BILLS REFERRED TODAY
2005-03-21
SB 9 Staples
Relating to homeland security; providing a penalty.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 11 Staples
Relating to security in public schools.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 15 Janek
Relating to civil claims involving exposure to asbestos and silica.
State Affairs
SB 421 Whitmire
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Alcoholic
Beverage Commission.
Government Organization
SB 422 Jackson, Mike
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Education
Agency and regional education service centers.
Government Organization
SB 617 Shapleigh
Relating to certain lending practices in connection with a home
loan.
Business & Commerce
SB 618 Shapleigh
Relating to disclosures in connection with certain home loans;
providing a penalty.
Business & Commerce
SB 779 Fraser
Relating to elimination of certain rate rollbacks for insurance
premium rates for windstorm insurance.
Business & Commerce
SB 780 Fraser
Relating to a revenue bond program for the Texas Windstorm
Insurance Association.
Business & Commerce
SB 1031 Ellis
Relating to requiring the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner to
conduct a study of certain mortgage lending practices or patterns.
Business & Commerce
SB 1032 Ellis
Relating to the elimination of certain alternative fuels programs
of this state.
Natural Resources
SB 1033 Ellis
Relating to the creation of a commission to investigate and prevent
wrongful convictions.
Criminal Justice
SB 1034 West, Royce
Relating to the use of gifts to fund technology workforce
development grants and to the evaluation of the technology
workforce development grant program.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1035 West, Royce
Relating to the Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke.
Health & Human Services
SB 1036 West, Royce
Relating to an optional flexible school day program for students in
grades nine through twelve who have dropped out of school or who
are at-risk of dropping out.
Education
SB 1037 Lucio
Relating to tuition rates for Olympic athletes residing and
training in Texas.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1038 Lucio
Relating to authorizing a special events trust fund to support
certain Olympic events, including training and development
activities.
S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev.
SB 1039 Ellis
Relating to jurisdiction of a municipal court over an action to
enforce certain vehicle dealer and manufacturer license plate laws.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1040 Janek
Relating to the removal and disposal of certain vessels and
structures in certain locations; providing a penalty.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 1041 Janek
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds by The
University of Texas System for an adult stem cell research center
at the Texas Medical Center.
Finance
SB 1042 Janek
Relating to the Wharton County Junior College District service
area.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1043 Janek
Relating to curriculum requirements for courses in which students
receive concurrent high school and college credit.
Education
SB 1044 Janek
Relating to efforts by coastal counties to mitigate coastal erosion
and improve public access to public beaches; authorizing the
issuance of bonds by coastal counties.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 1045 Janek
Relating to insurance coverage in lieu of a bond requirement for
officers, employees, and consultants of certain conservation and
reclamation districts.
Natural Resources
SB 1046 Seliger
Relating to the issuance of revenue bonds for West Texas A&M
University.
Finance
SB 1047 Seliger
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The
University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
Finance
SB 1048 Eltife
Relating to a student union fee at The University of Texas at
Tyler.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1049 Lindsay
Relating to the efficient administration of county government.
Jurisprudence
SB 1050 Van de Putte
Relating to the promotional system for municipal civil service fire
fighters and police officers.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1051 Van de Putte
Relating to authorizing a county clerk to mail an application to
vote by mail to certain voters.
State Affairs
SB 1052 Van de Putte
Relating to the disclosure of certain information from an early
voting roster.
State Affairs
SB 1053 Janek
Relating to the enforcement of the regulation of nursing.
Health & Human Services
SB 1054 Janek
Relating to physicians or other licensed health care professionals
contracting with the Angleton-Danbury Hospital District of Brazoria
County, Texas.
State Affairs
SB 1055 Janek
Relating to an alternative method of satisfying certain licensing
and program participation requirements for assisted living
facilities.
Health & Human Services
SB 1056 Lucio
Relating to the forced sale of an owner's interest in certain real
property.
Business & Commerce
SB 1057 Lucio
Relating to protections for consumers in default on credit
transactions involving manufactured homes; providing a civil
penalty.
Business & Commerce
SB 1058 Lucio
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for Texas A&M
University--Kingsville.
Finance
SB 1059 Lucio
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The
University of Texas at Brownsville, The University of Texas--Pan
American, and Texas State Technical College--Harlingen.
Finance
SB 1060 Whitmire
Relating to the disposition of revenue from local authority
agreements with towing companies.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1061 Whitmire
Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation
to review certain traffic programs of local authorities.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1062 Whitmire
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to require the
operator of a tow truck to obtain a license or permit.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1063 Staples
Relating to the rates of certain retail public utilities.
Natural Resources
SB 1064 Staples
Relating to rate changes by a water and sewer utility.
Natural Resources
SB 1065 Madla
Relating to the regulation of certain water wells by the Presidio
County Underground Water Conservation District.
Natural Resources
SB 1066 Madla
Relating to the compensation of district judges in Bexar County.
Jurisprudence
SB 1067 Madla
Relating to the salaries of assistant county auditors.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1068 Madla
Relating to an electronic requisition system for counties.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1069 Madla
Relating to organizing certain data collected by the Department of
State Health Services.
Health & Human Services
SB 1070 Duncan
Relating to the care of elementary and secondary school students
with diabetes.
Health & Human Services
SB 1071 West, Royce
Relating to a person's eligibility for an order of nondisclosure
with respect to certain criminal history records and to certain law
enforcement duties that result from the issuance of an order.
Jurisprudence
SB 1072 Lucio
Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency of unfunded state
educational mandates imposed on school districts.
Education
SB 1073 Staples
Relating to the issuance of a temporary tag for use on an
unregistered motor vehicle.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1074 Staples
Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Public Safety
or the public safety director to adopt rules in connection with
commercial motor vehicles.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1075 Zaffirini
Relating to the state's goal for electric generating capacity by
renewable energy technologies and distributed renewable energy
generation.
Business & Commerce
SB 1076 Van de Putte
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The
University of Texas at San Antonio - Loop 1604 Campus Engineering
Phase II.
Finance
SB 1077 Van de Putte
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The
University of Texas at San Antonio - Downtown Campus Architecture
Building.
Finance
SB 1078 Van de Putte
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The
University of Texas at San Antonio - Loop 1604 Campus Academic
Building Phase IV.
Finance
SB 1079 Van de Putte
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The
University of Texas at San Antonio - Downtown Campus Building Phase
V.
Finance
SB 1080 Ellis
Relating to pre-trial procedures in a criminal case.
Criminal Justice
SB 1081 Ellis
Relating to recycling market development.
Government Organization
SB 1082 Ellis
Relating to the sale of certain used trucks.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1083 Ellis
Relating to procedures applicable to waivers of the right to
counsel.
Criminal Justice
SB 1084 Ellis
Relating to the authority of the attorney general to investigate
and prosecute certain violations of law.
State Affairs
SB 1085 Jackson, Mike
Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance
Association.
Business & Commerce
SB 1086 Jackson, Mike
Relating to the operations and funding of the Texas Windstorm
Insurance Association, including funding of coverage for certain
catastrophic events through the establishment of a revenue bond
program.
Business & Commerce
SB 1087 Jackson, Mike
Relating to reinsurance for insurance written by the Texas
Windstorm Insurance Association.
Business & Commerce
SB 1088 Madla
Relating to the retirement system for firefighters and police
officers in certain municipalities.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1089 Madla
Relating to the Texas Department of Transportation providing
equipment and materials to counties for the repair and maintenance
of county roads.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1090 Madla
Relating to the powers and duties of a defense base development
authority.
S/C on Base Realignment and Closure
SB 1091 Madla
Relating to noxious and invasive plants; providing a criminal
penalty.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 1092 Staples
Relating to the authority of regional planning commissions with
respect to mutual aid agreements for emergency management purposes.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1093 Van de Putte
Relating to eligibility for certain programs of the Veterans' Land
Board.
Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
SB 1094 Van de Putte
Relating to veteran's employment preferences.
State Affairs
SB 1095 Lucio
Relating to circumstances under which an executory contract for
conveyance is prohibited and to the rights of certain purchasers
under executory contracts for conveyance.
Jurisprudence
SB 1096 West, Royce/ Brimer
Relating to the operation, funding, and administration of the smart
jobs fund program.
S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev.
SB 1097 West, Royce
Relating to the operation of video lottery games as part of the
state lottery in municipalities or counties in which the voters
have approved the operation of the games; providing penalties.
State Affairs
SB 1098 West, Royce
Relating to projects that may be undertaken by certain development
corporations in connection with business development or activity.
S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev.
SB 1099 Deuell
Relating to professional health care liability insurance coverage
information provided by a nursing home.
Health & Human Services
SB 1100 Deuell
Relating to the promotion of tourism related to the musical
heritage of this state.
S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev.
SB 1101 Deuell
Relating to the marketing and sale of certain license plates by a
private vendor.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1102 Jackson, Mike
Relating to the establishment of a program by the Department of
Agriculture to make grants to farmers who provide agricultural
biomass to facilities that convert biomass to energy.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 1103 Eltife
Relating to the powers and duties of the General Land Office and
the disposition of certain unsurveyed public school land.
Natural Resources
SB 1104 Madla
Relating to the transfer of extraterritorial jurisdiction between
certain home-rule and general-law municipalities and annexation of
certain territory by the general-law municipalities.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1105 Madla
Relating to defense management authorities.
S/C on Base Realignment and Closure
SB 1106 Madla
Relating to continuing education courses for a county treasurer.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1107 Madla
Relating to requirements for removal of a county treasurer.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1108 Madla
Relating to the bond of a county treasurer.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1109 Van de Putte
Relating to use of the money from the Texas Enterprise Fund to
benefit small-business concerns.
S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev.
SB 1110 Ellis
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for Texas
Southern University for campus facilities and infrastructure.
Finance
SB 1111 Ellis
Relating to the regulation of dogs; creating an offense.
Criminal Justice
SB 1112 Eltife
Relating to debt management services; providing a penalty.
Business & Commerce
SB 1113 Gallegos
Relating to allowing a hospital to release protected health
information of a patient to emergency medical services providers
for treatment, payment, and health care operations.
Health & Human Services
SB 1114 Gallegos
Relating to the regulation of certain fire protection sprinkler
system journeymen and apprentices.
Business & Commerce
SB 1115 Lucio
Relating to a health performance incentive program in public
schools.
Education
SB 1116 Wentworth
Relating to the authority of a water and sewer utility to acquire
property by eminent domain.
Natural Resources
SB 1117 Lindsay
Relating to certain agreements between municipalities and municipal
utility districts.
Natural Resources
SB 1118 Ellis
Relating to the authority to change the name of component
institutions of The Texas A&M University System.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1119 Estes
Relating to authorizing the Texas Board of Criminal Justice to
contract with a private vendor for certain correctional facilities.
Criminal Justice
SB 1120 West, Royce
Relating to the placement of certain students in and funding of a
juvenile justice alternative education program.
Education
SB 1121 West, Royce
Relating to public school disciplinary procedures.
Education
SB 1122 West, Royce
Relating to the Board of Law Examiners Board member compensation.
Jurisprudence
SB 1123 Hinojosa
Relating to fees and charges imposed by the governing board of a
public junior college district.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1124 Hinojosa
Relating to a toll-free number for reporting communicable diseases.
Health & Human Services
SB 1125 Hinojosa
Relating to drug task forces.
Criminal Justice
SB 1126 Hinojosa
Relating to the confidentiality of records regarding sex offense
victims.
Criminal Justice
SB 1127 Hinojosa
Relating to the presence of open water lifeguards on all public
beaches in this state.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 1128 Hinojosa
Relating to liability of the state for a violation of the federal
Americans with Disabilities Act.
State Affairs
SB 1129 Hinojosa
Relating to the authority to require a convicted person to perform
manual labor for certain public purposes.
Criminal Justice
SB 1130 Hinojosa
Relating to a requirement that a pipeline operator report
contamination.
Natural Resources
SB 1131 Hinojosa
Relating to ferries.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1132 Hinojosa
Relating to the requirements for the renewal of a driver's license.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1133 Hinojosa
Relating to posting notice online of the meetings of certain
governmental bodies.
State Affairs
SB 1134 Hinojosa
Relating to suspension or denial of a driver's license for failure
to appear, pay a fine, or satisfy a judgment.
Criminal Justice
SB 1135 Seliger
Relating to certain time limits on and the consequences of a delay
in the state's readiness to proceed with the trial of a criminal
case.
Criminal Justice
SB 1136 Seliger
Relating to the method of selecting public members to serve on a
county's salary grievance committee.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1137 Madla/ Deuell/ Estes
Relating to the development of the wine industry in this state.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1138 Estes
Relating to the establishment of a recreational and health
facilities fee at Midwestern State University.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1139 Eltife
Relating to monitoring by the Texas Building and Procurement
Commission and the Legislative Budget Board of the transfer of
surplus or salvage property by state agencies.
Government Organization
SB 1140 Carona
Relating to requiring a record vote by each house or committee of
the legislature on bills, proposed constitutional amendments,
amendments to bills and proposed constitutional amendments, and
certain other actions and to public notice of the record vote.
Administration
SB 1141 Carona
Relating to the regulation of certain mortgage brokers and loan
officers.
Business & Commerce
SB 1142 Carona
Relating to the creation of a film industry incentive program.
S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev.
SB 1143 Carona
Relating to a loan secured by personal property with limited
recourse against the borrower.
Business & Commerce
SB 1144 Van de Putte
Relating to limiting the promotion of infant formula by certain
health care providers.
Health & Human Services
SB 1145 Shapiro
Relating to tuition or fee exemptions granted by public
institutions of higher education to children of certain classroom
teachers.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1146 Shapiro
Relating to an early college education program to provide at-risk
and other students accelerated high school graduation and college
credit.
Education
SB 1147 Harris
Relating to the appointment of visiting associate judges.
Jurisprudence
SB 1148 Harris
Relating to protecting the confidentiality of certain identifying
personal information contained in court records.
Jurisprudence
SB 1149 Harris
Relating to the regulation of electronic transmissions of health
benefit information between a health care insurer and a physician
or health care provider.
State Affairs
SB 1150 Harris
Relating to parental consent for the performance of an abortion;
providing penalties.
State Affairs
SB 1151 Harris
Relating to the use of a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity
under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
Jurisprudence
SB 1152 Harris
Relating to the perfection of a child support lien on a motor
vehicle.
Jurisprudence
SB 1153 Harris
Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship,
including proceedings for the establishment, modification, and
enforcement of child support; providing an administrative penalty.
Jurisprudence
SB 1154 Harris
Relating to the appointment of substitute trustees in certain
foreclosures.
Business & Commerce
SB 1155 Harris
Relating to the notice required for a sale of real property under a
contract lien.
Business & Commerce
SB 1156 Harris
Relating to an exemption from The Real Estate License Act for
persons who conduct foreclosure sales.
Business & Commerce
SB 1157 Harris
Relating to trusts.
Jurisprudence
SB 1158 Harris
Relating to guardianship matters and proceedings.
Jurisprudence
SB 1159 Harris
Relating to the regulation of persons who repossess motor vehicles;
providing penalties.
Business & Commerce
SB 1160 Harris
Relating to the civil penalty for late filing of a lobby
registration or report that is corrected by the registrant.
Administration
SB 1161 Harris
Relating to corrected reports, registrations, and statements filed
with the Texas Ethics Commission.
Administration
SB 1162 Harris
Relating to notice in certain real property transactions concerning
public improvement districts.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1163 Lucio
Relating to the authority of a dental hygienist to provide services
in certain facilities and schools.
Health & Human Services
SB 1164 Zaffirini
Relating to prohibiting human cloning and other uses of human
tissue by institutions of higher education; providing penalties.
Health & Human Services
SB 1165 Armbrister
Relating to authorizing the City of Aransas Pass to acquire certain
state property.
Natural Resources
SB 1166 Armbrister
Relating to the enforcement of the laws governing plugging of
abandoned oil and gas wells and preventing, controlling, or
cleaning up oil and gas wastes or other substances or materials
regulated by the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Natural Resources
SB 1167 Armbrister
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas State Board of
Acupuncture Examiners.
Health & Human Services
SB 1168 Armbrister
Relating to supplemental rebates for prescription drugs provided
under state health and human services programs.
Health & Human Services
SB 1169 Armbrister
Relating to the authority and financing of the Railroad Commission
of Texas in relation to gas utilities.
Natural Resources
SB 1170 Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of gas production by the Railroad
Commission of Texas.
Natural Resources
SB 1171 Armbrister
Relating to the enforcement of the prohibition on operating certain
rock crushers or concrete plants without the necessary Clean Air
Act permit.
Natural Resources
SB 1172 Armbrister
Relating to energy conservation and efficiency.
Business & Commerce
SB 1173 Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of a perpetual care cemetery and the
sale of interment rights in a mausoleum before completion of
construction.
Business & Commerce
SB 1174 Armbrister
Relating to the apportionment of municipal infrastructure costs to
developers.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1175 Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of oil production by the Railroad
Commission of Texas.
Natural Resources
SB 1176 Armbrister
Relating to systems and programs administered by the Employees
Retirement System of Texas.
State Affairs
SB 1177 Staples
Relating to the establishment, operation, and funding of a skills
development program, including the reduction of and the imposition
of assessments for the unemployment compensation system.
S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev.
SB 1178 West, Royce
Relating to the availability of genetic testing in the
determination of parentage by the Title IV-D agency.
Jurisprudence
SB 1179 West, Royce
Relating to fire safety standards for cigarettes; providing civil
penalties.
Health & Human Services
SB 1180 West, Royce
Relating to the group benefit plans provided to certain retired
state and university employees and their dependents.
State Affairs
SB 1181 West, Royce
Relating to exempting a peace officer from tuition and fees charged
by a public institution of higher education.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1182 West, Royce
Relating to the fraudulent use or possession of a person's
identifying information and to certain fictitious documents.
Criminal Justice
SB 1183 West, Royce
Relating to fetal and infant mortality review; imposing penalties.
Health & Human Services
SB 1184 West, Royce
Relating to an annual analysis and report by the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board regarding financial information
submitted by institutions of higher education.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1185 West, Royce
Relating to the qualifications of and training and continuing
education for certain officials and personnel of career schools or
colleges.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1186 Nelson
Relating to the effect that certain decisions regarding military
service have on residential leases and lease agreements.
Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
SB 1187 Nelson
Relating to the functions of local mental health and mental
retardation authorities.
Health & Human Services
SB 1188 Nelson
Relating to the medical assistance and children's health insurance
programs.
Health & Human Services
SB 1189 Wentworth
Relating to the creation, composition, jurisdiction, and terms of
court of judicial districts, to the election of a local
administrative district judge for certain counties, to the juvenile
board in certain counties, and to the district courts in certain
counties.
Jurisprudence
SB 1190 Wentworth
Relating to certain procedures governing health care liability
claims.
Jurisprudence
SB 1191 Wentworth
Relating to the adjudication of claims arising under written
contracts with local governmental entities.
State Affairs
SB 1192 Estes
Relating to stamps for migratory and upland game bird hunting.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 1193 Wentworth
Relating to the service areas of the Alamo Community College
District and the Austin Community College District.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1194 Van de Putte
Relating to the provision of behavioral health services by
school-based health centers.
Education
SB 1195 Hinojosa
Relating to the authority of peace officers to conduct certain
searches.
Criminal Justice
SB 1196 Hinojosa
Relating to an exception to the application of the offense of
unlawful carrying of weapons.
Criminal Justice
SB 1197 Hinojosa
Relating to the habitability of used manufactured homes.
Business & Commerce
SB 1198 Ellis
Relating to the determination of the portion of the tax increment
produced by a municipality that the municipality is required to pay
into the tax increment fund for a reinvestment zone.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1199 Ellis
Relating to the deposit of municipal sales and use taxes into a tax
increment fund.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1200 Ellis
Relating to information held by a governmental body regarding
forensic evidence used in the trial of a person sentenced to death
if the evidence was tested by a forensic laboratory operated by the
police department in certain municipalities.
Criminal Justice
SB 1201 Ellis
Relating to creating an office of civil rights at certain state
agencies.
State Affairs
SB 1202 Lucio
Relating to the coordination of colonia initiatives and services to
colonia residents.
International Relations & Trade
SB 1203 Madla
Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1204 Madla
Relating to erecting an off-premise sign adjacent to and visible
from certain roads.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1205 Madla
Relating to allowing the creation of multi-jurisdictional library
districts; imposing a tax.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1206 Madla
Relating to erecting an off-premise sign adjacent to and visible
from certain roads.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1207 Madla
Relating to the provision of state death benefits to certain
federal law enforcement officers and special agents who assist
state and local law enforcement agencies in this state.
State Affairs
SB 1208 Lindsay
Relating to filing requirements for candidates to positions on
governing boards of certain public junior colleges.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1209 Deuell
Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of
dietetics and nutrition.
Health & Human Services
SB 1210 Deuell
Relating to the uniform fair hearing rules for Medicaid-funded
services, including services requiring prior authorization.
Health & Human Services
SB 1211 Deuell
Relating to providing information about Respiratory Syncytial Virus
under certain continuing education programs.
Health & Human Services
SB 1212 West, Royce
Relating to prescription drugs under the Medicaid vendor drug
program and other state health and human services programs.
Health & Human Services
SB 1213 Wentworth
Relating to providing that the attorney general is entitled to be
paid a salary equal to the salary paid to the chief justice of the
Supreme Court of Texas.
Finance
SB 1214 Barrientos
Relating to the authority of a county to select an insurance
broker.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1215 Eltife
Relating to financial records and audits of certain charitable
nonprofit corporations; providing a penalty.
Business & Commerce
SB 1216 Hinojosa
Relating to a statutory probate court judge's authority to transfer
certain proceedings from another court to the statutory probate
court.
Jurisprudence
SB 1217 Seliger/ Estes/ Van de Putte
Relating to the punishments authorized under the Texas Code of
Military Justice.
Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
SB 1218 Ellis
Relating to pre-trial procedures in a criminal case.
Criminal Justice
SB 1219 Ellis
Relating to requiring debt collectors to provide a copy of a
dishonored check to certain consumers; providing a civil penalty.
Business & Commerce
SB 1220 Ellis
Relating to the penalty for theft of identifying information.
Criminal Justice
SB 1221 Ellis
Relating to the delivery of blank check forms; providing a civil
penalty.
Business & Commerce
SB 1222 Ellis
Relating to the deletion of certain electronic records concerning a
customer who issues a check; providing a civil penalty.
Business & Commerce
SB 1223 Ellis
Relating to the making of a notation on a forged check by a
financial institution.
Business & Commerce
SB 1224 Duncan
Relating to liability of a governmental unit for certain
recreational activities.
State Affairs
SB 1225 Barrientos
Relating to the regulation of rainwater harvested for domestic use.
Natural Resources
SB 1226 Shapiro
Relating to a study of the reporting requirements imposed on public
institutions of higher education.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1227 Shapiro/ West, Royce
Relating to payment of the costs of attending public and private
postsecondary educational institutions and to financial aid and
other measures to assist students to pay those costs.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1228 Shapiro/ West, Royce
Relating to a statewide assessment and accountability system for
public institutions of higher education.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1229 Fraser
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Workforce
Commission, including the administration of unemployment
compensation; providing a penalty.
Business & Commerce
SB 1230 Fraser
Relating to the authority of the state to fund the operations of
the unemployment compensation system.
Business & Commerce
SB 1231 Fraser
Relating to the acquisition of unemployment compensation experience
after the transfer of an employing unit; providing penalties.
Business & Commerce
SB 1233 Fraser
Relating to the terms of office of the Product Development and
Small Business Incubator Board.
S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev.
SB 1234 Fraser
Relating to amendment of restrictions governing certain residential
subdivisions.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1235 Madla
Relating to imposing costs on conviction for certain intoxication
and drug offenses to support certain drug court programs.
Criminal Justice
SB 1236 Madla
Relating to certain standards applicable to certain inmates
confined in a county jail pending transfer to the Texas Department
of Criminal Justice.
Criminal Justice
SB 1237 Madla
Relating to the transfer of certain convicted felons from county
jail to the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Criminal Justice
SB 1238 Madla
Relating to the creation of a public nuisance by the failure to
properly maintain a drainage easement.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1239 Lucio/ Madla
Relating to a risk assessment program for Type 2 diabetes and the
creation of the Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Program Advisory
Council.
Education
SB 1240 Madla
Relating to the employment of physicians by a rural hospital.
Health & Human Services
SB 1241 Madla
Relating to financial arrangements between referring health care
providers and providers of designated health services in rural
areas; providing penalties.
Health & Human Services
SB 1242 Madla
Relating to the procedures required for a governmental entity to
perform construction-related work on facilities under the
construction manager-agent method.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1243 Carona
Relating to the provision of a preference in certain state
construction contracts for contractors that provide health benefits
to employees.
State Affairs
SB 1244 Carona
Relating to the venue for a suit filed by an insurance company
under the insurer's right of subrogation or a similar right.
Business & Commerce
SB 1245 Carona
Relating to the regulation of barbers and related occupations,
barbershops and specialty shops, and barber schools; providing a
criminal penalty.
Business & Commerce
SB 1246 Brimer
Relating to local option elections in certain populous areas on the
sale of mixed beverages by food and beverage establishments.
Business & Commerce
SB 1247 West, Royce
Relating to admission to the Joint Admission Medical Program.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1248 West, Royce
Relating to contracts with transit authorities, commercial
transportation companies, or juvenile boards.
Education
SB 1249 Van de Putte
Relating to homeland security training and supplemental pay for
certain law enforcement officers.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1250 Brimer
Relating to appointments to the Tobacco Settlement Permanent Trust
Account Investment Advisory Committee.
Government Organization
SB 1251 Brimer
Relating to the acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation,
and provision of toll facilities and a transit system by a regional
mobility authority, and the transfer to a regional mobility
authority of the toll facilities, transit system, and related
assets of a regional tollway authority or transit provider or of
certain counties; providing criminal penalties; authorizing a tax.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1252 Janek
Relating to the creation of an additional statutory county court in
Brazoria County.
Jurisprudence
SB 1253 Brimer
Relating to measures to support efforts of municipalities and
counties to recruit or retain special events.
S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev.
SB 1254 Brimer
Relating to extending the terms and conditions under which an
enterprise project may continue to receive franchise tax credit for
job creation and capital investment.
S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev.
SB 1255 Brimer
Relating to the number of alcoholic beverage licenses that may be
issued for a single location.
Business & Commerce
SB 1256 Lindsay
Relating to creating reasonable regulation of the storage,
discharge, safe use, and oversight of fireworks.
Business & Commerce
SB 1257 Lindsay
Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle by a person who holds
a driver's license or a commercial driver's license.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1258 Lindsay
Relating to the issuance or renewal of a commercial driver's
license and the expiration of a commercial driver's license or
commercial driver learner's permit.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1259 Whitmire
Relating to the early release of a defendant from community
supervision.
Criminal Justice
SB 1260 Whitmire
Relating to the execution of a criminal defendant's sentence
following a violation of a condition of community supervision.
Criminal Justice
SB 1261 Whitmire
Relating to the maximum period of community supervision imposed for
the commission of a felony.
Criminal Justice
SB 1262 Whitmire
Relating to credit for time served on community supervision.
Criminal Justice
SB 1263 Whitmire
Relating to the creation of a commission to ensure the quality of
forensic science.
Criminal Justice
SB 1264 Whitmire
Relating to authorizing a fee for certain inspections conducted by
the Commission on Jail Standards.
Criminal Justice
SB 1265 Whitmire
Relating to establishing standards for analysis of tests for
controlled substances required of defendants placed on community
supervision.
Criminal Justice
SB 1266 Whitmire
Relating to the exercise of judicial discretion with respect to the
administration of community supervision.
Criminal Justice
SB 1267 Deuell
Relating to the circumstances under which knowledge regarding the
receipt of stolen property by a pawnshop may be presumed for the
purposes of establishing theft; providing penalties.
Criminal Justice
SB 1268 Deuell
Relating to the transfer of vehicle registration and license plates
between vehicles with the same owner.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1269 Deuell
Relating to establishment of a defined contribution health care
benefits program for certain active state employees that is
operated through the establishment of health reimbursement
arrangements.
State Affairs
SB 1270 Jackson, Mike
Relating to the membership and terms of the board of directors of
the Texas Environmental Education Partnership Fund.
Natural Resources
SB 1271 Jackson, Mike
Relating to fees for licenses issued by the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 1272 Jackson, Mike
Relating to providing a uniform limit on the population of a county
election precinct.
State Affairs
SB 1273 Jackson, Mike
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands
Conservation Program.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 1274 Jackson, Mike
Relating to limiting the inspection of and the public disclosure or
release of certain autopsy reports held by a justice of the peace
or a medical examiner.
Criminal Justice
SB 1275 Jackson, Mike
Relating to the issuance of certain court orders to protect victims
of family violence.
Jurisprudence
SB 1276 Harris
Relating to financial disclosure by appointed state officers after
leaving office.
State Affairs
SB 1277 Harris
Relating to political expenditures made by a corporation to finance
the establishment and administration of a political committee.
State Affairs
SB 1278 Lucio
Relating to a college entrance examination preparation pilot
program.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1279 Armbrister
Relating to the registration and regulation of architects,
landscape architects, and interior designers.
Business & Commerce
SB 1280 Armbrister
Relating to the annexation by a municipality of a water district in
its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Natural Resources
SB 1281 Armbrister
Relating to the regulation and permitting of a commercial
industrial solid waste facility connected to a publicly owned
treatment works facility.
Natural Resources
SB 1282 Armbrister
Relating to insurance requirements for certain amusement rides.
Business & Commerce
SB 1283 Armbrister
Relating to the application of certain laws to certain insurance
holding company systems.
Business & Commerce
SB 1284 Armbrister
Relating to certain requirements applicable to health maintenance
organizations.
State Affairs
SB 1285 Armbrister
Relating to the acquisition and regulation of manufactured homes.
Business & Commerce
SB 1286 Armbrister
Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain electricians.
Business & Commerce
SB 1287 Lucio
Relating to the hours for selling alcoholic beverages on certain
election days.
Business & Commerce
SB 1288 Lucio
Relating to the duration of a hunting or fishing license, stamp,
tag, or permit and to the fees paid by veterans for certain hunting
or fishing licenses, stamps, tags, or permits.
Natural Resources
SB 1289 Wentworth
Relating to authorizing a state university to conduct a one-time
lottery.
Finance
SB 1290 Wentworth
Relating to the sale or use of certain refrigerants.
Natural Resources
SB 1291 Lucio
Relating to the termination of agreements with certain insurance
agents.
Business & Commerce
SB 1292 Deuell
Relating to the requirement that a person operating a pornographic
Internet site obtain proof of customer age eligibility; providing a
criminal penalty.
Criminal Justice
SB 1293 Deuell
Relating to prohibiting wireless Internet access to obscene
materials on public property.
Criminal Justice
SB 1294 Deuell
Relating to the punishment for the offense of obscenity.
Criminal Justice
SB 1295 Deuell
Relating to the distribution of proceeds from the sale of certain
forfeited property in a criminal case.
Criminal Justice
SB 1296 Deuell
Relating to the regulatory authority of certain counties in certain
unincorporated areas of the counties; providing a penalty.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1297 Armbrister
Relating to the elements of the criminal offense of discharging
used oil into water in the state.
Natural Resources
SB 1298 Armbrister
Relating to restrictions on the transfer of a fuel tank to a metal
recycling entity.
Natural Resources
SB 1299 Armbrister
Relating to an exception to the prohibition against commingling
used oil with solid waste if the commingling is incident to the
dismantling of scrap, used, or obsolete metals.
Natural Resources
SB 1300 West, Royce
Relating to an excused absence from a public institution of higher
education for a person called to active military service.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1301 Seliger
Relating to the transaction of business by the Court of Appeals for
the Eleventh Court of Appeals District.
Jurisprudence
SB 1302 Seliger
Relating to the Ector County Hospital District.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1303 Seliger
Relating to certain employment records maintained by the Commission
on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education; providing an
administrative penalty.
Criminal Justice
SB 1304 Seliger
Relating to a project that may be undertaken by a certain
development corporation in connection with new or expanded business
development.
S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev.
SB 1305 Brimer
Relating to the time a person may be detained in custody for a
preliminary examination.
Criminal Justice
SB 1306 Staples
Relating to actions of the Commission on Jail Standards regarding
certain county jails operating in excess of total capacity.
Criminal Justice
SB 1307 Staples
Relating to the authority of the Texas Juvenile Probation
Commission to issue subpoenas, administer oaths, receive evidence,
and gather information.
Criminal Justice
SB 1308 Ellis
Relating to the right of an accused to be informed of their rights
in a language they can understand.
Jurisprudence
SB 1309 Ellis
Relating to member restrictions for commissioners of the Texas
Workforce Commission.
Business & Commerce
SB 1310 Hinojosa
Relating to the wearing of protective headgear by certain
motorcycle operators and passengers.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1311 Hinojosa
Relating to the establishment of an all-terrain vehicle trail and
recreational area program; providing a penalty.
Natural Resources
SB 1317 Hinojosa
Relating to requiring certain information regarding critical care
residential designation to be printed on bills for residential
electric service.
Business & Commerce
SB 1318 Staples
Relating to projects that may be undertaken by or supported by the
tax proceeds of certain development corporations.
S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev.
SB 1319 Staples
Relating to participation of certain annuitants and their
dependents in the state employees group benefits program.
State Affairs
SB 1320 Staples
Relating to the sovereign immunity and liability to be sued of a
junior college district.
State Affairs
SB 1321 Staples
Relating to the creation and operation of a Texas Certified
Retirement Community Program.
S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev.
SB 1322 Armbrister
Relating to the disposition of certain motor vehicle certificate of
title fees.
Natural Resources
SB 1323 Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of viatical settlement agreements and
life settlement agreements; providing penalties.
State Affairs
SB 1324 Armbrister
Relating to the delivery of prescription drugs by mail order.
State Affairs
SB 1325 Armbrister
Relating to taxes, fees, and programs administered by the
comptroller; providing a penalty.
Finance
SB 1326 Armbrister
Relating to the creation of county gaming districts to regulate
local-option video lottery gaming; providing penalties.
State Affairs
SB 1327 Armbrister
Relating to the establishment, oversight, and operation of video
lottery terminals owned by Indian tribes on Indian lands; providing
penalties.
State Affairs
SB 1328 Nelson
Relating to the privacy of protected health information.
Health & Human Services
SB 1329 Nelson
Relating to the Interagency Council for Genetic Services and the
provision of genetic counseling services.
Health & Human Services
SB 1330 Nelson
Relating to the immunization of elderly persons by certain health
care facilities.
Health & Human Services
SB 1331 Nelson
Relating to certain temporary wine and beer retailer's permits.
Business & Commerce
SB 1332 Nelson
Relating to the impoundment and forfeiture of certain motor
vehicles operated without financial responsibility.
Criminal Justice
SB 1333 West, Royce
Relating to transportation to and from a disciplinary alternative
education program or juvenile justice alternative education program
and the length of a school day at a disciplinary alternative
education program.
Education
SB 1334 Madla
Relating to the determination of school district property values
and to the school district property value study conducted by the
comptroller of public accounts.
Finance
SB 1335 Madla
Relating to the authority of certain local governments to use the
design-build method of construction to construct a water
desalination plant.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1336 Madla
Relating to the sale or conveyance of the Presidio International
Bridge.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1337 Madla
Relating to the governor's study of emerging technology and
economic development.
S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev.
SB 1338 Madla
Relating to the allocation of community development block grant
program funds.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1339 Madla
Relating to the limitation on the sales and use tax rate of a
political subdivision in an advanced transportation district.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1340 Madla
Relating to the regulation and reimbursement of health care
services provided through telemedicine or telepsychiatry under the
state Medicaid program.
Health & Human Services
SB 1341 Madla
Relating to the functions of the Texas Department of Housing and
Community Affairs.
Government Organization
SB 1342 Van de Putte
Relating to the eligibility of certain spouses of military
personnel for unemployment compensation.
Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
SB 1343 Van de Putte
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the value of
the residence homestead of members of the Texas military forces and
reservists of the armed forces of the United States in active duty
during a national emergency.
Finance
SB 1344 Carona
Relating to investment in research and development by utilities of
the state of Texas.
Business & Commerce
SB 1345 Van de Putte
Relating to the amount of emergency leave granted by state agencies
to state employees on unpaid military leave.
Government Organization
SB 1346 Janek
Relating to restrictions on the imposition of permit fees by
political subdivisions.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1347 Whitmire
Relating to motor vehicle title in dealer auctions.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1348 Barrientos
Relating to records and reports kept and produced by the Texas
Workforce Commission civil rights division.
State Affairs
SB 1349 Janek/ Williams
Relating to limiting increases in the appraised value of residence
homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes.
Finance
SB 1350 Janek
Relating to campaign finance reporting.
State Affairs
SB 1351 Williams/ Janek/ Madla
Relating to the appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations
through binding arbitration.
Finance
SB 1352 Williams
Relating to the maximum reservation for certain individual projects
of a portion of the state ceiling for private activity bonds.
Finance
SB 1353 Williams
Relating to the powers and duties of the Town Center Improvement
District of Montgomery County and of governmental entities and
peace officers that interact with the district; providing a
penalty.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1354 Estes
Relating to the protection of water quality in watersheds
threatened by quarry activities; establishing a pilot program;
providing a penalty.
Natural Resources
SB 1355 West, Royce
Relating to requiring a contractor to provide health insurance to
its employees as a condition of eligibility for the award of
certain state contracts.
State Affairs
SB 1356 West, Royce
Relating to the inclusion in a public school district student code
of conduct of a provision requiring consideration of a culpable
mental state in disciplinary decisions.
Education
SB 1357 West, Royce
Relating to disclosure of home mortgage purchases by certain
enterprises; providing an administrative penalty.
Business & Commerce
SB 1359 West, Royce
Relating to reporting regarding the academic performance of
students placed in disciplinary alternative education programs.
Education
SB 1360 Wentworth
Relating to amendments to the Texas Timeshare Act.
Business & Commerce
SB 1361 Wentworth
Relating to requiring a majority vote of the governing body of a
municipality to take certain actions.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1362 Armbrister
Relating to certain land use restrictions by counties and
municipalities.
Natural Resources
SB 1363 Armbrister
Relating to the authority of a municipality to enforce a water
pollution control and abatement program and establish standards and
practices for water quality.
Natural Resources
SB 1364 Armbrister
Relating to exemption of certain electronic access control device
providers from private security regulation.
Business & Commerce
SB 1365 Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of alarm systems and alarm systems
companies.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1366 Estes
Relating to implementing a clean coal project in this state.
Natural Resources
SB 1367 Madla
Relating to advertising by wineries.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1368 Madla
Relating to cooperative efforts among wineries.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1369 Madla
Relating to delivery of alcoholic beverages by and to a winery.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1370 Madla
Relating to the disposition of certain tax revenue for the
protection of grape and wine production.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1371 Madla
Relating to the disposition of certain tax revenue for the
development of the Texas wine producing industry.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1372 Madla
Relating to the administration of a retirement health care plan for
firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1373 Madla
Relating to the terms of court of the 112th Judicial District.
Jurisprudence
SB 1374 Staples
Relating to notice regarding an exception from elementary school
class size limits.
Education
SB 1375 Staples
Relating to the regulation of outdoor advertising.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1376 Staples
Relating to the authority of a parent to designate a child-care
facility or grandparent's residence for purposes of transportation
provided by a public school transportation system.
Education
SB 1377 Staples
Relating to the maximum amount of certain fees imposed by the
secretary of state in connection with the adoption of a child in
another country.
Jurisprudence
SB 1378 Staples
Relating to the certification of certain nonprofit hospitals and
hospital systems for limited liability.
Health & Human Services
SB 1379 Lucio
Relating to a statewide initiative regarding the prevention and
treatment of obesity-related health concerns.
Education
SB 1380 Janek
Relating to the powers and duties of the Sweeny Hospital District.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1381 Shapiro
Relating to the reporting of abortion; creating an offense.
State Affairs
SB 1382 Shapiro
Relating to the reorganization of the Railroad Commission of Texas,
including changing the name of the agency to the Texas Energy
Commission and transferring powers and duties from and to the
agency.
Government Organization
SB 1383 Shapiro
Relating to the conversion of a segment of the free state highway
system to a turnpike project.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1384 Shapiro
Relating to regional tollway authorities.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1385 Armbrister
Relating to encouraging production from gas and oil wells.
Finance
SB 1386 Ellis
Relating to prohibiting semiautomatic assault weapons; creating an
offense.
Criminal Justice
SB 1387 Ellis
Relating to adoption of rules by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality relating to effects screening levels.
Natural Resources
SB 1388 Ellis
Relating to the availability of free prekindergarten programs in
public schools.
Education
SB 1389 Ellis
Relating to a limitation on increases in the total amount of
tuition and compulsory fees charged by public institutions of
higher education.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1390 Duncan
Relating to residential construction in the State of Texas;
providing administrative penalties.
Business & Commerce
SB 1391 Shapiro
Relating to reporting requirements for public primary and secondary
schools relating to funding of certain programs for students at
risk of dropping out of school.
Education
SB 1392 Shapiro
Relating to the correction of errors during the review and adoption
process for public school textbooks.
Education
SB 1393 Shapiro
Relating to the accountability of regional education service
centers.
Education
SB 1394 Shapiro
Relating to performance standards for gifted and talented programs
in public schools.
Education
SB 1395 Shapiro
Relating to the establishment of high school diploma programs by
Job Corps programs under the United States Department of Labor.
Education
SB 1396 Carona
Relating to procedures regarding the removal and storage of
vehicles.
Criminal Justice
SB 1397 Ogden
Relating to the imposition of a toll on a segment of highway for
which the Texas Department of Transportation has spent public
money.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1398 Ellis
Relating to the eligibility of a student for a tuition equalization
grant.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1399 Ellis
Relating to the portion of designated tuition required to be set
aside to provide student financial assistance at institutions of
higher education.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1400 Ellis
Relating to a limitation on increases in the total amount of
tuition and compulsory fees charged by public institutions of
higher education.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1401 Ellis
Relating to the standard of proof in health care liability claims
involving emergency care.
State Affairs
SB 1402 Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of voice communications provided by a
person holding a cable franchise.
Business & Commerce
SB 1403 Armbrister
Relating to authorizing the state to operate video lottery at
racetracks, to the operation of video lottery by Indian tribes, to
the authority of the Texas Lottery Commission, and to the conduct
of gambling in this state; providing penalties.
State Affairs
SB 1404 Wentworth/ Armbrister/ Carona/ Ellis/ Whitmire
Relating to the reapportionment of congressional districts and the
creation, function, and duties of the Texas Congressional
Redistricting Commission.
State Affairs
SB 1406 Armbrister
Relating to the manner in which a municipality may impose a
moratorium on commercial property development.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1407 Estes
Relating to the demonstration of financial assurance by a local
government in relation to the operation of a municipal solid waste
landfill facility.
Natural Resources
SB 1408 Estes
Relating to the review of wage claim disputes by the Texas
Workforce Commission.
Business & Commerce
SB 1409 Armbrister
Relating to resumption of employment within the Texas Municipal
Retirement System by a person who has filed an application for
retirement.
State Affairs
SB 1410 Lucio
Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem.
Jurisprudence
SB 1411 Lucio
Relating to eligibility for an exemption from ad valorem taxation
for property owned for the purpose of providing low-income or
moderate-income housing.
Finance
SB 1412 Lucio
Relating to authorizing industrial development corporations to
undertake projects in connection with educational facilities and
learning centers.
S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev.
SB 1413 Shapleigh
Relating to county brownfield cleanup and economic redevelopment
programs.
Natural Resources
SB 1414 Shapleigh
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for an enrollee with
certain mental disorders.
State Affairs
SB 1415 Gallegos
Relating to adverse personnel action against certain school
employees who report cheating in the administration of an
assessment instrument.
Education
SB 1416 Gallegos
Relating to the transfer of alcoholic beverages.
Business & Commerce
SB 1417 Gallegos
Relating to conditions of employment for firefighters employed by
certain municipalities.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1418 Gallegos
Relating to the termination or suspension of deputy constables in
certain counties upon the election or appointment of a constable or
the death of a constable.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1419 Gallegos
Relating to the authority of chiropractors to form certain business
entities with certain other professionals.
Health & Human Services
SB 1420 Gallegos
Relating to prohibiting the use of remote control locomotives to
carry hazardous materials; providing penalties.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1421 Gallegos
Relating to eligibility for beginning positions in certain police
and fire departments.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1422 Gallegos
Relating to inspectors qualified to perform certain windstorm
inspections.
Business & Commerce
SB 1423 Gallegos
Relating to the adoption of certain residential building codes in
municipalities.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1424 Gallegos
Relating to filing fees in a civil matter in a justice court or
small claims court.
Jurisprudence
SB 1425 Gallegos
Relating to the filing of an affidavit of inability to pay in
appealing a small claims court judgement.
Jurisprudence
SB 1426 Gallegos
Relating to fees charged to persons applying for the expunction of
certain offenses committed by minors.
Jurisprudence
SB 1427 Staples
Relating to the establishment by the Department of Public Safety of
a database for a tracking system for certain warrants.
Criminal Justice
SB 1428 Duncan
Relating to the establishment of a statewide maintenance program
for boll weevil and pink bollworm eradication.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 1429 Madla
Relating to the form of payments made to certain disabled peace
officers under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act.
Criminal Justice
SB 1430 Madla
Relating to the subdivision of land in the unincorporated area of
certain counties.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1431 Madla
Relating to the ability of a commissioners court to appoint a
member to the board of an emergency services district.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1432 Madla
Relating to the records management and preservation services fee.
Criminal Justice
SB 1433 Madla
Relating to the conditions of employment for firefighters employed
by certain districts and entities; providing penalties.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1434 Madla
Relating to use of money of an advanced transportation district to
pay or secure bond-related costs of a county, municipality, or
local government corporation.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1435 Madla
Relating to the numbering of emergency services districts converted
from rural fire prevention districts.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1436 Madla
Relating to audits of and financial statements for emergency
services districts.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1437 Madla
Relating to the election of initial emergency services district
boards in districts located in more than one county.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1438 Madla
Relating to the ability of a commissioners court to appoint a
member to the board of an emergency services district.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1439 Hinojosa
Relating to strategic investment areas qualifying for the franchise
tax credit for certain research and development activities.
Finance
SB 1440 Hinojosa
Relating to the use of sales tax revenue to pay or secure certain
municipal public securities.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1441 Hinojosa
Relating to water allocations involving excluded irrigation land in
areas which are within 30 miles of the Rio Grande and within 50
miles of the Laguna Madre.
Natural Resources
SB 1442 Hinojosa
Relating to platting requirements for certain residential
subdivisions in the unincorporated area of a county.
International Relations & Trade
SB 1443 Hinojosa
Relating to the model subdivision rules adopted by the Texas Water
Development Board to assure that minimum standards for safe and
sanitary water supply and sewer services in residential areas of
certain political subdivisions are met.
International Relations & Trade
SB 1444 Averitt
Relating to contingent payment clauses in certain construction
contracts.
Business & Commerce
SB 1445 Averitt
Relating to the placement on community supervision of and to the
confinement or detention in or release from a penal institution of
a person subject to registration under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal
Procedure.
Criminal Justice
SB 1446 Averitt
Relating to public school admission and enrollment.
Education
SB 1447 Averitt
Relating to electric utility employee pension and other post
retirement benefit expense.
Business & Commerce
SB 1448 Averitt
Relating to the applicability of certain laws relating to
portability of certain health benefit coverage provided to school
district employees.
State Affairs
SB 1449 Averitt
Relating to requiring public retirement systems periodically to
submit an asset and liability study to the Pension Review Board.
State Affairs
SB 1450 Averitt
Relating to judgment interest.
Jurisprudence
SB 1451 Averitt
Relating to the management of groundwater resources in the state.
Natural Resources
SB 1452 Lucio
Relating to the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at The
University of Texas at Brownsville.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1453 Wentworth
Relating to the recognition of certain officers as separate
collective bargaining units in certain counties that have adopted
The Fire and Police Employee Relations Act.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1454 Wentworth
Relating to the definition of professional surveying.
Business & Commerce
SB 1455 Wentworth
Relating to the establishment of regional habitat conservation
plans by political subdivisions.
Natural Resources
SB 1456 Wentworth
Relating to telecommunications infrastructure fund assessments and
collections.
Business & Commerce
SB 1457 Wentworth
Relating to the authority of certain general-law municipalities to
annex certain areas.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1458 Wentworth
Relating to the adoption of a uniform commercial building code for
use in the state.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1459 Wentworth
Relating to the assignment of certain visiting judges.
Jurisprudence
SB 1460 Van de Putte
Relating to a refund of sales and use tax paid by first responders
for the purchase of certain equipment.
Finance
SB 1461 Seliger
Relating to the offenses for which the use of wire, oral, or
electronic interception devices may be authorized.
Criminal Justice
SB 1462 Seliger
Relating to payment for livestock feeding and care charges.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 1463 Seliger
Relating to combined municipal sales tax ballot propositions.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1464 Van de Putte
Relating to the authority of certain municipal electric utilities
to invest funds held in a decommissioning trust.
Business & Commerce
SB 1465 Whitmire
Relating to the use of certain electronically readable information
on a driver's license or identification certificate to comply with
certain alcohol and tobacco related laws; providing a penalty.
Criminal Justice
SB 1466 Whitmire
Relating to the use of certain electronically readable information
on a driver's license to verify the identity of a payment
cardholder; providing a penalty.
Criminal Justice
SB 1467 Whitmire
Relating to the supplemental salaries of district judges in Harris
County.
Jurisprudence
SB 1468 Whitmire
Relating to managing and maximizing federal money for certain state
programs.
Finance
SB 1469 Whitmire
Relating to reporting the deaths of certain individuals.
Criminal Justice
SB 1470 Whitmire
Relating to the value of novelty items that may be distributed to
advertise alcoholic beverages and related products.
Business & Commerce
SB 1471 Whitmire
Relating to consumer gifts and prizes in connection with the
marketing of alcoholic beverages.
Business & Commerce
SB 1472 Whitmire
Relating to services provided by manufacturers and distributors of
beer to beer retailers.
Business & Commerce
SB 1473 Lindsay
Relating to providing for public safety during interactions between
law enforcement officers and persons with mental impairments.
Criminal Justice
SB 1474 Lindsay
Relating to bond requirements for privatized maintenance contracts.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 1475 Shapleigh
Relating to prerequisites to an institution of higher education
increasing designated tuition.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 1476 Wentworth
Relating to regulation of dispensing brand name and generic
prescriptions.
Health & Human Services
SB 1477 Hinojosa
Relating to the creation of two additional judicial districts in
Hidalgo County and to the jurisdiction of certain district courts
in that county.
Jurisprudence
SB 1478 Shapleigh
Relating to classification as an independent contractor for
purposes of certain labor and insurance laws.
State Affairs
SB 1479 Shapleigh
Relating to deferred presentment transactions of certain military
personnel or their spouses.
Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
SB 1480 Shapleigh
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Veterans Commission.
Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
SB 1481 Shapleigh
Relating to loans for economic development projects to assist
defense communities affected by military base closures.
S/C on Base Realignment and Closure
SB 1482 Shapleigh
Relating to the acquisition of goods and services for certain state
agencies providing health and human services.
Health & Human Services
SB 1483 Williams
Relating to exempting textbooks for university and college courses
from the sales tax.
Finance
SB 1484 Williams
Relating to general revenue appropriations to institutions of
higher education.
Finance
SB 1485 Williams
Relating to providing that the social security number of a living
person is excepted from required disclosure under the public
information law and may be redacted without the necessity of
requesting a decision from the attorney general.
State Affairs
SB 1486 Williams
Relating to eligibility for certification as an independent hearing
examiner for teacher contract hearings.
Education
SB 1487 Williams
Relating to termination or suspension without pay of a teacher who
does not request an independent hearing examiner.
Education
SB 1488 Williams
Relating to the discharge of teachers for good cause under a
probationary contract in a public school.
Education
SB 1489 Williams
Relating to the termination of a teacher's contract for a financial
exigency that requires a reduction in personnel.
Education
SB 1490 Williams
Relating to the creation of the office of criminal district
attorney of Chambers County, the abolition of the office of county
attorney of Chambers County, and the duties of the district
attorney for the 253rd Judicial District.
Jurisprudence
SB 1491 Williams
Relating to a fee charged for services provided by the staff of the
state law library.
Government Organization
SB 1492 Williams
Relating to the fee for the issuance of an attorney's license or
certificate.
Jurisprudence
SB 1493 Williams
Relating to the laws administered by the Texas Ethics Commission
for the fair conduct of elections and election campaigns; providing
penalties.
State Affairs
SB 1494 Fraser
Relating to the unbundling of electric utilities in the transition
to competitive retail electric markets in the Electric Reliability
Council of Texas.
Business & Commerce
SB 1495 Fraser
Relating to the securitization of the nonbypassable delivery rates
of transmission and distribution utilities.
Business & Commerce
SB 1496 Fraser
Relating to the historic courthouse preservation program.
Government Organization
SB 1497 Fraser
Relating to the administration and operation of the Fleet Admiral
Chester W. Nimitz Memorial Naval Museum.
Government Organization
SB 1498 Fraser
Relating to the provision of law enforcement and fire protection
within certain districts providing potable water or sewer service.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1500 Lucio
Relating to the allocation of federal funds directed to be used to
support graduate medical education in connection with the state
Medicaid program.
Health & Human Services
SCR 9 Armbrister
Designating the cast iron Dutch oven as the official State Cooking
Implement.
Administration
SCR 10 Staples
Memorializing congress to include Texas' transportation priorities
in legislation to reauthorize TEA-21.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SCR 11 Hinojosa
Giving legislative authorization to a Vietnam War monument for the
Capitol grounds, subject to state law and rules of the State
Preservation Board.
Administration
SCR 13 Madla
Directing the TDHCA's Office of Colonia Initiatives and ORCA to
assess the status and needs of non-border colonias.
Intergovernmental Relations
SCR 14 Wentworth/ Armbrister/ Barrientos/ Ellis/ Eltife/
et al.
Granting certain persons permission to sue the State of Texas, The
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and the Anatomical
Board of the State of Texas.
Jurisprudence
SCR 15 Janek
Requesting the Texas Department of Transportation to designate the
new causeway bridge connecting Galveston Island and the Texas
mainland as the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SJR 28 Ellis
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the attorney
general to prosecute certain offenses.
State Affairs
SJR 29 West, Royce
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the operation of
video lottery games on behalf of the state by persons licensed to
operate the games in counties or municipalities in which the voters
have approved the operation of the games.
State Affairs
SJR 30 Ellis
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize this state to
license persons to conduct certain electronic gaming on cruise
vessels departing from or returning to a dock in this state.
State Affairs
SJR 31 Madla
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow library districts to
impose property taxes.
Finance
SJR 32 Armbrister
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the operation of
video lottery games by certain Indian tribes on Indian lands.
State Affairs
SJR 33 Van de Putte
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide a property tax
exemption for the residence homestead of persons during their
active service as military reservists and members of the Texas
Guard during a national emergency.
Finance
SJR 34 Armbrister
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the state to
operate video lottery games at racetracks and on Indian lands.
State Affairs
SJR 35 Shapiro
Proposing a constitutional amendment to change the name of the
Railroad Commission of Texas to the Texas Energy Commission.
Government Organization
SJR 36 Lindsay
Proposing a constitutional amendment to include a constitutional
county court judge on the membership of the State Commission on
Judicial Conduct.
Jurisprudence
SJR 37 Lucio
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of
additional obligations to provide financial assistance to counties
for roadways to serve border colonias.
Finance
SJR 38 Ogden
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a state property
tax for public education, prohibiting school district property
taxes for maintenance purposes, and authorizing a school district
property tax for educational enrichment.
Finance