BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Tuesday January 24, 2017 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to ad valorem taxation. Finance |
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Relating to the enforcement by certain governmental entities of state and federal laws governing immigration and to the duties of law enforcement agencies concerning certain arrested persons. State Affairs |
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Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using a bathroom or changing facility; authorizing a civil penalty; increasing criminal penalties. State Affairs |
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Relating to improper relationships between educators and students; creating a criminal offense and expanding the applicability of an existing offense. Education |
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Relating to certain prohibited abortions and the treatment and disposition of a human fetus, human fetal tissue, and other tissue resulting from pregnancy; creating a civil cause of action; creating offenses. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the constitutional limit on the rate of growth of appropriations. Finance |
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Relating to the administration of services provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services, including foster care, child protective, and prevention and early intervention services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist law enforcement agencies with the purchase of bulletproof vests. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to payroll deductions for state and local government employee organizations. State Affairs |
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Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty. Finance |
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Relating to the removal of a fee for the issuance of an original, duplicate, modified, or renewed license to carry a handgun. State Affairs |
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Relating to eliminating provisions requiring public institutions of higher education to set aside portions of designated tuition for student financial assistance. Higher Education |
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Relating to temporary limitations on the amount of tuition and fees charged by certain public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to health plan and health benefit plan coverage for abortions. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the qualifications, duties, and limitations of Texas delegates to a convention called under Article V of the United States Constitution. State Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment of a Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program and to the repeal of the tech-prep program. Education |
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Relating to requiring state contractors to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a privilege from disclosure to governmental units for certain evidence concerning sermons delivered by a religious leader. State Affairs |
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Relating to eliminating the wrongful birth cause of action. State Affairs |
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Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan and other related programs and measures to reduce emissions. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense; modifying existing criminal penalties. State Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas B-On-time student loan program. Higher Education |
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Relating to eligibility for a TEXAS Grant and to administration of the TEXAS grant program. Higher Education |
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Relating to outcomes-based funding for general academic teaching institutions. Higher Education |
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Relating to providing free full-day prekindergarten for certain children. Education |
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Relating to the regulation of certain guardianship programs. State Affairs |
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Relating to the requirement to obtain certification for attorneys representing persons in guardianship proceedings. State Affairs |
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Relating to guardianships. State Affairs |
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Relating to guardianships for persons who have physical disabilities or who are incapacitated. State Affairs |
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Relating to the bond required and the bond insurance obtained for certain judges. State Affairs |
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Relating to the demand for an accounting from an attorney in fact or agent of a principal by a guardian of the principal. State Affairs |
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Relating to the security of courts and judges in the state. State Affairs |
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Relating to the Judicial Branch Certification Commission; authorizing fees; modifying existing penalties. State Affairs |
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Relating to petition requirements for an application for a place on the general primary election ballot for certain judicial offices. State Affairs |
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Relating to the service retirement annuity for certain members of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two who resume service. State Affairs |
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Relating to allowing judges to use juror identification numbers when polling the jury. State Affairs |
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Relating to a study on the availability of information regarding convictions and deferred dispositions for certain misdemeanors punishable by fine only. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to exempting books purchased, used, or consumed by certain university and college students from the sales and use tax for limited periods. Finance |
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Relating to the appointment by certain elected officials of students to receive a Texas Armed Services Scholarship. Higher Education |
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Relating to the offense of hazing. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to financial eligibility for the Texas home living (TxHmL) waiver program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the reimbursement of providers for the provision of certain home telemonitoring services under Medicaid. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a study of the use of a patient-reported outcomes registry in conjunction with health coverage for certain governmental employees. State Affairs |
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Relating to the acknowledgment by management of risks identified in state agency information security plans. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use of a wireless communication device by a state officer or employee while operating a motor vehicle. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to notification requirements applicable to certain state contracts. Finance |
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Relating to energy and water management planning and reporting requirements for state agencies and institutions of higher education. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the preference given by state and local governmental entities, including public institutions of higher education, to agricultural products produced, processed, or grown in this state. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to public school accountability for bilingual education and English as a second language and other special language programs. Education |
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Relating to erecting certain signs on private property before an election. State Affairs |
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Relating to the electronic filing of reports of political contributions and expenditures and of personal financial statements by certain officeholders and candidates and the content of those statements; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to recording of minutes for a local canvassing authority. State Affairs |
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Relating to the regulation of funeral services, funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories; imposing penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to an exemption from the motor vehicle sales and use tax for certain military servicemembers serving on active duty. Finance |
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Relating to the use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities from the Employees Retirement System of Texas of certain elected officials convicted of certain offenses. State Affairs |
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Relating to civil or criminal liability for leaving certain animals unattended in or removing certain individuals or animals from a motor vehicle. State Affairs |
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Relating to the required earnings statement provided by employers. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the transfer of certain state real property to the City of San Marcos. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the decrease of the rates of the franchise tax under certain circumstances and the expiration of that tax. Finance |
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Relating to leave policy and procedures for state employees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the provision of certain behavioral health services to children, adolescents, and their families under a contract with a managed care organization. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the requirement for parental consent for a minor to join a labor union. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the authority of general-law municipalities to restrict sex offenders from child safety zones in the municipality. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to involuntary termination of parental rights based on sexual assault of the child's other parent. State Affairs |
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Relating to the disposition of certain state surplus or salvage data processing equipment. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the production of public information available on a publicly accessible website. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain required reports prepared by state agencies and other governmental entities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the operations of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to prohibiting the temporary closure of segments of the state highway system on days that certain scheduled events are being held. Transportation |
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Relating to protection of energy critical infrastructure from electromagnetic, geomagnetic, terrorist, and cyber-attack threats. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a pilot project for financing certain Texas Department of Transportation projects. Transportation |
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Relating to the verification of employment authorization by state contractors and state grant recipients, including the use of the federal E-verify program, and to authorization for the suspension of certain licenses held by private employers for the knowing employment of persons not lawfully present in this state; authorizing a fee. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the liability of a property owner who allows handguns to be carried on the owner's property. State Affairs |
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Relating to registration of a motor vehicle alleged to have been involved in a violation detected by a photographic traffic signal enforcement system. Transportation |
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Relating to the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems. Transportation |
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Relating to the execution or enforcement of federal laws that violate the Bill of Rights of the Texas Constitution. State Affairs |
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Relating to the repeal of the driver responsibility program. Transportation |
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Relating to the use of automatic license plate readers by a law enforcement agency. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to prohibition of certain regulations by a county, municipality, or other political subdivision. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to prohibiting public funds from being used to enforce certain federal or international laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas. State Affairs |
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Relating to a ribbon for certain members of the military forces who served in support of operations to secure the Texas border. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the regulation of raw milk and raw milk products; adding a provision subject to a criminal penalty. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to Internet access to meetings of the board of directors of a regional mobility authority. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the deadline for filing an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran. Finance |
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Relating to removing the requirement for bilingual education and special language programs for certain students of limited English proficiency. Education |
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Relating to the abolishment of the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office in the office of the governor and other incentives for media productions. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to abolishing the Texas Enterprise Fund and the disposition of the balance of that fund. Natural Resources & Economic Development |