NOTICE OF INTENT

Wednesday

May 22, 2013

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:07 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to unemployment compensation eligibility and chargebacks regarding certain persons who are victims or whose immediate family members are victims of sexual assault.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:25 AM, 05/16/13

Relating to certain requirements applicable to meetings of the governing board of a general academic teaching institution or a state university system.

Committee report printed and distributed 09:28 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the penalty for an offense involving motor vehicle airbags.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:09 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to the exemption from the sales and use tax for certain coins and precious metals.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:37 PM, 05/15/13

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization and to the eligibility of the surviving spouse of a person who is disabled to receive a limitation on school district ad valorem taxes on the person's residence homestead.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:09 AM, 05/20/13

Relating to the $1 million total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:08 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by a charitable organization and used in providing housing and related services to certain homeless individuals.

Committee report printed and distributed 09:37 PM, 05/15/13

Relating to the applicability of the law governing the ad valorem taxation of a dealer's motor vehicle inventory.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:27 AM, 05/20/13

Relating to career and technical education and workforce development grant programs.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:22 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to rights and responsibilities of persons with disabilities, including with respect to the use of service animals that provide assistance to those persons; providing penalties.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:32 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the ability of a property owners' association to contract with an association board member or certain other persons or entities associated with the board member.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:13 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to the restriction of access to the records and files of a child charged with or convicted of certain fine-only misdemeanor offenses.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:26 AM, 05/16/13

Relating to ad valorem taxation; creating an offense.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:11 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the waiver of sovereign immunity for certain design and construction claims arising under written contracts with state agencies.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:00 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to determining a child's eligibility for a school district's special education program on the basis of a visual impairment.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:16 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the right of a member of the board of trustees of a school district to obtain information, documents, and records.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:03 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to certain lawsuits seeking damages.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:57 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to access by certain military personnel to juvenile and criminal history information.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:44 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain items sold by school booster clubs and support organizations; authorizing a sales and use tax exemption.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:03 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to ad valorem tax payments and refunds.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:19 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to a grant program for certain school districts to provide summer instruction primarily for students who are educationally disadvantaged and summer teaching opportunities for high-performing, new, and student teachers.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:32 AM, 05/18/13

(On Third Reading)

Relating to the licensing of a journeyman lineman.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:30 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to the practice of psychology; authorizing a fee.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:41 PM, 05/15/13

Relating to the definitions of certain terms for purposes of the ad valorem taxation of certain dealer's heavy equipment inventory.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:16 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to certain procedures regarding an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed in a noncapital felony case.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:24 AM, 05/16/13

Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:10 PM, 05/15/13

Relating to the transfer of certain amounts from the employment and training investment holding fund and the training stabilization fund.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:33 AM, 05/09/13

Relating to unlawful employment practices regarding discrimination in payment of compensation.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:50 PM, 05/17/13

(On Third Reading)

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

Committee report printed and distributed 01:59 PM, 05/15/13

Relating to certain information required to be provided to an applicant for a marriage license.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:32 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the creation of a new category of law enforcement officer who shall be designated a school marshal, the training and appointment of certain employees of a school district or open-enrollment charter school as school marshals, and the rights, restrictions, limitations, and responsibilities of school marshals; authorizing the imposition of a fee.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:12 PM, 05/17/13

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

Committee report printed and distributed 12:54 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to purchasing and other contracts by governmental entities.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:30 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the creation of Texas Task Force 1 Type 3 Rio Grande Valley.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:30 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the duties of the Texas Crime Stoppers Council to encourage individuals to report criminal activity related to trafficking of persons.

Committee report printed and distributed 09:52 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the rights of an accused person in and the written waiver of extradition proceedings.

Committee report printed and distributed 10:21 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the regulation of game rooms by certain counties; providing penalties; authorizing a fee.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:36 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to posting suggestions and ideas on cost-efficiency on certain state agency websites.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:39 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to the temporary exemption of certain tangible personal property related to data centers from the sales and use tax.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:57 AM, 05/20/13

Relating to the allocation of money in the judicial and court personnel training fund.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:12 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to exclusion of land from certain water districts that fail to provide service to the land; clarifying and limiting the authority of those districts with outstanding bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to impose taxes on excluded land; providing for a financial review.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:29 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the election of members of the board of directors of the Benbrook Water Authority.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:37 PM, 05/15/13

Relating to the regulation of food prepared, stored, distributed, or sold at farms and farmers' markets; limiting the applicability of a fee.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:21 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to confidential communications between an insurance carrier and a covered employer under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:34 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the rates of sales and use taxes imposed by municipalities; authorizing an increase or decrease in the rate of those taxes.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:54 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the authority of a county to contract with a private vendor for the operation of a detention facility.

Committee report printed and distributed 09:52 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the confidentiality of certain identifying information of peace officers, county jailers, security officers, employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a prosecutor's office, or judges and their spouses.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:45 AM, 05/18/13

Relating to certain actions taken by certain licensing authorities regarding a license holder or applicant who received deferred adjudication for certain offenses.

Committee report printed and distributed 09:28 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to shipping logistics and coordination services for state agencies.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:19 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the authority of the mayors of certain municipalities to call a special meeting.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:28 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to authorizing the appointment of a public probate administrator; authorizing fees.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:53 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to certain procedures for defendants who successfully complete a period of state jail felony community supervision.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:28 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the renewal of a controlled substance registration by physicians; changing the payment schedule for a fee.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:52 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to the operation of master mixed-use property owners' associations.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:07 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to suspension or denial of issuance or renewal of a license for failure to pay child support.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:48 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to continuing legal education in ethics or professional responsibility for prosecutors.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:55 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the operation of the state virtual school network and courses provided through other distance learning arrangements.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:18 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the licensing and regulation of telecommunicators; providing a criminal penalty.

Committee report printed and distributed 10:41 AM, 05/21/13

Relating to reciprocity for emergency medical services personnel certification for certain United States military personnel.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:59 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to collection, distribution, and use of information relating to salaries of and job openings for certain professional employees of school districts and to teaching and learning conditions in public schools.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:14 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to contract for the collection of certain amounts; authorizing a fee.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:16 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to the eligibility requirements for plumbing licenses issued to applicants with military service.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:31 AM, 05/18/13

Relating to the eligibility requirements for electrician licenses issued to applicants with military experience.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:30 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the creation of a commission to identify future higher education and workforce needs of this state and make related recommendations to address those needs by the state's bicentennial.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:01 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the regulation of plumbing.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:46 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to guardianships, including the assessment and payment of attorney's fees and other court costs in guardianships, and to court-created management trusts for persons who have physical disabilities or who are incapacitated; changing the amount of a fee and requiring the collection of a fee.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:15 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to requirements for certain election officers.

Committee report printed and distributed 09:52 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the motor fuel tax on compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas; providing penalties; imposing a tax.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:24 AM, 05/18/13

Relating to an annual assessment on insurers for the examination of insurers; imposing an assessment.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:00 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to the disposition of fees collected by or on behalf of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; authorizing fees.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:34 AM, 05/18/13

Relating to signature verification on an early voting ballot voted by mail.

Committee report printed and distributed 09:29 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to search warrants issued in this state and other states for certain customer data, communications, and other related information held in electronic storage in this state and other states by providers of electronic communications services and remote computing services.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:42 AM, 05/16/13

Relating to consideration of cloud computing services when a state agency purchases services for a major information resources project.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:48 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the definitions of advanced clean energy projects and clean energy projects and to franchise tax credits for certain of those projects.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:45 PM, 05/15/13

Relating to requiring computer technicians to report images of child pornography; providing a criminal penalty.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:49 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the consolidation of the Higher Education Enrollment Assistance Program and the Higher Education Assistance Plan and the transfer of certain enrollment assistance duties to institutions of higher education.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:14 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to prohibitions and restrictions on using county roads in certain circumstances.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:09 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the use of state water; providing a penalty.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:37 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to the educational needs of children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:28 PM, 05/15/13

Relating to disclaimers of estate property by certain beneficiaries.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:12 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the administration and operation of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:22 AM, 05/16/13

Relating to rainwater harvesting and other water conservation initiatives.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:36 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to enforcement of a lien against certain decedents' interests in real property.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:15 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the administration of certain state assessment instruments to public school students and to a study of the essential knowledge and skills of the required public school curriculum and of certain state assessment instruments.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:15 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the amount of money authorized to be used for Clean Air Act local initiative projects related to vehicles.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:56 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to procedures related to juvenile cases.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:15 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to authorizing the sale of certain real property in Brazoria County by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:13 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to lost, damaged, or overdue county library property; authorizing fines; authorizing a civil penalty.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:12 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to statutory durable powers of attorney.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:13 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the interlocutory appeal of a denial of a motion to dismiss in an action involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:19 AM, 05/14/13

Relating to the use of a credit or charge card by certain state agencies to make certain purchases.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:11 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to exempting premiums for certain insurance covering stored or in-transit baled cotton from surplus lines insurance premium taxes.

Committee report printed and distributed 10:22 AM, 05/21/13

Relating to service of citation in connection with an expedited judicial foreclosure proceeding.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:51 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to a recall election for officials of certain general-law municipalities.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:30 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the use of the skills development fund and other funds available to the Texas Workforce Commission to support certain joint credit courses offered by school districts under agreements with lower-division institutions of higher education.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:50 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to the allocation of state hotel occupancy tax revenue to certain municipalities for cleaning and maintenance of and erosion control for public beaches.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:29 AM, 05/16/13

Relating to the regulation of automotive wrecking and salvage yards in certain counties; increasing the civil penalty.

Committee report printed and distributed 09:09 PM, 05/15/13

Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:30 AM, 05/18/13

Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Willie Velasquez.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:02 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to the civil prosecution of racketeering related to trafficking of persons; providing penalties.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:24 PM, 05/15/13

Relating to the ownership of and access to certain investigation records in child abuse and neglect cases.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:53 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the rates of municipal and county hotel occupancy taxes in certain municipalities and counties and the use of certain revenue from those taxes; changing the rates of taxes.

Corrected Comm. report printed and distributed 08:49 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to instruction and continuing education requirements for certain court clerks.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:23 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the recording of testimony before a grand jury.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:38 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to homestead preservation districts and reinvestment zones.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:18 PM, 05/21/13

Relating to the regulation of certain private security companies and occupations; creating an offense.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:34 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the eligibility of a person to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:30 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the representation of a property owner by an agent in a property tax matter.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:30 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to endangered species habitat conservation and to the creation of a board to oversee and guide the state's coordinated response to federal actions regarding endangered species.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:37 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the release of extraterritorial jurisdiction by certain municipalities.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:48 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the regulation of advertising by structural pest control businesses.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:08 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to activities conducted in connection with a state or federal disease control or eradication program for animals.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:32 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to the allocation and transfer of money from the capital access fund by the Texas Economic Development Bank.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:43 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to the determination that a voter is deceased.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:31 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the creation of an extension center of the Texas State Technical College System.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:00 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the Houston Community College System District service area.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:41 PM, 05/15/13

Relating to the recusal or disqualification of a statutory probate judge or other judge authorized to hear probate, guardianship, or mental health matters, and the subsequent assignment of another judge.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:22 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to a feasibility report on the creation of a border agricultural inspection training program.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:25 PM, 05/20/13

Relating to powers, duties, and services of entities serving counties.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:03 AM, 05/18/13

Relating to the creation of the Generation Park Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:44 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the powers and duties of the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:44 PM, 05/16/13

Relating to the powers and duties of the Ellis County Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose taxes.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:51 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 402 regarding road projects.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:41 PM, 05/17/13

Relating to the composition of the juvenile board of Val Verde County.

Committee report printed and distributed 10:22 AM, 05/21/13

Relating to the creation of Kendleton Improvement District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:08 PM, 05/20/13

Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the State Insurance Building Annex in the Capitol Complex the John G. Tower State Office Building.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:53 PM, 05/15/13

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

Committee report printed and distributed 10:22 AM, 05/21/13

Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study the effects on international trade of wait times at points of entry between the United States and Mexico.

Committee report printed and distributed 10:22 AM, 05/21/13

Designating April as Texas Personal Financial Literacy Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2013.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:38 PM, 05/20/13