SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Tuesday March 19, 2013 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting to two the number of consecutive terms for which a person may be elected or appointed to hold certain state offices. |
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Relating to the identification of a person as an election poll watcher. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to certain information to which a social study evaluator is entitled in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship; providing a criminal penalty. |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Recognizing March 19, 2013, as Brazoria County Day at the State Capitol. |
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Recognizing Saint Luke “Community” United Methodist Church of Dallas on the occasion of its 80th anniversary. |
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Recognizing the Facts on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. |
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Recognizing March 19, 2013, as NASA Space Day at the State Capitol. |
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In memory of Raymond Paul Harle. |
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Recognizing the members of the Burleson Area Chamber of Commerce. |
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Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Jim Hogg County. |
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Commending Linda Jo G. Soliz on her service to her community. |
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Recognizing First National Bank of Hebbronville on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to employment, higher education, and state purchasing programs for veterans. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to requiring municipalities to provide compensation for certain signs required to be relocated due to road construction. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the allocation of state revenue used to provide financial assistance to political subdivisions for water supply projects. Natural Resources |
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Relating to providing parents with notice of a school district's promotion and retention policies. Education |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of amusement redemption machines at certain locations; providing penalties. State Affairs |
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Relating to the imposition of the sales and use tax on taxable items sold or provided under certain contracts. Finance |
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Relating to the frequency of the release of questions and answer keys to state assessment instruments administered in public schools. Education |
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Relating to fire safety inspections. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote. State Affairs |
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Relating to the rendition of certain property. Finance |
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Relating to college readiness and success. Higher Education |
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Relating to the public notice required to be provided by certain taxing units before adopting an ad valorem tax rate. Finance |
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Relating to appraisal of land that is available to the public. Finance |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain crime scene photographs and video recordings; providing a criminal penalty. Open Government |
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Relating to the interlocutory appeal of a denial of a motion to dismiss in an action involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights. State Affairs |
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Relating to a correction, clarification, or retraction of incorrect information published. State Affairs |
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Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of an unprotected road user; providing penalties. Transportation |
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Relating to the on-premises consumption of certain alcoholic beverages; providing a penalty and authorizing a fee. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the placement of a child in disciplinary seclusion in a juvenile facility. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the computation of the franchise tax by a taxable entity engaged in Internet hosting. Finance |
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Relating to educational materials on pardons for victims of trafficking of persons. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the assessment of juveniles who are victims of sex trafficking. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to an allotment under the public school finance system for dropout prevention. Education |
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Relating to the responsibility of the county to hold certain persons in county jail before a return or transfer of the person to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to changing the amount of the application fee for a certificate of registration as a private professional guardian. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the composition of districts for the election of members of the Texas Legislature and the United States House of Representatives from Texas. State Affairs |
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Relating to including disability awareness training in risk management programs required for members and advisors of student organizations at postsecondary educational institutions. Higher Education |
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Relating to criminal history background checks in connection with firearm transfers; creating offenses. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the creation of certain offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to identification and implementation of hospital funding solutions related to the Medicaid program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to an exemption from property taxation for certain facilities that convert landfill generated methane into renewable natural gas. Finance |
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Relating to the admission of undergraduate students to public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to providing information to entering undergraduate students at general academic teaching institutions to promote timely graduation. Higher Education |
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Relating to the power of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to authorize certain injection wells that transect or terminate in the Edwards Aquifer. Natural Resources |
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Relating to municipal sales and use tax remittances by certain retailers. Finance |
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Relating to the automatic recurring payment of State Bar of Texas membership and additional fees. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to increased oversight by the Department of State Health Services of hospitals that commit certain violations. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the Texas military; imposing criminal penalties; authorizing fees. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to certain required notices under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act, including employer liability arising from failure to provide the notice. Economic Development |
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Relating to evaluating the performance, including computing dropout and completion rates, of public schools, including schools designated as dropout recovery schools and residential facilities. Education |
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Relating to professional development training for certain public school personnel regarding student disciplinary procedures. Education |
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Relating to the establishment of the disaster identification system for a state of disaster. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to discipline of public school students by school bus drivers. Education |
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Relating to clinical initiatives to improve the quality of care and cost-effectiveness of the Medicaid program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to payment of and disclosures related to certain ambulatory surgical center charges. State Affairs |
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Relating to preregistration for participants in a political party's precinct conventions. State Affairs |
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Relating to the management and use of the Texas preservation trust fund. Government Organization |
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Relating to requiring the holders of certain alcoholic beverage permits and licenses to sell certain nonalcoholic beverages. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the definition of "qualified employee" in an enterprise zone. Economic Development |
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Relating to pre-event disaster recovery program administration contracts in certain counties. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the amount and payment of attorney's fees in certain workers' compensation cases. State Affairs |
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Relating to the provision of affordable housing and other services in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the Homes for Texas Heroes home loan program. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to the establishment of a matching grant program for rural economic development. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to requirements for state educator certification examinations. Education |
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Relating to the establishment of the School Safety Advisory Council and School Safety Certification Program. Education |
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Relating to business participation in supporting early college high schools. Education |
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Relating to the sale of event tickets. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to collection of fees for solid waste management in certain counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to easements used for dune construction and maintenance projects. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the determination of the boundaries of, and the enforcement of the law governing access to, public beaches. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the applicability of the public information law to certain nongovernmental entities involved in law enforcement and corrections. Open Government |
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Relating to the definition of and access to public information. Open Government |
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Relating to an increase in the cigarette tax to fund the child health plan program. Finance |
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Relating to the office of public insurance counsel's ability to initiate a hearing on insurance rates or rate filings. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use by insurers of a standard residential property insurance policy form. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to coverage of certain persons under an automobile insurance policy. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the minimum required term for personal automobile insurance policies used to demonstrate proof of financial responsibility. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a municipality's comprehensive plan. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to consideration of a bidder's principal place of business by public junior college districts in awarding certain contracts. Higher Education |
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Relating to home-rule school district charters and to the applicability of certain laws and procedures to those districts. Education |
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Relating to the character of and citation to enacted legislation. State Affairs |
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Relating to the amount of money authorized to be used for Clean Air Act local initiative projects related to vehicles. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the authority of certain counties and the General Land Office to temporarily close a beach or a beach access point. Natural Resources |
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Relating to state savings and government efficiency through a taxpayer savings grant program. Education |
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Relating to a study and report of issues affecting persons with disabilities at state agencies and postsecondary educational institutions. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the calculation of a service retirement annuity for certain members of the elected class. State Affairs |
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Relating to the appointment of a watermaster for the Brazos River Basin. Natural Resources |
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Relating to an exemption from the franchise tax for certain political subdivision corporations. Finance |
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Relating to the regulation of secondary market transactions related to the business of life settlements; providing penalties; authorizing fees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to automatic voter registration on issuance or change of a driver's license or identification card by the Department of Public Safety. State Affairs |
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Relating to extending the court's jurisdiction in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship over certain young people for purposes of obtaining special immigrant juvenile status and Department of Family and Protective Services policies for handling cases involving those young people. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the validation of the dissolution of the Development Corporation of Presidio and the creation of the Presidio Municipal Development District. Economic Development |
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Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax for the operation and maintenance of a fairground, county barn, and county park in the county. Economic Development |
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Relating to the definition of distributed renewable generation for certain generation systems installed on publicly owned land. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to establishment of the Texas Early Learning Council. Education |
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Relating to the regulation of child-care providers by the Texas Workforce Commission and local workforce development boards. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to assistance and education regarding personal finance for certain children in foster care. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to requirements for personal financial literacy training offered by public school districts and public universities. Higher Education |
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Relating to the emergency detention of persons with mental illness. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a peace officer's determination whether medical services are needed for persons apprehended for emergency detention. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a standard form of notification for the detention of a person with mental illness. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the criteria for commitment of a person with mental illness. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the nature of delivery of services to a person with mental illness. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the annexation by a municipality of territory of an emergency services district. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the development of state agency information security plans. Government Organization |
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Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district or a representative of the chief appraiser to enter the premises of a business, trade, or profession for ad valorem tax appraisal purposes. Finance |
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Relating to county and municipal land development regulation. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to authorizing the county clerk in certain counties to conduct a marriage ceremony and collect a related fee. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to municipally owned utility systems. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the creation of a statutory probate court in Cameron County. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the location of a sand mine; authorizing an administrative penalty. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the creation of Waller County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of Waller County Improvement District No. 2; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the name and powers and duties of the Port O'Connor Municipal Utility District; providing authority to impose a sales and use tax. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of the Fort Bend Municipal Utility District No. 134. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the powers of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188, including powers related to the construction, operation, and financing of roads; providing authority to issue bonds and impose a tax. Intergovernmental Relations |
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