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Local, Consent, and Resolutions Calendar

Thursday, April 30, 2015
9:00 AM

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********** HOUSE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS **********

HB 74               González, Mary

Relating to financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in certain rural areas.

HB 199              Huberty

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for certain county officials.

HB 210              Rose / Keough

Relating to victim-offender mediation services offered by the victim services division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 234              Farrar

Relating to certain costs associated with court proceedings for cruelly treated animals; authorizing fees and costs.

HB 331              Wu / Israel / Guerra / Rose

Relating to the sealing of certain court documents filed electronically in a child protection suit.

HB 349              Darby

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 87 in Howard County as the William B. Crooker Memorial Highway.

HB 367              Villalba

Relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages in certain entertainment facilities.

HB 509              Raney

Relating to the process for establishing speed limits on roads near certain schools.

HB 512              Moody / Fletcher / Oliveira / Bohac / Hughes

Relating to waiver of immunity in certain employment discrimination actions in connection with a workers' compensation claim.

HB 583              Larson

Relating to donations to certain local veteran's charities ordered as a condition of community supervision.

HB 642              Canales

Relating to an alcohol awareness program or drug education program for certain minors convicted of or adjudicated to have engaged in, or placed on deferred disposition or community supervision for, certain drug or alcohol related offenses; authorizing a fee.

HB 734              Israel / Workman / Howard / Rodriguez, Eddie / Naishtat

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 685 in Travis County as the Deputy Jessica Hollis Memorial Highway.

HB 870              Smith / Anderson, Rodney

Relating to the investment training requirement for certain school district financial officers.

HB 875              Farias

Relating to the verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners.

HB 950              Lucio III

Relating to the review of groundwater conservation districts by the state auditor.

HB 968              Hernandez / et al.

Relating to civil liability of shareholders and members of certain legal entities that engage in the trafficking of persons.

HB 995              González, Mary

Relating to the establishment of stormwater control and recapture planning authorities in certain counties.

HB 1045             Guillen

Relating to the designation of a segment of Farm-to-Market Road 624 in McMullen County as the Game Warden James E. Daughtrey Memorial Highway.

HB 1052             Parker

Relating to designating September as Hydrocephalus Awareness Month.

HB 1111             Farney

Relating to the powers and duties of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 23; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

HB 1116             Sheffield

Relating to the liability of certain social workers who provide volunteer health care services to charitable organizations.

HB 1190             Guillen

Relating to the compensation of property owners whose property is damaged as a result of a pursuit involving a federal law enforcement agency.

HB 1262             Clardy

Relating to continuing eligibility requirements for institutions of higher education to participate in the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship Program.

HB 1273             Farias

Relating to certain military specialty license plates.

HB 1289             Giddings

Relating to the acquisition and sale of unimproved real property by an urban land bank.

HB 1307             Springer

Relating to the authority of the board of directors of certain hospital districts to take certain actions.

HB 1368             Phillips

Relating to annual permits to move certain equipment; authorizing a fee.

HB 1372             Isaac / Cyrier

Relating to the creation of the Cotton Center Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 1421             Bonnen, Dennis

Relating to fees charged by the Coastal Plains Groundwater Conservation District.

HB 1422             Lozano

Relating to the restoration of expired eminent domain authority of certain rural rail transportation districts.

HB 1428             Raymond / Naishtat / Elkins

Relating to the administration of housing funds set aside for persons with disabilities through the homebuyer assistance program.

HB 1460             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to a temporary restraining order for preservation of property and protection of the parties in a suit for the dissolution of marriage.

HB 1464             Raymond / King, Tracy O.

Relating to the procedure for determining that certain land is no longer eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as agricultural or open-space land.

HB 1466             Bonnen, Dennis

Relating to Parks and Wildlife Department procedures for the transfer of ownership of boats or outboard motors; providing penalties; creating a criminal offense.

HB 1500             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to certain temporary orders in a suit for modification of an order in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

HB 1517             Crownover / Parker / Simmons

Relating to the imposition of the student centers fee at Texas Woman's University.

HB 1605             Martinez, "Mando"

Relating to the issuance of the Texas Airport Directory; eliminating a fee.

HB 1621             Bonnen, Greg

Relating to utilization review and notice and appeal of certain adverse determinations by utilization review agents.

HB 1640             Farias / Kuempel / Frank / Gutierrez / et al.

Relating to the compatibility of certain defense community regulations and structures with military operations.

HB 1644             Smithee

Relating to the oath of a person admitted to practice law in the State of Texas.

HB 1709             Harless

Relating to the closing, abandoning, and vacating of a public road by a county; authorizing the imposition of a fee.

HB 1736             Villalba / Oliveira

Relating to building energy efficiency performance standards.

HB 1738             Isaac

Relating to the release of certain restrictions on the use of certain highway rights-of-way transferred to a municipality from the Texas Department of Transportation.

HB 1819             Miller, Doug

Relating to the date for the election of directors of the Hill Country Underground Water Conservation District.

HB 1832             Pickett

Relating to the requirements for and confidentiality of state agency continuity of operations plans.

HB 1879             Smith

Relating to exemptions from continuing education requirements for certain county commissioners.

HB 1948             Meyer

Relating to individual indemnity health insurance.

HB 1953             Bonnen, Dennis

Relating to the deadline for counties and municipalities to provide notice of a proposed property tax rate.

HB 1963             Deshotel

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 87 as the Texas Game Warden Michael C. Pauling Memorial Highway.

HB 1990             Kuempel

Relating to the regulation of certain industrialized housing and industrialized buildings.

HB 1996             Miller, Rick

Relating to holding a primary election for a political party in a county without party leadership.

HB 1997             Paddie

Relating to requiring direct access to 9-1-1 service from certain telephone systems and equivalent systems that use Internet Protocol enabled services.

HB 2035             Raymond

Relating to regulation by certain alcohol-related businesses based on the amount of alcohol sold.

HB 2079             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to the designation of May as Postpartum Depression Awareness Month.

HB 2091             Zerwas

Relating to the creation of the Fulshear Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 4, 5, and 6; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 2092             Zerwas

Relating to the road powers of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 182.

HB 2119             Lozano / Murr

Relating to charitable organizations, including charitable organizations that may conduct prescribed burning.

HB 2144             Oliveira / Villalba

Relating to partnerships and limited liability companies.

HB 2155             Anderson, Charles "Doc"

Relating to the abolition of the equine incentive program.

HB 2177             Huberty

Relating to the power of a commissioners court to authorize ad valorem tax sales of real property to be conducted by means of online auctions.

HB 2181             Faircloth / Smith

Relating to designating the Interstate Highway 45 causeway to Galveston the George and Cynthia Mitchell Memorial Causeway.

HB 2189             Parker

Relating to a developmentally disabled offender program established by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 2193             Smithee

Relating to the office of a public defender appointed by the Commissioners Court of Randall County.

HB 2194             Springer

Relating to the offense of leaving a motor vehicle unattended.

HB 2232             Kuempel / Farias

Relating to the creation of regional military sustainability commissions for certain military installations.

HB 2284             Walle

Relating to the revocation of certain water utilities' certificate of public convenience and necessity for major rules violations.

HB 2297             Smith

Relating to the use of electronic processes by and electronic information submitted to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission; authorizing a fee.

HB 2312             Guillen

Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 37 as the Trooper Terry Wayne Miller Memorial Highway.

HB 2316             Márquez / White, James / Nevárez

Relating to the authority of the asset management division of the General Land Office to sell real property to a federally recognized Indian tribe.

HB 2327             Thompson, Senfronia / Harless / Murphy / Oliveira / King, Phil

Relating to a studies on the rates of electric utilities.

HB 2346             Pickett

Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to commissioned law enforcement officers of a Federal Reserve bank.

HB 2354             Farney / et al.

Relating to changing the date of the May uniform election.

HB 2428             Wray

Relating to the adoption of the Texas Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act.

HB 2468             Raymond

Relating to the transfer of certain state real property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the City of Laredo.

HB 2495             Martinez, "Mando"

Relating to citrus pest and disease management; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.

HB 2519             Coleman

Relating to expenditures made by emergency services districts and the sale of district property.

HB 2547             Miller, Rick

Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Fort Bend County.

HB 2583             Bell

Relating to access to criminal history record information by a county sheriff.

HB 2584             Naishtat

Relating to the authority of the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to adopt rules defining certain medical conditions.

HB 2599             Reynolds

Relating to the ability of certain county assistance districts to annex roads.

HB 2624             Turner, Chris

Relating to the effects of default on a student loan administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on renewal of certain licenses.

HB 2629             Kacal / Anderson, Charles "Doc" / Geren / Davis, Sarah / Meyer

Relating to unauthorized persons at public or private institutions of higher education in this state and to trespass, damage, or defacement occurring on the grounds of those institutions; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty and creating offenses.

HB 2680             Bonnen, Greg / Thompson, Ed

Relating to allocation of money from the law enforcement officer standards and education fund.

HB 2697             Galindo / Sheets / et al.

Relating to services provided by continuing care facilities.

HB 2736             Capriglione

Relating to prohibiting the temporary closure of segments of the state highway system on days that certain scheduled events are being held.

HB 2767             Keffer

Relating to the powers, duties, and administration of groundwater conservation districts; amending provisions that authorize fees.

HB 2788             Springer / Frank

Relating to the authority of a retail public water utility to require an operator of a correctional facility to comply with water conservation measures.

HB 2819             Deshotel

Relating to improvement projects of the Sabine-Neches Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas; providing authority to issue anticipation notes and time warrants.

HB 2849             Sheffield

Relating to the qualifications for a coronal polishing certificate.

HB 2878             Márquez

Relating to certain qualified residential rental assistance projects financed by private activity bonds.

HB 2900             Goldman

Relating to compliance with federal voting system standards.

HB 2917             Alvarado

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to impose term limits on certain elected officials.

HB 2921             Paul

Relating to authorizing a recreation and wellness facility fee at the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

HB 2975             Martinez, "Mando"

Relating to speed limits.

HB 3003             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to the appointment of counsel in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

HB 3067             Coleman

Relating to the amount that may be donated by contract by certain populous counties to crime stoppers or crime prevention organizations.

HB 3078             Darby

Relating to the creation of an advisory committee to recommend a uniform pre-nursing curriculum for undergraduate professional nursing programs offered by public institutions of higher education.

HB 3090             Miles

Relating to the regulation of for-profit legal service contract companies, administrators, and sales representatives; providing an administrative penalty; authorizing a fee; requiring an occupational registration.

HB 3092             Rose

Relating to the establishment of a pilot program to provide protective services to certain persons determined to be at risk of future harm from abuse, neglect, or exploitation.

HB 3175             Simpson

Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties.

HB 3187             Keffer / Workman

Relating to assessments for water and energy improvements in municipalities and counties; changing a fee.

HB 3211             King, Phil

Relating to training requirements for peace officers appointed to supervisory positions.

HB 3231             Parker

Relating to perpetual care cemeteries.

HB 3237             Frullo

Relating to the authority of certain domestic life, health, and accident insurance companies to make certain investments; adding provisions that may be subject to a criminal penalty.

HB 3238             Frullo

Relating to the regulation of funding agreements, guaranteed investment contracts, and synthetic guaranteed investment contracts issued by a life insurer.

HB 3244             Burkett

Relating to authorizing broker agreements for the sale of real property held in trust by home-rule municipalities.

HB 3318             Clardy

Relating to the definition of medical schools for medical residency programs.

HB 3485             Turner, Chris

Relating to the addition of certain municipalities to the territory of a regional transportation authority.

HB 3555             Parker

Relating to certain administrative procedures and enforcement authority relating to state banks, state trust companies, and bank holding companies.

HB 3562             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to the adoption of a policy allowing a grace period after the exhaustion of the balance of a meal card or account used by students to purchase meals in public schools.

HB 3629             Raney

Relating to use and allocation of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenues for certain municipalities.

HB 3668             Workman

Relating to the definition of peace officer for purposes of intercepting or collecting information in relation to certain communications in an investigation conducted by an arson investigating unit.

HB 3680             Geren

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information stored as part of the preparation of reports required to be filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.

HB 3709             Murr / Kuempel / Miller, Doug

Relating to the employment of persons under 18 years of age on the premises of certain businesses selling or serving alcoholic beverages; adding a provision that is subject to a criminal penalty.

HB 3729             Farias

Relating to inclusion of family members of veterans court program participants in the treatment and services provided to the participants under the program.

HB 3738             Cyrier

Relating to the requirement that a person or laboratory that performs an official equine infectious anemia test be approved by the Texas Animal Health Commission.

HB 3842             Smithee

Relating to an agreement to finance and build a conference center and other appropriate facilities in or near a state park.

HB 3858             Stephenson

Relating to fees charged by the Coastal Bend Groundwater Conservation District.

HB 3868             Moody

Relating to the designation of Westside Drive in El Paso County as the Don Juan de Onate Trail.

HB 3872             Paul

Relating to continuing education requirements for an insurance agent, insurance adjuster, or public adjuster; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.

HB 4025             Keffer

Relating to county energy transportation reinvestment zones.

HB 4030             Dale

Relating to applications for and certain information regarding an applicant for registration or endorsement under the Private Security Act.

HB 4126             Zerwas

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 218; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4129             Bell

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 22; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4132             Bell

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 21; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4133             Bell

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 23; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4134             Bell

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 20; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HCR 46              Farias

Urging Congress to require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to provide VA services to incarcerated veterans detained in state hospitals and to consider expanding such services to all incarcerated veterans.

HCR 62              Springer

Designating Nocona as the official Classic Car Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2015.

HCR 76              Guillen

Designating Poteet as the official Strawberry Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2015.

HCR 80              Peña / et al.

Petitioning Congress to provide funding for repairs to the Battleship Texas.

HCR 81              Peña / Simpson / et al.

Expressing support for the placement of a monument to Lorenzo de Zavala on the grounds of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission building.

HCR 93              King, Susan

Designating Abilene as the official Storybook Capital of Texas.

HCR 94              Springer

Urging the U.S. Congress to designate the Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Trail as National Historic Trails.

HR 922              Thompson, Senfronia

Expressing support for raising awareness of metastatic breast cancer and for expanding research into its causes and the development of more effective treatments.