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Local, Consent, and Resolutions Calendar

Tuesday, May 09, 2017
9:00 AM

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********** HOUSE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS **********

HB 349              Canales / Capriglione

Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of certain information related to parades, concerts, or other entertainment events open to the general public that are paid for with public funds.

HB 493              Perez / Button / Murphy / Clardy / Blanco

Relating to reporting requirements for the College Credit for Heroes program.

HB 647              Lucio III / Vo

Relating to notice to policyholders and agents of certain changes to property and casualty insurance policies.

HB 654              Clardy / et al.

Relating to the elimination of certain formula funding and dropped course restrictions for returning adult students at public institutions of higher education and to the tuition rate that may be charged to those students for certain excessive undergraduate hours.

HB 658              Bernal

Relating to priority voting for voters with certain disabilities substantially impairing mobility.

HB 674              Johnson, Eric / Giddings

Relating to the suspension of a student enrolled in a grade level below grade three from public school.

HB 713              Wu / Huberty / Bernal / Allen / King, Ken / et al.

Relating to a prohibition of a monitoring system performance indicator based solely on the number or percentage of students receiving special education services.

HB 796              Clardy / Johnson, Jarvis

Relating to the work-study student mentorship program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

HB 804              Dale

Relating to the entitlement of a lessee of property who is required to pay the ad valorem taxes on the property to receive notice of the appraised value of the property.

HB 867              Villalba / et al.

Relating to school marshals for private schools.

HB 902              Nevárez

Relating to the use by certain municipalities of hotel occupancy tax revenue to improve or expand certain airports.

HB 917              Schubert

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 95 in Lavaca County as the Sergeant David M. Furrh Memorial Highway.

HB 918              Schubert

Relating to the designation of a portion of Alternate United States Highway 90 in Lavaca County as the Sheriff Ronnie Dodds Memorial Highway.

HB 995              Wray / Guillen

Relating to the form and revocation of medical powers of attorney.

HB 1080             Thompson, Senfronia / Bernal

Relating to certain procedural measures in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship to protect a child against child neglect or physical or sexual abuse.

HB 1111             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to the child safety zone applicable to a person released on parole or to mandatory supervision.

HB 1145             Muńoz, Jr.

Relating to the designation of a judicial district in Hidalgo County as the district court with preference for family law matters.

HB 1158             Davis, Sarah

Relating to the content of an application for Medicaid.

HB 1207             Gooden

Relating to the powers and duties of the Kaufman County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1-A; providing authority to issue bonds, impose a tax, and levy assessments.

HB 1208             Gooden

Relating to the powers and duties of the Kaufman County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1-D; providing authority to issue bonds, impose a tax, and levy assessments.

HB 1256             Kacal

Relating to the issuance of Blessed are the Peacemakers specialty license plates.

HB 1278             Dutton

Relating to availability of personal information of certain current and former prosecutors.

HB 1354             Wray

Relating to trusts.

HB 1369             Clardy / et al.

Relating to the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.

HB 1451             Guillen

Relating to the public high school graduation credit requirements for a language other than English.

HB 1553             Lozano

Relating to permitting a school district that has failed to satisfy performance standards to partner with an institution of higher education to improve district performance.

HB 1595             Bohac

Relating to the dates to provide a ballot by mail to a voter.

HB 1596             Lozano

Relating to itemizing certain public notice expenditures in political subdivision budgets.

HB 1640             Vo / Bernal

Relating to ensuring continuity of education for homeless children and foster care youth and access to higher education, career information, and skills certification for foster care youth and former foster care youth.

HB 1656             Israel / Workman / Rodriguez, Eddie / et al.

Relating to the operation of a public transit motor bus by certain mass transit entities on an improved shoulder.

HB 1764             Israel

Relating to the operation of metropolitan rapid transit authorities.

HB 1806             Reynolds

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.

HB 2010             Bonnen, Greg

Relating to providing workplace safety training information for use in the public school curriculum.

HB 2015             Paul / Faircloth / et al.

Relating to the disclosure of certain registration information by the voter registrar.

HB 2025             Davis, Yvonne

Relating to staffing requirements for certain facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders; authorizing an administrative penalty.

HB 2058             Oliveira

Relating to preauthorization and concurrent review of certain health care services under the workers' compensation system.

HB 2115             Klick / et al.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for persons who serve or have served in the Third United States Infantry Regiment as a guard for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

HB 2157             Miller

Relating to the requirements for a candidate's application or petition for a place on the ballot.

HB 2159             Giddings

Relating to school district grace period policies and the  provision of meals to public school students with insufficient balances on prepaid meal cards or meal accounts.

HB 2214             Schofield

Relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities.

HB 2227             Murphy

Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district to correct an ad valorem tax appraisal roll.

HB 2248             Guerra

Relating to the procedure for adoption by a state agency of rules that may have an adverse economic effect on  small businesses and micro-businesses.

HB 2281             Darby

Relating to the miscellaneous gross receipts tax on utility companies.

HB 2304             Guillen

Relating to the hours of instruction provided in barbering and cosmetology schools.

HB 2323             Israel

Relating to the filing period for a place on the ballot in a special election to fill a vacancy.

HB 2324             Israel

Relating to the deadline for volunteer deputy registrars to submit voter registration applications.

HB 2358             Metcalf / Bell / Keough / Perez / Murphy

Relating to the affidavit of a voter in a confirmation election for a water district.

HB 2388             Herrero

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 666 in Nueces County as the Kollyn Barton Memorial Highway.

HB 2405             González, Mary

Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits to developments in certain areas designated as rural.

HB 2410             Israel / Laubenberg

Relating to the authority to conduct a runoff primary election by mail in certain counties.

HB 2418             Cosper / Oliverson

Relating to continuing education requirements for noncertified surgical technologists.

HB 2430             Goldman / et al.

Relating to requirements for the use of an insignia or design by guard companies under the Private Security Act.

HB 2432             Raney

Relating to the establishment of a university system center located in Brazos County as part of The Texas A&M University System.

HB 2443             González, Mary

Relating to the electronic submission of a wage claim to the Texas Workforce Commission.

HB 2458             Price

Relating to the authority of a magistrate to issue a search warrant to collect a blood specimen from a person arrested for certain intoxication offenses.

HB 2480             Johnson, Eric

Relating to provisions applicable to affordable housing located in a reinvestment zone in certain areas of the state.

HB 2488             Lambert / King, Phil

Relating to the treatment and recycling for beneficial use of drill cuttings.

HB 2537             Guerra

Relating to requiring public schools to provide information to certain students on the availability of financial assistance for postsecondary education.

HB 2559             Reynolds

Relating to public inspection of mail ballot applications.

HB 2570             Clardy / et al.

Relating to the creation of the legislative oversight committee on the allocation of Medicaid beds in nursing facilities.

HB 2586             Thompson, Senfronia / Collier / Villalba / Geren / Gooden

Relating to the electronic filing of bail bonds.

HB 2614             Huberty

Relating to school district discretion to administer college preparation assessment instruments to public school students at state cost.

HB 2622             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to the issuance of subpoenas or certain other court orders with respect to an online service provider in the investigation or prosecution of certain criminal offenses.

HB 2623             Allen / Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to requiring school districts and certain facilities to assist students in making the transition back to school after certain prolonged placements outside of school.

HB 2629             Thompson, Senfronia / Hernandez

Relating to notice and continuing education requirements regarding human trafficking for cosmetologists and cosmetology facilities.

HB 2638             Gonzales, Larry

Relating to the protection and use of intellectual property by the Railroad Commission of Texas.

HB 2700             Hunter

Relating to the issuance of childhood cancer awareness license plates.

HB 2725             González, Mary

Relating to the composition of the board of directors of a stormwater control and recapture planning authority in certain counties.

HB 2738             Hernandez

Relating to the hours of instruction provided in barbering and cosmetology schools.

HB 2763             Gervin-Hawkins

Relating to solid waste services and solid waste management programs in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of municipalities in certain counties; authorizing penalties.

HB 2812             Oliverson / White

Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on security patrol vehicles.

HB 2821             Dean

Relating to the regulation of cemeteries and the administration of perpetual care trust funds.

HB 2826             Oliveira

Relating to partnerships, limited liability companies, and other domestic and foreign entities and to series of limited liability companies and foreign entities.

HB 2827             Oliveira

Relating to corporations, associations, real estate investment trusts, and related entities; authorizing fees.

HB 2831             Oliveira

Relating to investments by state banks to promote community development.

HB 2837             Dean

Relating to removal of deceased voters from voter rolls.

HB 2856             Villalba

Relating to names of domestic and foreign filing entities for transacting business in this state.

HB 2869             Ortega / Pickett / González, Mary / Blanco

Relating to the salary of a bailiff in El Paso County.

HB 2875             Guillen

Relating to the imposition of additional fees for filing civil cases in Willacy County and Starr County.

HB 2884             Allen

Relating to policies on the recess period in public schools.

HB 2911             Lucio III

Relating to a reemployment program as a condition of community supervision for certain veterans who commit a misdemeanor offense.

HB 2925             Shine

Relating to the administration of gasoline and diesel fuel motor fuels taxes and the fee on the delivery of certain petroleum products.

HB 2937             Canales / Lozano / Longoria / Guerra / Lucio III

Relating to the establishment of a pilot program under which a licensed hospital may offer dual credit courses to public high school students.

HB 2960             Parker / Meyer / Burkett / Bonnen, Dennis

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain trafficking and sexual offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 3008             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to the provision of certain information or assistance by life insurance agents to owners of life insurance policies.

HB 3045             Dale

Relating to an election to reduce or increase the sales and use tax rate imposed by a municipality for the benefit of a Type B development corporation.

HB 3046             Dale

Relating to combined municipal sales tax ballot propositions.

HB 3047             Dale

Relating to the meeting of a governmental body held by videoconference call.

HB 3048             Ortega / Howard / Clardy / Button

Relating to a study and report regarding shortages in certain health professions.

HB 3052             Herrero

Relating to an authorization agreement between a parent and a nonparent relative of the child.

HB 3066             Guillen

Relating to certain benefits and protections for service members of the Texas military forces ordered to state active duty or to state training and other duty.

HB 3085             Keough

Relating to a study by the Geo-Technology Research Institute on the monitoring, prevention, and removal of floating trash.

HB 3087             Morrison, Geanie W.

Relating to the definitions of highway maintenance and service vehicles for purposes of certain provisions governing vehicle equipment.

HB 3147             White

Relating to the entitlement to expunction for certain persons who are arrested solely as a result of inaccurate identifying information.

HB 3173             Bell

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

HB 3185             Frank

Relating to fees charged by the Rolling Plains Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing a fee.

HB 3196             Cortez

Relating to conciliation agreements under the Texas Fair Housing Act.

HB 3198             Darby

Relating to liability for the additional tax imposed on land appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land in the event of a change of use of the land as a result of oil and gas operations.

HB 3202             Smithee

Relating to registration statement and reporting requirements of insurers in an insurance holding company system.

HB 3209             Gonzales, Larry

Relating to the consideration for public school accountability purposes of certain students participating in regional day school programs for the deaf.

HB 3231             Bohac

Relating to financial accountability standards for charter schools operated by a public institution of higher education.

HB 3243             Anderson, Charles "Doc"

Relating to the duties of the structural pest control advisory committee.

HB 3252             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to certain contracting requirements for certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities.

HB 3254             Phillips

Relating to the regulation of a motor carrier and the enforcement of motor carrier regulations; authorizing the imposition of a fee.

HB 3262             Ortega / Pickett / Moody / González, Mary / Blanco

Relating to the authority to establish a customer assistance program for certain municipally owned utilities.

HB 3270             Bohac

Relating to criminal background checks for persons employed by certain public school contractors.

HB 3272             Wray

Relating to the suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a driver's license or personal identification certificate and to certain conduct constituting contempt of court that may result in the suspension or denial of a driver's license.

HB 3281             Rodriguez, Eddie

Relating to the eligibility of certain municipalities to establish homestead preservation districts and reinvestment zones.

HB 3321             Frank

Relating to jurisdiction of the county courts in certain counties.

HB 3359             Cosper

Relating to displaying certain informational materials and videos in driver's license offices.

HB 3363             Neave

Relating to a landlord's notice to residential tenants regarding rent increases.

HB 3367             Burrows

Relating to savings and loan associations, savings banks, residential mortgage loan originators and servicers, and other persons or entities under the regulatory jurisdiction of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending and the savings and mortgage lending commissioner; creating an offense; imposing an administrative penalty.

HB 3389             Schofield

Relating to fees taxed as costs of suit for certain delinquent tax suits.

HB 3433             Lambert / Springer / Bailes / Clardy / Darby / et al.

Relating to the adoption by state agencies of rules affecting rural communities.

HB 3446             Davis, Yvonne

Relating to the administration of ad valorem taxes.

HB 3460             VanDeaver

Relating to the movement of vehicles transporting sealed ocean cargo shipping containers; authorizing a fee.

HB 3470             Hunter

Relating to acceptance of donations and bequests by a commissioners court.

HB 3526             Howard

Relating to renaming the instructional materials allotment as the technology and instructional materials allotment and making associated technical changes.

HB 3535             Keough / Raymond / Faircloth / Krause / Bell / et al.

Relating to the taking of certain feral hogs and coyotes using a hot air balloon.

HB 3560             Oliverson

Relating to a joint interim study regarding health benefit coverage for obesity under certain health benefit plans.

HB 3564             Klick

Relating to the office of the state long-term care ombudsman; affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense.

HB 3574             Collier

Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.

HB 3632             Moody

Relating to extension of the timeline for a parent to request a special education impartial due process hearing in certain circumstances.

HB 3651             Wray

Relating to exempting certain trailers from being equipped with emergency brakes.

HB 3654             Wray

Relating to the definition of road machinery for purposes of certain provisions governing vehicle equipment.

HB 3669             Landgraf

Relating to the operations of the Ector County Hospital District.

HB 3679             Isaac

Relating to signs informing motorists of facilities providing alternative fuels and electric vehicle charging stations.

HB 3705             White

Relating to local juvenile justice information systems.

HB 3706             Lucio III

Relating to certain alternative education programs designed to address workforce development needs for at risk students.

HB 3731             Davis, Yvonne

Relating to the use of tax revenue by certain municipalities for the payment of certain hotel-related bonds or other obligations.

HB 3767             Allen

Relating to annual reporting regarding the establishment of certain school district planning and decision-making committees.

HB 3775             Raney

Relating to a competitive grant program to fund promotion of early literacy programs in certain communities in this state.

HB 3845             Raymond

Relating to the insurance reporting program operated by the Title IV-D agency to enforce certain child support obligations.

HB 3887             Coleman

Relating to trauma training for public school personnel.

HB 3888             Zerwas / et al.

Relating to the enforcement of a restrictive covenant on property used as an assisted living facility.

HB 3904             Schubert / Ashby / Nevárez / Springer / Clardy / et al.

Relating to the automatic admission to general academic teaching institutions and eligibility for certain scholarships of a student who is the valedictorian of the student's high school graduating class.

HB 3907             Frullo

Relating to certain requirements of retail fireworks sites and inspections of those sites and assessment and collection of certain existing inspection fees by local fire prevention officers.

HB 4027             Allen

Relating to transition planning for a public school student enrolled in a special education program.

HB 4034             Bohac

Relating to updating a voter's information using information provided on a federal postcard application or an application for an early voting ballot.

HB 4064             Bohac

Relating to staff development and continuing education requirements for public school educators regarding digital education methods.

HB 4094             Klick

Relating to the access of criminal history record information by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 4104             Coleman

Relating to the county budget for certain court personnel.

HB 4114             Coleman

Relating to county approval for the locations at which a junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard may be operated.

HB 4126             Herrero

Relating to signs required to be posted in licensed vehicle storage facilities.

HB 4127             Herrero

Relating to the inspection of towing companies and vehicle storage facilities by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

HB 4187             Raney / Kacal

Relating to the use of revenue from municipal hotel occupancy taxes for a sports facility or field in certain municipalities.

HB 4272             Oliverson

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 554; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4276             VanDeaver

Relating to the Paris Junior College District.

HB 4277             Zerwas

Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 50; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax.

HB 4283             Oliverson

Relating to the conversion of the Grand Northwest Municipal Utility District to the Grand Northwest Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

HB 4285             Zerwas

Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 130; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax.

HB 4289             Zerwas

Relating to the compensation of and reimbursement of expenses of the directors of the Aliana Management District.

HB 4290             Thierry

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

HB 4292             Zerwas

Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Management District No. 1; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

HB 4315             Deshotel

Relating to the creation of the Beaumont Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds and impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

HB 4320             Zerwas

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

HCR 49              Anderson, Charles "Doc"

Designating July as Train Safety Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2017.

HCR 82              Turner

Urging Congress to retain the tax exemption for municipal bonds.

HCR 99              Anchia

Declaring Israel a major strategic ally of Texas.

HCR 101             Herrero / Neave

Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.

HCR 122             Dean

Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Master Sergeant Travis E. Watkins.