88R6736 JSC-D
	By: Leach	H.B. No. 4595

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and
	corrections in enacted codes and to the nonsubstantive codification
	or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	SECTION 1.001.  This Act is enacted as part of the state's
	continuing statutory revision program under Chapter 323,
	Government Code. This Act is a revision for purposes of Section 43,
	Article III, Texas Constitution, and has the purposes of:
	(1)  codifying without substantive change or providing
	for other appropriate disposition of various statutes that were
	omitted from enacted codes;
	(2)  revising without substantive change provisions in
	enacted codes;
	(3)  making necessary corrections to enacted codes; and
	(4)  renumbering or otherwise redesignating titles,
	chapters, and sections of codes that duplicate title, chapter, or
	section designations.
	SECTION 1.002.  (a) The repeal of a statute by this Act does
	not affect an amendment, revision, or reenactment of the statute by
	the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023. The amendment,
	revision, or reenactment is preserved and given effect as part of
	the code provision that revised the statute so amended, revised, or
	reenacted.
	(b)  If any provision of this Act conflicts with a statute
	enacted by the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, the statute
	controls.
	SECTION 1.003.  (a) A transition or saving provision of a
	law codified by this Act applies to the codified law to the same
	extent as it applied to the original law.
	(b)  The repeal of a transition or saving provision by this
	Act does not affect the application of the provision to the codified
	law.
	(c)  In this section, "transition provision" includes any
	temporary provision providing for a special situation in the
	transition period between the existing law and the establishment or
	implementation of the new law.
	SECTION 1.004.  (a) The repeal of a law, including a
	validating law, by this Act does not remove, void, or otherwise
	affect in any manner a validation under the repealed law. The
	validation is preserved and continues to have the same effect that
	it would have if the law were not repealed.
	(b)  Subsection (a) of this section does not diminish the
	saving provisions prescribed by Section 311.031, Government Code.
	ARTICLE 2. CHANGES RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE
	SECTION 2.001.  Section 5.10(c), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 269 (H.B. 752), Acts of the 73rd
	Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, to read as follows:
	(c)  The administrator or the administrator's designee shall
	prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure
	implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under
	which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race,
	color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The
	policy statement must include:
	(1)  personnel policies, including policies relating
	to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and
	promotion of personnel that are in compliance with the requirements
	of Chapter 21, Labor Code [the Commission on Human Rights Act
	(Article 5221k, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes)];
	(2)  a comprehensive analysis of the commission work
	force that meets federal and state guidelines;
	(3)  procedures by which a determination can be made of
	significant underuse in the commission work force of all persons
	for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable
	balance; and
	(4)  reasonable methods to appropriately address those
	areas of significant underuse.
	SECTION 2.002.  Section 106.17, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as
	added by Chapter 79 (S.B. 315), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2021, is repealed as duplicative of Section
	106.17, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as added by Chapter 942 (S.B.
	766), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021.
	ARTICLE 3. CHANGES RELATING TO BUSINESS & COMMERCE CODE
	SECTION 3.001.  Section 102.053, Business & Commerce Code,
	is amended to correct a reference to read as follows:
	Sec. 102.053.  REMISSION OF FEE; SUBMISSION OF REPORTS.
	Each quarter, a sexually oriented business shall:
	(1)  remit the fee imposed by Section 102.052 [47.052]
	to the comptroller in the manner prescribed by the comptroller; and
	(2)  file a report with the comptroller in the manner
	and containing the information required by the comptroller.
	ARTICLE 4. CHANGES RELATING TO CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE
	SECTION 4.001.  Section 22.001(a), Civil Practice and
	Remedies Code, is amended to correct a reference to read as follows:
	(a)  Except as provided by Section 22.003 [22.002], a witness
	is entitled to 10 dollars for each day the witness attends court.
	This fee includes the entitlement for travel and the witness is not
	entitled to any reimbursement for mileage traveled.
	SECTION 4.002.  Section 51.014(a), Civil Practice and
	Remedies Code, as amended by Chapters 167 (S.B. 232), 528 (S.B. 6),
	and 813 (H.B. 2086), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session,
	2021, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
	(a)  A person may appeal from an interlocutory order of a
	district court, county court at law, statutory probate court, or
	county court that:
	(1)  appoints a receiver or trustee;
	(2)  overrules a motion to vacate an order that
	appoints a receiver or trustee;
	(3)  certifies or refuses to certify a class in a suit
	brought under Rule 42 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure;
	(4)  grants or refuses a temporary injunction or grants
	or overrules a motion to dissolve a temporary injunction as
	provided by Chapter 65;
	(5)  denies a motion for summary judgment that is based
	on an assertion of immunity by an individual who is an officer or
	employee of the state or a political subdivision of the state;
	(6)  denies a motion for summary judgment that is based
	in whole or in part upon a claim against or defense by a member of
	the electronic or print media, acting in such capacity, or a person
	whose communication appears in or is published by the electronic or
	print media, arising under the free speech or free press clause of
	the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, or Article
	I, Section 8, of the Texas Constitution, or Chapter 73;
	(7)  grants or denies the special appearance of a
	defendant under Rule 120a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, except
	in a suit brought under the Family Code;
	(8)  grants or denies a plea to the jurisdiction by a
	governmental unit as that term is defined in Section 101.001;
	(9)  denies all or part of the relief sought by a motion
	under Section 74.351(b), except that an appeal may not be taken from
	an order granting an extension under Section 74.351;
	(10)  grants relief sought by a motion under Section
	74.351(l);
	(11)  denies a motion to dismiss filed under Section
	90.007;
	(12)  denies a motion to dismiss filed under Section
	27.003;
	(13)  denies a motion for summary judgment filed by an
	electric utility regarding liability in a suit subject to Section
	75.0022;
	(14)  denies a motion filed by a municipality with a
	population of 500,000 or more in an action filed under Section
	54.012(6) or 214.0012, Local Government Code; [or]
	(15)  makes a preliminary determination on a claim
	under Section 74.353;
	(16) [(15)]  overrules an objection filed under
	Section 148.003(d) or denies all or part of the relief sought by a
	motion under Section 148.003(f); or
	(17) [(15)]  grants or denies a motion for summary
	judgment filed by a contractor based on Section 97.002.
	SECTION 4.003.  Section 51.015, Civil Practice and Remedies
	Code, is amended to correct a reference to read as follows:
	Sec. 51.015.  COSTS OF APPEAL. In the case of an appeal
	brought pursuant to Section 51.014(a)(6) [51.014(6)], if the order
	appealed from is affirmed, the court of appeals shall order the
	appellant to pay all costs and reasonable attorney fees of the
	appeal; otherwise, each party shall be liable for and taxed its own
	costs of the appeal.
	ARTICLE 5. CHANGES RELATING TO CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
	SECTION 5.001.  Article 12.01, Code of Criminal Procedure,
	is amended to correct an error in punctuation to read as follows:
	Art. 12.01.  FELONIES. Except as provided in Article 12.03,
	felony indictments may be presented within these limits, and not
	afterward:
	(1)  no limitation:
	(A)  murder and manslaughter;
	(B)  sexual assault under Section 22.011(a)(2),
	Penal Code, or aggravated sexual assault under Section
	22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code;
	(C)  sexual assault, if:
	(i)  during the investigation of the offense
	biological matter is collected and the matter:
	(a)  has not yet been subjected to
	forensic DNA testing; or
	(b)  has been subjected to forensic DNA
	testing and the testing results show that the matter does not match
	the victim or any other person whose identity is readily
	ascertained; or
	(ii)  probable cause exists to believe that
	the defendant has committed the same or a similar sex offense
	against five or more victims;
	(D)  continuous sexual abuse of young child or
	disabled individual under Section 21.02, Penal Code;
	(E)  indecency with a child under Section 21.11,
	Penal Code;
	(F)  an offense involving leaving the scene of an
	accident under Section 550.021, Transportation Code, if the
	accident resulted in the death of a person;
	(G)  trafficking of persons under Section
	20A.02(a)(7) or (8), Penal Code;
	(H)  continuous trafficking of persons under
	Section 20A.03, Penal Code; or
	(I)  compelling prostitution under Section
	43.05(a)(2), Penal Code;
	(2)  ten years from the date of the commission of the
	offense:
	(A)  theft of any estate, real, personal or mixed,
	by an executor, administrator, guardian or trustee, with intent to
	defraud any creditor, heir, legatee, ward, distributee,
	beneficiary or settlor of a trust interested in such estate;
	(B)  theft by a public servant of government
	property over which the public servant exercises control in the
	public servant's official capacity;
	(C)  forgery or the uttering, using, or passing of
	forged instruments;
	(D)  injury to an elderly or disabled individual
	punishable as a felony of the first degree under Section 22.04,
	Penal Code;
	(E)  sexual assault, except as provided by
	Subdivision (1) or (7);
	(F)  arson;
	(G)  trafficking of persons under Section
	20A.02(a)(1), (2), (3), or (4), Penal Code; or
	(H)  compelling prostitution under Section
	43.05(a)(1), Penal Code;
	(3)  seven years from the date of the commission of the
	offense:
	(A)  misapplication of fiduciary property or
	property of a financial institution;
	(B)  fraudulent securing of document execution;
	(C)  a felony violation under Chapter 162, Tax
	Code;
	(D)  false statement to obtain property or credit
	under Section 32.32, Penal Code;
	(E)  money laundering;
	(F)  credit card or debit card abuse under Section
	32.31, Penal Code;
	(G)  fraudulent use or possession of identifying
	information under Section 32.51, Penal Code;
	(H)  exploitation of a child, elderly individual,
	or disabled individual under Section 32.53, Penal Code;
	(I)  health care fraud under Section 35A.02, Penal
	Code; or
	(J)  bigamy under Section 25.01, Penal Code,
	except as provided by Subdivision (6);
	(4)  five years from the date of the commission of the
	offense:
	(A)  theft or robbery;
	(B)  except as provided by Subdivision (5),
	kidnapping or burglary;
	(C)  injury to an elderly or disabled individual
	that is not punishable as a felony of the first degree under Section
	22.04, Penal Code;
	(D)  abandoning or endangering a child; or
	(E)  insurance fraud;
	(5)  if the investigation of the offense shows that the
	victim is younger than 17 years of age at the time the offense is
	committed, 20 years from the 18th birthday of the victim of one of
	the following offenses:
	(A)  sexual performance by a child under Section
	43.25, Penal Code;
	(B)  aggravated kidnapping under Section
	20.04(a)(4), Penal Code, if the defendant committed the offense
	with the intent to violate or abuse the victim sexually; or
	(C)  burglary under Section 30.02, Penal Code, if
	the offense is punishable under Subsection (d) of that section and
	the defendant committed the offense with the intent to commit an
	offense described by Subdivision (1)(B) or (D) of this article or
	Paragraph (B) of this subdivision;
	(6)  ten years from the 18th birthday of the victim of
	the offense:
	(A)  trafficking of persons under Section
	20A.02(a)(5) or (6), Penal Code;
	(B)  injury to a child under Section 22.04, Penal
	Code; or
	(C)  bigamy under Section 25.01, Penal Code, if
	the investigation of the offense shows that the person, other than
	the legal spouse of the defendant, whom the defendant marries or
	purports to marry or with whom the defendant lives under the
	appearance of being married is younger than 18 years of age at the
	time the offense is committed;
	(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
	(8)  three years from the date of the commission of the
	offense:  all other felonies.
	SECTION 5.002.  Article 17.091, Code of Criminal Procedure,
	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:
	Art. 17.091.  NOTICE OF CERTAIN BAIL REDUCTIONS
	REQUIRED.  Before a judge or magistrate reduces the amount of bail
	set for a defendant charged with an offense listed in Article
	42A.054 or [,] an offense described by Article 62.001(5), [or an
	offense under Section 20A.03, Penal Code,] the judge or magistrate
	shall provide:
	(1)  to the attorney representing the state, reasonable
	notice of the proposed bail reduction; and
	(2)  on request of the attorney representing the state
	or the defendant or the defendant's counsel, an opportunity for a
	hearing concerning the proposed bail reduction.
	ARTICLE 6.  CHANGES RELATING TO EDUCATION CODE
	SECTION 6.001.  Section 12.013(b), Education Code, as
	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:
	(b)  A home-rule school district is subject to:
	(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:
	(A)  the Public Education Information Management
	System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with
	this subchapter as determined by the commissioner;
	(B)  educator certification under Chapter 21 and
	educator rights under Sections 21.407, 21.408, and 22.001;
	(C)  criminal history records under Subchapter C,
	Chapter 22;
	(D)  student admissions under Section 25.001;
	(E)  school attendance under Sections 25.085,
	25.086, and 25.087;
	(F)  inter-district or inter-county transfers of
	students under Subchapter B, Chapter 25;
	(G)  elementary class size limits under Section
	25.112, in the case of any campus in the district that fails to
	satisfy any standard under Section 39.054(e);
	(H)  high school graduation under Section 28.025;
	(I)  special education programs under Subchapter
	A, Chapter 29;
	(J)  bilingual education under Subchapter B,
	Chapter 29;
	(K)  prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E,
	Chapter 29;
	(L)  safety provisions relating to the
	transportation of students under Sections 34.002, 34.003, 34.004,
	and 34.008;
	(M)  computation and distribution of state aid
	under Chapters 31, 43, and 48;
	(N)  extracurricular activities under Section
	33.081;
	(O)  health and safety under Chapter 38;
	(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
	Chapter 39A;
	(R)  options for local revenue levels in excess of
	entitlement under Chapter 49;
	(S)  a bond or other obligation or tax rate under
	Chapters 43, 45, and 48;
	(T)  purchasing under Chapter 44; and
	(U) [(T)]  parental options to retain a student
	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;
	(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;
	(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;
	(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
	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
	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.
	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
	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
	Chapter 305 (S.B. 911), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2021, is redesignated as Chapter 118, Business & Commerce
	Code, and Sections 114.0001, 114.0002, 114.0003, 114.0004, and
	114.0005, Business & Commerce Code, as added by that Act, are
	redesignated as Sections 118.0001, 118.0002, 118.0003, 118.0004,
	and 118.0005, Business & Commerce Code, respectively.
	(4)  Chapter 116, Business & Commerce Code, as added by
	Chapter 512 (S.B. 291), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2021, is redesignated as Chapter 119, Business & Commerce
	Code, and Section 116.0001, Business & Commerce Code, as added by
	that Act, is redesignated as Section 119.0001, Business & Commerce
	Code.
	(5)  Chapter 608, Business & Commerce Code, as added by
	Chapter 245 (H.B. 1372), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2021, is redesignated as Chapter 609, Business & Commerce
	Code, and Section 608.001, Business & Commerce Code, as added by
	that Act, is redesignated as Section 609.001, Business & Commerce
	Code.
	(6)  Article 2.33, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added
	by Chapter 534 (S.B. 69), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2021, is redesignated as Article 2.34, Code of Criminal
	Procedure.
	(7)  Article 2.33, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added
	by Chapter 979 (S.B. 2212), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2021, is redesignated as Article 2.35, Code of Criminal
	Procedure.
	(8)  Subsection (a-1), Article 7B.001, Code of Criminal
	Procedure, as added by Chapter 846 (S.B. 623), Acts of the 87th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subsection
	(a-3), Article 7B.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.
	(9)  Subsection (g), Section 11.175, Education Code, as
	added by Chapter 1045 (S.B. 1267), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subsection (h-1), Section
	11.175, Education Code.
	(10)  Subdivision (4), Section 21.001, Education Code,
	as added by Chapter 215 (H.B. 159), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subdivision (3-a),
	Section 21.001, Education Code.
	(11)  Section 33.0832, Education Code, as added by
	Chapter 235 (H.B. 1080), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 33.0833, Education Code.
	(12)  Subchapter E, Chapter 109, Education Code, as
	added by Chapter 417 (H.B. 1522), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subchapter F, Chapter
	109, Education Code, and Sections 109.201, 109.202, 109.203,
	109.204, and 109.205, Education Code, as added by that Act, are
	redesignated as Sections 109.251, 109.252, 109.253, 109.254, and
	109.255, Education Code, respectively.
	(13)  Section 1001.1021, Education Code, as added by
	Chapter 924 (H.B. 3212), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 1001.1022, Education
	Code.
	(14)  Section 31.126, Election Code, as added by
	Chapter 360 (S.B. 231), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 31.127, Election Code.
	(15)  Subchapter R, Chapter 403, Government Code, as
	added by Chapter 659 (H.B. 1505), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subchapter S, Chapter
	403, Government Code, and Sections 403.501, 403.502, and 403.503,
	Government Code, as added by that Act, are redesignated as Sections
	403.551, 403.552, and 403.553, Government Code, respectively.
	(16)  Section 411.184, Government Code, as added by
	Chapter 1026 (H.B. 1069), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 411.1883, Government
	Code.
	(17)  Subchapter J, Chapter 418, Government Code, as
	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,
	418.304, 418.305, 418.306, and 418.307, Government Code, as added
	by that Act, are redesignated as Sections 418.251, 418.252,
	418.253, 418.254, 418.255, 418.256, and 418.257, Government Code,
	respectively.
	(18)  Section 434.027, Government Code, as added by
	Chapter 157 (S.B. 886), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 434.028, Government Code.
	(19)  Subchapter CC, Chapter 481, Government Code, as
	added by Chapter 847 (S.B. 678), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Subchapter EE, Chapter
	481, Government Code.
	(20)  Subsection (f), Section 825.4092, Government
	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.
	(21)  Chapter 2274, Government Code, as added by
	Chapter 975 (S.B. 2116), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2021, is redesignated as Chapter 2275, Government Code,
	and Sections 2274.0101, 2274.0102, and 2274.0103, Government Code,
	as added by that Act, are redesignated as Sections 2275.0101,
	2275.0102, and 2275.0103, Government Code, respectively.
	(22)  Chapter 2274, Government Code, as added by
	Chapter 529 (S.B. 13), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	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,
	respectively.
	(23)  Chapter 2274, Government Code, as added by
	Chapter 833 (S.B. 4), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	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,
	and 2277.003, respectively.
	(24)  Chapter 260C, Health and Safety Code, as added by
	Chapter 732 (H.B. 3961), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2021, is redesignated as Chapter 260D, Health and Safety
	Code, and Sections 260C.001 and 260C.002, Health and Safety Code,
	as added by that Act, are redesignated as Sections 260D.001 and
	260D.002, respectively.
	(25)  Subsection (ll), Section 32.024, Human Resources
	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.
	(26)  Subchapter M, Chapter 544, Insurance Code, as
	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,
	Insurance Code, as added by that Act, are redesignated as Sections
	544.651, 544.652, and 544.653, Insurance Code, respectively.
	(27)  Subchapter L, Chapter 1369, Insurance Code, as
	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,
	1369.554, 1369.555, 1369.556, 1369.557, 1369.558, 1369.559, and
	1369.560, Insurance Code, as added by that Act, are redesignated as
	Sections 1369.601, 1369.602, 1369.603, 1369.604, 1369.605,
	1369.606, 1369.607, 1369.608, 1369.609, and 1369.610, Insurance
	Code, respectively.
	(28)  Section 43.004, Local Government Code, as added
	by Chapter 103 (S.B. 1338), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 43.005, Local Government
	Code.
	(29)  Section 180.008, Local Government Code, as added
	by Chapter 685 (H.B. 2073), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 180.009, Local Government
	Code.
	(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.
	(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.
	(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.
	(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.
	(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.
	(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.
	(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
	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.
	(20)  Subsection (r), Section 46.15, Penal Code, as
	redesignated from Subsection (m), Section 46.15, Penal Code, by
	Section 24.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows:
	(r) [(m)]  Sections 46.02, 46.03, and 46.035(b) and (c) do
	not apply to a first responder who:
	(1)  was carrying a handgun in a concealed manner or in
	a shoulder or belt holster;
	(2)  holds an unexpired certificate of completion under
	Section 411.1883 [411.184], Government Code, at the time of
	engaging in the applicable conduct;
	(3)  was engaged in the actual discharge of the first
	responder's duties while carrying the handgun; and
	(4)  was employed or supervised by a municipality or
	county to which Chapter 179, Local Government Code, applies.
	(21)  Section 504.202(e-1), Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(e-1)  Other than license plates issued under Subsection
	(h), license plates issued under this section may include, on
	request:
	(1)  the emblem of the veteran's branch of service; or
	(2)  one emblem from another license plate to which the
	person is entitled under Section 504.308, 504.309, 504.310(b),
	504.311, 504.312, 504.313, 504.3135, 504.314, 504.315, 504.316,
	504.3161, 504.318, 504.319, 504.320, 504.323, 504.325, [or]
	504.327, 504.328, or 504.330.
	ARTICLE 25.  EFFECTIVE DATE
	SECTION 25.001.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.