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Notice of Intent for 4/20/2015

NOTICE OF INTENT



Monday

April 20, 2015




SJR 52 Campbell

Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the requirement that state officers elected by voters statewide reside in the state capital.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:00 PM, 04/14/15


SJR 66 (CS)Huffman

Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for the governor's and lieutenant governor's terms of office to begin at 10 a.m. on the day preceding the day the regular legislative session convenes.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:24 PM, 04/15/15


SCR 31 (LC)Fraser

Designating Hico as the official Steak Capital of Texas.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:05 PM, 04/14/15


SCR 34 (LC)Creighton/ Nichols

Directing the Texas Water Development Board to conduct a feasibility study on the use of brackish groundwater sources in Montgomery County.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:08 AM, 04/15/15


SB 3 (CS)Birdwell/ et al.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Public Safety, military and law enforcement training, and the investigation, prosecution, punishment, and prevention of certain offenses; creating an offense and increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:48 PM, 03/23/15


SB 4 (CS)Taylor, Larry/ Bettencourt/ Campbell

Relating to a franchise or insurance premium tax credit for contributions made to certain educational assistance organizations; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:06 PM, 04/13/15


SB 24 (LC)Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to training for members of the governing board of a public institution of higher education.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:19 PM, 04/15/15


SB 28 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to immunity from liability for public and open-enrollment charter school campuses that maintain a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors for emergency use.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:27 PM, 04/15/15


SB 70 Ellis

Relating to reports issued by the comptroller on the effect of certain tax provisions.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:15 PM, 04/13/15


SB 168 (LC)Uresti

Relating to temporary waiver of superintendent certification for employment of public school district superintendents.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:07 PM, 04/13/15


SB 185 (CS)Perry/ et al.

Relating to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration by certain governmental entities.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:11 PM, 04/13/15


SB 207 (CS)Hinojosa/ Birdwell/ Campbell/ Nelson/ Schwertner

Relating to the authority and duties of the office of inspector general of the Health and Human Services Commission.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:23 AM, 04/07/15


SB 217 (CS) (LC)Hinojosa/ Birdwell/ Campbell/ Nelson/ Schwertner/ et al.

Relating to the self-directed and semi-independent status of certain agencies and to the requirements applicable to, and the oversight of, those agencies.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:11 PM, 04/13/15


SB 268 (LC)Watson/ et al.

Relating to the duties of a magistrate to inform an arrested person of consequences of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:13 PM, 04/13/15


SB 295 (LC)Schwertner

Relating to tracking career information for graduates of Texas medical schools and persons completing medical residency programs in Texas.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:33 PM, 04/15/15


SB 380 (CS)Rodríguez/ Burton/ Hinojosa/ Perry

Relating to procedures for certain persons charged with a violation of a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or to mandatory supervision.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:26 AM, 04/07/15


SB 473 (LC)Perry/ et al.

Relating to defenses and exceptions to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of certain prohibited explosive weapons, firearms, and related items.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:28 PM, 04/14/15


SB 476 Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to the duties of certain law enforcement officials under procedures regulating the making or transfer of firearms.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:31 PM, 04/14/15


SB 479 (CS)Schwertner

Relating to establishing actual progress for the purposes of determining the right to repurchase real property from a condemning entity.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:11 PM, 04/15/15


SB 487 (CS)Ellis/ et al.

Relating to postconviction forensic DNA analysis.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:48 PM, 04/08/15


SB 498 Taylor, Larry

Relating to building code requirements for residential property insured by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:11 PM, 04/15/15


SB 503 (CS)Perry/ et al.

Relating to financial assistance to local governmental entities affected by the realignment of defense jobs or facilities.

Committee report printed and distributed 10:08 AM, 04/08/15


SB 521 (A)Fraser/ Watson/ Zaffirini

Relating to the period for which the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may grant or renew an emergency authorization relating to the use of state water.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:06 AM, 04/01/15


SB 526 Birdwell

Relating to restrictions on holders of package store permits.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:15 PM, 04/15/15


SB 589 Rodríguez/ Hinojosa

Relating to the award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:23 AM, 04/07/15


SB 627 (CS)Huffman

Relating to certain defenses to libel actions.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:16 PM, 04/15/15


SB 778 (CS)Seliger

Relating to performance-based tuition limitations for certain public institutions of higher education.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:52 PM, 04/13/15


SB 795 (CS) (LC)Perry/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Burton/ Campbell/ et al.

Relating to establishing an interstate voter registration crosscheck program.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:46 PM, 04/15/15


SB 817 (CS) (LC)Rodríguez

Relating to the definitions of dating violence and family violence for purposes of the issuance of a protective order.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:22 PM, 04/15/15


SB 902 (LC)Taylor, Van

Relating to the disclosure of certain public information by a public school district.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:31 PM, 04/15/15


SB 914 (LC)Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to a council on long-term care facility surveys and informal dispute resolution.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:09 AM, 04/09/15


SB 917 Seliger

Relating to the applicability of the Texas Mass Gatherings Act to certain horse and greyhound races.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:34 AM, 04/07/15


SB 950 (LC)Uresti

Relating to certain procedural measures in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship to protect a child against child neglect or physical or sexual abuse.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:00 PM, 04/14/15


SB 953 (CS) (LC)Birdwell/ et al.

Relating to an exemption for certain persons who sell signs from the requirement to be licensed as an electrician.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:30 PM, 04/09/15


SB 1007 (CS) (LC)Eltife

Relating to the practices and professions regulated by the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:18 PM, 04/13/15


SB 1017 (LC)Hancock

Relating to the decertification of a certified capital company.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:12 PM, 04/15/15


SB 1020 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the designation of the trustee of an express trust as a beneficiary of a trust account or a P.O.D. payee of a P.O.D. account.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:42 PM, 04/14/15


SB 1032 Watson

Relating to authority for certain state employees to work flexible hours and to work from home or other authorized alternative work sites.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:52 PM, 04/08/15


SB 1056 Hinojosa

Relating to the eligibility for indigent status for purposes of the driver responsibility program.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:35 PM, 04/13/15


SB 1071 (CS) (LC)Hinojosa

Relating to requiring notice of the scheduling of an execution date and the issuance of a warrant of execution.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:21 AM, 04/07/15


SB 1075 (LC)Eltife

Relating to criminal history record information obtained by the consumer credit commissioner.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:34 PM, 04/15/15


SB 1133 (LC)Taylor, Van

Relating to the repossession of an aircraft.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:45 PM, 04/15/15


SB 1171 (CS) (LC)Nichols

Relating to the operation of certain oversize or overweight vehicles transporting timber, timber products, or forestry equipment on certain public roadways.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:55 PM, 04/07/15


SB 1213 (LC)Kolkhorst

Relating to prohibiting the reidentification of certain deidentified information and the release of any reidentified information; creating a criminal offense.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:36 PM, 04/08/15


SB 1313 (LC)Watson

Relating to the names of certain businesses.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:29 PM, 04/15/15


SB 1364 (LC)Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to electronic filing of certain reports; providing a penalty.

Committee report printed and distributed 10:06 AM, 04/08/15


SB 1366 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

Relating to the allocation to the Parks and Wildlife Department of the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:28 PM, 04/14/15


SB 1368 (CS)Fraser

Relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:07 AM, 04/14/15


SB 1369 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to reports on attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, guardian, mediator, and competency evaluator appointments made by courts in this state and an interim study on a billing system for attorneys ad litem.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:54 PM, 04/15/15


SB 1385 (LC)Schwertner

Relating to the authorization of the imposition of administrative penalties on providers participating in certain Medicaid waiver programs.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:19 AM, 04/07/15


SB 1394 (CS) (LC)Hancock

Relating to the presentation of evidence in appraisal review board hearings on protests.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:26 PM, 04/13/15


SB 1406 (CS) (LC)Schwertner/ et al.

Relating to the protection of certain children through the operation of the child safety check alert list.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:38 AM, 04/07/15


SB 1420 (CS) (LC)Hancock

Relating to notices of appraised value sent to property owners by the chief appraisers of appraisal districts.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:26 PM, 04/13/15


SB 1448 (CS) (LC)Ellis

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

Committee report printed and distributed 02:30 PM, 04/15/15


SB 1452 (CS) (LC)Bettencourt

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.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:07 PM, 04/13/15


SB 1457 (CS)Nichols

Relating to bad faith claims of patent infringement; providing a civil penalty.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:11 PM, 04/15/15


SB 1467 (CS) (LC)Watson

Relating to authorizing the collection of a service charge on certain electronic toll collection customer account payments.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:13 PM, 04/13/15


SB 1512 (CS) (LC)Hancock

Relating to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:59 PM, 04/15/15


SB 1522 (LC)Estes

Relating to designating the fourth Saturday in July as National Day of the Cowboy.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:26 PM, 04/14/15


SB 1547 (LC)Perry/ et al.

Relating to reducing certain fees for a license to carry a concealed handgun for county jailers.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:02 PM, 04/14/15


SB 1596 (LC)Creighton

Relating to authorizing certain private schools to charge fees for processing or handling certain payments or payment transactions.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:55 PM, 04/15/15


SB 1714 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the release of student academic information by a public institution of higher education for certain purposes and the manner in which the information is used.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:38 PM, 04/13/15


SB 1749 Hinojosa

Relating to citrus pest and disease management.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:08 AM, 04/15/15


SB 1766 (LC)Creighton

Relating to exemptions from certain regulation for small honey production operations.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:08 AM, 04/15/15


SB 1791 Ellis

Relating to disclosures on selection or modification of an account by a customer of a financial institution.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:49 PM, 04/14/15


SB 1792 (CS) (LC)Ellis

Relating to access to a financial institution account of a person who dies intestate.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:41 PM, 04/15/15


SB 1879 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the allocation of certain grants from the fund for veterans' assistance.

Committee report printed and distributed 10:09 AM, 04/08/15


SB 1984 (CS)Huffman

Relating to the canvass of election returns for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:44 PM, 04/15/15


SB 2031 (LC)Watson/ Hinojosa/ Lucio/ Seliger/ Zaffirini

Relating to the date for publication of the factors considered for admission to a new graduate and professional program.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:37 PM, 04/15/15


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