Texas Scorecard by Luca Cacciatore January 29, 2025
Patrick’s top 25 priorities include passing the biennial budget, school choice legislation, banning consumable THC, and addressing problems with the electrical grid.Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has announced the first 25 of his top 40 priority measures for the 89th Legislative Session.
The list includes the already-filed Senate Bills 1 and 2, which relate to the preliminary budget and school choice, respectively.
Senators already passed the school choice measure out of the Education Committee on Tuesday, and the first Finance Committee hearings on the budget have already begun.
“Thousands of bills are filed by Texas senators each session,” stated Patrick. “Traditionally, bill numbers 1 through 20 have indicated the Lt. Governor’s priorities for the Senate. In 2017, I increased the number of priority bills to 30. This year, I am increasing the number of priority bills to 40.”
“Many other priorities are included in our state budget, such as border security funding, hiring more state troopers for the Department of Public Safety, and enhancing statewide disaster response with new equipment and more personnel,” he added.
SB 3 would ban consumable THC—a psychoactive chemical compound found in cannabis—from being sold in Texas. Patrick first outlined his plan for the measure to be a priority in early December 2024.
SB 4, meanwhile, would increase the homestead exemption from $100,000 for all adults to $140,000 for adults and $150,000 for seniors. The homestead exemption refers to the amount of money a homeowner can deduct from the value of his or her house before it is taxed.
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