BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Wednesday February 20, 2013 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing school districts to create school security districts and impose ad valorem taxes for crime prevention measures; authorizing a tax. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment for filling vacancies in appellate judicial offices by appointment, for partisan elections for all judicial offices, and for subsequent nonpartisan retention elections for all judicial offices. State Affairs |
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Designating pecan pie as the official State Pie of Texas. Administration |
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Declaring the City of Canton to be the Walking Capital of Texas. Administration |
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Urging Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to drug screening or testing as a condition for the receipt of unemployment compensation benefits by certain individuals. Economic Development |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the State Pension Review Board. State Affairs |
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Relating to venue for certain alleged violations or offenses under the Water Safety Act. Transportation |
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Relating to procedures for the placement of children with certain relatives or other designated caregivers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the establishment of the Expanded Learning Opportunities Council to study and make recommendations concerning expanded learning opportunities for public school students. Education |
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Relating to eliminating the requirement that certain schoolchildren be screened for abnormal spinal curvature. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to an exemption from the licensing requirement for certain persons who measure or fit orthoses under the supervision of certain licensed health care practitioners. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to an exemption from registration and regulation requirements for steam cookers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to public and private facilities and infrastructure. Economic Development |
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Relating to the conversion of the West Travis County Public Utility Agency to the Hill Country Regional Water Authority and to the creation of the Hill Country Regional Water Authority; providing authority to issue revenue bonds or notes; granting the power of eminent domain; providing an administrative penalty; providing authority to impose fees. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the establishment by school districts of a school security district; authorizing school district taxes for crime prevention measures. Finance |
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Relating to passing certain vehicles on a highway; providing a penalty. Transportation |
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Relating to the commitment of certain juveniles to local post-adjudication secure correctional facilities in certain counties and to the release under supervision of those juveniles. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the specialized telecommunications assistance program. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of saltwater pipelines by the Railroad Commission of Texas. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the installation, maintenance, operation, and relocation of saltwater pipeline facilities. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the sale of malt liquor, ale, and beer by the holder of a brewpub license. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the distribution of ale by certain brewers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the distribution of beer by certain manufacturers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authority of certain brewers and manufacturers to sell beer and ale to ultimate consumers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the definition of autism and other pervasive developmental disorders. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to allowing persons acquiring a new residence homestead to receive an ad valorem tax exemption on the homestead in the year in which the property is acquired. Finance |
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Relating to the provision of and parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality and family planning instruction in public schools. Education |
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Relating to contested cases held under the Administrative Procedure Act. State Affairs |
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Relating to the issuance of permits for dairy farming in certain areas of the state. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to a study regarding the prohibition of dairy farming in certain areas of the state. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to physical activity requirements for students in public schools. Education |
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Relating to a prohibition on certain law enforcement inquiries regarding the nationality or immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the detention by local law enforcement agencies of certain persons subject to federal immigration detainers. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to examination requirements for wards and proposed wards in certain guardianship matters. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the creation of the offense of installation, transfer, use, or possession of an automated sales suppression device or phantom-ware. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the inclusion of the emblem of the veteran's branch of service on Disabled Veteran specialty license plates. Transportation |
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Relating to self-insurance funds established by governmental units. State Affairs |
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Relating to the prosecution and punishment of offenses related to trafficking of persons and to certain protections for victims of trafficking of persons. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a review of cost savings to state agencies and institutions of higher education under energy savings performance contracts. Government Organization |
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Relating to requiring permanency planning meetings for certain children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to exemptions from the sales and use tax for certain energy-efficient products. Finance |
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Relating to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Natural Resources |
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Relating to minimum standards for abortion facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct. State Affairs |
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Relating to the classification of certain entities as primarily engaged in retail trade for purposes of the franchise tax. Finance |
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Relating to the regulation, registration, and certification of inspectors for elevators, escalators, and related equipment. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to annual reports regarding federal funding for state agencies. Finance |
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Relating to alternative dispute resolution methods regarding educational services for students with disabilities, including individualized education program facilitation. Education |
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Relating to the authority of the Midland County Hospital District of Midland County, Texas, to employ and commission peace officers. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the transportation allotments provided under the Foundation School Program to school districts that permit students to select a campus of attendance. Education |
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Relating to the peace officers authorized to operate an authorized emergency service vehicle used to conduct a police escort. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to continuing education requirements and a registration exemption for county tax assessor-collectors. Finance |
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Relating to the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools. Education |
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Relating to the abolishment of the office of public insurance counsel. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to penalties for engaging in organized criminal activity. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the determination that a voter is deceased. State Affairs |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue to enhance and upgrade sports facilities in certain municipalities. Economic Development |
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Relating to an application filed with a county commissioners court to revise a subdivision plat; authorizing a fee. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to certain high school students serving as early voting clerks in an election. State Affairs |
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Relating to the penalty for theft of an official ballot or official carrier envelope for an election. State Affairs |
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Relating to provisions in protective orders regarding pets and other companion animals; providing a penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the duties of the Texas Crime Stoppers Council to encourage individuals to report criminal activity related to trafficking of persons. Criminal Justice |
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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 the rights of victims of sexual assault. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the remittance dates of certain taxes and fees and the allocation dates of certain state money. Finance |
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Relating to authorization for biweekly installment payments for the compensation of certain justices, judges, and district attorneys. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to a study regarding school district transportation services and state and local resources available to fund those services. Education |
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Relating to the license qualifications and continuing education requirements for polygraph examiners. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to honor recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal. Transportation |
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Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 536; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the accommodation of pedestrians, bicyclists, persons with disabilities, children, senior citizens, users of public transportation, movers of commercial goods, and motorists on streets and highways. Transportation |
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Relating to the establishment of a pharmacy school at The University of Texas at Tyler. Higher Education |
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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 service. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures; modifying the penalty for the offense of false statement on a voter registration application. State Affairs |
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Relating to the examination requirements for an insurance adjuster license. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the appointment of reserve peace officers by a fire marshal. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the exemption from sales and use taxes of certain health care supplies. Finance |
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Relating to the sale and purchase of shark fins or products derived from shark fins; creating an offense. Natural Resources |
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Relating to equal opportunity for access by private and parochial school students to certain University Interscholastic League sponsored activities. Education |
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Relating to the option of providing electronic recordings of proceedings in the municipal court of record for the City of Houston. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the offense of the unauthorized duplication of certain recordings. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the abolishment of the small claims courts. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to filling vacancies in appellate judicial offices by appointment, partisan elections for all judicial offices, and nonpartisan elections for the retention or rejection for all judicial offices. State Affairs |
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Relating to use of countywide polling places for certain elections. State Affairs |
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Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects on the El Paso campus of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Finance |
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Relating to license examination attempt limits for physicians. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to procedures for securing the deposit of public funds. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to swimming pool alarms and exit alarms for certain single-family homes; providing a civil penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use of and disbursements from the universal service fund. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a volume-based exemption from reporting requirements for accidental discharges or spills from wastewater facilities. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue to enhance and upgrade sports facilities in certain municipalities. Economic Development |
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Relating to the priority of ad valorem tax liens on personal property subject to a purchase money security interest. Finance |
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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 Eastland Memorial Hospital District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the designation of certain river or stream segments as being of unique ecological value. Natural Resources |
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Relating to a driver's license renewal appointment system for prospective anatomical gift donors. Transportation |