SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Tuesday May 10, 2011 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Relating to the administration and business affairs of public institutions of higher education. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the offense of smuggling of persons and unlawful transport of an individual; providing penalties. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to reports, notices, and records required of institutions of higher education. |
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Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities of certain elected officials convicted of certain crimes. |
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Relating to public school, child-placing agency, and day-care center policies addressing sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children. |
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Relating to requests to inspect or be provided with copies of information under the public information law. |
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Relating to an alternative method of satisfying certain licensing and program participation requirements for chemical dependency treatment facilities. |
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Relating to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the administration of medication for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the eligibility of a student to participate in extracurricular activities or competitions after transferring or moving from one public school to another. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to notification of applications for permits for certain injection wells. |
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Relating to eligibility of certain dependents for coverage under the state employee group benefits program. |
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Relating to certain statutory references to the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
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Relating to the use of electronic means for the delivery of ad valorem tax bills to certain property owners and agents. |
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Relating to the division of community property on dissolution of marriage. |
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Relating to the expiration of certain investment authority of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the graduate medical training requirements for certain foreign medical school graduates applying for a license to practice medicine in this state. |
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Relating to certain temporary orders in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship during a parent's military deployment. |
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Relating to provision by a health benefit plan of prescription drug coverage specified by formulary and to modifications of that coverage. |
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Relating to an application for emergency detention and to the transfer to a mental hospital of a person admitted for emergency detention. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the removal of appointed emergency services commissioners by a commissioners court. |
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Relating to the creation of the Corn Hill Regional Water Authority; providing authority to issue bonds. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the regulation of plumbing. |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Commending the Freedom Riders on their courage and their dedication to equal rights. |
The following bills were passed on the Local and Uncontested Bills Calendar: |
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Relating to the functions of the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation. |
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Relating to the power of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to authorize certain injection wells that transect or terminate in the Edwards Aquifer. |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation; providing penalties. |
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Relating to the territory of the El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4. |
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Relating to rainwater harvesting systems that are connected to public water supply systems. |
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Relating to the regulation of driver training schools and instructors. |
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Relating to contributions to the retirement systems for certain police officers in certain municipalities. |
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Relating to driving safety courses for individuals younger than 25 years of age receiving deferred disposition for certain traffic offenses. |
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Relating to limited purpose subsidiary life insurance companies. |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Imperial Redevelopment District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. |
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Relating to certain financial powers and duties of the Travis-Creedmoor Municipal Utility District. |
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Relating to certain notice requirements for municipalities and counties under the open meetings law. |
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Relating to access to certain archaic information. |
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Relating to the creation of the Port Isabel Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain. |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage for orally administered anticancer medications. |
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Relating to restrictions on the promotion and operation of charitable raffles. |
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Relating to notice by a governmental entity regarding certain geospatial data products. |
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Relating to the possession of fish in the tidal water of this state. |
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Relating to the certification of the state's primary standards of weights and measures. |
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Relating to the threshold amount at which public utilities are required to report a transaction. |
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Relating to certain prohibited dealings between a wholesaler and retailer of alcoholic beverages. |
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Relating to practices and professions regulated by the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. |
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Relating to commercial motor vehicle installment sales. |
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Relating to the procedure for certain small local exchange companies to propose to offer certain services or to make a minor change in a rate or tariff. |
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Relating to a determination of the reasonable relation of certain transactions to particular jurisdictions. |
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Relating to license renewals by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. |
The following bills were removed from the Local and Uncontested Bills Calendar: |
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Relating to water districts' authority to set rates and a presumption of validity. |
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Relating to the powers of a defense base development authority. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to the reform of certain remedies and procedures in civil actions and family law matters. State Affairs |
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Relating to the designation of segments of State Highways 359, 16, and 285 as the Veterans of the Korean War Memorial Highway. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to verification of identity of applicants for benefits under and prevention of duplicate participation in the financial assistance and supplemental nutrition assistance programs. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the attendance by a quorum of a legislative standing committee at a caucus meeting. Administration |
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Relating to expulsion of a public school student who commits certain criminal acts involving a computer, computer network, or computer system owned by or operated on behalf of a school district. Education |
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Relating to regulation by a property owners' association of certain religious displays. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to inmate litigation. State Affairs |
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Relating to the disqualification of a district or county attorney who is the subject of a criminal investigation. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to capturing reptiles and amphibians by nonlethal means; providing a penalty. Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the sale of a cemetery plot; providing penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to prevention, treatment, and oversight of concussions affecting public school students participating in interscholastic athletics. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to defense base development authorities, including the powers of an authority and the taxation of certain tangible personal property located on the base property for which the authority is established. Finance |
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Relating to the purchase of property as part of a homestead land bank program. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain information regarding victims of trafficking of persons and to the issuance and enforcement of protective orders to protect victims of trafficking of persons; providing penalties. Criminal Justice |
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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. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to driver training and education. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to a parent's right to object to physical fitness assessment of the parent's child by a school district. Education |
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Relating to electronic voter registration. State Affairs |
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Relating to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities. Economic Development |
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Relating to the filing by a court reporter of an official transcript of a court proceeding. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to a defense to prosecution for, the punishment for, and the civil and other consequences of committing the offense of prostitution. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to seller's disclosure regarding the presence of contaminants on residential real property. Business & Commerce |
Committee re-referral on the following: |
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Designating the red drum as the official State Saltwater Fish of Texas. Re-referred from Government Organization to Administration |
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