Special Session
O
n June 6, Governor Greg Abbott announced there will be a legislative special
session that will begin on July 18th, 2017. The special session was inevitable
because the actions of some legislators prevented passage of a critical sunset bill
which licenses medical professionals in the state. In his announcement, Governor
Abbott identified 20 items that will be included on the special session call.
Special session agenda items will include:
Sunset legislation
Teacher pay increase of $1,000
Administrative flexibility in teacher hiring and retention practices
School finance reform commission
School choice for special needs students
Property tax reform
Caps on state and local spending
Preventing cities from regulating what property owners do with trees on private land
Preventing local governments from changing rules midway through construction projects
Speeding up local government permitting process
Municipal annexation reform
Texting while driving preemption
Privacy
Prohibition of taxpayer dollars to collect union dues
Prohibition of taxpayer funding for abortion providers
Pro-life insurance reform
Strengthening abortion reporting requirements when health complications arise
Strengthening patient protections relating to do-not-resuscitate orders
Cracking down on mail-in ballot fraud
Extending maternal mortality task force
We will monitor the progress of the Special Session with great interest and call upon
Chamber members to support any important issues affecting the business commu-
nity of the Coastal Bend.
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