Trey Wharton

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 creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.

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 a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty.

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.

Congratulating Sergeant Daniel Gaskamp on his retirement from the Washington County Sheriff's Office.

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

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

Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.

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

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

Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.

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

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

Relating to the interoperability of emergency communication equipment and infrastructure in this state, including the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council, a grant program administered by the council, and the purchase of certain public safety radio communication systems.

Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication equipment.

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 exercise of the power of eminent domain by a political subdivision to acquire property outside the political subdivision's boundaries.