REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Monday

May 6, 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 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.

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

Relating to the satisfaction of annual renewable energy requirements by certain utilities.

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 the Corn Hill Regional Water Authority.

Relating to an animal identification program.

Relating to access to certain archaic information.

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

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

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 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 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 the Texas Economic Development Act.

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

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

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 requirements for physicians who perform abortions; creating an offense.

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

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

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 determination of whether a use of force against another is justified.

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

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

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

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 adjudication and disposition of juvenile conduct.

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

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 powers of the TexAmericas Center.

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

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

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

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

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

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; changing the collection method for certain fees.

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.

Relating to automated dial announcing devices.

Relating to accounting and payoff statements for certain seller-financed residential loans.

Relating to coverage of certain persons under an automobile insurance policy.

Relating to demand-side electric energy resources in the competitive electric market.

Relating to the determination of the boundaries of, and the enforcement of the law governing access to, public beaches.

Relating to the imposition of an additional fee for filing civil cases in certain Travis County courts.

Relating to a study conducted by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System and the repeal of certain court fees and costs.

Relating to an appeal from an interlocutory order of certain courts.

Relating to distributed renewable generation and compensation for excess electricity generated by distributed renewable generation.

Relating to distributed renewable generation of electricity.

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

Relating to easements used for dune construction and maintenance projects.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 136; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds and impose a tax.

Relating to the transfer of the assets of and the dissolution of the Dallas County Water Control and Improvement District No. 6.

Relating to the authority to issue bonds of the Mustang Special Utility District.

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

Relating to authorizing certain special districts in Montgomery County to enter into strategic partnership agreements.

Relating to the authority of the Dallas County Hospital District or a nonprofit corporation formed by the district regarding certain technology or intellectual property developed or in development by or for the district or corporation.

Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting for judicial offices.

Relating to a study regarding the prohibition of dairy farming in certain areas of the state.

Relating to the definition of and access to public information.

Relating to exclusion of land from certain water districts that fail to provide service to the land; clarifying and limiting the authority of those districts with outstanding bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to impose taxes on excluded land; providing for a financial review.

Relating to the creation of regional emergency communications districts; authorizing the issuance of bonds; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the sale and use of certain land used for a world exposition.

Relating to the creation of Fort Bend County Municipal Management 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 authority of the Department of State Health Services to admit certain nonresident tuberculosis patients to a state chest hospital.

Relating to the regulation of advanced meters and the interconnection of ERCOT with another grid; requiring a study on the health effects of advanced meters; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Relating to municipal swimming pool requirements for certain dwellings.

Relating to certain specialty license plates.

Relating to a study and report regarding authorizing certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs to address regional workforce needs.

Relating to the Texas Teach Corps Loan Repayment Assistance Program for undergraduate students who agree to teach in school districts in this state that have shortages of teachers in mathematics or science.

Relating to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits accounts.

Relating to a provider protection plan that ensures efficiency and reduces administrative burdens on providers participating in a Medicaid managed care model or arrangement.

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

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

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.

Relating to the posting of a notice of foreclosure sale on a county's Internet website.

Relating to the regulation of barbering and cosmetology; authorizing fees.

Relating to the enforcement of a provision regarding the imposition of a surcharge for the use of a credit card.

Relating to the applicability of state law regulating the decommissioning costs of certain newly constructed commercial nuclear-powered electric generating facilities.

Relating to the criminal penalty for acting as an agent after suspension or revocation of the agent's license.

Relating to the continuation of the self-directed and semi-independent status of the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, the Texas Board of Professional Engineers, and the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners.

Relating to a study by the Department of Information Resources regarding state agency technology efficiency.

Relating to the purchase of certain commodity items by a state agency.

Relating to the preference given by state agencies to goods offered by bidders in this state or manufactured, produced, or grown in this state or in the United States.

Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to Jefferson County.

Relating to continuation of automobile insurance coverage for certain motor vehicles acquired during a personal automobile insurance policy term.

Relating to boater education and examinations on preventing the spread of exotic harmful or potentially harmful aquatic plants, fish, and shellfish.

Relating to the transfer of programs from the Texas Department of Rural Affairs to the Department of Agriculture.

Relating to the slaughter of certain domestic or exotic fowl infected with or exposed to disease and compensation of owners of fowl infected with or exposed to disease.

Relating to the reporting in a lobbyist registration of certain persons from whom compensation or reimbursement is received.

Relating to the elections to which certain applications for a ballot to be voted by mail are applicable.

Relating to legal representation for civil suits against peace officers employed by a school district.

Relating to the territory that may be included in a single county election precinct.

Relating to the disposition of confiscated game, animal parts, and animal products.

Relating to the distribution of certain civil penalties and civil restitution received by the attorney general.

Relating to designating the first Friday in November as Texas Arbor Day.

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

Relating to the filling of vacancies on a political party's county executive committee.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Designating Gregg County the Balloon Race Capital of Texas and commemorating the 36th anniversary of the Great Texas Balloon Race.

Designating February 16 as Texas Homemade Pie Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2013.