital screening and stabilization of emergency condition by ambulance service if the patient declines to be transported against medical advice.

HB4797 - Relating to reimbursement for child-care based upon enrollment

11 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to require child- care providers to be paid by enrollment rather than attendance of the child.

HB5414 - Orphan Oil and Gas Well Prevention Act of 2024

4 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to prevent oil and gas wells form being orphaned on surface owner's land with no responsible driller or operator with the resources to plug the well. The bill: -Does not make any changes in bonding requirements for wells that are not producing in paying quantities. -Requires new wells to either post a single well, full cost plugging bond, or to start at the beginning of production to set aside money in an interest bearing account in the State Treasurer's office to plug the well at the end of its life. -Requires transferred wells either to post a single well, full cost plugging bond or to start setting aside money in an interest bearing account in the State Treasurer's office to plug the well. -Requires existing wells that are producing in paying quantities to set aside 15 cents per MCF in the State Treasurer's office to plug the well. -Requires operators to plug wells that were in violation of the law before that operator transferred the well to another operator if the new owner of the well does not plug the well. -Allows the owners of the surface where the well is located to defer the plugging of the well as long as that surface owner owns the land, and as long as the well is not causing environmental etc. problems. -Requires an operator drilling a new well to plug all orphaned and abandoned wells in the well's drainage area, and authorizes that driller to recover the cost from any responsible operator of the well.

HCR64 - Acknowledging and supporting the State of Texas

88 Co-Sponsors

HB5122 - Relating to civil service for deputy sheriffs

11 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to clarify the age requirement of becoming a deputy sheriff.

HB5063 - Modifying the time to terminate a foster care arrangement

8 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to modify the time to terminate a foster care arrangement.