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Daily House Calendar (Second)
Friday, May 08, 2009
 
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******** GENERAL STATE CALENDAR ********
HOUSE BILLS
SECOND READING
 
 
 
HB 176
 
King, Susan / Riddle
Relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated assault.
 
 
 
HB 184
 
Alonzo / Vo
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 1943
 
Herrero / Naishtat / Kent
Relating to the appointment of volunteer advocates as guardians ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
 
 
 
HB 1958
 
Edwards / Turner, Sylvester
Relating to the release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of certain inmates who complete a rehabilitation program.
 
 
 
HB 1967
 
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.
 
 
 
HB 2014
 
Vo
Relating to credit card marketing activities at postsecondary educational institutions.
 
 
 
HB 2070
 
Cohen / Anchia / Dukes / Pitts / Hartnett / et al.
Relating to the fee based on admissions to certain sexually oriented businesses.
 
 
 
HB 2118
 
Olivo / Gonzales / Naishtat / Turner, Sylvester /
Corte / et al.
Relating to the designation of May 9 as Willie Velasquez Day.
 
 
 
HB 2669
 
Crownover
Relating to the implementation of projects involving the capture, injection, sequestration, or geologic storage of carbon dioxide.
 
 
 
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
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 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.
 
 
 
HB 103
 
Brown, Fred
Relating to the operation of certain health benefit plans through student health centers of certain institutions of higher education.
 
 
 
HB 59
 
Branch / Anchia / Giddings / Oliveira / Crownover /
et al.
Relating to the establishment of a law school in the city of Dallas by the University of North Texas System.
 
 
 
HB 2003
 
McCall / Castro / Orr
Relating to the creation of the offense of online harassment.
 
 
 
HB 357
 
Quintanilla
Relating to the sale of lottery tickets at a location at which a person holds an alcoholic beverage permit.
 
 
 
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
Relating to the adoption of energy efficient building standards.
 
 
 
HB 3255
 
Gattis
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
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
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
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 / 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
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 / 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
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 / 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
Relating to a certification program to provide job skills training.
 
 
 
HB 2753
 
Farias
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.