REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Tuesday

April 26, 2011

SENATE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase such items.

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain tax bills to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a county to regulate land development if approved by a majority vote in a countywide election.

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds of the state to finance educational loans to students.

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain revenue collected by a public entity from the use of a tolled highway project in this state to be used only for transportation projects.

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board.

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to determination of the market value of the permanent school fund and providing for certain transfers from the permanent school fund to the available school fund.

SENATE RESOLUTIONS

Expressing support for the conservation of Castner Range.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Urging the United States Congress to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases for stationary sources.

Urging the members of the Texas congressional delegation to provide to the legislature a cost analysis of the exact funding necessary for full enforcement of all immigration laws in Texas and to immediately report back to the legislature as to the status of that funding and directing the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house to send a delegation of members from both chambers to meet with members of Congress and members of the executive branch to discuss the border security crisis.

Designating August 7 as Purple Heart Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2011.

Expressing continued support for the construction of a monument on Capitol grounds recognizing Texans who served in the Vietnam War.

Designating western swing as the official State Music of Texas.

Designating the month of April each year from 2011 through 2020 as Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month.

Designating the red drum as the official State Saltwater Fish of Texas.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to the establishment of the judicial access and improvement account to provide funding for basic civil legal services, indigent defense, and judicial technical support through certain county service fees and court costs imposed to fund the account.

Relating to the admissibility of evidence of other similar offenses in the prosecution of certain sexual offenses.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to the creation, purpose, implementation, and funding of the County Park Beautification and Improvement Program.

Relating to the designation of certain areas as banking development districts to encourage the establishment of financial institution branches in those areas.

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.

Relating to the elimination of smoking in certain workplaces and public places; providing penalties.

Relating to certification of a person as eligible for disabled parking privileges.

Relating to creating the offense of continuous trafficking of persons; providing a penalty and other civil consequences.

Relating to persons authorized to control the disposition of the remains of certain members of the United States armed forces.

Relating to procedures for establishment, modification, and enforcement of child support obligations.

Relating to the territory and dissolution requirements of the Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to statutory references to the common electronic infrastructure project formerly known as TexasOnline.

Relating to the application of the Information Resources Management Act to public junior colleges and public junior college districts.

Relating to the designation of State Highway 121 in Tarrant and Johnson Counties as the Chisholm Trail Parkway.

Relating to the first day of instruction in certain school districts that provide additional days of instruction financed with local funds.

Relating to the continuation and operation of the Texas Department of Insurance and the operation of certain insurance programs; imposing administrative penalties.

Relating to the territory of the El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4.

Relating to the funding of port security, facility projects, and port studies.

Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities of certain elected officials convicted of certain crimes.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on State Emergency Communications.

Relating to the purchasing and contracting authority of counties.

Relating to the minimum continuing legal education requirements for an attorney employed in the executive branch of state government.

Relating to requirements for businesses that offer plastic checkout bags to customers.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Public Finance Authority.

Relating to equal opportunity for access by private and parochial school students to University Interscholastic League sponsored activities.

Relating to the method of delivery of certain notices sent by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to the designation of a segment of State Highway 243 in Van Zandt County as the Veterans Memorial Parkway.

Relating to the prohibition of certain regulations by a municipality in its extraterritorial jurisdiction involving trees and vegetation.

Relating to repeal of authority for the establishment and operation of the Trans-Texas Corridor and to the operation of vehicles on certain Texas roadways.

Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education.

Relating to fishing tournament fraud; providing penalties.

Relating to the duties and responsibilities of certain county officials and the functions of county government.

Relating to the coordination of rural and small community initiatives.

Relating to county and municipal land development regulations; providing a penalty.

Relating to the adoption by health care facilities of a policy on vaccine preventable diseases; imposing penalties.

Relating to the collection of certain information on a birth certificate.

Relating to the provision of affordable housing in colonias, rural communities, and small municipalities.

Relating to the payment of costs associated with certain educational programs of Prairie View A&M University.

Relating to practices and professions regulated by the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.

Relating to the supervised reentry into the community of certain inmates nearing their date of discharge from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Relating to educational and training requirements for certain peace officers on ethical decision making.

Relating to the electronic submission of certain documents to the attorney general and the submission of certain documents by the attorney general; imposing certain fees.

Relating to the pro re nata administration of psychoactive medications in certain residential health care facilities.

Relating to unclaimed property.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain employees of fire protection sprinkler system contractors; providing a penalty.

Relating to newborn hearing screenings.

Relating to the imposition by certain municipalities and municipal transit departments of the local sales and use tax in certain federal military installations.

Relating to smoke alarms and fire extinguishers in residential rental units.

Relating to license renewals by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Relating to certain extensions of credit to consumers.

Relating to the establishment of a task force to study the assessments of children in the child welfare system.

Relating to the administration and business affairs of public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship program.

Relating to disciplinary action taken against public school students on the basis of serious misbehavior.

Relating to substitution of certain career and technology courses for certain mathematics and science courses otherwise required under the recommended high school program.

Relating to the possession of fish in the tidal water of this state.

Relating to the use of proceeds of bonds and other financial security filed with the Railroad Commission of Texas by certain persons under the jurisdiction of the commission and deposited in the oil-field cleanup fund.

Relating to tree mitigation fees imposed by municipalities.

Relating to the waiver and release of a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien or payment bond claim.

Relating to encouraging public participation by citizens by protecting a person's right to petition, right of free speech, and right of association from meritless lawsuits arising from actions taken in furtherance of those rights.

Relating to certain contracts entered into by school districts for another entity to provide food services at one or more district schools.

Relating to participation of public high school students in college credit programs.

Relating to the organization, governance, duties, and functions of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

Relating to the proof of an applicant's identity and age required for the issuance of a marriage license.

Relating to the creation of managed assigned counsel programs.

Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle dealers, manufacturers, distributors, and representatives.

Relating to the office of county treasurer.

Relating to a tenant's remedies regarding a local government's revocation of a certificate of occupancy due to a landlord's failure to maintain the premises.

Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district or the collector for a taxing unit to waive penalties for failing to file certain documents.

Relating to the expiration of a county burn ban.

Relating to changes in participation in public utility agencies.

Relating to certification, performance, continuing education, and appraisal of public school teachers.

Relating to a defendant's release on a personal bond or bail bond.

Relating to a local community supervision and corrections department monitoring certain conditions of bond and the administrative fees associated with certain department services.

Relating to the operation of pretrial intervention and certain other programs by a community supervision and corrections department.

Relating to the conditions for granting an occupational license to certain persons, the monitoring of those persons by a local community supervision and corrections department, and the fees associated with department services.

Relating to an exception to the residency requirements for filing a suit for dissolution of a marriage in this state for certain spouses of military personnel.

Relating to missing children; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the functions of insurance holding company systems.

Relating to a prohibition on certain underwriting and rating actions based on consumer inquiries.

Relating to the regulation of certain residential mortgage foreclosure consulting services; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the execution of deeds conveying residential real estate in connection with certain transactions involving residential real estate.

Relating to periodic rate adjustments by electric utilities.

Relating to student loan repayment assistance for nurses employed as faculty members at certain institutions of higher education.

Relating to the establishment of a system health center by a university system.

Relating to the student loan program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; authorizing the issuance of bonds.

Relating to the investment of the permanent university fund and other funds under the management and control of the board of regents of The University of Texas System.

Relating to the calculation of interest on certain ad valorem tax refunds.

Relating to the execution of lawful process by county jailers.

Relating to interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications for law enforcement purposes.

Relating to the regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine.

Relating to the application of certain concealed handgun license laws to statewide elected officials, certain current and former members of the legislature, and certain federal and state employees.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of theft of service.

Relating to the enforcement and punishment of certain prohibited conduct that occurs on a public school campus or on a vehicle owned by a county or school district.

Relating to the Internet website operated by the Public Utility Commission of Texas to provide information regarding a customer's power to choose retail electric providers.

Relating to certain loans secured by a lien on residential real property and to other transactions involving residential real property; providing civil penalties.

Relating to the regulation of crafted precious metal dealers and dealerships; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the entering of a plea in a criminal case by a defendant confined in a penal institution.

Relating to information on turnover among licensed jailers at jails under the jurisdiction of the Commission on Jail Standards.

Relating to the operation and administration of the judicial branch of state government.

Relating to educational, juvenile justice, and criminal justice responses to truancy.

Relating to the awarding of grants provided by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

Relating to a verification of the incarceration of an accused person in a criminal case for the purpose of discharging a surety's liability on a bail bond.

Relating to the expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest.

Relating to the flexibility of the board of trustees of a school district in the management and operation of public schools in the district.

Relating to a program to recognize public schools with successful student health and fitness programs.

Relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity for water or sewer services.

Relating to the recovery of certain rate case expenses by an investor-owned water and sewer utility.

Relating to the creation of the Calhoun County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds.

Relating to deadlines for the Railroad Commission of Texas to review certain applications for surface coal mining operation permits.

Relating to school district policies to prohibit bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, and intimidation.

Relating to initiatives designed to improve performance of public school students, including initiatives specifically for students enrolled at the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade levels.

Relating to an appraisal and professional development system for public school principals.

Relating to revising, revoking, or denying renewal of charters of open-enrollment charter schools under certain circumstances.

Relating to prohibiting the sale and use of certain radar interference devices; creating an offense.

Relating to certain comprehensive development agreements of regional mobility authorities.

Relating to certain comprehensive development agreements of regional mobility authorities.

Relating to certain comprehensive development agreements of regional mobility authorities.

Relating to certain comprehensive development agreements of regional mobility authorities.

Relating to certain comprehensive development agreements of regional mobility authorities.

Relating to certain comprehensive development agreements of regional mobility authorities.

Relating to the administration of the Texas Save and Match Program to assist qualifying beneficiaries under the state's prepaid tuition unit program and college savings plans and to the treatment of a beneficiary's assets under a prepaid tuition program or a college savings plan in determining eligibility for student financial assistance and other assistance programs.

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain Texas military veterans.

Relating to the issuance of certain specialty license plates.

Relating to the creation of the Texas Coordinating Council for Veterans Services.

Relating to the processing fee charged for a dishonored payment device.

Relating to criminal history record information of certain applicants for a certificate of registration issued by the Texas Real Estate Commission.

Relating to beginning teacher induction and mentoring programs for public schools.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 499 as the Colonel Bill Card, Jr., Boulevard.

Relating to an exemption from the payment of a toll for unmarked military vehicles conducting or training for emergency operations.

Relating to the preservation and maintenance of the Alamo by the Texas Historical Commission.

Relating to the development of measurable learning outcomes for undergraduate courses at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create a tool to allow prospective students to compare general academic teaching institutions by certain criteria.

Relating to efficiency, cost-saving, fraud prevention, and funding measures for certain health and human services and health benefits programs, including the medical assistance and child health plan programs.

Relating to distributed generation of electric power.

Relating to the appointment of counsel and the rights of an accused and other requirements for the purposes of appellate proceedings or community supervision revocation proceedings.

Relating to restrictions on school districts making available to students food containing industrially produced trans fat.

Relating to membership and duties of local school health advisory councils.

Relating to minimum standards for approval of educator preparation programs.

Relating to the Riverbend Water Resources District.

Relating to the imposition of administrative penalties by the Railroad Commission of Texas.

Relating to the annexation by certain conservation and reclamation districts of noncontiguous land in another county.

Relating to the curriculum that must be provided by a disciplinary alternative education program.

Relating to furthering stability and affordable service in the communications industry through the universal service fund.

Relating to the establishment and operation of a motor-bus-only lane pilot program in certain counties.

Relating to motor vehicle title services; providing penalties.

Relating to the participation by certain taxing units in tax increment financing and the payment of tax increments into the tax increment fund for a reinvestment zone.

Relating to medical care and public health services provided by a health care professional in a licensed freestanding emergency medical care facility.

Relating to the dispensing of certain drugs by physicians.

Relating to the graduate medical training requirements for certain foreign medical school graduates applying for a license to practice medicine in this state.

Relating to the program for impaired pharmacists and disciplinary proceedings conducted by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.

Relating to the offense of paying or receiving certain forms of compensation for assisting voters who vote early by mail; providing criminal penalties.

Relating to the mailing of notices, decisions, and reports by the Texas Ethics Commission.

Relating to liability of certain local emergency management or homeland security organizations.

Relating to purchase of service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to the resumption of service by retirees under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to retailers engaged in business in this state for purposes of sales and use taxes.

Relating to access to criminal history record information that relates to a person who is an applicant for appointment to an appraisal review board.

Relating to the detention of certain juvenile offenders.

Relating to the age until which juveniles placed on determinate sentence probation may be on probation.

Relating to the prosecution of a parent contributing to the nonattendance of a public school student.

Relating to adding certain synthetic stimulants to Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

Relating to the authority of counties to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians, dentists, or other health care providers for county jails.

Relating to access by a public institution of higher education to the criminal history record information of certain persons seeking to reside in on-campus housing.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians, dentists, or other health care providers for county jails.

Relating to consumption advisories for mercury contamination in fish, crustaceans, molluscan shellfish, and other aquatic and terrestrial animals.

Relating to ambulatory surgical centers and to the provision of services at those centers by certain designated physician groups.

Relating to the authority of an independent school district to invest in corporate bonds.

Relating to transition and employment services for public school students enrolled in special education programs.

Relating to alternative methods of operating public schools.

Relating to the state virtual school network and virtual high schools.

Relating to homeland security.

Relating to state fiscal matters related to health and human services and state agencies administering health and human services programs.

Relating to state fiscal matters related to law enforcement and criminal justice.

Relating to state fiscal matters related to the judiciary.

Relating to optional annuity increases and annual supplemental payments for certain retirees and beneficiaries of the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

Relating to the contents of reports of political contributions and expenditures.

Relating to retirement under public retirement systems for employees of certain municipalities.

Relating to group health insurance coverage for persons wrongfully imprisoned.

Relating to state fiscal matters related to general government.

Relating to state fiscal matters related to public and higher education.

Relating to state fiscal matters related to natural resources and the environment.

Relating to a study by the comptroller of public accounts of the economic impact of the Texas-Mexico border wall in the State of Texas.

Relating to county and municipal land development regulation.

Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of a real property interest in oil or gas in place.

Relating to the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly.

Relating to public school finance.

Relating to state fiscal matters.

Relating to the operation and certification of career schools or colleges.

Relating to optional dispute resolution methods for school districts and parents of students seeking or receiving special education services.

Relating to the registration and regulation of equine dental technicians, advertising by veterinarians and equine dental technicians, and the confidentiality of investigation files maintained by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; providing penalties.

Relating to the purchasing and contracting practices of junior college districts; providing criminal penalties.

Relating to developmental education courses and the assessment of student readiness under the Texas Success Initiative for public institutions of higher education.

Relating to a fixed tuition rate program for certain students who transfer to a state university after completing an associate degree program.

Relating to guaranteed student loans and alternative education loans.

Relating to the consolidation of related higher education programs governing tuition, fee exemptions, and waivers respective to specific target populations.

Relating to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of first-time students at public and private or independent institutions of higher education.

Relating to sexual abuse and child molestation training for volunteers and employees of certain programs for minors held on campuses of institutions of higher education; providing penalties.

Relating to higher education curriculum review teams to review public school curriculum standards for college readiness purposes.

Relating to the service retirement benefits of certain retirees who resume employment within the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

Relating to the creation of the Northern Dallam County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to special agents of the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and to updating certain references related to the grant of that authority to other federal law enforcement personnel.

Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to special agents of the Office of Inspector General of the United States Social Security Administration and to updating certain references related to the grant of that authority to other federal law enforcement personnel.

Relating to the conversion of a nontolled state highway or segment of the state highway system to a toll project.

Relating to the transfer of certain vehicle registrations at the time of sale of the vehicle.

Relating to requiring a retail seller of motor vehicle tires to render certain tires unusable; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the operation, powers, and duties of ship channel districts.

Relating to the authority of regional mobility authorities to enter into comprehensive development agreements.

Relating to coordinated county transportation authorities; creating an offense.

Relating to operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license; creating an offense.

Relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of Transportation to private sector providers.

Relating to the administration of and benefits payable by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and to certain domestic relations orders.

Relating to the disclosure of a hazardous drain in a swimming pool or spa by a seller of residential real property.

Relating to the regulation of health spas by the secretary of state.

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to informed consent to an abortion.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 81 as the Corporal David Slaton Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of State Highway 121 in Tarrant and Johnson Counties as the Chisholm Trail Parkway.

Relating to the designation of a segment of State Highway 243 in Van Zandt County as the Veterans Memorial Parkway.

Relating to the regulation of manufactured housing.

General Appropriations Bill.

Relating to membership of the state continuing advisory committee for special education services.

Relating to storage of local government records by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Relating to payoff statements provided in connection with certain home loans.

Relating to appeal of an order of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission or the commission's administrator refusing, canceling, or suspending a license or permit.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Designating Giddings as the official Depot Capital of Texas.