REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Monday

May 4, 2015

SENATE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase such items.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit professional sports team charitable foundations to conduct charitable raffles.

Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the limitation on the rate of growth in appropriations.

Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating certain revenue sources to be used for the acquisition of rights-of-way for and the construction and maintenance of public roadways.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision other than a school district to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of an individual's residence homestead.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of additional obligations to provide financial assistance to counties for roadways to serve border colonias.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Designating Abilene as the official Storybook Capital of Texas.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to a common characteristic or use project in a public improvement district in certain municipalities.

Relating to special three-judge district courts convened to hear certain cases.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to the creation, purpose, implementation, and funding of the County Park Beautification and Improvement Program.

Relating to the eligibility of presidential general election debates for distributions from a Major Events trust fund.

Relating to the criteria for awarding the Texas Purple Heart Medal to members of the armed forces wounded or killed at Fort Hood on November 5, 2009.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Workforce Investment Council, including assumption of the duties of the Texas Skill Standards Board.

Relating to a disqualification for unemployment benefits for refusing to take or failing a preemployment drug test.

Relating to the designation of a segment of U.S. Highway 287 in Midlothian as the Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield Memorial Highway.

Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education in this state.

Relating to the express preemption of regulation of oil and gas operations and the exclusive jurisdiction of those operations by the state.

Relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System in Ellis County.

Relating to the Texas Identification Number system.

Relating to charitable raffles conducted by certain professional sports team charitable foundations; providing penalties.

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

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

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.

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

Relating to the issuance of obligations payable from and secured by the Texas Mobility Fund.

Relating to the standards for boiler inspection agencies.

Relating to standards for elevators, escalators, and related equipment; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the continuation and duties of the Red River Boundary Commission.

Relating to the creation of DNA records for the DNA database system.

Relating to the regulation of motor vehicles by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Public Safety; creating a criminal offense; providing a penalty; authorizing fees.

Relating to requirements for assisted living facility license applicants.

Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes.

Relating to the dedication of certain wine-related revenue.

Relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages in public entertainment facilities.

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

Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education.

Relating to railroads in this state.

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

Relating to a grant program to fund domestic violence high risk teams.

Relating to contributions to, benefits from, membership in, and the administration of systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to the organization of public employees.

Relating to eligibility to serve as an interpreter in an election.

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

Relating to the transfer of the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program to the Parks and Wildlife Department.

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

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

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

Relating to electricity service provided by municipally owned utilities.

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

Relating to the operations of health care funding districts in certain counties located on the Texas-Mexico border.

Relating to certain limitations on design-build contracts for transportation infrastructure projects.

Relating to the operation of certain property owners' associations.

Relating to mandatory participation in certain TANF employment and other programs by certain persons.

Relating to certain trailer registration fees for veterans with disabilities.

Relating to employment of a statewide data coordinator in the Department of Information Resources.

Relating to the methods of delivery for required financial statement forms sent to certain municipal officeholders and candidates for municipal office.

Relating to an environmental service fee charged by an institution of higher education.

Relating to the creation of the transnational and organized crime division within the office of the attorney general.

Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas Women Veterans Program.

Relating to the deregulation of hair braiding.

Relating to leases and other agreements relating to real property entered into by certain hospital districts.

Relating to authorizing counties to require the submission of digital maps in connection with the county plat approval process.

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

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

Relating to exempting emergency preparation supplies from the sales and use tax for a limited period.

Relating to liability of certain electric utilities that allow certain uses of land that the electric utility owns, occupies, or leases.

Relating to changing the name of the Medical Advisory Committee appointed by the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation to the Combative Sports Advisory Board and allowing the board to address a broader range of issues.

Relating to the creation of the Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds and impose a tax; providing general law authority to impose fees and surcharges.

Relating to an interim study concerning this state's noncommercial hunting and fishing license systems.

Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Water Development Board regarding the development of a market and conveyance network for water in this state.

Relating to the creation of the Advisory Council on Cultural Affairs in the office of the governor.

Relating to the diversion and use of marine seawater, including the development of marine seawater desalination projects, integrated marine seawater desalination and power projects, and facilities for the storage, conveyance, and delivery of desalinated marine seawater.

Relating to an exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans during an initial period of operation in the state.

Relating to public access to boundary, financial, and tax rate information of certain political subdivisions.

Relating to the establishment of an infrastructure improvement council by the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority; providing authority to impose a voluntary assessment.

Relating to the Hidalgo County Healthcare District; decreasing the possible maximum rate of a tax.

Relating to legal representation for certain emergency services districts.

Relating to regulation of fireworks by certain municipalities.

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

Relating to an exemption from length limitations for certain vehicles or combinations of vehicles used to transport harvest machines.

Relating to county regulation of the removal and storage in certain counties of unlawfully stopped motor vehicles.

Relating to access to criminal history record information by a county tax assessor-collector.

Relating to the designation of a segment of State Highway 83 in Hidalgo County as the World War II Veterans 349th Regt. 88th Inf. Div. Memorial Highway.

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

Relating to the rulemaking authority of the Health and Human Services Commission to provide for the placement of refugees in this state.

Relating to access to certain medical test results in a criminal proceeding; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.

Relating to injury leave for certain peace officers.

Relating to a parent's right to view the body of a deceased child before an autopsy is performed.

Relating to the appointment of counsel to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases.

Relating to authority of school districts, home-rule school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools to establish innovation zones and the authority of school districts to obtain designation as districts of innovation.

Relating to transparency in the reporting and public availability of information regarding eminent domain authority; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit other than a school district to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead.

Relating to pretrial settlement discussions during a judicial appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations and the effect of certain pretrial settlement offers on the calculation of an award of attorney's fees in such an appeal.

Relating to certain communications regarding the appointment or conduct of certain appraisal review board members; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.

Relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information regarding procedures and substances used in the execution of a convict.

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and to deaf or hard of hearing driver training for peace officers; authorizing a fee.

Relating to subjecting regional mobility authorities to audit by the state auditor.

Relating to the use of money in the motorcycle education fund account for certain motorcycle safety programs.

Relating to the allocation and use of payments received under oil and gas leases of land owned by the state for a county road.

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain military personnel and their dependents.

Relating to an interstate compact on border security and immigration enforcement.

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

Relating to the state virtual school network.

Relating to reviews and investigations conducted by the Texas Education Agency.

Relating to the authority of the commissioner of education to issue subpoenas during an investigation of educator misconduct.

Relating to the dissemination of confidential information contained in the juvenile justice information system.

Relating to requiring dental support for a child subject to a child support order.

Relating to automatic employee participation in and administration of a deferred compensation plan provided by certain hospital districts.

Relating to the transfer of certain court records.

Relating to the adoption of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008.

Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship and the enforcement of child support.

Relating to the disclosure in certain judicial proceedings of confidential communications between a physician and a patient.

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

Relating to increasing the electronic filing fee for certain courts.

Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.

Relating to the use of digitized signatures in certain family law proceedings.

Relating to references to school in the Family Code.

Relating to the duties of the Title IV-D agency regarding the establishment, collection, and enforcement of child support.

Relating to the order of candidate names on a runoff expedited election ballot.

Relating to the dedication of revenue received from certain court costs to the truancy prevention and diversion fund.

Relating to fees charged by the Coastal Bend Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to a voluntary contribution to help feed hungry Texans when a person applies for a hunting license.

Relating to fees charged by the Coastal Plains Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 35; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and taxes.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 36; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and taxes.

Relating to restrictions on the use of credit card payments to settle claims for health care services.

Relating to the availability of death records of unidentified persons.

Relating to the creation of the Comal Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or surcharges.

Relating to providing public school students tutorials through the state virtual school network for end-of-course assessment instruments required for graduation.

Relating to the applicability to open-enrollment charter schools of certain laws regarding local governments and political subdivisions.

Relating to excluding certain adult students receiving special education services from computation of dropout and completion rates for purposes of public school accountability.

Relating to the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium.

Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to open-enrollment charter schools.

Relating to authorizing certain charter holders to provide combined services for certain adult and high school dropout recovery programs.

Relating to the functions and duties of the University Interscholastic League.

Relating to Texas community schools.

Relating to state interventions and sanctions against public school campuses with unacceptable performance and the establishment of the Texas Opportunity School District for educating students at certain low-performing campuses.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 216; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 545; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the setback requirements for a junkyard or an automotive wrecking and salvage yard.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 111; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 219; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 539; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 541; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 20; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 21; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 22; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 538; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 23; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 149; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 218; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Cotton Center Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to a grant program to reduce wait times for agricultural inspections of vehicles at ports of entry along the Texas-Mexico border.

Relating to certain qualified residential rental assistance projects financed by private activity bonds.

Relating to county regulation of lots in platted subdivisions that have remained undeveloped for 25 years or more.

Relating to limiting certain powers of the Goforth Special Utility District.

Relating to the governance of certain housing authorities.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 151; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 546; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 543; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the application of the sales and use tax to certain computer program transactions.

Relating to the applicability of canceling an annual application for a ballot to be voted by mail to subsequent elections.

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

Relating to a court administrator in certain counties.

Relating to procedures required before certain condominium associations file a suit or initiate an arbitration proceeding for a defect or design claim.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information stored as part of the preparation of reports and personal financial statements required to be filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.

Relating to the electronic filing of reports of political contributions and expenditures and of personal financial statements by certain officeholders and candidates and the content of those statements; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to a limit on the award of attorney's fees in certain proceedings brought against the state or an agency of the state.

Relating to the border commerce coordinator.

Relating to the essential knowledge and skills of the required public school curriculum and the administration and reports relating to assessment instruments administered to public school students.

Relating to authorizing an insurer's deposit of certain money and other assets with the Texas Department of Insurance.

Relating to the fee imposed on certain property owners by a county for the establishment of street lights along a county road.

Relating to a study on the feasibility of establishing a prepaid investment plan or other product to help citizens of this state finance and access residential care.

Relating to certain obligations of and limitations on landlords.

Relating to credit services organizations and extensions of consumer credit, including extensions of consumer credit facilitated by credit services organizations.

Relating to accounting for costs incurred by this state as a result of the presence of persons who are not lawfully present in the United States.

Relating to the content of detailed reports filed by registered lobbyists.

Relating to health plan and health benefit plan coverage for abortions.

Relating to the content of detailed reports filed by lobbyists.

Relating to contested cases conducted under the Administrative Procedure Act.

Relating to the sales and use taxation of aircraft.

Relating to suits brought by local governments for violations of certain laws under the jurisdiction of, or rules adopted or orders or permits issued by, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; affecting civil penalties.

Relating to allowing the holder of a brewpub license to sell beer, ale, and malt liquor to certain wholesalers, distributors, and qualified persons outside the state.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of obstruction or retaliation; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of improper photography or visual recording.

Relating to the election of certain county bail bond board members.

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 the scheduling of controlled substances and the designation and emergency scheduling of certain substances as hazardous controlled substances; creating criminal offenses.

Relating to the disposition of a firearm seized from certain persons with mental illness.

Relating to the enforcement of commercial vehicle safety standards by certain counties.

Relating to the sale, storage, transportation, and disposal of scrap or used tires; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to county energy transportation reinvestment zones.

Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on motorcycles.

Relating to the designation of Loop 223 in Bastrop County as the Captain Jesse Billingsley Memorial Loop.

Relating to requiring certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities to hold a referendum before spending any money for a fixed rail transit system.

Relating to the enforcement of certain motor vehicle weight and safety standards.

Relating to the establishment and governance of certain regional transportation authorities.

Relating to route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties.

Relating to suicide prevention training for educators in public schools.

Relating to reimbursement of certain medical costs for victims of certain sex offenses and compensation to victims of stalking for relocation and housing rental expenses.

Relating to the creation of Simonton Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Relating to procedures for a municipality to adopt or amend a national model building code.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Pine Forest Municipal Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds and impose a tax.

Relating to the composition of the governing body of certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 148; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of Valley Ranch Town Center Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Relating to the creation of Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 150; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

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 territory of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 465.

Relating to quorum and voting requirements for the transaction of business by the board of the Irving Flood Control District Section III of Dallas County.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 144; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 540; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the road powers of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 182.

Relating to the Generation Park Management District.

Relating to improving the delivery of health care services to veterans in this state.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 145; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Workforce Commission; affecting the rates and imposition of certain fees and assessments.

Relating to funding to counties for transportation infrastructure projects located in areas of the state affected by increased oil and gas production.

Relating to the administration and oversight of overweight corridors; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the establishment of a variable speed limit pilot program by the Texas Transportation Commission.

Relating to grants to local governmental entities from the Texas Military Preparedness Commission.

Relating to a study on homeless veterans.

Relating to classifying synthetic cannabinoid or cathinone as a Schedule I controlled substance under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense.

Relating to the regulation of medical radiologic technology; providing an administrative penalty; imposing fees; requiring an occupational license.

Relating to the release of certain inmates on medically recommended intensive supervision.

Relating to the placement of video cameras in self-contained classrooms providing special education services.

Relating to natural disaster housing recovery.

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit professional sports team charitable foundations to conduct charitable raffles.

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to a provisional license to practice funeral directing or embalming; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.

Relating to the Texas Identification Number system.

Relating to the decertification of a certified capital company.

Relating to canine encounter training for peace officers.

Relating to certain criminal and civil consequences of trafficking of persons, compelling prostitution, and certain other related criminal offenses; to the prevention, prosecution, and punishment of those offenses, and to compensation paid to victims of those offenses.

Relating to the prescription and pharmaceutical substitution of biological products; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.

Relating to the prescription, administration, and possession of certain opioid antagonists for the treatment of a suspected overdose and a defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving controlled substances and other prohibited drugs, substances, or paraphernalia for defendants seeking assistance for a suspected overdose.

Relating to the exclusive jurisdiction of this state to regulate oil and gas operations in this state and the express preemption of local regulation of those operations.

Relating to charitable raffles conducted by certain professional sports team charitable foundations; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the operations of a municipally owned utility or municipal power agency; affecting a provision that is subject to criminal penalties; providing authority to issue bonds.