Mid City Times

Rep. Giovanni Capriglione introduced HB 5194, a bill on Labor and State Finances, to the Texas House on Monday, April 7 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.

More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to improving the efficiency of state workforce development programs and apprenticeship pathways to address workforce shortages’’.

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

This bill aims to enhance the efficiency of state workforce development programs in Texas by establishing a Rural Workforce Training Grant Program and creating a state information technology apprenticeship credential. The Rural Workforce Training Grant Program, administered by the Texas Workforce Commission, provides targeted funding for job-specific training in counties with populations under 200,000. Grants can be used for training expenses, and recipients must report their usage and outcomes. The bill also allows state agencies to partner with educational institutions to offer apprenticeship programs leading to a credential in information technology, intended to address workforce shortages. These programs require approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and include a one-year apprenticeship. The bill takes effect Sept. 1, 2025.

Giovanni Capriglione, chair of the House Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency and member of the House Committee on S/C on Property Tax Appraisals, proposed another 24 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.

Capriglione graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a BS.

Giovanni Capriglione is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 98th House district. He replaced previous state representative Vicki Truitt in 2013.

Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.

You can read more about the bills and other measures here.

Bill Number	Date Introduced	Short Description
HB 5471	04/07/2025	Relating to the requirement that certain reports be filed electronically
HB 5193	04/07/2025	Relating to improving efficiency, transparency, and regulatory processes in state and local government
HB 223	04/07/2025	Relating to exemptions to competitive requirements for purchases of certain services by a municipality
HB 1950	04/07/2025	Relating to the consolidated municipal court security and technology fund in certain municipalities
HB 5027	04/03/2025	Relating to the public information law
HB 5019	04/03/2025	Relating to school district contracts with certain organizations and payroll deductions for school district employees
HB 4827	04/03/2025	Relating to a contract for professional services rendered to a school district
HB 4823	04/03/2025	Relating to an electronic filing system for certain reports of political contributions and expenditures
HB 4391	04/01/2025	Relating to studies on the allocation and use of buildings and facilities owned, leased, or otherwise occupied by this state
HB 4348	04/01/2025	Relating to a prohibition on certain roadway projects and to the distribution of affordable housing funds to local governmental entities that violate that prohibition
HB 173	04/01/2025	Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from soliciting or accepting gifts, grants, or donations from certain foreign countries
HB 4231	03/31/2025	Relating to cybersecurity for retail public utilities that provide water or sewer service
HB 4085	03/27/2025	Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for the repair, remodeling, or maintenance of aircraft
HB 3755	03/26/2025	Relating to biometric identifiers used in the performance of artificial intelligence
HB 3646	03/25/2025	Relating to the exemption from sales and use taxes for certain information provided by or on behalf of a homeowners' association
HB 3518	03/24/2025	Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee
HB 2794	03/19/2025	Relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain assaultive offenses
HB 2277	03/14/2025	Relating to the notification of a municipality of electric cooperative requests for the transfer or removal of certain pole attachments
HB 1709	03/14/2025	Relating to the regulation and reporting on the use of artificial intelligence systems by certain business entities and state agencies; providing civil penalties
HB 1598	03/12/2025	Relating to the establishment of a bitcoin reserve within the state treasury and the management of cryptocurrencies by governmental entities
HB 1554	03/12/2025	Relating to a political subdivision's authority to use public money in the provision of legal services for individuals unlawfully present in the United States
HB 1452	03/11/2025	Relating to the promotion of film and television production in this state, including the eligibility of film or television productions for funding under the major events reimbursement program, the creation of a film events trust fund and a film production tax rebate trust fund, the establishment of virtual film production institutes, and the designation of media production development zones
HB 1451	03/11/2025	Relating to the information required to be disclosed in a lobbyist registration form
HB 1450	03/11/2025	Relating to requiring public institutions of higher education to report certain information regarding gifts, grants, donations, and investments received from certain foreign sources