BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Wednesday March 13, 2013 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to require a member of the legislature to obtain and file a report on the costs and benefits of a bill or amendment to impose or increase an occupational regulation. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the recovery of certain payments by motor vehicle manufacturers and distributors from motor vehicle dealers. Transportation |
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Relating to the creation of a standard request form for prior authorization of health care services. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of a county to deposit fees collected by a county bail bond board in a separate county fund. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the proof of an applicant's identity and age required for the issuance of a marriage license. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to a customer's right to privacy of smart meter collected data. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use of certain funds from the Texas Health Insurance Pool. Finance |
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Relating to use of a Medicaid-based fee schedule for reimbursement of services under a contract between a health care provider and certain health benefit plans. State Affairs |
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Relating to the control of conditional federal funds for state programs. Finance |
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Relating to an allotment under the public school finance system for the cost of windstorm and hail insurance. Education |
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Relating to the use by a property owner of a common or contract carrier to send a payment, report, application, statement, or other document or paper to a taxing unit or taxing official. Finance |
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Relating to the facilities to which Chapter 68, Water Code, applies. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the establishment of an employment-first policy and task force that promote opportunities for individuals with disabilities to earn a living wage with competitive employment. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the creation of an on-bill repayment program to encourage improvements to real property related to water efficiency; authorizing a fee. Natural Resources |
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Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for firearms and hunting supplies for a limited period. Finance |
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Relating to increases in the records archive fees and the records management and preservation fees charged by district and county clerks. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the urban land bank demonstration program in certain municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the operation of certain condominium unit owners' associations. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to expanding eligibility for medical assistance to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and ensuring the provision of quality care under and the effectiveness of the medical assistance program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a state animal identification program and the identification of animals vaccinated for or infected with brucellosis. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the establishment of progressive sanctions for students who fail to attend school and to the repeal of the offenses of failure to attend school and parent contributing to nonattendance. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to guardianships, including assessments for and provision of guardianship services by the Department of Aging and Disability Services. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the extension of an emergency order for protective services for certain persons who are elderly or have disabilities. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to referral of disputes for alternative dispute resolution, including victim-directed referrals; authorizing a fee. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the composition and duties of and investigations conducted by the Texas Forensic Science Commission, the administrative attachment of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to Sam Houston State University, and the accreditation of criminal laboratories by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to compensation for excess electricity generated by a retail electric customer's on-site generation. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the partition of mineral interests of a charitable trust. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the Edwards Aquifer Authority's regulation of wells with limited production capabilities. Natural Resources |
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Relating to certain provisions applicable to an optometrist, therapeutic optometrist, or ophthalmologist providing services under a managed care plan. State Affairs |
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Relating to the issuance of interest-bearing time warrants and certain notes by school districts. Education |
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Relating to relating to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to child custody evaluations and adoption evaluations conducted and testimony provided in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship; providing penalties; authorizing fees. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to possession of or access to a child. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to certain extensions of consumer credit facilitated by credit access businesses; providing a civil penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to an amount charged by a dealer in connection with the sale of certain recreational vehicles and boats. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to plugging, capping, repairing, or completing certain wells. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the creation of an office of regulatory best practices in the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and the evaluation by the office of proposals by members of the legislature to regulate occupations. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to authorized charges for certain consumer loans. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain tangible personal property and services related to mineral exploration and production. Finance |
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Relating to the relationship between Texas Department of Transportation toll projects and adjoining free roads. Transportation |
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Relating to lobbying by former state agency officers and executive heads; creating an offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to binding arbitration of an appraisal review board order determining a protest of an unequal appraisal of the owner's property. Finance |
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Relating to the requirements for a sale to be considered a comparable sale for ad valorem tax purposes. Finance |
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Relating to a settlement in a contested case involving an integrated utility operating outside of ERCOT in areas of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to improving access to nursing education programs. Higher Education |
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Relating to the enforcement of an order to pay child support by contempt and the awarding of costs and fees in certain proceedings. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the enforcement of spousal maintenance agreements and property distribution agreements incident to divorce or annulment. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to certain procedures in certain civil actions. State Affairs |
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Relating to the merger of housing authorities in certain municipalities and counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to allowing parents to petition for repurposing, alternative management, or closure of certain public school campuses. Education |
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Relating to the provision of 9-1-1 services; providing criminal penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the election of board members for emergency services districts in certain counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 135; 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 liability of individuals providing labor or assistance to the Texas Forest Service in the performance of certain fire suppression duties. State Affairs |
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Relating to recreational vehicles and recreational vehicle parks. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to authorizing home-taught driver education course providers to administer certain examinations required to obtain a driver's license. Transportation |
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Relating to prohibiting seeking or imposing the death penalty on the basis of a person's race. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the regulation and enforcement of dam safety by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Natural Resources |
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Relating to creating a commuter trip reduction pilot program for the Texas Department of Transportation. Transportation |
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Relating to the certification of sheriffs and deputy sheriffs to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain counties. Transportation |
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Relating to the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy taxes in certain municipalities. Economic Development |
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Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of solar energy property. Finance |
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Relating to cost recovery for certain demand-side electric energy resources in the competitive electric market. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to attaining reserve capacity margins in power regions to meet expected peak demand. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to deadlines for proposals for adoption by certain districts or authorities of desired future conditions of relevant aquifers. Natural Resources |
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Relating to transactions involving the assignment of rights in an individual's legal claim; authorizing the imposition of a fee. State Affairs |
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Relating to the development and operation of advanced brackish desalination projects. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the operation of the special prosecution unit. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the regulation of professional employer services. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles; creating an offense. Transportation |
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Relating to the disposition of fees collected by or on behalf of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; authorizing fees. Finance |
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Relating to certain business entities engaged in the publication or other dissemination of mug shots and other information regarding the involvement of an individual in the criminal justice system; providing a civil penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to group health benefits coverage for dependents and family members of persons wrongfully imprisoned. State Affairs |
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Relating to the penalty for possession of certain small amounts of Penalty Group 1 controlled substances. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to DNA testing of biological evidence in certain capital cases. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to creating a disadvantaged business assistance program to be operated by the Texas Department of Transportation. Transportation |
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Relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of Transportation to private sector providers. Transportation |
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Relating to state agency purchasing. Government Organization |
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Relating to the regulation of real estate inspectors. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to written electronic communications between members of a governmental body. Open Government |
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Relating to the provision of electronic courses in public schools, electronic assessment of public school students, the state virtual school network, and school district digital capabilities. Education |
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Relating to powers of the West Harris County Regional Water Authority relating to certain wells. Natural Resources |
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Relating to environmental or health and safety audits under the Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit Privilege Act. Natural Resources |
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Relating to granting and revoking licenses for open-enrollment charter schools and to exempting certain open-enrollment charter schools from assignment of a performance rating. Education |
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Relating to applicability of certain public school requirements to private schools that accept students with vouchers, tax credit scholarships, or certain other funding. Education |
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Relating to a comprehensive review by the Texas Education Agency of weights, allotments, and adjustments under the public school finance system. Education |
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Relating to a requirement for school districts to report disciplinary actions to the commissioner of education. Education |
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Relating to transportation within a school district of a student entitled to a public education grant. Education |
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Relating to the basic allotment for the Foundation School Program for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2013; making an appropriation. Finance |
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Relating to continuing education requirements for certain public school educators. Education |
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Relating to auditing and monitoring of performance under contracts for state-adopted assessment instruments administered to public school students. Education |
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Relating to assessment alternatives or accommodations for public school students in special education programs. Education |
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Relating to standards for school district, public school campus, and open-enrollment charter school performance ratings. Education |
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Relating to a review by the Texas Education Agency of certain assessment instruments administered to public school students. Education |
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Relating to the regulation and practice of veterinary medicine; authorizing a fee. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the Correctional Management Institute of Texas at Sam Houston State University. Higher Education |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 35W as the Cesar Chavez Memorial Freeway. Transportation |
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Relating to the exclusion of certain flow-through funds in determining total revenue for purposes of the franchise tax. Finance |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of indecency with a child. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to persons authorized to perform a marriage ceremony. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to optional fees imposed on vehicles registered in certain counties to fund transportation projects. Transportation |
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Relating to certain comprehensive development agreements of the Texas Department of Transportation or a regional mobility authority. Transportation |
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Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the consideration of a life insurance policy in determining eligibility for medical assistance. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the provision of ancillary services through limited services networks; providing penalties. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of a county to establish a centralized sex offender registration authority. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the authority to organize volunteer safety groups at churches, synagogues, and other places of religious worship. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to Seminole Hospital District of Gaines County, Texas. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to disclaimers of estate property by certain beneficiaries. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the reimbursement of utilities for relocation of utility facilities following improvement or construction of certain tolled highways. Transportation |
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Relating to the authority of a statutory probate court in Collin County to hear and determine certain matters pending in a district or statutory county court. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to remedies for nonpayment of regional tollway authority tolls. Transportation |
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Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for tangible personal property used to provide cable television service, Internet access service, or telecommunications services and to the exclusion of that property in certain economic development agreements. Finance |
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Relating to voting eligibility requirements for members of a metropolitan planning organization policy board. Transportation |
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Relating to who is an employee for large and small employers for health benefit plans. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of the Cotton Belt Rail Improvement District; providing authority to impose an assessment and issue bonds. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to accounting and payoff statements for certain seller-financed residential loans; providing a penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to an executory contract for the conveyance of real property; providing a penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the establishment of the Texas Commission on Immigration and Migration and a migrant worker visa pilot project. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the powers of the governing body of a public utility in certain municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the delivery system reform incentive payment pool under the Medicaid reform waiver. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to contractual subrogation rights of certain insurers and benefit plan issuers. State Affairs |
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Relating to the temporary operation of a race track extension location. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of a county to advertise on leased vehicles. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to evidence of inequality of appraisal in judicial appeals of appraisal review board orders. Finance |
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Relating to the establishment of a regional center for public safety excellence in the Rio Grande Valley. Higher Education |
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Relating to public high school graduation, including curriculum requirements for graduation. Education |
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Relating to the sale and distribution of certain alcoholic beverages. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to establishing a task force to design cultural competence education requirements for certain health education programs. Higher Education |
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Relating to the operation of certain managed care plans with respect to health care providers. State Affairs |
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Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the use of deadly force in defense of a person or property. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the motor vehicle inspection program; creating an offense; amending the amount of certain fees. Transportation |
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Relating to the Office of the Inspector General. Health & Human Services |