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Friday, May 29, 2015

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

Senate amendment printings:

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.


ELIGIBLE AT 9:40 AM MAY 28, 2015:

HB 3387             Krause / Murphy / White, James / Fallon

Relating to sex offender treatment as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision for certain releasees.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 10:20 AM MAY 28, 2015:

HB 1184             Paddie / Anchia / Villalba

Relating to authorizing certain utility cost savings and alternative fuel programs as eligible for local government energy savings performance contracts.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.


HB 2489             Leach

Relating to regulation by a property owners' association of residential leases or rental agreements.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 11:50 AM MAY 28, 2015:

HB 14               Morrison / Isaac / Reynolds

Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 12 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 31 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 2:50 PM MAY 28, 2015:

HB 1681             Bohac

Relating to the authority of a county clerk to require an individual to present photo identification to file certain documents.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 3:20 PM MAY 28, 2015:

HB 2206             Crownover

Relating to transfer of the oversight of the Texas State Cemetery to the State Preservation Board.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 3 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 7:40 PM MAY 28, 2015:

HB 583              Larson

Relating to donations to certain local veteran's charities ordered as a condition of community supervision.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 8:40 PM MAY 28, 2015:

HB 77               González, Mary / Anchia / Leach / Rose / Villalba

Relating to a study of the Dallas Men Against Abuse program and other activities in the Dallas community addressing family violence.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 9:00 AM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 1265             Wu / Murphy / Alvarado / Ashby / Villalba / et al.

Relating to a deceptive act or practice involving a solicitation in connection with a good or service or involving the production, sale, distribution, or promotion of certain synthetic substances.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 7 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 9:10 AM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 1334             Clardy / Moody

Relating to the appeal of a residential eviction suit.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 6 pages total.


HB 2255             Larson / Gonzales, Larry

Relating to the regulation of plumbing.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 5 pages total.


HB 4059             Oliveira

Relating to limitations on annexation by and extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 9:20 AM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 1624             Smithee

Relating to transparency of certain information related to certain health benefit plan coverage.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 8 pages total.


HB 1982             Miller, Rick

Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the University of Houston.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 8 pages total.


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.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 19 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 9:30 AM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 3888             Dutton

Relating to the creation of the Barrett Management District.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 15 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 9:40 AM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 1424             Lozano / Wu / Guillen

Relating to increasing penalties for defendants convicted of the manufacture or delivery of certain controlled substances.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


HB 1723             Miles

Relating to the territory included in, the composition of the board of directors of, and the method of assessment of the Harris County Improvement District No. 10 and to clarifying the law to reflect the prior division of the district.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 14 pages total.


HB 3511             Davis, Sarah

Relating to the contents of financial statements filed by certain persons; adding a provision subject to criminal penalties.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.


HB 4155             Farney

Relating to the creation of the Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 41 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 9:50 AM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 1621             Bonnen, Greg

Relating to utilization review and notice and appeal of certain adverse determinations by utilization review agents.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 6 pages total.


HB 1969             Martinez, "Mando"

Relating to the issuance of certain permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles on certain highways.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.


HB 2381             Reynolds

Relating to the appointment and duties of election officers.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 6 pages total.


HB 3212             King, Phil

Relating to peace officer identification cards.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 10:00 AM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 839              Naishtat / Collier

Relating to the reinstatement of eligibility of certain children released from a juvenile facility for benefits under the medical assistance and child health plan programs.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 6 pages total.


HB 928              Guillen

Relating to state and local planning for and responses to drought.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 6 pages total.


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.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 19 pages total.


HB 4099             Fletcher

Relating to the issuance of K9s4COPs specialty license plates.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 1 page total.


ELIGIBLE AT 10:10 AM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 2076             Oliveira / Harless

Relating to notice requirements and other procedures relating to the possession or sale of a motor vehicle, motorboat, vessel, or outboard motor by a possessory lienholder.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.


HB 2186             Cook / Harless / Coleman / Allen / Huberty / et al.

Relating to suicide prevention training for educators in public schools.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.


HB 2349             Aycock

Relating to public school assessment, performance standards, and course requirements.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 5 pages total.


HB 3163             Cyrier / Isaac

Relating to civil suits filed against board members of a groundwater conservation district and the liability of a member for certain actions taken by the board.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


HB 3193             Bernal

Relating to consideration of location of an offeror's principal place of business in awarding certain municipal contracts.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 10:20 AM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 4156             Reynolds

Relating to the creation of Missouri City Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 21 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 10:30 AM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 463              Springer

Relating to the ability to mow, bale, shred, or hoe material on a state highway right-of-way.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 1 page total.


HB 1491             McClendon

Relating to the publication of confidential criminal and juvenile justice records of certain juveniles; providing civil penalties.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 7 pages total.


HB 2205             Crownover / VanDeaver

Relating to the State Board for Educator Certification, educator preparation programs, and educator certification.
     3 Amendments, consisting of 4 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 17 pages total.


HB 2974             Flynn / Alonzo / Paul / Hernandez / Stephenson / et al.

Relating to the systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 6 pages total.


HB 3121             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to the enforcement of orders in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 3 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 10:40 AM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 1583             Clardy

Relating to block scheduling for certain associate degree and certificate programs at public junior colleges.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


HB 3310             Paul / Flynn / Bonnen, Dennis / Fallon

Relating to the funding policies, actuarial valuations, and reporting requirements of certain public retirement systems.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 7 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 10:50 AM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 2950             Klick / Price / Fallon / Crownover / et al.

Relating to the Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 4 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 11:00 AM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 2259             Isaac

Relating to the Driftwood Economic Development Municipal Management District; removing conditions to imposing a tax on residential property; providing authority to issue bonds.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 7 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 11:50 AM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 2286             Parker / Meyer / Moody / Fallon

Relating to the eligibility of certain victims of trafficking of persons for an order of nondisclosure; authorizing a fee.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 12:10 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 824              Kuempel

Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages to customers of a package store during certain hours.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.


ELIGIBLE AT 12:30 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 3994             Morrison / Bonnen, Greg / King, Phil / Krause / Simmons / et al.

Relating to notice of and consent to an abortion for a minor and associated requirements; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 23 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 1:00 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 1446             Dale / Márquez / Herrero / Moody / Fallon / et al.

Relating to reimbursement of certain medical costs for victims of certain sex offenses.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 5 pages total.


HB 603              Davis, Sarah / Springer / Leach / Guillen / et al.

Relating to civil and criminal liability for the unlawful disclosure or promotion of certain intimate visual material; creating an offense.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 8 pages total.


HB 3579             Alonzo / Collier

Relating to certain criminal history record information; authorizing a fee.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 3 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 20 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 1:10 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 3302             Darby / Coleman / et al.

Relating to highway landscaping projects.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 1 page total.


HB 1783             Moody / Dale / Minjarez

Relating to the right of a school employee to report a crime and persons subject to the prohibition on coercing another into suppressing or failing to report information to a law enforcement agency; creating a criminal offense.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 3 pages total.


HB 3184             McClendon / Keough / et al.

Relating to the establishment, operation, and funding of victim-offender mediation programs; authorizing fees.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 15 pages total.


HB 2486             Keffer / Lucio III / Fallon

Relating to the right of a person to enter the person's residence or former residence accompanied by a peace officer to recover certain personal property; creating an offense.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 1:30 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 991              Bohac / Capriglione / Villalba / Fallon

Relating to the display of notice of federal and state tax rates for motor fuel sold at retail.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 1:40 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 4154             Bell

Relating to the creation of the Grand Lake Estates Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 18 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 20 pages total.


HB 1949             Springer / Lozano

Relating to the annexation of county roads.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.


HB 2826             Murphy / Parker / Keffer

Relating to the eligibility of certain property located in multiple school districts for a limitation on appraised value for school district maintenance and operations ad valorem tax purposes under the Texas Economic Development Act.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.


ELIGIBLE AT 2:00 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 1170             Farney / Villalba / Fallon

Relating to the applicability to open-enrollment charter schools of certain laws regarding local governments and political subdivisions.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 2:10 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 2162             Simmons

Relating to municipal regulation of the use of alarm systems; authorizing a municipal fee.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 7 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 6 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 2:30 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 1633             Romero, Jr.

Relating to application and notification requirements for a permit to drill an oil or gas well in or near an easement held by the Texas Department of Transportation.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 3:10 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 1171             Farney / Villalba / Fallon

Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to open-enrollment charter schools.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.


ELIGIBLE AT 3:20 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 4168             Bonnen, Dennis / Miller, Rick / Zerwas / Reynolds / Thompson, Ed

Relating to the composition of the board of directors and the powers of the Gulf Coast Water Authority.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.


HB 3424             Smithee

Relating to a central database containing information about certain individuals under guardianship.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 3:40 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 7                Darby / Otto / Howard / Turner, Sylvester / Murr / et al.

Relating to the amounts, availability, and use of certain statutorily dedicated revenue and accounts; providing for the dedication and use of certain state revenue; reducing or affecting the amounts or rates of certain statutorily dedicated fees and assessments.
     6 Amendments, consisting of 30 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 22 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 4:20 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 1396             Workman

Relating to the construction of certain statutes and rules that create or define criminal offenses and penalties and a review of certain penal laws of this state.
     3 Amendments, consisting of 29 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 4:40 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 2684             Giddings / Walle

Relating to the creation of a model training curriculum and to the required training for certain school district peace officers and school resource officers.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 4:50 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 18               Aycock

Relating to college and career readiness training for certain public school counselors and postsecondary advisors.
     5 Amendments, consisting of 13 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 5:00 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 74               González, Mary

Relating to certain financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in certain rural areas.
     1 Amendment, consisting of 1 page total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 2 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 5:30 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 4175             Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to eminent domain powers of certain conservation and reclamation districts.
     4 Amendments, consisting of 19 pages total.


HB 12               Longoria / Thompson, Senfronia / Phillips / Bonnen, Greg / et al.

Relating to the border prosecution unit.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 9 pages total.


HB 2291             Parker / Meyer / Frullo / Villalba / Fallon / et al.

Relating to increasing the punishment for certain persons convicted of the offense of possession or promotion of child pornography.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 5 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 5:50 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 1490             Huberty / Deshotel / Romero, Jr. / Reynolds

Relating to public school interventions for truancy and eliminating a criminal penalty and authorizing a civil penalty for truancy.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 68 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 7:00 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 13               Pickett / Phillips / Martinez, "Mando" / Simmons / Burkett / et al.

Relating to categories of and funding allocation for transportation projects by the Texas Department of Transportation and local transportation entities.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 9 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 5 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 7:10 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 20               Simmons / Pickett / Burkett / Phillips / Goldman / et al.

Relating to the operations of and transportation planning and expenditures by the Texas Department of Transportation and planning organizations.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 2 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 10 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 7:30 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 6                Otto / Frank / et al.

Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.
     2 Amendments, consisting of 11 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 7 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 8:30 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 15               Otto / Walle / et al.

Relating to the management and oversight of state contracts, including contracts for information technology commodity items.
     5 Amendments, consisting of 25 pages total.


HB 1842             Aycock / Dutton / Bohac / Rodriguez, Eddie / Farney

Relating to public school accountability, including the expansion of or renewal of the charter of an open-enrollment charter school and the intervention in and sanction of a public school that has received an academically unsuccessful performance rating for at least two consecutive school years.
     11 Amendments, consisting of 34 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 18 pages total.


ELIGIBLE AT 9:10 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 3474             Coleman

Relating to issues affecting counties and other governmental entities.
     32 Amendments, consisting of 97 pages total.
     Committee Substitute, consisting of 54 pages total.


 

 


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

Conference Committee Reports:

ELIGIBLE AT 10:00 PM MAY 27, 2015:

HB 1                Otto

General Appropriations Bill.

ELIGIBLE AT 6:50 PM MAY 28, 2015:

SJR 5               Nichols / et al.

SP: Pickett / Otto / Harless / Parker / Davis, Yvonne / et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment temporarily dedicating a portion of the revenue derived from the state sales and use tax to the state highway fund.

ELIGIBLE AT 5:20 PM MAY 29, 2015:

HB 100              Zerwas / Ashby / Otto / Turner, Sylvester / Clardy / et al.

Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education.

ELIGIBLE AT 7:00 PM MAY 29, 2015:

SB 1574             Uresti / et al.

SP: Martinez, "Mando"

Relating to emergency response employees or volunteers and others exposed or potentially exposed to certain diseases or parasites.

ELIGIBLE AT 7:20 PM MAY 29, 2015:

SB 1593             Lucio / et al.

SP: Lucio III

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

ELIGIBLE AT 7:40 PM MAY 29, 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.

 

The Senate requests the appointment of a conference committee on:


SB 9                Hancock / et al.

SP: Otto / Bonnen, Greg / Ashby / Burkett / Gonzales, Larry

Relating to limitations on the rate of growth of appropriations for certain categories of spending.
(Senate Conferees: Hancock, Ch./Kolkhorst/Nichols/Taylor, Larry/Uresti)

SB 11               Birdwell / et al.

SP: Fletcher

Relating to the carrying of handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education; providing a criminal penalty.
(Senate Conferees: Birdwell, Ch./Burton/Hinojosa/Huffman/Schwertner)

SB 19               Taylor, Van / et al.

SP: Cook / Harless / Oliveira / Thompson, Senfronia / Alonzo

Relating to the ethics of public officers and employees, the disclosure of certain political contributions, and related requirements and procedures; creating criminal offenses.
(Senate Conferees: Taylor, Van, Ch./Birdwell/Creighton/Huffman/Watson)

SB 313              Seliger

SP: Aycock

Relating to the essential knowledge and skills of the required public school curriculum, the administration of and reports relating to assessment instruments administered to public school students, the instructional materials allotment, and proclamations for the production of instructional materials.
(Senate Conferees: Seliger, Ch./Eltife/Estes/Taylor, Larry/West)

SB 632              Fraser / et al.

SP: Button

Relating to the abolishment of the Texas emerging technology fund.
(Senate Conferees: Fraser, Ch./Estes/Huffman/Nelson/Zaffirini)

SB 776              Fraser

SP: Kacal / Cook / Clardy / Paddie

Relating to the operations of a municipally owned utility or municipal power agency; providing authority to issue bonds.
(Senate Conferees: Fraser, Ch./Ellis/Estes/Hancock/Nichols)

SB 1007             Eltife

SP: Kuempel

Relating to the practices and professions regulated by the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.
(Senate Conferees: Eltife, Ch./Creighton/Nichols/Seliger/West)

SB 1071             Hinojosa

SP: Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to requiring notice of the scheduling of an execution date and the issuance of a warrant of execution.
(Senate Conferees: Hinojosa, Ch./Burton/Huffman/Perry/Whitmire)

SB 1630             Whitmire

SP: Turner, Sylvester / Rose / Larson / Wu / Dutton

Relating to the commitment of juveniles in post-adjudication secure correctional facilities operated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and by local probation departments.
(Senate Conferees: Whitmire, Ch./Eltife/Hinojosa/Huffman/Nelson)

SB 1756             Taylor, Van

SP: Phillips

Relating to agreements between the Department of Public Safety and counties for the provision of renewal and duplicate driver's license and other identification certificate services; authorizing a fee.
(Senate Conferees: Taylor, Van, Ch./Creighton/Hall/Huffines/West)