SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Friday May 3, 2013 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Relating to the penalty for theft of an official ballot or official carrier envelope for an election. |
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Relating to promotional items provided by manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors of alcoholic beverages to retailers. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the provision of durable medical equipment and home health care services through informal and voluntary networks in the workers' compensation system; providing penalties. |
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Relating to an audit by the state auditor and a study by the comptroller of the events trust funds. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the administration of retirement systems for paid, partly paid, or volunteer firefighters. |
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Relating to evidence technician training and the disposition of certain evidence in a criminal case. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to requirements for state educator certification examinations. |
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Relating to the creation of the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 2; 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 LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 3; 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 LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 4; 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 LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 5; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read second time and passed to engrossment: |
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Relating to development regulations for certain unincorporated areas located near the Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry; providing a penalty. |
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Relating to the satisfaction of annual renewable energy requirements by certain utilities. 1 Floor Amendment |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Recognizing May 3, 2013, as GenTX Day. |
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Congratulating the Triple A Academy Stallions on winning a state championship. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to the composition and employees of the Texas Funeral Service Commission. Government Organization |
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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. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to electioneering on the premises of certain privately owned polling places. State Affairs |
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Relating to rights and responsibilities of persons with disabilities, including with respect to the use of service animals that provide assistance to those persons; providing penalties. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the eligibility of inmates convicted of certain intoxication offenses for release on parole or mandatory supervision and to a biennial study regarding driving while intoxicated prevention. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the authority of a municipality to authorize the creation of a spaceport development corporation. Economic Development |
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Relating to use of compensatory education allotment funding to provide assistance with child care to students at risk of dropping out of school. Education |
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Relating to a voluntary contribution to the fund for veterans' assistance when applying for a driver's license or personal identification certificate. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to continuing education requirements for certain educators. Education |
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Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain items sold by school booster clubs and support organizations; authorizing a sales and use tax exemption. Finance |
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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. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the definition of an authorized emergency vehicle. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to reporting requirements for accidental sanitary sewer overflows. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the transfer of certain amounts from the employment and training investment holding fund and the training stabilization fund. Economic Development |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 19; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of a new university in South Texas within The University of Texas System. Higher Education |
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Relating to interruption of electric service by a residential landlord. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to filling certain vacancies on the governing body of certain home-rule municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the facilitation and operation of space flight activities in this state. Economic Development |
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Relating to fever tick eradication; creating a penalty. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to circumstances under which a vacancy on the governing body occurs in certain municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to a pre-suit deposition in inmate litigation. State Affairs |
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Relating to the composition of the Texas Juvenile Justice Board. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the punishment for violating certain rules or permit terms under a permit to trap, transport, and transplant certain animals. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to partnerships between the Texas State Technical College System and public junior colleges. Higher Education |
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Relating to the social security numbers of school district employees. Education |
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Relating to the appointment of a board member of a property owners' association to fill a vacancy. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the Angleton-Danbury Hospital District of Brazoria County, Texas. Administration |
Recommitted and re-referred to committee on the following: |
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Relating to the Port of Houston Authority. Re-referred from Transportation to Administration |
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