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Texas Senate suspends rules, passes package of bills on civil actions, elections, education and more
Summary
The Texas Senate suspended its regular order of business on April 16 and voted to pass a series of bills on topics including civil litigation, election procedures, higher education governance, community supervision, tree removal, school accountability and identification documents.
The Texas Senate on April 16 suspended the regular order of business and passed a series of bills covering civil actions, election procedures, higher education governance, community supervision eligibility, municipal tree removal, public-school accountability and identification documents for noncitizens.
Why it matters: The votes clear several measures to the governor’s desk that change state law across several policy areas, from tort settlement rules to rules on municipal regulation of certain trees and changes to how some identification documents appear.
Votes at a glance
- Committee substitute Senate Bill 30 — “relating to recovery of damages and civil actions.” Vote tally: 20 ayes, 11 nays. Rule suspended; bill laid on third reading and final passage and recorded as passed. (Mover: Senator Swartner.)
- Senate Bill 505 — “relating to processes to address election irregularities.” Vote tally: 20 ayes, 11 nays. (Mover: Senator Bettencourt.)
- Committee substitute Senate Bill 37 —…
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