SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Wednesday April 3, 2013 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Relating to the removal from office of a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district. |
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Relating to the authority of the commissioner of education to issue subpoenas and conduct accreditation investigations. |
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Relating to the punishment for the offense of tampering with certain governmental records based on certain reporting for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. |
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Relating to the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the cancer prevention and research fund. |
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Relating to visitation for certain children in the temporary managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of prescribed pediatric extended care centers; providing penalties; imposing fees. |
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Relating to requiring permanency planning meetings for certain children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to rates for water service, to the transfer of functions relating to the economic regulation of water and sewer service from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and to the duties of the Office of Public Utility Counsel regarding the economic regulation of water and sewer service. |
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Relating to the regulation of industrialized housing. 1 Floor Amendment |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read second time and passed to engrossment: |
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Relating to an electric utility surcharge to assist owners of certain historic structures with electric bill payments and to promote energy conservation and efficiency. 1 Floor Amendment |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Congratulating the North Central Texas Academy Lady Pioneers for winning the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Class 1A state basketball championship. |
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Recognizing April 3, 2013, as PART Day. |
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Recognizing Ricky Phillips for his contributions to the field of popular music. |
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Welcoming Turkish minister of economy Zafer Caglayan to the State Capitol. |
Recommitted to committee on the following: |
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Relating to the peace officers authorized to operate an authorized emergency service vehicle used to conduct a police escort. Health & Human Services |
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