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House suspends posting rule, refers dozens of bills and adopts multiple ceremonial resolutions
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Summary
On Feb. 27 the Texas House approved motions to allow committee hearings, suspended the five-day posting rule for Ways and Means hearings on several bills, and adopted a series of ceremonial resolutions including recognitions for adoption, special education advocates, YMCA Youth & Government Day, and Texas Independence Day commemorations.
The Texas House on Feb. 27 took a set of floor actions that included suspending posting rules to allow a committee hearing on school tax and property exemption bills, granting committees permission to meet while the full House was in session, reading dozens of bills on first reading and referring them to committees, and adopting several ceremonial resolutions without objection.
Representative Meyer moved to suspend the five-day posting rule to allow the House Committee on Ways and Means to hold a public hearing at 10 a.m. Monday, March 3, in Room JHR 140 on HB 8 (reduction of the maximum compressed tax rate for school districts), HB 9 (exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of appraised value of tangible personal property used to produce income), and HB 22 (exemption for intangible personal property). Members heard the motion and the chair announced no objection; the motion was adopted.
Meyer also moved that all committees and subcommittees be permitted to meet while the House is in session during the bill referral period until 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, pursuant to their committee postings or recess motions; that motion also carried without objection.
The clerk read a lengthy list of bills and referred them on first reading to committee, including a series of bills filed by Representative Raymond (HB 151–HB 159) on topics ranging from taxation and school finance to Medicaid and public health, and dozens of additional measures covering public education, public health, criminal jurisprudence, property tax, higher education, and other subjects. A non-exhaustive sample read and referred: HB 8, HB 9, HB 22, HB 151, HB 153, HB 156, HB 162, HB 169, HB 172, HB 176, HB 183, HB 185, HB 196, HB 205, HB 206, HB 209, HB 217, HB 218, HB 222, HB 224, HB 230, HB 238, HB 242.
Separately, the House took up and adopted several ceremonial resolutions under suspended rules: HR 384 (congratulating Representative Denise Villalobos and Ruben Villalobos on the adoption of their son), HR 388 (honoring the Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education on their advocacy day), HR 378 (recognizing YMCA Texas Youth and Government Day at the state capitol), HR 325 (commemorating the Sons of the Republic of Texas Independence Day celebration), and other local recognitions. Each resolution was explained briefly by its sponsor and adopted after the chair announced no objection.
These procedural floor actions permit the committees to proceed with hearings during the referral window and place numerous bills into the committee process for consideration. No recorded roll-call votes were taken on the matters described; the chair announced motions carried without objection and resolutions were adopted by voice vote.
