Senate Floor Action for 5/19/2019

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Sunday

May 19, 2019




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


HJR 34 (CS)Shine/ Darby/ Stephenson/ et al. SP: Bettencourt/ et al.

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.


HJR 72 White SP: Huffman

Proposing a constitutional amendment permitting a person to hold more than one office as a municipal judge at the same time.


HJR 151 Huberty SP: Taylor/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing increased distributions to the available school fund.


HB 98 (LC)González, Mary/ Meyer SP: Huffman/ et al.

Relating to civil and criminal liability for the unlawful disclosure of intimate visual material.


HB 295 (LC)Cain/ Miller/ Hinojosa SP: Watson

Relating to designating March 30 as Master Sergeant Jonathan J. Dunbar Day.


HB 601 (CS) (LC)Price/ Collier/ Murr/ Moody/ White/ et al. SP: Zaffirini

Relating to procedures and reporting requirements regarding criminal defendants who are or may be persons with a mental illness or an intellectual disability.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 714 (LC)Lucio III/ Lopez SP: Rodríguez/ et al.

Relating to a reemployment program available to certain veterans placed on community supervision for a misdemeanor offense.


HB 823 (LC)Davis, Yvonne/ Clardy/ Ramos SP: Johnson

Relating to an expedited on-site health inspection process for assisted living facility license applicants.


HB 866 (LC)Anchia/ Turner, Chris/ Turner, John/ González, Jessica/ Meyer/ et al. SP: Birdwell/ et al.

Relating to the installation, removal, and replacement of certain gas pipelines; clarifying changes to related administrative penalties.


HB 933 (LC)Bucy/ Cortez/ Israel/ et al. SP: Zaffirini

Relating to posting of election information on the secretary of state's and each county's Internet website.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 963 (CS)Bell, Cecil/ Bernal/ Howard/ Johnson, Jarvis SP: Taylor/ et al.

Relating to a review by the State Board of Education of the essential knowledge and skills of the career and technology and technology applications curriculums.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 1002 (LC)Collier SP: West

Relating to the term of a parking permit issued to a residential tenant by a landlord.


HB 1435 (LC)Thompson, Ed SP: Birdwell/ et al.

Relating to the inspection of a municipal solid waste management facility or site by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality before a permit application is issued, amended, extended, or renewed.


HB 1455 (LC)Hunter/ Raney/ Zedler/ Muñoz, Jr./ et al. SP: Buckingham/ et al.

Relating to the audit of wholesale invoices during certain audits of pharmacists and pharmacies.


HB 1526 (LC)Bell, Cecil SP: Paxton

Relating to the treatment of a nursery stock weather protection unit as an implement of husbandry for ad valorem tax purposes.


HB 1552 (LC)Paul/ Guillen/ Thompson, Ed SP: Schwertner

Relating to the weapons proficiency of and the carrying of a handgun by qualified retired law enforcement officers.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 1590 (CS) (LC)Howard/ Morrison/ Neave/ Hunter/ Miller/ et al. SP: Watson/ et al.

Relating to statewide policies and practices, personnel training, evidence collection and preservation, and data collection and analysis regarding the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of sexual assault and other sex offenses.


HB 1633 (LC)Kuempel SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the imposition and rate of the county hotel occupancy tax in certain counties; authorizing the imposition of a tax.


HB 1711 (CS)Paddie/ Canales/ Nevárez/ Landgraf SP: Paxton

Relating to the issuance of digital license plates; authorizing a fee.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 1743 King, Tracy O./ Rodriguez/ Murphy/ Geren/ Guillen/ et al. SP: Creighton/ et al.

Relating to the additional ad valorem tax and interest imposed as a result of a change of use of certain land.


HB 1949 (LC)Guillen SP: West/ et al.

Relating to the criteria for awarding adult education and literacy program performance incentive funds.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 2050 (LC)Paddie/ Price SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to consent requirements for the prescription of certain psychoactive medications to residents of nursing facilities and related institutions.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 2424 (CS) (LC)Ashby SP: Fallon

Relating to the creation of a micro-credential certification program for public school educator continuing education.


HB 2439 Phelan/ Rodriguez/ Collier/ Schaefer/ Button SP: Buckingham

Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the building products, materials, or methods used in the construction or renovation of residential or commercial buildings.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 2441 (LC)Wray/ Guillen SP: Paxton/ et al.

Relating to the entitlement of a person who is disabled and elderly to receive a disabled residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation from one taxing unit and an elderly exemption from another taxing unit.


HB 2477 (CS) (LC)Coleman SP: Miles

Relating to automatic employee participation in and administration of a deferred compensation plan provided by certain hospital districts.


HB 2481 (LC)Metcalf/ Ramos/ Guillen/ Moody/ Phelan/ et al. SP: Creighton/ et al.

Relating to the administration of a veterans treatment court program.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 2586 (LC)Leach/ Klick/ Israel/ Moody/ Burrows/ et al. SP: Hughes

Relating to political contributions and political expenditures made to or by political committees or other persons.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 2699 Goldman SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the permit and license examinations for hearing instrument fitters and dispensers.


HB 2755 (LC)Price/ Coleman/ Huberty SP: Alvarado

Relating to certain county and public health district fees.


HB 3100 (LC)Wray SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the confidentiality of certain registered voters.


HB 3233 (LC)Klick/ et al. SP: Fallon

Relating to the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act.


HB 3365 (LC)Paul/ Farrar SP: Alvarado

Relating to the civil liability of certain persons providing disaster assistance.


HB 3753 (LC)Harless/ Davis, Sarah/ Thompson, Senfronia/ Murphy/ Hernandez/ et al. SP: Alvarado

Relating to the authority of a county fire marshal to provide fire-related training programs for first responders.


HB 4548 (LC)Wray SP: Birdwell

Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties.


HB 4611 Huberty SP: Taylor/ et al.

Relating to certain distributions to the available school fund.


HB 4723 (LC)Burns SP: Birdwell

Relating to the creation of the Belmont Municipal Utility District of Johnson County; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


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


HB 1177 (CS)Phelan/ White/ Metcalf/ Ashby/ Toth/ et al. SP: Creighton/ et al.

Relating to carrying a concealed handgun following a mandatory evacuation order issued during a state of disaster.


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


HB 2504 (LC)Springer SP: Hughes

Relating to candidates nominated by convention.


HB 2726 Kuempel SP: Creighton

Relating to the commencement of construction of a project following the issuance of a draft permit for a permit amendment to an air quality permit.

1 Floor Amendment


The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and postponed:


HB 2911 (LC)Klick/ Lang SP: Hughes

Relating to voter registration.


The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 763 Johnson

Urging support for the rights of Compact of Free Association islanders residing in Texas.


Committee referral on the following:


HB 3029 Moody

Relating to the designation of Spur 16 in El Paso County as the Henry Gallegos, Sr., Memorial Highway.

Administration


HB 4765 Huberty

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 27; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Administration


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