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ITEMS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

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********** SENATE AMENDMENTS **********

Senate amendment printings:

ELIGIBLE AT 4:10 PM MAY 23, 2015:

HB 994              Anchia / Keffer / Bohac / Rose / Canales / et al.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property used to collect, process, and deliver landfill-generated gas.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 1 page total.


ELIGIBLE AT 7:30 PM MAY 23, 2015:

HB 1212             Price / Coleman / Naishtat / Zerwas / Bonnen, Greg / et al.

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act and the regulation and scheduling of certain substances; creating criminal offenses.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 8 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 7:40 PM MAY 23, 2015:

HB 2463             Raymond / Burkett / Price

Relating to the continuation of the functions of the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services and certain other functions.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 19 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 7:50 PM MAY 23, 2015:

HB 1510             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to liability of persons who lease dwellings to persons with criminal records.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 8:00 PM MAY 23, 2015:

HB 372              Riddle / White, James / Murphy / Deshotel

Relating to the monitoring of the Internet access of certain sex offenders placed on community supervision or released on parole or to mandatory supervision.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 3:50 PM MAY 24, 2015:

HB 1273             Farias / Guillen

Relating to certain military specialty license plates.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.


HB 1305             Bonnen, Greg / Paul

Relating to a program to provide a free or reduced-price breakfast to eligible students attending a public school and the method of determining the number of educationally disadvantaged students.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.


HB 1338             Naishtat

Relating to training for peace officers and first responders on certain persons affected by trauma.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 4:00 PM MAY 24, 2015:

HB 2182             Clardy / Kuempel / Faircloth / et al.

Relating to the collection and refunding of certain fees and deposits by a county clerk or district clerk; increasing certain fees.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 7 pages total.


HB 2789             Raymond / Naishtat

Relating to trauma-informed care training for certain employees of state supported living centers and intermediate care facilities.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 1 page total.


ELIGIBLE AT 4:10 PM MAY 24, 2015:

HB 3014             Parker / Burkett / Guerra

Relating to the administration of "pay for success" contracts for state agencies.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.


HB 3610             Collier

Relating to the issuance of Texas Juneteenth specialty license plates.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 1 page total.


ELIGIBLE AT 4:20 PM MAY 24, 2015:

HB 4097             Hunter / Lozano / Lucio III / Guillen / Herrero / et al.

Relating to seawater desalination projects.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 5 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 4:30 PM MAY 24, 2015:

HB 2049             Darby / Longoria / Paul / Leach

Relating to indemnification and duties of engineers and architects under certain governmental contracts.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.


HB 2481             Smith

Relating to the licensing and regulation of auctioneers, associate auctioneers, and auctions; requiring an occupational license; requiring a fee.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 9 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 4:40 PM MAY 24, 2015:

HB 830              Larson / Bernal

Relating to the issuance of Alamo specialty license plates.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 1 page total.


ELIGIBLE AT 4:50 PM MAY 24, 2015:

HB 2578             Price / Faircloth

Relating to the efficiency of and consolidation of powers and duties within the health and human services system.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 76 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 5:20 PM MAY 24, 2015:

HB 685              Sheets

Relating to the production of public information under the public information law.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 5:30 PM MAY 24, 2015:

HB 311              Canales

Relating to an executory contract for the conveyance of real property; providing a civil penalty.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 5 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 8:10 PM MAY 24, 2015:

HB 1309             Turner, Sylvester

Relating to the notification of certain legislators of the death of a child in foster care.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 7 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 8:20 PM MAY 24, 2015:

HB 1217             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to reporting information for certain foster children who are missing or are victims of sex trafficking.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 3 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 3:00 PM MAY 25, 2015:

HB 3405             Isaac / Rodriguez, Eddie

Relating to the territory, jurisdiction, board composition, elections, and powers of the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, including its authority to regulate certain wells for the production of groundwater; imposing a cap on certain fees.
     4 Amendments, consisting of 9 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 13 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 4:00 PM MAY 25, 2015:

HB 4001             Raymond / Faircloth

Relating to the provision of habilitation and certain health care services by a home and community support services agency; authorizing a fee, providing penalties, and requiring an occupational license.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 3 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 6:50 PM MAY 25, 2015:

HB 10               Thompson, Senfronia / Hunter / Longoria / Parker / Harless / et al.

Relating to certain criminal and civil consequences of trafficking of persons, compelling prostitution, and certain other related criminal offenses; to the prevention, prosecution, and punishment of those offenses, and to compensation paid to victims of those offenses.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.


ELIGIBLE AT 8:40 PM MAY 25, 2015:

HB 2187             Smith / Morrison / Cook / Turner, Sylvester / Phelan / et al.

Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities; imposing an administrative penalty; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 3 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 10:10 AM MAY 26, 2015:

HB 2084             Muņoz, Jr. / Dukes / Guillen

Relating to transparency in the rate-setting processes for the Medicaid managed care and child health plan programs.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.


HB 1915             Herrero / Hunter

Relating to the allocation of state hotel occupancy tax revenue to certain barrier island coastal municipalities.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 10:20 AM MAY 26, 2015:

HB 2812             Springer / Deshotel / Fallon / Guillen

Relating to the limit on junior college courses that a high school student may enroll in for dual credit.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.


ELIGIBLE AT 10:30 AM MAY 26, 2015:

HB 9                Flynn / Otto / Alonzo / Turner, Sylvester / Bonnen, Dennis / et al.

Relating to member contributions to the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 12:00 PM MAY 26, 2015:

HB 189              Thompson, Senfronia / Moody / Guillen / Rose

Relating to the elimination of the statute of limitations for the offenses of sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 12:10 PM MAY 26, 2015:

HB 786              Walle / King, Susan / Hernandez / Martinez Fischer / et al.

Relating to the right of a public employee to express breast milk in the workplace.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.


ELIGIBLE AT 12:20 PM MAY 26, 2015:

HB 1481             Murphy / Herrero / Deshotel / Fletcher / Phillips

Relating to prohibiting the operation of an unmanned aircraft over certain facilities; creating a criminal offense.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.


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.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.


HB 3106             Huberty / Phelan

Relating to the period of time allowed for appointment of a board of managers for a school district.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.


ELIGIBLE AT 12:40 PM MAY 26, 2015:

HB 2926             Anchia / Blanco

Relating to low income housing tax credits awarded for at-risk developments.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.


HB 2150             Alvarado / Herrero / Riddle / Moody / Wu

Relating to the organization of a grand jury.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 11 pages total.


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.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.


ELIGIBLE AT 12:50 PM MAY 26, 2015:

HB 3519             Guerra / Zerwas / Laubenberg / Lucio III / Sheffield / et al.

Relating to reimbursement for home telemonitoring services under Medicaid.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 1 page total.


HB 1912             Elkins

Relating to employment of a statewide data coordinator in the Department of Information Resources.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


HB 32               Bonnen, Dennis / Murphy / Parker / Oliveira / Simmons / et al.

Relating to the computation and rates of the franchise tax; decreasing tax rates.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.


HB 177              Zedler / Flynn / Geren / Anderson, Charles "Doc" / Zerwas / et al.

Relating to the research, collection, and use of adult stem cells.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.


ELIGIBLE AT 1:00 PM MAY 26, 2015:

HB 2053             Farney / Craddick / Thompson, Senfronia / Burkett / et al.

Relating to the protection of certain children who may be subject to child abuse or neglect through the operation of the child safety check alert list and training for law enforcement officers relating to the child safety check alert list.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 9 pages total.


HB 3535             Collier / Alvarado / Bernal

Relating to low income housing tax credits awarded for certain developments.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


HB 679              Turner, Sylvester / Reynolds

Relating to a study on homeless youth.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.


HB 1929             Rose

Relating to the payment in certain counties of expenses associated with the transportation of senior citizens and their caregivers for civic, community, educational, and recreational activities.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 1 page total.


ELIGIBLE AT 1:10 PM MAY 26, 2015:

HB 2524             Coleman

Relating to legal services provided by a district or county attorney to county and precinct officials.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


HB 2718             Parker / King, Susan / Rose / Villalba / Fallon / et al.

Relating to a program to allow faith- and community-based organizations to offer supplemental assistance to certain recipients of public assistance.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 1:20 PM MAY 26, 2015:

HB 2521             Coleman / Cyrier / Schubert / Morrison / Cook / et al.

Relating to the allocation and use of payments received under oil and gas leases of land owned by the state for a county road.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 1:30 PM MAY 26, 2015:

HB 1613             Guillen

Relating to the alignment of college readiness standards and expectations and essential knowledge and skills and the use to satisfy requirements concerning high school end-of-course assessment instruments of performance demonstrating satisfaction of certain college readiness benchmarks on certain assessment instruments designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.


HB 2621             Raney / Schubert / Kacal

Relating to the board of trustees of the Blinn Junior College District.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 1:50 PM MAY 26, 2015:

HB 2398             White, James

Relating to court jurisdiction and procedures relating to truancy; establishing judicial donation trust funds; providing criminal penalties; imposing a court cost.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 77 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 2:00 PM MAY 26, 2015:

HB 1841             Bonnen, Greg

Relating to the applicability of the sales and use tax to certain insurance services.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.


HB 2282             Guillen

Relating to the procedures for protests and appeals of certain ad valorem tax determinations.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 2:10 PM MAY 26, 2015:

HB 554              Springer / Pickett / Simmons / Guillen / Frank / et al.

Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of possessing or carrying a weapon in or into the secured area of an airport.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.


ELIGIBLE AT 2:40 PM MAY 26, 2015:

HB 910              Phillips / Flynn / White, James / Riddle / Guillen / et al.

Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry a holstered handgun; creating criminal offenses.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 40 pages total.


 

 


********** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE **********

Conference Committee Reports:

ELIGIBLE AT 1:20 PM MAY 24, 2015:

SB 1828             Zaffirini

SP: Fletcher

Relating to the creation of the offense of cargo theft.

 

The Senate requests the appointment of a conference committee on:


SB 459              Lucio / et al.

SP: Alvarado / Alonzo

Relating to the creation of the Advisory Council on Cultural Affairs in the office of the governor.
(Senate Conferees: Lucio, Ch./Creighton/Eltife/Estes/Zaffirini)

SB 652              Schwertner

SP: Farney / Simmons / Oliveira / Rinaldi / et al.

Relating to excluding a franchisor as an employer of a franchisee or a franchisee's employees.
(Senate Conferees: Schwertner, Ch./Eltife/Fraser/Nelson/Uresti)