Local and Uncontested Bills for 4/30/2015

LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED BILLS



The following bills have been certified for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar to be held Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 8:30 AM.




HCR 43 (LC)Isaac SP: Campbell

Designating Dripping Springs as the Wedding Capital of Texas.


SCR 9 (LC)Hancock

Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint interim joint committees.


SCR 22 (LC)Seliger

Designating Quitaque as the official Bison Capital for a 10-year period beginning in 2015.


SCR 31 (LC)Fraser

Designating Hico as the official Steak Capital of Texas.


SCR 32 (LC)Bettencourt

Urging Congress to expedite natural gas exports.


SCR 33 (LC)Rodríguez

Designating September 8 as Major Jefferson Van Horne Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2015.


SCR 37 (LC)Taylor, Larry/ et al.

Urging Congress to encourage the Department of Defense to relocate the United States Africa Command to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston.


SB 33 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the offense of hazing.


SB 35 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the acknowledgment by management of risks identified in state agency information security plans.


SB 37 (LC)Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to a study of the participation of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities in public higher education.


SB 53 (LC)Nelson/ et al.

Relating to strategic fiscal reviews of state agencies and programs.


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.


SB 354 (CS) (LC)Nelson

Relating to the transfer to the Health and Human Services Commission of contracting authority for children's advocacy centers and volunteer advocate programs.


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

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


SB 565 (LC)West

Relating to designating the first week of May as Jury Appreciation Week.


SB 654 (CS) (LC)Eltife

Relating to regulation of rates and policy forms for certain commercial lines of insurance.


SB 668 (LC)Schwertner/ et al.

Relating to the adoption of a training manual for certain state officers.


SB 678 (CS) (LC)Nelson

Relating to coordinated county transportation authorities.


SB 684 (LC)Taylor, Larry/ et al.

Relating to the designation of certain optometrists, therapeutic optometrists, and ophthalmologists as preferred providers.


SB 789 (LC)Eltife

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to provide sewer service to areas within the municipal boundaries without obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity.


SB 808 (LC)Eltife

Relating to the sale of distilled spirits to ultimate consumers by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit.


SB 810 (LC)Seliger/ et al.

Relating to the authority of an independent school district to contract with a municipality for the design, improvement, or construction of an instructional facility, stadium, or other athletic facility.


SB 828 (CS) (LC)Taylor, Larry

Relating to the sale of distilled spirits to ultimate consumers by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit.


SB 854 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the renewal or amendment of certain permits issued by groundwater conservation districts.


SB 862 (CS) (LC)Birdwell

Relating to voting methods in a property owners' association election or vote.


SB 864 (CS) (LC)Birdwell

Relating to secret ballots in a property owners' association election or vote.


SB 871 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the compensation of county auditors for certain counties.


SB 913 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to energy and water management planning and reporting requirements for state agencies and institutions of higher education.


SB 956 (CS) (LC)Eltife

Relating to the delivery of personal automobile and residential property insurance policies; adding provisions that may be subject to a criminal penalty.


SB 957 (LC)Eltife

Relating to the regulation of crafted precious metal dealers.


SB 961 (LC)Rodríguez/ et al.

Relating to the designation of February 19 as Iwo Jima Day.


SB 965 (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to the filing of a copy of certain records related to the release of an accused person on personal bond.


SB 971 (CS) (LC)Perry

Relating to requirements for certain farm vehicles when operating on a highway.


SB 995 (CS) (LC)Rodríguez

Relating to decedents' estates.


SB 1003 (CS) (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to the issuance of school district teaching permits to persons who teach career and technical education.


SB 1008 (CS) (LC)Eltife

Relating to the authority of certain domestic life, health, and accident insurance companies to make investments in mezzanine real estate loans.


SB 1017 (LC)Hancock

Relating to the decertification of a certified capital company.


SB 1021 (LC)Creighton

Relating to reporting requirements for certain unclaimed property.


SB 1080 (LC)Eltife

Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to determine applicant eligibility for a license and to discipline license holders.


SB 1092 (CS) (LC)Taylor, Larry

Relating to the amount that may be donated by contract by certain populous counties to crime stoppers or crime prevention organizations.


SB 1101 (LC)Eltife

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


SB 1105 (LC)Eltife

Relating to fire inspections by the state fire marshal for state-owned and state-leased buildings.


SB 1107 (LC)Eltife

Relating to rulemaking authority for annuity contracts.


SB 1115 (LC)Campbell

Relating to a program allowing certain military voters on active duty overseas to cast a ballot electronically.


SB 1116 (CS) (LC)West

Relating to a notice or document sent by mail or electronic mail by a court, justice, judge, magistrate, or clerk of a judicial court.


SB 1129 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the transportation of a person with a mental illness.


SB 1161 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to certain purchasing methods by state agencies and local governments.


SB 1162 (LC)Hancock

Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning water and wastewater special districts, including conforming amendments.


SB 1174 (CS) (LC)Eltife

Relating to the insurance reporting program operated by the Title IV-D agency.


SB 1188 (LC)Seliger

Relating to a study on the feasibility of requiring certain researchers to make research papers available to the public.


SB 1196 (CS) (LC)Eltife

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.


SB 1200 (CS) (LC)Taylor, Larry/ et al.

Relating to the creation of a commission to recommend a new system for student assessment and public school accountability.


SB 1202 (LC)Rodríguez

Relating to the value of property that may be transferred to a custodian or other person for the benefit of a minor under certain circumstances.


SB 1203 (CS) (LC)Rodríguez

Relating to exemptions from the applicability of the Texas Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2009 and other laws applicable to residential mortgage loan originators.


SB 1233 (LC)Taylor, Larry

Relating to authorizing certain distributions of income from a nonprofit corporation to members of the corporation who are certain nonprofit corporations.


SB 1279 (CS) (LC)Campbell/ Nelson/ et al.

Relating to designated emergency infant care providers for certain abandoned children.


SB 1281 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the authority of a local government to participate in a cooperative purchasing program with local governments of this state or another state.


SB 1324 (LC)Menéndez

Relating to food and beverage consumption in certain public swimming pools.


SB 1326 (LC)Menéndez

Relating to the maximum cumulative period allowed for restoration of a defendant's competency to stand trial and to certain time credits awarded against that cumulative period.


SB 1343 (LC)Huffines

Relating to the procedure for claiming an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District of certain property subject to a tax abatement agreement with the district and to the validation of certain actions of the district.


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.


SB 1351 (LC)Hinojosa

Relating to transferring to the Texas Workforce Commission certain duties of the comptroller related to the Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program.


SB 1358 (LC)Campbell

Relating to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission and strategic planning regarding military bases and defense installations.


SB 1448 (CS) (LC)Ellis

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


SB 1453 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to propose a fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district.


SB 1455 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

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


SB 1467 (CS) (LC)Watson

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


SB 1474 (CS) (LC)Garcia/ et al.

Relating to the eligibility for participation in veterans court programs.


SB 1494 (CS) (LC)Uresti

Relating to the educational needs of homeless students.


SB 1529 (LC)Burton

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


SB 1532 (CS) (LC)Burton/ et al.

Relating to the appointment of an associate commissioner for veterans services at the Health and Human Services Commission.


SB 1540 (CS) (LC)Perry

Relating to the authority of the Health and Human Services Commission and the Department of Aging and Disability Services to obtain criminal history record information regarding certain applicants for employment and current employees.


SB 1553 (CS) (LC)Eltife

Relating to the interests of certain holding companies in certain repair facilities.


SB 1554 (LC)Eltife

Relating to the regulation of rates for certain personal automobile insurance.


SB 1560 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

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


SB 1563 (CS) (LC)Eltife

Relating to the authority of the TexAmericas Center to incorporate a nonprofit corporation for certain purposes and to the tax treatment of such a nonprofit corporation.


SB 1587 (CS) (LC)Eltife

Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties.


SB 1651 (CS) (LC)Eltife

Relating to the employment of persons under 18 years of age on the premises of certain businesses selling or serving alcoholic beverages; adding a provision that is subject to a criminal penalty.


SB 1656 (LC)West

Relating to the administration of the scholarship program for certain students graduating in the top 10 percent of the students' high school graduating class.


SB 1666 (CS) (LC)Hancock

Relating to excepting manufacturers engaged in certain commercial research and development from certain provisions of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.


SB 1699 (LC)Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the designation of May as Postpartum Depression Awareness Month.


SB 1704 (LC)Huffman

Relating to the transfer of certain inmates to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice following pronouncement of the inmate's sentence.


SB 1780 (LC)Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to the administration of rabies vaccine under a local rabies control program.


SB 1781 (CS) (LC)Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to the euthanasia of animals in animal shelters located in certain counties.


SB 1792 (CS) (LC)Ellis

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


SB 1824 (CS) (LC)Campbell

Relating to awarding the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.


SB 1831 (LC)Menéndez

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


SB 1838 (LC)Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to the definition of peace officer for purposes of intercepting or collecting information in relation to certain communications in an investigation conducted by an arson investigating unit.


SB 1844 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the establishment and functions of the Interagency Data Transparency Commission.


SB 1853 (CS) (LC)Lucio/ et al.

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.


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.


SB 1878 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to a study on the feasibility of implementing more secure access requirements for certain electronically stored information held by the state.


SB 1888 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to a requirement that a county report the number of certain persons with mental illness detained in that county's jail.


SB 1889 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the definition of neglect of a child, the exclusion of certain information from the Department of Family and Protective Services central registry of child abuse or neglect cases, and the report of certain information regarding those cases to the legislature.


SB 1929 (CS) (LC)Garcia

Relating to the transfer of jurisdiction and the appointment of an attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.


SB 1931 (CS) (LC)Garcia

Relating to the appointment of an attorney ad litem for a parent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.


SB 1982 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

Relating to the regulation of certain motor vehicle auctions.


SB 1999 (CS) (LC)Menéndez

Relating to day activity and health services facilities.


SB 2019 (LC)Uresti

Relating to the composition of the Texas Violent Gang Task Force.


SB 2034 (LC)Lucio/ et al.

Relating to the creation of the Cameron County Healthcare District; granting the authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.


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