REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS |
Monday April 1, 2019 |
SENATE BILLS (Calendar Order) |
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS (Second Reading) |
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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. |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods. |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster. |
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS (Second Reading) |
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Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. |
SENATE BILLS (Second Reading) |
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Relating to the creation, purpose, implementation, and funding of the County Park Beautification and Improvement Program. |
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Relating to ad valorem taxation. |
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Relating to a prohibition against certain local regulation of private employers. |
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Relating to a petition filed for a place on the ballot as a candidate for the board of directors of the Wilbarger County Hospital District. |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to propose a fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district. |
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Relating to legal counsel provided by the attorney general to a political subdivision subject to a declared state of disaster. |
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Relating to the entry of a plea by defendants charged with certain misdemeanors involving family violence. |
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Relating to the appointment of an attorney pro tem for certain criminal proceedings. |
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Relating to the right to vacate and avoid residential lease liability following the occurrence of family violence. |
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Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain offenses committed in a disaster area or an evacuated area. |
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Relating to the transfer of certain probate proceedings to the county in which the executor or administrator of a decedent's estate resides. |
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Relating to the issuance of Army of Occupation Medal specialty license plates; providing an exemption from a fee. |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 as the Corporal Roel Garcia Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to the issuance of F-35 fighter jet specialty license plates. |
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Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain municipalities. |
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Relating to the establishment of a statewide telehealth center for sexual assault forensic medical examination. |
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Relating to eminent domain reporting requirements for certain entities. |
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Relating to a commercial landlord's or tenant's remedies regarding certain unlawful activities in a multiunit commercial property. |
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Relating to personal information that may be omitted from certain records and licenses. |
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Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate construction and renovation of structures owned by certain counties. |
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Relating to the unlawful restraint of a dog; creating a criminal offense. |
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Relating to use of the electronic funds transfer system operated by the comptroller. |
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Relating to the reporting, maintenance, and use of certain misdemeanor conviction information for purposes of the databases used in a federal firearm background check. |
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Relating to forms for creating or revoking a transfer on death deed. |
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Relating to bonds issued by certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities. |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 84 in Lubbock County as the Trooper Jerry Don Davis Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to factors the Texas Historical Commission considers in reviewing an application for a grant or loan through the historic courthouse preservation program. |
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Relating to calculation of daily production for purposes of the oil and gas production tax credits for low-producing wells and leases. |
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Relating to the review of ballot proposition language for certain political subdivision elections. |
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Relating to certain contracts for the transfer of a pet. |
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Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority. |
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Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of income-producing tangible personal property having a value of less than a certain amount. |
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Relating to the regulation of beekeeping; imposing fees and authorizing other fees; expanding the applicability of an occupational permit. |
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Relating to an initiative to increase the capacity of local mental health authorities to provide access to mental health services in certain counties. |
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Relating to collecting and reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services and the Health and Human Services Commission of certain information relating to certain alcohol and controlled substance use and treatment. |
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Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities and family homes; providing administrative penalties. |
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Relating to the composition of the Homeland Security Council. |
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Relating to the transfer of civil cases by the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation. |
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Relating to the use of information obtained by a person from the comptroller that relates to a taxpayer subject to an audit by the comptroller. |
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Relating to strategic fiscal reviews of state agencies and programs. |
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Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for certain amusement services. |
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Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Gateway Groundwater Conservation District. |
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Relating to the deadline by which the Texas Water Development Board is required to identify and designate brackish groundwater production zones for certain areas of the state. |
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Relating to the use of money in the state water pollution control revolving fund. |
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Relating to a common characteristic or use project in a public improvement district in certain municipalities. |
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Relating to a common characteristic or use project in a public improvement district in certain municipalities. |
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Relating to a common characteristic or use project in a public improvement district in certain municipalities. |
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Relating to prohibiting certain transactions between a governmental entity and an abortion provider or affiliate of the provider. |
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Relating to the issuance of Keep Austin Weird specialty license plates. |
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Relating to certain contracts requiring competitive bidding by the Texas Department of Transportation. |
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Relating to the electronic transmission of an invoice or notice of toll nonpayment by a toll project entity. |
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Relating to certain notice requirements and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness. |
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Relating to the feasibility of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system. |
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Relating to the delegation to the Railroad Commission of Texas of purchasing functions regarding the reclamation of certain abandoned mines. |
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Relating to the prosecution of organized criminal activity involving the interception, use, or disclosure of certain communications. |
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Relating to the allocation to and use by the Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Historical Commission of certain proceeds from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods. |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of State Loop 111 in Travis County as the Richard Overton Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to vehicles eligible for veteran toll discount programs. |
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Relating to human trafficking signs at certain transportation hubs. |
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Relating to the filing of a degree plan by students at public institutions of higher education. |
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Relating to the name of the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf. |
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Relating to level of care designations for hospitals that provide neonatal and maternal care. |
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Relating to the transfer of the regulation of plumbing to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee. |
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Relating to the criteria for review by the Sunset Advisory Commission of an agency that licenses an occupation. |
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Relating to the expiration of a school marshal license issued or renewed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. |
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Relating to the number of school marshals that may be appointed to serve on a public school campus or at a private school. |
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Relating to the confinement of a defendant pending trial and detention or placement of a juvenile offender. |
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Relating to the inclusion in the definition of a medical and dental unit of the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin and the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the participation of those schools in certain programs and funding. |
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Relating to the award of a grant under the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program to certain students enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program. |
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Relating to the maximum number of semester credit hours allowed for and funding sources used to supplement a TEXAS grant. |
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Relating to certain required reports received or prepared by state agencies and other governmental entities. |
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Relating to immunity from liability of public and private schools and security personnel employed by those schools for certain actions of security personnel. |
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Relating to certain images captured by an unmanned aircraft. |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Veterans Commission. |
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Relating to withdrawals of water from the Edwards Aquifer to supply a military installation. |
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Relating to approval for purchases of property or construction projects by a state agency with self-directed semi-independent status. |
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Relating to authorizing an exemption for open-enrollment charter schools from certain municipal drainage requirements. |
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Relating to the training of peace officers for family violence and sexual assault assignments. |
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Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of certain information regarding conditions of bond imposed in criminal cases involving family violence. |
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Relating to the issuance of a citation for a criminal trespass offense punishable as a Class B misdemeanor. |
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Relating to disciplinary proceedings applicable to a licensed forensic analyst. |
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Relating to peace officer training on recognizing and recording circumstances that indicate strangulation in certain cases. |
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Relating to the confinement of juveniles in certain facilities. |
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Relating to requiring a public retirement system to adopt a written funding policy. |
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Relating to the comptroller's access to criminal history record information of wrongfully imprisoned persons. |
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Relating to voter approval of the issuance of certain obligations by municipalities to pay their unfunded liabilities to a public pension fund. |
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Relating to the authority of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas to invest in certain hedge funds. |
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Relating to the disposition of a firearm seized from certain persons with mental illness. |
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Relating to waiving the fee for the issuance of a duplicate, modified, or renewed license to carry a handgun for school marshals. |
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Relating to authorization for the creation of a county ethics commission in any county. |
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Relating to recovery of damages, attorney's fees, and costs related to frivolous claims and regulatory actions by state agencies. |
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Relating to the provision of informational materials and certain other information to a pregnant woman before an abortion. |
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Relating to discrimination by a state agency against an applicant for or holder of an occupational license. |
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Relating to a waiver authorizing the application of pesticides for mosquito control by certain municipal or county employees in an emergency. |
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Relating to access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder under Medicaid. |
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Relating to enforcement of the rights of a living child born after an abortion; creating a civil cause of action; creating a criminal offense. |
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Relating to broadband service or facilities provided by an electric cooperative. |
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Relating to the registration and regulation of brokers by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. |
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Relating to the payment of certain fees to municipalities by entities that provide telecommunications and cable or video services. |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Real Estate Commission and the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board; changing fees. |
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Relating to limitations on the information reported by consumer reporting agencies. |
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Relating to the operation of the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association. |
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Relating to the applicability of certain electric energy storage equipment requirements to municipally owned utilities and electric cooperatives. |
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Relating to procedures for imposing certain administrative penalties or disgorgement orders by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. |
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Relating to a cybersecurity monitor for certain electric utilities. |
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Relating to required notice of the cost and health benefit plan coverage of newborn screening tests. |
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Relating to the application of certain insurance regulations to certain small employer health reimbursement arrangements. |
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Relating to the Texas Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association. |
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Relating to an advisory body on the security of the electric grid. |
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Relating to regulation of mergers and consolidations of power generation companies. |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and to the operations of certain other entities performing functions associated with the department. |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Ranch-to-Market Road 150 in Hays County as the William B. Travis Heritage Trail. |
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Relating to the duties of the Texas Water Development Board. |
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Relating to retail public utilities that provide water or sewer service. |
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Relating to the Red River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission. |
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Relating to the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority; following the recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission. |
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Relating to the Nueces River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission. |
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Relating to the presiding officers of the boards of directors of river authorities. |
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Relating to the requirement for certain administrators of certain educational entities to report certain educator misconduct to the State Board for Educator Certification. |
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Relating to the authority of an open-enrollment charter school to employ security personnel, commission peace officers, and have school resource officers. |
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Relating to recommendations by local school health advisory councils regarding opioid addiction and abuse education in public schools. |
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Relating to the development of an individualized education program for a public school student with a visual impairment. |
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Relating to providing certain public and private school administrators with information regarding certain child abuse and neglect investigations and allegations. |
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Relating to the carrying or storage of a handgun by a school marshal. |
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Relating to information and outreach regarding hurricane preparedness and mitigation. |
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Relating to the power of certain counties to enact park use rules. |
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Relating to the authority of general-law municipalities to impose term limits on the members of their governing bodies. |
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Relating to certain audit and reporting requirements of regional planning commissions. |
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Relating to facilities of the hospital system of the Reagan Hospital District of Reagan County, Texas. |
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Relating to authority of the Hunt Memorial Hospital District to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians. |
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Relating to a public database maintained by the comptroller of information about certain political subdivisions. |
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Relating to maps of the actual or proposed boundaries and extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality and certain notices related to expanding the boundaries. |
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Relating to notice of proposed changes to municipal zoning classifications. |
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Relating to municipal registration of vacant buildings. |
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Relating to authority of the Lubbock County Hospital District of Lubbock County, Texas, to employ physicians. |
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Relating to credit in, benefits from, and administration of the Texas Municipal Retirement System. |
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Relating to disaster housing recovery. |
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Relating to the exhaust emission systems of certain diesel-powered motor vehicles. |
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Relating to certain coordinated county transportation authorities. |
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Relating to indefinite quantity contracts for the provision of certain services to declared disaster areas following a natural disaster. |
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Relating to the provision of food service, laundry service, and lawn care to certain mental health facilities and state supported living centers. |
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Relating to the disaster supplemental nutrition assistance program. |
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Relating to standards for nutrition, physical activity, and screen time for certain child-care facilities and homes. |
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Relating to children's advocacy centers. |
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Relating to a complaint made by a foster child or youth. |
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Relating to rules adopted by groundwater conservation districts overlying a common aquifer. |
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Relating to the identification of breeder deer. |
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Relating to an independent school district holding elections on the November uniform election date. |
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Relating to the period for which a property owner may receive a residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for property that is rendered uninhabitable or unusable as a result of a disaster. |
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Relating to ballot propositions authorizing certain political subdivisions to issue debt obligations. |
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Relating to a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster. |
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Relating to the qualification of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as agricultural land and the liability for the additional tax imposed on such land if the use of the land changes as a result of a condemnation. |
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Relating to election integrity; increasing criminal penalties; creating a criminal offense; creating civil penalties. |
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Relating to the offense of hazing. |
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Relating to the application of the limit on appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to an improvement that is a replacement structure for a structure that was rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty or by wind or water damage. |
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Relating to creating a license for certain rural medical facilities; requiring a license; authorizing fees. |
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Relating to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission. |
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Relating to the notification of a peace officer through an indication associated with vehicle registration that a person has a health condition or disability that may impede effective communication. |
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Relating to the Texas Diabetes Council and the state plan for diabetes and obesity treatment and education. |
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Relating to the admission, examination, and discharge of a person for voluntary mental health services. |
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Relating to the reporting of certain information on maternal mortality to the Department of State Health Services and the confidentiality of that information. |
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Relating to the regulation of the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances by veterinarians. |
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Relating to rural hospitals and similar facilities; requiring a license; authorizing fees. |
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Relating to the assessment of litigation costs and attorney's fees in certain actions under the public information law. |
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Relating to the confidentiality of personal information of certain employees and contractors of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
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Relating to restrictions on holders of package store permits. |
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Relating to the importation and use for manufacturing purposes of malt beverages by the holder of a brewer's permit or manufacturer's license. |
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Relating to enforcement of the regulation of perpetual care cemeteries. |
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Relating to prepaid funeral benefits. |
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Relating to the regulation of state banks, state trust companies, and third-party service providers of state banks and state trust companies. |
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Relating to the operations and functions of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and the sunset review date for and programs administered by the association; authorizing a fee. |
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Relating to eligible participants in the Texas Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program. |
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