Committee on Local Government adopts committee substitutes, reports multiple bills to full Senate

The Senate Committee on Local Government advanced multiple bills and one joint resolution to the full Senate on procedural votes, adopting committee substitutes for several measures and recording roll-call tallies for each action.

The moves send the committee’s recommended language and procedural recommendations — including committee substitutes — to the full Senate for further consideration. Most measures were reported with recommendations that the underlying bill "do not pass" while the committee substitute "do pass," a standard committee practice when the panel adopts amended text.

Senate Bill 467: The committee chair laid out Senate Bill 467 and noted a committee substitute had been prepared. Senator Middleton moved to adopt the committee substitute and then moved that the bill be reported to the Senate with the recommendation that the original bill "do not pass," and that the committee substitute "do pass." The clerk called the roll; the committee recorded seven ayes, no nays. The committee substitute for SB 467 was reported to the full Senate. (Roll-call segments: first mention at 00:25.81; final report at 00:65.74.)

Senate Bill 1531: The chair laid out Senate Bill 1531 and a committee substitute. Senator West moved to adopt the committee substitute; Senator Gutierrez moved that the bill be reported with the recommendation that the bill "do not pass" and the committee substitute "do pass." The clerk called the roll; the committee recorded seven ayes, no nays. The committee recommended the substitute for the local and uncontested calendar. (Roll-call segments: first mention at 00:78.87; final report at 01:16.76.)

Senate Bill 2173: Senator Paxton moved that Senate Bill 2173 be reported back to the full Senate with a recommendation that it "do pass" and be printed. The clerk called the roll, and the committee recorded seven ayes, no nays; the committee also placed the measure on the local and uncontested calendar. (Roll-call segments: first mention at 01:16.76; final report at 01:52.40.)

Senate Bill 1449 (disaster exemption language): The chair laid out Senate Bill 1449 and a committee substitute. Senator Paxton moved to adopt the substitute; Senator Nichols moved to report the bill with the recommendation that the original bill "do not pass" and the committee substitute "do pass." The roll call recorded five ayes and two nays; the committee substitute for SB 1449 was reported to the full Senate. (Roll-call segments: first mention at 02:74.74; final report at 03:37.33.)

Senate Bill 2529: The committee considered Senate Bill 2529 and adopted a committee substitute. Senator Nichols moved to adopt the substitute; Senator Paxton moved to report the bill with the recommendation that the original bill "do not pass" and the committee substitute "do pass." The roll call was recorded as four ayes and three nays; the committee substitute was reported to the full Senate. (Roll-call segments: first mention at 03:37.95; final report at 04:78.43.)

Senate Bill 2538: Senator Nichols moved that Senate Bill 2538 be reported to the full Senate with a recommendation that it "do pass" and be printed. The clerk called the roll; the committee recorded seven ayes, no nays. The committee recommended SB 2538 for the local and uncontested calendar. (Roll-call segments: first mention at 04:91.49; final report at 05:22.77.)

Senate Joint Resolution 84: The chair laid out SJR 84; Senator Nichols moved that it be reported back to the full Senate with a recommendation that it "do pass" and be printed. The clerk called the roll; the committee recorded seven ayes, no nays. SJR 84 was reported to the full Senate. (Roll-call segments: first mention at 05:22.77; final report at 05:51.65.)

The meeting otherwise consisted of roll calls and procedural motions; there was no extended debate recorded in the transcript segments provided. The chair closed the session with informal remarks about the committee’s next meeting schedule.