REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Thursday

May 28, 2015

SENATE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

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.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit professional sports team charitable foundations to conduct charitable raffles.

Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the limitation on the rate of growth in appropriations.

Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating certain revenue sources to be used for the acquisition of rights-of-way for and the construction and maintenance of public roadways.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of additional obligations to provide financial assistance to counties for roadways to serve border colonias.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to procedures for complaints filed with the Texas Medical Board against physicians.

Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Safe Home Demonstration Program.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

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

Relating to the eligibility of presidential general election debates for distributions from a Major Events trust fund.

Relating to the criteria for awarding the Texas Purple Heart Medal to members of the armed forces wounded or killed at Fort Hood on November 5, 2009.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Workforce Investment Council, including assumption of the duties of the Texas Skill Standards Board.

Relating to the designation of a segment of U.S. Highway 287 in Midlothian as the Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield Memorial Highway.

Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education in this state.

Relating to the express preemption of regulation of oil and gas operations and the exclusive jurisdiction of those operations by the state.

Relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System in Ellis County.

Relating to the Texas Identification Number system.

Relating to charitable raffles conducted by certain professional sports team charitable foundations; providing penalties.

Relating to the award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility.

Relating to the transfer of certain inmates to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice following pronouncement of the inmate's sentence.

Relating to procedures for certain persons charged with a violation of a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or to mandatory supervision.

Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the issuance of obligations payable from and secured by the Texas Mobility Fund.

Relating to the standards for boiler inspection agencies.

Relating to standards for elevators, escalators, and related equipment; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the continuation and duties of the Red River Boundary Commission.

Relating to the creation of DNA records for the DNA database system.

Relating to the regulation of motor vehicles by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Public Safety; creating a criminal offense; providing a penalty; authorizing fees.

Relating to requirements for assisted living facility license applicants.

Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes.

Relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages in public entertainment facilities.

Relating to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration by certain governmental entities.

Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education.

Relating to railroads in this state.

Relating to reports issued by the comptroller on the effect of certain tax provisions.

Relating to a grant program to fund domestic violence high risk teams.

Relating to contributions to, benefits from, membership in, and the administration of systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to eligibility to serve as an interpreter in an election.

Relating to authorizing certain private schools to charge fees for processing or handling certain payments or payment transactions.

Relating to the transfer of the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program to the Parks and Wildlife Department.

Relating to the storage and recovery of water in aquifers; authorizing fees and surcharges; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty.

Relating to the designation of May as Postpartum Depression Awareness Month.

Relating to the application of the motor vehicle sales tax to the sale of a new motor vehicle to certain manufacturers or distributors.

Relating to electricity service provided by municipally owned utilities.

Relating to the amount that may be donated by contract by certain populous counties to crime stoppers or crime prevention organizations.

Relating to the operations of health care funding districts in certain counties located on the Texas-Mexico border.

Relating to certain limitations on design-build contracts for transportation infrastructure projects.

Relating to certain trailer registration fees for veterans with disabilities.

Relating to employment of a statewide data coordinator in the Department of Information Resources.

Relating to the methods of delivery for required financial statement forms sent to certain municipal officeholders and candidates for municipal office.

Relating to an environmental service fee charged by an institution of higher education.

Relating to the creation of the transnational and organized crime division within the office of the attorney general.

Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas Women Veterans Program.

Relating to the deregulation of hair braiding.

Relating to leases and other agreements relating to real property entered into by certain hospital districts.

Relating to authorizing counties to require the submission of digital maps in connection with the county plat approval process.

Relating to the administration of rabies vaccine under a local rabies control program.

Relating to liability of certain electric utilities that allow certain uses of land that the electric utility owns, occupies, or leases.

Relating to changing the name of the Medical Advisory Committee appointed by the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation to the Combative Sports Advisory Board and allowing the board to address a broader range of issues.

Relating to the creation of the Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds and impose a tax; providing general law authority to impose fees and surcharges.

Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Water Development Board regarding the development of a market and conveyance network for water in this state.

Relating to the diversion and use of marine seawater, including the development of marine seawater desalination projects, integrated marine seawater desalination and power projects, and facilities for the storage, conveyance, and delivery of desalinated marine seawater.

Relating to the establishment of an infrastructure improvement council by the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority; providing authority to impose a voluntary assessment.

Relating to the Hidalgo County Healthcare District; decreasing the possible maximum rate of a tax.

Relating to legal representation for certain emergency services districts.

Relating to county regulation of the removal and storage in certain counties of unlawfully stopped motor vehicles.

Relating to access to criminal history record information by a county tax assessor-collector.

Relating to the allocation and use of payments received under oil and gas leases of land owned by the state for a county road.

Relating to the state virtual school network.

Relating to automatic employee participation in and administration of a deferred compensation plan provided by certain hospital districts.

Relating to the adoption of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008.

Relating to the disclosure in certain judicial proceedings of confidential communications between a physician and a patient.

Relating to increasing the electronic filing fee for certain courts.

Relating to fees charged by the Coastal Bend Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to fees charged by the Coastal Plains Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to the applicability to open-enrollment charter schools of certain laws regarding local governments and political subdivisions.

Relating to Texas community schools.

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 20; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 21; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 22; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 23; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 218; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Cotton Center Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to certain qualified residential rental assistance projects financed by private activity bonds.

Relating to limiting certain powers of the Goforth Special Utility District.

Relating to procedures required before certain condominium associations file a suit or initiate an arbitration proceeding for a defect or design claim.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information stored as part of the preparation of reports and personal financial statements required to be filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.

Relating to a limit on the award of attorney's fees in certain proceedings brought against the state or an agency of the state.

Relating to suits brought by local governments for violations of certain laws under the jurisdiction of, or rules adopted or orders or permits issued by, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; affecting civil penalties.

Relating to the election of certain county bail bond board members.

Relating to county energy transportation reinvestment zones.

Relating to requiring certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities to hold a referendum before spending any money for a fixed rail transit system.

Relating to the enforcement of certain motor vehicle weight and safety standards.

Relating to route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties.

Relating to the road powers of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 182.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 145; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the administration and oversight of overweight corridors; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the establishment of a variable speed limit pilot program by the Texas Transportation Commission.

Relating to grants to local governmental entities from the Texas Military Preparedness Commission.

Relating to the release of certain inmates on medically recommended intensive supervision.

Relating to reasonable break times and facilities for school district educators expressing breast milk.

Relating to the period of time allowed for appointment of a board of managers for a school district.

Relating to requiring personnel of abortion facilities and certain other facilities performing abortions to complete training on human trafficking.

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

Relating to consideration of location of an offeror's principal place of business in awarding certain municipal contracts.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 141; providing authority to issue bonds and impose taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery-Grimes Counties Municipal Utility District No. 146; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to low income housing tax credits awarded for at-risk developments.

Relating to peace officers commissioned by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

Relating to the territory, jurisdiction, board composition, elections, and powers of the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, including its authority to regulate certain wells for the production of groundwater; imposing a cap on certain fees.

Relating to the preservation of toxicological evidence collected in connection with certain intoxication offenses.

Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain equipment used for digital audio broadcasting.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 191; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to child custody evaluations and adoption evaluations conducted and testimony provided in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship; providing penalties; creating an offense; authorizing fees.

Relating to criminal history record information that is subject to an order of nondisclosure and prohibiting a person's waiver of a right to an expunction or to an order of nondisclosure with respect to a criminal offense.

Relating to funding for an open-enrollment charter school based on average amounts collected by school districts under the instructional facilities allotment and the existing debt allotment.

Relating to a biennial study regarding occupational licensing requirements.

Relating to legal services provided by a district or county attorney to county and precinct officials.

Relating to a study and report on the establishment of a franchise tax credit for the development of low income housing.

Relating to appeals of certain determinations by an animal control authority or certain courts.

Relating to the territory included in, the composition of the board of directors of, and the method of assessment of the Harris County Improvement District No. 10 and to clarifying the law to reflect the prior division of the district.

Relating to the appointment of a county auditor in certain counties.

Relating to credit services organizations and extensions of consumer credit facilitated by credit services organizations; providing civil and administrative penalties.

Relating to compensation and leave for certain peace officers.

Relating to the Driftwood Economic Development Municipal Management District.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Headwaters Municipal Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds and impose taxes.

Relating to the dissolution of the Rebecca Creek Municipal Utility District.

Relating to the Hays County Development District No. 1.

Relating to longevity pay for peace officers and firefighters in certain municipalities.

Relating to the issuance of certain capital appreciation bonds by political subdivisions.

Relating to authorizing certain first responders to carry a concealed handgun while on duty and to the prosecution of certain related criminal offenses; providing for a fee.

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate certain money to the purpose of retiring state debt early.

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to the use of a portable wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense; modifying existing criminal penalties.

Relating to the appointment by insurers, health maintenance organizations, and their agents of holders of a temporary agent's license.

Relating to licensing requirements, including continuing education requirements for insurance agents, insurance adjusters, and public adjusters.

Relating to birth records of adopted persons; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the residence address of a person for purposes of a response to a confirmation notice sent by the registrar.

Relating to the regulation of amusement redemption machine game rooms.

Relating to a study of the feasibility of establishing a visitors center at Hueco Tanks State Park in El Paso County.

Relating to completion of continuing education requirements for insurance agents and adjusters.

Relating to a defendant's payment of costs associated with a court-appointed counsel.

Relating to the allocation of funds to eligible institutions under the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program.

Relating to time credits awarded against the cumulative period of commitment or treatment of certain defendants determined to be incompetent to stand trial.

Relating to the creation of the Recruit Texas Program to facilitate the relocation to or expansion in this state of employers offering complex or high-skilled employment opportunities.

Relating to projects that a defense adjustment management authority may conduct.

Relating to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission and strategic planning regarding military bases and defense installations.

Relating to the application of sales and use taxes to certain food items.

Relating to the creation of regional emergency communications districts; authorizing the issuance of bonds; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the name of the program serving certain persons with special health care needs and prioritizing services provided under the program.

Relating to training requirements for certain child-care workers.

Relating to the creation of Saint George Place Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments.

Relating to the conveyance of property by a municipality for the public purpose of economic development.

Relating to the sale of prison-made products to certain persons.

Relating to the essential knowledge and skills of the required public school curriculum, the administration of and reports relating to assessment instruments administered to public school students, the instructional materials allotment, and proclamations for the production of instructional materials.

Relating to the deposit of money received from the federal government and the authority of the comptroller concerning related funds and accounts.

Relating to the establishment of the Veterans Recovery Pilot Program to provide certain veterans with hyperbaric oxygen treatment.

Relating to the establishment of a residential energy efficiency loan program.

Relating to the self-directed and semi-independent status of the State Securities Board; authorizing fees.

Relating to single premium term life insurance offered in connection with certain consumer loans.

Relating to the statute of limitations for aggravated assault.

Relating to the carrying of knives; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to providing information to the public and to purchasers of real property regarding the impact of military installations.

Relating to judicial review of final orders arising out of nutritional programs administrated by the Texas Department of Agriculture.

Relating to the sale, use, or possession of an incorrect weighing or measuring device; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the regulation of certain motor vehicle auctions.

Relating to the appointment of counsel to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases.

Relating to the mandatory dismissal of misdemeanor charges against certain defendants determined to be incompetent to stand trial.

Relating to pretrial hearings in criminal cases in certain courts.

Relating to licenses for insurance agents and adjusters.

Relating to vacancies on the governing body of a Type A general-law municipality.

Relating to the governing bodies of certain local planning organizations.

Relating to the review of groundwater conservation districts by the state auditor.

Relating to regulation of production of wells for retail public utilities by a groundwater conservation district.

Relating to issues affecting counties and certain other governmental entities; authorizing fees.

Relating to the creation of the East Lake Houston Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Urging Hidalgo County to reduce its tax rate upon establishment of the Hidalgo County Healthcare District.