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Bills Referred Today for 5/3/2019

BILLS REFERRED TODAY



Friday

May 3, 2019





Committee referral on the following:


HJR 95 Capriglione

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation precious metal held in a precious metal depository located in this state.

Property Tax


HB 72 White/ Howard/ Wu/ Meza/ et al.

Relating to the provision of Medicaid benefits to certain children formerly in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


HB 97 Rodriguez/ Murphy/ Guillen/ Zwiener

Relating to the eligibility of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land.

Property Tax


HB 300 Murr/ Lang

Relating to inquest summary reports and the preservation of evidence collected in the course of an inquest.

Criminal Justice


HB 351 Blanco/ Capriglione/ Dean/ Minjarez

Relating to emergency management for cyber attacks against this state.

Business & Commerce


HB 354 Herrero/ Wu/ et al.

Relating to exemption of certain firefighters and police officers from jury service.

State Affairs


HB 406 Price/ Thompson, Senfronia/ Sheffield/ Minjarez/ Paddie/ et al.

Relating to organ donor registration information when applying for a hunting or fishing license on the Internet.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 449 Turner, Chris/ Neave/ Davis, Sarah/ et al.

Relating to a requirement that a public or private institution of higher education include a notation on a student's transcript under certain circumstances.

Higher Education


HB 642 Raney

Relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties to be used for transportation projects.

Transportation


HB 669 King, Ken/ Guillen/ Springer/ Ashby/ King, Tracy O./ et al.

Relating to the use of the universal service fund for the provision of broadband service in underserved rural areas.

Business & Commerce


HB 808 Dutton

Relating to the consideration of certain student differentials based on sex under the public school accountability system.

Education


HB 882 Bell, Cecil

Relating to the duration of a bingo occasion.

State Affairs


HB 918 White/ Davis, Yvonne/ Sherman, Sr./ et al.

Relating to providing discharged or released inmates with certain documents, including documents to assist the inmate in obtaining employment.

Criminal Justice


HB 963 Bell, Cecil/ Bernal/ Howard/ Johnson, Jarvis

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.

Education


HB 1059 Lucio III

Relating to a biennial report on stormwater infrastructure in this state.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 1063 Price/ Sheffield/ Rose/ Ashby/ González, Mary/ et al.

Relating to telemedicine medical, telehealth, and home telemonitoring services under Medicaid.

Health & Human Services


HB 1362 Wu/ Frank/ Hinojosa/ Miller/ Walle/ et al.

Relating to the caseloads of child protective services caseworkers.

Health & Human Services


HB 1532 Meyer

Relating to the regulation of certain health organizations certified by the Texas Medical Board; providing an administrative penalty; authorizing a fee.

Health & Human Services


HB 1542 Martinez

Relating to changes made by certain design-build contractors to the design-build team for transportation projects.

Transportation


HB 1545 Paddie

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, including the consolidation, repeal, and creation of certain licenses and permits; changing fees.

Business & Commerce


HB 1649 Kuempel

Relating to the amount of and vehicles eligible for the light-duty motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 1848 Klick/ Sheffield/ Guerra

Relating to prevention of communicable diseases in certain long-term care facilities.

Health & Human Services


HB 1865 Landgraf/ Thompson, Senfronia/ Meyer/ Ortega/ Harless/ et al.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of massage therapy; requiring a student permit; authorizing fees.

Business & Commerce


HB 1883 Bonnen, Greg/ Guillen/ et al.

Relating to deferred payment of ad valorem taxes for certain persons serving in the United States armed forces.

Property Tax


HB 1906 Burns/ Shaheen

Relating to procedures for the alternative assessment of certain public school students that receive special education services and alternative accountability plans for certain campuses serving students that receive special education services.

Education


HB 2050 Paddie/ Price

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

Health & Human Services


HB 2188 Frullo/ Larson

Relating to the operation of electric and nonelectric bicycles.

Transportation


HB 2245 Wray/ Raymond

Relating to trusts.

State Affairs


HB 2246 Wray

Relating to the fiduciary status of a directed trust advisor.

Business & Commerce


HB 2384 Leach/ Hunter/ Flynn/ Clardy

Relating to judicial compensation and assignment, the contributions to, benefits from, membership in, and administration of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and Plan Two, and the compensation and retirement benefits of certain prosecutors and other members of the elected class of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

State Affairs


HB 2402 Geren/ Goldman/ Krause

Relating to the eligibility of certain events to receive funding through the Major Events Reimbursement Program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 2454 Price/ Sheffield/ Minjarez/ Thompson, Senfronia/ VanDeaver/ et al.

Relating to continuing education requirements for certain health professionals regarding pain management and the prescribing of opioids.

Health & Human Services


HB 2747 Ortega/ Landgraf/ Thompson, Senfronia/ Harless/ Ramos/ et al.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of massage therapy.

Business & Commerce


HB 2763 Flynn/ Murphy/ Paul/ Gervin-Hawkins/ Middleton

Relating to the police pension fund in certain municipalities.

State Affairs


HB 2780 Wray

Relating to obsolete references to the Texas Probate Code.

State Affairs


HB 2791 Goldman

Relating to the transport of alcoholic beverages for personal consumption.

Business & Commerce


HB 2811 Price/ Frank/ Minjarez/ Thompson, Senfronia/ VanDeaver/ et al.

Relating to the prescribing of controlled substances and dangerous drugs for acute pain.

Health & Human Services


HB 2817 Lucio III/ Raney/ Oliverson/ Raymond/ Guillen

Relating to the contractual relationship between a pharmacist or pharmacy and a health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager.

Business & Commerce


HB 2945 Perez/ Thompson, Senfronia/ Longoria/ Price/ Goldman/ et al.

Relating to payment card skimmers on motor fuel dispensers and to creating a payment fraud fusion center; imposing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses.

Business & Commerce


HB 3012 Talarico/ Bernal/ Ramos/ Meyer/ Morales

Relating to the disposition of certain students to alternative education settings and the provision of educational services to students in those settings or subject to in-school or out-of-school suspension.

Education


HB 3231 Clardy/ Krause/ Hefner/ Ashby/ et al.

Relating to the regulation of firearms, air guns, knives, ammunition, or firearm or air gun supplies or accessories by a county or municipality.

State Affairs


HB 3300 Murr/ Wray/ Meyer/ Smith/ Oliverson/ et al.

Relating to an award of costs and attorney's fees in a motion to dismiss for certain actions that have no basis in law or fact.

State Affairs


HB 3542 Phelan

Relating to the provision of water and sewer services by certain retail public utilities.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 3582 Murr/ Moody/ White/ Wray/ Wu

Relating to the punishment for certain intoxication offenses and the eligibility for deferred adjudication community supervision of defendants who committed certain intoxication offenses; enhancing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice


HB 3745 Bell, Cecil/ Rose/ Capriglione/ Zerwas/ Thompson, Ed/ et al.

Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan fund and account.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 3809 Goldman/ Meyer/ et al.

Relating to the accrual of and limitations periods for personal injury claims that arise from certain offenses involving child sexual abuse.

State Affairs


HB 3911 Vo

Relating to the examination by the commissioner of insurance of certain insurers' network quality and adequacy.

Business & Commerce


HB 3980 Hunter

Relating to a requirement that the Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council prepare a report regarding suicide rates in this state and state efforts to prevent suicides.

Health & Human Services


HB 4296 Schaefer/ Guillen/ Phelan/ Morrison/ King, Phil/ et al.

Relating to the regulation of plumbing, including the requirements to obtain a tradesman plumber-limited license.

Business & Commerce


HB 4671 Goodwin/ Bucy

Relating to the powers and duties of the Ranch at Cypress Creek Municipal Utility District No. 1.

Intergovernmental Relations


HCR 120 Dean

Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to George Benton Turner.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security