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ITEMS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

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********** SENATE AMENDMENTS **********

Senate amendment printings:

ELIGIBLE AT 7:30 PM MAY 22, 2011:

HB 2017             McClendon / Pickett / Harper-Brown

Relating to  the organization, governance, duties, and functions of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 35 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 10:50 AM MAY 24, 2011:

HB 753              Raymond

Relating to the recruitment and retention of certain caseworkers employed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 3 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 12:00 PM MAY 24, 2011:

HB 1887             Villarreal

Relating to tax administration of and procedures for property tax protests and appeals; changing the elements of an offense.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 2 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 19 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 6:10 PM MAY 24, 2011:

HB 1242             Geren

Relating to the regulation of certain metal dealers; providing criminal penalties.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 22 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 6:30 PM MAY 24, 2011:

HB 2729             Callegari

Relating to local government contracts with private entities for civil works projects and improvements to real property.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 33 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 6:50 PM MAY 24, 2011:

HB 725              Callegari

Relating to the operation, powers, and duties of certain water districts.
     16 Amendments, consisting of 105 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 36 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 9:30 PM MAY 24, 2011:

HB 1371             Gonzalez, Naomi

Relating to vehicle parking requirements in certain municipal housing authority communities.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 1 page total.

ELIGIBLE AT 9:40 PM MAY 24, 2011:

HB 590              Thompson

Relating to amended sales tax reports and the reallocation of sales tax revenue.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.

HB 1732             Ritter

Relating to the applicability of the constitutional limit on state debt payable from the general revenues of the state to bonds issued by the Texas Water Development Board.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 3 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.

HB 2226             Truitt

Relating to authorized investments for governmental entities.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 2 pages total.

HB 2779             Bohac / Fletcher / Deshotel / Chisum / Harless / et al.

Relating to provisions in the dedicatory instruments of property owners' associations regarding display of flags.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.

HB 3109             Craddick

Relating to the rulemaking power of certain groundwater conservation districts.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 9:50 PM MAY 24, 2011:

HB 1756             Rodriguez, Eddie

Relating to the creation of the Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 17 pages total.

HB 2408             Darby / et al.

Relating to title insurance.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 17 pages total.

HB 3111             Craddick

Relating to fees to finance capital improvements in certain municipalities.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 21 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 10:00 PM MAY 24, 2011:

HB 1178             Flynn

Relating to employment protection for members of the state military forces.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.

HB 2048             Lyne

Relating to the collection and enforcement of state and local hotel occupancy taxes.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 5 pages total.

HB 2396             McClendon

Relating to the pledge of advanced transportation district sales and use taxes to certain bonds.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.

HB 2900             Hartnett

Relating to guardianship matters and proceedings.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 5 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 10:10 PM MAY 24, 2011:

HB 2605             Taylor, Larry

Relating to the continuation and functions of the division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance.
     5 Amendments, consisting of 9 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 35 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 10:20 PM MAY 24, 2011:

HB 1757             Rodriguez, Eddie

Relating to the creation of the Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 19 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 11:10 AM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 2169             Aycock

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit to rescind a discount for early payment of ad valorem taxes.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.

HB 3278             Shelton

Relating to membership of the commissioner of education and the Texas Education Agency in certain advisory committees, commissions, task forces, and other similar entities.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 8 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 11:40 AM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 1334             Allen

Relating to the effect of a delay by the State Board for Educator Certification in renewing an educator's certification.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 11:50 AM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 1821             Anderson, Rodney

Relating to certain information or guidelines provided by or concerning a property owners' association or concerning subdivisions that are subject to restrictive covenants.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 11 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 12:00 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 1228             Dutton

Relating to payment and collection of assessments and other charges owed to a property owners' association and foreclosure of a property owners' association assessment lien.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 8 pages total.

HB 2490             Solomons

Relating to the regulation of crafted precious metal dealers; providing criminal penalties.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 3 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 13 pages total.

HB 3324             McClendon / Thompson

Relating to the operations and monitoring of fusion centers in this state.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 8 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 12:10 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 2560             Sheffield / Driver / Legler / et al.

Relating to transporting a foster child in a vehicle where a handgun is in the possession of a foster parent licensed to carry a concealed handgun.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.

HB 2592             Truitt / Rodriguez, Eddie / Harless / Farias / McClendon / et al.

Relating to notice and disclosure requirements for certain credit services organizations regarding charges and consumer borrowing; providing an administrative penalty.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.

HB 3161             Hancock

Relating to limited purpose subsidiary life insurance companies.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 15 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 12:20 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 1090             Gonzalez, Naomi / Hughes / Villarreal / Oliveira / Margo / et al.

Relating to the calculation of interest on certain ad valorem tax refunds.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.

ELIGIBLE AT 12:30 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 3268             Lyne

Relating to permits for air contaminant emissions of stationary natural gas engines used in combined heating and power systems.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.

ELIGIBLE AT 12:40 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 1568             Coleman

Relating to the authority of certain local governmental entities in certain populous counties to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 12:50 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 3275             Coleman

Relating to the operation and governance of tax increment financing reinvestment zones.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 11 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 1:00 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 2784             Alonzo

Relating to the refund policy for courses and programs at career schools and colleges.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 6 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 1:10 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 1969             Christian

Relating to the applicability of commercial fertilizer regulations to a substance containing animal manure or plant remains.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.

ELIGIBLE AT 1:20 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 1758             Rodriguez, Eddie

Relating to the creation of the Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 3; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 29 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 1:40 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 359              Allen / Nash / Shelton / Patrick, Diane / Torres

Relating to discipline in public schools, including the use of corporal punishment and the prosecution of certain children for school-related offenses.
     3 Amendments, consisting of 4 pages total.

HB 2608             Harper-Brown

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
     3 Amendments, consisting of 7 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 33 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 2:10 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 2734             Madden / Howard, Charlie

Relating to certain mandatory conditions of parole or mandatory supervision for illegal criminal aliens and the revocation of parole or mandatory supervision as a result of violating those conditions.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.

ELIGIBLE AT 3:10 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 1504             Munoz, Jr. / Pena

Relating to statutory references to the common electronic infrastructure project formerly known as TexasOnline.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 19 pages total.

HB 1658             Davis, Yvonne

Relating to the refund of a cash bond to a defendant in a criminal case.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.

HB 1907             Madden

Relating to notification requirements concerning offenses committed by students and school district discretion over admission or placement of certain students.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 6 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 3:30 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 2015             Thompson / et al.

Relating to certain conduct indicating a need for supervision and the sealing of records related to that conduct.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 3:40 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 805              Callegari

Relating to the requirement that certain water service providers ensure emergency operations during an extended power outage.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.

HB 1981             Smith, Wayne / et al.

Relating to measuring, monitoring, and reporting emissions.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.

HB 2136             Guillen

Relating to regional contracted brokers and subcontractors of regional contracted brokers providing Medicaid nonemergency medical transportation services.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.

HB 2313             Coleman

Relating to certain notice requirements for municipalities and counties under the open meetings law.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 3:50 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 630              Pickett / Smith, Wayne

Relating to the environmental review process for transportation projects.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 13 pages total.

HB 2330             King, Phil

Relating to the statutory county courts in Wise County.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.

HB 2380             Shelton / Reynolds

Relating to employment by school districts of certain persons under probationary contracts.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 4 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 4:00 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 788              Kuempel / Miller, Doug

Relating to the establishment and use of a private family cemetery by certain organizations in certain counties.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 4:10 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 336              Marquez

Relating to the filing and posting on the Internet of reports of political contributions and expenditures required in connection with the office of member of the board of trustees of certain school districts.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.

HB 2172             Torres

Relating to the eligibility of certain children under group life insurance policies.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 4:20 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 1301             Guillen / Farias

Relating to making a voluntary contribution to the Parks and Wildlife Department when registering a motor vehicle or renewing a motor vehicle registration.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 4:40 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 1451             Thompson / Pitts / Rodriguez, Eddie / Lucio III / Branch / et al.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain dog and cat breeders; providing penalties.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 5 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 21 pages total.

HB 1495             Munoz, Jr.

Relating to the application of the Information Resources Management Act to public junior colleges and public junior college districts.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.

ELIGIBLE AT 5:30 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 1040             Gallego

Relating to the validation of the creation of, and certain acts related to, a venue project, and the dissolution of certain venue districts.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 5:40 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 2093             Thompson

Relating to the operation and regulation of certain consolidated insurance programs.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 5 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 6:00 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 2173             Torres / Burkett / White / et al.

Relating to the adoption of certain voting procedures and to certain elections, including procedures necessary to implement the federal Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act, deadlines for declaration of candidacy and dates for certain elections, and to terms of certain elected officials.
     6 Amendments, consisting of 7 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 32 pages total.

HB 2903             Zerwas / et al.

Relating to the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 6:20 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 174              Jackson, Jim / Burkett / Branch / Bohac / Patrick, Diane / et al.

Relating to the cancellation of the voter registration and to the eligibility to vote of persons who are deceased or not citizens of the United States.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.

HB 360              Jackson, Jim / Isaac

Relating to ballot language for a proposition to approve the imposition, increase, or reduction of a tax or the issuance of bonds.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.

HB 2469             Phillips

Relating to a memorial sign program for victims of motorcycle accidents.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.

HB 2636             Kolkhorst / Walle

Relating to a council to study neonatal intensive care units.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 6:30 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 1797             Naishtat

Relating to a person's eligibility to obtain a license in social work.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.

HB 2869             Harper-Brown

Relating to the powers and duties of certain master mixed-use property owners' associations.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 13 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 6:40 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 308              Menendez

Relating to life preserving devices on recreational vessels.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.

HB 2477             Harless

Relating to provision of bilingual election materials.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.

HB 3002             Hughes

Relating to certain conservation and reclamation districts exempted from filing a full audit.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 6:50 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 2717             Darby

Relating to the duties and responsibilities of certain county officials and the functions of county government.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 7:00 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 274              Creighton / Aliseda / Kleinschmidt / Jackson, Jim / Sheets / et al.

Relating to the reform of certain remedies and procedures in civil actions and family law matters.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 7 pages total.

HB 3333             Pena

Relating to the authority of the governor to order the disconnection of state computer networks from the Internet.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 7:10 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 326              Guillen

Relating to the reporting requirements of a state agency that is undergoing review by the Sunset Advisory Commission.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 1 page total.

HB 3133             Rodriguez, Eddie

Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of property on which housing is being or has been built or repaired for sale or rent to a low-income individual or family.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 7:20 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 90               Cook

Relating to eligibility to obtain a driver's license.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.

HB 2367             Parker / Hochberg

Relating to the creation of an advisory panel to study certain parental rights relating to possession of or access to the parent's child.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.

ELIGIBLE AT 7:30 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 1904             Sheffield / Isaac

Relating to the deadlines for write-in candidates for the office of county or precinct chair of a political party.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 1 page total.

HB 3831             Marquez / Margo

Relating to the creation of the Montecillo Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.

ELIGIBLE AT 7:40 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 3090             Creighton

Relating to the frequency of water audits by certain retail public utilities.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.

HB 3859             Laubenberg

Relating to the creation of the Club Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to levy an assessment and issue bonds.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.

ELIGIBLE AT 7:50 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 2284             Hardcastle

Relating to the practice of architecture and engineering.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 10 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 8:10 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 2999             Lewis

Relating to a fixed tuition rate program for certain students who transfer to a state university after completing an associate degree program.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.

HB 3033             Naishtat / Rodriguez, Eddie / Dukes

Relating to retirement under public retirement systems for employees of certain municipalities.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 31 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 8:20 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 1335             Allen / Reynolds

Relating to certain resources available to teachers of a public school student with a disability under the statewide plan for delivery of services to public school students with disabilities.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 5 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 8:50 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 628              Callegari

Relating to contracts by governmental entities and related professional services and to public works performance and payment bonds.
     5 Amendments, consisting of 7 pages total.

HB 2357             Pickett

Relating to motor vehicles; providing penalties.
     6 Amendments, consisting of 21 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 221 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 9:00 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 1768             Munoz, Jr. / Eissler / Laubenberg / Marquez

Relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in certain counties.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 9:10 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 2449             Aliseda / Pena / Gonzales, Larry / et al.

Relating to the illegal possession of another person's ballot to be voted by mail.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.

HB 3691             Gallego

Relating to community supervision and corrections departments and community justice plans.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 10 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 9:20 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 3819             Crownover

Relating to the creation of the Valencia Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to levy an assessment and issue bonds.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 23 pages total.

HB 3828             Hochberg

Relating to the creation of the Gulfton Area Municipal Management District; providing authority to impose a tax, levy an assessment, and issue bonds.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 20 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 9:30 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 968              Strama

Relating to expulsion from school or placement in a disciplinary alternative education program.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 7 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 10:00 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 272              Smithee / Chisum / Hancock / Margo / Sheets / et al.

Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and to the resolution of certain disputes concerning claims made to that association; providing penalties.
     9 Amendments, consisting of 13 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 53 pages total.

 

 


********** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE **********

The Senate requests the appointment of a conference committee on:


SB 652              Hegar

SP: Bonnen

Relating to governmental entities subject to the sunset review process.
(Senate Conferees: Hegar, Ch./Hinojosa/Huffman/Nichols/Whitmire)

SB 655              Hegar

SP: Keffer

Relating to the continuation, functions, and name of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
(Senate Conferees: Hegar, Ch./Hinojosa/Huffman/Nichols/Nelson)

SB 156              Huffman

SP: Gonzales, Veronica

Relating to health care data collected by the Department of State Health Services and access to certain confidential patient information within the department.
(Senate Conferees: Huffman, Ch./Nelson/Uresti/Deuell/Duncan)

SB 958              Wentworth

SP: Larson

Relating to the regulation of dangerous wild animals.
(Senate Conferees: Wentworth, Ch./Eltife/Hegar/Uresti/Watson)

SB 1320             Lucio / et al.

SP: Gonzales, Veronica

Relating to the execution of deeds conveying residential real estate in connection with certain transactions involving residential real estate.
(Senate Conferees: Lucio, Ch./Van de Putte/Carona/Estes/Eltife)

SB 1338             Eltife

SP: Geren

Relating to the membership, powers, and duties of the State Preservation Board.
(Senate Conferees: Eltife, Ch./Hegar/Seliger/Uresti/Zaffirini)

SB 1489             Whitmire / et al.

SP: Madden

Relating to educational, juvenile justice, and criminal justice responses to truancy.
(Senate Conferees: Whitmire, Ch./Harris/Hinojosa/Huffman/Shapiro)

SB 1534             Shapiro

SP: Davis, John

Relating to the operation and certification of career schools or colleges.
(Senate Conferees: Shapiro, Ch./Zaffirini/Harris/Eltife/Jackson)

SB 1816             Zaffirini

SP: Raymond

Relating to county and municipal land development regulation.
(Senate Conferees: Zaffirini, Ch./Rodriguez/Carona/Fraser/Lucio)

Conference Committee Reports:

ELIGIBLE AT 7:10 PM MAY 24, 2011:

SB 316              Whitmire / et al.

SP: Gallego

Relating to criminal asset forfeiture, the disposition of proceeds and property from criminal asset forfeiture, and accountability for that disposition; providing civil penalties.

ELIGIBLE AT 12:00 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 275              Pitts / Giddings / Otto / Riddle / Aycock / et al.

Relating to making an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund for expenditure during the current state fiscal biennium.

ELIGIBLE AT 12:20 PM MAY 25, 2011:

SB 321              Hegar / Birdwell / et al.

SP: Kleinschmidt

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.

ELIGIBLE AT 8:40 PM MAY 25, 2011:

HB 1112             Phillips

Relating to the authority and powers of regional mobility authorities.