Sam Harless

In memory of Nelda Sue Hardie Napp of Houston.

Amending the House Rules of Procedure to authorize additional constitutionally compliant, proportional penalties for members absent without leave for purpose of impeding the action of the House that do not unfairly impair members' representative functions.

Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence.

Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.

Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state.

Congratulating Bryan Collier on his retirement from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives to remove the political party restriction on the vice-chair of a standing committee and to provide that the vice-chair of a committee does not receive a separate budget for that position.

Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions.

Relating to governmental oversight of youth camps, including youth camp rules, duties, and the advisory committee.

Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties.

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.

Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties.

Relating to the required provision to campers at youth camps of active radio frequency identification tags.

Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.

Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.

Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events; requiring a license; authorizing fees.

Relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems.

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.