SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Monday March 18, 2013 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Relating to restrictive covenants regulating drought-resistant landscaping or water-conserving natural turf. |
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Relating to designation of certain vehicles of the Texas Division of Emergency Management as authorized emergency vehicles. |
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Relating to the authority of certain transportation authorities to create a local government corporation. |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision of Gideon v. Wainwright. |
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Recognizing the election of Pope Francis I. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to a person's freedom of religion. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to a person's freedom of religion. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment mandating the legislature to require candidates for public elective office in this state to undergo drug screening. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation by one or more political subdivisions of this state a person's inventory held for sale at retail. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain schools organized and operated primarily for the purpose of engaging in educational functions. Finance |
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Rescinding every application made at any time by the Legislature of the State of Texas to the United States Congress to call a national convention, pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution, for proposing any amendment or amendments to that Constitution. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the constitutional provision authorizing the creation of a hospital district in Hidalgo County. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment appropriating the system benefit fund for the purpose of returning system benefit fund fees to retail electric customers. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the limitation on the rate of growth of state appropriations. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to require the legislature to convene following each regular session of the legislature to consider the repeal of laws enacted during that regular session or at a subsequent special session. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment imposing a state property tax for public education, authorizing the legislature to establish for purposes of that tax a limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead of 105 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year, prohibiting school district property taxes for maintenance purposes, and authorizing school district property taxes for educational enrichment. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from county ad valorem taxation a portion of the value of the residence homestead of a veteran of the United States armed services who has been honorably discharged. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit using voluntarily paid additional fees and surcharges that are dedicated by law for nondedicated general governmental purposes and to prohibit using that money for certification of appropriations for nondedicated purposes or entities. Finance |
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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 tax rate reductions. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the creation of emergency and disaster response districts; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. Finance |
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Rejecting unlimited submission to the current administration and Congress, reaffirming the sovereignty of our state, and opposing taxes imposed on the citizens of Texas by the passage of the Affordable Care Act. State Affairs |
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Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the development and potential economic impact of a cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties. Economic Development |
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Urging the attorney general of Texas to expeditiously advance any necessary appeals of the ruling of the 200th Judicial District Court in the school finance case. Finance |
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Designating November as COPD Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2013, and directing the Texas Department of State Health Services to include COPD as a chronic health condition in their public awareness and educational efforts. Health & Human Services |
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Urging Congress to reauthorize Section 5056 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 and to appropriate sufficient funds for the Rio Grande Environmental Management Program. Natural Resources |
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Designating the first Tuesday in March as Texas Assisted Living Awareness Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2013. Administration |
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Relating to the view of the State Capitol. Economic Development |
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Relating to demand-side electric energy resources in the competitive electric market. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to inclusion of mental health concerns in existing state and local coordinated school health efforts. Education |
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Relating to child-care licensing requirements for certain shelters. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain records maintained by a victims of trafficking shelter center and the creation of minimum standards for certain facilities that provide services to victims of trafficking. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the period for which eligibility lists for beginning positions in certain municipal fire or police departments are effective. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to requiring trauma-informed care training for certain staff of county and state juvenile facilities. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the use of administrative segregation or seclusion in county jails. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to animal encounter training for peace officers. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a prohibition of foods containing trans fat. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the punishment for the offense of tampering with a witness and the evidence that may be offered to show that offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a bill of rights for persons receiving Medicaid long-term services and supports under state benefits programs. Health & Human Services |
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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. Education |
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Relating to testimony or the production of evidence before the legislature or a legislative committee. State Affairs |
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Relating to the computation of an electric utility's income taxes. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the provision of credit by examination for public school students. Education |
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Relating to the use of certain funds of the Texas Health Insurance Pool. State Affairs |
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Relating to abolishing the Texas Health Insurance Pool. State Affairs |
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Relating to contracts by certain state governmental entities that involve the exchange or creation of public information. Open Government |
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Relating to providing information to the legislature regarding state and local fiscal impact of legislative measures. Finance |
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Relating to the deposit of money received from the federal government. Finance |
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Relating to the powers and duties of timeshare owners' associations. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the display of the Honor and Remember flag. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to identification requirements for certain fire hydrants and flush valves. Natural Resources |
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Relating to self-directed and semi-independent status of certain health care regulatory agencies; making an appropriation; authorizing fees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to specialty license plates issued to retired members of the United States armed forces. Transportation |
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Relating to making an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund for the Foundation School Program. Finance |
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Relating to the appropriations of money from the economic stabilization fund for the 2014-2015 state fiscal biennium. Finance |
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Relating to the standard valuation for life insurance, accident and health insurance, and annuities. State Affairs |
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Relating to the placement of video monitoring cameras in self- contained classrooms providing special education services. Education |
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Relating to the effect of certain agreements with a collective bargaining organization on certain state-funded public work contracts. Government Organization |
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Relating to the confidentiality of information obtained by or disclosed to the Texas Department of Insurance. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authority of an independent school district to invest in local water projects. Education |
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Relating to notification procedures regarding the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the nonforfeiture requirements of certain life insurance policies. State Affairs |
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Relating to water well drillers and pump installers; authorizing fees. Natural Resources |
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Relating to identity recovery service contracts. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the disclosure on personal financial statements of service retirement annuities received. State Affairs |
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Relating to an audit by the state auditor of the Texas Enterprise Fund. Economic Development |
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Relating to a requirement that the comptroller perform a study of the Texas Economic Development Act. Economic Development |
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Relating to an audit by the state auditor and a study by the comptroller of the events trust funds. Economic Development |
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Relating to the statewide homeland security strategy developed by the governor. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the statewide critical infrastructure protection strategy. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the regulation of dangerous wild animals. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to state agency investigations. Government Organization |
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Relating to the regulation of certain surety companies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to rules governing the allocation of delegates to a political party's national presidential nominating convention. State Affairs |
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Relating to the use of proceeds from a junior college district branch campus maintenance tax. Higher Education |
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Relating to the municipal and county regulation of air guns. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain providers of laboratory services for health and human services programs. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to access to records and certain information in those records regarding a child placed for adoption. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to public school teachers. Education |
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Relating to attendance at and completion of high school by students who are in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Education |
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Relating to liability of certain persons assisting in man-made or natural disasters. State Affairs |
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Relating to State Board of Education oversight of regional education service center services and products concerning student curriculum. Education |
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Relating to the establishment of the recovery school district. Education |
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Relating to public school performance ratings that reflect acceptable and unacceptable performance. Education |
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Relating to public information regarding facilities of school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. Open Government |
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Relating to the establishment of the Texas Equal Opportunity Scholarship Program. Education |
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Relating to regulation of traffic in a conservation and reclamation district by a commissioners court. Transportation |
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Relating to the periods during which breeder deer may be transferred for release. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the administration of retirement systems for paid, partly paid, or volunteer firefighters. State Affairs |
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Relating to certain retail public utilities affected by single certification in incoporated or annexed areas. Natural Resources |
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Relating to notice of termination by suppliers of certain dealer agreements governed by the Fair Practices of Equipment Manufacturers, Distributors, Wholesalers, and Dealers Act. Transportation |
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Relating to the determination of whether a use of force against another is justified. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain municipalities. Transportation |
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Relating to the authority of the Department of Public Safety and certain local law enforcement agencies to establish a temporary checkpoint on a highway or street to determine whether persons are driving while intoxicated. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to funding for juvenile case managers through certain fees and court costs and to the establishment of the truancy prevention and diversion fund. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to court costs and fees in criminal proceedings. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the requirement that a will be attested by witnesses. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to validating certain acts of the Lower Nueces River Water Supply District transferring real property rights. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the inclusion of optometrists, therapeutic optometrists, and ophthalmologists in the health care provider networks of certain Medicaid managed care organizations. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the provision of fire prevention or fire-fighting services by certain emergency services districts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the appointment of county auditors. Intergovernmental Relations |
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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. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the reformation of the sentences of juveniles convicted of capital felonies after being transferred to criminal court. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the exemption of the Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and Recovery Conservation District from certain provisions concerning the desired future conditions of an aquifer. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the applicability of certain public works contracting requirements. Government Organization |
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Relating to pharmacy benefit managers contracting with the child health plan program, the Medicaid managed care program, and health plans for certain government employees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the punishment for certain violations of a deer breeder's reporting requirements; providing an administrative penalty. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to certain regulatory programs administered by the Department of Agriculture; providing penalties; imposing fees. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the definition of new property value for purposes of the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates for a county. Finance |
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Relating to providers' rights to due process under the Medicaid program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the service retirement annuity of certain members of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two. State Affairs |
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Relating to authorizing a municipal clerk to file documents electronically for recording with a county clerk. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the transportation of certain mental health patients. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to property and evidence technicians. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to adjudication and disposition of juvenile conduct. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to mule deer management permits. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the tort liability of juvenile probation departments and juvenile boards. State Affairs |
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Relating to an exemption from sales and use tax for certain property purchased using money from the community development block grant disaster recovery program and used to repair or reconstruct a real property improvement damaged by a natural disaster. Finance |
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Relating to the transfer of responsibility for regulating deer breeding from the Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Animal Health Commission. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to imposing an uncompensated care fee on certain hospitals to provide state funding for the Medicaid program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the payment of individuals employed by recovery audit contractors to identify underpayments and overpayments under the Medicaid program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the exclusion of certain flow-through funds by taxable entities engaged in the business of transporting barite in determining total revenue for purposes of the franchise tax. Finance |
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Relating to orders of nondisclosure issued for records of certain fine-only misdemeanors; authorizing a fee. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the transfer of an ad valorem tax lien Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Racing Commission and the transfer of its powers and duties to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation; providing penalties; authorizing fees. State Affairs |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of money laundering and to the forfeiture of certain contraband. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to authorizing certain border counties and municipalities in those counties to regulate land development; providing a penalty. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to rates charged and credits granted by certain electric utilities to retail customers with on-site solar generation capacity. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of plumbing. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of real property leased to and used by certain schools. Finance |
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Relating to the regulation of backflow prevention assembly testers by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners; authorizing a fee. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to transfer of management services for the physical facilities of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Texas School for the Deaf from the schools' boards of trustees to the Texas Facilities Commission. Government Organization |
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Relating to the administration of and benefits payable by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. State Affairs |
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Relating to the Employees Retirement System of Texas. State Affairs |
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Relating to appointment of a bailiff to serve the 105th District Court. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the addition of certain municipalities to the territory of a regional transportation authority. Transportation |
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Relating to the power of the Railroad Commission of Texas to adopt and enforce safety standards and practices applicable to the transportation by pipeline of certain substances and to certain pipeline facilities. Natural Resources |
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Relating to certain contracts for Medicaid managed care. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a postsecondary education paths pilot program in certain independent school districts. Education |
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Relating to exempting certain amounts charged for certain cable television services from the sales and use tax. Finance |
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Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate state licensees. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to economic development incentives for firearms manufacturers, firearms accessory manufacturers, and ammunition manufacturers. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the qualifications of certain electric generation projects for programs designed to encourage the capture and utilization of carbon dioxide for use in enhanced oil recovery. Natural Resources |
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Relating to alternative assessment of certain public school students under the public school accountability system. Education |
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Relating to the statute of limitations on prosecution of the offenses of kidnapping and aggravated kidnapping of a minor. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the recusal or disqualification of a statutory probate court judge and subsequent assignment of another judge. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to information that must be included on prepaid calling cards. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the chief executive officer of the Hopkins County Hospital District and to the delegation of certain authority by the district's board of directors to the chief executive officer. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the adoption of major curriculum initiatives by a school district. Education |
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Relating to the development and use of a jail-based restoration of competency pilot program. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the creation of the veteran entrepreneur program by the Texas Veterans Commission. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to flexibility in the administration of the Medicaid program, a block grant funding approach to Medicaid expansion, and the establishment of a health benefit exchange tailored to the needs of the state. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the satisfaction of annual renewable energy requirements by certain utilities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the provision of emergency services in the Williamson-Travis Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1-F. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the provision of emergency services in the Williamson-Travis Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1-G. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the provision of emergency services in the Bella Vista Municipal Utility District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the issuance of a public security. Natural Resources |
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Relating to evaluation of applications for the low income housing tax credit program. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage for enrollees diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. State Affairs |
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Relating to the definition of serious mental illness for purposes of certain group health benefit plans. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of certain university systems to provide benefits to certain qualified individuals. State Affairs |
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Relating to the abandonment of a county road. Transportation |
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Relating to the authority for the department of transportation to enter into a comprehensive development agreement for the financing, design, acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of a rail facility or system. Transportation |
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Relating to the powers and jurisdiction of a regional mobility authority. Transportation |
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Relating to the administration of and benefits payable by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. State Affairs |
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Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages to customers of a package store during certain hours. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the dispute by an insurer of a determination of specific injuries and diagnoses in connection with a compensable injury in certain workers' compensation claims. State Affairs |
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Relating to delinquent payment of an alcoholic beverage retailer's account for liquor. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of a health care funding district in certain counties located on the Texas-Mexico border; authorizing the imposition of a tax. Finance |
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Relating to use of the money from the Texas Enterprise Fund and the Texas emerging technology fund to benefit certain historically underutilized businesses. Economic Development |
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Relating to the cultural and fine arts district program administered by the Texas Commission on the Arts. Government Organization |
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Relating to a sales tax exemption for certain items sold to or used by certain venues that present live music. Finance |
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Relating to establishing a local behavioral health intervention pilot project. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the criteria to be used by the Texas Water Development Board in prioritizing applications for funds for the implementation of water supply projects. Natural Resources |
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Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a county of a portion of the value of the residence homestead of a veteran who has been honorably discharged. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to the exemption of inventory of certain retail businesses from ad valorem taxation by a school district. Finance |
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Relating to authorizing the Public Utility Commission of Texas to direct the comptroller to return the unappropriated balance of the system benefit fund to retail electric customers. Finance |
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Relating to the constitutional limit on the rate of growth of appropriations. Finance |
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Relating to public school finance matters, including the imposition of a state ad valorem tax for elementary and secondary school purposes and a school district ad valorem enrichment tax. Finance |
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Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and the FAIR Plan Association. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the payment of insured losses of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and funding of the catastrophe reserve trust fund. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to residential property insured by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the cost effects of expanding eligibility for medical assistance under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Finance |
Committee re-referral on the following: |
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Relating to inclusion of instruction in the detection and education of students with mental or emotional disorders in the requirements for educator training programs. Re-referred from Education to Higher Education |
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Relating to venue for certain alleged violations or offenses under the Water Safety Act. Re-referred from Transportation to Jurisprudence |
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