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               AN ACT
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            relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and  | 
         
         
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            corrections in enacted codes and to the nonsubstantive codification  | 
         
         
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            or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes. | 
         
         
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                   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | 
         
         
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            ARTICLE 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 1.001.  This Act is enacted as part of the state's  | 
         
         
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            continuing statutory revision program under Chapter 323,  | 
         
         
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            Government Code.  This Act is a revision for purposes of Section 43,  | 
         
         
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            Article III, Texas Constitution, and has the purposes of: | 
         
         
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                         (1)  codifying without substantive change or providing  | 
         
         
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            for other appropriate disposition of various statutes that were  | 
         
         
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            omitted from enacted codes; | 
         
         
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                         (2)  revising without substantive change provisions in  | 
         
         
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            enacted codes; | 
         
         
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                         (3)  making necessary corrections to enacted codes; and | 
         
         
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                         (4)  renumbering or otherwise redesignating titles,  | 
         
         
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            chapters, and sections of codes that duplicate title, chapter, or  | 
         
         
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            section designations. | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 1.002.  (a)  The repeal of a statute by this Act does  | 
         
         
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            not affect an amendment, revision, or reenactment of the statute by  | 
         
         
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            the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023.  The amendment,  | 
         
         
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            revision, or reenactment is preserved and given effect as part of  | 
         
         
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            the code provision that revised the statute so amended, revised, or  | 
         
         
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            reenacted. | 
         
         
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                   (b)  If any provision of this Act conflicts with a statute  | 
         
         
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            enacted by the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, the statute  | 
         
         
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            controls. | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 1.003.  (a)  A transition or saving provision of a  | 
         
         
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            law codified by this Act applies to the codified law to the same  | 
         
         
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            extent as it applied to the original law. | 
         
         
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                   (b)  The repeal of a transition or saving provision by this  | 
         
         
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            Act does not affect the application of the provision to the codified  | 
         
         
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            law. | 
         
         
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                   (c)  In this section, "transition provision" includes any  | 
         
         
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            temporary provision providing for a special situation in the  | 
         
         
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            transition period between the existing law and the establishment or  | 
         
         
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            implementation of the new law. | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 1.004.  (a)  The repeal of a law, including a  | 
         
         
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            validating law, by this Act does not remove, void, or otherwise  | 
         
         
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            affect in any manner a validation under the repealed law.  The  | 
         
         
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            validation is preserved and continues to have the same effect that  | 
         
         
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            it would have if the law were not repealed. | 
         
         
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                   (b)  Subsection (a) of this section does not diminish the  | 
         
         
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            saving provisions prescribed by Section 311.031, Government Code. | 
         
         
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            ARTICLE 2.  CHANGES RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 2.001.  Section 5.10(c), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is  | 
         
         
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            amended to conform to Chapter 269 (H.B. 752), Acts of the 73rd  | 
         
         
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            Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, to read as follows: | 
         
         
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                   (c)  The administrator or the administrator's designee shall  | 
         
         
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            prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure  | 
         
         
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            implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under  | 
         
         
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            which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race,  | 
         
         
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            color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.  The  | 
         
         
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            policy statement must include: | 
         
         
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                         (1)  personnel policies, including policies relating  | 
         
         
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            to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and  | 
         
         
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            promotion of personnel that are in compliance with the requirements  | 
         
         
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            of Chapter 21, Labor Code [the Commission on Human Rights Act  | 
         
         
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            (Article 5221k, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes)]; | 
         
         
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                         (2)  a comprehensive analysis of the commission work  | 
         
         
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            force that meets federal and state guidelines; | 
         
         
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                         (3)  procedures by which a determination can be made of  | 
         
         
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            significant underuse in the commission work force of all persons  | 
         
         
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            for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable  | 
         
         
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            balance; and | 
         
         
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                         (4)  reasonable methods to appropriately address those  | 
         
         
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            areas of significant underuse. | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 2.002.  Section 106.17, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as  | 
         
         
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            added by Chapter 79 (S.B. 315), Acts of the 87th Legislature,  | 
         
         
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            Regular Session, 2021, is repealed as duplicative of Section  | 
         
         
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            106.17, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as added by Chapter 942 (S.B.  | 
         
         
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            766), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021. | 
         
         
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            ARTICLE 3.  CHANGES RELATING TO BUSINESS & COMMERCE CODE | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 3.001.  Section 102.053, Business & Commerce Code,  | 
         
         
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            is amended to correct a reference to read as follows: | 
         
         
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                   Sec. 102.053.  REMISSION OF FEE; SUBMISSION OF REPORTS.   | 
         
         
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            Each quarter, a sexually oriented business shall: | 
         
         
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                         (1)  remit the fee imposed by Section 102.052 [47.052]  | 
         
         
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            to the comptroller in the manner prescribed by the comptroller; and | 
         
         
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                         (2)  file a report with the comptroller in the manner  | 
         
         
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            and containing the information required by the comptroller. | 
         
         
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            ARTICLE 4.  CHANGES RELATING TO CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 4.001.  Section 22.001(a), Civil Practice and  | 
         
         
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            Remedies Code, is amended to correct a reference to read as follows: | 
         
         
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                   (a)  Except as provided by Section 22.003 [22.002], a witness  | 
         
         
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            is entitled to 10 dollars for each day the witness attends court.  | 
         
         
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            This fee includes the entitlement for travel and the witness is not  | 
         
         
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            entitled to any reimbursement for mileage traveled. | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 4.002.  Section 51.014(a), Civil Practice and  | 
         
         
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            Remedies Code, as amended by Chapters 167 (S.B. 232), 528 (S.B. 6),  | 
         
         
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            and 813 (H.B. 2086), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session,  | 
         
         
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            2021, is reenacted and amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
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                   (a)  A person may appeal from an interlocutory order of a  | 
         
         
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            district court, county court at law, statutory probate court, or  | 
         
         
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            county court that: | 
         
         
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                         (1)  appoints a receiver or trustee; | 
         
         
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                         (2)  overrules a motion to vacate an order that  | 
         
         
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            appoints a receiver or trustee; | 
         
         
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                         (3)  certifies or refuses to certify a class in a suit  | 
         
         
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            brought under Rule 42 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; | 
         
         
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                         (4)  grants or refuses a temporary injunction or grants  | 
         
         
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            or overrules a motion to dissolve a temporary injunction as  | 
         
         
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            provided by Chapter 65; | 
         
         
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                         (5)  denies a motion for summary judgment that is based  | 
         
         
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            on an assertion of immunity by an individual who is an officer or  | 
         
         
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            employee of the state or a political subdivision of the state; | 
         
         
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                         (6)  denies a motion for summary judgment that is based  | 
         
         
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            in whole or in part upon a claim against or defense by a member of  | 
         
         
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            the electronic or print media, acting in such capacity, or a person  | 
         
         
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            whose communication appears in or is published by the electronic or  | 
         
         
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            print media, arising under the free speech or free press clause of  | 
         
         
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            the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, or Article  | 
         
         
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            I, Section 8, of the Texas Constitution, or Chapter 73; | 
         
         
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                         (7)  grants or denies the special appearance of a  | 
         
         
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            defendant under Rule 120a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, except  | 
         
         
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            in a suit brought under the Family Code; | 
         
         
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                         (8)  grants or denies a plea to the jurisdiction by a  | 
         
         
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            governmental unit as that term is defined in Section 101.001; | 
         
         
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                         (9)  denies all or part of the relief sought by a motion  | 
         
         
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            under Section 74.351(b), except that an appeal may not be taken from  | 
         
         
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            an order granting an extension under Section 74.351; | 
         
         
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                         (10)  grants relief sought by a motion under Section  | 
         
         
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            74.351(l); | 
         
         
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                         (11)  denies a motion to dismiss filed under Section  | 
         
         
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            90.007; | 
         
         
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                         (12)  denies a motion to dismiss filed under Section  | 
         
         
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            27.003; | 
         
         
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                         (13)  denies a motion for summary judgment filed by an  | 
         
         
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            electric utility regarding liability in a suit subject to Section  | 
         
         
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            75.0022; | 
         
         
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                         (14)  denies a motion filed by a municipality with a  | 
         
         
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            population of 500,000 or more in an action filed under Section  | 
         
         
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            54.012(6) or 214.0012, Local Government Code; [or] | 
         
         
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                         (15)  makes a preliminary determination on a claim  | 
         
         
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            under Section 74.353; | 
         
         
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                         (16) [(15)]  overrules an objection filed under  | 
         
         
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            Section 148.003(d) or denies all or part of the relief sought by a  | 
         
         
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            motion under Section 148.003(f); or | 
         
         
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                         (17) [(15)]  grants or denies a motion for summary  | 
         
         
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            judgment filed by a contractor based on Section 97.002. | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 4.003.  Section 51.015, Civil Practice and Remedies  | 
         
         
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            Code, is amended to correct a reference to read as follows: | 
         
         
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                   Sec. 51.015.  COSTS OF APPEAL.  In the case of an appeal  | 
         
         
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            brought pursuant to Section 51.014(a)(6) [51.014(6)], if the order  | 
         
         
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            appealed from is affirmed, the court of appeals shall order the  | 
         
         
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            appellant to pay all costs and reasonable attorney fees of the  | 
         
         
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            appeal; otherwise, each party shall be liable for and taxed its own  | 
         
         
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            costs of the appeal. | 
         
         
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            ARTICLE 5.  CHANGES RELATING TO CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 5.001.  Article 12.01, Code of Criminal Procedure,  | 
         
         
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            is amended to correct an error in punctuation to read as follows: | 
         
         
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                   Art. 12.01.  FELONIES.  Except as provided in Article 12.03,  | 
         
         
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            felony indictments may be presented within these limits, and not  | 
         
         
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            afterward: | 
         
         
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                         (1)  no limitation: | 
         
         
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                               (A)  murder and manslaughter; | 
         
         
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                               (B)  sexual assault under Section 22.011(a)(2),  | 
         
         
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            Penal Code, or aggravated sexual assault under Section  | 
         
         
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            22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code; | 
         
         
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                               (C)  sexual assault, if: | 
         
         
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                                     (i)  during the investigation of the offense  | 
         
         
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            biological matter is collected and the matter: | 
         
         
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                                           (a)  has not yet been subjected to  | 
         
         
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            forensic DNA testing; or | 
         
         
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                                           (b)  has been subjected to forensic DNA  | 
         
         
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            testing and the testing results show that the matter does not match  | 
         
         
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            the victim or any other person whose identity is readily  | 
         
         
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            ascertained; or | 
         
         
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                                     (ii)  probable cause exists to believe that  | 
         
         
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            the defendant has committed the same or a similar sex offense  | 
         
         
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            against five or more victims; | 
         
         
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                               (D)  continuous sexual abuse of young child or  | 
         
         
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            disabled individual under Section 21.02, Penal Code; | 
         
         
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                               (E)  indecency with a child under Section 21.11,  | 
         
         
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            Penal Code; | 
         
         
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                               (F)  an offense involving leaving the scene of an  | 
         
         
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            accident under Section 550.021, Transportation Code, if the  | 
         
         
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            accident resulted in the death of a person; | 
         
         
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                               (G)  trafficking of persons under Section  | 
         
         
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            20A.02(a)(7) or (8), Penal Code; | 
         
         
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                               (H)  continuous trafficking of persons under  | 
         
         
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            Section 20A.03, Penal Code; or | 
         
         
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                               (I)  compelling prostitution under Section  | 
         
         
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            43.05(a)(2), Penal Code; | 
         
         
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                         (2)  ten years from the date of the commission of the  | 
         
         
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            offense: | 
         
         
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                               (A)  theft of any estate, real, personal or mixed,  | 
         
         
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            by an executor, administrator, guardian or trustee, with intent to  | 
         
         
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            defraud any creditor, heir, legatee, ward, distributee,  | 
         
         
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            beneficiary or settlor of a trust interested in such estate; | 
         
         
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                               (B)  theft by a public servant of government  | 
         
         
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            property over which the public servant exercises control in the  | 
         
         
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            public servant's official capacity; | 
         
         
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                               (C)  forgery or the uttering, using, or passing of  | 
         
         
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            forged instruments; | 
         
         
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                               (D)  injury to an elderly or disabled individual  | 
         
         
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            punishable as a felony of the first degree under Section 22.04,  | 
         
         
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            Penal Code; | 
         
         
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                               (E)  sexual assault, except as provided by  | 
         
         
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            Subdivision (1) or (7); | 
         
         
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                               (F)  arson; | 
         
         
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                               (G)  trafficking of persons under Section  | 
         
         
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            20A.02(a)(1), (2), (3), or (4), Penal Code; or | 
         
         
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                               (H)  compelling prostitution under Section  | 
         
         
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            43.05(a)(1), Penal Code; | 
         
         
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                         (3)  seven years from the date of the commission of the  | 
         
         
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            offense: | 
         
         
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                               (A)  misapplication of fiduciary property or  | 
         
         
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            property of a financial institution; | 
         
         
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                               (B)  fraudulent securing of document execution; | 
         
         
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                               (C)  a felony violation under Chapter 162, Tax  | 
         
         
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            Code; | 
         
         
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                               (D)  false statement to obtain property or credit  | 
         
         
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            under Section 32.32, Penal Code; | 
         
         
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                               (E)  money laundering; | 
         
         
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                               (F)  credit card or debit card abuse under Section  | 
         
         
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            32.31, Penal Code; | 
         
         
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                               (G)  fraudulent use or possession of identifying  | 
         
         
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            information under Section 32.51, Penal Code; | 
         
         
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                               (H)  exploitation of a child, elderly individual,  | 
         
         
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            or disabled individual under Section 32.53, Penal Code; | 
         
         
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                               (I)  health care fraud under Section 35A.02, Penal  | 
         
         
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            Code; or | 
         
         
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                               (J)  bigamy under Section 25.01, Penal Code,  | 
         
         
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            except as provided by Subdivision (6); | 
         
         
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                         (4)  five years from the date of the commission of the  | 
         
         
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            offense: | 
         
         
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                               (A)  theft or robbery; | 
         
         
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                               (B)  except as provided by Subdivision (5),  | 
         
         
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            kidnapping or burglary; | 
         
         
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                               (C)  injury to an elderly or disabled individual  | 
         
         
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            that is not punishable as a felony of the first degree under Section  | 
         
         
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            22.04, Penal Code; | 
         
         
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                               (D)  abandoning or endangering a child; or | 
         
         
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                               (E)  insurance fraud; | 
         
         
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                         (5)  if the investigation of the offense shows that the  | 
         
         
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            victim is younger than 17 years of age at the time the offense is  | 
         
         
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            committed, 20 years from the 18th birthday of the victim of one of  | 
         
         
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            the following offenses: | 
         
         
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                               (A)  sexual performance by a child under Section  | 
         
         
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            43.25, Penal Code; | 
         
         
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                               (B)  aggravated kidnapping under Section  | 
         
         
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            20.04(a)(4), Penal Code, if the defendant committed the offense  | 
         
         
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            with the intent to violate or abuse the victim sexually; or | 
         
         
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                               (C)  burglary under Section 30.02, Penal Code, if  | 
         
         
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            the offense is punishable under Subsection (d) of that section and  | 
         
         
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            the defendant committed the offense with the intent to commit an  | 
         
         
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            offense described by Subdivision (1)(B) or (D) of this article or  | 
         
         
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            Paragraph (B) of this subdivision; | 
         
         
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                         (6)  ten years from the 18th birthday of the victim of  | 
         
         
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            the offense: | 
         
         
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                               (A)  trafficking of persons under Section  | 
         
         
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            20A.02(a)(5) or (6), Penal Code; | 
         
         
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                               (B)  injury to a child under Section 22.04, Penal  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            Code; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (C)  bigamy under Section 25.01, Penal Code, if  | 
         
         
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            the investigation of the offense shows that the person, other than  | 
         
         
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            the legal spouse of the defendant, whom the defendant marries or  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            purports to marry or with whom the defendant lives under the  | 
         
         
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            appearance of being married is younger than 18 years of age at the  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            time the offense is committed; | 
         
         
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                         (7)  two years from the date the offense was  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            discovered:  sexual assault punishable as a state jail felony under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 22.011(f)(2), Penal Code; or | 
         
         
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                         (8)  three years from the date of the commission of the  | 
         
         
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            offense:  all other felonies. | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 5.002.  Article 17.091, Code of Criminal Procedure,  | 
         
         
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            is amended to conform to the amendment of Article 42A.054(a), Code  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            of Criminal Procedure, by Chapter 1137 (H.B. 2758), Acts of the 86th  | 
         
         
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            Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows: | 
         
         
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                   Art. 17.091.  NOTICE OF CERTAIN BAIL REDUCTIONS  | 
         
         
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            REQUIRED.  Before a judge or magistrate reduces the amount of bail  | 
         
         
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            set for a defendant charged with an offense listed in Article  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            42A.054 or [,] an offense described by Article 62.001(5), [or an  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            offense under Section 20A.03, Penal Code,] the judge or magistrate  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            shall provide: | 
         
         
            | 
                
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                         (1)  to the attorney representing the state, reasonable  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            notice of the proposed bail reduction; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
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                         (2)  on request of the attorney representing the state  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            or the defendant or the defendant's counsel, an opportunity for a  | 
         
         
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            hearing concerning the proposed bail reduction. | 
         
         
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            ARTICLE 6.  CHANGES RELATING TO EDUCATION CODE | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 6.001.  Section 12.013(b), Education Code, as  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            amended by Chapters 887 (S.B. 1697) and 1046 (S.B. 1365), Acts of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
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                   (b)  A home-rule school district is subject to: | 
         
         
            | 
                
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                         (1)  a provision of this title establishing a criminal  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            offense; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  a provision of this title relating to limitations  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            on liability; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            title, relating to: | 
         
         
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			 | 
                               (A)  the Public Education Information Management  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with  | 
         
         
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            this subchapter as determined by the commissioner; | 
         
         
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                               (B)  educator certification under Chapter 21 and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            educator rights under Sections 21.407, 21.408, and 22.001; | 
         
         
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                               (C)  criminal history records under Subchapter C,  | 
         
         
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            Chapter 22; | 
         
         
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                               (D)  student admissions under Section 25.001; | 
         
         
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                               (E)  school attendance under Sections 25.085,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            25.086, and 25.087; | 
         
         
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                               (F)  inter-district or inter-county transfers of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            students under Subchapter B, Chapter 25; | 
         
         
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                               (G)  elementary class size limits under Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            25.112, in the case of any campus in the district that fails to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            satisfy any standard under Section 39.054(e); | 
         
         
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                               (H)  high school graduation under Section 28.025; | 
         
         
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                               (I)  special education programs under Subchapter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            A, Chapter 29; | 
         
         
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                               (J)  bilingual education under Subchapter B,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            Chapter 29; | 
         
         
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                               (K)  prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            Chapter 29; | 
         
         
            | 
                
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                               (L)  safety provisions relating to the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            transportation of students under Sections 34.002, 34.003, 34.004,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            and 34.008; | 
         
         
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                               (M)  computation and distribution of state aid  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            under Chapters 31, 43, and 48; | 
         
         
            | 
                
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                               (N)  extracurricular activities under Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            33.081; | 
         
         
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                               (O)  health and safety under Chapter 38; | 
         
         
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                               (P)  the provisions of Subchapter A, Chapter 39; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (Q)  public school accountability and special  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            investigations under Subchapters A, B, C, D, and J, Chapter 39, and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            Chapter 39A; | 
         
         
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                               (R)  options for local revenue levels in excess of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            entitlement under Chapter 49; | 
         
         
            | 
                
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                               (S)  a bond or other obligation or tax rate under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            Chapters 43, 45, and 48; | 
         
         
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                               (T)  purchasing under Chapter 44; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (U) [(T)]  parental options to retain a student  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            under Section 28.02124. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 6.002.  Section 12.056(b), Education Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended by Chapters 887 (S.B. 1697), 974 (S.B. 2081), and 1046 (S.B.  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            1365), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            reenacted and amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (b)  A campus or program for which a charter is granted under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            this subchapter is subject to: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  a provision of this title establishing a criminal  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            offense; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            title, relating to: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  the Public Education Information Management  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            this subchapter as determined by the commissioner; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  criminal history records under Subchapter C,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 22; | 
         
         
            | 
                
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                               (C)  high school graduation under Section 28.025; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (D)  special education programs under Subchapter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            A, Chapter 29; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (E)  bilingual education under Subchapter B,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 29; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (F)  prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 29, except class size limits for prekindergarten classes  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            imposed under Section 25.112, which do not apply; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (G)  extracurricular activities under Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            33.081; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (H)  health and safety under Chapter 38; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (I)  the provisions of Subchapter A, Chapter 39; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (J)  public school accountability and special  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            investigations under Subchapters A, B, C, D, F, and J, Chapter 39,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and Chapter 39A; | 
         
         
            | 
                
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                               (K)  the duty to discharge or refuse to hire  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            certain employees or applicants for employment under Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            12.1059; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (L) [(K)]  parental options to retain a student  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            under Section 28.02124. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            SECTION 6.003.  Section 12.104(b), Education Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended by Chapters 542 (S.B. 168), 887 (S.B. 1697), 915 (H.B.  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            3607), 974 (S.B. 2081), and 1046 (S.B. 1365), Acts of the 87th  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted and amended to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (b)  An open-enrollment charter school is subject to: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  a provision of this title establishing a criminal  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            offense; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  the provisions in Chapter 554, Government Code;  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            title, relating to: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  the Public Education Information Management  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            this subchapter as determined by the commissioner; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  criminal history records under Subchapter C,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 22; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (C)  reading instruments and accelerated reading  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            instruction programs under Section 28.006; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (D)  accelerated instruction under Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            28.0211; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (E)  high school graduation requirements under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 28.025; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (F)  special education programs under Subchapter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            A, Chapter 29; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (G)  bilingual education under Subchapter B,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 29; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (H)  prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            or E-1, Chapter 29, except class size limits for prekindergarten  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            classes imposed under Section 25.112, which do not apply; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (I)  extracurricular activities under Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            33.081; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (J)  discipline management practices or behavior  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            management techniques under Section 37.0021; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (K)  health and safety under Chapter 38; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (L)  the provisions of Subchapter A, Chapter 39; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (M)  public school accountability and special  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            investigations under Subchapters A, B, C, D, F, G, and J, Chapter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            39, and Chapter 39A; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (N)  the requirement under Section 21.006 to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            report an educator's misconduct; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (O)  intensive programs of instruction under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 28.0213; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (P)  the right of a school employee to report a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            crime, as provided by Section 37.148; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (Q)  bullying prevention policies and procedures  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            under Section 37.0832; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (R)  the right of a school under Section 37.0052  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            to place a student who has engaged in certain bullying behavior in a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            disciplinary alternative education program or to expel the student; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (S)  the right under Section 37.0151 to report to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            local law enforcement certain conduct constituting assault or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            harassment; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (T)  a parent's right to information regarding the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            provision of assistance for learning difficulties to the parent's  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            child as provided by Sections 26.004(b)(11) and 26.0081(c) and (d); | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (U)  establishment of residency under Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            25.001; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (V)  school safety requirements under Sections  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            37.108, 37.1081, 37.1082, 37.109, 37.113, 37.114, 37.1141, 37.115,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            37.207, and 37.2071; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (W)  the early childhood literacy and mathematics  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            proficiency plans under Section 11.185; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (X)  the college, career, and military readiness  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            plans under Section 11.186; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (Y) [(X)]  parental options to retain a student  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            under Section 28.02124. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 6.004.  Section 12.1058(a), Education Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended by Chapters 551 (S.B. 282) and 916 (H.B. 3610), Acts of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted and amended  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (a)  An open-enrollment charter school is considered to be: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  a local government for purposes of Chapter 791,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Government Code; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  a local government for purposes of Chapter 2259,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Government Code, except that an open-enrollment charter school may  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            not issue public securities as provided by Section 2259.031(b),  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Government Code; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  a political subdivision for purposes of Chapter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            172, Local Government Code; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (4)  a local governmental entity for purposes of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Subchapter I, Chapter 271, Local Government Code; [and] | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (5)  a political subdivision for purposes of Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            180.008, Local Government Code; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (6) [(5)]  a political subdivision for purposes of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 16.061, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, with respect to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            any property purchased, leased, constructed, renovated, or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            improved with state funds under Section 12.128 of this code; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (7) [(6)]  a political subdivision for purposes of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 11.11, Tax Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 6.005.  (a)  Section 12.263, Education Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            effective September 1, 2023, is amended to conform to Chapter 489  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            (H.B. 3456), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (h)  Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of any  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            budget reductions requested by the Legislative Budget Board or the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            governor, any money received by a nonprofit entity granted a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            charter under this subchapter or appropriated to the agency for  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            purposes of operating an adult education program under this  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            subchapter is considered to be part of the foundation school  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            program and is not subject to those budget reductions. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (b)  Section 2, Chapter 489 (H.B. 3456), Acts of the 87th  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, which added Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            29.259(j-1), Education Code, is repealed. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 6.006.  Section 21.051, Education Code, as amended  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by Chapters 215 (H.B. 159) and 952 (S.B. 1590), Acts of the 87th  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is amended by reenacting and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (f-1) to read as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (f)  The board shall propose rules providing flexible  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            options  for persons for any field-based experience or internship  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            required for certification, including options for candidate  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            observations that provide for at least: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  two observations to occur in person and two  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            additional observations to occur in virtual settings that are  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            equivalent in rigor to in-person options for observation; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  three observations to occur in person. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (f-1)  The options required under Subsection (f) must, to the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            greatest extent practicable, involve interaction with a diverse  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            student population, including students with disabilities. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 6.007.  Section 21.4551(b), Education Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended by Chapter 973 (S.B. 2066), Acts of the 87th Legislature,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Regular Session, 2021, is repealed to conform to the repeal of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 21.4551, Education Code, by Chapter 1045 (S.B. 1267), Acts  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 6.008.  Section 31.0211(c), Education Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended by Chapters 806 (H.B. 1525) and 1003 (H.B. 3261), Acts of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (c)  Funds allotted under this section may be used to: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  purchase: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  materials on the list adopted by the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            commissioner, as provided by Section 31.0231; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  instructional materials, regardless of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            whether the instructional materials are on the list adopted under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 31.024; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (C)  consumable instructional materials,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            including workbooks; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (D)  instructional materials for use in bilingual  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            education classes, as provided by Section 31.029; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (E)  instructional materials for use in college  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            preparatory courses under Section 28.014, as provided by Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            31.031; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (F)  supplemental instructional materials, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            provided by Section 31.035; | 
         
         
            | 
                
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                               (G)  state-developed open education resource  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            instructional materials, as provided by Subchapter B-1; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (H)  instructional materials and technological  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            equipment under any continuing contracts of the district in effect  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            on September 1, 2011; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (I)  technological equipment necessary to support  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the use of materials included on the list adopted by the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            commissioner under Section 31.0231 or any instructional materials  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            purchased with an allotment under this section; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (J)  inventory software or systems for storing,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            managing, and accessing instructional materials and analyzing the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            usage and effectiveness of the instructional materials; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (K)  services, equipment, and technology  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            infrastructure necessary to ensure Internet connectivity and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            adequate bandwidth; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  pay: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  for training educational personnel directly  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            involved in student learning in the appropriate use of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            instructional materials and for providing for access to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            technological equipment for instructional use; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  for training personnel in the electronic  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            administration of assessment instruments; [and] | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (C)  the salary and other expenses of an employee  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            who provides technical support for the use of technological  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            equipment directly involved in student learning; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (D) [(C)]  for costs associated with distance  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            learning, including Wi-Fi, Internet access hotspots, wireless  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            network service, broadband service, and other services and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            technological equipment necessary to facilitate Internet access. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 6.009.  Sections 48.009(b-1) and (b-2), Education  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code, as added by Chapter 915 (H.B. 3607), Acts of the 87th  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, are repealed as duplicative of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Sections 48.009(b)(6) and (7), Education Code, as added by Chapter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            806 (H.B. 1525), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            2021. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 6.010.  Section 48.009(b-3), Education Code, is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended to correct a reference to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (b-3)  A student reported under Subsection (b)(7) [(b-2)] as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            having enrolled in a high school equivalency program, a dropout  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            recovery school, or an adult education program provided under a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            high school diploma and industry certification charter school  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            program must be reported through the Public Education Information  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Management System as having previously dropped out of school. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 6.011.  Section 48.009(b-4), Education Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            added by Chapter 806 (H.B. 1525), Acts of the 87th Legislature,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Regular Session, 2021, is repealed as duplicative of Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            48.009(b-3), Education Code, as added by Chapter 915 (H.B. 3607),  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 6.012.  Section 134.004, Education Code, as amended  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by Chapters 80 (S.B. 346) and 499 (H.B. 4279), Acts of the 87th  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted to read as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 134.004.  JOBS AND EDUCATION FOR TEXANS (JET) GRANT  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall establish and administer the Jobs  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program to provide grants to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            public junior colleges, public technical institutes, public state  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            colleges, and school districts and open-enrollment charter schools  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            described under Section 134.007 that apply to the advisory board in  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the manner prescribed by the advisory board. The commission shall  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            award the grants on the advice and recommendations of the advisory  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            board. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (b)  Grants may be awarded under this chapter from the Jobs  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and Education for Texans (JET) fund to defray the start-up costs  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            associated with the development of new career and technical  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            education programs at public junior colleges, public technical  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            institutes, public state colleges, and school districts and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            open-enrollment charter schools described under Section 134.007  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            that meet the requirements of Section 134.006. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 6.013.  Section 134.006(a), Education Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended by Chapters 80 (S.B. 346) and 499 (H.B. 4279), Acts of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted and amended  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (a)  The commission may award a grant for the development of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            new career and technical education courses or programs at public  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            junior colleges, public technical institutes, public state  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            colleges, and school districts[,] and open-enrollment charter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            schools described under Section 134.007. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 6.014.  Section 134.006(d), Education Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended by Chapters 80 (S.B. 346) and 499 (H.B. 4279), Acts of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted to read as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (d)  To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            public junior college, public technical institute, public state  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            college, or school district or open-enrollment charter school  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            described under Section 134.007 must provide matching funds in  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            accordance with rules adopted under Section 134.008. The matching  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            funds may be obtained from any source available to the public junior  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            college, public technical institute, public state college, school  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            district, or open-enrollment charter school, including industry  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            consortia, community or foundation grants, individual  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            contributions, and local governmental agency operating funds. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 6.015.  Section 134.007, Education Code, as amended  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by Chapters 80 (S.B. 346) and 499 (H.B. 4279), Acts of the 87th  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted and amended to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 134.007.  GRANTS AWARDED TO SCHOOL DISTRICT OR  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL. The commission may award a grant  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            under this chapter to: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  an independent [a] school district or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            open-enrollment charter school [under this chapter] if the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            district[: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         [(1) is an independent school district and] or school  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            has entered into a partnership with a public junior college, public  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            technical institute, or public state college for the purpose of: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  promoting career and technical education to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the district's or school's students; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  offering dual credit courses to the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            district's or school's students; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  the Windham School District. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 6.016.  Section 1001.108(b), Education Code, is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended to correct a reference to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (b)  The curriculum must include information about each  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            matter listed in Section 692A.020(k) [49.001(a)], Health and Safety  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ARTICLE 7.  CHANGES RELATING TO ELECTION CODE | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 7.001.  Sections 13.004(d) and (e), Election Code,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            are amended to conform to Chapter 711 (H.B. 3107), Acts of the 87th  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (d)  The voter registrar or other county official who has  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            access to the information furnished on a registration application  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            may not post the following information on a website: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  a telephone number; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  a social security number; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  a driver's license number or a number of a personal  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            identification card; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (4)  a date of birth; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (5)  the residence address of a voter who submits  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            documentation under Subsection (c)(4), (5) [(c)(5)], (6), or (7)[,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            or (8)] to the voter registrar or regarding whom the registrar has  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            received notification under Section 15.0215. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (e)  Documentation submitted under Subsection (c)(4), (5) | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            [(c)(5)], (6), or (7)[, or (8)] shall be retained on file with the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            voter registration application. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 7.002.  Section 87.121, Election Code, as reenacted  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and amended by Chapters 66 (H.B. 1622) and 317 (H.B. 1382), Acts of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 87.121.  EARLY VOTING ROSTERS.  (a)  The early voting  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            clerk shall maintain for each election a roster listing each person  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            who votes an early voting ballot by personal appearance and a roster  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            listing each person to whom an early voting ballot to be voted by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            mail is sent. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (b)  For each person listed, the applicable roster must  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            include: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  the person's name, address, and voter registration  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            number; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  an identification of the person's county election  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            precinct of registration; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  the date of voting or the date the ballot was  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            mailed to the person, as applicable. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (c)  Each roster shall be updated daily. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (d)  Each roster may be maintained in any form approved by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the secretary of state. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (e)  The clerk shall preserve each roster after the election  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            for the period for preserving the precinct election records. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (f)  Information on the roster for a person to whom an early  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            voting mail ballot has been sent is not available for public  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            inspection, except to the voter seeking to verify that the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            information pertaining to the voter is accurate, until the first  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            business day after election day. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (g)  Information on the roster for a person who votes an  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            early voting ballot by personal appearance shall be made available  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            for public inspection as provided by Subsection (i) not later than  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            11 a.m. on the day after the date the information is entered on the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            roster under Subsection (c). | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (h)  Information on the roster for a person who votes an  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            early voting ballot by mail shall be made available for public  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            inspection as provided by Subsection (i) not later than 11 a.m. on  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the day following the day the early voting clerk receives any ballot  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            voted by mail. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (i)  The information under Subsections (g) and (h) must be  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            made available: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  for an election in which the county clerk is the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            early voting clerk: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  on the publicly accessible Internet website  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            of the county; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  if the county does not maintain a website, on  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            commissioners court; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  for an election not described by Subdivision (1): | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  on the publicly accessible Internet website  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            of the authority ordering the election; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  if the authority ordering the election does  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            not maintain a website, on the bulletin board used for posting  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            notice of meetings of the governing body of the authority. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (j)  The early voting clerk for a primary election or the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            general election for state and county officers shall submit to the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            secretary of state for posting on the secretary of state's Internet  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            website the information described by: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  Subsection (g) not later than 11 a.m. on the day  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            after the date the information is entered on the roster under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Subsection (c); and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  Subsection (h) not later than 11 a.m. on the day  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            following the day the early voting clerk receives any ballot voted  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by mail. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (k)  The early voting clerk for a primary election or the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            general election for state and county officers shall submit to the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            secretary of state for posting on the secretary of state's Internet  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            website the election day information described by Subsections (g)  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and (h) not later than 11 a.m. on the day after the election. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (l)  The early voting clerk for a primary election or the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            general election for state and county officers shall submit to the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            secretary of state for posting on the secretary of state's Internet  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            website the final rosters containing information described by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Subsections (g) and (h) not later than the 20th day after the date  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            of the local canvass. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (m) [(k)]  The secretary of state shall post the information  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            described by Subsection (j) on the secretary of state's Internet  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            website in a downloadable format not later than 11 a.m. on the day  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            following the day of receipt of the information. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (n) [(l)]  The secretary of state shall create a system for  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            an early voting clerk for a primary election or the general election  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            for state and county officers to provide the information to the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            secretary of state for posting on the secretary of state's Internet  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            website under Subsection (j). | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (o) [(m)]  A person registered to vote in the county where  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the early voting clerk is conducting early voting may submit a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            complaint to the secretary of state stating that an early voting  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            clerk has not complied with this section. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (p) [(n)]  The secretary of state by rule shall create and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            maintain a system for receiving and recording complaints made under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            this section. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (q) [(o)]  The secretary of state shall maintain a record  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            indicating early voting clerks who have failed to comply with the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            requirements of this section. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ARTICLE 8.  CHANGES RELATING TO FAMILY CODE | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 8.001.  Section 54.047(f), Family Code, as amended  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by Section 13, Chapter 948 (S.B. 1480), Acts of the 87th  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is repealed to conform to the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            repeal of Section 54.047(f), Family Code, by Section 5.01(b)(5),  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 472 (S.B. 41), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 8.002.  Section 161.001(c), Family Code, as amended  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by Chapters 8 (H.B. 567) and 29 (H.B. 2536), Acts of the 87th  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted and amended to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (c)  Evidence of one or more of the following does not  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            constitute clear and convincing evidence sufficient for a court to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            make a finding under Subsection (b) and order termination of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            parent-child relationship: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  the parent homeschooled the child; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  the parent is economically disadvantaged; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  the parent has been charged with a nonviolent  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            misdemeanor offense other than: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  an offense under Title 5, Penal Code; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  an offense under Title 6, Penal Code; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (C)  an offense that involves family violence, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            defined by Section 71.004 of this code; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (4)  the parent provided or administered low-THC  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            cannabis to a child for whom the low-THC cannabis was prescribed  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            under Chapter 169, Occupations Code; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (5)  the parent declined immunization for the child for  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            reasons of conscience, including a religious belief; [or] | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (6)  the parent sought an opinion from more than one  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            medical provider relating to the child's medical care, transferred  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the child's medical care to a new medical provider, or transferred  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the child to another health care facility; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (7) [(6)]  the parent allowed the child to engage in  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            independent activities that are appropriate and typical for the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            child's level of maturity, physical condition, developmental  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            abilities, or culture. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 8.003.  Section 261.001(4), Family Code, as amended  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by Chapters 8 (H.B. 567) and 29 (H.B. 2536), Acts of the 87th  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted and amended to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (4)  "Neglect" means an act or failure to act by a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            evidencing the person's blatant disregard for the consequences of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the act or failure to act that results in harm to the child or that  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            creates an immediate danger to the child's physical health or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            safety and: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  includes: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (i)  the leaving of a child in a situation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            where the child would be exposed to an immediate danger of physical  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            or mental harm, without arranging for necessary care for the child,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and the demonstration of an intent not to return by a parent,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            guardian, or managing or possessory conservator of the child; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (ii)  the following acts or omissions by a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            person: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                           (a)  placing a child in or failing to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            remove a child from a situation that a reasonable person would  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            realize requires judgment or actions beyond the child's level of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            maturity, physical condition, or mental abilities and that results  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            in bodily injury or an immediate danger of harm to the child; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                           (b)  failing to seek, obtain, or follow  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            through with medical care for a child, with the failure resulting in  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            or presenting an immediate danger of death, disfigurement, or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            bodily injury or with the failure resulting in an observable and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            material impairment to the growth, development, or functioning of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the child; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                           (c)  the failure to provide a child  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            with food, clothing, or shelter necessary to sustain the life or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            health of the child, excluding failure caused primarily by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            financial inability unless relief services had been offered and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            refused; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                           (d)  placing a child in or failing to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            remove the child from a situation in which the child would be  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            exposed to an immediate danger of sexual conduct harmful to the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            child; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                           (e)  placing a child in or failing to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            remove the child from a situation in which the child would be  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            exposed to acts or omissions that constitute abuse under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Subdivision (1)(E), (F), (G), (H), or (K) committed against another  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            child; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (iii)  the failure by the person responsible  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            for a child's care, custody, or welfare to permit the child to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            return to the child's home without arranging for the necessary care  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            for the child after the child has been absent from the home for any  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            reason, including having been in residential placement or having  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            run away; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (iv)  a negligent act or omission by an  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            employee, volunteer, or other individual working under the auspices  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            of a facility or program, including failure to comply with an  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            individual treatment plan, plan of care, or individualized service  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            plan, that causes or may cause substantial emotional harm or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            physical injury to, or the death of, a child served by the facility  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            or program as further described by rule or policy; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  does not include: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (i)  the refusal by a person responsible for  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            a child's care, custody, or welfare to permit the child to remain in  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            or return to the child's home resulting in the placement of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            child in the conservatorship of the department if: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                           (a)  the child has a severe emotional  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            disturbance; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                           (b)  the person's refusal is based  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            solely on the person's inability to obtain mental health services  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            necessary to protect the safety and well-being of the child; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                           (c)  the person has exhausted all  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            reasonable means available to the person to obtain the mental  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            health services described by Sub-subparagraph (b); [or] | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (ii)  allowing the child to engage in  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            independent activities that are appropriate and typical for the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            child's level of maturity, physical condition, developmental  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            abilities, or culture; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (iii) [(ii)]  a decision by a person  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare to: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                           (a)  obtain an opinion from more than  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            one medical provider relating to the child's medical care; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                           (b)  transfer the child's medical care  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            to a new medical provider; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                           (c)  transfer the child to another  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            health care facility. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 8.004.  Section 262.116(a), Family Code, as amended  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by Chapters 8 (H.B. 567) and 29 (H.B. 2536), Acts of the 87th  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted and amended to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (a)  The Department of Family and Protective Services may not  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            take possession of a child under this subchapter based on evidence  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            that the parent: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  homeschooled the child; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  is economically disadvantaged; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  has been charged with a nonviolent misdemeanor  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            offense other than: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  an offense under Title 5, Penal Code; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  an offense under Title 6, Penal Code; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (C)  an offense that involves family violence, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            defined by Section 71.004 of this code; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (4)  provided or administered low-THC cannabis to a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            child for whom the low-THC cannabis was prescribed under Chapter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            169, Occupations Code; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (5)  declined immunization for the child for reasons of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            conscience, including a religious belief; [or] | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (6)  sought an opinion from more than one medical  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            provider relating to the child's medical care, transferred the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            child's medical care to a new medical provider, or transferred the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            child to another health care facility; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (7) [(6)]  allowed the child to engage in independent  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            activities that are appropriate and typical for the child's level  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            of maturity, physical condition, developmental abilities, or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            culture; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (8) [(7)]  tested positive for marihuana, unless the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            department has evidence that the parent's use of marihuana has  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            caused significant impairment to the child's physical or mental  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            health or emotional development. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ARTICLE 9.  CHANGES RELATING TO FINANCE CODE | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 9.001.  Section 31.002(a)(15), Finance Code, is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended to correct a reference to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (15)  "Deposit" means the establishment of a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            debtor-creditor relationship represented by the agreement of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            deposit debtor to act as a holding, paying, or disbursing agent for  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the deposit creditor.  The term: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  includes: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (i)  an unpaid balance of money that is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            received by the deposit debtor in the usual course of business in  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            exchange for conditional or unconditional credit to a commercial,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            checking, savings, or time account of the deposit creditor or the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            creditor's designee, or that is evidenced by a certificate of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            deposit or similar instrument, a certified check or draft drawn  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            against a deposit account, or a letter of credit or traveler's check  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            on which the deposit debtor is primarily liable, but excluding an  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            obligation arising under Chapter 151 [152]; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (ii)  money or credit given for money  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            received by the deposit debtor in the usual course of business for a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            special purpose, including money: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                           (a)  held as escrow money, as security  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            for an obligation due to the deposit debtor or another person, or as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            security for a loan; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                           (b)  left with a deposit debtor by a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            deposit creditor to meet maturing obligations that are not yet due;  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                           (c)  held by the deposit debtor to meet  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            an acceptance or letter of credit; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (iii)  an outstanding draft, cashier's  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            check, money order, or other officer's check issued by the deposit  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            debtor in the usual course of business for any purpose, including  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            payment for services, dividends, or purchases; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (iv)  an obligation that the finance  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            commission by rule defines as a deposit liability, except that the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            term may not include money received for immediate application to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            reduction of an indebtedness; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  does not include an obligation that this  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            subtitle or finance commission rule determines not to be a deposit  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            liability. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 9.002.  Sections 59.011(a) and (c), Finance Code,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            are amended to conform to the expiration of Title 16, Property Code,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            on September 1, 2009, to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (a)  For purposes of Chapter 27, Property Code, [and Title  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            16, Property Code,] a federally insured financial institution  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            regulated under this code is not a builder. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (c)  A builder hired by a lender to complete the construction  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            of a foreclosed home is not liable for any construction defects of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            which the builder had no knowledge that existed prior to the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            acquisition of the home by the lender, but the builder is subject to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 27, Property Code, [and Title 16, Property Code,] for work  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            performed for the lender subsequent to the acquisition of the home  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by the lender. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ARTICLE 10.  CHANGES RELATING TO GOVERNMENT CODE | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 10.001.  The heading to Subchapter H, Chapter 51,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Government Code, is repealed to conform to the repeal of Sections  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            51.702, 51.703, 51.704, 51.705, 51.706, 51.707, 51.708, 51.709,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            51.710, 51.711, and 51.713, Government Code, by Chapter 472  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            (S.B. 41), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 10.002.  Section 402.0351(b), Government Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended by Chapters 280 (H.B. 3721) and 1049 (S.B. 1831), Acts of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted to read  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (b)  The attorney general by rule shall prescribe the design  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and content of a sign required to be posted under this section.  The  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            sign must: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  contain information regarding services and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            assistance available to victims of human trafficking; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  be in English, Spanish, and any other language  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            determined appropriate by the attorney general in consultation with  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the council; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  include: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  a toll-free telephone number and Internet  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            website for accessing human trafficking resources; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  the contact information for reporting  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (C)  the key indicators that a person is a victim  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            of human trafficking. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 10.003.  Section 411.179(a), Government Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended by Chapters 203 (H.B. 918), 383 (S.B. 1134), and 821 (H.B.  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            2675), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            reenacted and amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (a)  The department by rule shall adopt the form of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            license. A license must include: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  a number assigned to the license holder by the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            department; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  a statement of the period for which the license is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            effective; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  a photograph of the license holder; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (4)  the license holder's full name, date of birth, hair  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and eye color, height, weight, and signature; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (5)  the license holder's residence address or, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            provided by Subsection (d), the street address of the courthouse in  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            which the license holder or license holder's spouse or parent  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            serves as a federal judge or the license holder serves as a state  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            judge; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (6)  the number of a driver's license or an  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            identification certificate issued to the license holder by the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            department; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (7)  the designation "VETERAN" if required under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Subsection (e); [and] | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (8)  any at-risk designation for which the license  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            holder has established eligibility under Section 411.184; and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (9) [(8)]  if applicable, a protective order  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            designation under Section 411.1735. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 10.004.  Section 478.0001(3), Government Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended by Chapters 10 (H.B. 1472), 102 (S.B. 1265), 605 (S.B.  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            1155), and 915 (H.B. 3607), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is reenacted and amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  "Event" means any of the following and includes  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            any activity related to or associated with the following: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  the Academy of Country Music Awards; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Games; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (C)  a Big 12 Football Conference Championship  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            game; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (D)  the Breeders' Cup World Championships; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (E)  a game of the College Football Playoff or its  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            successor; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (F)  the Confederation of North, Central America  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) Gold Cup; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (G) [(F)]  a CONVRG conference; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (H) [(G)]  an Elite Rodeo Association World  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Championship; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (I) [(H)]  a Formula One automobile race; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (J) [(I)]  the largest event held each year at a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            sports entertainment venue in this state with a permanent seating  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            capacity, including grandstand and premium seating, of at least  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            125,000 on September 1, 2021; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (K) [(J)]  the Major League Baseball All-Star  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Game; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (L) [(K)]  the Major League Soccer All-Star Game  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            or the Major League Soccer Cup; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (M) [(L)]  a mixed martial arts championship; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (N) [(M)]  the Moto Grand Prix of the United  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            States; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (O) [(N)]  the National Association for Stock Car  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Auto Racing (NASCAR): | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (i)  All-Star Race; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (ii)  season-ending Championship Race; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (iii)  Texas Grand Prix race; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (P) [(O)]  the National Basketball Association  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            All-Star Game; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (Q) [(P)]  a National Collegiate Athletic  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Association Final Four tournament game; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (R) [(Q)] the National Collegiate Athletic  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Association men's or women's lacrosse championships; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (S) [(R)]  a national collegiate championship of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            an amateur sport sanctioned by the national governing body of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            sport that is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (T) [(S)]  the National Cutting Horse Association  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Triple Crown; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (U) [(T)]  the National Hockey League All-Star  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Game; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (V)  the National Hot Rod Association Fall  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Nationals at the Texas Motorplex; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (W) [(U)]  a national political convention of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Republican National Committee or the Democratic National  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Committee; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (X) [(V)]  a championship event in the National  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Championship Series; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (Y) [(W)]  an Olympic activity, including a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Junior or Senior activity, training program, or feeder program  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee's Community  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Olympic Development Program; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (Z) [(X)]  a presidential general election  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            debate; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (AA) [(Y)]  the Professional Rodeo Cowboys  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Association National Finals Rodeo; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (BB) [(Z)]  a Super Bowl; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (CC) [(AA)]  the United States Open Championship; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (DD) [(BB)]  a World Cup soccer game or the World  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Cup soccer tournament; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (EE) [(CC)]  the World Games; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (FF) [(DD)]  a World Wrestling Entertainment  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            WrestleMania event; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (GG) [(EE)]  the X Games. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 10.005.  Section 478.0001(7), Government Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended by Chapters 10 (H.B. 1472), 102 (S.B. 1265), and 915 (H.B.  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            3607), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            reenacted and amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (7)  "Site selection organization" means: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  the Academy of Country Music; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  the Amateur Athletic Union; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (C)  the Big 12 Conference; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (D)  the College Football Playoff Administration,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            LLC, or its successor; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (E)  the Commission on Presidential Debates; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (F)  the Confederation of North, Central America  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf); | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (G) [(F)]  the Democratic National Committee; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (H) [(G)]  Dorna Sports; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (I) [(H)]  the Elite Rodeo Association; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (J) [(I)]  Encore Live; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (K) [(J)]  ESPN or an affiliate; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (L) [(K)]  the Federation Internationale de  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Football Association (FIFA); | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (M) [(L)]  the International World Games  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Association; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (N) [(M)]  Major League Baseball; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (O) [(N)]  Major League Soccer; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (P) [(O)]  the National Association for Stock Car  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Auto Racing (NASCAR); | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (Q) [(P)]  the National Basketball Association; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (R) [(Q)]  the National Collegiate Athletic  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Association; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (S) [(R)]  the National Cutting Horse  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Association; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (T) [(S)]  the National Football League; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (U) [(T)]  the National Hockey League; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (V)  the National Hot Rod Association; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (W) [(U)]  the National Reined Cow Horse  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Association (NRCHA); | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (X) [(V)]  the Professional Rodeo Cowboys  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Association; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (Y) [(W)]  the Republican National Committee; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (Z) [(X)]  the Ultimate Fighting Championship; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (AA) [(Y)]  the United States Golf Association; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (BB) [(Z)]  the United States Olympic Committee; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (CC) [(AA)]  World Wrestling Entertainment; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (DD) [(BB)]  the national governing body of a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            sport that is recognized by: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (i)  the Federation Internationale de  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            l'Automobile; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (ii)  Formula One Management Limited; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (iii)  the National Thoroughbred Racing  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Association; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (iv)  the United States Olympic Committee. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 10.006.  Section 478.0053, Government Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended by Chapter 10 (H.B. 1472), Acts of the 87th Legislature,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Regular Session, 2021, is amended to conform to the amendment of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 478.0001(3), Government Code, by Chapter 915 (H.B. 3607),  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, to read as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 478.0053.  EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN LARGE VENUES.  Section 478.0051(b)(1) does  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            not apply to an event described by Section 478.0001(3)(J) | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            [478.0001(3)(H)].  If an endorsing municipality or endorsing county  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            requests the office to make a determination under Section 478.0102  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            for an event described by Section 478.0001(3)(J)  [478.0001(3)(H)],  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the remaining provisions of this chapter apply to that event as if  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the event satisfied the eligibility requirements under Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            478.0051(b)(1). | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 10.007.  Section 508.151(a), Government Code, is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended to conform to the amendment of Article 42A.054(a), Code of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Criminal Procedure, by Chapter 1137 (H.B. 2758), Acts of the 86th  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (a)  For the purpose of diverting inmates to halfway houses  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            under Section 508.118, a parole panel, after reviewing all  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            available pertinent information, may designate a presumptive  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            parole date for an inmate who: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  has never been convicted of an offense listed  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            under Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, or an offense  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            under Section [20A.03 or] 21.02, Penal Code; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  has never had a conviction with a judgment that  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            contains an affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d),  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code of Criminal Procedure. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            SECTION 10.008.  Section 2273.004(a), Government Code, is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended to correct a reference to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (a)  The attorney general may bring an action in the name of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the state to enjoin a violation of Section 2273.003 [2272.003].  The  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            attorney general may recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            incurred in bringing an action under this subsection. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ARTICLE 11.  CHANGES RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 11.001.  Section 62.1571, Health and Safety Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended by Chapters 624 (H.B. 4) and 811 (H.B. 2056), Acts of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted and amended  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 62.1571.  TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES, [AND]  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL SERVICES, AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES.  (a)  In  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            providing covered benefits to a child, a health plan provider must  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            permit benefits to be provided through telemedicine medical  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            services, [and] teledentistry dental services, and telehealth  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            services in accordance with policies developed by the commission. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (b)  The policies must provide for: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  the availability of covered benefits  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            appropriately provided through telemedicine medical services, | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            [and] teledentistry dental services, and [or] telehealth services  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            that are comparable to the same types of covered benefits provided  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            without the use of telemedicine medical services, [and]  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            teledentistry dental services, and [or] telehealth services; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  the availability of covered benefits for different  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            services performed by multiple health care providers during a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            single session of telemedicine medical services, teledentistry  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            dental services, or both services, or of telehealth services, if  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the executive commissioner determines that delivery of the covered  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            benefits in that manner is cost-effective in comparison to the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            costs that would be involved in obtaining the services from  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            providers without the use of telemedicine medical services, [or]  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            teledentistry dental services, or telehealth services, including  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the costs of transportation and lodging and other direct costs. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (c)  In this section, "teledentistry dental service," [and]  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            "telehealth service," and "telemedicine medical service" have the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            meanings assigned by Section 531.001, Government Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 11.002.  Sections 481.134(b) and (c), Health and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Safety Code, as amended by Chapters 584 (S.B. 768) and 807 (H.B.  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            1540), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, are  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            reenacted to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (b)  An offense otherwise punishable as a state jail felony  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            under Section 481.112, 481.1121, 481.1123, 481.113, 481.114, or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            481.120 is punishable as a felony of the third degree, an offense  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            otherwise punishable as a felony of the third degree under any of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            those sections is punishable as a felony of the second degree, and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            an offense otherwise punishable as a felony of the second degree  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            under any of those sections is punishable as a felony of the first  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            degree, if it is shown at the punishment phase of the trial of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            offense that the offense was committed: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  in, on, or within 1,000 feet of premises owned,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            rented, or leased by an institution of higher learning, the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            premises of a public or private youth center, or a playground; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  in, on, or within 300 feet of the premises of a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            public swimming pool or video arcade facility; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  by any unauthorized person 18 years of age or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            older, in, on, or within 1,000 feet of premises owned, rented, or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            leased by a general residential operation operating as a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            residential treatment center. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (c)  The minimum term of confinement or imprisonment for an  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            offense otherwise punishable under Section 481.112(c), (d), (e), or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            (f), 481.1121(b)(2), (3), or (4), 481.1123(c), (d), (e), or (f),  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            481.113(c), (d), or (e), 481.114(c), (d), or (e), 481.115(c)-(f),  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            481.1151(b)(2), (3), (4), or (5), 481.116(c), (d), or (e),  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            481.1161(b)(4), (5), or (6), 481.117(c), (d), or (e), 481.118(c),  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            (d), or (e), 481.120(b)(4), (5), or (6), or 481.121(b)(4), (5), or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            (6) is increased by five years and the maximum fine for the offense  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            is doubled if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            offense was committed: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  in, on, or within 1,000 feet of the premises of a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            school, the premises of a public or private youth center, or a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            playground; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  on a school bus; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  by any unauthorized person 18 years of age or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            older, in, on, or within 1,000 feet of premises owned, rented, or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            leased by a general residential operation operating as a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            residential treatment center. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 11.003.  Section 692A.020(i), Health and Safety  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code, is amended to correct a typographical error to read as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (i)  The Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry fund is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            created as a trust fund outside the state treasury to be held by the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            comptroller and administered by the Department of Public Safety as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            trustee on behalf of the statewide donor registry maintained for  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the benefit of the citizens of this state.  The fund is composed of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            money deposited to the credit of the fund under Sections  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            502.405(b), 521.008, and 521.422(c), Transportation Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            provided by those sections [subsections].  Money in the fund shall  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            be disbursed at least monthly, without appropriation, to the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            nonprofit organization administering the registry to pay the costs  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            of: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  maintaining, operating, and updating the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Internet-based registry and establishing procedures for an  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            individual to be added to the registry; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  designing and distributing educational materials  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            for prospective donors as required under this section; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  providing education under this chapter. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 11.004.  Section 711.002(a), Health and Safety Code,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            is amended to correct a reference to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (l), unless a decedent  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            has left directions in writing for the disposition of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            decedent's remains as provided in Subsection (g), the following  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            persons, in the priority listed, have the right to control the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            disposition, including cremation, of the decedent's remains, shall  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            inter the remains, and in accordance with Subsection (a-3) [(a-1)]  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            are liable for the reasonable cost of interment: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  the person designated in a written instrument  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            signed by the decedent; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  the decedent's surviving spouse; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  any one of the decedent's surviving adult  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            children; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (4)  either one of the decedent's surviving parents; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (5)  any one of the decedent's surviving adult  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            siblings; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (6)  any one or more of the duly qualified executors or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            administrators of the decedent's estate; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (7)  any adult person in the next degree of kinship in  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            the order named by law to inherit the estate of the decedent. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 11.005.  Section 771.060, Health and Safety Code, is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended to correct a reference to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 771.060.  BUSINESS PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL TELEPHONE  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            SWITCHES.  A business service user that provides residential  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            facilities and owns or leases a private telephone switch used to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            provide telephone service to facility residents shall provide to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            those residential end users the same level of 9-1-1 service that a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            service supplier is providing to other residential end users in the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            area participating in the regional plan under Section 771.051(a)(2) | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            [771.051(2)]. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ARTICLE 12.  CHANGES RELATING TO HUMAN RESOURCES CODE | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 12.001.  Section 42.048(e), Human Resources Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended by Chapters 37 (S.B. 863) and 547 (S.B. 225), Acts of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted to read as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (e)  A license issued under this chapter is not transferable  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and applies only to the operator stated in the license application.  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            A change in ownership automatically revokes a license. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ARTICLE 13.  CHANGES RELATING TO INSURANCE CODE | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 13.001.  The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 1109,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Insurance Code, is repealed to conform to the repeal of Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            1109.101, Insurance Code, by Section 18(2), Chapter 52 (H.B. 1514),  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ARTICLE 14.  CHANGES RELATING TO LABOR CODE | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 14.001.  Section 51.016(h), Labor Code, as amended   | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by Chapters 79 (S.B. 315) and 942 (S.B. 766), Acts of the 87th  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted to read as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (h)  The commission, the attorney general, or a law  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            enforcement agency may inspect a record maintained under this  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            section and request proof of E-verify program information  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            verification if there is good reason to believe that an individual  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            younger than 21 years of age is employed or has been employed by, or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            has entered into a contract, other than a contract described by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Subsection (g), for the performance of work or the provision of a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            service with, the sexually oriented business within the five years  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            preceding the date of the inspection. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ARTICLE 15.  CHANGES RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES CODE | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 15.001.  Section 51.131(a), Natural Resources Code,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            is amended to correct a reference to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (a)  For each lease issued under this subchapter for  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            agricultural or grazing purposes, the commissioner may require the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            lessee to implement a soil and water conservation plan approved by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the commissioner.  The commissioner, in reviewing a plan, and the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            lessee, in implementing a plan, may be assisted by the United States  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 15.002.  Section 81.073, Natural Resources Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            added by Chapter 931 (H.B. 3648), Acts of the 87th Legislature,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Regular Session, 2021, is repealed as duplicative of Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            81.073, Natural Resources Code, as added by Chapter 426 (S.B. 3),  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021. | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            ARTICLE 16.  CHANGES RELATING TO OCCUPATIONS CODE | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 16.001.  Section 51.002, Occupations Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended by Chapters 663 (H.B. 1560) and 850 (S.B. 713), Acts of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted to read as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 51.002.  APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.  The Texas  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Commission of Licensing and Regulation and the Texas Department of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Licensing and Regulation are subject to Chapter 325, Government  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by that chapter, the commission and the department are abolished  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            September 1, 2033. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 16.002.  Section 568.003(a), Occupations Code, is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended to correct cross-references to conform to Chapter 1463  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            (H.B. 2950), Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (a)  The board may take disciplinary action under Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            568.0035 against an applicant for or the holder of a current or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            expired pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            registration if the board determines that the applicant or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            registrant has: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  violated this subtitle or a rule adopted under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            this subtitle; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  engaged in gross immorality, as that term is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            defined by the rules of the board; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  engaged in any fraud, deceit, or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            misrepresentation, as those terms are defined by the rules of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            board, in seeking a registration to act as a pharmacy technician or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            pharmacy technician trainee; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (4)  been convicted of or placed on deferred  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            adjudication community supervision or deferred disposition or the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            applicable federal equivalent for: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  a misdemeanor: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (i)  involving moral turpitude; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (ii)  under Chapter 481 or 483, Health and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Safety Code, or the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.); or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  a felony; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (5)  developed an incapacity that prevents the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            applicant or registrant from practicing as a pharmacy technician or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            pharmacy technician trainee with reasonable skill, competence, and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            safety to the public; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (6)  violated: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  Chapter 481 or 483, Health and Safety Code,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            or rules relating to those chapters; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  Sections 485.031-485.034 [485.031-485.035],  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Health and Safety Code; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (C)  a rule adopted under Section 485.002 | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            [485.011], Health and Safety Code; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (7)  violated the pharmacy or drug laws or rules of this  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            state, another state, or the United States; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (8)  performed duties in a pharmacy that only a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            pharmacist may perform, as defined by the rules of the board; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (9)  used alcohol or drugs in an intemperate manner  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            that, in the board's opinion, could endanger a patient's life; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (10)  engaged in negligent, unreasonable, or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            inappropriate conduct when working in a pharmacy; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (11)  violated a disciplinary order; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (12)  been convicted or adjudicated of a criminal  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            offense that requires registration as a sex offender under Chapter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            62, Code of Criminal Procedure; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (13)  been disciplined by a pharmacy or other health  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            regulatory board of this state or another state for conduct  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            substantially equivalent to conduct described by this subsection. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 16.003.  The heading to Subchapter K, Chapter 701,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Occupations Code, is repealed to conform to the repeal of Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            701.512, Occupations Code, by Chapter 663 (H.B. 1560), Acts of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ARTICLE 17.  CHANGES RELATING TO PENAL CODE | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 17.001.  Section 12.35(c), Penal Code, is amended to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            conform to the amendment of Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Procedure, by Chapter 1137 (H.B. 2758), Acts of the 86th  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (c)  An individual adjudged guilty of a state jail felony  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            shall be punished for a third degree felony if it is shown on the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            trial of the offense that: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  a deadly weapon as defined by Section 1.07 was used  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            or exhibited during the commission of the offense or during  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            immediate flight following the commission of the offense, and that  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the individual used or exhibited the deadly weapon or was a party to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the offense and knew that a deadly weapon would be used or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            exhibited; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  the individual has previously been finally  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            convicted of any felony: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  under Section [20A.03 or] 21.02 or listed in  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  for which the judgment contains an  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d), Code of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Criminal Procedure. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 17.002.  Section 42.03, Penal Code, as amended by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapters 197 (H.B. 9) and 949 (S.B. 1495), Acts of the 87th  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is amended by reenacting and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (c)  Except as otherwise provided by Subsections (c-1), (d), | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and (e), an offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (c-1)  An offense under this section [, except that the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            offense] is a state jail felony if, in committing the offense, the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            actor knowingly: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  prevents the passage of an authorized emergency  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            vehicle, as defined by Section 541.201, Transportation Code, that  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            is operating the vehicle's emergency audible or visual signals  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            required by Section 546.003, Transportation Code; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  obstructs access to a hospital licensed under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code, or other health care facility  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            that provides emergency medical care, as defined by Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            773.003, Health and Safety Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 17.003. Section 43.02(c-2), Penal Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapters 807 (H.B. 1540) and 1049 (S.B. 1831), Acts of the 87th  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is transferred to Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            43.021, Penal Code, redesignated as Section 43.021(b-1), Penal  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code, and amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (b-1) [(c-2)]  The punishment prescribed for an offense  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            under Subsection (a) [(b)] is increased to the punishment  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            prescribed for the next highest category of offense if it is shown  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            on the trial of the offense that the actor committed the offense in  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            a location that was: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  on the premises of or within 1,000 feet of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            premises of a school; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  on premises or within 1,000 feet of premises  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            where: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  an official school function was taking place;  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  an event sponsored or sanctioned by the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            University Interscholastic League was taking place. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 17.004.  Sections 46.035(b), (c), and (d), Penal  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code, as amended by Chapter 481 (H.B. 2112) and Chapter 518 (S.B.  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            550), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, are  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            repealed to conform to the repeal of Section 46.035, Penal Code, by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 809 (H.B. 1927), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 17.005.  Section 46.06(a), Penal Code, is amended to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            correct a reference to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (a)  A person commits an offense if the person: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            any person knowing that the person to whom the handgun is to be  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            delivered intends to use it unlawfully or in the commission of an  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            unlawful act; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  intentionally or knowingly sells, rents, leases,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            or gives or offers to sell, rent, lease, or give to any child  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            younger than 18 years of age any firearm, club, or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            location-restricted knife; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly sells a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            firearm or ammunition for a firearm to any person who is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            intoxicated; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (4)  knowingly sells a firearm or ammunition for a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            firearm to any person who has been convicted of a felony before the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            fifth anniversary of the later of the following dates: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  the person's release from confinement  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            following conviction of the felony; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  the person's release from supervision under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision following  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            conviction of the felony; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (5)  sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            any person knowing that an active protective order is directed to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the person to whom the handgun is to be delivered; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (6)  knowingly purchases, rents, leases, or receives as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            a loan or gift from another a handgun while an active protective  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            order is directed to the actor; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (7)  while prohibited from possessing a firearm under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            state or federal law, knowingly makes a material false statement on  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            a form that is: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  required by state or federal law for the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            purchase, sale, or other transfer of a firearm; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  submitted to a [licensed] firearms dealer  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            licensed under [, as defined by] 18 U.S.C. Section 923. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ARTICLE 18.  CHANGES RELATING TO PROPERTY CODE | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 18.001.  Section 5.018, Property Code, is repealed  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            to conform to the expiration of Title 16, Property Code, on  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            September 1, 2009. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ARTICLE 19.  CHANGES RELATING TO SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 19.001. Section 1013.104(b), Special District Local  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Laws Code, is amended to correct a typographical error to read as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (b)  The hospital system may include: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  facilities and equipment for domiciliary | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            [domiliciary] care and treatment of sick, injured, or geriatric  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            patients; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  outpatient clinics; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  convalescent home facilities; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (4)  physicians' offices; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (5)  any other facilities or equipment the board  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            considers necessary for hospital purposes. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 19.002.  Section 1100.064(a), Special District  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Local Laws Code, is amended to correct a typographical error to read  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (a)  The district may spend district money to recruit  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            physicians [physicans], nurses, or other trained medical  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            personnel. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ARTICLE 20.  CHANGES RELATING TO TAX CODE | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 20.001.  (a)  Section 5.102(a), Tax Code, is amended  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            to conform to the amendment of Section 5.102, Tax Code, by Chapter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            490 (H.B. 3384), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            2019, to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (a)  At least once every two years, the comptroller shall  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            review the governance of each appraisal district, the taxpayer  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            assistance provided by each appraisal district, and the operating  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and appraisal standards, procedures, and methodology used by each  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            appraisal district, to determine compliance with generally  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            accepted standards, procedures, and methodology, including  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            compliance with standards, procedures, and methodology prescribed  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by any appraisal manuals required by law to be prepared and issued  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by the comptroller. [After consultation with the property tax  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            administration advisory board, the comptroller by rule may  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            establish procedures and standards for conducting and scoring the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            review.] | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (b)  Section 5.102(a-2), Tax Code, is amended to conform to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the amendment of Section 5.102(a), Tax Code, by Chapter 944 (S.B.  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            2), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to read as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (a-2)  After consultation with the property tax  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            administration advisory board [committee created under Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            403.302, Government Code], the comptroller by rule may establish  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            procedures and standards for conducting and scoring a review under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            this section. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 20.002. Section 171.0002(c), Tax Code, is amended to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            correct a reference to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (c)  "Taxable entity" does not include an entity that is: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  a grantor trust as defined by Sections 671 and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            7701(a)(30)(E), Internal Revenue Code, all of the grantors and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            beneficiaries of which are natural persons or charitable entities  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            as described in Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code, excluding  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            a trust taxable as a business entity pursuant to Treasury  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Regulation Section 301.7701-4(b); | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  an estate of a natural person as defined by Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            7701(a)(30)(D), Internal Revenue Code, excluding an estate taxable  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            as a business entity pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            301.7701-4(b); | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  an escrow; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (4)  a real estate investment trust (REIT) as defined  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by Section 856, Internal Revenue Code, and its "qualified REIT  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            subsidiary" entities as defined by Section 856(i)(2), Internal  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Revenue Code, provided that: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  a REIT with any amount of its assets in direct  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            holdings of real estate, other than real estate it occupies for  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            business purposes, as opposed to holding interests in limited  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            partnerships or other entities that directly hold the real estate,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            is a taxable entity; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  a limited partnership or other entity that  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            directly holds the real estate as described in Paragraph (A) is not  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            exempt under this subdivision, without regard to whether a REIT  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            holds an interest in it; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (5)  a real estate mortgage investment conduit (REMIC),  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            as defined by Section 860D, Internal Revenue Code; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (6)  a nonprofit self-insurance trust created under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 2212, Insurance Code, or a predecessor statute; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (7)  a trust qualified under Section 401(a), Internal  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Revenue Code; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (8)  a trust or other entity that is exempt under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 501(c)(9), Internal Revenue Code; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (9)  an unincorporated entity organized as a political  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            committee under the Election Code or the provisions of the Federal  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. Section 30101 et seq.) [(2  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            U.S.C. Section 431 et seq.)]. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ARTICLE 21.  CHANGES RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION CODE | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 21.001.  Section 503.0626(c), Transportation Code,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            is amended to correct a reference to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (c)  Before a dealer's or converter's temporary tag may be  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            displayed on a vehicle, the dealer or converter must enter into the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            database through the Internet information on the vehicle and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            information about the dealer or converter as prescribed by the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            department.  Except as provided by Section 503.0632(f) | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            [506.0632(f)], the department may not deny access to the database  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            to any dealer who holds a general distinguishing number issued  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            under this chapter or who is licensed under Chapter 2301,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Occupations Code, or to any converter licensed under Chapter 2301,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Occupations Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 21.002.  Section 503.0631(c), Transportation Code,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            is amended to correct a reference to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), before a buyer's  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            temporary tag may be displayed on a vehicle, a dealer must enter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            into the database through the Internet information about the buyer  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            of the vehicle for which the tag was issued as prescribed by the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            department and generate a vehicle-specific number for the tag as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            required by Section 503.063(e).  Except as provided by Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            503.0632(f) [506.0632(f)], the department may not deny access to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the database to any dealer who holds a general distinguishing  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            number issued under this chapter or who is licensed under Chapter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            2301, Occupations Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 21.003.  Section 644.101(c), Transportation Code,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            as amended by Chapters 74 (H.B. 2749) and 429 (S.B. 901), Acts of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (c)  A sheriff or a deputy sheriff of any of the following  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            counties is eligible to apply for certification under this section: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  a county bordering the United Mexican States; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  a county with a population of less than 1,000, part  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            of which is located within 75 miles of an international border; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  a county with a population of 700,000 or more; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (4)  a county with a population of 400,000 or more that  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            borders the county in which the State Capitol is located; [or] | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (5)  a county with a population of less than 250,000  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            that: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  is adjacent to two counties that each have a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            population of more than 1.2 million; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  contains two highways that are part of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            national system of interstate and defense highways; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (6) [(5)]  a county: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  any part of which is within 30 miles of New  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Mexico; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  that is adjacent to two or more counties that  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            generated $100 million or more in tax revenue collected under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapters 201 and 202, Tax Code, from oil and gas production during  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the preceding state fiscal year; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (7) [(6)]  a county with a population of more than  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            40,000 and less than 300,000 that is adjacent to a county described  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by Subdivision (4). | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ARTICLE 22.  CHANGES RELATING TO UTILITIES CODE | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 22.001.  Section 31.002(6), Utilities Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended by Chapters 255 (H.B. 1572) and 389 (S.B. 1202), Acts of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted and amended  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (6)  "Electric utility" means a person or river  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            authority that owns or operates for compensation in this state  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            equipment or facilities to produce, generate, transmit,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            distribute, sell, or furnish electricity in this state.  The term  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            includes a lessee, trustee, or receiver of an electric utility and a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            recreational vehicle park owner who does not comply with Subchapter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            C, Chapter 184, with regard to the metered sale of electricity at  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the recreational vehicle park.  The term does not include: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  a municipal corporation; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  a qualifying facility; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (C)  a power generation company; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (D)  an exempt wholesale generator; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (E)  a power marketer; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (F)  a corporation described by Section 32.053 to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the extent the corporation sells electricity exclusively at  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            wholesale and not to the ultimate consumer; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (G)  an electric cooperative; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (H)  a retail electric provider; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (I)  this state or an agency of this state; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (J)  a person not otherwise an electric utility  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            who: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (i)  furnishes an electric service or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            commodity only to itself, its employees, or its tenants as an  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            incident of employment or tenancy, if that service or commodity is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            not resold to or used by others; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (ii)  owns or operates in this state  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            equipment or facilities to produce, generate, transmit,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            distribute, sell, or furnish electric energy to an electric  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            utility, if the equipment or facilities are used primarily to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            produce and generate electric energy for consumption by that  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            person; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (iii)  owns or operates in this state a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            recreational vehicle park that provides metered electric service in  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            accordance with Subchapter C, Chapter 184; [or] | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (iv)  owns or operates equipment used solely  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            to provide electricity charging service for consumption by an  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            alternatively fueled vehicle, as defined by Section 502.004,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Transportation Code; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                                     (v) [(iv)]  is an electric generation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            equipment lessor or operator. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 22.002.  Sections 33.0211(c) and (d), Utilities  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code, are amended to correct typographical errors to read as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (c)  If a municipally owned utility has not transferred funds  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            to the defunding municipality described by Subsection (a) in the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            immediately preceding 12 months, the municipally owned utility may  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            increase its rates to account for: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  pass-through charges imposed by a state regulatory  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            body or the independent organization certified under Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            39.151; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  fuel, hedging, or wholesale power cost increases;  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  fulfillment of [to fulfill] debt obligations or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            compliance [comply] with Chapter 1502, Government Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (d)  A municipally owned utility that increases rates under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            [this] Subsection (c) may not transfer funds to the defunding  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            municipality described by Subsection (a) until the date the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            criminal justice division of the governor's office issues a written  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            determination in accordance with Section 109.005, Local Government  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code, finding that the municipality described by Subsection (a) has  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            reversed the reduction described by Section 109.003(1), Local  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Government Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 22.003.  (a)  Section 39.002, Utilities Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended by Chapters 950 (S.B. 1580) and 908 (H.B. 4492), Acts of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted and amended  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 39.002.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter, other than  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Sections 39.151, 39.1516, 39.155, 39.157(e), [39.159, 39.160,]  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            39.161, 39.162, 39.163, 39.203, 39.904, 39.9051, 39.9052, and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            39.914(e), and Subchapters M and N, does not apply to a municipally  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            owned utility or an electric cooperative. Sections 39.157(e),  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            39.203, and 39.904, however, apply only to a municipally owned  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            utility or an electric cooperative that is offering customer  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            choice. If there is a conflict between the specific provisions of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            this chapter and any other provisions of this title, except for  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapters 40 and 41, the provisions of this chapter control. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (b)  Sections 39.159 and 39.160, Utilities Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 950 (S.B. 1580), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, are redesignated as Sections 39.161 and 39.162,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Utilities Code, respectively. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (c)  Section 39.159, Utilities Code, as added by Chapter 908  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            (H.B. 4492), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            is redesignated as Section 39.163, Utilities Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (d)  Section 39.159, Utilities Code, as added by Chapter 73  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            (H.B. 2586), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            is redesignated as Section 39.164, Utilities Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (e)  Section 39.159, Utilities Code, as added by Chapter 876  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            (S.B. 1281), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            is redesignated as Section 39.165, Utilities Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 22.004.  Section 39.918(b), Utilities Code, is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended to correct a reference to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            transmission and distribution utility may: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  lease and operate facilities that provide  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            temporary emergency electric energy to aid in restoring power to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the utility's distribution customers during a widespread power  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            outage in which: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (A)  the independent system operator has ordered  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the utility to shed load; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                               (B)  the utility's distribution facilities are  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            not being fully served by the bulk power system under normal  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            operations; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  procure, own, and operate, or enter into a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            cooperative agreement with other transmission and distribution  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            utilities to procure, own, and operate jointly, transmission and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            distribution facilities that have a lead time of at least six months  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and would aid in restoring power to the utility's distribution  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            customers following a widespread power outage. In this section,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            long lead time facilities may not be electric energy storage  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            equipment or facilities under Chapter 35[, Utilities Code]. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ARTICLE 23.  CHANGES RELATING TO REVISED STATUTES | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 23.001.  The following provisions are repealed to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            conform to the repeal of the substance of the chapters: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  the heading to Chapter 18, Title 32, Revised  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Statutes; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  the heading to Chapter 4, Title 70, Revised  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Statutes; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  the heading to Chapter 1, Title 71, Revised  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Statutes. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ARTICLE 24.  REDESIGNATIONS | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 24.001.  The following provisions of enacted codes  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            are redesignated to eliminate duplicate citations: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  Chapter 113, Business & Commerce Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 561 (S.B. 398), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Chapter 115, Business & Commerce  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code, and Sections 113.001, 113.002, 113.003, 113.004, and 113.005,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Business & Commerce Code, as added by that Act, are redesignated as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Sections 115.001, 115.002, 115.003, 115.004, and 115.005, Business & | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
             Commerce Code, respectively. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  Chapter 113, Business & Commerce Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 975 (S.B. 2116), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Chapter 117, Business & Commerce  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code, and Sections 113.001, 113.002, and 113.003, Business &  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Commerce Code, as added by that Act, are redesignated as Sections  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            117.001, 117.002, and 117.003, Business & Commerce Code,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            respectively. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  Chapter 114, Business & Commerce Code, as added by  | 
         
         
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            Chapter 305 (S.B. 911), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
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            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Chapter 118, Business & Commerce  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            Code, and Sections 114.0001, 114.0002, 114.0003, 114.0004, and  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            114.0005, Business & Commerce Code, as added by that Act, are  | 
         
         
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            redesignated as Sections 118.0001, 118.0002, 118.0003, 118.0004,  | 
         
         
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            and 118.0005, Business & Commerce Code, respectively. | 
         
         
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                         (4)  Chapter 116, Business & Commerce Code, as added by  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            Chapter 512 (S.B. 291), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
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            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Chapter 119, Business & Commerce  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            Code, and Section 116.0001, Business & Commerce Code, as added by  | 
         
         
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            that Act, is redesignated as Section 119.0001, Business & Commerce  | 
         
         
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            Code. | 
         
         
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                         (5)  Chapter 608, Business & Commerce Code, as added by  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            Chapter 245 (H.B. 1372), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
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            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Chapter 609, Business & Commerce  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code, and Section 608.001, Business & Commerce Code, as added by  | 
         
         
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            that Act, is redesignated as Section 609.001, Business & Commerce  | 
         
         
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            Code. | 
         
         
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                         (6)  Article 2.33, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            by Chapter 534 (S.B. 69), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
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            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Article 2.34, Code of Criminal  | 
         
         
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            Procedure. | 
         
         
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                         (7)  Article 2.33, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added  | 
         
         
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            by Chapter 979 (S.B. 2212), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
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            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Article 2.35, Code of Criminal  | 
         
         
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            Procedure. | 
         
         
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                         (8)  Subsection (a-1), Article 7B.001, Code of Criminal  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            Procedure, as added by Chapter 846 (S.B. 623), Acts of the 87th  | 
         
         
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            Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subsection  | 
         
         
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            (a-3), Article 7B.001, Code of Criminal Procedure. | 
         
         
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                         (9)  Subsection (g), Section 11.175, Education Code, as  | 
         
         
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            added by Chapter 1045 (S.B. 1267), Acts of the 87th Legislature,  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subsection (h-1), Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            11.175, Education Code. | 
         
         
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                         (10)  Subdivision (4), Section 21.001, Education Code,  | 
         
         
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            as added by Chapter 215 (H.B. 159), Acts of the 87th Legislature,  | 
         
         
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            Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subdivision (3-a),  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 21.001, Education Code. | 
         
         
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                         (11)  Section 33.0832, Education Code, as added by  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            Chapter 235 (H.B. 1080), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
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            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 33.0833, Education Code. | 
         
         
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                         (12)  Subchapter E, Chapter 109, Education Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            added by Chapter 417 (H.B. 1522), Acts of the 87th Legislature,  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subchapter F, Chapter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            109, Education Code, and Sections 109.201, 109.202, 109.203,  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            109.204, and 109.205, Education Code, as added by that Act, are  | 
         
         
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            redesignated as Sections 109.251, 109.252, 109.253, 109.254, and  | 
         
         
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            109.255, Education Code, respectively. | 
         
         
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                         (13)  Section 1001.1021, Education Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 924 (H.B. 3212), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
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            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 1001.1022, Education  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
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                         (14)  Section 31.126, Election Code, as added by  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            Chapter 360 (S.B. 231), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
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            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 31.127, Election Code. | 
         
         
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                         (15)  Subchapter R, Chapter 403, Government Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            added by Chapter 659 (H.B. 1505), Acts of the 87th Legislature,  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subchapter S, Chapter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            403, Government Code, and Sections 403.501, 403.502, and 403.503,  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            Government Code, as added by that Act, are redesignated as Sections  | 
         
         
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            403.551, 403.552, and 403.553, Government Code, respectively. | 
         
         
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                         (16)  Section 411.184, Government Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 1026 (H.B. 1069), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
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            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 411.1883, Government  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
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                         (17)  Subchapter J, Chapter 418, Government Code, as  | 
         
         
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            added by Chapter 863 (S.B. 968), Acts of the 87th Legislature,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subchapter I, Chapter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            418, Government Code, and Sections 418.301, 418.302, 418.303,  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            418.304, 418.305, 418.306, and 418.307, Government Code, as added  | 
         
         
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            by that Act, are redesignated as Sections 418.251, 418.252,  | 
         
         
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            418.253, 418.254, 418.255, 418.256, and 418.257, Government Code,  | 
         
         
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            respectively. | 
         
         
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                         (18)  Section 434.027, Government Code, as added by  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            Chapter 157 (S.B. 886), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
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            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 434.028, Government Code. | 
         
         
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                         (19)  Subchapter CC, Chapter 481, Government Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            added by Chapter 847 (S.B. 678), Acts of the 87th Legislature,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subchapter EE, Chapter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            481, Government Code. | 
         
         
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                         (20)  Subsection (f), Section 825.4092, Government  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            Code, as added by Chapter 511 (S.B. 288), Acts of the 87th  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subsection  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            (g), Section 825.4092, Government Code. | 
         
         
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                         (21)  Chapter 2274, Government Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 975 (S.B. 2116), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
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            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Chapter 2275, Government Code,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            and Sections 2274.0101, 2274.0102, and 2274.0103, Government Code,  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            as added by that Act, are redesignated as Sections 2275.0101,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            2275.0102, and 2275.0103, Government Code, respectively. | 
         
         
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                         (22)  Chapter 2274, Government Code, as added by  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            Chapter 529 (S.B. 13), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Chapter 2276, Government Code,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and Sections 2274.001 and 2274.002, Government Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            that Act, are redesignated as Sections 2276.001 and 2276.002,  | 
         
         
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            respectively. | 
         
         
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                         (23)  Chapter 2274, Government Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 833 (S.B. 4), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Chapter 2277, Government Code,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and Sections 2274.001, 2274.002, and 2274.003, Government Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            added by that Act, are redesignated as Sections 2277.001, 2277.002,  | 
         
         
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            and 2277.003, respectively. | 
         
         
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                         (24)  Chapter 260C, Health and Safety Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 732 (H.B. 3961), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
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            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Chapter 260D, Health and Safety  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code, and Sections 260C.001 and 260C.002, Health and Safety Code,  | 
         
         
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            as added by that Act, are redesignated as Sections 260D.001 and  | 
         
         
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            260D.002, respectively. | 
         
         
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                         (25)  Subsection (ll), Section 32.024, Human Resources  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            Code, as added by Chapter 966 (S.B. 1921), Acts of the 87th  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subsection  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            (mm), Section 32.024, Human Resources Code. | 
         
         
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                         (26)  Subchapter M, Chapter 544, Insurance Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            added by Chapter 71 (H.B. 317), Acts of the 87th Legislature,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subchapter N, Chapter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            544, Insurance Code, and Sections 544.601, 544.602, and 544.603,  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            Insurance Code, as added by that Act, are redesignated as Sections  | 
         
         
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            544.651, 544.652, and 544.653, Insurance Code, respectively. | 
         
         
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                         (27)  Subchapter L, Chapter 1369, Insurance Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            added by Chapter 142 (H.B. 1763), Acts of the 87th Legislature,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subchapter M, Chapter  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            1369, Insurance Code, and Sections 1369.551, 1369.552, 1369.553,  | 
         
         
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            1369.554, 1369.555, 1369.556, 1369.557, 1369.558, 1369.559, and  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            1369.560, Insurance Code, as added by that Act, are redesignated as  | 
         
         
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            Sections 1369.601, 1369.602, 1369.603, 1369.604, 1369.605,  | 
         
         
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			 | 
            1369.606, 1369.607, 1369.608, 1369.609, and 1369.610, Insurance  | 
         
         
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            Code, respectively. | 
         
         
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                         (28)  Section 43.004, Local Government Code, as added  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by Chapter 103 (S.B. 1338), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 43.005, Local Government  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
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                         (29)  Section 180.008, Local Government Code, as added  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by Chapter 685 (H.B. 2073), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 180.009, Local Government  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
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                         (30)  Section 250.011, Local Government Code, as added  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by Chapter 315 (H.B. 738), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 250.012, Local Government  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
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                         (31)  Section 250.011, Local Government Code, as added  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by Chapter 978 (S.B. 2188), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 250.013, Local Government  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
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                         (32)  Subsection (b), Section 153.084, Natural  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Resources Code, as added by Chapter 330 (H.B. 2004), Acts of the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Subsection (b-1), Section 153.084, Natural Resources Code. | 
         
         
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                         (33)  Section 1701.269, Occupations Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 708 (H.B. 2831), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 1701.271, Occupations  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
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			 | 
                         (34)  Subsection (m), Section 46.15, Penal Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            added by Chapter 1026 (H.B. 1069), Acts of the 87th Legislature,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subsection (r), Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            46.15, Penal Code. | 
         
         
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			 | 
                         (35)  Subsection (m), Section 25.19, Tax Code, as added  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by Chapter 209 (H.B. 2723), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subsection (l-1), Section 25.19,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Tax Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (36)  Subsection (b-4), Section 41.45, Tax Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            added by Chapter 965 (S.B. 1919), Acts of the 87th Legislature,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subsection (b-6), Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            41.45, Tax Code. | 
         
         
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                         (37)  Section 201.623, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 898 (H.B. 3319), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 201.624, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (38)  Section 225.190, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 87 (S.B. 730), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 225.201, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (39)  Section 225.190, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 97 (S.B. 1124), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 225.202, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (40)  Section 225.190, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 153 (H.B. 2431), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 225.203, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (41)  Section 225.190, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 266 (H.B. 2167), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 225.204, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (42)  Section 225.190, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 301 (S.B. 787), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 225.205, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (43)  Section 225.190, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 388 (S.B. 1185), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 225.206, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (44)  Section 225.190, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 447 (H.B. 532), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 225.207, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (45)  Section 225.190, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 607 (S.B. 1208), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 225.208, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (46)  Section 225.190, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 646 (H.B. 1115), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 225.209, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (47)  Section 225.190, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 654 (H.B. 1321), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 225.210, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (48)  Section 225.190, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 699 (H.B. 2521), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 225.211, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (49)  Section 225.190, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 707 (H.B. 2807), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 225.212, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (50)  Section 225.190, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 925 (H.B. 3324), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 225.213, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (51)  Section 225.190, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 927 (H.B. 3512), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 225.214, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (52)  Section 225.190, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 930 (H.B. 3630), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 225.215, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (53)  Section 225.190, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 956 (S.B. 1704), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 225.216, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (54)  Section 504.327, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 130 (H.B. 3401), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 504.328, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (55)  Section 504.327, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 302 (S.B. 791), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 504.329, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (56)  Section 504.327, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 326 (H.B. 1936), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 504.330, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (57)  Section 504.675, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 286 (H.B. 4080), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 504.676, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (58)  Section 504.675, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 673 (H.B. 1863), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 504.677, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (59)  Section 504.675, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 870 (S.B. 1123), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 504.678, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (60)  Section 521.013, Transportation Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 818 (H.B. 2497), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 521.014, Transportation  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (61)  Section 35.037, Utilities Code, as added by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 426 (S.B. 3), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 35.038, Utilities Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   SECTION 24.002.  The following changes are made to conform  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the provisions amended to the redesignating changes made by Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            24.001 of this Act and to correct cross-references: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  Section 115.004, Business & Commerce Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            redesignated from Section 113.004, Business & Commerce Code, by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 24.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 115.004 [113.004].  ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES FOR LEASE  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            AGREEMENTS.  In addition to the disclosures required under Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            115.003 [113.003], a lessor shall provide to a leasing residential  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            or small commercial customer in writing: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  the term and rate of the lease, including any  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            payment escalators or other terms that affect the customer's  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            payments; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  a statement of whether the lease and any  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            applicable warranty or maintenance agreement is transferable to a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            subsequent purchaser of the property where the distributed  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            renewable generation resource is installed. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  Section 115.005, Business & Commerce Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            redesignated from Section 113.005, Business & Commerce Code, by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 24.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 115.005 [113.005].  DISCLOSURES FOR POWER PURCHASE  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            AGREEMENTS.  A residential or small commercial customer who enters  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            into a power purchase agreement is entitled to receive in writing: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  the disclosures required under Sections  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            115.003(1) [113.003(1)], (2), (5), and (6); | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  the term and rate of the power purchase agreement,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            including any payment escalators or other terms that affect the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            customer's payments; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  whether the power purchase agreement and any  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            applicable warranty or maintenance agreement is transferable to a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            subsequent purchaser of the property where the distributed  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            renewable generation resource is installed. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  Section 117.001(4), Business & Commerce Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            redesignated from Section 113.001(4), Business & Commerce Code, by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 24.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (4)  "Designated country" means a country designated by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the governor as a threat to critical infrastructure under Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            117.003 [113.003]. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (4)  Section 118.0002, Business & Commerce Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            redesignated from Section 114.0002, Business & Commerce Code, by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 24.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 118.0002 [114.0002].  PROHIBITED ACTS.  A third-party  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            food delivery service may not: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  arrange for the delivery or pickup of food or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            beverages from a restaurant in this state unless the service has  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            filed a certificate of formation or registration with the secretary  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            of state; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  use a restaurant's mark or trade name in connection  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            with the service in a misleading way that suggests the restaurant  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            sponsors or endorses the service; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  add a restaurant removed from the service under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 118.0003 [114.0003] to the service unless the service has  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            received written consent from the restaurant to add the restaurant  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            to the service; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (4)  charge a restaurant a fee or require the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            restaurant to absorb a fee in connection with the service's  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            arrangement of an order from that restaurant unless the restaurant  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            has agreed to pay or absorb the fee under an agreement that meets  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the requirements of Section 118.0004 [114.0004]. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (5)  Section 118.0003, Business & Commerce Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            redesignated from Section 114.0003, Business & Commerce Code, by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 24.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 118.0003 [114.0003].  REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE.  A  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            third-party food delivery service shall: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  provide a consumer a clearly identified mechanism  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            for the consumer to express concerns or complaints directly to the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            service regarding an order arranged through the service; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  remove a restaurant from the service not later  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            than the 10th day after the date the service receives a request from  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the restaurant to be removed from the service if the service does  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            not have an agreement with the restaurant that meets the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            requirements of Section 118.0004 [114.0004]. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (6)  Section 403.551, Government Code, as redesignated  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            from Section 403.501, Government Code, by Section 24.001 of this  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Act, is amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 403.551 [403.501].  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  "Pole replacement fund" means the broadband pole  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            replacement fund established under Section 403.552 [403.502]. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  "Pole replacement program" means the Texas  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Broadband Pole Replacement Program established under Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            403.553 [403.503]. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (7)  Section 403.552(c), Government Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            redesignated from Section 403.502(c), Government Code, by Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            24.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (c)  Money deposited to the credit of the pole replacement  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            fund may be used only for the purpose of supporting the pole  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            replacement program under Section 403.553 [403.503], including the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            costs of program administration and operation. Money in the pole  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            replacement fund must be used in a manner consistent with federal  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            law. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (8)  Section 403.553(q), Government Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            redesignated from Section 403.503(q), Government Code, by Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            24.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (q)  Not later than one year after the date that the amount  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            transferred to the pole replacement fund under Section 403.552(b) | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            [403.502(b)] is exhausted, the comptroller shall identify,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            examine, and report on the deployment of broadband infrastructure  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and technology facilitated by the pole reimbursements the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            comptroller has awarded. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (9)  Section 418.253, Government Code, as redesignated  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            from Section 418.303, Government Code, by Section 24.001 of this  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Act, is amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 418.253 [418.303].  EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE REGISTRY  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ACCESS.  The division shall authorize the following persons to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            access the emergency assistance registry to assist medically  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            fragile individuals during an event described by Section 418.255 | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            [418.305]: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  the commission; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  the department; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  first responders; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (4)  local governments; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (5)  local health departments. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (10)  Section 418.254, Government Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            redesignated from Section 418.304, Government Code, by Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            24.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 418.254 [418.304].  REQUIRED WELLNESS CHECK.  The  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            division shall collaborate with the persons authorized to access  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the emergency assistance registry under Section 418.253 [418.303]  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and with applicable municipalities and counties to ensure that a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            wellness check is conducted on each medically fragile individual  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            listed in the emergency assistance registry and located in an area  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            that experiences an event described by Section 418.255 [418.305] to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            ensure the individual has: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  continuity of care; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  the ability to continue using electrically powered  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            medical equipment, if applicable. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (11)  Section 432.175, Government Code, is amended to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 432.175.  PROTECTIVE ORDER.  In accordance with  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Article 7B.001(a-3) [7B.001(a-1)], Code of Criminal Procedure, and  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            with the consent of the person who is the victim of an offense under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 22.011, 22.012, or 22.021, Penal Code, alleged to have been  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            committed by a person subject to this chapter, the coordinator may  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            file an application for a protective order under Subchapter A,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, on behalf of the victim. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (12)  Section 2275.0101(4), Government Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            redesignated from Section 2274.0101(4), Government Code, by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 24.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (4)  "Designated country" means a country designated by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the governor as a threat to critical infrastructure under Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            2275.0103 [2274.0103]. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (13)  Section 2277.003, Government Code, as  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            redesignated from Section 2274.003, Government Code, by Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            24.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 2277.003 [2274.003].  STRICT ADHERENCE TO DEFAULT  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            PROVISION.  (a)  A governmental entity that enters into an  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            agreement with a professional sports team shall strictly adhere to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the default provision required by Section 2277.002(2) | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            [2274.002(2)]. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (b)  If a governmental entity fails to timely adhere to the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            default provision required under Section 2277.002(2) | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            [2274.002(2)], the attorney general may intervene to enforce the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            provision. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (14)  Section 179.051(a), Local Government Code, is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (a)  A municipality or county to which this chapter applies  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            and that employs or supervises first responders may not adopt or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            enforce an ordinance, order, or other measure that generally  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            prohibits a first responder who holds a license to carry a handgun  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, an unexpired  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            certificate of completion from the department under Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            411.1883(d) [411.184(d)], Government Code, and the required  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            liability policy under Section 179.053 from: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  carrying a concealed or holstered handgun while on  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            duty; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  storing a handgun on the premises of or in a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            vehicle owned or leased by the municipality or county if the handgun  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            is secured with a device approved by the department under Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            411.1883(f) [411.184(f)], Government Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (15)  Section 179.052(a), Local Government Code, is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (a)  A municipal or county department or private entity that  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            employs or supervises first responders providing services for a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            municipality or county to which this chapter applies may adopt a  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            policy authorizing a first responder who is employed or supervised  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by the municipal or county department or private entity and who  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            holds a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411,  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Government Code, an unexpired certificate of completion from the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            department under Section 411.1883(d) [411.184(d)], Government  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code, and the required liability policy under Section 179.053 to: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  carry a concealed or holstered handgun while on  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            duty; or | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  store a handgun on the premises of or in a vehicle  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            owned or leased by the applicable municipality or county, or by the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            private entity if the handgun is secured with a device approved by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the department under Section 411.1883(f) [411.184(f)], Government  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (16)  Section 179.054, Local Government Code, is  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 179.054.  STORAGE OF HANDGUN.  (a)  A first responder  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            who enters a location where carrying a handgun is prohibited by  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            federal law or otherwise shall use a device approved by the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            department under Section 411.1883(f) [411.184(f)], Government  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Code, to secure and store the handgun. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (b)  A first responder is responsible for procuring the  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            device approved by the department under Section 411.1883(f) | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            [411.184(f)], Government Code, or for reimbursing the first  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            responder's employer or supervisor for the use of a device provided  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by the employer or supervisor. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (17)  Section 250.011, Local Government Code, as added  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            by Chapter 305 (S.B. 911), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Session, 2021, is amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   Sec. 250.011.  THIRD-PARTY FOOD DELIVERY SERVICES.  (a)  In  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            this section, "third-party food delivery service" has the meaning  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            assigned by Section 118.0001 [114.0001], Business & Commerce Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (b)  Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality or county  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            may not adopt or enforce an ordinance or regulation to the extent  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            that the ordinance or regulation affects the terms of agreements  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            between third-party food delivery services and restaurants that  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            meet the requirements of Section 118.0004(a) [114.0004(a)],  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Business & Commerce Code. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (18)  Section 30.06(f-1), Penal Code, is amended to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (f-1)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            the license holder is a first responder, as defined by Section  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            46.01, who: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (1)  holds an unexpired certificate of completion under  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            Section 411.1883 [411.184], Government Code, at the time of  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            engaging in the applicable conduct; | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (2)  was engaged in the actual discharge of the first  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            responder's duties while carrying the handgun; and | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (3)  was employed or supervised by a municipality or  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            county to which Chapter 179, Local Government Code, applies. | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                         (19)  Section 30.07(g-1), Penal Code, is amended to  | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
            read as follows: | 
         
         
            | 
                
			 | 
                   (g-1)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that  | 
         
         
            | 
                
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            the license holder is a first responder, as defined by Section  | 
         
         
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            46.01, who: | 
         
         
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                         (1)  holds an unexpired certificate of completion under  | 
         
         
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            Section 411.1883 [411.184], Government Code, at the time of  | 
         
         
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            engaging in the applicable conduct; | 
         
         
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                         (2)  was engaged in the actual discharge of the first  | 
         
         
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            responder's duties while carrying the handgun; and | 
         
         
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                         (3)  was employed or supervised by a municipality or  | 
         
         
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            county to which Chapter 179, Local Government Code, applies. | 
         
         
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                         (20)  Subsection (r), Section 46.15, Penal Code, as  | 
         
         
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            redesignated from Subsection (m), Section 46.15, Penal Code, by  | 
         
         
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            Section 24.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
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                   (r) [(m)]  Sections 46.02, 46.03, and 46.035(b) and (c) do  | 
         
         
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            not apply to a first responder who: | 
         
         
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                         (1)  was carrying a handgun in a concealed manner or in  | 
         
         
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            a shoulder or belt holster; | 
         
         
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                         (2)  holds an unexpired certificate of completion under  | 
         
         
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            Section 411.1883 [411.184], Government Code, at the time of  | 
         
         
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            engaging in the applicable conduct; | 
         
         
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                         (3)  was engaged in the actual discharge of the first  | 
         
         
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            responder's duties while carrying the handgun; and | 
         
         
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                         (4)  was employed or supervised by a municipality or  | 
         
         
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            county to which Chapter 179, Local Government Code, applies. | 
         
         
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                         (21)  Section 504.202(e-1), Transportation Code, is  | 
         
         
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            amended to read as follows: | 
         
         
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                   (e-1)  Other than license plates issued under Subsection  | 
         
         
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            (h), license plates issued under this section may include, on  | 
         
         
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            request: | 
         
         
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                         (1)  the emblem of the veteran's branch of service; or | 
         
         
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                         (2)  one emblem from another license plate to which the  | 
         
         
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            person is entitled under Section 504.308, 504.309, 504.310(b),  | 
         
         
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            504.311, 504.312, 504.313, 504.3135, 504.314, 504.315, 504.316,  | 
         
         
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            504.3161, 504.318, 504.319, 504.320, 504.323, 504.325, [or]  | 
         
         
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            504.327, 504.328, or 504.330. | 
         
         
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            ARTICLE 25.  EFFECTIVE DATE | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 25.001.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |