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Daily House Calendar
Saturday, May 23, 2009
 
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******** MAJOR STATE CALENDAR ********
SENATE BILLS
SECOND READING
 
 
 
SB 362
 
Fraser / Estes / et al.
 
SP: 
Smith, Todd
Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.
 
 
 
SB 16
 
Averitt / et al.
 
SP: 
Cook
Relating to the enhancement of air quality, including the capture and storage of carbon dioxide and development of a greenhouse gas registry, the development of emissions reduction technologies, and the improvement of energy efficiency in buildings, vehicles, and appliances.
 
 
 
SB 1007
 
Hegar
 
SP: 
Isett
Relating to the continuation and operation of the Texas Department of Insurance and the operation of certain insurance programs; imposing administrative penalties.
 
 
 
SB 2236
 
Seliger
 
SP: 
Swinford
Relating to the exemption of certain electric cooperatives from certain regulations.
 
 
 
SB 1310
 
Duncan
 
SP: 
Smith, Todd / Ortiz, Jr.
Relating to a program allowing for countywide voting locations in certain elections.
 
 
 
SB 263
 
Carona / et al.
 
SP: 
Pickett
Relating to the issuance by the Texas Transportation Commission of general obligation bonds for highway improvement projects.
 
 
 
SB 587
 
Shapiro
 
SP: 
King, Susan
Relating to the eligibility of school districts for state assistance with payment of existing debt.
 
******** GENERAL STATE CALENDAR ********
SENATE BILLS
SECOND READING
 
 
 
SB 730
 
Hegar / et al.
 
SP: 
Frost / Farabee / Lucio III / McReynolds / Driver
Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer.
 
 
 
SB 204
 
Shapleigh
 
SP: 
Alvarado / Coleman / Gonzales / Lucio III / Zerwas
Relating to a prohibition of foods containing trans fat.
 
 
 
SB 729
 
Hegar
 
SP: 
Ritter
Relating to creating a defense to prosecution for the offense of unlawful carrying of a handgun by a license holder on the premises of certain businesses.
 
 
 
SB 1425
 
Williams / et al.
 
SP: 
Otto
Relating to the creation of an alternative fuel program to be funded by the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.
 
 
 
SB 12
 
Carona / et al.
 
SP: 
Corte / Edwards / Rios Ybarra
Relating to disaster preparedness and emergency management and to certain vehicles used in emergencies; providing a penalty.
 
 
 
SB 59
 
Zaffirini
 
SP: 
Herrero
Relating to training for employees and operators of certain child-care facilities.
 
 
 
SB 69
 
Nelson / et al.
 
SP: 
Rose / Naishtat
Relating to child protective services and foster care.
 
 
 
SB 72
 
Nelson
 
SP: 
Walle
Relating to training and other human resources functions of health and human services agencies.
 
 
 
SB 277
 
Nelson / et al.
 
SP: 
Rose / Naishtat
Relating to the Department of Family and Protective Services, including protective services and investigations of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation for certain adults who are elderly or disabled; providing a criminal penalty.
 
 
 
SB 331
 
Carona / et al.
 
SP: 
Anchia
Relating to access to certain information under the public information law concerning public officers and employees.
 
 
 
SB 366
 
Carona
 
SP: 
Gallego / Miklos / Moody / Christian / Riddle
Relating to authorizing consecutive sentencing for certain offenses committed by a member of a criminal street gang.
 
 
 
SB 388
 
Carona / et al.
 
SP: 
Gallego
Relating to the creation of a public corruption unit in the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
 
 
 
SB 501
 
Carona
 
SP: 
Phillips
Relating to the civil consequences of certain convictions on a person who holds a commercial driver's license and of certain adjudications on the driver's license or permit of a child.
 
 
 
SB 750
 
Zaffirini
 
SP: 
Herrero
Relating to the administration of psychoactive medications to persons receiving services in a residential care facility.
 
 
 
SB 751
 
Zaffirini / et al.
 
SP: 
Herrero
Relating to the use of restraints in state schools.
 
 
 
SB 764
 
Watson / Hinojosa
 
SP: 
Dukes
Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.
 
 
 
SB 785
 
Nelson
 
SP: 
Rose
Relating to the employee misconduct registry and employee certification posting requirements for certain facilities.
 
 
 
SB 845
 
Van de Putte / et al.
 
SP: 
Herrero
Relating to the tuition and fee exemption available to certain military personnel and their dependents and to permitting those personnel to transfer the exemption to a child.
 
 
 
SB 1022
 
Ellis / et al.
 
SP: 
Alvarado
Relating to death benefits for the survivors of certain members of the Texas National Guard.
 
 
 
SB 1028
 
Watson / et al.
 
SP: 
Gallego
Relating to the offense of operating or riding in a passenger vehicle while not secured by a safety belt.
 
 
 
SB 1062
 
Shapiro / et al.
 
SP: 
Rose
Relating to creating an online resource center for individuals handling child abuse and neglect cases.
 
 
 
SB 1064
 
Watson / et al.
 
SP: 
Rose / Walle
Relating to the investigation of child abuse or neglect.
 
 
 
SB 1077
 
Carona
 
SP: 
Phillips
Relating to driver education and driver's licensing requirements for minors.
 
 
 
SB 1313
 
Shapiro / Harris / et al.
 
SP: 
Eissler
Relating to the quality and accessibility of public school career and technical education programs and to assistance to students concerning postsecondary education and training.
 
 
 
SB 1576
 
Shapiro / et al.
 
SP: 
Eissler
Relating to an algebra instruction grant program.
 
 
 
SB 2082
 
Shapiro
 
SP: 
Naishtat
Relating to determining a student's eligibility for a school district's special education program on the basis of the student's visual impairment.
 
 
 
SB 212
 
Shapleigh
 
SP: 
Gonzalez Toureilles
Relating to the sale or transportation of certain desert plants; providing a penalty.
 
 
 
SB 108
 
Ellis / et al.
 
SP: 
Strama / Anchia / Lucio III
Relating to the establishment and funding of a green job skills training program that includes training for certain youths and young veterans.
 
******** RESOLUTIONS CALENDAR ********
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS
 
 
 
HCR 50
 
Creighton / Hughes / Berman / Gattis / Guillen /
et al.
Affirming that the State of Texas claims sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.
 
 
 
HCR 183
 
Farabee / Davis, John / Hardcastle /
Gonzalez Toureilles / Rios Ybarra
Urging Congress to reject provisions of President Barack Obama's budget that would eliminate certain deductions presently available to the oil and natural gas exploration industry.
 
 
 
HCR 222
 
Driver
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to submit a proposal to the presiding officers of the Texas Legislature to name Building A at the DPS Headquarters Complex in Austin in honor of Thomas A. Davis, Jr., former director of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
 
 
 
HCR 177
 
Howard, Donna
Directing state agencies to initiate emission reduction policies and programs in order to help Central and South Central Texas meet the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ground-level ozone.