Regular Order of Business for 5/18/2011

REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS



Wednesday

May 18, 2011





HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)




HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)



HJR 130 (CS)Branch SP: Birdwell

Meeting requirements of the United States Department of Education concerning federal student aid by naming private institutions of higher education in the State of Texas that are authorized to operate educational programs beyond secondary education, including programs leading to a degree or certificate.


HOUSE BILLS

(Third Reading)



HB 150 Solomons SP: Seliger

Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the Texas House of Representatives.


HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)



HB 1844 (LC)Guillen SP: Watson

Relating to storage of local government records by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.


HB 447 (CS) (LC)Menendez SP: Uresti

Relating to the powers of a defense base development authority.


HB 4 (CS)Pitts/ Aycock/ Darby/ Zerwas/ Otto/ et al. SP: Ogden

Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.


HB 2582 (LC)Murphy SP: Whitmire

Relating to the repeal of the partial tax exemption for certain beer.


HB 871 (LC)Davis, Yvonne SP: Zaffirini

Relating to indigent health care services that may be provided by a county.


HB 6 (CS)Eissler/ Allen/ Strama/ Branch/ et al. SP: Shapiro

Relating to the foundation curriculum, the establishment of the instructional materials allotment, and the adoption, review, and purchase of instructional materials and technological equipment for public schools.


HB 1573 (LC)Gallego SP: Carona

Relating to certain pretrial and post-trial procedures in a criminal case.


HB 2959 (CS) (LC)Price SP: Fraser

Relating to the required transfer of records to a new county chair of a political party; providing a penalty.


HB 2727 (LC)Thompson SP: Whitmire

Relating to the regulation by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation of the application of eyelash extensions and private beauty culture schools; providing a criminal penalty.


HB 2342 (LC)Truitt SP: Watson

Relating to certain violations of and offenses under The Securities Act; providing penalties.


HB 2108 (LC)Paxton/ Hardcastle SP: Estes

Relating to electronic filing and rerecording of livestock marks and brands by county clerks.


HB 930 (LC)Darby SP: Harris

Relating to the requirements for an application for a tax warrant authorizing the seizure of personal property for the payment of ad valorem taxes.


HB 1179 (CS) (LC)Flynn/ Pitts SP: Deuell

Relating to certification requirements for certain property tax professionals.


HB 1682 (LC)Weber/ et al. SP: Jackson

Relating to prohibiting school districts from requiring or coercing school district employees to make charitable contributions.


HB 5 Kolkhorst/ Creighton/ Zerwas/ Schwertner/ Bonnen/ et al. SP: Nelson/ et al.

Relating to the Interstate Health Care Compact.


HB 253 (LC)Hilderbran SP: Nelson

Relating to the protection of children by ensuring reports of abuse or neglect, protecting children from abuse and neglect, ensuring that births are reported, and prosecuting the offense of bigamy; providing criminal penalties.


HB 824 (LC)Villarreal/ et al. SP: Van de Putte

Relating to an outreach campaign to promote fathers' involvement with their children before birth.


HB 1965 (LC)Kolkhorst/ Zerwas/ Naishtat/ Branch/ Bohac/ et al. SP: Deuell

Relating to the expansion of faith- and community-based health and human services initiatives.


HB 2170 (LC)Raymond/ Dukes SP: Davis/ et al.

Relating to assisting a foster child in obtaining the child's credit report.


HB 2245 (LC)Zerwas/ et al. SP: Nelson

Relating to physician incentive programs to reduce hospital emergency room use for non-emergent conditions by Medicaid recipients.


HB 2258 (LC)Deshotel SP: Williams

Relating to the use and transferability of certain state property transferred from the state to Spindletop MHMR Services.


HB 3065 (LC)Sheffield SP: Nichols

Relating to the requirement that certain food service establishments post a sign depicting the Heimlich maneuver.


HB 3234 (LC)Hernandez Luna/ Naishtat/ Rodriguez, Eddie SP: Davis

Relating to the prioritization of requests to release certain case records maintained by the Department of Family and Protective Services.


HB 2476 (CS) (LC)Harless/ Hilderbran/ Villarreal/ Ritter SP: Eltife

Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of certain dealer's heavy equipment inventory; providing penalties.


HB 240 (CS) (LC)Parker SP: Nelson

Relating to requiring the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to adopt rules preventing access to on-site sewage disposal systems.


HB 451 (LC)Lucio III/ Creighton/ Branch/ Bohac SP: Hegar

Relating to the creation of a Don't Mess with Texas Water program to prevent illegal dumping that affects the surface waters of this state.


HB 960 (LC)Turner SP: Whitmire

Relating to the powers of the Central Harris County Regional Water Authority.


HB 1906 (LC)Howard, Donna SP: Fraser

Relating to the idling of motor vehicles; providing a criminal penalty.


HB 2289 (LC)Crownover SP: Jackson

Relating to the authority of a gas corporation to use a public right-of-way along a railroad, a railroad right-of-way, an interurban railroad, or a street railroad.


HB 2418 (LC)Callegari SP: Patrick

Relating to the territory, board of directors, and powers of the North Harris County Regional Water Authority.


HB 2859 (LC)Gallego SP: Uresti

Relating to the creation of the Terrell County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.


HB 1754 (CS) (LC)Gallego SP: Wentworth/ et al.

Relating to the reorganization of powers and duties among agencies in this state that provide representation to indigent defendants in criminal cases and to the reorganization of funding sources for indigent defense.


HB 2725 (CS) (LC)Hartnett SP: Williams

Relating to the determination of incompetency in criminal cases.


HB 215 (LC)Gallego/ Hartnett/ Giddings/ Carter/ Branch SP: Ellis

Relating to photograph and live lineup identification procedures in criminal cases.


HB 649 (LC)Gallego SP: Hinojosa

Relating to the issuance and duration of certain protective orders for victims of sexual assault.


HB 976 (LC)Carter/ Harper-Brown/ Jackson, Jim/ Strama/ Gallego/ et al. SP: Carona

Relating to the issuance of a warrant or summons by a magistrate.


HB 1215 (LC)McClendon/ Carter SP: Uresti

Relating to the creation of the offense of unauthorized acquisition or transfer of certain financial information.


HB 1381 (LC)Madden SP: Whitmire

Relating to the service of civil process on an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.


HB 1529 (LC)Miller, Sid/ Harper-Brown SP: Wentworth

Relating to the offense of fraudulent use or possession of identifying information.


HB 1666 (LC)Castro/ Gallego SP: Watson

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of online impersonation.


HB 2354 (LC)Madden SP: Whitmire

Relating to the installation and use of a pen register, ESN reader, trap and trace device, mobile tracking device, or similar equipment in a correctional facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.


HB 2385 (LC)Geren SP: Harris

Relating to the DNA database at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth.


HB 2633 (LC)Madden SP: Whitmire

Relating to the office of inspector general of the Texas Youth Commission.


HB 2482 (LC)Pena/ Gallego/ Guillen/ et al. SP: Williams

Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for certain offenses involving theft.


HB 549 (LC)Dutton SP: Uresti

Relating to the disposition of a decedent's remains.


HB 627 (LC)Woolley SP: Gallegos

Relating to a fee collected by a district clerk for certain certified copies.


HB 901 Thompson/ Harless/ Woolley/ Howard, Donna/ Dutton/ et al. SP: Harris

Relating to spousal maintenance.


HB 942 (LC)Dukes/ et al. SP: Gallegos

Relating to an exemption for school districts from security for court costs and appeal bond.


HB 962 (LC)Hartnett SP: Rodriguez

Relating to rules regarding return of service.


HB 1048 (LC)Cain SP: Eltife

Relating to the terms of the 102nd District Court in Red River County.


HB 1426 (LC)Farias SP: Wentworth

Relating to the collection of court costs, fees, fines, and other money by the commissioners courts of certain counties.


HB 1559 (LC)Davis, Sarah/ Bohac/ Sheets/ Garza/ et al. SP: Huffman

Relating to the retention, storage, and destruction of certain court documents.


HB 1614 (LC)Gooden/ Pitts/ Jackson, Jim SP: Deuell

Relating to fees for process server certification.


HB 1633 Bonnen/ et al. SP: Huffman

Relating to a person's ability to read and write in English as a qualification for service as a petit juror.


HB 3174 (LC)Madden/ et al. SP: Harris

Relating to the stay of recognition or enforcement of a foreign country judgment to allow for de novo review of a contract or agreement for a sale, offer for sale, or sell under The Securities Act.


HB 200 (CS) (LC)Parker SP: Whitmire

Relating to the notification of the release of certain inmates given to certain courts, law enforcement agencies, and the United States Social Security Administration.


HB 350 (CS) (LC)Walle SP: Van de Putte

Relating to discharging fines and costs assessed against certain juvenile defendants through community service or tutoring.


HB 2488 (CS) (LC)Scott SP: Harris

Relating to access to a child's medical records by the child's attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, or amicus attorney.


HB 378 (CS) (LC)Guillen SP: Williams

Relating to stationary tow trucks on a highway; providing a penalty.


HB 2499 (CS)Cook SP: Nichols

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Information Resources and the transfer of certain department functions to the comptroller of public accounts.


HB 282 (LC)Flynn/ Guillen SP: Van de Putte

Relating to an analysis by the adjutant general of facility needs of state military forces before grants or conveyances of real property.


HB 1514 (LC)Isaac/ Sheets/ Taylor, Van/ Farias SP: Birdwell

Relating to the issuance to veterans of specially marked driver's licenses.


HB 1665 (LC)King, Susan SP: Fraser

Relating to the notification requirements regarding certain land use regulations in an area near military facilities.


HB 2624 (LC)Sheffield SP: Van de Putte/ et al.

Relating to procedures applicable in circumstances involving family violence or other criminal conduct and military personnel.


HB 2851 (LC)Mallory Caraway SP: Rodriguez

Relating to deferral of certain surcharge payments for military personnel deployed outside of the continental United States.


HB 2928 (LC)Farias SP: Birdwell

Relating to privileged parking for recipients of the Silver Star Medal.


HB 3179 (LC)Farias/ Fletcher/ Anderson, Charles "Doc"/ Sheffield SP: Davis

Relating to contributions to the fund for veterans' assistance.


HB 3470 (LC)Patrick, Diane/ Otto/ Pickett/ Villarreal/ Lucio III SP: Ogden/ et al.

Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.


HB 2937 (LC)Lewis SP: Zaffirini

Relating to access to the criminal history record information of certain individuals by public or private institutions of higher education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.


HB 2908 (LC)Branch/ Davis, Sarah SP: Zaffirini

Relating to providing graduate medical education positions for Texas medical school graduates.


HB 3577 (CS) (LC)Gonzales, Larry SP: Zaffirini

Relating to priority consideration and eligibility for Texas Educational Opportunity Grants, TEXAS grants, and other state financial aid.


HB 399 (LC)Castro/ et al. SP: Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to requiring general academic teaching institutions to offer personal financial literacy training.


HB 2907 (CS) (LC)Branch SP: Carona

Relating to the requirements for and procedures governing tuition equalization grants.


HB 1814 (CS) (LC)Lucio III SP: Lucio

Relating to the provision of water and certain equipment by water supply or sewer service corporations for use in fire suppression and the liability of those corporations.


HB 3372 (CS) (LC)King, Tracy O./ et al. SP: Jackson

Relating to rainwater harvesting systems that are connected to public water supply systems.


HB 252 (CS)Hilderbran SP: Estes

Relating to eligibility for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a person.


HB 268 (CS)Hilderbran SP: Seliger

Relating to the exemption from sales and use taxes, including the motor vehicle sales and use tax, for timber and certain items used in or on a farm, ranch, timber operation, or agricultural aircraft operation.


HB 533 (LC)Villarreal SP: Hinojosa

Relating to the rendition of property for ad valorem tax purposes and to the protest of a penalty imposed for a failure to timely file a rendition statement or property report.


HB 1168 (CS) (LC)Miller, Doug/ et al. SP: Van de Putte

Relating to smoke alarms and fire extinguishers in residential rental units.


HB 3307 (LC)Munoz, Jr. SP: Hinojosa

Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in ad valorem tax appraisal records.


HB 1908 (LC)Madden SP: Whitmire

Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain providers of correctional health care.


HB 1057 (CS) (LC)Anchia SP: West

Relating to business leave time for certain municipal firefighters and police officers.


HB 364 Turner SP: Ellis

Relating to condominiums in certain municipalities, including the exercise of eminent domain authority by those municipalities with respect to certain condominiums.


HB 969 (LC)Lewis SP: Seliger

Relating to the election of directors of the board of the Ector County Hospital District.


HB 1110 (LC)Craddick SP: Seliger

Relating to the contracting authority of the Midland County Hospital District.


HB 1694 (LC)Coleman SP: West

Relating to the purchasing and contracting authority of certain governmental entities.


HB 2007 (LC)Shelton SP: Davis

Relating to payment by the Benbrook Water Authority for certain damages caused by the authority's operation of a sanitary sewer system.


HB 1383 (LC)Quintanilla SP: Uresti

Relating to the territory of the El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4.


HB 1379 (LC)Anchia SP: West

Relating to the purchasing of a firearm from the county by an honorably retired law enforcement officer.


HB 1144 (LC)Cain SP: Deuell

Relating to the Hopkins County Hospital District.


HB 2162 (LC)Kuempel SP: Wentworth

Relating to the power of the Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority to issue bonds.


HB 2716 (CS) (LC)Darby SP: Carona

Relating to fees charged for the management and preservation of the county clerk's records.


HB 2857 (CS)Gallego SP: Uresti

Relating to regulation of outdoor lighting in certain areas; providing a criminal penalty and for injunctive relief.


HB 3531 (CS) (LC)Strama/ Marquez/ Dukes/ Naishtat SP: Nelson

Relating to a system for monitoring prescriptions of certain drugs under the Medicaid program for children in foster care.


HB 990 (LC)Rodriguez, Eddie SP: Watson

Relating to certain homestead preservation reinvestment zones.


HB 1178 (LC)Flynn SP: Birdwell

Relating to employment protection for members of the state military forces.


HB 1245 (LC)Callegari SP: Birdwell

Relating to the repeal of the authorization to establish a super collider facility research authority.


HB 1643 (LC)Zerwas SP: Hegar

Relating to the duration of a development agreement governing land in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.


HB 2579 (LC)Davis, John/ Miles SP: Deuell

Relating to relief for certain employers from penalties and sanctions under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act.


HB 3302 (LC)Reynolds/ Zerwas SP: Hegar

Relating to the authority of certain Type A economic development corporations to undertake certain categories of projects.


HB 3465 (LC)Sheffield SP: Fraser

Relating to the period for which a school district's participation in certain tax increment financing reinvestment zones may be taken into account in determining the total taxable value of property in the school district.


HB 2853 (LC)Davis, John/ Miles/ Reynolds/ Sheets/ Anderson, Rodney/ et al. SP: Jackson

Relating to tax increment financing.


HB 1711 (LC)Davis, John SP: Jackson

Relating to disaster remediation contracts.


HB 2609 (CS) (LC)Guillen SP: Uresti

Relating to convictions barring employment at or by certain facilities serving the elderly or persons with disabilities.


HB 273 (CS)Zerwas/ Kolkhorst/ et al. SP: Patrick

Relating to creation of a study committee for the Interstate Health Care Compact.


HB 2538 (LC)Vo SP: Jackson

Relating to the confidentiality of certain identifying information regarding students of career schools or colleges and other educational entities; providing a criminal penalty.


HB 2978 (LC)Hunter SP: Hegar

Relating to the applicability of open meetings requirements to certain meetings of the governing board of a county hospital or county hospital authority.


HB 1772 (LC)Taylor, Larry SP: Duncan

Relating to the regulation of certain benefit plans.


HB 3270 (LC)Veasey SP: Deuell

Relating to the list of candidates compiled by a state or county party chair for a primary election.


HB 1678 (LC)Burkett/ et al. SP: Estes

Relating to the employment of an elections administrator.


HB 1135 (LC)Aycock SP: Fraser

Relating to an application to run for political office.


HB 123 (LC)Veasey/ Alonzo SP: Nelson/ et al.

Relating to an adult diabetes education program in certain county hospital systems and hospital districts.


HB 1481 (LC)Truitt/ Naishtat/ Davis, John/ Raymond/ Menendez/ et al. SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the use of person first respectful language in reference to individuals with disabilities.


HB 1854 (LC)Rodriguez, Eddie/ Naishtat/ Dukes SP: Uresti

Relating to certain arrangements to provide care for a child during an investigation of abuse or neglect.


HB 1983 (LC)Kolkhorst/ Walle/ et al. SP: Nelson

Relating to certain childbirths occurring before the 39th week of gestation.


HB 2061 (LC)Pena/ Aliseda/ Torres/ Gonzales, Larry/ Garza SP: Nelson

Relating to the reporting of certain information to the director of the bureau of vital statistics.


HB 2069 (LC)Naishtat SP: Lucio

Relating to the authority of a pharmacist to dispense up to a 90-day supply of dangerous drugs and accelerate refills.


HB 2286 (LC)Gonzales, Veronica SP: Hinojosa

Relating to the duties of a funeral director or an agent at the interment or entombment of a human body.


HB 2312 (LC)Coleman/ Miles SP: West

Relating to the creation of a sickle cell disease program.


HB 2370 (LC)Dukes SP: West

Relating to certain notice to applicants to provide care under the permanency care assistance program.


HB 3051 (LC)Pickett/ Raymond/ Taylor, Van SP: Rodriguez

Relating to the provision of child care by certain facilities exempt from child-care licensing requirements.


HB 3146 (LC)Naishtat SP: Zaffirini

Relating to consent for treatment for chemical dependency in a treatment facility and required training for the facility's intake personnel.


HB 3336 (LC)Coleman SP: Deuell

Relating to information regarding pertussis for parents of newborn children.


HB 3547 (LC)Alvarado SP: Gallegos

Relating to enforcement by a local government of fire safety standards at certain child-care facilities.


HB 1127 (CS) (LC)Gutierrez SP: Van de Putte

Relating to notice of relief available to certain members of the military required to be provided in certain real property documentation.


HB 3033 (CS) (LC)Naishtat/ Rodriguez, Eddie/ Dukes SP: Watson

Relating to retirement under public retirement systems for employees of certain municipalities.


HB 3272 Burnam/ Chisum SP: Deuell

Relating to the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program.


HB 1403 Rodriguez, Eddie SP: Deuell

Relating to eligibility to participate in the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program.


HB 2826 (LC)Murphy/ Coleman SP: Huffman

Relating to the issuance of a certificate for a municipal setting designation.


HB 3818 (LC)Geren SP: Harris

Relating to a limitation on production fees on groundwater withdrawals assessed by the Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.


HB 2280 (LC)Eiland SP: Jackson

Relating to the composition of the permanent advisory committee to advise the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the implementation of the ad valorem tax exemption for pollution control property.


HB 423 (LC)Guillen SP: Williams

Relating to the powers of rural and urban transit districts.


HB 555 (LC)Howard, Donna SP: Watson

Relating to reportable boating accidents and the penalties for certain boating accidents.


HB 1353 (LC)Elkins/ Sheets/ et al. SP: Williams

Relating to speed limits.


HB 3208 (LC)Burkett SP: Deuell

Relating to the designation of a segment of U.S. Highway 80 in the town of Sunnyvale as a Blue Star Memorial Highway.


HB 1148 (LC)Smith, Wayne SP: Hinojosa

Relating to an exemption for certain disabled veterans from the payment of a fee for the issuance of a personal identification certificate.


HB 2869 (CS) (LC)Harper-Brown SP: Shapiro

Relating to the powers and duties of certain master mixed-use property owners' associations.


HB 1774 (LC)Taylor, Larry SP: Huffman

Relating to the continuation and functions of the office of injured employee counsel under the workers' compensation program.


HB 1495 (LC)Munoz, Jr. SP: Hinojosa

Relating to the application of the Information Resources Management Act to public junior colleges and public junior college districts.


HB 265 (LC)Hilderbran SP: Birdwell

Relating to the lease of space by or for a state agency.


HB 2636 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst/ Walle SP: Nelson

Relating to a council to study neonatal intensive care units.


HB 1040 (CS) (LC)Gallego SP: Uresti

Relating to the validation of the creation of, and certain acts related to, a venue project, and the dissolution of certain venue districts.


HB 417 (CS)Anchia/ Jackson, Jim/ et al. SP: Ellis

Relating to claims for compensation for wrongful imprisonment.


HB 788 (CS) (LC)Kuempel/ Miller, Doug SP: Wentworth

Relating to the establishment and use of a private family cemetery by certain organizations in certain counties.


HB 360 (CS) (LC)Jackson, Jim/ Isaac SP: Duncan

Relating to ballot language for a proposition to approve the imposition, increase, or reduction of a tax or the issuance of bonds.


HB 2973 (CS)Hunter/ Raymond/ Hochberg/ Martinez Fischer/ et al. SP: Ellis

Relating to encouraging public participation by citizens by protecting a person's right to petition, right of free speech, and right of association from meritless lawsuits arising from actions taken in furtherance of those rights.


HB 2313 (CS) (LC)Coleman SP: Wentworth

Relating to certain notice requirements for municipalities and counties under the open meetings law.


HB 3342 (CS) (LC)Naishtat SP: Rodriguez

Relating to representation of and by the state and joinder of the state in certain mental health proceedings.


HB 109 (CS)Brown SP: Ogden

Relating to the temporary lowering of prima facie speed limits at a vehicular accident reconstruction site.


HB 630 (CS) (LC)Pickett/ Smith, Wayne SP: Nichols

Relating to the environmental review process for transportation projects.


HB 1899 (CS)Pickett/ et al. SP: Rodriguez

Relating to the posting of signs in school crossing zones regarding the prohibited use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.


HB 3510 (CS)Hamilton SP: Carona

Relating to the regulation of the towing, booting, and storage of vehicles.


HB 1504 (CS) (LC)Munoz, Jr./ Pena SP: Hinojosa

Relating to statutory references to the common electronic infrastructure project formerly known as TexasOnline.


HB 2605 (CS)Taylor, Larry SP: Huffman

Relating to the continuation and functions of the division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance.


HB 2477 (CS) (LC)Harless SP: Ellis

Relating to provision of bilingual election materials.


HB 1981 (CS) (LC)Smith, Wayne/ et al. SP: Gallegos

Relating to measuring, monitoring, and reporting emissions.


HB 725 (CS) (LC)Callegari SP: Fraser

Relating to the operation, powers, and duties of certain water districts.


HB 1964 (CS) (LC)Villarreal/ et al. SP: Van de Putte

Relating to discharging fines and costs assessed against certain juvenile defendants through community service.


HB 8 (CS) (LC)Darby/ Geren/ Anderson, Rodney/ Pitts/ Menendez/ et al. SP: Harris

Relating to prohibiting certain private transfer fees and the preservation of private real property rights; providing penalties.


HB 2904 (CS) (LC)Zerwas SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the administration of the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry.


HB 1615 (CS) (LC)Brown SP: Ogden/ et al.

Relating to the administering of medications to children in certain facilities; providing criminal penalties.


HB 397 (CS) (LC)Gonzales, Veronica/ Martinez, "Mando"/ Lucio III/ Margo/ Gallego/ et al. SP: Uresti

Relating to the creation of the Bureau for Economic Development of the Border Region.


HB 260 Hilderbran SP: Patrick

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of unlawful transport of a person.


HB 1658 (CS)Davis, Yvonne SP: Whitmire

Relating to the refund of a cash bond to a defendant in a criminal case.


HB 2015 (CS) (LC)Thompson/ et al. SP: Van de Putte

Relating to certain conduct indicating a need for supervision and the sealing of records related to that conduct.


HB 970 (CS) (LC)Gonzales, Larry/ Schwertner SP: Ogden

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue to enhance and upgrade coliseums and multiuse facilities in certain municipalities.


HB 3017 (LC)Smithee SP: Duncan

Relating to the prohibited use of discretionary clauses in certain health maintenance organization and insurance contracts.


HB 3093 (LC)Lewis SP: Duncan

Relating to the amendment of certain reports of political contributions and expenditures.


HB 2359 (LC)Hopson SP: Williams

Relating to direct campaign expenditures.


HB 1593 (LC)Isaac SP: Huffman

Relating to the inclusion of a candidate's e-mail address on an official application for a place on the ballot.


HB 528 (LC)Solomons SP: Van de Putte

Relating to the provision of pharmaceutical services through informal and voluntary networks in the workers' compensation system; providing an administrative violation.


HB 365 Turner/ Bohac SP: Ellis

Relating to the use of eminent domain authority by certain municipalities to take abandoned multi-family rental buildings.


HB 114 (LC)McClendon/ Alvarado/ King, Susan SP: Zaffirini

Relating to designating April as Minority Cancer Awareness Month.


HB 1128 (LC)Menendez SP: Van de Putte

Relating to consent to certain medical treatments by a surrogate decision-maker on behalf of certain inmates.


HB 2759 (LC)Hartnett SP: Duncan

Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of provisions of the Texas Probate Code relating to durable powers of attorney, guardianships, and other related proceedings and alternatives, and the redesignation of certain other provisions of the Texas Probate Code, including conforming amendments and repeals.


HB 2793 (LC)Hunter SP: Hinojosa

Relating to the processing fee charged for a dishonored payment device.


HB 3814 (LC)Rodriguez, Eddie SP: Wentworth

Relating to certain financial powers and duties of the Travis-Creedmoor Municipal Utility District.


HB 3002 (CS) (LC)Hughes SP: Eltife

Relating to certain conservation and reclamation districts exempted from filing a full audit.


HB 3134 (CS) (LC)Crownover SP: Duncan

Relating to the plugging of inactive oil and gas wells.


HB 590 Thompson SP: Patrick

Relating to amended sales tax reports and the reallocation of sales tax revenue.


HB 1841 Hartnett/ Hilderbran SP: Carona

Relating to the taxability of Internet hosting.


HB 2048 Lyne SP: Deuell

Relating to the collection and enforcement of state and local hotel occupancy taxes.


HB 2203 Otto SP: Williams

Relating to the pilot program authorizing a property owner to appeal to the State Office of Administrative Hearings certain appraisal review board determinations.


HB 2825 Otto SP: Williams

Relating to the composition and appointment of the board of directors of a corporation to which the board of regents of The University of Texas System delegates investment authority for the permanent university fund or other funds under the control of the board of regents.


HB 3182 Ritter SP: Williams

Relating to the imposition of state taxes, including the sales and use, motor vehicle sales and use, and hotel occupancy tax, on certain oilfield portable units.


HB 3727 Hilderbran/ Martinez Fischer SP: Uresti

Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of certain commercial aircraft that are temporarily located in this state for manufacturing or assembly purposes.


HB 412 (LC)Aycock SP: Hegar

Relating to the requirement that certain impaired veterinarians participate in a peer assistance program.


HB 338 (LC)Aycock SP: Seliger

Relating to disclaimers by certain entities promulgating lists of noxious or invasive terrestrial plant species.


HB 3808 (LC)King, Tracy O. SP: Uresti

Relating to fishing with certain archery equipment in certain counties.


HB 2742 (LC)Kleinschmidt SP: Estes

Relating to the business of structural pest control.


HB 2189 Elkins SP: Deuell

Relating to the regulation of handfishing.


HB 2127 (LC)Geren SP: Harris

Relating to the municipal regulation of the discharge of firearms and certain other weapons in certain counties.


HB 2471 (LC)Phillips SP: Deuell

Relating to limiting the civil liability of certain persons who obtain or provide medical care and treatment for certain animals.


HB 414 (LC)Aycock SP: Hegar

Relating to the conducting of licensing examinations by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.


HB 805 (CS) (LC)Callegari SP: Hegar

Relating to the requirement that certain water service providers ensure emergency operations during an extended power outage.


HB 1075 (LC)Anderson, Rodney/ Truitt/ et al. SP: Davis

Relating to an alert for a missing person with an intellectual disability.


HB 1116 (LC)Harper-Brown/ Anderson, Rodney/ Fletcher/ Driver SP: Shapiro

Relating to prohibiting the sale and use of certain radar interference devices; creating an offense.


HB 1201 (CS)Kolkhorst/ Pitts/ Harless/ Zerwas/ Phillips/ et al. SP: Hegar

Relating to repeal of authority for the establishment and operation of the Trans-Texas Corridor.


HB 1235 (LC)Schwertner SP: Ogden

Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the Parks and Wildlife Department.


HB 1305 (LC)Bonnen SP: Huffman

Relating to the issuance of oversize or overweight vehicle permits by certain port authorities.


HB 3309 (LC)Rodriguez, Eddie SP: Nichols

Relating to the authority to set maximum weights for state highways, roads, and bridges.


HB 2519 (LC)Kuempel SP: Watson

Relating to the regulation of certain motor vehicle auctions.


HB 2469 (CS) (LC)Phillips SP: Estes

Relating to a memorial sign program for victims of motorcycle accidents.


HB 2325 (LC)McClendon SP: Wentworth

Relating to the competitive bidding and notice requirements for contracts of certain mass transportation authorities.


HB 2223 (LC)Davis, Yvonne SP: Carona

Relating to the contracts of certain regional transportation authorities that are required to be competitively bid.


HB 2195 (LC)Hartnett SP: Carona

Relating to requirements for certain arrangements or agreements of certain regional transportation authorities.


HB 1887 (CS) (LC)Villarreal SP: Hinojosa

Relating to tax administration of and procedures for property tax protests and appeals; changing the elements of an offense.


HB 2040 (LC)Hamilton SP: Williams

Relating to critical incident stress management and crisis response services.


HB 1523 (LC)Phillips/ Murphy SP: Watson

Relating to the offense of transporting household goods without registration; providing a penalty.


HB 1499 (LC)Larson/ Anchia SP: Wentworth

Relating to the designation of the Scenic Loop Road--Boerne Stage Road--Toutant Beauregard Road Historic Corridor.


HB 1486 (LC)Gutierrez/ Pitts SP: Wentworth

Relating to signs posted under the memorial sign program for victims of certain vehicle accidents.


HB 1395 (LC)Parker SP: Watson/ et al.

Relating to the requirements to operate personal watercraft and certain boats.


HB 1376 (LC)Bohac SP: Ellis

Relating to the definition of a junked vehicle for purposes of abatement of a public nuisance.


HB 787 (LC)Kuempel SP: Wentworth

Relating to abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, discarded, and inoperable aircraft and vessels.


HB 596 (LC)Parker SP: Harris

Relating to offenses involving operating a motorboat in a circular course.


HB 588 (LC)Guillen SP: Whitmire

Relating to surcharges under the Driver Responsibility Program.


HB 441 (LC)Guillen SP: Williams

Relating to the fees for certain commercial vehicles.


HB 343 (LC)Fletcher SP: Huffman

Relating to the reporting and recording of a motor vehicle accident involving an official vehicle driven by a peace officer, firefighter, or an emergency medical services employee in the course of official duties.


HB 308 (CS) (LC)Menendez SP: Watson

Relating to life preserving devices on recreational vessels.


HB 654 (LC)Solomons SP: Shapiro

Relating to a report regarding the municipality or county of origin of certain tax revenue collected by the comptroller.


HB 1866 (LC)Gonzalez, Naomi SP: Rodriguez

Relating to the designation of State Highway 20 as a historic highway.


HB 3161 (CS) (LC)Hancock SP: Van de Putte

Relating to limited purpose subsidiary life insurance companies.


HB 2172 (CS) (LC)Torres SP: Van de Putte

Relating to the eligibility of certain children under group life insurance policies.


HB 1951 (CS)Taylor, Larry SP: Hegar

Relating to the continuation and operation of the Texas Department of Insurance and the operation of certain insurance programs; imposing administrative penalties.


HB 577 (LC)McClendon SP: Deuell

Relating to emergency prehospital care provided by emergency services personnel.


HB 753 (LC)Raymond SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the recruitment and retention of certain caseworkers employed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.


HB 1720 (LC)Davis, John SP: Patrick/ et al.

Relating to improving health care provider accountability and efficiency under the child health plan and Medicaid programs.


HB 1797 (LC)Naishtat SP: Rodriguez

Relating to a person's eligibility to obtain a license in social work.


HB 2038 (LC)Price/ Shelton/ Mallory Caraway/ Schwertner/ Guillen/ et al. SP: Deuell/ et al.

Relating to prevention, treatment, and oversight of concussions affecting public school students participating in interscholastic athletics.


HB 2109 (LC)Truitt SP: Uresti

Relating to agency action concerning assisted living facilities, including regulation of inappropriate placement of residents at facilities; providing a penalty.


HB 2610 (LC)Guillen/ Hopson/ Dukes SP: Deuell

Relating to facilitating access to certain public assistance benefits programs and health care providers and services through a community-based navigator program and through promotoras and community health workers.


HB 2703 (LC)Truitt SP: Uresti

Relating to the regulation of orthotists and prosthetists.


HB 2940 (LC)King, Tracy O. SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the form of death certificates and fetal death certificates.


HB 3085 (LC)Taylor, Larry SP: Nelson

Relating to the period of a license for a freestanding medical emergency care facility.


HB 3145 (LC)Naishtat/ Perry SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the regulation of chemical dependency counselors.


HB 3207 (LC)Davis, Yvonne SP: Nelson

Relating to the establishment and operation of perpetual care cemeteries by certain organized religious societies and sects in certain populous municipalities.


HB 3369 (LC)King, Susan SP: Nelson

Relating to the registration of certain physical therapy facilities by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.


HB 257 (CS)Hilderbran/ Harper-Brown SP: Patrick

Relating to certain unclaimed property that is presumed abandoned.


HB 2422 (LC)Thompson SP: Harris

Relating to the procedure for providing a copy of the final decree of dissolution of a marriage to a party who waived service of process.


HB 1771 (LC)Madden SP: Harris

Relating to the establishment of the Specialty Courts Advisory Council.


HB 1830 (LC)Naishtat SP: Harris

Relating to the method of delivery of certain notices sent by statutory probate court associate judges.


HB 2132 (LC)Reynolds SP: Hegar

Relating to the creation of magistrates in certain counties.


HB 3311 (LC)Carter SP: Nelson

Relating to the duty of an attorney ad litem appointed for a child to meet with the child or individual with whom the child resides before each court hearing.


HB 3314 (LC)Carter SP: Nelson

Relating to a requirement that an attorney ad litem appointed for a child file a statement with the court regarding the attorney ad litem's meeting with the child or other specified person.


HB 3796 (LC)Gallego SP: Uresti

Relating to the composition of certain judicial districts.


HB 2903 (CS) (LC)Zerwas/ et al. SP: Deuell

Relating to the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly.


HB 2139 (LC)Guillen SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the establishment of an Adopt-A-Library program and state employee charitable contributions to the program.


HB 2518 (LC)Kolkhorst SP: Ogden

Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Board of Criminal Justice to the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System for the use and benefit of the Texas Forest Service.


HB 2632 (LC)Driver SP: Wentworth

Relating to access to the criminal history record information of certain persons by the Texas Facilities Commission.


HB 2769 (LC)Frullo SP: Wentworth

Relating to the authority of the Texas Facilities Commission regarding gifts, grants, and donations.


HB 3404 (LC)Naishtat SP: Watson

Relating to establishing a child care advisory committee to advise the Texas Facilities Commission.


HB 3391 (LC)Miller, Doug SP: Seliger

Relating to rainwater harvesting and other water conservation initiatives.


HB 2133 Solomons SP: Fraser

Relating to the Public Utility Commission of Texas' authority to disgorge revenue obtained as a result of certain violations; providing an administrative penalty.


HB 3399 (LC)Legler/ Strama/ Reynolds/ Chisum SP: Williams

Relating to the requirements for grant programs funded through the Texas emissions reduction plan.


HB 1060 (LC)Kleinschmidt SP: Hegar

Relating to the de-annexation of land in Bastrop County by the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District.


HB 2510 (LC)Lavender/ Beck/ Burkett/ Hughes/ et al. SP: Eltife

Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of certain incandescent light bulbs from federal regulation.


HB 2077 (LC)Rodriguez, Eddie SP: Deuell

Relating to a pilot program under the loanstar revolving loan program to promote the use of energy efficiency measures and renewable energy technology by certain nonprofit organizations.


HB 2330 (CS) (LC)King, Phil SP: Estes

Relating to the statutory county courts in Wise County.


HB 1992 (CS) (LC)Hardcastle/ et al. SP: Williams

Relating to the authority of the Texas Animal Health Commission to set and collect fees.


HB 1469 (LC)Hernandez Luna SP: Gallegos

Relating to exempting certain fraternal and veterans organizations from certain bond requirements to obtain an alcoholic beverage permit or license.


HB 1355 (LC)Orr/ Smithee/ Vo SP: Harris

Relating to title insurance coverage for minerals and surface damage resulting from mineral extraction and development.


HB 2295 (LC)Frullo SP: Hegar

Relating to the administration of the universal service fund.


HB 2382 (LC)Murphy/ Torres SP: Estes

Relating to notice required upon nonrenewal of property and casualty insurance policies.


HB 3329 (LC)Keffer/ Carter SP: Fraser

Relating to a daily temporary private club permit for a nonprofit corporation.


HB 3573 (LC)King, Susan/ Garza/ Giddings/ Kolkhorst/ Workman SP: Fraser

Relating to limiting the disclosure of certain information regarding certain charitable organizations, trusts, private foundations, and grant-making organizations.


HB 3410 Smithee SP: Carona

Relating to the managing underwriters for surplus lines insurance transactions and to the collection of surplus lines insurance premium taxes for those transactions.


HB 1580 (LC)Brown SP: Carona

Relating to the training and certification of state agency employees or contractors performing service work on pressure vessels.


HB 3167 (LC)Callegari SP: Carona

Relating to the abolishment of the state regulation of talent agencies and personnel services.


HB 1959 (LC)Thompson SP: Carona

Relating to appeal of the certification of an area's wet or dry status.


HB 2103 (LC)Jackson, Jim SP: Carona

Relating to the consideration of a letter of credit issued by a federal home loan bank as an eligible security for collateral to secure public funds.


HB 174 (CS) (LC)Jackson, Jim/ Burkett/ Branch/ Bohac/ Patrick, Diane/ et al. SP: Duncan

Relating to the cancellation of the voter registration and to the eligibility to vote of persons who are deceased or not citizens of the United States.


HB 602 (LC)Farrar/ et al. SP: Lucio

Relating to authorizing certain brewers and manufacturers to conduct tours of their premises after which beer or ale is provided to ultimate consumers for off-premises consumption.


HB 1456 (LC)Orr SP: Deuell

Relating to the waiver and release of a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien or payment bond claim and to the creation of a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien for certain landscaping.


HB 2619 (LC)Callegari SP: Whitmire

Relating to emergency preparedness information about water facilities.


HB 2707 (LC)Burnam/ Quintanilla/ Gutierrez/ Menendez SP: Davis

Relating to the holding of an interest in certain alcoholic beverage licenses, permits, or premises by certain persons whose alcoholic beverage license or permit has been revoked.


HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)



HCR 68 (LC)Hunter/ Thompson/ Martinez Fischer/ Cook/ Jackson, Jim/ et al. SP: Van de Putte

Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study human trafficking in Texas.


HCR 18 Creighton/ Raymond/ Pitts/ Truitt/ Pena/ et al. SP: Shapiro/ et al.

Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states an amendment to the United States Constitution providing for a federal balanced budget.


HCR 63 (LC)Geren SP: Eltife

Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint interim joint committees.


HCR 90 (LC)Miller, Sid SP: Hinojosa

Urging Congress to provide a comprehensive public alert warning system.


HCR 133 (LC)Bonnen SP: Hinojosa

Designating the red drum as the official State Saltwater Fish of Texas.


HCR 24 (LC)Darby SP: Duncan

Designating Nymphaea Texas Dawn as the official State Waterlily of Texas.

 

 

 

 


SENATE BILLS

(Calendar Order)



SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)



SJR 18 Eltife

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase such items.


SJR 12 Patrick/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain tax bills to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.


SJR 40 (CS)Lucio/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a county to regulate land development if approved by a majority vote in a countywide election.


SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)



SCR 20 (LC)Fraser/ et al.

Urging the United States Congress to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases for stationary sources.


SCR 41 (LC)Hinojosa

Designating the red drum as the official State Saltwater Fish of Texas.


SCR 51 (LC)Ellis/ West

Expressing the legislature's support for the construction of a monument to African American Texans on the grounds of the State Capitol at the location approved by the State Preservation Board for a Juneteenth monument.


SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)



SB 726 (CS)Rodriguez/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of the judicial access and improvement account to provide funding for basic civil legal services, indigent defense, and judicial technical support through certain county service fees and court costs imposed to fund the account.


SB 1485 (CS)West

Relating to the authority of a school district to implement a school bus monitoring system that records images, including images of vehicles that pass a stopped school bus; providing for the imposition of penalties.


SB 1425 (CS)Wentworth

Relating to an account for construction retainage; providing a civil penalty.


SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)



SB 445 Eltife

Relating to the creation, purpose, implementation, and funding of the County Park Beautification and Improvement Program.


SB 763 (CS) (LC)Ellis/ et al.

Relating to the designation of certain areas as banking development districts to encourage the establishment of financial institution branches in those areas.


SB 170 (CS) (LC)Ellis/ et al.

Relating to the reorganization of powers and duties among agencies in this state that provide representation to indigent defendants in criminal cases and to the reorganization of funding sources for indigent defense.


SB 355 (CS)Ellis/ et al.

Relating to the elimination of smoking in certain workplaces and public places; providing penalties.


SB 1436 (LC)Van de Putte/ et al.

Relating to creating the offense of continuous trafficking of persons; providing a penalty and other civil consequences.


SB 99 (CS) (LC)Van de Putte/ Birdwell

Relating to persons authorized to control the disposition of the remains of certain members of the United States armed forces.


SB 786 (LC)Harris

Relating to procedures for establishment, modification, and enforcement of child support obligations.


SB 353 (LC)Birdwell

Relating to the territory and dissolution requirements of the Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.


SB 534 (LC)Davis

Relating to the designation of State Highway 121 in Tarrant and Johnson Counties as the Chisholm Trail Parkway.


SB 949 (CS)Ellis/ et al.

Relating to the first day of instruction in certain school districts that provide additional days of instruction financed with local funds.


SB 644 (CS)Hegar

Relating to the continuation and operation of the Texas Department of Insurance and the operation of certain insurance programs; imposing administrative penalties.


SB 815 (LC)Lucio

Relating to the funding of port security, facility projects, and port studies.


SB 648 Whitmire/ Hegar

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on State Emergency Communications.


SB 413 (CS) (LC)West

Relating to the purchasing and contracting authority of counties.


SB 1476 (LC)Hegar

Relating to the minimum continuing legal education requirements for an attorney employed in the executive branch of state government.


SB 908 Fraser

Relating to requirements for businesses that offer plastic checkout bags to customers.


SB 654 (CS)Whitmire/ Hegar

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Public Finance Authority.


SB 935 (CS) (LC)Seliger

Relating to the method of delivery of certain notices sent by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.


SB 922 (LC)Deuell/ et al.

Relating to the designation of a segment of State Highway 243 in Van Zandt County as the Veterans Memorial Parkway.


SB 732 Nichols

Relating to the prohibition of certain regulations by a municipality in its extraterritorial jurisdiction involving trees and vegetation.


SB 565 (CS)Hegar/ et al.

Relating to repeal of authority for the establishment and operation of the Trans-Texas Corridor and to the operation of vehicles on certain Texas roadways.


SB 354 (CS)Wentworth/ Birdwell/ Carona/ Deuell/ Eltife/ et al.

Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education.


SB 897 (LC)Hegar

Relating to fishing tournament fraud; providing penalties.


SB 1607 (LC)Carona

Relating to the duties and responsibilities of certain county officials and the functions of county government.


SB 824 (CS) (LC)Lucio

Relating to the coordination of rural and small community initiatives.


SB 1363 (CS) (LC)Lucio/ et al.

Relating to county and municipal land development regulations; providing a penalty.


SB 1050 West

Relating to the collection of certain information on a birth certificate.


SB 825 (CS) (LC)Lucio

Relating to the provision of affordable housing in colonias, rural communities, and small municipalities.


SB 1171 (LC)Carona

Relating to practices and professions regulated by the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.


SB 976 Hinojosa

Relating to the supervised reentry into the community of certain inmates nearing their date of discharge from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.


SB 1676 (LC)Ellis

Relating to educational and training requirements for certain peace officers on ethical decision making.


SB 1535 Watson

Relating to unclaimed property.


SB 1748 (CS)Gallegos

Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain employees of fire protection sprinkler system contractors; providing a penalty.


SB 1088 (CS)Rodriguez

Relating to the imposition by certain municipalities and municipal transit departments of the local sales and use tax in certain federal military installations.


SB 1099 (CS) (LC)Van de Putte

Relating to smoke alarms and fire extinguishers in residential rental units.


SB 1509 (CS) (LC)Carona

Relating to license renewals by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.


SB 1862 (CS)Davis/ West

Relating to certain extensions of credit to consumers.


SB 1435 (LC)Lucio

Relating to the possession of fish in the tidal water of this state.


SB 1741 (LC)Fraser

Relating to tree mitigation fees imposed by municipalities.


SB 1332 (CS)Deuell

Relating to the waiver and release of a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien or payment bond claim.


SB 1565 (CS)Ellis/ Eltife

Relating to encouraging public participation by citizens by protecting a person's right to petition, right of free speech, and right of association from meritless lawsuits arising from actions taken in furtherance of those rights.


SB 1401 (CS)Williams

Relating to the organization, governance, duties, and functions of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.


SB 723 Williams

Relating to the proof of an applicant's identity and age required for the issuance of a marriage license.


SB 1592 (LC)Wentworth

Relating to the expiration of a county burn ban.


SB 1648 (CS) (LC)Watson/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of a system health center by a university system.


SB 1555 Rodriguez

Relating to the investment of the permanent university fund and other funds under the management and control of the board of regents of The University of Texas System.


SB 641 (CS) (LC)Seliger/ et al.

Relating to the calculation of interest on certain ad valorem tax refunds.


SB 12 (CS)Shapiro/ Davis/ Duncan/ Patrick/ West

Relating to the flexibility of the board of trustees of a school district in the management and operation of public schools in the district.


SB 1376 Shapiro

Relating to prohibiting the sale and use of certain radar interference devices; creating an offense.


SB 1463 (LC)Hinojosa

Relating to the processing fee charged for a dishonored payment device.


SB 1902 (CS) (LC)Eltife

Relating to the Riverbend Water Resources District.


SB 1102 (CS)Wentworth

Relating to the establishment and operation of a motor-bus-only lane pilot program in certain counties.


SB 1022 (LC)Rodriguez/ et al.

Relating to the graduate medical training requirements for certain foreign medical school graduates applying for a license to practice medicine in this state.


SB 848 (CS)Patrick

Relating to ambulatory surgical centers and to the provision of services at those centers by certain designated physician groups.


SB 1483 (CS)Shapiro

Relating to the state virtual school network and virtual high schools.


SB 1536 (CS) (LC)Watson

Relating to retirement under public retirement systems for employees of certain municipalities.


SB 22 (CS)Shapiro

Relating to public school finance and prekindergarten programs.


SB 1823 (CS)Patrick/ Hinojosa

Relating to guaranteed student loans and alternative education loans.


SB 1348 (CS)Van de Putte/ et al.

Relating to higher education curriculum review teams to review public school curriculum standards for college readiness purposes.


SB 972 Hinojosa

Relating to the taking of a defendant's bail bond by county jailers.


SB 1491 (LC)Uresti

Relating to the creation of the Terrell County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.


SB 1190 (CS) (LC)Gallegos

Relating to the appeal of an indefinite suspension of a municipal firefighter.


SB 451 Ellis

Relating to death benefits for eligible survivors of certain Texas National Guard members.


SB 1621 Van de Putte/ et al.

Relating to establishing veterans resource centers at certain institutions of higher education.


SB 931 (CS) (LC)Williams

Relating to the determination of incompetency in criminal cases.


SB 665 Hinojosa/ Hegar

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.


SB 1571 (CS)Watson

Relating to information subject to the public information law.


SB 1908 Lucio

Relating to the authority of a general-law municipality to annex territory receiving water and sewer services from a municipal utility district.


SB 712 Hegar

Relating to the administration of the universal service fund.


SB 849 (CS) (LC)Duncan

Relating to certain election practices and procedures.


SB 196 Wentworth

Relating to the reapportionment of congressional districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Congressional Redistricting Commission.


SB 1763 (CS)Rodriguez

Relating to transferring adult education and literacy programs to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board from the Texas Education Agency.


SB 1448 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to consent for treatment for chemical dependency in a treatment facility and required training for the facility's intake personnel.


SB 1854 (CS)Deuell

Relating to the women's health program.


SB 709 (CS) (LC)Van de Putte

Relating to the use of certain professional titles by psychologists.


SB 1666 Duncan

Relating to the authority of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas to invest in hedge funds.


SB 1771 Williams

Relating to the provision of information by tax officials related to ad valorem tax rates.


SB 1440 (CS) (LC)Ellis

Relating to the requirement to prepay ad valorem taxes as a prerequisite to determining certain motions or protests and the authority of an appraisal review board to determine compliance with the requirement.


SB 1645 (LC)Uresti

Relating to the authority to create and operate a defense adjustment management authority.


SB 1309 (CS)Hinojosa/ et al.

Relating to rate adjustments by gas utilities.


SB 891 (CS)Carona

Relating to certain investments in certain Texas businesses by insurance companies and related organizations.


SB 1460 (LC)Harris

Relating to energy savings performance contracts.


SB 1503 (CS) (LC)Huffman

Relating to procedures regarding certain criminal defendants who are or may be persons with mental illness or mental retardation.


SB 774 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to exemptions for disabled peace officers from the payment of tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education.


SB 1713 (CS) (LC)Whitmire

Relating to compensation under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act for forensic medical examinations performed with respect to victims of family violence.


SB 1871 (CS)Davis/ et al.

Relating to a contracted services program for certain students with a severe pervasive developmental disorder or a severe intellectual disability.


SB 1916 (CS) (LC)Watson

Relating to the creation of the Southeast Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.


SB 1756 (CS) (LC)Uresti

Relating to the substitution by a pharmacist of certain opioid analgesic drugs.


SB 677 (CS)Gallegos

Relating to the enforcement of the public information law; providing for the imposition of a civil penalty.


SB 1790 (CS)Patrick

Relating to distributing or prescribing abortion-inducing drugs; providing an administrative penalty.


SB 513 (CS)Ellis/ et al.

Relating to the accommodation of pedestrians, bicyclists, persons with disabilities, children, senior citizens, users of public transportation, movers of commercial goods, and motorists on streets and highways.


SB 1920 (CS) (LC)Gallegos

Relating to the powers of the Coastal Water Authority; affecting the authority to issue bonds.


SB 1193 (CS) (LC)Rodriguez

Relating to coordination of services provided by Medicaid managed care organizations and certain community centers and local mental health or mental retardation authorities.


SB 1928 (LC)Ellis/ West

Relating to an African American Texans memorial monument on the Capitol grounds.


SB 1927 Zaffirini

Relating to the authority of certain volunteer firefighter and emergency services organizations to hold tax-free sales or auctions.


SB 1929 (LC)Seliger

Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney for the 287th Judicial District.


SB 1837 (LC)Van de Putte

Relating to exemptions to persons required to hold a limited property and casualty license.


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