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Senate Floor Action for 4/4/2019

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Thursday

April 4, 2019




The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass:


SB 14 (CS)Nichols/ et al.

Relating to broadband service or facilities provided by an electric cooperative.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 59 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to certain images captured by an unmanned aircraft.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 71 (CS)Nelson/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of a statewide telehealth center for sexual assault forensic medical examination.


SB 235 (LC)Nelson

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to propose a fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district.


SB 285 (CS)Miles/ et al.

Relating to information and outreach regarding hurricane preparedness and mitigation.


SB 300 (CS) (LC)Miles

Relating to indefinite quantity contracts for the provision of certain services to declared disaster areas following a natural disaster.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 421 (CS)Kolkhorst/ et al.

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

1 Floor Amendment


SB 555 (CS) (LC)Schwertner/ Birdwell/ Buckingham/ Campbell/ Fallon/ et al.

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.


SB 568 (CS)Huffman

Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities and family homes; providing administrative penalties.

2 Floor Amendments


SB 601 Hall/ Birdwell/ Buckingham/ Nichols/ Watson/ et al.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Veterans Commission.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 615 (CS)Buckingham/ Birdwell/ Hall/ Nichols/ Watson

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.


SB 624 (CS)Nichols/ Birdwell

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Real Estate Commission and the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board; changing fees.


SB 646 (LC)Birdwell/ Buckingham/ Hall/ et al.

Relating to approval for purchases of property or construction projects by a state agency with self-directed semi-independent status.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 674 Campbell

Relating to authorizing an exemption for open-enrollment charter schools from certain municipal drainage requirements.


SB 790 (LC)Buckingham

Relating to certain audit and reporting requirements of regional planning commissions.


SB 812 (CS) (LC)Lucio/ Bettencourt

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.


SB 925 (LC)Flores

Relating to calculation of daily production for purposes of the oil and gas production tax credits for low-producing wells and leases.


SB 936 (LC)Hancock

Relating to a cybersecurity monitor for certain electric utilities.


SB 971 (LC)Huffman

Relating to peace officer training on recognizing and recording circumstances that indicate strangulation in certain cases.


SB 988 (LC)Watson

Relating to the assessment of litigation costs and attorney's fees in certain actions under the public information law.


SB 1010 (CS)Perry

Relating to rules adopted by groundwater conservation districts overlying a common aquifer.


SB 1012 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the applicability of certain electric energy storage equipment requirements to municipally owned utilities and electric cooperatives.


SB 1152 (CS)Hancock

Relating to the payment of certain fees to municipalities by entities that provide telecommunications and cable or video services.


SB 1231 (LC)Bettencourt/ et al.

Relating to providing certain public and private school administrators with information regarding certain child abuse and neglect investigations and allegations.


SB 1574 (LC)Alvarado

Relating to the duties of the Texas Water Development Board.


SB 2190 (LC)Whitmire

Relating to the confinement of juveniles in certain facilities.


The Senate suspended the regular order, read third time and finally passed:


SB 621 Nichols/ Birdwell/ Buckingham/ Hall

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.


The Senate suspended the regular order, read second time and passed to engrossment:


SB 244 Creighton/ et al.

Relating to the number of school marshals that may be appointed to serve on a public school campus or at a private school.


The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 536 Hancock

Recognizing April 2019 as Alcohol Responsibility Month in Texas.

 


Committee referral on the following:


SB 2518 Alvarado

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

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2519 Kolkhorst

Relating to the creation of the Orchard Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2520 Bettencourt

Relating to the powers and duties of the Cy-Champ Public Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2521 Bettencourt

Relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 248; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2522 Bettencourt

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 571; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2523 Bettencourt

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 572; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2524 Bettencourt

Relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 375; providing authority to issue bonds.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2525 Bettencourt

Relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 376; providing authority to issue bonds.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2526 Bettencourt

Relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 379; providing authority to issue bonds.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2527 Nichols

Relating to the conversion of the Liberty Public Utility District to the Liberty County Municipal Utility District No. 7; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2528 Nichols

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 176 of Montgomery County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2529 Nichols

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 177 of Montgomery County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 3 Huberty/ Bernal/ Zerwas/ King, Ken/ Allen/ et al.

Relating to public school finance and public education.

Education


HB 88 Swanson

Relating to the order of candidate names on an election ballot.

State Affairs


HB 101 Canales/ Rose/ González, Jessica/ Zedler/ Murr/ et al.

Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of false caller identification information display.

Criminal Justice


HB 303 Paul

Relating to entities eligible to authorize the creation of a spaceport development corporation.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 374 Allen/ Bowers/ et al.

Relating to meetings or visits between a defendant on community supervision and a supervision officer.

Criminal Justice


HB 405 Minjarez/ Howard/ Hinojosa/ Ortega/ Bell, Cecil/ et al.

Relating to designating June as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Awareness Month.

Administration


HB 440 Murphy/ Leach/ Longoria/ Toth

Relating to general obligation bonds issued by political subdivisions.

Property Tax


HB 678 Guillen/ González, Mary/ et al.

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

Education


HB 785 Shaheen/ Thierry/ Goldman/ Miller/ Hinojosa

Relating to the execution of a warrant issued for certain individuals who violate a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision.

Criminal Justice


HB 807 Larson/ Shine

Relating to the state and regional water planning process.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 826 Zerwas/ Coleman/ Walle/ Allen/ Bonnen, Greg/ et al.

Relating to the creation of the University of Houston College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

Higher Education


HB 1067 Ashby

Relating to the omission of a deceased candidate from the ballot in certain elections.

State Affairs


HB 1264 Thompson, Senfronia/ Zerwas/ Davis, Sarah/ Howard/ Johnson, Julie

Relating to pharmacist communications to prescribing practitioners regarding certain dispensed biological products.

Health & Human Services


HB 1418 Phelan

Relating to disease prevention and preparedness information for emergency medical services personnel on certification or recertification.

Health & Human Services


HB 1849 Klick

Relating to the possession and administration of epinephrine auto-injectors in day-care centers; limiting liability.

Health & Human Services


HB 2179 Wray/ Toth

Relating to the grounds for imposing certain sanctions on certain persons for engaging in certain conduct in connection with the appointment of members of or the functions of appraisal review boards.

Property Tax


HB 2223 Frullo

Relating to the exemption of certain commercial weighing or measuring devices from registration and inspection requirements.

Agriculture


HB 2243 Oliverson/ Bowers

Relating to the use of prescription asthma medicine on public and private school campuses.

Education


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