SD 11 SREC: District 129 Session Newsletter

This week was the House of Representatives deadline to pass House Bills. The House passed a total of 16 of my bills. This week the Texas House passed two of my bills, HB 5409 and SB 1766, which is the senate companion to my bill, HB 2584. House Bill 5409 relates to the board of directors of the Gulf Coast Protection District. Senate Bill 1766 relates to the identification and duties of real property appraisers under certain government contracts.

I have filed 30 bills on various issues affecting the people of Texas. This week I had four bills passed out of the House. If you would like to track my legislation, please click HERE.

Our hearing for the House Committee on Higher Education is Monday, May 15th, at 10:00 AM. We will hear testimony on various bills. Please click HERE to see the bills and to watch online.

Our House Committee on Insurance hearing is Tuesday, May 16th, at 8:00 AM. We will hear testimony on a bill. Please click HERE to see the bills and to watch online.

If you need further information about the session, please keep reading and do not hesitate to contact my staff if you have any questions.

It is an honor to serve you in the Texas House of Representatives.

Updates

House Bill 14

Just like other laws to safeguard children from harmful, life-altering procedures, we must ensure that children are protected from medically unnecessary, irreversible gender modification treatments, including hormone therapies and surgical procedures. The Children’s Gender Protection Act (CGPA), or Senate Bill 14, which I am a co-sponsor, is a compassionate solution that recognizes the continuing evolution of a child in adolescence, providing a common-sense prohibition on treatments and medical procedures to alter a child’s gender before they are of legal adult age. SB 14 passed the Texas House this evening.

House Bill 7

The Texas-Mexico border is not secure, and Texas communities are in crisis as a result. HB7 tackles the border crisis by...

Addressing funding challenges in Texas border region communities
Providing new border region specialty courts with the necessary resources to resolve border-related offenses
Creating a mechanism to compensate property owners for damages caused by crossings
Establishing the Border Protection Unit, a mission-oriented, locally-based response to the state’s ongoing border security operations

House Bill 800

HB 800 cracks down on human smuggling, increasing the mandatory minimum sentence for such convictions to 10 years in prison, while also requiring a person who is convicted of running a stash house to serve a minimum of 5 years. The bill also allows for that person to be charged with a third-degree felony, punishable by up to 10 years, for any additional offenses committed.

How to Track Legislation

Ever wonder how the laws that impact your everyday life originate? While this graphic provides you with a simplified overview, You can walk through the entire legislative process by reading this blog post from the Texas House Republican Caucus on how a bill becomes a law in Texas. From a bill being introduced to it becoming law or vetoed, there are many steps ahead for the many bills that have been filed.