BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Monday May 8, 2017 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to the creation of Montgomery County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the use of regional mobility authority toll projects by public school buses. Transportation |
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Relating to individuals who are or may be persons with a mental illness or an intellectual disability and who are or have been involved with the court system. State Affairs |
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Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to consideration under the public school accountability system of performance on assessment instruments by certain students formerly receiving special education services. Education |
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Relating to notification provided to certain victims of criminal offenses. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to designating March 21 as BRAVE Day. Administration |
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Relating to investigations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation conducted by the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the creation of an open burn pit registry for certain service members and veterans. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to operation of public schools on Memorial Day. Education |
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Relating to a waiver for certain programs from youth camp licensing. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to notice by a state agency regarding certain contracts for which the total value exceeds that of the initial contract. Finance |
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Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain criminal offenses. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to restricting access to certain information that relates to a person convicted of or granted a dismissal after deferral of disposition for a fine-only misdemeanor offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to assisting certain children who are in foster care in the process of applying to institutions of higher education. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 518 in Pearland as the Officer Endy Ekpanya Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 2666 in San Jacinto County as the Josey Scott Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the membership of the Texas Racing Commission. State Affairs |
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Relating to the provision of services as an alternative to adjudication for certain children who engage in conduct in need of supervision or delinquent conduct. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a prohibition of certain motor vehicles resembling emergency medical services vehicles; creating a criminal offense. Transportation |
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Relating to designating July 26 as Waxahachie Chautauqua Day. Administration |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of a journeyman lineman. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the inclusion of American principles in the public school curriculum and instructional materials. Education |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 71 in Wharton County as the Roy P. Benavidez Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to prohibiting local governments from imposing certain fees on new construction. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to procedures for actions alleging failure to comply with certain standards to accommodate persons with disabilities. State Affairs |
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Relating to investment by a public junior college district of public funds received from the management and development of mineral rights. Finance |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the expiration of the dry cleaner environmental response program. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the removal of an obsolete reference regarding open-enrollment charter schools and the State Board of Education. Education |
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Relating to certain mental health screenings under the Texas Health Steps program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to creating a pilot program to provide summer internships for foster children. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the development of a quality-based outcome measure for the child health plan program and Medicaid regarding certain persons with HIV. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to reporting requirements for investigations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation against residents of certain health facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to territory of county assistance districts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to actions on and liability associated with certain insurance claims. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the period during which an action alleging a violation of the open meetings law may be brought. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the power of counties to enact park use rules. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to compensation and restitution to crime victims and the disposition of unclaimed restitution payments; providing for an administrative penalty; authorizing a fee. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a documented member of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas hunting certain deer. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to temporary certification of an educator from outside the state who is the spouse of an active duty military service member. Education |
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Relating to captive insurance companies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the incontestability of certain contracts or leases submitted to the attorney general by certain water districts. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the location of the Irma Rangel College of Pharmacy. Higher Education |
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Relating to quorum and voting requirements for the transaction of business by the board of the Irving Flood Control District Section III of Dallas County. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to adjudication of claims arising from certain written contracts with state agencies. State Affairs |
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Relating to a report of child abuse or neglect made by an employee of a school district or an open-enrollment charter school. Education |
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Relating to the registration and regulation of health clubs. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage for accelerated refills of certain prescription eye drops. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the qualifications for service as a grand juror and to the selection of grand jurors. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on airport security vehicles. Transportation |
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Relating to municipal fees charged to public school districts for water and sewer service. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the participation of public state colleges in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program. Higher Education |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the definition of coercion for purposes of the offense of trafficking of persons. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to forest pest control. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to certain requirements imposed on a sex offender who enters the premises of a school. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the regulation of bingo games; authorizing fee refunds. State Affairs |
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Relating to the term for a lease of land owned by certain navigation districts. Transportation |
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Relating to real property acquired by advance acquisition for a transportation facility. Transportation |
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Relating to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact waste disposal facility. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to exempting certain persons from a fee for replacement registration insignia and license plates. Transportation |
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Relating to the regulation of barber schools, private beauty culture schools, and other facilities used to teach or perform the practice of barbering or cosmetology. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to broker agreements for the sale of certain surplus property by a county. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the elimination of a fee collected for an on-site wastewater treatment permit application. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to housing authorities established by municipalities and counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to notice by a property owner to a mortgage servicer that the owner intends to enter into a contract with a property tax lender. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to consultations with contracted physician networks and physician systems during certain investigations of child abuse and neglect. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the requirement that certain public institutions of higher education post mental health resources on the institution's Internet website. Higher Education |
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Relating to reports on and the regulation of certain licensed activities and related organizations. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the towing of unauthorized or unattended vehicles on a parking facility. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the restrictions on political activities for a county elections administrator. State Affairs |
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Relating to agricultural liens. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the use of a broker for the exchange of land by certain political subdivisions. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and to the purposes for which that tax revenue may be used. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the return of executed search warrants and the public availability of search warrant affidavits. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the sale of ale and beer by certain brewers and manufacturers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the delivery of certain Medicaid services to persons with an intellectual or developmental disability. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain persons to teach a driver education course. Transportation |
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Relating to the prelicensing education requirements for residential mortgage loan originators. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to expedited licensing procedures for certain nurses who are military spouses. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the criteria considered by groundwater conservation districts before granting or denying a permit. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the regulation of game rooms in certain counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the terms of district courts in Harris County. State Affairs |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to voting procedures for policyholders of farm mutual insurance companies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the comptroller's investment of certain money held outside the state treasury. Finance |
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Relating to the abolition of certain entities associated with the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to procedures related to juvenile justice proceedings; increasing the punishment for certain delinquent conduct. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for justices of the peace. Transportation |
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Relating to the provision of eye health care by certain professionals and institutions as providers in the Medicaid managed care program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the Texas Crime Stoppers Council. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to certain examination and continuing education requirements for applicants for and holders of liquefied petroleum gas licenses. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to vacancies on the governing body of a Type A general-law municipality. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to suspension of the activities of the Texas Grain Producer Indemnity Board. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the definition of production used in determining the cost of goods sold for franchise tax purposes. Finance |
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Relating to eligibility to serve on the governing body of certain property owners' associations. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the definition of "qualifying job" for purposes of certification by the comptroller of public accounts as a qualifying data center. Finance |
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Relating to certain research-based practices for use by public school personnel. Education |
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Relating to a defendant's right to appeal from a judgment or conviction in a municipal court of record. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the 32nd Judicial District Juvenile Board. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the jurisdiction of the statutory county courts of Potter County in family law matters. State Affairs |
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Designating Spurger as the Knife Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2017. Administration |
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Urging Texans not to use the flag emoji of the Republic of Chile when referring to the Texas flag. Administration |