SENATE BILLS RETURNED FROM HOUSE WITH AMENDMENTS

Wednesday

May 27, 2015

Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount.

Relating to limitations on the rate of growth of appropriations for certain categories of spending.

Relating to the carrying of handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the ethics of public officers and employees, the disclosure of certain political contributions, and related requirements and procedures; creating criminal offenses.

Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to collect and study data on the participation of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to information collected by a regional tollway authority, regional transportation authority, metropolitan rapid transit authority, or coordinated county transportation authority.

Relating to an exemption from competitive bidding requirements for the procurement of services for victims of family violence.

Relating to the organization of a grand jury.

Relating to a body worn camera program for certain law enforcement agencies in this state; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee.

Relating to prescriptions for certain controlled substances, access to information about those prescriptions, and the duties of prescribers and other entities registered with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration; authorizing fees.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Health and Human Services Commission and the provision of health and human services in this state.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Family and Protective Services and procedures applicable to suits affecting the parent-child relationship, investigations of child abuse and neglect, and conservatorship of a child; affecting fee amounts and authorizing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Workforce Commission.

Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain mental health professionals.

Relating to student use of sunscreen products in public schools.

Relating to the regulation by a municipality or county of the rental or leasing of housing accommodations.

Relating to certain health-related and other task forces and advisory committees.

Relating to certain violations committed by long-term care facilities, including violations that constitute the abuse and neglect of residents.

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.

Relating to school marshals for public junior colleges, notifying a parent or guardian whether an employee of a public junior college is appointed school marshal, and the confidentiality of information submitted to or collected by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement in connection with a certification for appointment as school marshal.

Relating to Foundation School Program funding for students enrolled in an optional flexible school day program.

Relating to the sunset review of river authorities.

Relating to the licensing of vehicles for hire and passenger transportation services by certain airport governing boards; authorizing the imposition of fees; expanding the authorization to require an occupational license; amending a provision subject to a criminal penalty.

Relating to pretrial settlement discussions during ad valorem tax appeals.

Relating to limited liability for an agritourism entity involved in an agritourism activity.

Relating to the authority of certain contiguous municipalities to agree to extend municipal court jurisdiction.

Relating to the abolishment of the Texas emerging technology fund.

Relating to certain event trust funds and the abolishment of the special event trust fund.

Relating to the Texas Real Estate Commission and the regulation of certain real estate professionals.

Relating to discovery of evidence of the net worth of a defendant in connection with a claim for exemplary damages.

Relating to provider access and assignment requirements for a Medicaid managed care organization.

Relating to the operations of a municipally owned utility or municipal power agency; providing authority to issue bonds.

Relating to education about congenital cytomegalovirus in infants.

Relating to the requirement that a parent appointed as a conservator of a child disclose certain information regarding family violence; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the courts authorized to hear certain matters relating to a capias pro fine.

Relating to the licensing of insurance agents and adjusters; providing a penalty.

Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to review transmission interconnections that enable imports or exports from the ERCOT power grid.

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

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

Relating to the authority to determine the supply of groundwater in certain regional water plans.

Relating to the operation of certain property owners' associations.

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

Relating to the establishment of a multidisciplinary studies associate degree program at each public junior college.

Relating to the regulation of funding agreements, guaranteed investment contracts, and synthetic guaranteed investment contracts issued by a life insurer; clarifying certain provisions relating to insurer receivership.

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

Relating to a pilot program for donation and redistribution of certain unused prescription medications; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the Texas Forensic Science Commission, the accreditation of crime laboratories, and the licensing and regulation of forensic analysts; authorizing fees; requiring an occupational license.

Relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 83rd Legislature to other Acts of that legislature.

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

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

Relating to the powers and duties, the construction of laws, and the election dates of certain groundwater conservation districts.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to political subdivisions for water supply projects.

Relating to exemption from the sales tax for certain water-efficient products for a limited period.

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

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

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

Relating to the setback requirements for a junkyard or an automotive wrecking and salvage yard; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.

Relating to certain required reports, plans, and other documents prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education.

Relating to the appointment and terms of the board of hospital managers of the Dallas County Hospital District.

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

Relating to the redesignation of veterans court programs as veterans treatment court programs and the eligibility for participation in and administration of those programs.

Relating to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.

Relating to the regulation of chemical dependency treatment facilities and certain other facilities.

Relating to a study on homeless veterans.

Relating to the commitment of juveniles in post-adjudication secure correctional facilities operated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and by local probation departments.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program; authorizing the imposition of fees.

Relating to expanding the powers and duties of the office of capital writs and renaming the office of capital writs the office of capital and forensic writs.

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.

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

Relating to authorizing the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to establish a statewide program for the prevention and detection of certain criminal offenses.

Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem, guardians ad litem, mediators, and guardians.

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.

Relating to a bill of rights for wards under guardianship.

Relating to the regulation of emergency medical services.

Relating to requirements for the issuance of a driver's license or personal identification certificate.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 147; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 191 in Midland County as the Sergeant Michael Naylor Memorial Highway.