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Local, Consent, and Resolutions Calendar

Friday, May 17, 2013
9:00 AM

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

HB 890              Workman

Relating to the conversion of the West Travis County Public Utility Agency to the Hill Country Regional Water Authority and to the creation of the Hill Country Regional Water Authority; providing authority to issue revenue bonds or notes; granting the power of eminent domain; providing an administrative penalty; providing authority to impose fees.

HB 1260             Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 132; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

HB 1587             Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 134; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 1588             Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 133; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 2640             Workman

Relating to the creation of the Western Travis County Groundwater Conservation District; providing general law authority to issue bonds and exercise the power of eminent domain; providing general law authority to impose assessments, fees, surcharges, or taxes.

HB 3891             Toth

Relating to the powers and duties of the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3.

HB 3892             Toth

Relating to the period for confirmation and the terms of the temporary directors of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 102.

HB 3916             Fallon

Relating to the creation of the Comanche Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments or fees.

HB 3942             Parker

Relating to the creation of the Riverwalk Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments or fees.

HB 3945             King, Phil

Relating to the annexation of certain territory by the Wise County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.

HB 3954             Stephenson

Relating to the creation of Kendleton Improvement District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

HCR 80              Anchia

Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study the effects on international trade on wait times at points of entry between the United States and the United Mexican States.

HCR 106             Nevárez

Urging the United States Congress to enact legislation to provide sufficient manpower, infrastructure, and technology to ensure the security and efficiency of land ports of entry on the southwestern border.


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

SB 45               Zaffirini

SP: Naishtat

Relating to the provision of employment assistance and supported employment to certain Medicaid waiver program participants.

SB 49               Zaffirini / et al.

SP: Burkett

Relating to transitional living assistance and appropriate care settings for children with disabilities who reside in general residential operations.

SB 59               Nelson / et al.

SP: Callegari

Relating to required reports and other documents prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education.

SB 119              Rodríguez

SP: Márquez / Moody

Relating to the operation of special student recovery programs by certain school districts.

SB 122              Rodríguez

SP: Márquez / Moody / Capriglione

Relating to the removal from office of a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.

SB 128              Nelson

SP: Naishtat

Relating to criminal history record information concerning certain applicants and clients of the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.

SB 138              Zaffirini

SP: Guillen

Relating to procedures for filing complaints with, and providing notice of certain violations to, the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists.

SB 141              Huffman

SP: Davis, Sarah

Relating to the requirements for issuance of a license to practice orthotics and prosthetics.

SB 164              Van de Putte

SP: Isaac / Sheets

Relating to the issuance to veterans of specially marked licenses to carry a concealed handgun and specially marked personal identification certificates.

SB 171              West

SP: Pickett

Relating to the establishment of a workgroup to study the use by state agencies of a uniform application form following disasters.

SB 172              Carona

SP: Ratliff

Relating to diagnosing the reading development and comprehension of public school kindergarten students.

SB 193              West

SP: Otto

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property used to provide low-income and moderate-income housing.

SB 232              Carona

SP: Villarreal

Relating to use of the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry in connection with the regulatory authority of the consumer credit commissioner.

SB 242              Carona / et al.

SP: Farias

Relating to the eligibility requirements for certain occupational licenses issued to applicants with military experience.

SB 273              Hegar

SP: Miller, Rick

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 206; providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

SB 279              Watson

SP: Elkins / Reynolds

Relating to certain information about high-value data sets provided by state agencies to the Department of Information Resources.

SB 284              West

SP: Fletcher

Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to police officers with the Office of Security and Law Enforcement of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

SB 351              Hegar

SP: Zerwas

Relating to the powers and duties of the Willow Point Municipal Utility District of Fort Bend and Waller Counties; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

SB 359              Hinojosa

SP: Eiland

Relating to the selection of certain members of the board of directors of an appraisal district.

SB 362              Watson

SP: Gutierrez

Relating to the practice of cosmetology.

SB 381              Van de Putte

SP: Oliveira

Relating to the misuse of the name or symbols of the division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance in a deceptive manner.

SB 382              Carona

SP: Carter

Relating to the disbursement of county funds to a person owing delinquent property taxes.

SB 390              West

SP: Lewis

Relating to the effective date of a new court cost or fee or of an amendment to the amount of a court cost or fee.

SB 409              Watson

SP: Kuempel

Relating to the issuance of an alcoholic beverage permit or license covering certain premises where a previous permit or license holder has been evicted.

SB 428              Nelson

SP: Raymond

Relating to background and criminal history checks for parents or other relatives of children in residential child-care facilities.

SB 430              Nelson

SP: Guillen / Raymond / Lozano

Relating to verification of the unavailability of community day care before the Department of Family and Protective Services provides day-care assistance or services.

SB 499              Lucio

SP: Lucio III

Relating to the determination of actual damages to enable compensation from the manufactured homeowners' recovery trust fund.

SB 502              West

SP: Zerwas

Relating to placement of children with certain relatives or other designated caregivers.

SB 503              West

SP: Strama / Bohac / Villarreal

Relating to the establishment of the Expanded Learning Opportunities Council to study and make recommendations concerning expanded learning opportunities for public school students.

SB 514              Davis

SP: Wu

Relating to the installation, maintenance, operation, and relocation of saltwater pipeline facilities.

SB 531              Duncan

SP: Smithee

Relating to self-insurance funds established by governmental units.

SB 534              West

SP: Dukes

Relating to requiring permanency planning meetings for certain children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SB 546              Williams / et al.

SP: Hilderbran

Relating to continuing education requirements and a registration exemption for county tax assessor-collectors.

SB 552              Uresti

SP: Nevárez

Relating to an application filed with a county commissioners court to revise a subdivision plat; authorizing a fee.

SB 562              Carona

SP: Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to the license qualifications and continuing education requirements for polygraph examiners.

SB 563              Hegar

SP: Zerwas

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to honor recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal.

SB 569              Carona

SP: Morrison

Relating to the examination requirements for an insurance adjuster license.

SB 578              Duncan

SP: Sheffield, J. D.

Relating to use of countywide polling places for certain elections.

SB 603              Williams

SP: Ritter

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

SB 604              Hegar

SP: Fletcher

Relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 458; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

SB 607              Hegar

SP: Bell

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 18; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

SB 631              Carona

SP: Morrison

Relating to certain statutory insurance deposit requirements.

SB 679              Duncan

SP: Hughes

Relating to certain records and supporting affidavits filed as evidence in certain actions.

SB 690              Ellis

SP: Dutton

Relating to certain management districts in Harris County, including the boundaries of the Near Northside Management District and the creation of Harris County Improvement District No. 23; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

SB 697              Carona

SP: Eiland

Relating to the qualifications of certain nonresident individuals to hold a surplus lines agent license.

SB 699              Carona

SP: Villalba

Relating to the contents of an assumed name certificate filed by certain businesses or professionals.

SB 702              Hegar

SP: Lozano

Relating to certified and insured prescribed burn managers.

SB 706              Taylor

SP: Thompson, Ed

Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 47; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SB 717              West

SP: Naishtat

Relating to consent by a minor to housing or care provided through a transitional living program.

SB 718              West

SP: Burkett

Relating to voluntary and involuntary mental health services.

SB 746              Nelson / et al.

SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to unlawful acts against and criminal offenses involving the Medicaid program.

SB 747              Nelson

SP: Fallon

Relating to the term for the independent ombudsman for state supported living centers.

SB 763              Watson

SP: Phillips

Relating to motorcycle training, the enforcement of certification standards for motorcycles, and the license requirements for a three-wheeled motorcycle; creating an offense.

SB 769              Uresti

SP: McClendon

Relating to the establishment of a pilot program to provide specialized training to foster parents of certain children.

SB 771              Uresti / et al.

SP: Raymond

Relating to training for certain employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SB 793              Deuell

SP: Laubenberg

Relating to newborn hearing screening.

SB 804              Carona

SP: Flynn

Relating to revising provisions in certain laws governing certain banks and trust companies in this state to conform to changes in terminology made by the Business Organizations Code.

SB 818              Duncan

SP: Darby

Relating to boll weevil eradication activities and programs.

SB 833              Davis

SP: Dukes

Relating to the collection of data through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) as to the foster care status of public school students.

SB 836              Hegar

SP: Bohac

Relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 171; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

SB 845              Carona

SP: Darby / Gonzales, Larry / Elkins

Relating to the use of e-mail and website technology by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

SB 848              Carona

SP: Davis, Sarah

Relating to assignment of rents to holders of certain security interests in real property.

SB 869              Van de Putte

SP: Zedler

Relating to the regulation of the practice of pharmacy; authorizing fees.

SB 874              Hegar

SP: Sanford

Relating to the operation of health care sharing ministries.

SB 886              Uresti

SP: Lewis

Relating to extended foster care for certain young adults and the extended jurisdiction of a court in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship involving those young adults.

SB 889              Uresti

SP: Laubenberg

Relating to the physician assistant board.

SB 890              Uresti

SP: Nevárez

Relating to the creation of the Reeves County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees, surcharges, and taxes.

SB 893              Carona

SP: Carter

Relating to certain conditions of, penalties for violating, and collection of information about protective orders issued in certain family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking cases.

SB 910              Duncan

SP: Morrison

Relating to certain election practices and procedures.

SB 916              Estes

SP: Kleinschmidt

Relating to quorums and meetings by teleconference of the Texas Bioenergy Policy Council and the Texas Bioenergy Research Committee.

SB 939              West / et al.

SP: Parker / Miller, Rick

Relating to reporting child abuse and neglect and to training regarding recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect at schools, institutions of higher education, and other entities.

SB 946              Nelson

SP: Bohac

Relating to the right to terminate a lease and avoid liability by a victim of certain sexual offenses or stalking.

SB 948              Nelson

SP: Parker

Relating to management of a coordinated county transportation authority.

SB 951              Carona

SP: Eiland

Relating to surplus lines insurance.

SB 967              West

SP: Herrero

Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to retain certain fees.

SB 997              Deuell

SP: Hughes

Relating to the sales and use tax consequences of economic development agreements made by certain municipalities.

SB 1006             Carona

SP: Sheets

Relating to requirements regarding certain shareholder and policyholder dividends.

SB 1010             Taylor

SP: Bonnen, Greg

Relating to access to certain facilities by search and rescue dogs and their handlers; providing a criminal penalty.

SB 1012             Zaffirini

SP: Guillen

Relating to the McMullen Groundwater Conservation District.

SB 1033             Carona

SP: Villalba

Relating to the registration and use of marks, including trademarks and service marks.

SB 1035             Carona

SP: Smith

Relating to alcoholic beverage license applications and fees.

SB 1053             Carona

SP: Guillen

Relating to the notice provided to an owner or lienholder of a vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility or provided to an owner or operator of a vehicle by a parking facility owner.

SB 1061             Van de Putte

SP: Menéndez

Relating to parking privileges of disabled veterans on the property of institutions of higher education.

SB 1064             Hegar

SP: Zerwas

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 208; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

SB 1067             Hegar

SP: Zerwas

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 211; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

SB 1071             Hegar

SP: Murphy

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 532; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

SB 1072             Hegar

SP: Murphy

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 533; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds.

SB 1073             Hegar

SP: Murphy

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 534; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

SB 1074             Hegar

SP: Bonnen, Greg

Relating to electronic transmission of documentation involved in certain insurance transactions.

SB 1075             Hegar

SP: Isaac

Relating to the addition of land in the territory of the Ranch at Clear Fork Creek Municipal Utility District No. 1.

SB 1095             Hinojosa / et al.

SP: King, Tracy O.

Relating to fever tick eradication; creating a penalty.

SB 1099             Zaffirini

SP: King, Susan

Relating to the use of certain designations by a physical therapist.

SB 1125             Carona

SP: Smithee

Relating to first-party indemnity coverage purchased by insurance purchasing groups.

SB 1151             Hinojosa

SP: Bohac

Relating to sales and use tax treatment of certain snack items.

SB 1200             Van de Putte

SP: Menéndez

Relating to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission and strategic planning regarding military bases and defense installations.

SB 1235             West

SP: Naishtat

Relating to guardianships, including assessments for and provision of guardianship services by the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

SB 1237             Schwertner

SP: Lewis

Relating to referral of disputes for alternative dispute resolution, including victim-directed referrals; authorizing a fee.

SB 1265             Nichols

SP: Ritter

Relating to the election of board members for emergency services districts in certain counties.

SB 1376             Eltife

SP: Paddie

Relating to specialty license plates issued to retired members of the United States armed forces.

SB 1379             Hancock

SP: Sheets

Relating to the standard valuation for life insurance, accident and health insurance, and annuities.

SB 1386             Hancock

SP: Sheets

Relating to the nonforfeiture requirements of certain life insurance policies.

SB 1415             Deuell

SP: Workman

Relating to notice of termination by suppliers of certain dealer agreements governed by the Fair Practices of Equipment Manufacturers, Distributors, Wholesalers, and Dealers Act.

SB 1425             Hinojosa

SP: Longoria

Relating to the provision of fire prevention or fire-fighting services by certain emergency services districts.

SB 1432             Hinojosa

SP: Guillen / Herrero / Kuempel / Larson / Phillips

Relating to the punishment for violating certain rules or permit terms under a permit to trap, transport, and transplant certain animals.

SB 1474             Duncan

SP: Allen

Relating to the adoption of major curriculum initiatives by a school district.

SB 1479             Watson / et al.

SP: Dale

Relating to the provision of emergency services in the Williamson-Travis Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1F.

SB 1480             Watson / et al.

SP: Dale

Relating to the provision of emergency services in the Williamson-Travis Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1G.

SB 1481             Watson / et al.

SP: Dale

Relating to the provision of emergency services in the Bella Vista Municipal Utility District.

SB 1536             Van de Putte / et al.

SP: Menéndez

Relating to the Texas military; imposing criminal penalties; authorizing fees.

SB 1584             Rodríguez

SP: Nevárez

Relating to the validation of the dissolution of the Development Corporation of Presidio and the creation of the Presidio Municipal Development District.

SB 1662             Eltife

SP: Otto

Relating to expedited binding arbitration of appraisal review board orders.

SB 1708             Rodríguez

SP: Pickett

Relating to the acquisition of certain real property in El Paso County for the construction of facilities for the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.

SB 1757             Uresti

SP: Zedler

Relating to the manufacture, sale, distribution, purchase, or possession of a license plate flipper; creating an offense.

SB 1771             Campbell

SP: Kuempel

Relating to the expansion of the boundaries of the Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority.

SB 1822             Hegar

SP: Morrison

Relating to the name and powers and duties of the Port O'Connor Municipal Utility District; providing authority to impose a sales and use tax.

SB 1824             Hegar

SP: Zerwas

Relating to the powers of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188, including powers related to the construction, operation, and financing of roads; providing authority to issue bonds and impose a tax.

SB 1829             Williams

SP: Toth

Relating to the powers and duties of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 105; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

SB 1830             Hegar

SP: Zerwas

Relating to the powers and duties of Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 194.

SB 1840             Nichols

SP: Paddie / Ashby

Relating to the creation of the Deep East Texas Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SB 1843             Hegar

SP: Zerwas

Relating to the creation of the Fulshear Municipal Utility District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

SB 1845             Taylor

SP: Thompson, Ed

Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 48; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SB 1857             Estes / et al.

SP: Geren

Relating to the certification of certain qualified handgun instructors to conduct school safety training.

SB 1872             Zaffirini / et al.

SP: Rodriguez, Eddie

Relating to the creation of Onion Creek Metro Park District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

SB 1876             Hegar

SP: Morrison

Relating to the election of members of the board of directors of the Pecan Valley Groundwater Conservation District.

SB 1892             Garcia

SP: Menéndez

Relating to the composition of the Texas Coordinating Council for Veterans Services and coordinating workgroups established by the council.

SB 1900             Zaffirini / et al.

SP: Isaac

Relating to the creation of the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 2; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

SB 1901             Zaffirini / et al.

SP: Isaac

Relating to the creation of the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 3; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

SB 1902             Zaffirini / et al.

SP: Isaac

Relating to the creation of the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 4; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

SB 1903             Zaffirini / et al.

SP: Isaac

Relating to the creation of the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 5; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

SCR 1               Nelson / et al.

SP: Fallon

Designating April as Water Safety Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2013.

SCR 10              Seliger

SP: King, Ken

Designating September 12 as Mary Ann "Molly" Goodnight Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2013.

SCR 12              Schwertner

SP: Farney

Designating pecan pie as the official State Pie of Texas.

SCR 13              Deuell

SP: Flynn

Declaring the City of Canton to be the Walking Capital of Texas.

SCR 17              Hinojosa

SP: Smith

Urging Congress to restore the presumption of a service connection for Agent Orange exposure to United States Navy and United States Air Force veterans who served on the inland waterways, in the territorial waters, and in the airspace of the Republic of Vietnam and to institute a presumption of connection to employment for civilians exposed to Agent Orange in their workplaces.

SCR 18              Hegar

SP: Kolkhorst

Recognizing the annual Small Town Christmas celebration in the City of Bellville as the Official Small Town Christmas Event of Texas.

SCR 30              Uresti

SP: Nevárez

Granting permission to the State of Texas to sue The University of Texas System.