HR256 Summary

• Establishes the special order of business for the twenty-third legislative day (Thursday, April 17, 2025), giving priority to nine specific bills over regular business.

• HB437: Establishes a shark alert system to be implemented by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources with state and local entity assistance.

• HB247: Renames the Gulf of Mexico and requires observation and implementation of the new name by state and local entities where practicable.

• HB179, HB178, HB67, HB244: Address education policy including campus chaplains in schools, Ten Commandments display requirements, restrictions on drag performances, and prohibitions on gender identity discussions in grades preK-12.

• Additional bills address illegal immigration procedures (HB7), law enforcement interim police chief appointments (HB14), real estate transaction regulations (HB382, HB225), Juneteenth as a state holiday (HB165), and state holiday changes.