REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Tuesday

April 30, 2013

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.

Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the constitutional provision authorizing the creation of a hospital district in Hidalgo County.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed in action.

Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations of revenue.

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the reduction of amounts paid by Texans to provide health care to the uninsured if Medicaid eligibility is expanded in accordance with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; requiring hospital district and county tax rate reductions.

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.

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 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 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 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 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 an animal identification program.

Relating to access to certain archaic information.

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

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

Relating to the Weatherford College District service area.

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

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

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

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

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 water management planning by the Lower Colorado River Authority.

Relating to use of telemedicine in certain trauma facilities.

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

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

Relating to the determination that a voter is deceased.

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

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

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

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 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 parking and the movement of vehicles in the Capitol complex.

Relating to the Texas Economic Development Act.

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

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

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

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

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 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 declarations for mental health treatment.

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 restraint and seclusion procedures and reporting 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.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of money laundering and to the forfeiture of certain contraband.

Relating to the creation of an advisory committee to examine the fingerprinting practices of juvenile probation departments.

Relating to determining a child's eligibility for a school district's special education program on the basis of a visual impairment.

Relating to the evaluation and instruction of public school students with visual impairments.

Relating to a prohibition of employment of a member or former member of the State Board of Education by an open-enrollment charter school; providing a penalty.

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.

Relating to evidence technician training and the disposition of certain evidence in a criminal case.

Relating to adjudication and disposition of juvenile conduct.

Relating to ad valorem tax liens on personal property.

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

Relating to an interlocal contract between a governmental entity and a purchasing cooperative to purchase roofing materials or services.

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

Relating to the authority of a county to deposit fees collected by a county bail bond board in a separate county fund.

Relating to the establishment of a down payment assistance program by the manufactured housing division of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the purchase of manufactured homes by low-income individuals and families.

Relating to the creation of the Cascades Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Venable Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County; 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 Highway 380 Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Relating to the powers of the TexAmericas Center.

Relating to the creation of the Leander TODD Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Williamson County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the territory of the East Aldine Management District.

Relating to the dissolution of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 213; the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 213-A; the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 213-B; 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Relating to comprehensive development agreements for the financing, design, acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of certain passenger rail projects.

Relating to the creation of a regional food economy and food access task force.

Relating to the establishment of a community development grocery store and healthy corner store revolving loan fund program.

Relating to the procedure used to petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

Relating to expedited binding arbitration of appraisal review board orders.

Relating to the constitutional limit on the rate of growth of appropriations of revenue.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed in action.

Relating to the release by a sheriff of certain defendants to an electronic monitoring or house arrest program.

Relating to the collection of data regarding the placement of a child in disciplinary seclusion in a juvenile facility.

Relating to the procedures applicable to the revocation of a person's release on parole or to mandatory supervision.

Relating to a requirement that the comptroller perform a study of the Texas Economic Development Act.

Relating to the establishment of a matching grant program for community development in certain municipalities and counties.

Relating to improving access to nursing education programs.

Relating to inclusion in school district improvement plans of policies to prevent dating violence and bullying.

Relating to the creation of a standard request form for prior authorization of prescription drug benefits.

Relating to the creation of a standard request form for prior authorization of medical care or health care services.

Relating to the service retirement annuity of certain members of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One.

Relating to a study and report by the Sunset Advisory Commission of the self-directed semi-independent status of state agencies.

Relating to clinical initiatives to improve the quality of care and cost-effectiveness of the Medicaid program.

Relating to the funding of the Texas Home Visiting Program; authorizing voluntary contributions.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to file a lien for the costs of abatement of a floodplain ordinance violation; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to requiring municipalities to reimburse the Texas Department of Transportation for compensation paid for certain signs required to be relocated due to road construction.

Relating to the creation of the Chisholm Trails 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 liability of certain social workers who provide volunteer health care services to charitable organizations.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of amusement redemption machines at certain locations; providing penalties.

Relating to development regulations for certain unincorporated areas located near the Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry; providing a penalty.

Relating to procedures for the dissolution of the Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 3.

Relating to the cost effects of expanding eligibility for medical assistance under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Relating to the motor vehicle inspection program; creating an offense; amending the amount of certain fees.

Relating to the provision of ancillary services through limited services networks; providing penalties.

Relating to use of district funds by the Nueces County Hospital District.

Relating to the provision of affordable housing and other services in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

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 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.

Relating to unemployment compensation chargebacks regarding certain persons who are involuntarily separated from employment.

Relating to the Weatherford College District service area.

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

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

Relating to the use of legislatively produced audio or visual materials; providing penalties.

Relating to the State Pension Review Board and public retirement systems; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the liability of a municipality for certain space flight activities.

Relating to liability of certain persons assisting in man-made or natural disasters.

Relating to the dismissal of certain actions arising from exposure to asbestos and silica.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Designating the Kemp's ridley sea turtle as the official State Sea Turtle of Texas.