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ITEMS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION

Thursday, May 26, 2011

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

Senate amendment printings:

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 9:40 PM MAY 24, 2011:

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.

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.

ELIGIBLE AT 12:10 PM MAY 25, 2011:

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.

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 3:50 PM MAY 25, 2011:

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 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 7:20 PM MAY 25, 2011:

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 7:40 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 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.

ELIGIBLE AT 11:40 AM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 1103             Lucio III / Pena

Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of certain criminal offenses involving animal cruelty.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 8 pages total.

HB 2466             Phillips

Relating to the licensing and operation of motor vehicles by minors.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.

ELIGIBLE AT 11:50 AM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 2277             Eiland

Relating to the sale, exchange, or replacement of life insurance and annuity contracts.
     3 Amendments, consisting of 42 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 12:00 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 1400             Elkins

Relating to the boundaries and financing of public improvement districts designated by a municipality or county.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.

HB 2329             Zedler

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information regarding victims of trafficking of persons and to the issuance and enforcement of protective orders to protect victims of trafficking of persons; providing penalties.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 4 pages total.

HB 2663             Chisum

Relating to the effect of rules and standards adopted by the Railroad Commission of Texas relating to the liquefied petroleum gas industry on ordinances, orders, or rules adopted by political subdivisions relating to that industry.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 1 page total.

HB 3396             Hernandez Luna

Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offense of breach of computer security.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.

HB 3647             Turner

Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 9 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 12:20 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 2761             Garza / Howard, Charlie

Relating to meetings, elections, and records of certain property owners' associations.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 7 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 16 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 12:30 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 1517             Isaac

Relating to the disposition of fines for traffic violations collected by certain municipalities.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 3 pages total.

HB 2594             Truitt / Rodriguez, Eddie / Harless / Farias / McClendon / et al.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain credit services organizations and the regulation of certain extensions of consumer credit obtained by those organizations or with regard to which the organizations provide assistance; providing an administrative penalty.
     4 Amendments, consisting of 4 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 12:40 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 3                Thompson / Woolley / Button / Alvarado / Truitt / et al.

Relating to the imposition of a sentence of life without parole on certain defendants who commit certain sexual offenses.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.

HB 2207             Oliveira

Relating to the authority of the board of trustees to set rates for certain municipal utility systems.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 12:50 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 1386             Coleman / Farrar / Marquez / et al.

Relating to the public health threat presented by youth suicide.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 8 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 1:10 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 300              Kolkhorst / Naishtat / et al.

Relating to the privacy of protected health information; providing administrative and civil penalties.
     4 Amendments, consisting of 5 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 21 pages total.

HB 1043             Christian / Lucio III / Zedler / Rodriguez, Eddie

Relating to creating an offense for engaging in certain conduct relating to cockfighting.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.

HB 1541             McClendon

Relating to the prevention of automobile burglary and theft.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.

ELIGIBLE AT 1:50 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 1728             Keffer

Relating to energy savings performance contracts and energy efficiency planning.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.

HB 1788             Farias / King, Tracy O. / Larson / Gallego

Relating to capturing reptiles and amphibians by nonlethal means; providing a penalty.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 5 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 2:50 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 9                Branch / Pitts / Taylor, Larry / Patrick, Diane / Villarreal / et al.

Relating to student success-based funding for and reporting regarding public institutions of higher education.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 7 pages total.

HB 213              Rodriguez, Eddie / Keffer / et al.

Relating to certain loans secured by a lien on residential real property and to other transactions involving residential real property; providing civil penalties.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 8 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 3:40 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 2439             Gallego

Relating to posting suggestions and ideas on cost-efficiency and certain budget documents on certain state agency websites.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 3 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 4:10 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 1616             Geren / Flynn / King, Phil

Relating to the reporting of political contributions, political expenditures, and personal financial information, and to complaints filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 7 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 4:30 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 971              King, Phil / Geren / Hilderbran

Relating to removal of the requirement that an electric utility designate a preferred route for a transmission line in an application for a certificate of convenience and necessity.
     3 Amendments, consisting of 3 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 4:40 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 1244             Castro

Relating to developmental education courses and the assessment of student readiness under the Texas Success Initiative for public institutions of higher education.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 4 pages total.

HB 1754             Gallego

Relating to the reorganization of powers and duties among agencies in this state that provide representation to indigent defendants in criminal cases and to the reorganization of funding sources for indigent defense.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 4 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 37 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 4:50 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 2770             Smith, Wayne / Callegari

Relating to the powers and duties of navigation districts, port authorities, and certain municipalities.
     5 Amendments, consisting of 6 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 6:00 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 1781             Price / Harper-Brown / Callegari / Frullo / Thompson / et al.

Relating to obsolete or redundant reporting requirements applicable to state agencies.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 3 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 5 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 6:10 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 1720             Davis, John

Relating to improving health care provider accountability and efficiency under the child health plan and Medicaid programs.
     3 Amendments, consisting of 31 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 6:20 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 411              Laubenberg / Crownover

Relating to the confidentiality of newborn screening information.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 16 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 6 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 6:40 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 3595             Chisum / Strama

Relating to energy efficiency goals and energy efficiency programs.
     3 Amendments, consisting of 14 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 10 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 7:50 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 2365             Eissler

Relating to certain responsibilities of education research centers and to a joint advisory board for education research centers.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 5 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 8:10 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 1940             Perry

Relating to certain matters affecting the supervision of persons released from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to certain hearings conducted concerning persons released from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.

ELIGIBLE AT 8:40 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 51               Lucio III / Cook / et al.

Relating to energy efficiency standards for certain buildings and to high-performance design, construction, and renovation standards for certain buildings and facilities of institutions of higher education.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 8 pages total.

HB 1206             Guillen

Relating to training for members of governing boards of public junior college districts.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.

 

 


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

The Senate requests the appointment of a conference committee on:


SB 89               Lucio / et al.

SP: Rodriguez, Eddie

Relating to summer nutrition programs provided for by school districts.
(Senate Conferees: Lucio, Ch./Seliger/Shapiro/Van de Putte/Deuell)

SB 144              West

SP: Thompson / Gallego / Davis, Yvonne / Aliseda

Relating to allowing a person who successfully completes a term of deferred adjudication community supervision to be eligible for a pardon.
(Senate Conferees: West, Ch./Carona/Ellis/Hegar/Huffman)

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 249              Estes

SP: Orr

Relating to the composition of the Finance Commission of Texas.
(Senate Conferees: Estes, Ch./Fraser/Lucio/Williams/Carona)

SB 341              Uresti / et al.

SP: Menendez / Larson

Relating to authorizing the dissolution of the Bexar Metropolitan Water District; providing a penalty.
(Senate Conferees: Uresti, Ch./Van de Putte/Wentworth/Fraser/Hegar)

SB 563              Jackson

SP: Torres

Relating to information regarding job matching services provided by the Texas Workforce Commission; providing a criminal penalty.
(Senate Conferees: Jackson, Ch./Watson/Fraser/Harris/Eltife)

SB 747              Carona

SP: Hamilton

Relating to the professions regulated by the Texas Real Estate Commission.
(Senate Conferees: Carona, Ch./Eltife/Jackson/Lucio/Watson)

SB 773              Zaffirini / et al.

SP: Gallego / Chisum / Munoz, Jr. / Strama

Relating to telecommunications service discounts for educational institutions, libraries, hospitals, and telemedicine centers.
(Senate Conferees: Zaffirini, Ch./Carona/Deuell/Eltife/Van de Putte)

SB 958              Wentworth

SP: Larson

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

SB 1198             Rodriguez

SP: Hartnett

Relating to decedents' estates.
(Senate Conferees: Rodriguez, Ch./Carona/Harris/Uresti/Wentworth)

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)

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 12:20 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.

ELIGIBLE AT 12:00 PM MAY 26, 2011:

HB 3302             Reynolds / Zerwas

Relating to the authority of certain Type A economic development corporations to undertake certain categories of projects.

ELIGIBLE AT 5:40 PM MAY 26, 2011:

SB 313              Seliger

SP: Price

Relating to priority groundwater management areas.