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Texas House reads dozens of bills on first reading and refers them to committees
Summary
At a session of the Texas House of Representatives the clerk read dozens of bills and resolutions on first reading and referred each to a committee; no debate or votes were recorded during the reading.
The Texas House of Representatives convened and the clerk read dozens of bills and resolutions on first reading, referring each to the committee named in the reading, the clerk said.
“The House will come to order. The following bills and resolutions on first reading and referral to committee. The clerk will read the bills and resolutions,” the clerk announced as the chamber began the reading.
The bills covered a wide range of policy areas and were sent to committees that handle the subject matter. Examples named during the reading include HB301 (Gonzales of El Paso) relating to leave for state employees for prenatal care, referred to the committee on Delivery and Government Efficiency; HB302 (Rosenthal) on prohibiting employment discrimination based on reproductive decisions, referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce; HB304 (Guillen) on procedures for accepting identification at the polls, referred to Elections; HB306 (Leilani) creating certain firearm offenses, referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs; and bills addressing property tax appraisal limits, education funding, voter registration, housing, and public health across multiple committees.
The clerk read bills in numerical sequence and indicated committee referrals for each bill on the record; the reading included measures numbered in the HB300s and HB400s. The reading did not include floor debate, motions to adopt, or recorded roll-call votes; the transcript shows referral to committees as the formal outcome of the clerk’s reading.
Because the session consisted of first readings and referrals, there were no formal committee reports or final actions in the transcript excerpt. The clerk concluded the business recorded in the excerpt by announcing the House would stand at ease until 2 p.m. Monday.
Selected bills cited in the reading were mentioned without additional legislative text or debate in the transcript; committee staff and members may consider the measures in committee hearings or leave them pending, but the transcript provided only the first-reading referrals.
