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Notice of Intent for 4/21/2015

NOTICE OF INTENT



Tuesday

April 21, 2015




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 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 107 (CS) (LC)Whitmire/ et al.

Relating to the designation of campus behavior coordinators to serve at public school campuses and issues to be considered when removing a student from class.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:08 PM, 04/20/15


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 265 Ellis

Relating to student use of sunscreen products in public schools.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:44 PM, 04/16/15


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 272 (CS) (LC)Hancock

Relating to making a voluntary contribution to the Special Olympics Texas fund when registering a motor vehicle or renewing a motor vehicle registration.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:13 PM, 04/20/15


SB 295 (LC)Schwertner/ et al.

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 321 (CS)Hinojosa

Relating to the amount of money transferred monthly from the state highway fund to the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:32 PM, 04/20/15


SB 393 (CS) (LC)Burton/ Rodríguez/ et al.

Relating to the punishment for certain offenses against property or against public administration.

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


SB 418 (A) (LC)Whitmire

Relating to requests by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for certain records held by court reporters.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:08 PM, 04/20/15


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 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 627 (CS)Huffman

Relating to certain defenses to libel actions.

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


SB 662 (CS) (LC)Rodríguez

Relating to the representation of certain indigent applicants for a writ of habeas corpus.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:15 PM, 04/20/15


SB 714 (CS)Hall/ et al.

Relating to the use of automated traffic control systems and photographic traffic signal enforcement systems.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:13 PM, 04/14/15


SB 737 (CS) (LC)Rodríguez

Relating to certain protective orders and magistrate's orders for emergency protection.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:24 PM, 04/20/15


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 900 (CS)Taylor, Larry/ Creighton/ Kolkhorst/ Lucio/ et al.

Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and the renaming of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association as the Texas Coastal Insurance Association.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:19 PM, 04/20/15


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 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 945 (CS)Taylor, Larry

Relating to funding under the public school finance system for a school district with a compressed tax rate below the state maximum compressed tax rate.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:28 PM, 04/16/15


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 991 (CS) (LC)Rodríguez

Relating to a requirement that the General Land Office conduct a study regarding the use of wind or solar power to desalinate brackish groundwater.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:07 AM, 04/16/15


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 1032 Watson/ et al.

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 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 1125 (CS) (LC)Taylor, Van/ et al.

Relating to the application of the motor vehicle sales tax to the sale of a new motor vehicle to certain manufacturers or distributors.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:05 AM, 04/16/15


SB 1128 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to certain diagnostic testing during pregnancy.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:06 AM, 04/16/15


SB 1133 (LC)Taylor, Van

Relating to the repossession of an aircraft.

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


SB 1139 (CS)Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the operation and administration of and practice in courts in the judicial branch of state government and the composition of certain juvenile boards.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:41 PM, 04/16/15


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 1243 (CS)Burton

Relating to donation of unused prescription drugs.

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


SB 1304 (LC)Menéndez

Relating to the creation of a women veterans mental health initiative within the mental health intervention program for veterans.

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


SB 1305 (LC)Menéndez

Relating to the creation of a rural veterans mental health initiative within the mental health intervention program for veterans.

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


SB 1308 (CS)Menéndez

Relating to veterans services information provided to veterans who receive driver's licenses and personal identification certificates.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:05 PM, 04/09/15


SB 1313 (LC)Watson

Relating to the names of certain businesses.

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


SB 1344 (CS) (LC)Huffines

Relating to the removal of a tenant's personal property after a writ of possession has been issued in an eviction suit.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:23 PM, 04/09/15


SB 1353 (CS) (LC)Hinojosa

Relating to the provision and administration of indigent defense services.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:16 AM, 04/07/15


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 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 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 1462 (CS)West

Relating to the prescription, administration, and possession of certain opioid antagonists for the treatment of suspected opioid overdoses.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:37 PM, 04/16/15


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 1494 (CS) (LC)Uresti

Relating to the educational needs of homeless students.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:53 PM, 04/16/15


SB 1496 (CS)Uresti

Relating to background checks conducted by the Department of Family and Protective Services for certain child-care providers.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:11 PM, 04/16/15


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 1529 (LC)Burton

Relating to the creation and regulation of a law enforcement agency or police department.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:20 PM, 04/20/15


SB 1543 (CS) (LC)Perry/ et al.

Relating to the admission of undergraduate students with nontraditional secondary education to public institutions of higher education.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:23 PM, 04/13/15


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 1574 (CS) (LC)Uresti

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

Committee report printed and distributed 03:56 PM, 04/16/15


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 1626 (CS) (LC)Rodríguez

Relating to the regulation by a developer of the installation of solar energy devices in a residential subdivision.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:07 PM, 04/16/15


SB 1628 (CS)Taylor, Larry

Relating to insurance claims and certain prohibited acts and practices in or in relation to the business of insurance; amending provisions that are or may be subject to a criminal penalty.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:16 PM, 04/20/15


SB 1749 Hinojosa/ et al.

Relating to citrus pest and disease management.

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


SB 1756 (LC)Taylor, Van

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.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:57 PM, 04/16/15


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 1776 Menéndez

Relating to the exemption from the assessment requirements of the Texas Success Initiative for students who successfully complete certain college preparatory courses.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:28 PM, 04/15/15


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 1831 (LC)Menéndez

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 151 as the Specialist Dane Balcon Memorial Bridge.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:57 PM, 04/16/15


SB 1852 (LC)Nichols

Relating to the adoption of an amendment procedure for restrictive covenants affecting real property in certain residential subdivisions.

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


SB 1877 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the development and maintenance by each state agency of a data use agreement for the state agency's employees and to training related to that agreement.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:20 PM, 04/20/15


SB 1903 (CS)Perry

Relating to the storage and recovery of water in aquifers; authorizing fees and surcharges; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:06 AM, 04/16/15


SB 1945 (CS)Fraser

Relating to electricity service provided by municipally owned utilities.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:01 PM, 04/16/15


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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