REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Thursday

April 27, 2017

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to state contracts with and investments in companies that boycott Israel.

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 exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain schools organized and operated primarily for the purpose of engaging in educational functions.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to require a court to provide notice to the attorney general of a challenge to the constitutionality of a state statute and authorizing the legislature to prescribe a waiting period before the court may enter a judgment holding the statute unconstitutional.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Directing the Texas Department of Transportation to adopt a Vision Zero strategy to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries.

Urging Congress to increase appropriations from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to properly maintain ship channels.

Designating Rockwall as the official Live Music Capital of North Texas.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to a franchise tax credit for entities that employ certain students in certain paid internship or similar programs.

Relating to regulation by certain counties of lots in platted subdivisions that have remained undeveloped.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

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

Relating to the persons authorized to conduct an inquest in certain counties.

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

Relating to the powers and election dates of the Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation District.

Relating to the creation of an offense for failing to secure certain children in a rear-facing child passenger safety seat system.

Relating to deadlines for performing various functions in connection with the ad valorem tax system.

Relating to the scheduling by an appraisal review board of a hearing on a protest.

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

Relating to transportation network companies.

Relating to the right of certain public officers to access public information, documents, records, and property; creating criminal offenses.

Relating to voter approval of local acceptance and use of federal funds for commuter rail projects.

Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities.

Relating to performance-based tuition limitations for certain public institutions of higher education and a temporary tuition limitation for those institutions.

Relating to the development of and contracting for reclaimed water facilities in certain municipalities.

Relating to provisional permits for certain insurance agents.

Relating to establishing and funding a grant program for testing evidence collected in relation to sexual assaults or other sex offenses; authorizing voluntary contributions.

Relating to vehicles exempt from vehicle safety inspections.

Relating to sources of funding for the Texas emissions reduction plan.

Relating to the inspection of certain commercial motor vehicles that are not domiciled in this state.

Relating to birth records of adopted persons.

Relating to notification and informational materials regarding mutual consent voluntary adoption registries.

Relating to the creation of the National Museum of the Pacific War museum fund.

Relating to the retention and use of sales tax revenue collected by certain retailers to provide job training and placement services to certain persons.

Relating to the provision of surplus lines insurance to certain commercial insureds.

Relating to the award of attorney's fees and other costs in certain proceedings involving a groundwater conservation district.

Relating to the administration of and benefits payable under the Texas Public School Retired Employees Group Benefits Act.

Relating to the Texas college work-study program and to establishing a program for the off-campus employment of certain students at public or private institutions of higher education.

Relating to the compatibility of a high-speed rail facility with multiple types of train technology.

Relating to the regulation of the practice of dental hygiene.

Relating to confidentiality of reports and related information for a solvency examination of an insurance carrier.

Relating to state money or credit or a state guarantee used or provided for high-speed rail owned by a private entity.

Relating to the right of certain appellants to supersede a judgment or order on appeal.

Relating to recording of minutes for a local canvassing authority.

Relating to education requirements for a notary public appointment; authorizing a fee.

Relating to funding for the operations of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission.

Relating to a study on the feasibility of requiring certain researchers to make research papers available to the public.

Relating to service and filing requirements for a party seeking judicial review in certain workers' compensation cases.

Relating to certain workers' compensation reporting requirements.

Relating to access by the division of workers' compensation to certain designated doctor contracts under the workers' compensation system.

Relating to access to and benefits for mental health conditions and substance use disorders.

Relating to the deferral and reduction or waiver of certain surcharges assessed under the driver responsibility program.

Relating to the indigent status of a person for the purposes of the driver responsibility program.

Relating to the reimbursement of certain providers under the Medicaid program for the provision of telehealth services.

Relating to the membership of the Texas Racing Commission.

Relating to the placement of certain substances in Penalty Groups 1 and 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act for the purposes of prosecution of criminal offenses involving those substances.

Relating to the repeal of certain laws regulating the sale or transfer of secondhand watches.

Relating to changing statutory references to hearing officer and hearings officer to administrative law judge under the workers' compensation system.

Relating to the eligibility requirements for employment as an ombudsman of the Office of Injured Employee Counsel under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.

Relating to the status, regulation, and taxation of powdered alcohol as an alcoholic beverage; creating an offense.

Relating to the regulation of for-profit legal service contract companies.

Relating to domestic surplus lines insurers; authorizing and imposing a tax.

Relating to the repeal of certain state procurement advisory and approval procedures.

Relating to county prohibition of the possession of glass containers within the boundaries of a state-owned riverbed; creating an offense.

Relating to an application for the amendment of a certificate of public convenience and necessity in an area inside the boundaries of a political subdivision.

Relating to the amount of compensation and allowances of a county auditor in certain counties.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 157; 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 Blaketree Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Montgomery County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the certification of unopposed candidates for the board of directors of the North Harris County Regional Water Authority.

Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 69; 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 Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3; 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 Trinity Lakes Municipal Utility District of Montgomery County; 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 Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 154; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to providing road district powers to the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 130; providing authority to issue bonds.

Relating to providing road district powers to the Wood Trace Municipal Utility District No. 3 of Montgomery County, Texas; providing authority to issue bonds.

Relating to providing road district powers to the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 131; providing authority to issue bonds.

Relating to providing road powers to the Wood Trace Municipal Utility District No. 1, of Montgomery County, Texas; providing authority to issue bonds.

Relating to local health care provider participation programs in certain counties and municipalities.

Relating to the use of individual graduation committees to satisfy certain public high school graduation requirements.

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

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

Relating to certain academic programs and projects undertaken by public institutions of higher education at an off-campus academic or research site or a similar location.

Relating to an alert for a missing senior citizen or person with Alzheimer's disease.

Relating to nontolled lanes on a highway that has been converted from a nontolled highway to a toll project.

Relating to requirements for a driver education course provider or instructor.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 352 as the Staff Sergeant Jeremie S. Border Memorial Highway.

Relating to permits for oversize and overweight vehicles in a certain county.

Relating to the allocation categories for state funding of public transportation.

Relating to granting road powers to the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 100; providing authority to issue bonds.

Relating to providing road powers to the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 101; providing authority to issue bonds.

Relating to the definition of eligible central municipality for purposes of the municipal hotel occupancy tax.

Relating to the use of connected braking systems to maintain distance between vehicles.

Relating to the ownership, control, or operation of a franchised or nonfranchised dealer or dealership by certain manufacturers.

Relating to certain disclosures of electronic toll collection customer account information by a toll project entity.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 35W in Johnson County as the Deputy Clifton Taylor Memorial Highway.

Relating to bail and to judicial education regarding bail practices.

Relating to ransomware; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the conditions of community supervision.

Relating to the powers and duties of navigation districts and port authorities.

Relating to the operations of certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities.

Relating to the titling of motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense and authorizing fees.

Relating to automated motor vehicles.

Relating to confinement in a community corrections facility of a defendant participating in a pretrial intervention program.

Relating to the establishment of the Tom Lea Trail.

Relating to the administration of the Port of Houston Authority.

Relating to the administrative, civil, and criminal consequences, including fines, fees, and costs, imposed on persons arrested for, charged with, or convicted of certain criminal offenses.

Relating to a community outreach campaign to increase awareness of veterans benefits and services.

Relating to the duties of the Texas Women Veterans Program.

Relating to the creation of a statewide alert system for missing military members.

Relating to information about services for women veterans provided through certain state agency applications.

Relating to outreach and awareness for women veterans in this state.

Relating to providing an opportunity for public high school students in grades 10 through 12 to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test or an alternative vocational aptitude test.

Relating to the authority of a defense base development authority to participate in a company or partnership organized to finance redevelopment projects.

Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.

Relating to policies and training regarding the use of epinephrine auto-injectors by public institutions of higher education; providing immunity.

Relating to the elimination of certain formula funding and dropped course restrictions for returning adult students at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the automatic admission of students to general academic teaching institutions.

Relating to common admission application forms for institutions of higher education.

Relating to access to certain meetings and information of private or independent institutions of higher education.

Relating to the grounds for refusal, cancellation, or suspension of certain alcoholic beverage licenses.

Relating to the rulemaking authority of the commissioner of insurance with respect to certain agreements and the effect of those agreements on this state's authority to regulate insurance.

Relating to recognition of certain identification documents by governmental officials.

Relating to eligibility requirements for registration as an interior designer.

Relating to off-site sales by a dealer for antique or special interest vehicles that have been subject to a retail sale.

Relating to actions on and liability associated with certain insurance claims.

Relating to the required repeal or amendment of two state agency rules before adoption of a new state agency rule that increases costs to regulated persons.

Relating to certain purchasing by state agencies and local governments.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the sale of lottery tickets by certain wine and beer retailers.

Relating to maintenance of certification by a physician or an applicant for a license to practice medicine in this state; authorizing a fee.

Relating to an expedited response by a governmental body to a request for public information.

Relating to the availability of certain information under the public information law.

Relating to the repeal of laws governing certain state entities, including the functions of those entities.

Relating to state agency information security plans, information technology employees, and online and mobile applications.

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.

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.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 158; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to natural disaster housing recovery.

Relating to the board of directors of the Agua Special Utility District.

Relating to public access to financial and tax rate information of certain special purpose districts; imposing a civil penalty.

Relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant to sign a death certificate in limited situations.

Relating to the office of ombudsman for the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to requirements for the court in permanency hearings for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services who are receiving transitional living services.

Relating to requiring the Health and Human Services Commission to evaluate and implement changes to the Medicaid and child health plan programs to make the programs more cost-effective, increase competition among providers, and improve health outcomes for recipients.

Relating to the provision of pharmacy services through a telepharmacy system; establishing a remote dispensing site license.

Relating to maternal mortality reporting and investigation information.

Relating to reporting requirements by certain health care facilities for abortion complications; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to certain notice requirements and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness and representation of proposed patients in proceedings for court-ordered mental health services.

Relating to maternal mortality and morbidity and pregnancy-related deaths, including postpartum depression.

Relating to the establishment of a restructuring commission to evaluate each state supported living center.

Relating to the consultation policies of local mental health authorities with respect to sheriffs and their representatives.

Relating to the collection and use of certain information relating to child abuse and neglect and the provision of prevention and early intervention services; creating an offense.

Relating to the transfer of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to procedures for taking possession of a child and for certain hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to funding for an open-enrollment charter school based on the guaranteed level of state and local funds provided to school districts through the existing debt allotment.

Relating to the guarantee of school district and charter district bonds by the permanent school fund.

Relating to the state virtual school network.

Relating to state financial assistance for a school district to which an academically unacceptable school district is annexed.

Relating to the earliest day a public school teacher may be required to report for service.

Relating to requiring school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to report certain information regarding expanded learning opportunities.

Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian assigned to the school during all instructional hours.

Relating to requiring the review of public school district paperwork to limit paperwork requirements.

Relating to the instructional materials and technology allotment, open education resource instructional materials, and the State Board of Education long-range technology plan.

Relating to a sign required to be posted in the restrooms of sexually oriented businesses; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to rates charged by certain transmission and distribution utilities to certain places of worship.

Relating to maximum liability limits for windstorm and hail insurance coverage provided through the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Relating to replacement cost coverage in policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Relating to cemeteries.

Relating to allowing certain wholesalers and distributors to purchase beer, ale, and malt liquor from the holder of a brewpub license.

Relating to allowing the holder of a brewpub license to sell beer, ale, and malt liquor to certain qualified persons outside the state.

Relating to limitations on the information reported by consumer reporting agencies.

Relating to notice of health benefit plan provider network status provided by certain freestanding emergency medical care facilities.

Relating to the regulation of insurance holding company systems, including internationally active insurance groups; authorizing a fee.

Relating to authorized reinsurance and financial statement credit and accounting for reinsurance.

Relating to an insurer's compliance with National Association of Insurance Commissioners requirements.

Relating to harassment, bullying, and cyberbullying of a public school student or minor and injury to or death of a minor; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to a study of the use of a patient-reported outcomes registry in conjunction with health coverage for certain governmental employees.

Relating to the authority of an appraisal district to use public money for lobbying activity.

Relating to choice of law and venue for certain construction contracts.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to change the date of the general election for officers.

Relating to the appointment of a bailiff by district courts and county courts at law in Bowie County.

Relating to the distribution of the consolidated court cost.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or postsecondary educational institutions.

Relating to certain procedures for tax redeterminations and refund claims.

Relating to the taxing power of the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to the board of directors of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to a requirement that the General Land Office conduct an evaluation and submit a report regarding the use of wind and solar power to desalinate brackish groundwater on real property owned by the state.

Relating to the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act.

Relating to the appointment and duties of court investigators for certain courts in guardianship proceedings.

Relating to the prosecution of offenses involving cruelty to animals; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to accounting for costs incurred by this state as a result of the presence of persons who are not lawfully present in the United States.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of real property leased to and used by certain schools.

Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes.

Relating to the calculation and dissemination of certain ad valorem tax rates.

Relating to the award of attorney's fees in a judicial appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations.

Relating to the matters that a taxing unit is entitled to challenge before an appraisal review board.

Relating to liability for the additional tax imposed on land appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as agricultural land if the use of the land changes as a result of a condemnation.

Relating to an annual report on state programs not funded by appropriations.

Relating to procedures in a suit for dissolution of a marriage or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to the prosecution for the offense of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.

Relating to the commitment of certain juveniles to local post-adjudication secure correctional facilities in certain counties and to the release under supervision of those juveniles.

Relating to a study on the availability of information regarding convictions and deferred dispositions for certain misdemeanors punishable by fine only.

Relating to punishment for the offense of forgery and to a fee imposed on certain defendants who commit the offense.

Relating to a study on the adjudication of juveniles charged with misdemeanors punishable by fine only and the use of certain terms signifying age in the criminal justice and juvenile justice statutes of this state.

Relating to the compensatory time and overtime pay for commissioned officers of the Department of Public Safety.

Relating to a succession plan for a regional public defender's office that primarily handles capital cases.

Relating to the reporting and disposition of certain state-owned real property.

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenues in certain municipalities.

Relating to the attachment of a hospital lien on a cause of action or claim of an injured person who receives hospital services.

Relating to the attendance by a quorum of a governmental body at certain candidate events under the open meetings law.

Relating to school district ad valorem tax rates.

Relating to the basic allotment under the foundation school program.

Relating to the repeal of the high school allotment under the Foundation School Program.

Relating to the extension and modification of a public school district depository contract.

Relating to the eligibility of certain employees or annuitants convicted of certain felony offenses.

Relating to a school district contract to partner with an open-enrollment charter school to operate a district campus.

Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent.

Relating to the average daily attendance calculation for students over 18 years of age who are in an off home campus instructional arrangement.

Relating to the placement and use of video cameras in certain self-contained classrooms or other settings providing special education services.

Relating to durable powers of attorney.

Relating to procedures for certain municipalities to adopt or amend a national model building code.

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.

Relating to the administration of federal funds under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 224; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

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

Relating to the creation of the Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Lerin Hills Municipal Utility District of Kendall County; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 159; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the procedure for an election to adopt a sales and use tax or to change the tax rate in an emergency services district.

Relating to the creation of the North Hays County Municipal Utility District No. 2; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the dissolution of the Angelina County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 and the territory of the Angelina County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 555; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the City of Amarillo Hospital District.

Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Dallas County Hospital District.

Relating to the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority and expanding the territory and powers of the authority; authorizing fees and the issuance of bonds.

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.

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.

Relating to the maximum loan amount made to persons under the owner-builder loan program.

Relating to the compensation provided to the governing body of certain special districts.

Relating to the powers of the TexAmericas Center.

Relating to donation of unused prescription drugs; authorizing a fee.

Relating to expansion of a pilot program under the foundation school program for funding prekindergarten programs provided by certain school districts with early high school graduation programs.

Relating to the acquisition of property by an entity with eminent domain authority.

Relating to establishment of the immigration authority delegation training grant program for local law enforcement agencies.

Relating to the posting by the Railroad Commission of Texas on its Internet website of certain enforcement information.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects.

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

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

Relating to establishing the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony Committee to recognize and honor peace officers who were killed in the line of duty.

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

Relating to the creation of the offense of sexual coercion.

Relating to the offense of hazing.

Relating to the provision by the Texas Water Development Board of financial assistance for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.

Relating to a requirement that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality obtain or develop updated water availability models for certain river basins.

Relating to the collection of, and notices and reports regarding, state sales and use taxes; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the Live Oak Underground Water Conservation District.

Relating to contested cases conducted under the Administrative Procedures Act.

Relating to the application for and issuance of a marriage license and the marriage of a minor.

Relating to a task force of border health officials.

Relating to the mandatory spinal screening of public and private school students.

Relating to the evaluation of and improvements to the quality of the Texas Workforce Commission's subsidized child care program.

Relating to audits of a regional mobility authority by the state auditor.

Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle dealership by certain manufacturers or distributors.

Relating to the elimination of regular mandatory vehicle safety inspections.

Relating to the persons authorized to make an anatomical gift.

Relating to the punishment for certain offenses involving family violence; changing the eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision for those offenses.

Relating to the student loan default prevention and financial aid literacy pilot program.

Relating to requiring the disclosure of special course fees at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the participation of the school of osteopathic medicine at the University of the Incarnate Word in certain state programs supporting medical residency programs.

Relating to authorizing current and former members of the state legislature to conduct a marriage ceremony.

Relating to a pilot program for assisting certain recipients of public benefits with gaining self-sufficiency.

Relating to the set aside, collection, and transfer of certain money for the Texas-bred program.

Relating to the deposit and distribution by the Texas Racing Commission of certain pari-mutuel wagering funds to benefit the Texas-bred program.