The Senate Committee on Administration on an undisclosed date moved several bills and resolutions to the full Senate and certified the recommended local and uncontested calendar for the May 1, 2025 Senate calendar. Committee members also approved a subsequent motion to reconsider and add Senate Bill 2154 to that calendar.
The committee reported HCR 64 favorably to the full Senate on a voice/roll call vote, with the clerk announcing "there being 4 ayes and 0 nays". The clerk later reported SCR 3, a resolution designating Bandera as a cowboy capital of Texas, and SCR 30, a resolution recognizing Matagorda County's birding resources, each favorably to the full Senate and recommended them for placement on the local and uncontested calendar for May 1, 2025.
The committee certified its recommended local and uncontested calendar for May 1, 2025 by roll call. An initial certification vote was announced as "6 ayes and 0 nays." Committee members later voted to reconsider and to add Senate Bill 2154 to the local and uncontested calendar; the record shows that motion was carried with no objection.
Why it matters: placement on the local and uncontested calendar typically means measures will be scheduled for the Senate calendar with minimal additional committee debate; many of the items in this batch were ceremonial or housekeeping in nature.
What the committee approved (selected items):
- HCR 64: Reported favorably to the full Senate (reported 4 ayes, 0 nays). Details of the concurrent resolution were not specified in committee testimony.
- SCR 3 (Bandera): Reported favorably to the full Senate and recommended for the May 1, 2025 local and uncontested calendar. The author described Bandera's Western heritage, annual rodeos and western-themed festivals; public testimony was not offered.
- SCR 30 (Matagorda County): Reported favorably to the full Senate and recommended for the May 1, 2025 local and uncontested calendar. The sponsor described Matagorda County's coastal and migratory-bird resources and said county officials had passed a resolution seeking designation as the "Birding Capital of Texas" for 10 years.
- Certification of the May 1, 2025 local and uncontested calendar: The committee certified the list (initially announced 6 ayes, 0 nays). Committee members later voted to reconsider and add SB 2154 to that list; no objection to the addition was recorded.
The committee chair opened and closed public testimony for most of these items; when testimony was offered during the meetings for SCR 3 and SCR 30, no members of the public spoke for or against the measures.
Ending: The committee recessed or stood at ease at multiple points during the meeting while waiting for authors and returned to finish pending business and votes.