BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Wednesday March 20, 2013 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment appropriating money from the economic stabilization fund for purposes of public education. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment providing immediate additional revenue for the state budget by creating the Texas Gaming Commission, and authorizing and regulating the operation of casino games and slot machines by a limited number of licensed operators and certain Indian tribes. Business & Commerce |
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Granting permission to the State of Texas to sue The University of Texas System. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the administration of the Texas B-On-time loan program to permit a portion of tuition set-asides to be used to fund tuition exemptions for veterans and other student financial assistance. Higher Education |
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Relating to the creation of the Central Laredo Municipal Management District; providing authority to impose a tax, levy an assessment, impose a fee, and issue bonds. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to reports and other information required of or held by institutions of higher education. Government Organization |
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Relating to risk management at institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to asset management and acquisition by institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to an optional county fee for transportation projects. Transportation |
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Relating to ad valorem tax liens on personal property. Finance |
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Relating to funding for emergency medical air transportation provided to patients enrolled in the state Medicaid program; imposing a surcharge. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to restricting certain state and school district assessments of public school students in prekindergarten and kindergarten. Education |
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Relating to the training of employees of certain covered entities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the notification of individuals following a breach of security of computerized data. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to discovery in a criminal case. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to provide water and sewer service to areas within the municipal boundaries without obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the abolition of the Office of State-Federal Relations. Government Organization |
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Relating to employer participation in the Healthy Texas Program. State Affairs |
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Relating to the administration of accelerated instruction programs. Education |
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Relating to authorizing a school district to establish a higher education scholarship endowment; authorizing a tax. Education |
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Relating to providing loan repayment assistance for physicians providing services to certain patients. Higher Education |
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Relating to public school accountability, including assessment, and curriculum requirements. Education |
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Relating to certified Communication Access Realtime Translation providers. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the dissemination of Criminal History Record Information. Open Government |
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Relating to credit to certain ceding insurers for reinsurance ceded to certain certified assuming insurers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to districts in certain counties located on the Texas-Mexico border and amending Chapter 288 of the Health and Safety Code. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the establishment of regional water banks by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Texas Water Development Board. Natural Resources |
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Relating to standards and procedures for determining whether a person who owns, operates, or manages a pipeline is a common carrier. State Affairs |
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Relating to the contents of and public access to personal financial statements filed by public officials and candidates. State Affairs |
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Relating to the regulation of big cats and nonhuman primates; providing penalties. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to unemployment compensation chargebacks regarding certain persons who are involuntarily separated from employment. Economic Development |
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Relating to the operation and administration of, and practice and procedures in courts in, the judicial branch of state government. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the protection of defendants against vexatious litigants. State Affairs |
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Relating to water management planning by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the financing of transportation projects; authorizing fees. Transportation |
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Relating to the sales tax treatment of a fundraising sale by a qualified organization. Finance |
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Relating to the administration, collection, and enforcement of sales and use taxes. Finance |
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Relating to the transfer of the assets of and the dissolution of the Dallas County Water Control and Improvement District No. 6. 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 the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to determine whether a person who owns, operates, or manages a pipeline is a common carrier. State Affairs |
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Relating to information included in the report of the Texas Economic Development Bank regarding the enterprise zone program. Economic Development |
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Relating to the application of foreign law and foreign forum selection in certain family law proceedings. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the allocation of enterprise project designations during a biennium. Economic Development |
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Relating to regulation of the manufacture, distribution, and disposition of controlled substances, precursors, and chemical laboratory apparatus; providing penalties; providing for a change in fees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the number of enterprise projects the Texas Economic Development Bank may designate under the enterprise zone program. Economic Development |
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Relating to the monitoring of prescriptions for certain controlled substances. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to continuing medical education for physicians prescribing controlled substances. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the addition of certain substances to Penalty Group 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act; providing penalties. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the regulation of pain management services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the Texas Economic Development Act. Economic Development |
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Relating to the motor fuel tax on compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas; providing penalties. Finance |
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Relating to procedures and requirements for the issuance of certificates of obligation. Finance |
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Relating to Internet broadcasts of open meetings held by governmental bodies, including regional tollway authorities, regional mobility authorities, and metropolitan planning organizations. Open Government |
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Relating to ballot propositions authorizing certain political subdivisions to issue bonds. Finance |
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Relating to the fiscal transparency and accountability of certain entities responsible for public money. Finance |
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Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts in the state treasury, the dedication and rededication of revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes. Finance |
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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 waiver of penalties and interest on certain delinquent ad valorem taxes. Finance |
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Relating to the effect of certain state aid on school districts required to take action to equalize wealth under the school finance system. Education |
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Relating to manufacturers and distributors of only all electric-powered or all battery-powered motor vehicles. Transportation |
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Relating to the establishment of the School Safety Advisory Council and School Safety Certification Program. Education |
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Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Fort Bend Subsidence District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to procedural and administrative requirements for appraisal review boards; providing a penalty. Finance |
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Relating to an additional fee for filing civil cases in certain Rockwall County courts. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the creation of Mesquite Medical Center Management District; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 105; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the powers and duties of Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 194. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the power and duties of the Fulshear Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Fort Bend County. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the operation of the juvenile board of Edwards County. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the rate of the hotel occupancy tax in certain counties. Economic Development |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the Calhoun County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a voter-approved tax. Natural Resources |
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Relating to funding of the Texas Home Visiting Program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the appointment of directors for the Viridian Municipal Management District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the Cotton Center Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Caldwell County; 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 detention of certain juvenile offenders. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the creation of the Deep East Texas Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the creation of the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 161; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to rules for restraint and seclusion procedures at certain facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the creation of the Fulshear Municipal Utility District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain. Intergovernmental Relations |
Committee re-referral on the following: |
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Relating to the sales and use tax consequences of economic development agreements in certain municipalities. Re-referred from Finance to Economic Development |
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Relating to the use of certain funds from the Texas Health Insurance Pool. Re-referred from Finance to State Affairs |