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Local, Consent, and Resolutions Calendar

Wednesday, May 08, 2013
10:00 AM

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********** SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS **********

SB 350              Williams

SP: Smith

Relating to the storage of certain imported alcoholic beverages.

SB 385              Carona

SP: Keffer

Relating to authorizing assessments for water and energy improvements in regions designated by municipalities and counties; imposing a fee.

SB 487              Davis

SP: Lavender

Relating to all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles.

SB 772              Uresti

SP: Springer

Relating to the elimination of obsolete and redundant reporting requirements for the Department of Agriculture.

SB 821              Schwertner

SP: Pitts

Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses involving theft or involving fraud or other deceptive practices.

SB 887              Uresti

SP: Orr

Relating to certain correction instruments in the conveyance of real property.

SB 1212             Estes / et al.

SP: Phillips

Relating to the applicability of certain provisions concerning the transfer of exotic species to certain transfers of water that supply populous areas.

SB 1300             Eltife / et al.

SP: Lewis / Márquez / Darby / Villalba / Turner, Chris

Relating to environmental or health and safety audits under the Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit Privilege Act.


********** HOUSE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS **********

HB 308              Bohac / Raymond / Orr / Eiland / Villarreal / et al.

Relating to a school district's recognition of and education regarding traditional winter celebrations.

HB 506              Lozano / Hughes

Relating to the location of early voting polling places for elections held on the November uniform election date by a political subdivision.

HB 546              Strama

Relating to the creation of renewable energy reinvestment zones and the abatement of ad valorem taxes on property of a renewable energy company located in such a zone.

HB 571              Fletcher

Relating to the use of funds of certain municipal hospital authorities.

HB 619              Gonzalez, Naomi

Relating to the requirements for issuance of certain barbering and cosmetology licenses and certificates for applicants holding licenses issued by other states; imposing fees.

HB 647              Patrick, Diane

Relating to employment of persons by open-enrollment charter schools.

HB 679              Hughes

Relating to the designation of a segment of State Highway 37 in Wood County as the Carolyn S. Jones Highway.

HB 714              Kuempel

Relating to an agreement between a county and the Department of Public Safety for the joint operation of certain fixed-site facilities.

HB 738              Crownover

Relating to the review of the creation of certain proposed municipal utility districts by county commissioners courts.

HB 871              Davis, Sarah

Relating to certain requirements before completing mold remediation work.

HB 1004             Gonzales, Larry

Relating to an electronic system adopted and maintained by public institutions of higher education to employ a person to track the academic progress of military veterans or their family members receiving student financial assistance.

HB 1100             Otto

Relating to eligibility of children's advocacy centers for contracts to provide services for children and family members in child abuse and neglect cases and to investigations of those cases.

HB 1114             Raney

Relating to restoring the jurisdiction of the constitutional county court in Brazos County.

HB 1122             Johnson / Anchia / Sheets

Relating to a pilot program for a three-year high school diploma plan and cost-neutral expansion of full-day prekindergarten programs.

HB 1123             Herrero

Relating to discount programs for certain veterans provided by toll project entities.

HB 1143             Strama

Relating to certain assessments for children in the conservatorship of the state.

HB 1179             Lozano / Canales

Relating to the payment of restitution for the taking of wildlife resources without the property owner's consent.

HB 1180             Cortez

Relating to foster care placement decisions made by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 1183             Guillen

Relating to prohibited conduct by insurance adjusters, public insurance adjusters, and roofing contractors.

HB 1256             Stephenson / Capriglione / Bell / et al.

Relating to the donation of office space owned by a legislator or a legislator's business for use as the legislator's district office.

HB 1282             Turner, Sylvester

Relating to the copying of certain records and files relating to a child who is a party to a juvenile proceeding.

HB 1356             Fletcher

Relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 477; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

HB 1357             Hunter

Relating to the power of the Nueces County Road District No. 4 to lease or sell land.

HB 1361             Hunter

Relating to validating certain acts of the Lower Nueces River Water Supply District transferring real property rights.

HB 1384             Bell / et al.

Relating to the authority of a county road department to accept donations.

HB 1396             King, Susan / Miller, Doug

Relating to a study on alcohol and controlled substance statistics prepared by the Department of Family and Protective Services and the Department of State Health Services.

HB 1452             Gonzalez, Naomi

Relating to an exemption for certain facilities that provide shelter and care to child victims of human trafficking from child-care licensing requirements.

HB 1523             Guillen

Relating to the offense of money laundering.

HB 1573             McClendon / Gutierrez

Relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties.

HB 1601             Villarreal / Button

Relating to the regulation of residential mortgage loan originators, residential mortgage loan companies, mortgage bankers, and residential mortgage loan servicers under the jurisdiction of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending; changing a fee.

HB 1633             Dukes

Relating to creating an advisory committee to study child abuse and neglect fatalities.

HB 1634             Dukes / Fallon

Relating to assistance and education regarding personal finance for certain children in foster care.

HB 1659             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to certain actions taken by certain licensing authorities regarding a license holder or applicant who received deferred adjudication for certain offenses.

HB 1688             Frullo

Relating to the board of the Lubbock Reese Development Authority.

HB 1726             Bohac

Relating to shipping logistics and coordination services for state agencies.

HB 1734             Gutierrez

Relating to the authority of the mayors of certain municipalities to call a special meeting.

HB 1749             Perry / et al.

Relating to the meeting of a governmental body held by videoconference call.

HB 1755             Patrick, Diane

Relating to authorizing the appointment of a public probate administrator; authorizing fees.

HB 1775             Thompson, Ed / Larson / Ritter / Bonnen, Dennis / Raymond / et al.

Relating to the authority of the University Interscholastic League regarding activities involving sports officials.

HB 1784             Farney / Keffer / Paddie / Lucio III / Longoria / et al.

Relating to the provision of career and technology education courses in certain partnership programs to provide high school dropout recovery.

HB 1847             Carter

Relating to continuing legal education in ethics or professional responsibility for prosecutors.

HB 1856             Burkett

Relating to the authority of a mental health facility to require a peace officer to transport a person apprehended for emergency detention to a medical facility to receive a medical evaluation before being transported to the mental health facility.

HB 1951             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to the licensing and regulation of telecommunicators; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 1975             Ritter

Relating to the revocation and reinstatement of an end user number for purposes of purchasing dyed diesel fuel.

HB 1996             Miller, Rick

Relating to certain political party officials visiting a primary election polling place for administrative purposes.

HB 2006             Klick

Relating to eligibility for appointment as a central counting station manager.

HB 2012             Villarreal

Relating to collection, distribution, and use of information relating to salaries of certain professional employees of school districts.

HB 2021             Rodriguez, Eddie

Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to contract for the collection of certain amounts; authorizing a fee.

HB 2024             Rodriguez, Eddie

Relating to a tax lien.

HB 2036             Branch

Relating to the creation of a commission to identify future higher education and workforce needs of this state and make related recommendations to address those needs by the state's bicentennial.

HB 2080             Thompson, Senfronia / Naishtat / et al.

Relating to guardianships, including the assessment and payment of attorney's fees and other court costs in guardianships, and to court-created management trusts for persons who have physical disabilities or who are incapacitated; changing the amount of a fee and requiring the collection of a fee.

HB 2110             Kolkhorst

Relating to requirements for certain election officers.

HB 2117             King, Susan

Relating to the election of the board of directors of the Hamlin Hospital District.

HB 2118             King, Susan

Relating to procedures for the dissolution of the Hamlin Hospital District; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

HB 2123             Guillen

Relating to the regulation of game rooms in certain counties; providing penalties; authorizing a fee.

HB 2124             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to a medical power of attorney.

HB 2136             Pickett

Relating to contributions to certain fire and police pension funds.

HB 2150             Nevárez

Relating to the classification of exotic and nongame animals.

HB 2153             Callegari

Relating to the abolition of wind erosion conservation districts.

HB 2211             Naishtat

Relating to the availability on the Internet of reports of political contributions and expenditures filed in connection with certain county judicial offices.

HB 2269             Morrison

Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a county hotel occupancy tax.

HB 2305             Rodriguez, Eddie

Relating to motor vehicle inspection requirements for vehicles equipped with compressed natural gas containers.

HB 2408             Naishtat

Relating to the confidentiality of information in ad valorem tax appraisal records that identifies the home address of certain judges.

HB 2450             Raymond

Relating to a pilot program operated by certain public or private primary or secondary or open-enrollment charter schools in Webb County concerning searches and drug testing of students with parental consent and certain disciplinary measures and other procedures that may arise from such a search or test.

HB 2483             Alvarado / Patrick, Diane

Relating to including oral health education as part of the coordinated health program for public elementary, middle, and junior high school students.

HB 2511             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to the option of providing electronic recordings of proceedings in the municipal court of record for the City of Houston.

HB 2539             Turner, Chris / Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to requiring computer technicians to report images of child pornography; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 2560             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to the duties of health care facilities, health care providers, and the Department of State Health Services with respect to care provided to a sexual assault survivor in an emergency department of a health care facility.

HB 2590             Keffer

Relating to the foreclosure sale of property subject to oil or gas lease.

HB 2605             Flynn

Relating to contracts for certain professional services and the distribution of certain consultants' reports.

HB 2612             Flynn

Relating to prohibitions and restrictions on using county roads in certain circumstances.

HB 2636             Frullo / Perry

Relating to the transfer of money from the tax increment fund established for a tax increment financing reinvestment zone to the fund established for an adjacent zone.

HB 2648             Herrero

Relating to access to criminal history record information by a county tax assessor-collector.

HB 2679             Guillen

Relating to permitting an alternative plea for a defendant detained in jail pending trial for a Class C misdemeanor.

HB 2707             Villarreal / Cortez

Relating to the form of the ballot proposition to be used in an election to approve a school district tax rate that exceeds the rollback tax rate.

HB 2742             Phillips

Relating to the operation of a golf cart or utility vehicle on a public highway in certain counties.

HB 2781             Fletcher

Relating to rainwater harvesting and other water conservation initiatives.

HB 2795             Raymond

Relating to enforcement of a lien against certain decedents' interests in real property.

HB 2808             Toth / King, Phil / Flynn / Huberty / et al.

Relating to an exemption from the state hotel occupancy tax for certain members of the Texas State Guard.

HB 2818             Sheffield, Ralph

Relating to changing the wet or dry status of a justice precinct.

HB 2862             McClendon

Relating to procedures related to juvenile cases.

HB 2879             Laubenberg

Relating to cemeteries and perpetual care cemetery corporations; creating an offense.

HB 2895             Bonnen, Dennis

Relating to authorizing the sale of certain real property in Brazoria County by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.

HB 2902             Thompson, Ed / et al.

Relating to lost, damaged, or overdue county library property; authorizing fines; authorizing a civil penalty.

HB 2907             Frank

Relating to the Knox County Hospital District; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

HB 2910             Kuempel

Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages to customers of a package store during certain hours.

HB 2921             Orr

Relating to the composition and governance of a regional tollway authority.

HB 2924             Sheets / Sanford

Relating to military leave time accounts for police and fire departments.

HB 2929             Sheets

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for brain injury.

HB 2930             Miles

Relating to procedures for asserting taking claims against certain governmental entities.

HB 2975             Gonzalez, Naomi

Relating to the merger of housing authorities in certain municipalities and counties.

HB 2982             Keffer

Relating to the power of the Railroad Commission of Texas to adopt and enforce safety standards applicable to the transportation by pipeline of hazardous liquids, carbon dioxide, and natural gas in rural locations.

HB 2995             King, Tracy O. / Martinez, "Mando"

Relating to the administration of the citrus budwood certification program and the creation of the citrus nursery stock certification program; providing civil, criminal, and administrative penalties and authorizing fees.

HB 3015             Moody

Relating to a recall election for officials of certain general-law municipalities.

HB 3017             Moody / et al.

Relating to determination of the amount of certain child support obligations.

HB 3038             Anderson

Relating to licensing and regulation of auctioneers; authorizing a fee.

HB 3043             Oliveira

Relating to increasing the maximum rate at which certain municipalities may impose a hotel occupancy tax and to the use of revenue from that tax.

HB 3081             Wu

Relating to the requirements for a person who has recently moved to vote in the precinct of the person's former or current residence.

HB 3086             Darby

Relating to an optional exemption from the diesel fuel tax for materials blended with taxable diesel fuel.

HB 3102             Morrison / Rodriguez, Eddie / Simmons

Relating to political parties' governance and conventions.

HB 3126             Lucio III

Relating to the authorization by referendum election of an increase in optional fees imposed on vehicles registered in certain counties to fund transportation projects.

HB 3142             Bell

Relating to handguns used to demonstrate proficiency in handgun use for purposes of obtaining a concealed handgun license.

HB 3159             Isaac

Relating to an agreement to allocate sales and use tax after a municipality annexes land in an emergency services district and to the provision of emergency services in that area.

HB 3161             Simpson / Hughes

Relating to the Upshur County Juvenile Board.

HB 3169             Bohac

Relating to the imposition of the sales and use tax on taxable items sold or provided under certain contracts.

HB 3211             Cortez

Relating to the Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas.

HB 3334             Hughes

Relating to the recording of testimony before a grand jury.

HB 3385             Hilderbran

Relating to limited liability for an agritourism entity involved in an agritourism activity.

HB 3401             Raymond

Relating to nutrition and wellness education for certain recipients of certain state benefits.

HB 3438             Otto / Button

Relating to the eligibility of a person to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district.

HB 3439             Otto / Button

Relating to the representation of a property owner by an agent in a property tax matter.

HB 3440             Otto / Button

Relating to the authority of a member of an appraisal review board of an appraisal district to perform the duties and functions of a member.

HB 3441             Otto / Button

Relating to the deadline for filing certain appeals of certain appraisal review board orders.

HB 3443             Otto / Button

Relating to the persons entitled to intervene in an appeal to a district court of an ad valorem tax-related matter.

HB 3471             Deshotel

Relating to the compensation of the members of the board of port commissioners of the Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of Jefferson County.

HB 3482             Fletcher

Relating to the abandonment of a county road.

HB 3520             Branch

Relating to the designation of a segment of U.S. Highway 75 in Dallas County as the George W. Bush Expressway.

HB 3568             Kleinschmidt

Relating to the designation of the structure on Loop 150 in the city of Bastrop connecting the east and west banks of the Colorado River as the Chief Petty Officer (SOC) Stephen "Matt" Mills Bridge.

HB 3573             Aycock

Relating to the requirements for obtaining a health science technology education teaching certificate and to the scope of courses a person may teach holding a technology applications teaching certificate.

HB 3672             Fletcher

Relating to a requirement that members of the Public Safety Commission hold a secret security clearance.

HB 3686             Naishtat

Relating to the duties of the Council on Children and Families.

HB 3687             Naishtat

Relating to the provision of and funding for certain primary health care services; repealing a fee.

HB 3714             Guerra / Muñoz, Jr.

Relating to the creation of the Office of Small Business Assistance Advisory Task Force.

HB 3731             Coleman

Relating to the date of a hearing on an application for an order to authorize psychoactive medication for a person receiving inpatient mental health services.

HB 3792             Coleman

Relating to the intercollegiate athletics fee at Texas Southern University.

HB 3794             Coleman

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to impose term limits on the members of their governing bodies.

HB 3838             Phillips

Relating to motorcycle equipment and training requirements.

HB 3871             Smith

Relating to the powers and duties of the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority.

HB 3903             Isaac

Relating to the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to increase certain fees.

HB 3907             Harper-Brown

Relating to consideration of certain graduates and dropouts in evaluation of school districts, campuses, and open-enrollment charter schools for accountability purposes.

HB 3913             Parker

Relating to the powers and duties of the Canyon Falls Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 of Denton County; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose taxes.

HB 3929             Ashby / Cook

Relating to the composition of the 12th and 369th Judicial Districts, the redesignation of the district attorney for the 12th Judicial District as the district attorney for the 369th Judicial District, and the composition of the Leon County juvenile board.

HB 3933             González, Mary

Relating to the transfer of territory, assets, liabilities, and duties of the former Cuadrilla Improvement Corporation to the Lower Valley Water District.

HB 3946             Gonzalez, Naomi / Márquez / Moody

Relating to the designation of the Officer Angel David Garcia Memorial Interchange.

HCR 97              Button / Davis, Yvonne / Branch / Geren / Anchia

Designating the North Central Texas Council of Governments Metropolitan Planning Area as the official Texas Connectivity Hub.

HCR 102             Miller, Doug

Designating peach cobbler as the official cobbler of Texas.

HCR 104             Button

Encouraging school districts to adopt policies that promote the use of technology and technological devices in classrooms.

HCR 111             Farney

Designating April as Texas Personal Financial Literacy Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2013.

HCR 115             Zedler

Designating the city of Mansfield as the Pickle Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2013.

HR 266              Thompson, Senfronia

Directing the State Preservation Board to install on a specific chair in the house gallery a plaque engraved with the words "In memory of Michael W. McKinney, a great Texan and protector of the Code and Constitution."

HR 1194             Vo / Anchia / Button / Wu

Expressing support for the expansion of Taiwan's role in the international community.