REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Thursday

April 25, 2013

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to the administration and functions of the Texas Water Development Board; authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds.

Relating to public school accountability, assessment and curriculum requirements for high school graduation, and funding in support of certain curriculum authorized for graduation; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to creating American Indian Heritage Day.

Relating to the Corn Hill Regional Water Authority; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

Relating to the shared work unemployment compensation program.

Relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages in certain public entertainment facilities.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Information Resources and certain procurement functions of the comptroller of public accounts.

Relating to the power of stewards or judges to impose penalties under the Texas Racing Act; providing penalties.

Relating to the Texas Racing Commission's ability to share investigatory information with other state regulatory agencies.

Relating to liability of certain electric utilities that allow certain uses of land that the electric utility owns, occupies, or leases.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint interim joint committees.

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 to provide that the governor, and the lieutenant governor when acting as governor, retain executive authority unless unavailable as provided by law.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Designating November as COPD Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2013, and directing the Texas Department of State Health Services to include COPD as a chronic health condition in their public awareness and educational efforts.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to an electric utility surcharge to assist owners of certain historic structures with electric bill payments and to promote energy conservation and efficiency.

Relating to requiring certain notices to be posted on the premises of certain alcoholic beverage retailers.

Relating to higher education for veterans and their families.

Relating to the prioritization of certain available legal defense services when appointing representation for an indigent defendant in a criminal case.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

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

Relating to public high school graduation, including curriculum and assessment requirements for graduation and funding in support of certain curriculum authorized for graduation.

Relating to the regulation of temporary common worker employers; providing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

Relating to authorizing certain current and former members of the state legislature to conduct a marriage ceremony.

Relating to the delay in the implementation of the abolishment of small claims courts.

Relating to access to birth records of certain adopted children.

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

Relating to the provision of and parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality and family planning instruction in public schools.

Relating to the right of a person to enter the person's residence or former residence accompanied by a peace officer to recover certain personal property; providing penalties.

Relating to the period during which an employee may file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission.

Relating to liability of certain electric utilities that allow certain uses of land that the electric utility owns, occupies, or leases.

Relating to the development, hosting, and management of computer software for state agencies.

Relating to end-of-course assessment instruments administered to public high school students and other measures of secondary-level performance.

Relating to certain residential and other structures and mitigation of loss to those structures resulting from natural catastrophes; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to building code standards for new residential construction in the unincorporated area of a county.

Relating to minimum standards for abortion facilities.

Relating to the governor's executive authority while traveling outside of the state.

Relating to the regulation and enforcement of dam safety by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to the authority of a statutory probate court in Collin County to hear and determine certain matters pending in a district or statutory county court.

Relating to unlawful employment practices regarding discrimination in payment of compensation.

Relating to distributing or prescribing abortion-inducing drugs; providing penalties.

Relating to the electronic filing system established by rule or order of the Texas Supreme Court; authorizing fees.

Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the use of certain lots for residential purposes.

Relating to the creation of DNA records for the DNA database system.

Relating to the establishment of the statewide electronic filing system fund and to certain court fees and court costs to fund the account; imposing fees.

Relating to a requirement that students at an open-enrollment charter school recite the pledges of allegiance to the United States flag and the state flag.

Relating to equal opportunity for access by home-schooled students to University Interscholastic League-sponsored activities; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 35W as the Cesar Chavez Memorial Freeway.

Relating to the shared work unemployment compensation program.

Relating to the use by a medical examiner of certain medical waste and autopsy records.

Relating to public school performance ratings that reflect acceptable and unacceptable performance.

Relating to civil liability for compelled prostitution and certain promotion of prostitution.

Relating to the recognition and validity of a license to carry a concealed handgun issued by another state.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of indecency with a child.

Relating to requirements for the purchase or acquisition of a water or sewer system.

Relating to requirements for consolidating water and sewer utilities.

Relating to the Corn Hill Regional Water Authority.

Relating to the authority of a groundwater conservation district to require a permit for the drilling or operation of a water well used to supply water for the performance of a hydraulic fracturing treatment on an oil or gas well.

Relating to fever tick eradication; creating a penalty.

Relating to an animal identification program.

Relating to the regulation and practice of veterinary medicine; authorizing a fee.

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

Relating to access to certain archaic information.

Relating to the allocation of enterprise project designations during a biennium.

Relating to information included in the report of the Texas Economic Development Bank regarding the enterprise zone program.

Relating to use of the money from the Texas Enterprise Fund and the Texas emerging technology fund to benefit certain historically underutilized businesses.

Relating to a study on the feasibility of requiring certain researchers to make research papers available to the public.

Relating to the issuance of protective orders for certain sexual, stalking, and trafficking offenses.

Relating to search warrants issued in this state and other states for certain customer data, communications, and other information held in electronic storage in this state and other states by providers of electronic communications services and remote computing services.

Relating to the detention of certain juvenile offenders.

Relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages in certain public entertainment facilities.

Relating to attaining reserve capacity margins in power regions to meet expected peak demand.

Relating to the certification of sheriffs and deputy sheriffs to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain counties.

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

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.

Relating to the replatting of a subdivision without vacating the preceding plat in certain municipalities.

Relating to the creation of a county assistance district.

Relating to the authority of a county to advertise on leased vehicles.

Relating to the creation of the Central Laredo Municipal Management District; providing authority to impose a tax, levy an assessment, impose a fee, and issue bonds.

Relating to the creation of Waller County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

Relating to the creation of Waller County Improvement District No. 2; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

Relating to the appointment of directors for the Viridian Municipal Management District.

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

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 161; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Relating to appointment of a bailiff to serve the 105th District Court.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Collin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3; providing authority to issue bonds.

Relating to the creation of the Needmore Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Relating to the Weatherford College District service area.

Relating to partnerships between the Texas State Technical College System and public junior colleges.

Relating to college readiness and success.

Relating to the Texarkana College District.

Relating to developmentally appropriate assessment of special education students.

Relating to the notification of individuals following a breach of security of computerized data.

Relating to access to records and certain information in those records regarding a child placed for adoption.

Relating to the designation of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction facilities.

Relating to the establishment of a reuse program for durable medical equipment provided to recipients under the Medicaid program.

Relating to the temporary licensing of a dentist who performs voluntary charity care.

Relating to the awarding of the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.

Relating to the display of flags at half-staff at state buildings to honor service members killed in action.

Relating to the approval of certain alcoholic beverages by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

Relating to recreational vehicles and recreational vehicle parks.

Relating to the facilitation and operation of space flight activities in this state.

Relating to requiring certain alcoholic beverage permittees to be the primary American source of supply for certain alcoholic beverages.

Relating to the application of foreign laws and foreign forum selection in certain family law proceedings.

Relating to the agreements, costs, revenues, and finances of regional tollway authorities; authorizing taxes, fees, and assessments.

Relating to addition of certain municipalities to the territory of a regional transportation authority.

Relating to the powers and jurisdiction of a regional mobility authority.

Relating to the establishment of the School Safety Task Force and school safety security criteria.

Relating to the provision of electronic courses in public schools, the state virtual school network, and school district digital capabilities.

Relating to the authority to regulate certain water and sewage utilities to ensure public safety in and around certain municipalities.

Relating to the use of the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.

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

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.

Relating to transportation of certain students entitled to a public education grant.

Relating to school campus information, student transfers, and the public education grant program.

Relating to student loan repayment assistance for speech-language pathologists or audiologists employed by a public school or as faculty members of certain programs at public institutions of higher education.

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

Relating to compliance with certain requirements of programs administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

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

Relating to the creation of the Padre Isles Management District; providing authority to issue bonds.

Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, functions, operations, and financing of the Crystal Clear Special Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the chief executive officer of the Hopkins County Hospital District and to the delegation of certain authority by the district's board of directors to the chief executive officer.

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

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

Relating to county and municipal land development regulation.

Relating to the creation of Mesquite Medical Center Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Relating to the Texas B-On-time student loan program.

Relating to water management planning by the Lower Colorado River Authority.

Relating to the prevention of truancy and the offense of failure to attend school.

Relating to a medical power of attorney.

Relating to continuing education for pharmacists regarding drug abuse and opioid drugs and an interim study regarding opioid abuse.

Relating to use of telemedicine in certain trauma facilities.

Relating to expenditures for indigent health care.

Relating to the reexamination of an applicant for a professional counselor license.

Relating to the regulation of medical radiologic technology; providing penalties; imposing fees.

Relating to the use of maximum allowable cost lists under a Medicaid managed care pharmacy benefit plan.

Relating to the Homes for Texas Heroes home loan program.

Relating to the effect of certain state aid on school districts required to take action to equalize wealth under the school finance system.

Relating to procedures for certain audits of pharmacists and pharmacies.

Relating to clarifying liability and damages for certain liens placed on and certain court records of real property.

Relating to use of a Medicaid-based fee schedule for reimbursement of services under a contract between a health care provider and certain health benefit plans.

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

Relating to the public notice required to be provided by certain taxing units before adopting an ad valorem tax rate.

Relating to the annexation by a municipality of territory of an emergency services district.

Relating to training for and complaints regarding members of the governing board of a public institution of higher education.

Relating to the protection of defendants against vexatious litigants.

Relating to the determination that a voter is deceased.

Relating to public school teachers.

Relating to a school choice program for certain students with disabilities.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Equal Opportunity Scholarship Program.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to provide water and sewer service to areas within the municipal boundaries without obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity.

Relating to an additional fee for filing civil cases in certain Rockwall County courts.

Relating to certified Communication Access Realtime Translation providers.

Relating to the partition of mineral interests of a charitable trust.

Relating to the determination of state contributions for participation by certain junior college employees in the state employees group benefits program, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, and the Optional Retirement Program.

Relating to contested cases conducted under the Administrative Procedure Act.

Relating to the issuance of interest-bearing time warrants and certain notes by school districts.

Relating to business and nonprofit organization participation in supporting early college high schools.

Relating to the adoption of fire hydrant requirements for a wildland-urban interface in certain municipalities.

Relating to the fraudulent use of identifying information by certain sex offenders; providing criminal penalties.

Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.

Relating to creating a disadvantaged business assistance program to be operated by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Relating to requirements for personal financial literacy training offered by public school districts and public universities.

Relating to adverse possession of real property as a defense to certain offenses against property.

Relating to the intercollegiate athletics fee at Texas A&M University--Texarkana; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the intercollegiate athletics fee at Prairie View A&M University; authorizing an increase in the fee.

Relating to the expiration of the municipal sales and use tax for street maintenance in certain municipalities.

Relating to municipal sales and use tax remittances by certain retailers.

Relating to parking and the movement of vehicles in the Capitol complex.

Relating to the construction, remodeling, or rehabilitation of certain hotel projects.

Relating to the events and expenses eligible for and reporting requirements concerning disbursements from the Major Events trust fund and the Events trust fund.

Relating to the Texas Economic Development Act.

Relating to asset management and acquisition by institutions of higher education.

Relating to the disposition of proceeds and property from criminal asset forfeiture.

Relating to a review of and report regarding the use of adult and juvenile administrative segregation in facilities in this state.

Relating to the disposition of certain firearms seized by a law enforcement agency.

Relating to the rights of certain victims of sexual assault.

Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons.

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

Relating to the offenses of the violation of civil rights of and improper sexual activity with individuals in custody; imposing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the municipal and county regulation of air guns.

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

Relating to the membership of and the beef marketing, education, research, and promotion programs of the Texas Beef Council.

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

Relating to the representation of indigent defendants in criminal cases.

Relating to the reformation of the sentences of juveniles convicted of capital felonies.

Relating to orders of nondisclosure issued for records of certain fine-only misdemeanors; authorizing a fee.

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

Relating to the rendition of certain property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Relating to the application of the limit on appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to an improvement that is a replacement structure for a structure that was rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty or by wind or water damage.

Relating to commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits and the operation of commercial motor vehicles; creating an offense.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Education Agency and to the abolition of the State Board for Educator Certification and the transfer of its functions to the Texas Education Agency; changing the amounts of certain fees and providing for the ad valorem tax rate to be imposed after annexation of an insolvent or inoperative school district.

Relating to state interventions and sanctions against public school campuses with unacceptable performance and the establishment of the Texas Achievement School District for educating students at certain low-performing campuses.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a county hotel occupancy tax.

Relating to the procedure for action by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on applications for certain environmental permits.

Relating to the administration and functions of the Texas Water Development Board; authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds.

Relating to inclusion of instruction in the detection and education of students with mental or emotional disorders in the requirements for educator training programs.

Relating to the intercollegiate athletics fee at Texas Southern University.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and counties to regulate subdivisions in the exterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality by agreement.

Relating to the housing authorities in certain municipalities and counties.

Relating to the administration of oaths and issuance of subpoenas in an arbitration proceeding involving firefighters or police officers in certain political subdivisions.

Relating to certain project powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 7; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

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

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 184; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 529; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the Angleton-Danbury Hospital District of Brazoria County, Texas.

Relating to the creation of the Crosswinds Municipal Utility District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

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

Relating to the creation of the Kendall County Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

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

Relating to the creation of the Westwood Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees or taxes.

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

Relating to the regulation of medical waste.

Relating to requirements for physicians who perform abortions; creating an offense.

Relating to a study and report of issues affecting persons with disabilities at state agencies and postsecondary educational institutions.

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

Relating to the training of employees of certain covered entities.

Relating to the monitoring of prescriptions for certain controlled substances; providing penalties.

Relating to the regulation of pain management services.

Relating to the establishment of a task force to examine hiring and management practices of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district or a representative of the chief appraiser to photograph the premises of a business, trade, or profession for ad valorem tax appraisal purposes.

Relating to contributions to certain fire and police pension funds.

Relating to notice of a premium increase for certain health insurance policies.

Relating to the administration of retirement systems for paid, partly paid, or volunteer firefighters.

Relating to maintaining and reporting certain information regarding certain child abuse or neglect cases and the provision of mental health services for children in those cases.

Relating to a jail-based restoration of competency pilot program.

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

Relating to contracts by certain state governmental entities that involve the exchange or creation of public information.

Relating to information for legislative purposes requested under the Public Information Act.

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

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

Relating to the confidentiality of certain crime scene photographs and video recordings; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the authority of a peace officer to apprehend a person for emergency detention and the authority of certain facilities to temporarily detain a person with mental illness.

Relating to eligibility for burial in the state cemetery.

Relating to increased oversight by the Department of State Health Services of hospitals that commit certain violations.

Relating to the transport of a mental health patient who is not a resident of this state.

Relating to the authority of an independent school district to invest in local water projects.

Relating to the creation of a task force to study maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity.

Relating to eligibility for compensation of persons wrongfully imprisoned.

Relating to notice to the attorney general of challenges to the constitutionality of Texas statutes.

Relating to civil penalties under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.

Relating to the powers and duties of and contributions to and benefits from the systems and programs administered by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to the continuation, functions, and name of the Railroad Commission of Texas; providing for the imposition of fees, the repeal of provisions for the suspension of the collection of fees, and the elimination of a fee.

Relating to contributions to, benefits from, and the administration of systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for enrollees diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

Relating to a license requirement for licensed professional counselors employed by school districts.

Relating to auditing and monitoring of performance under contracts for state-adopted assessment instruments administered to public school students.

Relating to the period of time allowed for issuance of decisions by the commissioner of education in certain appeals against school districts.

Relating to including disability awareness training in risk management programs required for members and advisors of student organizations at postsecondary educational institutions.

Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the procedural requirements for action by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on applications for production area authorizations.

Relating to leave for reserve law enforcement officers for required training.

Relating to the authority of a county to establish a centralized sex offender registration authority.

Relating to the punishment for the offense of tampering with a witness and the evidence that may be offered to show that offense.

Relating to the determination of whether a use of force against another is justified.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of obstruction or retaliation; providing penalties.

Relating to the transportation and storage of concealed handguns and ammunition by students in vehicles on the campuses of institutions of higher education.

Relating to the determination of certain exemptions from the administration of state assessment instruments to public school students and to the consideration of the performance of certain students on state assessment instruments.

Relating to testing of a juvenile for a sexually transmitted disease or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on the filing of a petition alleging delinquent conduct that includes certain sexual offenses.

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

Relating to the issuance of a public security by certain special districts.

Relating to the authority of certain counties and the General Land Office to temporarily close a beach or beach access point.

Relating to advance directives for persons with mental illness.

Relating to the eligibility of certain providers of laboratory services to participate in programs administered by health and human services agencies or the Health and Human Services Commission.

Relating to rules for restraint and seclusion procedures at certain facilities.

Relating to the administration of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.

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.

Relating to a criminal penalty for failure to handle certain animals in accordance with rules of the Texas Animal Health Commission.

Relating to the licensing and inspection of certain out-of-state pharmacies by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy; authorizing fees.

Relating to the penalty for theft of an official ballot or official carrier envelope for an election.

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