REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Tuesday

May 21, 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 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 civil penalties under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits accounts.

Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and the FAIR Plan Association and the renaming of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association as the Texas Residual Insurance Plan.

Relating to the punishment for the offense of prostitution.

Relating to the financing of transportation projects; authorizing fees.

Relating to the electronic recording of certain statements made by an accused as a result of custodial interrogation.

Relating to the boundaries of the East Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 6 and 7.

Relating to a drug testing requirement for a person elected to public elective office.

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a political subdivision of this state to extend the number of days that aircraft parts that are exempt from ad valorem taxation due to their location in this state for a temporary period may be located in this state for purposes of qualifying for the tax exemption.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a home-rule municipality to provide in its charter the procedure to fill a vacancy on its governing body for which the unexpired term is 12 months or less.

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 authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization.

HOUSE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to limits on prizes for bingo games.

Relating to the waiver of sovereign immunity in certain employment lawsuits by nurses and in certain employment discrimination actions in connection with a workers' compensation claim.

Relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicles registered in certain counties to fund transportation projects.

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

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

Relating to the transfer of certain amounts from the employment and training investment holding fund and the training stabilization fund.

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

Relating to aid provided to certain voters; providing criminal penalties.

Relating to the interlocutory appeal of a denial of a motion to dismiss in an action involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights.

Relating to the Texas Economic Development Act.

Relating to the dissolution of the Parker County Utility District No. 1.

Relating to the administration of primary elections, the nomination of candidates by convention, and voting by certain military and overseas voters.

Relating to compensation of property owners whose property is damaged as a result of a pursuit involving a law enforcement agency.

Relating to certain firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas; providing an exemption from federal regulation and providing penalties.

Relating to the unlawful seizure of a firearm by a governmental officer or employee; providing penalties.

Relating to the accessing and use of electronically readable personal identification information obtained from driver's licenses or personal identification certificates.

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

Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the premises of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education.

Relating to the provision of credit by examination for public school students.

Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas.

Relating to interbasin transfers of state water.

Relating to the implementation of a water conservation plan and drought contingency plan, as applicable, by certain entities.

Relating to the composition and use of money in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund.

Relating to bids for construction contracts for certain conservation and reclamation districts.

Relating to the definitions of advanced clean energy projects and clean energy projects and to franchise tax credits for certain of those projects.

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

Relating to the election of members of the board of directors of the Benbrook Water Authority.

Relating to the Houston Community College System District service area.

Relating to the registration of volunteer health practitioners and the services of volunteer health practitioners during disasters.

Relating to the practice of psychology; authorizing a fee.

Relating to regulation of cottage food products and cottage food production operations.

Relating to advertising by certain facilities that provide emergency services; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to information provided by the Department of State Health Services on food regulation.

Relating to the sunset review of certain powers and duties performed by the Department of State Health Services.

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

Relating to the educational needs of children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to licensing and certification requirements for certain health facilities and to the allocation of Medicaid beds in certain of those facilities; increasing fees.

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

Relating to the determination of an applicant's eligibility for any program administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.

Relating to the certification of alcohol awareness programs required for minors convicted of or receiving deferred disposition for certain alcohol offenses.

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

Relating to the civil prosecution of racketeering related to trafficking of persons; providing penalties.

Relating to the creation of a task force on domestic violence.

Relating to the business, supervision, and regulation of state savings and loan associations and state savings banks; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the use of an electronic device to capture a voter's signature for the signature roster.

Relating to the exemption from the sales and use tax for certain coins and precious metals.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by a charitable organization and used in providing housing and related services to certain homeless individuals.

Relating to the pilot program authorizing a property owner to appeal to the State Office of Administrative Hearings regarding certain appraisal review board determinations.

Relating to the allocation of amounts deposited into the oyster sales account and the abolishment of the oyster advisory committee.

Relating to the waiver of penalties and interest on certain delinquent ad valorem taxes.

Relating to the exclusion by taxable entities engaged in providing services as an agricultural aircraft operation of certain costs in determining total revenue for purposes of the franchise tax.

Relating to the qualifications for the exemption from ad valorem taxation for aircraft parts located in this state for a limited time.

Relating to the designation of U.S. Highway 80 as a historic highway.

Relating to funding for certain commercial service airport projects.

Relating to the penalties for illegally passing a stopped school bus.

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

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

Relating to Air Medal and Air Medal with Valor specialty license plates.

Relating to the regulation of automotive wrecking and salvage yards in certain counties; increasing the civil penalty.

Relating to the issuance of Foundation School Program license plates.

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

Relating to the rates of municipal and county hotel occupancy taxes in certain municipalities and counties and the use of certain revenue from those taxes; changing the rates of taxes.

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

Relating to the allocation of state hotel occupancy tax revenue to certain municipalities for cleaning and maintenance of and erosion control for public beaches.

Relating to unemployment compensation eligibility and chargebacks regarding certain persons who are victims or whose immediate family members are victims of sexual assault.

Relating to certain notices, reports, and descriptions provided by or filed with court and county clerks.

Relating to an annual term for the 47th District Court.

Relating to certain procedures in family or juvenile law proceedings.

Relating to a case transferred from one district court to another district court.

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

Relating to the use of an unsworn declaration, the disposition of certain court exhibits, and the seal of a constitutional county court or county clerk.

Relating to the appointment of bailiffs for certain district courts.

Relating to the retention of certain records in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship by a child's attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, or amicus attorney.

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

Relating to the issuance of a marriage license for an absent applicant, the participation of a proxy in certain marriage ceremonies, and the maintenance and submission of records relating to a marriage license issued for an absent applicant.

Relating to the enforcement of an order to pay child support by contempt and the awarding of costs and fees in certain proceedings.

Relating to certain procedures regarding an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed in a noncapital felony case.

Relating to the allowance in lieu of exempt property in the administration of a decedent's estate.

Relating to the duties of and the application of the professional prosecutors law to the county attorney in Lavaca County and to the duties of the district attorney for the 25th Judicial District.

Relating to the duties of and the application of the professional prosecutors law to the county attorney in Gonzales County and to the duties of the district attorney for the 25th Judicial District.

Relating to the restriction of access to the records and files of a child charged with or convicted of certain fine-only misdemeanor offenses.

Relating to electronically filing any court document in a criminal case in Hidalgo County.

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

Relating to the administration and operation of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

Relating to the penalty for an offense involving motor vehicle airbags.

Relating to the use of dealer's license plates on vehicles by independent motor vehicle dealers to transport vehicles to or from a point of sale.

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

Relating to donations of landscape materials and services to the Texas Department of Transportation.

Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Willie Velasquez.

Relating to production requirements for holders of winery permits.

Relating to the licensing of a journeyman lineman.

Relating to the amount of a chargeback for unemployment compensation benefits paid to a person who is partially unemployed.

Relating to the use of local hotel occupancy tax revenue to conduct an audit.

Relating to the allocation and transfer of money from the capital access fund by the Texas Economic Development Bank.

Relating to the qualification of certain nonprofit schools and educational institutions for exemption from state laws regulating career schools and colleges and to complaints made against those entities.

Relating to certain energy security technologies for critical governmental facilities.

Relating to the use of state water; providing a penalty.

Relating to the renewal of a controlled substance registration by physicians; changing the payment schedule for a fee.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of emergency medical services providers and a moratorium on the issuance of emergency medical services provider licenses.

Relating to eligibility of municipalities to participate in the historic courthouse preservation and maintenance programs administered by the Texas Historical Commission.

Relating to the cultural and fine arts district program administered by the Texas Commission on the Arts.

Relating to career and technical education and workforce development grant programs.

Relating to the requirement that certain information be reported to the Texas Department of Insurance and the confidentiality of that information.

Relating to an exemption from the use of an emergency notification system by certain public service providers.

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

Relating to the possession of stamps indicating the payment of taxes by certain permittees.

Relating to an annual assessment on insurers for the examination of insurers; imposing an assessment.

Relating to the use of a credit or charge card by certain state agencies to make certain purchases.

Relating to the criteria for commitment or detention of a person with mental illness.

Relating to the use of the skills development fund and other funds available to the Texas Workforce Commission to support certain joint credit courses offered by school districts under agreements with lower-division institutions of higher education.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Workforce Commission to use certain unemployment compensation funds for reemployment activities.

Relating to the Texas emerging technology fund; redesignating the fund as the Texas Research Technology Fund.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of pollution control property.

Relating to recommendations by the Health and Human Services Commission or a designated health and human services agency regarding mental health workforce shortages.

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

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

Relating to posting suggestions and ideas on cost-efficiency on certain state agency websites.

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

Relating to circumstances under which a vacancy on the governing body occurs in certain municipalities.

Relating to the ability of a property owners' association to contract with an association board member or certain other persons or entities associated with the board member.

Relating to the creation of the Leander Hills Municipal Utility District of Williamson County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the North San Gabriel Municipal Utility District of Williamson County; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

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

Relating to filling certain vacancies on the governing body of certain home-rule municipalities.

Relating to municipal consent provisions applicable to the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 126.

Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes.

Relating to the authority of a municipality to confiscate packaged fireworks; providing an affirmative defense for possessing fireworks in certain circumstances.

Relating to the operation of master mixed-use property owners' associations.

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

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

Relating to financial disclosure reports made by a member of a county planning commission.

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

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

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

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

Relating to the establishment and functions of certain urban land bank demonstration programs.

Relating to audit requirements of certain emergency services districts.

Relating to expenditures made by emergency services districts.

Relating to the creation of Rock Prairie Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

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

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

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.

Relating to the recusal or disqualification of a statutory probate judge or other judge authorized to hear probate, guardianship, or mental health matters, and the subsequent assignment of another judge.

Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education in this state.

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

Relating to the sale and purchase of shark fins or products derived from shark fins; creating an offense.

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 efficiency review of river authorities.

Relating to the treatment and recycling for beneficial use of certain waste arising out of or incidental to the drilling for or production of oil or gas.

Relating to the adjudication of certain claims under a written contract with a special-purpose district or authority or local governmental entity.

Relating to the evaluation by the Texas Water Development Board of applications for financial assistance for certain retail public utilities.

Relating to water districts in Bandera County.

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

Relating to powers of the North Harris County Regional Water Authority relating to certain wells.

Relating to the creation of the Comal County Water Improvement 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 operation of certain condominium unit owners' associations.

Relating to the creation of the Generation Park Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Relating to the name of The Woodlands Road Utility District No. 1, of Montgomery County, Texas, and to the administration, powers, and duties of the district.

Relating to the period for confirmation of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 21.

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

Relating to the powers and duties of the Ellis County Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose taxes.

Relating to the boundaries of the East Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 6 and 7.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 537; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 402 regarding road projects.

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

Relating to sports and community venue projects.

Relating to the administration of and benefits payable by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to the creation of the Old Celina Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to impose an assessment or fee.

Relating to the regulation of plumbing.

Relating to certain local option elections and the permits and licenses that can be issued in areas that approved the sale of certain alcoholic beverages in a local option election.

Relating to limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.

Relating to the creation of an extension center of the Texas State Technical College System.

Relating to the consolidation of the Higher Education Enrollment Assistance Program and the Higher Education Assistance Plan and the transfer of certain enrollment assistance duties to institutions of higher education.

Relating to the intercollegiate athletics fee at Texas Southern University.

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

Relating to access by certain military personnel to juvenile and criminal history information.

Relating to the offense of money laundering.

Relating to the courts authorized to issue an occupational driver's license.

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

Relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles; creating an offense.

Relating to the designation of the part of U.S. Highway 83 Business in Hidalgo and Cameron Counties as a portion of the national Purple Heart Trail.

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

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

Relating to the sale of a vehicle by an unlicensed seller; creating an offense.

Relating to route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties.

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

Relating to the designation of a segment of U.S. Highway 75 in Dallas County as the Presidential Library Expressway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 358 as the Peace Officers Memorial Highway.

Relating to temporary increases in the records archive fees and the records management and preservation fees charged by district and county clerks.

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

Relating to the operation and administration of, and practice in courts in, the judicial branch of state government and the composition of certain juvenile boards; imposing a fee.

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

Relating to the right of a member of the board of trustees of a school district to obtain information, documents, and records.

Relating to requirements applicable to meetings of the governing board of certain junior college districts.

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

Relating to a tax credit for investment in certain communities; imposing a monetary penalty; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the eligibility of temporary election officers for unemployment compensation.

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

Relating to a project that may be undertaken by certain development corporations in connection with infrastructure improvements necessary for municipal area development and revitalization.

Relating to the recovery of uniform statewide accounting project costs from state agencies and vendors.

Relating to requiring child safety alarms in certain vehicles used by child-care facilities to transport children.

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

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

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

Relating to the release of delinquent tax liens on manufactured homes.

Relating to life settlement contracts for the payment of long-term care services and support and the consideration of a life insurance policy in determining eligibility for medical assistance.

Relating to the release of extraterritorial jurisdiction by certain municipalities.

Relating to the composition of an administrative authority for a defense economic readjustment zone.

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

Relating to an annual report on the Public Assistance Reporting Information System.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for surviving spouses of disabled veterans of the United States armed forces; authorizing a fee.

Relating to reciprocity for emergency medical services personnel certification for certain United States military personnel.

Relating to waivers and grants of credit for the requirements to obtain certain private security licenses to individuals who hold security credentials from the United States armed forces.

Relating to a voluntary contribution to the fund for veterans' assistance when applying for a driver's license or personal identification certificate.

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

Relating to the display of the Honor and Remember flag.

Relating to the qualification of an area inside a base defense authority as an enterprise zone.

Relating to provisions in the dedicatory instruments of property owners' associations regarding display of flags.

Relating to availability of certain benefits under individual accident and health insurance policies.

Relating to lobbying expenditures that are made jointly.

Relating to signature verification on an early voting ballot voted by mail.

Relating to requirements for certain election officers.

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of offenses related to trafficking of persons and to certain protections for victims of trafficking of persons.

Relating to the procedure under which a person may renew a license to carry a concealed handgun.

Relating to the addition of Salvia divinorum and its derivatives and extracts to Penalty Group 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

Relating to the establishment, operation, and funding of victim-offender mediation programs; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the duties of the Texas Crime Stoppers Council to encourage individuals to report criminal activity related to trafficking of persons.

Relating to the rights of an accused person in and the written waiver of extradition proceedings.

Relating to reconsideration of parole eligibility for certain inmates convicted of injury to a child, elderly person, or disabled person.

Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of harassment and stalking.

Relating to notice provided when a bail bond surety is in default.

Relating to the authority of a county to contract with a private vendor for the operation of a detention facility.

Relating to the duties of a law enforcement agency regarding certain children who are reported to be missing.

Relating to the offense of making or causing a false alarm or report involving a public or private institution of higher education.

Relating to the definition of emergency services personnel for purposes of the enhanced penalty prescribed for an assault committed against a person providing services in that capacity.

Relating to the representation of certain applicants for writs of habeas corpus in cases involving the death penalty.

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

Relating to certain criminal offenses for violations of the law regulating metal recycling entities.

Relating to certain procedures for defendants who successfully complete a period of state jail felony community supervision.

Relating to the criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct with respect to a switchblade knife.

Relating to the Upshur County Juvenile Board.

Relating to a written statement made by an accused as a result of custodial interrogation.

Relating to restoration of a person's right to purchase a firearm on termination of a guardianship.

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

Relating to collecting and reporting information concerning inmates who have been in the conservatorship of a state agency responsible for providing child protective services and concerning inmate parole, reentry, and integration.

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

Relating to procedures related to juvenile cases.

Relating to the recording of testimony before a grand jury.

Relating to the discharge of an officer or employee of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.

Relating to a limitation on sanctions imposed on school districts for the sale of foods of minimal nutritional value.

Relating to the abolition of wind erosion conservation districts.

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

Relating to requiring the Texas Commission on Fire Protection to conduct a study and prepare a report on administrative attachment.

Relating to the establishment of a variable speed limit pilot program by the Texas Transportation Commission.

Relating to certain requirements applicable to meetings of the governing board of a general academic teaching institution or a state university system.

Relating to the consideration of ownership interests of disabled veterans in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.

Relating to the award and performance of certain state contracts.

Relating to a requirement that a state agency post its internal auditor's audit plan and audit report and other audit information on the agency's Internet website.

Relating to the determination that a voter is deceased.

Relating to certification and operation of independent review organizations.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain identifying information of peace officers, county jailers, security officers, employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a prosecutor's office, or judges and their spouses.

Relating to a program allowing certain military voters on active duty overseas to cast a ballot electronically.

Relating to purchasing and other contracts by governmental entities.

Relating to certain lawsuits seeking damages.

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

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

Relating to the waiver of sovereign immunity for certain design and construction claims arising under written contracts with state agencies.

Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.

Relating to powers, duties, and services of entities serving counties.

Relating to the imposition of a sentence of life without parole on certain repeat sex offenders and to certain restrictions on employment for certain sex offenders.