Senate Committee on State Affairs
Committee Information
CHAIR
Bryan Hughes
VICE-CHAIR
Angela Paxton
MEMBERS
Paul Bettencourt
Brian Birdwell
Morgan LaMantia
José Menéndez
Mayes Middleton
Tan Parker
Charles Perry
Charles Schwertner
Judith Zaffirini
CLERK:
Taryn Taylor
TEL:
(512) 463-0380
LOCATION:
Sam Houston Building, 380
Video/Audio — Archives
88th Fourth Called Session
88th First Called Session
88th Regular Session
- May 21, 2023 — Audio only.
- May 18, 2023 (Part I, Part II)
- May 17, 2023 — Audio only.
- May 15, 2023
- May 12, 2023 — Audio only.
- May 11, 2023 (Part I, Part II)
- May 9, 2023 — Audio only.
- May 8, 2023
- May 4, 2023 (Part I, Part II) — Part II: audio only.
- April 27, 2023 (Part I, Part II) — Part II: audio only.
- April 20, 2023 (Part I, Part II, Part III) — Part II: audio only.
- April 17, 2023 (Part I, Part II) — Part II: audio only.
- April 13, 2023 (Part I, Part II, Part III) — Part II: audio only.
- April 11, 2023
- April 6, 2023 — Audio only.
- April 3, 2023 (Part I, Part II)
- March 30, 2023 (Part I, Part II)
- March 27, 2023 (Part I, Part II)
- March 23, 2023 (Part I, Part II)
- March 20, 2023
- March 16, 2023 (Part I, Part II)
- March 13, 2023 (Part I, Part II)
- March 9, 2023
- March 2, 2023
- February 27, 2023
Interim Charges
- Maintaining Election Security: Identify threats to Texas’s election integrity, including those from “Big Tech” and foreign entities. Recommend ways to neutralize such threats. Additionally, evaluate the countywide polling place program in Texas. Make recommendations to address countywide polling issues, such as increased wait times, longer travel distances, supply shortages, and reporting irregularities. Evaluate current laws that prohibit political subdivisions and public school districts from using government resources for illegal electioneering. Make recommendations to strengthen these laws and put a stop to illegal electioneering.
- Social Media & Protecting Children: Study the impact of social media use on children. Review current mechanisms in place to protect minors online. Monitor the implementation of House Bill 18, 88th Legislature, relating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services and electronic devices, including the use and transfer of electronic devices to students by a public school. Make policy recommendations to further protect Texas children online.
- Protecting Texas Land and Assets: Evaluate strategic land and asset acquisitions in Texas by foreign entities that threaten the safety and security of the United States. Further, evaluate large-scale purchases of single-family homes by domestic entities and its impact on housing affordability for Texas families. Make recommendations to ensure Texans are secure from foreign threats and homes are affordable in our state.
- Responsible Investing: Study the impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors on our state’s public pensions, with a focus on proxy voting services. Make recommendations to ensure our state’s pension systems vote and invest in accordance with their fiduciary responsibility to maximize profit. Additionally, monitor the implementation of Senate Bill 13, 87th Legislature, relating to state contracts with and investments in certain companies that boycott energy companies. Specifically, examine how a company is removed from the list of companies that boycott energy companies when the company ceases to boycott energy companies. Report on how frequently the list maintained by the comptroller is updated and make recommendations to ensure an ongoing accurate list.
- Banning Delta 8 and 9: Examine the sale of intoxicating hemp products in Texas. Make recommendations to further regulate the sale of these products, and suggest legislation to stop retailers who market these products to children.