BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Tuesday February 5, 2013 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating certain revenue derived from the tax imposed on the sale of motor vehicles to the state highway fund. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide that the governor, and the lieutenant governor when acting as governor, retain executive authority unless unavailable as provided by law. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit using revenues, other money, or account or fund balances dedicated by law for nondedicated general governmental purposes or for certification of appropriations for nondedicated purposes or entities. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the diversion of and concerning the use of statutorily dedicated revenues. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment prescribing the purposes for which revenue from motor vehicle registration fees, certain motor vehicle-related taxes, and certain revenues received from the federal government may be used. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit using revenues, other money, or account or fund balances dedicated by law for nondedicated general governmental purposes and to limit using that money or those balances for certification of appropriations for nondedicated purposes or entities. Finance |
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Relating to public high school graduation, including curriculum requirements for graduation and funding in support of certain curriculum authorized for graduation. Education |
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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 use of local hotel occupancy tax revenue to conduct an audit. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the liability of a municipality for certain space flight activities. State Affairs |
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Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney for the 287th Judicial District. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to an exemption for land owned by a school from the additional tax imposed on the change of use of land appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land. Finance |
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Relating to a limited exception to the prohibition on releasing personal information about a juror collected during the jury selection process in certain cases. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of failing to secure a child in a child passenger safety seat system. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to water well recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including the production, use, and withdrawal of groundwater. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 206; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to permits for oversize and overweight vehicles in a certain county. Transportation |
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Relating to the penalty for the offense of leaving the scene of an accident that involves personal injury or death. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the authority of certain transportation authorities to create a local government corporation. Transportation |
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Relating to the operation and movement of a vehicle when certain traffic-control signals do not display an indication. Transportation |
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Relating to an alcohol awareness component of the science curriculum used in public schools. Education |
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Relating to certain information about high-value data sets provided by state agencies to the Department of Information Resources. Open Government |
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Relating to the creation and operation of a park and recreation district in a county with frontage on the San Marcos River and to the authority of the district to collect fees; providing penalties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the administration and powers of the Red River Authority of Texas. Natural Resources |
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Relating to limits on prizes for bingo games. State Affairs |
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Relating to the number of members of the Texas Historical Commission. Government Organization |
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Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to police officers with the Office of Security and Law Enforcement of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the application of foreign laws and foreign forum selection in a proceeding involving marriage, a suit for dissolution of a marriage, or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in this state. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to a home loan program operated by the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the allocation of certain motor vehicle sales tax revenue to the state highway fund and to the uses of that revenue. Finance |
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Relating to the regulation of crafted precious metal dealers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the approval requirement for a rental-purchase agreement that includes a loss damage waiver provision. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Denton County. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to notice requirements for gas utilities and municipally owned utilities entering certain real property; providing an administrative penalty. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the governor's executive authority while traveling outside of the state. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of certain water districts to hold meetings by teleconference or videoconference. Open Government |
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Relating to extending a local behavioral health intervention pilot project. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to lender notice to contractors regarding a construction loan or financing agreement for the improvement of real property and related procedures for suspending contractors' and subcontractors' performance. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the waiver of sovereign immunity for certain claims arising under written contracts with state agencies. State Affairs |
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Relating to prepaid funeral benefits contracts. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of the towing of a vehicle by its owner. Transportation |
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Relating to the unintentional display of a weapon by a person licensed to carry a concealed handgun. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to funding for certain county transportation infrastructure projects. Finance |
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Relating to the authority of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to issue to a foreign postsecondary institution a certificate of authority to grant professional degrees. Higher Education |
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Relating to the management, operation, rulemaking authority, and oversight of groundwater conservation districts. Natural Resources |
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Relating to advance directives and health care and treatment decisions. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to requiring solar panels to be offered by certain builders of new homes. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for certain solar energy devices. Finance |
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Relating to consideration of a student receiving treatment in a residential treatment facility for public school accountability purposes. Education |
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Relating to the transfer of adult education and literacy programs from the Texas Education Agency to the Texas Workforce Commission. Economic Development |
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Relating to the collection of data relating to military-connected students through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS). Education |
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Relating to the state highway fund. Finance |
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Relating to health education curriculum and instruction in public schools. Education |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of roofing contractors; authorizing a fee and providing penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of speech-language pathology and audiology. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the distribution, possession, purchase, consumption, and receipt of tobacco products; providing penalties. Health & Human Services |
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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 electronic voter registration. State Affairs |
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Relating to the substitution by a pharmacist of certain opioid analgesic drugs. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the types of beverages that may be sold to students on public school campuses. Education |
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Relating to the tax exemption for permanent hotel residents. Finance |
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Relating to the tax exemption for permanent hotel residents. Finance |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the period for confirmation and the terms of the temporary directors of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 102. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the period for confirmation and the terms of the temporary directors of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 104. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the period for confirmation and the terms of the temporary directors of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 117. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the system benefit fund fee. Finance |
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Relating to financing programs for low-income electric customers and certain other electric customers. Finance |
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Relating to termination of franchises to provide cable or video service in municipalities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the hiring of entrepreneurs-in-residence by state agencies. Government Organization |
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Relating to a prohibition on the use of a tanning facility by a minor. Health & Human Services |
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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. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the composition of the El Paso County juvenile board. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to commissioners court oversight of certain emergency services districts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the designation of portions of State Highway 17 and State Highway 67 as the General Alfred Valenzuela Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to preliminary review of complaints filed with a county ethics commission. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the use of a photographic traffic enforcement system at a railroad crossing. Transportation |
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Relating to the qualifications for appointment as a medical examiner. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to coordination of services provided by Medicaid managed care organizations and certain community centers and local mental health or mental retardation authorities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the liability of certain social workers who provide volunteer health care services to charitable organizations. State Affairs |
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Relating to the health professions resource center. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to administrative penalties assessed by the Texas Workforce Commission against certain employers for failure to pay wages. Economic Development |
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Relating to rest breaks for employees of certain contractors with a governmental entity; providing an administrative penalty. State Affairs |
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Relating to exemption from the sales tax for certain water efficient products for a limited period. Finance |
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Relating to the disposition of certain seized weapons. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the procedure for an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on relevant scientific evidence. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the abolition of the state boot camp program. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the classification of certain entities as political committees. State Affairs |
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Relating to funding for the operations of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission. Natural Resources |
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Relating to a utilization review process for managed care organizations participating in the STAR + PLUS Medicaid managed care program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to standards for power lines. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the storage of certain imported alcoholic beverages. Business & Commerce |