SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Thursday May 2, 2013 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Relating to the establishment of a workgroup to study the use by state agencies of a uniform application form following disasters. |
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Relating to the continuation, functions, and name of the Railroad Commission of Texas; providing for the imposition of fees, the repeal of provisions for the suspension of the collection of fees, and the elimination of a fee. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the liability of certain social workers who provide volunteer health care services to charitable organizations. |
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Relating to the installation, maintenance, operation, and relocation of saltwater pipeline facilities. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the creation of a standard request form for prior authorization of prescription drug benefits. |
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Relating to the authority of a groundwater conservation district to require a permit for the drilling or operation of a water well used to supply water for the performance of a hydraulic fracturing treatment on an oil or gas well. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the procedure used to petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. |
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Relating to the creation of a standard request form for prior authorization of medical care or health care services. |
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Relating to improving access to nursing education programs. |
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Relating to the service retirement annuity of certain members of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One. |
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Relating to the use of the Texas emissions reduction plan fund. 3 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to school campus information, student transfers, and the public education grant program. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the adoption of fire hydrant requirements for a wildland-urban interface in certain municipalities. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the funding of the Texas Home Visiting Program; authorizing voluntary contributions. |
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Relating to procedures for the dissolution of the Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 3. |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Recognizing Juan “Johnny” Canales for his contributions to Tejano music. |
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Designating the Kemp's ridley sea turtle as the official State Sea Turtle of Texas. |
The following bills were passed on the Local and Uncontested Bills Calendar: |
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Relating to maintaining and reporting certain information regarding certain child abuse or neglect cases and the provision of mental health services for children in those cases. |
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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. |
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Relating to the creation of a task force to study maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity. |
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Relating to the intercollegiate athletics fee at Texas A&M University--Texarkana; authorizing a fee. |
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Relating to adverse possession of real property as a defense to certain offenses against property. |
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Relating to access to certain facilities by search and rescue dogs and their handlers; providing a criminal penalty. |
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Relating to the intercollegiate athletics fee at Prairie View A&M University; authorizing an increase in the fee. |
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Relating to parking and the movement of vehicles in the Capitol complex. |
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Relating to the authority of an independent school district to invest in local water projects. |
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Relating to the provision of emergency services in the Williamson-Travis Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1F. |
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Relating to the provision of emergency services in the Williamson-Travis Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1G. |
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Relating to the provision of emergency services in the Bella Vista Municipal Utility District. |
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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. |
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Relating to increased oversight by the Department of State Health Services of hospitals that commit certain violations. |
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Relating to business and nonprofit organization participation in supporting early college high schools. |
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Relating to a study and report of issues affecting persons with disabilities at state agencies and postsecondary educational institutions. |
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Relating to requirements for personal financial literacy training offered by public school districts and public universities. |
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Relating to asset management and acquisition by institutions of higher education. |
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Relating to information included in the report of the Texas Economic Development Bank regarding the enterprise zone program. |
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Relating to commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits and the operation of commercial motor vehicles; creating an offense. |
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Relating to the offenses of the violation of civil rights of and improper sexual activity with individuals in custody; imposing a criminal penalty. |
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Relating to an additional fee for filing civil cases in certain Rockwall County courts. |
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Relating to the election of board members for emergency services districts in certain counties. |
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Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 184; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain. |
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Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 529; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to the Angleton-Danbury Hospital District of Brazoria County, Texas. |
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Relating to the creation of the Crosswinds Municipal Utility District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
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Relating to the creation of the Kendall County Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
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Relating to the creation of Onion Creek Metro Park District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
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Relating to the creation of the Westwood Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees or taxes. |
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Relating to the transport of a mental health patient who is not a resident of this state. |
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Relating to the Weatherford College District service area. |
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Relating to the authority of a county to advertise on leased vehicles. |
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Relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages in certain public entertainment facilities. |
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Relating to the use of legislatively produced audio or visual materials; providing penalties. |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Information Resources and certain procurement functions of the comptroller of public accounts. |
The following bills were removed from the Local and Uncontested Bills Calendar: |
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Relating to the certification of sheriffs and deputy sheriffs to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain counties. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to the sale of a cemetery plot; providing penalties; authorizing a fee. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the electronic storage of personal identification information obtained from driver's licenses or personal identification certificates. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to limits on prizes for bingo games. State Affairs |
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Relating to the calculation of the rollback tax rate of a school district. Finance |
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Relating to the guarantee of refinanced open-enrollment charter school bonds by the permanent school fund. Education |
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Relating to unlawful employment practices regarding discrimination in payment of compensation. Economic Development |
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Relating to the application of the offenses of disrupting public school classes or transportation to persons younger than 12 years of age. Education |
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Relating to the exclusion from total revenue of the cost of certain vaccines for purposes of the franchise tax. Finance |
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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 workers' compensation and other remedies available to an injured temporary employee. State Affairs |
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Relating to the designation of a segment of U.S. Highway 281 in Jim Wells County as the Lt. General Marc Cisneros Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to a study regarding the effects on international trade of wait times at points of entry between the United States and the United Mexican States. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to funding and donations for county transportation projects, including projects of county energy transportation reinvestment zones. Transportation |
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Relating to a study on the feasibility of requiring title for all trailers, semitrailers, and travel trailers not considered manufactured housing. Transportation |
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Relating to the review of certain contracts by the state auditor. State Affairs |
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Relating to the possession of stamps indicating the payment of taxes by certain permittees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the inspection of certain information regarding the production, transportation, sale, and marketing of oil and gas from state land; imposing an administrative penalty. Natural Resources |
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Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations. Finance |
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Relating to the composition and use of money in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund. Natural Resources |
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Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the State Insurance Building Annex in the Capitol Complex the John G. Tower State Office Building. Administration |
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Designating Grand Prairie as the Purple Martin Conservation Capital of Texas. Administration |
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Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study human trafficking in Texas. Criminal Justice |
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