A flurry of bills were heard and passed this week as crossover approaches May 4. Crossover is the deadline for bills, other than those that are required to be referred to the committees on Finance or Appropriations, to pass the chamber of origin. All DPS agency bills subject to crossover have either made the deadline or are on track to by Thursday. Next week will be one of the busiest of the session with 15 committees already scheduled and more are anticipated. The focus will then switch to the budget as the Senate continues to work behind the scenes on their version. | 
