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Local, Consent, and Resolutions Calendar

Friday, May 08, 2015
9:00 AM

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

HB 96               Flynn

Relating to the authority of the Cash Special Utility District to issue bonds.

HB 257              Farney / Thompson, Senfronia / Sheets / King, Ken

Relating to a judge's or justice's significant interest in a business entity that owns, manages, or operates a private correctional or rehabilitation facility.

HB 382              Canales / Longoria / Martinez, "Mando" / Guillen / Lucio III

Relating to public junior college district branch campuses, including a requirement that the South Texas Community College District establish an extension facility in a certain location.

HB 634              Metcalf / et al.

Relating to the rights of a guardian of a person in the criminal justice system.

HB 648              Krause

Relating to the selection of directors to the board of directors for the Viridian Municipal Management District.

HB 830              Larson / Bernal

Relating to the issuance of Alamo specialty license plates.

HB 843              Naishtat

Relating to housing services provided through the transitional living services program to certain children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 866              Thompson, Ed

Relating to the exemption from jury service of a person who is the primary caretaker of another person.

HB 1026             Thompson, Ed

Relating to eligibility for appointment as a tabulation supervisor in an election.

HB 1119             Hernandez

Relating to a study assessing the statewide need for the replacement of mile markers on certain highways.

HB 1166             Burkett / Wu / Sheets

Relating to sworn statements and other documentation provided to support the issuance of a search warrant.

HB 1187             Wray / Sheets / Dale / Miller, Rick / Smith / et al.

Relating to the designation of a segment of U.S. Highway 287 in Midlothian as the Chris Kyle Memorial Highway.

HB 1329             Naishtat

Relating to the payment of costs incurred by the involuntary commitment of persons with mental illness.

HB 1360             Isaac

Relating to the exemption of certain vehicles from registration fees.

HB 1436             Smithee

Relating to appeals regarding dangerous dogs.

HB 1613             Guillen

Relating to the use of performance on certain assessment instruments designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to satisfy requirements concerning high school end-of-course assessment instruments.

HB 1631             Phelan

Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain municipalities and counties.

HB 1666             Bonnen, Dennis

Relating to the liability of certain persons for damages arising from training exercises to prepare the persons to respond to certain emergencies.

HB 1991             Blanco

Relating to qualifying projects for public-private partnerships.

HB 2025             Gonzales, Larry

Relating to participation of certain school districts in the three-year high school diploma plan pilot program.

HB 2055             Davis, Sarah

Relating to the establishment of a sentinel surveillance program for emerging and neglected tropical diseases.

HB 2257             White, James

Relating to certain emergency services districts that are exempted from filing an audit report.

HB 2300             Riddle

Relating to eliminating telegraph transmission as a method to communicate certain information in a criminal case.

HB 2302             Riddle

Relating to the mandatory dismissal of misdemeanor charges against certain defendants determined to be incompetent to stand trial.

HB 2313             Bohac

Relating to an exemption from the sales and use tax for items sold by certain nonprofit organizations through a vending machine; adding a provision subject to a criminal offense.

HB 2402             Howard / Murphy / Anderson, Rodney

Relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of providing off-campus employment positions through the Texas college work-study program.

HB 2407             Miller, Doug

Relating to the creation of the Comal Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or surcharges.

HB 2448             White, James

Relating to the creation of an advisory committee to examine the state jail system within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 2522             Coleman

Relating to the powers and duties of a county treasurer.

HB 2529             Lucio III / Schaefer / Isaac

Relating to regulation of the sale of fireworks by certain municipalities.

HB 2621             Raney / Schubert

Relating to the board of trustees of the Blinn Junior College District.

HB 2644             Blanco

Relating to notice given of election precinct boundary changes.

HB 2752             Zerwas / Sheffield

Relating to a chronic respiratory disease state strategic plan developed by the Department of State Health Services.

HB 2776             Murphy

Relating to certain premium discounts and rating programs for certain residential property insurance policies.

HB 2830             Martinez, "Mando" / Springer

Relating to the duty of a county to refund an amount of $2 or less paid to the county clerk or district clerk.

HB 2920             Naishtat

Relating to the eligibility of a former or retired statutory probate court judge for assignment as a visiting judge.

HB 2946             Phillips

Relating to certain laws governing the intersections of railroad tracks and public roadways.

HB 3056             Reynolds / et al.

Relating to the procedures for applying for a ballot to be voted by mail; affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense.

HB 3057             Murr

Relating to the creation of a pilot program for the purpose of controlling certain predatory animals.

HB 3070             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to the disposition of remains.

HB 3136             Naishtat

Relating to the use of a small estate affidavit to distribute certain intestate estates.

HB 3160             Alonzo / Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to an exception to the period of filing an application for the grant of letters testamentary or of administration of a decedent's estate.

HB 3220             Martinez, "Mando" / Muņoz, Jr. / Longoria

Relating to the powers and duties of the Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 18; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

HB 3311             Alvarado

Relating to the scoring criteria for an application for a low income housing tax credit and the allocation of those credits to developments reserved for elderly persons.

HB 3348             Clardy / Schaefer

Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.

HB 3424             Smithee

Relating to a central database containing information about certain individuals under guardianship.

HB 3433             Sheffield

Relating to level of care designations for hospitals that provide neonatal and maternal care.

HB 3547             Larson / Button / Farias / Blanco / Villalba

Relating to a voluntary veteran's employment preference for private employers.

HB 3576             Alvarado

Relating to restrictions on the use, transfer, and sale of housing developments that have received certain financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

HB 3603             Burns

Relating to the creation of the Joshua Farms Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments or fees.

HB 3605             Burns

Relating to the creation of the Joshua Farms Municipal Management District No. 2; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments or fees.

HB 3628             Geren

Relating to the adoption by the Department of Public Safety of rules governing the use of unmanned aircraft in the Capitol Complex; creating a criminal offense.

HB 3630             Turner, Chris

Relating to the application of the hotel occupancy tax and the collection and administration of the tax by a municipality.

HB 3656             King, Susan

Relating to the use of telephone interpreter services in any criminal proceeding before a judge or magistrate.

HB 3748             Farney

Relating to the coordination of educational support services for and information regarding students who are currently or were formerly placed in foster care.

HB 3866             Isaac

Relating to the authority of a municipality to impose certain requirements for gun show promoters who lease municipal facilities.

HB 3901             Miller, Rick

Relating to the repossession of an aircraft.

HB 3902             Vo

Relating to providing a voter in a party primary notice of party conventions.

HCR 35              Farney / Button / et al.

Designating the cowboy hat as the official State Hat of Texas.

HCR 104             Sheets / Anderson, Rodney / Canales / White, James / Wu / et al.

Designating #txlege as the official hashtag of the Texas Legislature.

HCR 105             Sheets / Anderson, Rodney / Canales / White, James / Wu / et al.

Designating #Texas as the official hashtag of Texas.

HCR 106             Sheets / Anderson, Rodney / Canales / White, James / Wu / et al.

Designating #TexasToDo as the official state hashtag of Texas Tourism.