Last week, the Senate passed SB 14, a bill to ban the castration and mutilation of children for gender transition purposes, out of the State Affairs committee after many hours of testimony. Thank you to Senator Donna Campbell for doing an excellent job laying out her bill and questioning witnesses. In the House, the companion bill by Rep. Oliverson is set for a big committee hearing today (Monday).
Like last week, this week is a busy one for several of our Legislative Priorities. Monday in the Senate, the following bills are listed on the intent calendar for debate and vote on the floor:
SB14 Campbell – Prohibit gender modification of children
SB162 Perry – Can not change sex on birth certificate
SB959 Campbell – Prohibit transactions between charter schools & abortion providers or affiliates
The following bills will be heard in Senate State Affairs Committee beginning Monday at 9:00 a.m. in the Senate Chamber:
SB 1039 Bettencourt – Address election irregularities
SB 397 Hall – Requiring printing of tapes after EV close (Election Integrity Committee priority)
SB 990 Hall – Eliminating county wide polling places (Election Integrity Committee priority)
SB 1938 Bettencourt – Cleaning voter rolls (Election Integrity Committee priority)
In the House, the following bills will be heard in committee:
Monday, 3/27 – Public Health 8:00 a.m., E2.036
HB 1686 Oliverson – Prohibit gender modification of children
Tuesday, 3/28 – Public Education 8:00 a.m., E2.036
HB 1507 Ken King – Prohibit school programs celebrating or providing instruction regarding sexual preference.
Wednesday, 3/29 – Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence 8:00 a.m., E2.016
HB 888 Slawson – Extend the statute of limitations for patients to sue for gender modification procedures.
Thursday, 3/30 – Elections
HB 2020 Oliverson – Extend authority to SOS under certain criteria.
HB 3611 Cain – Prohibiting Ranked Choice voting. (Election Integrity Committee priority)
Action Items:
- Please contact your Senator and ask them to vote YES on SB 14, SB 162, and SB 959.
- Please call these members of the Public Health Committee and ask them to vote YES on HB 1686 to prohibit gender modification of children. Submit a public comment here if you cannot testify in Austin.
- Chair: Stephanie Klick 512-463-0599
Vice Chair: Liz Campos 512-463-0452
Nicole Collier 512-463-0716
Jacey Jetton 512-463-0710
Ann Johnson 512-463-0389
Jolanda Jones 512-463-0524
Venton Jones 512-463-0586
Tom Oliverson Tom.Oliverson@house.texas.gov (email Rep. Oliverson and thank him for authoring the bill)
Four Price 512-463-0470
Reggie Smith 512-463-0297
Tony Tinderholt 512-463-0624
- Chair: Stephanie Klick 512-463-0599
- Please call Public Education members and ask them to vote YES on HB 1507 to prohibit school programs from celebrating or providing instruction regarding sexual preference. Submit a public comment here.
- Chair: Brad Buckley 512-463-0684
Alma Allen 512-463-0744
Steve Allison 512-463-0686
Charles Cunningham 512-463-0520
Harold V. Dutton, Jr. 512-463-0510
Cody Harris 512-463-0730
Brian Harrison 512-463-0516
Cole Hefner 512-463-0271
Gina Hinojosa 512-463-0668
Ken King 512-463-0736
Oscar Longoria 512-463-0645
Matt Schaefer 512-463-0528
James Talarico 512-463-0821
- Chair: Brad Buckley 512-463-0684
- Please call House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence members and ask them to vote YES on HB 888 to extend the statute of limitations for patients to sue for gender modification procedures. Submit a public comment here.
- Chair: Jeff Leach 512-463-0544
Vice Chair: Julie Johnson 512-463-0468
Yvonne Davis 512-463-0598
Lulu Flores 512-463-0674
Joe Moody 512-463-0728
Andrew S. Murr 512-463-0536
Mike Schofield 512-463-0528
Shelby Slawson 512-463-0628
Cody Vasut 512-463-0564
- Chair: Jeff Leach 512-463-0544
- Please call Senate State Affairs members and ask them to vote YES on election integrity bills SB 1039, SB 397, SB 990, and SB 1938.
- Chair: Bryan Hughes 512-463-0101
Vice Chair: Angela Paxton 512-463-0108
Paul Bettencourt 512-463-0107
Brian Birdwell 512-463-0122
Morgan LaMantia 512-463-0127
Jose Menendez 512-463-0126
Tan Parker 512-463-0112
Charles Perry 512- 463-0128
Charles Schwertner 512-463-0105
Judith Zaffirini 512-463-0121
- Chair: Bryan Hughes 512-463-0101
- Please call the House Elections Committee and ask them to vote YES on election integrity bills HB 2020 and HB 3611. Submit a public comment here.
- Chair: Reggie Smith 512-463-0297
Vice Chair: John H. Bucy III 512-463-0696
Dustin Burrows 512-463-0542
Giovanni Capiglione 512-463-0690
Mano DeAyala 512-463-0514
Christian Manuel 512-463-0662
Eddie Morales 512-463-0566
Valoree Swanson 512-463-0572
Hubert Vo 512-463-0568
- Chair: Reggie Smith 512-463-0297
Thank you for contacting these elected officials. The Democrats are very organized and make many phone calls and show up in large numbers in person. We must do the same to support our Republicans.
Please share this email with anyone you think will be willing to make calls and submit comments.
If you plan to attend our event on April 20 on Ban Gender Modification of Children at the Capitol with our grassroots coalition partners, bus rides are now FREE from the DFW area. Sign up here: https://ntxconservatives.com/bus-trips/
To get more updates regarding election bills, visit TexasFirst.org/alerts
For God and Texas,
Jill Glover
SREC, SD 12
Chair, SREC Legislative Priorities Committee
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