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Supplemental House Calendar
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
 
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******** MAJOR STATE CALENDAR ********
SENATE BILLS
THIRD READING
 
 
 
SB 1005
 
Hinojosa
 
SP: 
Kolkhorst
Relating to the regulation of polygraph examiners by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and the abolition of the Polygraph Examiners Board.
 
******** GENERAL STATE CALENDAR ********
SENATE BILLS
THIRD READING
 
 
 
SB 1918
 
West
 
SP: 
England
Relating to disclosure of certain information by a property owners' association.
 
 
 
SB 2225
 
Carona / et al.
 
SP: 
Corte
Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct involving the transporting or transferring of a firearm and to creating the offense of firearm smuggling.
 
 
 
SB 1206
 
Hinojosa
 
SP: 
Edwards
Relating to the release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of certain inmates who complete a rehabilitation program.
 
 
 
SB 629
 
West / et al.
 
SP: 
Aycock / Sheffield / Giddings / Farias /
Miller, Sid / et al.
Relating to the operation of certain institutions of higher education as general academic teaching institutions and to the statutory limitation imposed on certain university systems to issue revenue bonds to fund facilities at certain institutions of higher education.
 
******** POSTPONED BUSINESS ********
UNTIL 10:15 PM on 5/12/2009
 
 
 
SB 956
 
West / et al.
 
SP: 
Branch
Relating to the establishment of a law school in the city of Dallas by the University of North Texas System.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
******** MAJOR STATE CALENDAR ********
HOUSE BILLS
THIRD READING
 
 
 
HB 1801
 
Bohac / Martinez Fischer / Castro / Patrick /
Oliveira / et al.
Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for a limited period for certain backpacks and school supplies specified by the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.
 
 
 
HB 3452
 
Gattis / Isett / Veasey / Truitt / Lucio III /
et al.
Relating to creation of the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
 
 
 
HB 3389
 
Harper-Brown / Merritt
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.
 
******** GENERAL STATE CALENDAR ********
HOUSE BILLS
THIRD READING
 
 
 
HB 2154
 
Edwards
Relating to the physician education loan repayment program.
 
 
 
HB 2609
 
Miller, Doug / Fletcher
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of criminal trespass.
 
 
 
HB 2986
 
Phillips
Relating to the participation of certain retired employees of juvenile probation departments in the group benefits plan for state employees.
 
 
 
HB 3551
 
Bonnen
Relating to the notice to vacate the premises in forcible entry and detainer actions.
 
 
 
HB 3623
 
Elkins
Relating to covenants not to compete by physicians.
 
 
 
HB 3846
 
Swinford
Relating to the requirement to wear safety apparel and seat belts while operating certain off-highway vehicles; changing the elements of an offense.
 
 
 
HB 184
 
Alonzo / Vo / Harless
Relating to an optometry career program at the University of Houston.
 
 
 
HB 1277
 
Button / Cook / Pitts / Deshotel / Giddings / et al.
Relating to use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund to retain businesses that are considering relocating outside this state.
 
 
 
HB 1229
 
Howard, Charlie
Relating to the appointment and removal of appraisal review board members.
 
 
 
HB 1319
 
Pierson
Relating to an exemption for school districts from security for court costs and appeal bond.
 
 
 
HB 1928
 
Flores
Relating to requirements for attorneys in fact under Lloyd's plans.
 
 
 
HB 4061
 
Smith, Todd / Callegari / Vo / Merritt / Harless /
et al.
Relating to the consequences of an arrest for or conviction of certain intoxication offenses.
 
 
 
HB 176
 
King, Susan / Riddle
Relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated assault.
 
 
 
HB 1943
 
Herrero / Naishtat / Kent / Bolton
Relating to the appointment of volunteer advocates as guardians ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
 
 
 
HB 2014
 
Vo / et al.
Relating to credit card marketing activities at postsecondary educational institutions.
 
 
 
HB 2118
 
Olivo / Gonzales / Naishtat / Turner, Sylvester /
Corte / et al.
Relating to the designation of May 9 as Willie Velasquez Day.
 
 
 
HB 2705
 
Gattis
Relating to the level of maintenance and landscaping required for public rights-of-way annexed by a municipality.
 
 
 
HB 2002
 
McCall / Hodge
Relating to a right of a close relative to seek expunction of arrest records and files on behalf of a deceased person.
 
 
 
HB 3859
 
Herrero / Marquez / et al.
Relating to a staffing analysis to ensure the functionality of the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS) and benefits eligibility determination processes.
 
 
 
HB 3680
 
Riddle
Relating to creating the offense of contributing to the delinquency of a child.
 
 
 
HB 2846
 
Riddle
Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements made by a child abuse victim.
 
 
 
HB 103
 
Brown, Fred
Relating to the operation of certain health benefit plans through student health centers of certain institutions of higher education.
 
 
 
HB 2003
 
McCall / Castro / Orr
Relating to the creation of the offense of online harassment.
 
******** LOCAL, CONSENT, AND RESOLUTIONS CALENDAR ********
HOUSE BILLS
THIRD READING
 
 
 
HB 1146
 
Anchia / Davis, Yvonne / Miklos / Kent /
Mallory Caraway / et al.
Relating to the hours worked during a week by firefighters in certain municipalities.
 
******** POSTPONED BUSINESS ********
UNTIL 09:45 PM on Tuesday, May 12,2009
 
 
 
HB 2070
 
Cohen / Anchia / Dukes / Pitts / Hartnett / et al.
Relating to the fee based on admissions to certain sexually oriented businesses.
 
******** POSTPONED BUSINESS ********
UNTIL 05:00 AM
 
 
 
HB 2669
 
Crownover / et al.
Relating to the implementation of projects involving the capture, injection, sequestration, or geologic storage of carbon dioxide.
 
******** POSTPONED BUSINESS ********
UNTIL 05:01 AM
 
 
 
HB 4009
 
Weber / Anchia / Thompson / Naishtat / Alvarado /
et al.
Relating to the establishment of a victim assistance program to provide services to domestic victims of trafficking.
 
******** POSTPONED BUSINESS ********
UNTIL 06:00 AM
 
 
 
HB 4126
 
Hartnett
Relating to the construction of nonsubstantive codifications and revisions of statutes.
 
******** POSTPONED BUSINESS ********
UNTIL 08:00 AM
 
 
 
HB 1128
 
McReynolds
Relating to certain corrective actions by the Texas Board of Nursing, including a pilot program on deferred disciplinary action; providing corrective actions.
 
******** POSTPONED BUSINESS ********
UNTIL 10:00 AM
 
 
 
HB 357
 
Quintanilla
Relating to the sale of lottery tickets at a location at which a person holds an alcoholic beverage permit.
 
******** MAJOR STATE CALENDAR ********
HOUSE BILLS
SECOND READING
 
 
 
HB 387
 
Pena / King, Phil / Farabee / Bonnen / Flynn /
et al.
Relating to the exemption of volunteer fire departments from certain motor fuel taxes.
 
 
 
HB 821
 
Leibowitz / Naishtat / Herrero / Rodriguez / Cook /
et al.
Relating to the sale, recovery, and recycling of certain television equipment; providing administrative penalties.
 
 
 
HB 1657
 
Giddings / Solomons / Eiland / Hughes / Smithee /
et al.
Relating to workers' compensation insurance coverage regarding certain contractors.
 
 
 
HB 1669
 
Callegari / Smith, Wayne / Howard, Charlie / Pitts /
Ritter
Relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity for water or sewer services.
 
 
 
HB 1795
 
Pierson / Vaught / Dukes / et al.
Relating to newborn screening and the creation of the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee.
 
 
 
HB 1993
 
Anchia / et al.
Relating to certain energy security technologies for critical governmental facilities.
 
 
 
HB 2730
 
Kolkhorst / Merritt / Driver
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas and the Texas Private Security Board; providing a penalty.
 
 
 
HB 3245
 
Solomons
Relating to certain protections for customers in the restructured electric services market.
 
 
 
HB 4299
 
Rose
Relating to rainwater harvesting and other water conservation initiatives.
 
 
 
HB 4833
 
Hunter
Relating to the creation of district courts and statutory county courts and to the composition of the juvenile boards in certain counties.
 
******** CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS CALENDAR **********
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
SECOND READING
 
 
 
HJR 7
 
Flores / Leibowitz
Proposing a constitutional amendment to require partnering with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and other federal agencies to establish a veterans hospital in the Rio Grande Valley region of the state.
 
 
 
HJR 37
 
Raymond / Pitts / Edwards / Otto / Hopson
Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate net revenue from the state lottery to certain public school purposes.
 
******** GENERAL STATE CALENDAR ********
HOUSE BILLS
SECOND READING
 
 
 
HB 972
 
Quintanilla
Relating to inclusion on certain advertising documents of the license or certificate of registration number of certain individuals regulated by this state who solicit business in consumers' homes; providing a civil penalty.
 
 
 
HB 2000
 
McCall
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain amino acid-based elemental formulas.
 
 
 
HB 3480
 
Truitt
Relating to certain investment products made available to certain public school employees and the companies authorized to provide those products; providing civil penalties.
 
 
 
HB 2783
 
Anchia / et al.
Relating to the adoption of energy efficient building standards.
 
 
 
HB 3255
 
Gattis / Pickett / Vaught
Relating to the impoundment of a motor vehicle if operated without financial responsibility or a driver's license.
 
 
 
HB 2919
 
King, Susan / Vaught
Relating to the regulation of land use to ensure compatible development with military facilities in certain counties.
 
 
 
HB 2989
 
Phillips
Relating to the reactivation of a peace officer license for certain peace officers.
 
 
 
HB 3053
 
Truitt
Relating to child support liens on real property.
 
 
 
HB 3201
 
King, Phil
Relating to the designation of certain fire marshals and related officers, inspectors, and investigators as peace officers.
 
 
 
HB 3232
 
Davis, John
Relating to the establishment of a service conversion opportunity grant program.
 
 
 
HB 165
 
Naishtat / King, Susan / Howard, Charlie / Bohac /
Hughes / et al.
Relating to a career ladder for interveners who provide services under the deaf-blind with multiple disabilities waiver program.
 
 
 
HB 55
 
Branch / Menendez
Relating to an offense of using a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.
 
 
 
HB 3594
 
McReynolds
Relating to the preservation of evidence that contains biological material.
 
 
 
HB 3864
 
Smithee
Relating to the acceptance of certain donated building projects by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
 
 
 
HB 3790
 
Morrison
Relating to performance incentive funding for public institutions of higher education and to recognition of certain student achievement on degree completion.
 
 
 
HB 3857
 
Herrero / Edwards
Relating to foreclosure of liens on real property and certain personal property owned by members or dependents of the military; providing a criminal penalty.
 
 
 
HB 3615
 
Smith, Wayne
Relating to the payment of the costs associated with certain conditions of bond.
 
 
 
HB 3601
 
Paxton
Relating to the authority of a county clerk to post official and legal notices by electronic display.
 
 
 
HB 3672
 
Harper-Brown
Relating to the disclosure of personal information under the Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act; providing a penalty.
 
 
 
HB 280
 
Anchia / Farrar / Burnam / et al.
Relating to energy efficiency goals and programs and demand reduction targets; creating an office of energy efficiency deployment in the state energy conservation office.
 
 
 
HB 313
 
Raymond / Dutton
Relating to certain personal information contained in a decree of dissolution of a marriage or an order in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
 
 
 
HB 358
 
Flynn
Relating to criminal offenses applicable to gambling and gambling devices.
 
 
 
HB 257
 
Berman
Relating to extension or modification of restrictive covenants in certain residential real estate subdivisions.
 
 
 
HB 267
 
Bonnen / Crabb / Laubenberg / Smith, Wayne /
Hughes / et al.
Relating to the interstate purchase of certain firearms.
 
 
 
HB 206
 
Jackson, Jim / Harper-Brown / Kent / Anchia /
Davis, John / et al.
Relating to the on-premises consumption of certain alcoholic beverages; providing a penalty.
 
 
 
HB 222
 
Menendez / et al.
Relating to the authorization and regulation of poker gaming and the duties of the Texas Lottery Commission; providing civil and criminal penalties.
 
 
 
HB 464
 
Paxton / Hughes / Taylor / Laubenberg / et al.
Relating to the preparation by the Legislative Budget Board of a dynamic fiscal impact statement for certain bills and joint resolutions affecting taxes and fees.
 
 
 
HB 489
 
Pickett
Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to remove graffiti from private property at the owner's expense.
 
 
 
HB 518
 
Kolkhorst / Sheffield
Relating to a pilot program to provide student loan repayment assistance to certain correctional officers who graduate from Sam Houston State University or certain other institutions of higher education.
 
 
 
HB 534
 
Anchia / Thibaut
Relating to the liability of certain obligors under a residential lease.
 
 
 
HB 562
 
Madden
Relating to employment qualifications and compensation of certain county employees.
 
 
 
HB 1976
 
Solomons / Martinez Fischer / et al.
Relating to the operation of property owners' associations.
 
 
 
HB 1988
 
McReynolds / Christian
Relating to the duties of a peace officer in connection with the suspension of a driver's license for a failure to pass a blood or breath test for intoxication or the presence of alcohol.
 
 
 
HB 1937
 
Villarreal / et al.
Relating to the voluntary assessment of property owners by a municipality to finance certain energy conservation improvements.
 
 
 
HB 661
 
Herrero / Ortiz, Jr. / Hunter /
Gonzalez Toureilles / Anchia / et al.
Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Dr. Hector P. Garcia.
 
 
 
HB 708
 
Rose
Relating to coordination of postsecondary curricula and to the publication of transfer guidelines for academic planning to support academic progress by students enrolled at public institutions of higher education.
 
 
 
HB 662
 
Ortiz, Jr. / Chavez / Coleman / Cook / Lucio III
Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle by a person under 18 years of age while using a wireless communications device.
 
 
 
HB 2067
 
Gallego
Relating to the sealing of and discovery procedures relating to evidence that constitutes child pornography in a criminal hearing or proceeding.
 
 
 
HB 2087
 
Homer
Relating to the state's statutory and contractual liens to secure the payment of unpaid royalty and other amounts due under oil and gas leases of state land.
 
 
 
HB 2038
 
Isett
Relating to the regulation of structural pest control.
 
 
 
HB 2012
 
Vaught / Kent / King, Susan / Gattis
Relating to the criminal consequences of operating without a valid driver's license a motor vehicle for which financial responsibility is not established.
 
 
 
HB 2411
 
Fletcher
Relating to the criminal penalty for unlawfully obtaining, lending, possessing, or using a driver's license or personal identification certificate.
 
 
 
HB 2128
 
Giddings
Relating to the enforcement of regulations regarding the sale of plastic bulk merchandise containers.
 
 
 
HB 2245
 
Turner, Sylvester
Relating to the sealing of and restricted access to juvenile records of adjudications of delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision.
 
 
 
HB 2267
 
Hodge
Relating to the joint or separate prosecution of a capital felony charged against two or more defendants and the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in capital felony cases.
 
 
 
HB 2224
 
Parker
Relating to the minimum standards for licensed child-care facilities and registered family homes.
 
 
 
HB 2142
 
McClendon
Relating to the promotion of toll projects by the Texas Department of Transportation.
 
 
 
HB 836
 
Miller, Sid / Christian / Guillen
Relating to hunting of feral hogs by helicopter.
 
 
 
HB 831
 
Taylor / Pena / Fletcher / Oliveira / Sheffield /
et al.
Relating to exempting from ad valorem taxation property used by certain nonprofit community business organizations to provide services to aid in the economic development of local communities.
 
 
 
HB 801
 
Guillen / Anchia / Burnam / Parker / Edwards /
et al.
Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund in certain business entities doing business in Sudan.
 
 
 
HB 732
 
Hartnett
Relating to the removal of certain information from a physician's medical board profile.
 
 
 
HB 970
 
Lucio III / Rodriguez / Anchia / Ortiz, Jr.
Relating to considering ownership interests of disabled persons in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.
 
 
 
HB 1055
 
Parker
Relating to the procedure for submitting certain plans and specifications of buildings or facilities for the purpose of eliminating architectural barriers encountered by persons with disabilities.
 
 
 
HB 2163
 
Turner, Sylvester / Allen / Crabb / Marquez
Relating to a study regarding the provision of certain medications through the Medicaid vendor drug program to children younger than 16 years of age.
 
 
 
HB 3165
 
Davis, Yvonne
Relating to prohibition of certain practices by owners of developments supported with low income housing tax credit allocations.
 
 
 
HB 148
 
Smith, Todd
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of barratry and solicitation of professional employment.
 
 
 
HB 166
 
Naishtat / King, Susan / Howard, Charlie / Bohac /
Menendez / et al.
Relating to providing home- and community-based support services under the Medicaid program to persons who are deaf-blind with multiple disabilities.
 
 
 
HB 1196
 
Hochberg
Relating to the payment of wages by an employer through an electronic transfer of funds to a payroll card account.
 
 
 
HB 1209
 
McClendon / Gattis
Relating to beneficiaries of construction payment trust funds.
 
 
 
HB 1243
 
Gallego / Farabee / Solomons / Swinford / Coleman
Relating to net metering for retail electric service customers and compensation for excess electricity generated by a retail electric customer's on-site generator.
 
 
 
HB 1299
 
Turner, Chris / Ortiz, Jr. / Lucio III / et al.
Relating to the fund for veterans' assistance and the creation of a lottery game to benefit the fund.
 
 
 
HB 1396
 
Farrar
Relating to the punishment prescribed for burglary of a vehicle and to grants of community supervision to persons who commit that offense.
 
 
 
HB 1480
 
Madden
Relating to the use of video teleconferencing systems in certain criminal proceedings.
 
 
 
HB 1656
 
Guillen
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and counties to regulate platting requirements near an international border.
 
 
 
HB 1679
 
Gallego
Relating to limiting the liability of space flight entities.
 
 
 
HB 1763
 
Flynn
Relating to the organization of the adjutant general's department.
 
 
 
HB 1737
 
Gonzales
Relating to the formula funding for public institutions of higher education for certain credit hours that do not count toward a degree.
 
 
 
HB 1913
 
McReynolds / Pena / Gonzalez Toureilles / Elkins /
et al.
Relating to identification requirements for certain fire hydrants and flush valves.
 
 
 
HB 1644
 
Dukes / et al.
Relating to admonishments given to a person charged with a misdemeanor.
 
 
 
HB 1481
 
Madden
Relating to certain offenses regarding the possession or use of a cellular telephone by an inmate or defendant in a correctional or detention facility and to the detection and monitoring of that possession or use.
 
 
 
HB 1410
 
Ortiz, Jr. / Davis, John / Smith, Todd / Herrero /
Kolkhorst / et al.
Relating to student information required to be provided at the time of enrollment in public schools.
 
 
 
HB 1948
 
Rios Ybarra / Anderson / Gonzales / Hunter /
Martinez, "Mando" / et al.
Relating to a public health extension service pilot program.
 
 
 
HB 1323
 
Strama / Gonzales / Anchia / Lucio III / Pierson /
et al.
Relating to bullying and harassment in public schools.
 
 
 
HB 2059
 
Gallego
Relating to certain pretrial and post-trial procedures in a criminal case.
 
 
 
HB 2392
 
England
Relating to the persons entitled to redeem property after the foreclosure of a property owners' association's assessment lien.
 
 
 
HB 2441
 
Rose
Relating to the authority of conservation and reclamation districts in Hays County to issue bonds supported by ad valorem taxes to fund the development and maintenance of recreational facilities.
 
 
 
HB 2469
 
Rodriguez
Relating to certain mass transit entities.
 
 
 
HB 2523
 
Anchia
Relating to the purchasing of a firearm from the county by an honorably retired law enforcement officer.
 
 
 
HB 2578
 
Keffer
Relating to the deferral by a licensed distributor or importer of payment of gasoline and diesel fuel taxes and information required on a tax return relating to credits authorized for certain of those deferrals.
 
 
 
HB 2586
 
Smithee
Relating to small and large employer health group cooperatives.
 
 
 
HB 2632
 
Patrick
Relating to a demonstration project to reduce social isolation among the elderly.
 
 
 
HB 2636
 
Castro / et al.
Relating to the establishment of an employment services program to assist certain unemployed or underemployed child support obligors.
 
 
 
HB 2371
 
Vaught / Pierson
Relating to the forfeiture of an inmate's good conduct time as a result of filing certain motions for forensic DNA testing.
 
 
 
HB 2694
 
Rodriguez / Keffer
Relating to the duties of a residential mortgage servicer to a borrower.
 
 
 
HB 2698
 
Chisum / Homer
Relating to the renewal of certain expired licenses or registrations.
 
 
 
HB 2745
 
Isett / et al.
Relating to a certification program to provide job skills training.
 
 
 
HB 2753
 
Farias / Strama / Villarreal / Rodriguez
Relating to the voluntary assessment of property owners by a county to finance certain solar energy improvements.
 
 
 
HB 2791
 
Homer
Relating to the authority of certain county jail guards to carry firearms.
 
 
 
HB 3162
 
Davis, Yvonne
Relating to the development of a long-range state low income housing plan.
 
 
 
HB 2795
 
Homer
Relating to consumer goods and services covered under the Texas Telemarketing Disclosure and Privacy Act.
 
 
 
HB 1147
 
Frost / et al.
Relating to conduct constituting the offense of dog fighting and to the criminal and civil consequences of committing that offense.
 
 
 
HB 384
 
Burnam / Lucio III
Relating to the prevention of racial profiling by certain civilian employees of the Department of Public Safety.
 
 
 
HB 179
 
Creighton / Eissler
Relating to the application of new requirements for commercial underground injection control wells to be adopted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
 
 
 
HB 2810
 
Bonnen
Relating to the Brazoria County juvenile board and juvenile probation department.
 
 
 
HB 1660
 
King, Phil / Laubenberg / Harless / Christian /
Weber
Relating to the composition of the board of directors of an appraisal district.
 
 
 
HB 3441
 
Kleinschmidt / Darby
Relating to certain construction liens under the Texas Residential Construction Commission Act.
 
 
 
HB 4014
 
Weber / et al.
Relating to prohibiting school districts from requiring or coercing school district employees to make charitable contributions.
 
 
 
HB 3244
 
Riddle / Rios Ybarra / Pena
Relating to the establishment of a centralized sex offender registration authority in certain counties in this state.
 
 
 
HB 4744
 
Gallego
Relating to the creation of the Lajitas Utility District No. 1 of Brewster County; providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
 
 
 
HB 1898
 
Shelton
Relating to notice required for certain recreational activities on premises owned, operated, or maintained by a governmental unit.
 
 
 
HB 3256
 
Laubenberg
Relating to the authority to consolidate water utility systems under a single tariff.
 
 
 
HB 1037
 
Paxton / Keffer / Zerwas / Truitt / et al.
Relating to allowing persons acquiring a new residence homestead to receive an ad valorem tax exemption on the homestead in the year in which the property is acquired.
 
 
 
HB 2286
 
Driver
Relating to the regulation of the business of private security.
 
 
 
HB 3324
 
Kleinschmidt
Relating to the assignment of special judges in county courts in certain counties.
 
 
 
HB 3715
 
King, Susan
Relating to identification of certain persons employed to assist a registered lobbyist.
 
 
 
HB 2535
 
Creighton
Relating to the regulation and enforcement of dam safety by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; providing civil and administrative penalties.
 
 
 
HB 4613
 
Oliveira / Smith, Todd / Villarreal / Isett /
Kuempel
Relating to the creation, operations and financing of tax increment reinvestment zones.
 
 
 
HB 4309
 
Crownover / Solomons
Relating to the use of grants or loans by an electric utility or transmission and distribution utility deploying advanced metering technology for use with renewable energy.
 
 
 
HB 4743
 
Gallego
Relating to the creation of the Terrell County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
 
 
 
HB 4806
 
Rose
Relating to court-appointed volunteer advocates in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
 
 
 
HB 589
 
Naishtat
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property used by a charitable organization operating certain radio stations.
 
 
 
HB 1413
 
Bohac
Relating to the definition of a junked vehicle for purposes of abatement of a public nuisance.
 
 
 
HB 2949
 
Eiland
Relating to the operation of condominium associations.
 
 
 
HB 3240
 
Martinez, "Mando"
Relating to a municipal program for foreclosure on and improvement of certain property, and the subsequent sale of the property as affordable housing.
 
 
 
HB 3557
 
Phillips
Relating to the waiver of sovereign immunity from certain suits by certain municipalities.
 
 
 
HB 3880
 
Miklos
Relating to the payment of certain costs and expenses of a juvenile case manager.
 
 
 
HB 4517
 
Homer
Relating to a study on implementing a statewide electronic records system for the transmission of records relating to over-the-counter sales of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and norpseudoephedrine.
 
 
 
HB 3608
 
Truitt
Relating to the deduction of qualified health insurance premiums from annuities payable by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas to certain retired public safety officers.
 
 
 
HB 4329
 
Strama
Relating to an interim study on the creation of a data collection to track specialized technology research projects conducted by public universities, public university research facilities, and other state institutions.
 
 
 
HB 4317
 
Callegari
Relating to certain reporting duties of the attorney general and the Department of Aging and Disability Services.
 
 
 
HB 4245
 
Keffer / Guillen / et al.
Relating to a pilot program to expand access to career and technical education partnerships in rural areas.
 
 
 
HB 4522
 
Phillips
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Transportation related to county traffic officers.
 
 
 
HB 4578
 
Martinez, "Mando"
Relating to the establishment of the official citrus producers' pest and disease management corporation; providing penalties.
 
 
 
HB 2210
 
Anchia / et al.
Relating to efficiency standards for certain appliances; providing a civil penalty.
 
 
 
HB 3927
 
Oliveira
Relating to the computation of taxable margin for purposes of the franchise tax by a taxable entity principally engaged in Internet hosting.
 
 
 
HB 2145
 
Miklos / Menendez / Chavez / Moody / Thibaut /
et al.
Relating to the right of one immediate family member of certain deceased peace officers to make an oral statement regarding the terms of a plea bargain agreement.
 
 
 
HB 2028
 
Zerwas
Relating to delegation by a physician of certain cosmetic and dermatological medical treatments.
 
 
 
HB 1710
 
Turner, Sylvester
Relating to requiring certain facilities located in certain areas prone to severe weather to have an emergency preparedness plan for provision of emergency electrical power.
 
 
 
HB 1500
 
King, Tracy O. / Farias / et al.
Relating to certain exceptions to the prohibition on hunting from a public road or right-of-way.
 
 
 
HB 1523
 
Alvarado / Lucio III / Zerwas / Gonzales / Coleman /
et al.
Relating to a prohibition of foods containing trans fat.
 
 
 
HB 2088
 
Howard, Donna
Relating to increasing public awareness of the benefits of native plant species and problems associated with invasive plant species.
 
 
 
HB 366
 
Anderson
Relating to creating a task force to review electric energy generation policies and to study the state's long-term demand for electric generation capacity.
 
 
 
HB 4414
 
Taylor / Harper-Brown
Relating to the application of the sunset review process to the office of vehicle fleet management.
 
 
 
HB 858
 
Laubenberg
Relating to the practice of psychological associates.
 
 
 
HB 2026
 
Zerwas
Relating to bariatric surgery coverage for state employees.
 
 
 
HB 1165
 
Flynn
Relating to the Texas Code of Military Justice.
 
 
 
HB 2998
 
Fletcher
Relating to the reporting and recording of a motor vehicle accident involving an official vehicle driven by a peace officer, firefighter, or an emergency medical services employee in the course of official duties.
 
 
 
HB 852
 
Smith, Todd
Relating to nonpayment of hospitals under the state Medicaid program for certain preventable adverse conditions.
 
 
 
HB 2472
 
Kolkhorst
Relating to persons authorized to perform a marriage ceremony.
 
 
 
HB 2537
 
Creighton
Relating to the certification of sheriffs and deputy sheriffs to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety standards.
 
 
 
HB 2741
 
Miller, Doug
Relating to allowing a water and sewer utility to assess a utility facilities construction and improvement charge to recover certain costs associated with certain construction and improvement projects.
 
 
 
HB 1223
 
Laubenberg
Relating to persons authorized to make payroll deductions for county employees.
 
 
 
HB 1391
 
Strama / Miklos / Villarreal / Pena / Bolton /
et al.
Relating to the promotion and use of renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements; authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds.
 
 
 
HB 4618
 
Flynn
Relating to limitations on certain non-express easements.
 
 
 
HB 4682
 
Parker
Relating to the use of private procurement specialists for certain state agency contracts.
 
 
 
HB 3234
 
Davis, John
Relating to telehealth services and home telemonitoring services provided to certain Medicaid recipients.
 
 
 
HB 3560
 
Phillips
Relating to the establishment of a shared database for deer breeder reporting requirements.
 
 
 
HB 2895
 
Hancock
Relating to compliance with federal occupational safety and health standards in environmental enforcement.
 
 
 
HB 2938
 
Truitt
Relating to the conduct of investigations, prepayment reviews, and payment holds in cases of suspected fraud, waste, or abuse in the provision of health and human services.
 
 
 
HB 2823
 
Patrick / et al.
Relating to eligible recipients of certain grants awarded by the commissioner of education.
 
 
 
HB 2743
 
Paxton / et al.
Relating to the availability of certain county financial information on certain counties' Internet websites.
 
 
 
HB 3527
 
Callegari
Relating to the use of the state participation account of the water development fund.
 
 
 
HB 3497
 
Miller, Sid
Relating to the career ladder for certain prison industry workers.
 
 
 
HB 3755
 
Howard, Donna
Relating to the period for which a prescription written for a Medicaid recipient is valid.
 
 
 
HB 3738
 
Isett
Relating to requirements for correspondence courses for licensing as a real estate broker, salesperson, or inspector.
 
 
 
HB 3926
 
Orr
Relating to medical assistance reimbursement for immunizations administered by certain health care providers.
 
 
 
HB 4111
 
Martinez Fischer
Relating to public notice requirements and other provisions applicable to the board of trustees of a school district proposing to close a district campus.
 
 
 
HB 4158
 
Rose
Relating to reimbursement rates for nursing home services provided to Medicaid recipients.
 
 
 
HB 4207
 
Giddings
Relating to the disclosure of personally identifiable information under the public information law.
 
 
 
HB 2659
 
Villarreal / et al.
Relating to an outreach campaign to promote fathers' involvement with their children before birth.
 
 
 
HB 2415
 
Leibowitz
Relating to the enforcement of a court order requiring an inmate imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to pay child support.
 
 
 
HB 3059
 
Farabee
Relating to persons subject to liability for residential construction defects or regulation as a builder of residential construction.
 
 
 
HB 3225
 
Madden
Relating to the license requirements for a chemical dependency counselor.
 
 
 
HB 3270
 
Howard, Donna
Relating to the electronic transmission and certification of prescriptions under the medical assistance program.
 
 
 
HB 3296
 
Castro
Relating to alternative developmental education courses under the Texas Success Initiative for institutions of higher education.
 
 
 
HB 2105
 
Geren / Solomons
Relating to the regulation of certain licensing agents; providing a penalty.
 
 
 
HB 2293
 
Gattis / Gonzalez Toureilles / Flynn
Relating to the delivery of prescription drugs for certain state health plans by mail order; providing an administrative penalty.
 
 
 
HB 4130
 
Corte
Relating municipal and county financing of the acquisition of buffer areas or open spaces adjacent to a military installation for certain purposes.
 
 
 
HB 3457
 
Branch
Relating to the compulsory inspection of motor vehicles; providing penalties.
 
 
 
HB 4406
 
Taylor
Relating to the application process for a license to carry a concealed handgun.
 
 
 
HB 718
 
Riddle
Relating to the applicability of certain laws to certain sex offenders.
 
 
 
HB 3444
 
Anchia
Relating to the registration of individuals who assist in certain early voting procedures; providing a criminal penalty.
 
 
 
HB 3607
 
Truitt
Relating to authorized investments for governmental entities.
 
 
 
HB 1482
 
Pitts
Relating to the creation of the offense of assault with bodily fluids, the prosecution and punishment of that offense, and the consequences of a conviction for that offense.
 
 
 
HB 4108
 
Martinez Fischer
Relating to a central database containing information about certain offenders who have committed offenses involving family violence against a child.
 
 
 
HB 2301
 
Marquez / Quintanilla / Moody / Chavez / Pickett
Relating to the creation of a county ethics commission in certain counties; providing civil and criminal penalties.
 
 
 
HB 395
 
Hartnett / Turner, Sylvester / King, Phil / et al.
Relating to this state's goal for installed electric generating capacity from natural gas.
 
 
 
HB 1893
 
Driver / McReynolds / Kolkhorst / Ortiz, Jr. /
Merritt / et al.
Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of institutions of higher education.
 
 
 
HB 3936
 
King, Phil / Chavez
Relating to authorizing an officer or enlisted member of the state military force to hold other civil offices.
 
 
 
HB 480
 
Chisum / Laubenberg / et al.
Relating to marriage education courses for certain couples filing for divorce on the grounds of insupportability.
 
 
 
HB 569
 
Miller, Sid / Christian
Relating to notice of an application for a permit to dispose of oil and gas waste in a commercial disposal well; creating an offense.
 
 
 
HB 4107
 
Chisum
Relating to the exemption of certain electric cooperatives from certain regulations.
 
 
 
HB 2056
 
Gallego
Relating to granting certain local governments general zoning authority around certain military facilities; providing a penalty.
 
 
 
HB 3282
 
Gattis / Vaught / Riddle / et al.
Relating to cottage food production operations.
 
 
 
HB 3131
 
Hartnett / Jackson, Jim
Relating to the exclusion of certain payments from the total revenue of a qualified destination management company for purposes of the franchise tax.
 
 
 
HB 3109
 
Parker
Relating to certain offenses involving boating safety and the disposition of fines for certain water safety offenses.
 
 
 
HB 990
 
Hartnett
Relating to the rule against perpetuities.
 
 
 
HB 3203
 
Hartnett
Relating to the recovery of attorney's fees in an action for breach of contract involving certain local governmental entities.
 
 
 
HB 4208
 
Patrick / et al.
Relating to idling the diesel engine of a school bus while the bus is parked at a public school or school event.
 
 
 
HB 2329
 
Guillen
Relating to employment at or by certain facilities serving the elderly or person with disabilities.
 
 
 
HB 1977
 
Solomons / et al.
Relating to encumbrances that may be fixed on homestead property.
 
 
 
HB 3965
 
Dunnam
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain property used to control pollution.
 
 
 
HB 330
 
Pierson / Rios Ybarra
Relating to the appointment of a nonvoting faculty regent to the board of regents of each state university or state university system.
 
 
 
HB 742
 
Flores / Smith, Wayne / McReynolds / Corte /
Smithee / et al.
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans and to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled based on disability rating.
 
 
 
HB 3870
 
Darby / Flynn / Raymond / Pitts / Cook
Relating to self-directed and semi-independent status of state financial regulatory agencies; making an appropriation.
 
 
 
HB 2075
 
Shelton / Brown, Fred
Relating to limitations on the number of courses that students may drop under certain circumstances at certain public institutions of higher education.
 
 
 
HB 2518
 
Menendez / Corte / McClendon / Castro / McReynolds
Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.
 
 
 
HB 3421
 
Eissler
Relating to educator preparation programs and educator certification, performance, and recruitment.
 
 
 
HB 4033
 
McCall
Relating to the provision of assistance by the Texas Ethics Commission in the reporting of political contributions and expenditures made in connection with offices of and measures proposed by local governmental entities and of expenditures made in connection with attempts to influence the actions of local governmental entities.
 
 
 
HB 362
 
Brown, Betty
Relating to the authority of certain counties to enact noise regulations; providing a criminal penalty.
 
 
 
HB 172
 
Olivo
Relating to the right of a parent of a public school student to immediate notice of certain disciplinary action taken against the student.
 
 
 
HB 819
 
Bonnen
Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to commissioned law enforcement officers of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
 
 
 
HB 2915
 
McReynolds
Relating to oil and gas operations in connection with certain state land.
 
 
 
HB 827
 
Harper-Brown / Kent / Lucio III / et al.
Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of a vulnerable road user; providing penalties.
 
 
 
HB 3117
 
Homer
Relating to the possession, custody, or control of a cougar, bobcat, or coyote.
 
 
 
HB 985
 
Brown, Betty
Relating to the creation of a memorial sign account, the imposition of a memorial sign fee on certain defendants, and the posting of memorial signs for certain victims of alcohol or controlled substance related vehicle accidents.
 
 
 
HB 2712
 
Coleman
Relating to ambulatory surgical centers and to the provision of services at those centers by certain designated physician groups.
 
 
 
HB 1198
 
Button / Eissler / Pitts / Driver / Ortiz, Jr. /
et al.
Relating to the qualifications for certification of a person as a qualified business under the enterprise zone program.
 
 
 
HB 2453
 
Eiland
Relating to the availability and continuation of certain health benefit plan coverage.
 
 
 
HB 2207
 
Gonzales
Relating to retirement qualifications for appellate judges.
 
 
 
HB 2815
 
Giddings
Relating to requirements regarding information to be provided to employees covered by workers' compensation health care networks.
 
 
 
HB 1204
 
Hartnett
Relating to the use of a judge's staff and office equipment to prepare a response to certain complaints or allegations or to provide certain information.
 
 
 
HB 2792
 
Homer
Relating to the regulation of signs by municipalities.
 
 
 
HB 1270
 
Phillips / Laubenberg
Relating to the authority of a county to regulate the location of halfway houses in the unincorporated areas of the county; providing a penalty.
 
 
 
HB 1537
 
Burnam / Truitt
Relating to safety requirements applicable to gas pipelines in certain counties.
 
 
 
HB 1491
 
Driver
Relating to exemption from application of the Private Security Act of certain peace officers employed by a law enforcement agency.
 
 
 
HB 2134
 
Rios Ybarra / Lucio III
Relating to the frequency of water audits by certain retail public utilities.
 
 
 
HB 1773
 
Fletcher
Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information concerning current and former employees of certain divisions of the office of the attorney general.
 
 
 
HB 2544
 
Giddings
Relating to the amount and payment of attorney's fees in certain workers' compensation cases.
 
 
 
HB 2287
 
Driver
Relating to the regulation of investigations companies and the performance of investigative services.
 
 
 
HB 235
 
Rodriguez / Walle / Guillen / et al.
Relating to the collection of recyclable material from buildings under the jurisdiction of the State Preservation Board.
 
 
 
HB 2978
 
Otto / Anchia
Relating to the creation of alternative fuel programs to be funded by the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.
 
 
 
HB 2798
 
Driver
Relating to information provided by an entity authorized to commission, appoint, or employ law enforcement officers upon creation of a law enforcement agency or a police department.
 
 
 
HB 3334
 
Merritt
Relating to the cost of replacing a law enforcement officer during training on enforcement of immigration laws.
 
 
 
HB 3359
 
McClendon / Rodriguez
Relating to a uniform and statewide 9-1-1 emergency services fee on the retail sale of prepaid wireless telecommunications services to consumers.
 
 
 
HB 3540
 
Davis, Yvonne
Relating to the creation of a statewide initiative to increase independent, affordable housing for elderly or homeless persons and persons with disabilities.
 
 
 
HB 3960
 
McReynolds
Relating to workers' compensation insurance coverage for certain travel by emergency service organization employees and volunteer members.
 
 
 
HB 4388
 
Chavez / Rose
Relating to veteran's employment preferences.
 
 
 
HB 4355
 
Howard, Donna / King, Susan / Gonzales / Zerwas /
Pitts
Relating to a study of alternate ways to assure clinical competency of graduates of nursing educational programs.
 
 
 
HB 3343
 
Bohac
Relating to county participation in the enterprise zone program.
 
 
 
HB 3498
 
Swinford
Relating to an appeal of an order of an appraisal review board to a district court.
 
 
 
HB 3633
 
Geren
Relating to the purchase by state agencies of certain lamps.
 
 
 
HB 3558
 
Phillips
Relating to the authority of a local authority to require a person who violates a photographic traffic signal enforcement system to take an intersection safety course.
 
 
 
HB 3659
 
Flynn
Relating to certain retail installment transactions involving the sale of motor vehicles.
 
 
 
HB 4214
 
Homer
Relating to the business of taxidermy; providing penalties.
 
 
 
HB 15
 
Leibowitz
Relating to the participation of certain metropolitan planning organization policy board members in votes of the board related to certain toll projects.
 
 
 
HB 111
 
Pena / Hodge
Relating to the joint or separate prosecution of a capital felony charged against two or more defendants.
 
 
 
HB 69
 
Guillen / Berman / Pena / Flores
Relating to a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a taxing unit on the residence homestead of an eligible person who is a member of a reserve component of the United States armed forces and is ordered to active military duty.
 
 
 
HB 180
 
Alonzo
Relating to the establishment of a program at the University of North Texas at Dallas to provide financial incentives to certain students who agree to teach bilingual education, English as a second language, or Spanish in certain public schools.
 
 
 
HB 3719
 
King, Susan
Relating to preferred drug lists adopted by the Health and Human Services Commission and associated requirements regarding supplemental rebates, prior authorization, and public notification.
 
 
 
HB 3770
 
Fletcher / King, Susan
Relating to the continuing education and intermediate proficiency certificate requirements of peace officers.
 
 
 
HB 4022
 
Branch
Relating to the exemption of oil and gas royalty interests owned by private institutions of higher education from oil and gas severance taxes.
 
 
 
HB 4372
 
Elkins
Relating to the resolution of overpayment or underpayment of income benefits under the workers' compensation program.
 
 
 
HB 4357
 
Madden
Relating to the authority of a justice or municipal court over certain juvenile offenders and their parents.
 
 
 
HB 4255
 
Hilderbran / Darby / Rose / Walle
Relating to the protection of children by enforcing compulsory public school attendance requirements, ensuring reports of abuse or neglect, protecting children from abuse and neglect, and ensuring that births are reported and to the prosecution of the offense of bigamy; providing criminal penalties.
 
 
 
HB 4371
 
Elkins
Relating to failure to submit to an examination by a designated doctor under the workers' compensation system.
 
 
 
HB 1511
 
Otto / Ritter / et al.
Relating to requirements that fire sprinkler systems be installed in certain dwellings.
 
 
 
HB 3816
 
Brown, Fred / Fletcher / Callegari /
Howard, Charlie / Elkins / et al.
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Medical Board.
 
 
 
HB 552
 
Madden / Rodriguez / Eissler / Strama / et al.
Relating to the provision of competitive grants to fund programs for certain public school students assigned to disciplinary alternative education programs or in-school suspension.
 
 
 
HB 2110
 
Hughes / et al.
Relating to the applicability of the Private Real Property Rights Preservation Act to certain governmental actions.
 
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HCR 22
 
Burnam / Kent
Granting the Chishty family permission to sue the State of Texas, the Department of Aging and Disability Services, and the Denton State School.
 
 
 
HCR 67
 
Farabee / Gonzalez Toureilles / Rios Ybarra
Urging the United States Congress to maintain state regulatory coverage of hydraulic fracturing.
 
 
 
HCR 139
 
Flores / Gonzalez Toureilles / Martinez, "Mando" /
Leibowitz / et al.
Directing the State Preservation Board to amend its rules to allow the statue in honor of Tejanos to be placed on the south lawn of the Capitol.
 
 
 
HCR 119
 
Swinford
Designating the Panhandle Region of Texas as an official Natural Renewable Resource Area.
 
 
 
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 54
 
Truitt
Urging the United States Congress to enact legislation facilitating a technology-based solution that allows consumers to subscribe to Internet services that exclude adult content.
 
 
 
HCR 61
 
Herrero / Gattis / Truitt / Kent / et al.
Urging congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.
 
 
 
HCR 126
 
Miller, Sid
Designating the Mills County Goat and BBQ Cook-off as the official Texas State Goat Barbecue Championship Cook-off.
 
 
 
HCR 168
 
Anderson / Miller, Sid / Button / Branch /
Hartnett / et al.
Extending appreciation to former president George W. Bush for his service to our state and nation.
 
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HR 798
 
Taylor / Eiland
Expressing opposition to any federal legislation that would create an optional federal charter for insurers.