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Regular Order of Business for 5/13/2015

REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS



Wednesday

May 13, 2015





HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)




HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)



HB 10 (LC)Thompson, Senfronia/ Hunter/ Longoria/ Parker/ Harless/ et al. SP: Huffman/ et al.

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.


HB 225 (CS) (LC)Guillen/ Johnson/ King, Susan SP: Watson/ et al.

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.


HB 1926 (CS) (LC)Kacal/ Burkett/ Flynn/ Crownover/ Button/ et al. SP: Fraser

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.


HB 280 (LC)Simmons/ Capriglione SP: Perry

Relating to the information required to be posted by the Texas Water Development Board on the board's Internet website regarding the use of the state water implementation fund for Texas.


HB 949 (LC)Lucio III SP: Perry

Relating to the obligation of certain retail public utilities to mitigate their system water loss.


HB 1224 (LC)Lucio III SP: Perry/ et al.

Relating to the purposes for which the assets of certain revolving funds administered by the Texas Water Development Board may be used.


HB 1934 (LC)Kacal SP: Perry

Relating to the Beef Promotion and Research Council of Texas.


HB 2022 (LC)Smith SP: Eltife

Relating to the maximum capacity of a container of wine sold to a retail dealer; amending a provision subject to a criminal penalty.


HB 824 (LC)Kuempel SP: Eltife

Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages to customers of a package store during certain hours.


HB 389 (LC)Bell/ Keough/ Metcalf SP: Nichols

Relating to the Montgomery County Hospital District.


HB 2679 (LC)Flynn SP: Estes

Relating to the powers of a public facility corporation.


HB 2809 (LC)Anderson, Charles "Doc"/ Kacal SP: Birdwell

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


HB 3081 (LC)Thompson, Ed SP: Taylor, Larry

Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 68; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.


HB 2200 (LC)Thompson, Senfronia SP: Garcia

Relating to the powers of the Greater Greenspoint Management District of Harris County.


HB 908 (LC)Phillips SP: Estes/ et al.

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


HB 931 (LC)Murphy SP: Bettencourt/ et al.

Relating to an individual's eligibility to receive unemployment compensation benefits on the individual's waiting period claim.


HB 2604 (LC)Dale/ Phillips/ Moody SP: Hinojosa

Relating to a concealed handgun license application that is submitted by a peace officer or a member of the state military forces.


HB 2419 (LC)Wray SP: Rodríguez

Relating to the relationship between the Estates Code and the former Texas Probate Code.


HB 705 (LC)Farrar SP: Ellis

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


HB 431 (LC)White, James/ Miles SP: Rodríguez

Relating to the creation of an advisory committee to examine and recommend revisions to any state laws pertaining to juvenile records.


HB 2272 (LC)Raney SP: Schwertner

Relating to surety bond requirements for reserve deputy sheriffs.


HB 896 (LC)Hernandez SP: Huffman

Relating to creating a criminal offense regarding the breach of computer security.


HB 643 (LC)Harless SP: Whitmire

Relating to the procedures for discharging bail in certain criminal proceedings.


HB 834 (LC)Hernandez/ Phillips/ Lucio III/ King, Susan/ Martinez Fischer SP: Creighton

Relating to the criteria for issuing a silver alert for a missing senior citizen.


HB 188 (LC)Thompson, Senfronia/ Price/ Rose/ Frullo/ Alonzo/ et al. SP: Menéndez

Relating to the composition, duties, and continuation of the human trafficking prevention task force.


HB 511 (LC)Moody/ Alonzo SP: Rodríguez

Relating to the prosecution of certain offenses committed against a person in custody.


HB 1933 (LC)Darby SP: Hinojosa

Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes.


HB 2083 (LC)Darby/ Otto/ Cook/ Bonnen, Dennis/ Israel SP: Hancock

Relating to the determination of the appraised value of property for purposes of an ad valorem tax protest or appeal.


HB 2400 (LC)Bohac/ Martinez Fischer/ Wu/ Keough SP: Taylor, Van

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


HB 495 (LC)Howard SP: Hinojosa

Relating to the use of money from the permanent fund for health-related programs to provide grants to nursing education programs.


HB 1180 (CS) (LC)Burkett/ Thompson, Senfronia/ Price/ Springer/ Zerwas/ et al. SP: Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to certain information included on a searchable database on the Department of Family and Protective Services' Internet website.


HB 601 (LC)Clardy SP: Nichols

Relating to the premises covered by mixed beverage permits for certain county-owned facilities.


HB 2394 (LC)Darby/ et al. SP: Creighton

Relating to the compelled production of certain customer records by a financial institution.


HB 2491 (LC)Pickett SP: Eltife

Relating to licensing and appointment of title insurance escrow officers; changing the limit applicable to a fee; authorizing a fee.


HB 1077 (LC)Kuempel SP: Campbell

Relating to the membership of the Electrical Safety and Licensing Advisory Board.


HB 1388 (LC)Bohac SP: Creighton

Relating to certain diseases or illnesses suffered by firefighters and emergency medical technicians.


HB 1756 (LC)Rodriguez, Eddie/ Workman/ Israel SP: Watson

Relating to the board of trustees of and distribution of certain benefits by a retirement system for firefighters in certain municipalities.


HB 1937 (LC)Darby SP: Fraser

Relating to procedures and eligibility for terminating participation in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas deferred retirement option plan.


HB 2154 (CS) (LC)Dutton SP: Birdwell

Relating to the functions and operation of the State Office of Administrative Hearings.


HB 115 (LC)Dale/ Aycock/ Sheffield/ White, Molly/ Larson/ et al. SP: Fraser/ et al.

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.


HB 437 (LC)Raney/ King, Susan/ Farias/ Sheets/ Smith/ et al. SP: Campbell

Relating to eligibility to participate in health benefit programs for certain state employees reemployed after military service.


HB 1133 (LC)Miller, Rick SP: Taylor, Van/ et al.

Relating to the composition of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission.


HB 2152 (CS) (LC)Fletcher SP: Estes

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information concerning service members of the state military forces.


HB 2813 King, Ken/ Kacal/ Thompson, Senfronia/ Frullo/ Zerwas/ et al. SP: Eltife/ et al.

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for ovarian cancer screening.


HB 2145 (CS)Smithee/ Frullo/ Sheets SP: Creighton

Relating to provisional authority for certain individual insurance license applicants to act as insurance agents; authorizing a fee; requiring an occupational provisional permit; adding provisions that may be subject to a criminal penalty.


HB 2476 (CS) (LC)Guerra SP: Hinojosa/ et al.

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


HB 795 (LC)Springer SP: Perry

Relating to the Haskell County Hospital District; authorizing the issuance of bonds.


HB 1068 (LC)Zerwas SP: Kolkhorst

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.


HB 1148 (LC)Kacal SP: Schwertner

Relating to the investment training requirement for certain municipal officers.


HB 1662 (LC)Sheets SP: Perry

Relating to the exemption of certain property from municipal drainage service charges.


HB 2002 (LC)Keffer SP: Perry

Relating to the recycling of county surplus or salvage property.


HB 2410 (LC)Nevárez SP: Uresti

Relating to the annual audit of the books and records of the Maverick County Hospital District.


HB 2515 (LC)Muñoz, Jr. SP: Lucio

Relating to authority to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign trade zone at or adjacent to the Pharr port of entry.


HB 2559 (LC)Zerwas SP: Watson

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


HB 2878 (LC)Márquez SP: Rodríguez

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


HB 2913 (LC)Aycock/ White, Molly SP: Fraser

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


HB 3123 (CS) (LC)Price SP: Nelson

Relating to governmental entities subject to the sunset review process.


HB 1546 (CS) (LC)Allen SP: Rodríguez

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


HB 440 (LC)Gonzales, Larry/ Márquez/ Simmons/ Villalba SP: Watson/ et al.

Relating to adapting the public school physical education curriculum to accommodate the needs of students with mental disabilities.


HB 1993 (CS) (LC)Sheffield SP: Taylor, Van

Relating to the authorization of independent school districts to use electronic means to notify parents of a student's academic performance.


HB 1430 (LC)King, Susan SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the inclusion of mental health in the public services endorsement on a public school diploma and in information about health science career pathways.


HB 1964 (CS) (LC)Clardy SP: Eltife/ et al.

Relating to certain convention center hotel projects.


HB 1221 (CS)Lucio III SP: Estes

Relating to seller's disclosures in connection with residential real property subject to groundwater regulation.


HB 3185 (LC)Raney SP: Lucio

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


HB 3513 (LC)Springer SP: Perry

Relating to the Fisher County Hospital District.


HB 3545 (CS) (LC)Oliveira SP: Lucio

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


HB 75 González, Mary SP: Rodríguez

Relating to the exemption from vehicle registration for certain farm vehicles owned by a farmers' cooperative society or marketing association.


HB 122 Pickett SP: Nichols

Relating to the Texas Mobility Fund.


HB 219 (LC)White, James SP: Nichols

Relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 1293 in Hardin County as the Game Warden Wesley W. Wagstaff Memorial Highway.


HB 481 (LC)Stephenson/ et al. SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the designation of a segment of Farm-to-Market Road 1301 in Wharton County as the Master Sergeant Mike C. Peña Memorial Highway.


HB 598 (LC)Clardy SP: Nichols

Relating to the designation of a segment of State Highway 21 in Nacogdoches County as the Bob Luman Memorial Highway.


HB 833 (LC)Clardy SP: Nichols

Relating to certain holders of motor home manufacturer's and dealer's licenses.


HB 978 (LC)Price/ Springer SP: Seliger

Relating to the designation of the Route 66 Historic Corridor.


HB 1833 (LC)Pickett SP: Rodríguez

Relating to agreements of certain counties to acquire, construct, maintain, or operate a toll bridge.


HB 1963 (LC)Deshotel SP: Creighton

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 87 as the Texas Game Warden Michael C. Pauling Memorial Highway.


HB 2115 (LC)Phillips/ Fallon/ Guillen SP: Nichols

Relating to the initial inspection period for motor vehicles purchased by certain commercial fleet buyers.


HB 2181 (LC)Faircloth/ Smith SP: Taylor, Larry

Relating to designating the Interstate Highway 45 causeway to Galveston the George and Cynthia Mitchell Memorial Causeway.


HB 2208 Herrero SP: Hinojosa

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


HB 3868 (LC)Moody SP: Rodríguez

Relating to the designation of Westside Drive in El Paso County as the Don Juan de Onate Trail.


HB 80 (CS)Craddick/ Cook/ Lucio III/ Harless/ Wu/ et al. SP: Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the use of a portable wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense; modifying existing criminal penalties.


HB 239 (LC)Springer/ Isaac/ Guillen SP: Perry

Relating to storage of flammable liquids at retail service stations in unincorporated areas and certain municipalities.


HB 1235 (LC)King, Phil SP: Estes

Relating to the annexation of certain territory by the Wise County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.


HB 1819 (LC)Miller, Doug SP: Fraser

Relating to the date for the election of directors of the Hill Country Underground Water Conservation District.


HB 1146 (LC)Kacal SP: Schwertner

Relating to persons who may operate a public water supply system.


HB 1421 (LC)Bonnen, Dennis SP: Kolkhorst

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


HB 3738 (LC)Cyrier SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the requirement that a person or laboratory that performs an official equine infectious anemia test be approved by the Texas Animal Health Commission.


HB 1466 (LC)Bonnen, Dennis SP: Huffman

Relating to Parks and Wildlife Department procedures for the transfer of ownership of boats or outboard motors; providing penalties; creating a criminal offense.


HB 2119 (LC)Lozano/ Murr/ Guillen SP: Zaffirini

Relating to charitable organizations, including charitable organizations that may conduct prescribed burning.


HB 1584 (LC)Farias/ Moody/ Walle/ Rodriguez, Justin/ Guillen SP: Zaffirini

Relating to a voluntary donation to the fund for veterans' assistance when applying for a hunting or fishing license.


HB 1919 Phillips SP: Estes

Relating to the applicability of certain provisions concerning invasive species.


HB 2179 (LC)Lucio III SP: Perry

Relating to hearings that concern the issuance of permits by a groundwater conservation district.


HB 2767 (LC)Keffer SP: Perry

Relating to the powers, duties, and administration of groundwater conservation districts; amending provisions that authorize fees.


HB 2788 (LC)Springer/ Frank SP: Perry

Relating to the authority of a retail public water utility to require an operator of a correctional facility to comply with water conservation measures.


HB 1232 (LC)Lucio III SP: Estes

Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of the hydrology and geology of the confined and unconfined aquifers in this state.


HB 821 (LC)Sheets/ Larson/ Fallon/ Anchia SP: Creighton

Relating to the requirements of certain minors applying for a hunting or fishing license.


HB 655 Larson/ Lucio III/ Workman/ Fallon/ Villalba SP: Perry

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


HB 200 Keffer/ Lucio III SP: Perry

Relating to the regulation of groundwater.


HB 315 (CS) (LC)Raymond/ Spitzer/ Burkett SP: Huffines

Relating to the issuance of "In God We Trust" specialty license plates.


HB 663 (CS) (LC)King, Ken SP: Seliger

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 207 in Armstrong County as the William Hamblen Memorial Highway.


HB 789 (CS) (LC)Miller, Rick/ Fallon SP: Taylor, Van

Relating to license plates issued to retired members of the military.


HB 792 (CS) (LC)Clardy SP: Nichols

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for antique buses.


HB 923 (CS) (LC)Flynn/ Fallon/ King, Phil/ Guillen/ King, Susan SP: Taylor, Van

Relating to the issuance of 36th Infantry Division specialty license plates.


HB 3003 (CS) (LC)Thompson, Senfronia SP: Garcia

Relating to the appointment of counsel in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.


HB 2900 (LC)Goldman SP: Creighton

Relating to compliance with federal voting system standards.


HB 2536 Harless/ Dutton/ Davis, Sarah SP: Whitmire

Relating to jurisdiction in an eminent domain proceeding in Harris County.


HB 2050 (LC)Rodriguez, Eddie SP: Zaffirini

Relating to voter information provided by a voter registrar to the secretary of state.


HB 1725 (LC)Stephenson SP: Huffman

Relating to the composition of local boards of the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System.


HB 1707 (LC)Stephenson/ Guillen SP: Huffman

Relating to the methods by which a political subdivision may submit contributions to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System.


HB 1560 (LC)Hernandez SP: Ellis

Relating to investment options for property recovered in a suit by a next friend or guardian ad litem on behalf of a minor or incapacitated person.


HB 1500 (LC)Thompson, Senfronia SP: Rodríguez

Relating to certain temporary orders in a suit for modification of an order in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.


HB 1040 (LC)Paddie SP: Hancock

Relating to the liability of certain sports officials and organizations.


HB 968 (LC)Hernandez/ et al. SP: Garcia

Relating to civil liability of shareholders and members of certain legal entities that engage in the trafficking of persons.


HB 826 (LC)Giddings SP: Ellis

Relating to the provision of information relating to the modification of a child support order in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.


HB 120 (LC)Flynn SP: Nelson

Relating to the purchase of food and beverages by the Texas Division of Emergency Management for certain division personnel.


HB 157 Larson/ Springer SP: Eltife

Relating to the rates of sales and use taxes imposed by municipalities; authorizing an increase or decrease in the rate of those taxes.


HB 158 Larson/ Keffer/ Smith/ Guillen/ Kacal/ et al. SP: Estes

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


HB 706 (LC)Farrar SP: Huffman

Relating to the procedure for claiming an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property on which a solar or wind-powered energy device is installed or constructed.


HB 1953 (LC)Bonnen, Dennis SP: Hinojosa

Relating to the deadline for counties and municipalities to provide notice of a proposed property tax rate.


HB 3337 (LC)Clardy/ Raymond SP: Nelson

Relating to training and education for state agency administrators and employees.


HB 3067 (LC)Coleman SP: Taylor, Larry

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


HB 3911 (LC)Paul SP: Eltife

Relating to the appointment by insurers, health maintenance organizations, and their agents of holders of a temporary agent's license.


HB 3555 (LC)Parker SP: Eltife

Relating to certain administrative procedures and enforcement authority relating to state banks, state trust companies, and bank holding companies.


HB 3741 (LC)Smith SP: Eltife

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


HB 3536 (LC)Landgraf SP: Eltife

Relating to the appointment of the commissioners of certain financial regulatory agencies by the Finance Commission of Texas.


HB 2339 (LC)Smith/ Meyer/ Geren/ Dale/ Villalba SP: Eltife

Relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages in public entertainment facilities.


HB 2167 (LC)Smith SP: Zaffirini

Relating to certain images captured by an unmanned aircraft.


HB 1771 Raney/ Johnson/ et al. SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the donation of sick leave by state employees.


HB 2052 (LC)Bohac SP: Seliger

Relating to loss damage waivers in connection with the rental of certain heavy equipment; providing penalties.


HB 104 (LC)White, James/ Israel SP: Eltife

Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology at certain events.


HB 3680 (CS) (LC)Geren SP: Zaffirini

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.


HB 801 (CS)King, Ken SP: Eltife

Relating to planning for the use of and liability resulting from prescribed burns by the Parks and Wildlife Department.


HB 1925 (CS)Geren SP: Kolkhorst

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


HB 1902 (CS) (LC)Howard/ Isaac/ Workman/ Lucio III SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the regulation and use of graywater and alternative onsite water.


HB 163 (CS) (LC)Larson/ Workman SP: Perry

Relating to interstate cooperation to address regional water issues.


HB 2033 (CS)Raymond SP: Zaffirini

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


HB 4127 (LC)Metcalf SP: Creighton

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


HB 3187 (LC)Keffer/ Workman SP: Lucio

Relating to assessments for water and energy improvements in municipalities and counties; changing a fee.


HB 2599 (LC)Reynolds SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the ability of certain county assistance districts to annex roads.


HB 2557 (LC)Zerwas SP: West

Relating to certain hospital districts and to certain corporations or organizations formed by those districts.


HB 2552 (LC)Parker SP: Nelson

Relating to the powers and duties of the Canyon Falls Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County; providing authority to issue bonds and impose a tax.


HB 2519 (LC)Coleman SP: Watson

Relating to expenditures made by emergency services districts and the sale of district property.


HB 2038 (LC)Geren SP: Hancock

Relating to legal representation for certain emergency services districts.


HB 1596 (LC)Guerra/ Martinez, "Mando"/ Longoria/ Muñoz, Jr./ Canales SP: Hinojosa

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


HB 1422 Lozano/ Guillen SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the restoration of expired eminent domain authority of certain rural rail transportation districts.


HB 995 (LC)González, Mary SP: Rodríguez

Relating to the establishment of stormwater control and recapture planning authorities in certain counties.


HB 797 (LC)Flynn SP: Hall

Relating to the Hunt Memorial Hospital District; authorizing the issuance of bonds.


HB 274 Miles/ Schaefer/ Guillen SP: Lucio

Relating to the enforcement of municipal rules, ordinances, or police regulations prohibiting illegal dumping; increasing a penalty.


HB 1428 (LC)Raymond/ Naishtat/ Elkins SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the administration of housing funds set aside for persons with disabilities through the homebuyer assistance program.


HB 1415 (LC)Kuempel SP: Uresti

Relating to establishment or use of cemeteries in certain municipalities.


HB 3062 (LC)Clardy SP: West

Relating to the Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program.


HB 3245 (LC)Crownover SP: Hancock

Relating to qualified nonprofit corporations acting for and on behalf of two or more cities.


HB 2628 (LC)Clardy SP: Garcia

Relating to the development and alignment by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of curricula for certain educational programs.


HB 671 Clardy SP: Nichols

Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Stephen F. Austin State University; authorizing imposition of a fee.


HB 1794 (CS) (LC)Geren/ Harless/ Burkett/ Longoria/ Murphy/ et al. SP: Hancock

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.


HB 1331 (LC)King, Phil/ Villalba SP: Fraser

Relating to the treatment and recycling for beneficial use of certain waste arising out of or incidental to the drilling for or production of oil or gas.


HB 497 (LC)Wu SP: Uresti

Relating to the applicability of the law governing saltwater pipeline facilities located in the vicinity of public roads.


HB 2667 (LC)Ashby SP: Eltife

Relating to the abolishment of certain programs administered by the Texas Economic Development Bank.


HB 2207 (LC)Keffer/ Anchia/ King, Phil/ Clardy/ Longoria SP: Eltife

Relating to the foreclosure sale of property subject to an oil or gas lease.


HB 2244 (LC)Zerwas/ Villalba SP: Creighton

Relating to the regulation of medical waste; adding and amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.


HB 1736 Villalba/ Oliveira SP: Fraser/ et al.

Relating to building energy efficiency performance standards.


HB 426 (LC)Howard/ Geren SP: Schwertner

Relating to the acceptance of employment applications through the online system for listing state agency employment openings maintained by the Texas Workforce Commission.


HB 369 (LC)Villalba/ Anchia SP: Watson

Relating to designating May 24 as Lung Cancer Awareness Day.


HB 1052 (LC)Parker SP: Schwertner

Relating to designating September as Hydrocephalus Awareness Month.


HB 1187 (LC)Wray/ Sheets/ Dale/ Miller, Rick/ Smith/ et al. SP: Birdwell

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


HB 1264 (LC)Wu SP: Huffman

Relating to the preservation of toxicological evidence collected in connection with certain intoxication offenses.


HB 1372 (LC)Isaac/ Cyrier SP: Zaffirini

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.


HB 3538 (LC)Smithee SP: West

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


HB 2100 (CS) (LC)Hernandez SP: Garcia

Relating to the creation of the East Houston Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.


HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)



HCR 56 (LC)Geren SP: Hancock

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


HCR 65 (LC)Naishtat SP: Lucio

Designating the western honey bee as the official State Pollinator of Texas.


HCR 69 (LC)White, James SP: Nichols

Designating the city of Jasper as the official Butterfly Capital of Texas.


HCR 70 (LC)Flynn/ Fletcher/ King, Susan/ Tinderholt/ Guillen/ et al. SP: Taylor, Larry

Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve and permit the construction of a monument at the state Capitol Complex, at a site outside the historic Capitol grounds, honoring veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.


SENATE BILLS

(Calendar Order)



SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)



SJR 26 Hancock

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.


SJR 39 Fraser/ et al.

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


SJR 2 (CS)Hancock/ et al.

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


SJR 62 (CS)Nichols

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.


SJR 48 Lucio/ et al.

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)



SCR 26 (LC)Fraser/ et al.

Directing the governor to award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor posthumously to Lieutenant Colonel Ed Dyess.


SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)



SB 1624 (CS)Rodríguez/ et al.

Relating to a requirement that certain entering students at a general academic teaching institution receive information regarding mental health and suicide prevention services.


SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)



SB 356 Hancock

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


SB 541 Taylor, Van

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


SB 488 (LC)Seliger/ et al.

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.


SB 209 (LC)Hinojosa/ Birdwell/ Campbell/ Nelson/ Schwertner

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


SB 527 (CS) (LC)Birdwell/ et al.

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


SB 177 (A)Seliger/ et al.

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


SB 1165 Fraser/ Campbell/ Eltife/ Lucio/ Seliger/ et al.

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


SB 420 (CS)Birdwell

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


SB 670 (LC)Birdwell

Relating to the Texas Identification Number system.


SB 898 Fraser/ et al.

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


SB 589 Rodríguez/ Hinojosa

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


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 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.


SB 150 (CS)Seliger/ et al.

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


SB 1172 (CS)Nichols/ et al.

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


SB 1442 (LC)Eltife

Relating to the standards for boiler inspection agencies.


SB 1441 (LC)Eltife

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


SB 1289 (LC)Estes

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


SB 725 (CS) (LC)Perry

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


SB 1043 (CS)Nichols

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.


SB 785 (CS) (LC)Uresti/ et al.

Relating to requirements for assisted living facility license applicants.


SB 624 (CS) (LC)Hinojosa/ Bettencourt

Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes.


SB 802 (CS) (LC)Eltife

Relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages in public entertainment facilities.


SB 185 (CS)Perry/ et al.

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


SB 1819 (CS)Campbell/ Creighton/ Kolkhorst/ et al.

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


SB 1601 (CS)Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to railroads in this state.


SB 70 Ellis

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


SB 1706 (LC)Huffman/ et al.

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


SB 1939 (CS) (LC)Huffman

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


SB 251 (CS)Ellis

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


SB 1596 (LC)Creighton

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


SB 1597 (CS)Kolkhorst

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


SB 1903 (CS)Perry/ et al.

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


SB 1699 (LC)Huffman/ et al.

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


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.


SB 1945 (CS)Fraser

Relating to electricity service provided by municipally owned utilities.


SB 1092 (CS) (LC)Taylor, Larry/ et al.

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


SB 1348 (CS) (LC)Hinojosa/ Lucio

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


SB 1294 (CS)Nichols

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


SB 840 (CS)Watson/ et al.

Relating to certain trailer registration fees for veterans with disabilities.


SB 1845 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

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


SB 716 (LC)Hall

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


SB 1205 (CS)Rodríguez

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


SB 1464 (CS) (LC)Lucio

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


SB 2001 (CS) (LC)Garcia/ et al.

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


SB 1193 (LC)West/ Eltife/ et al.

Relating to the deregulation of hair braiding.


SB 1147 (CS) (LC)Watson

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


SB 1454 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

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


SB 1780 (LC)Menéndez/ et al.

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


SB 1444 Taylor, Larry

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


SB 1503 (CS) (LC)Eltife

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.


SB 1360 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

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.


SB 1907 Perry

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.


SB 1738 (CS)Hinojosa/ et al.

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.


SB 1422 (CS) (LC)Lucio/ et al.

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


SB 626 Hinojosa/ Lucio/ et al.

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


SB 772 (LC)Hancock

Relating to legal representation for certain emergency services districts.


SB 1502 (CS)Garcia

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


SB 1577 Hinojosa

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


SB 951 (CS)Uresti/ et al.

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


SB 894 (CS)Taylor, Larry

Relating to the state virtual school network.


SB 640 (CS)Garcia

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


SB 1523 (CS) (LC)West

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


SB 1733 (CS) (LC)Uresti

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


SB 1970 (CS)Huffman

Relating to increasing the electronic filing fee for certain courts.


SB 1815 (LC)Kolkhorst

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


SB 1206 (LC)Kolkhorst

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


SB 1567 Lucio

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


SB 1483 (CS)Garcia

Relating to Texas community schools.


SB 2008 (LC)Kolkhorst

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.


SB 2010 (LC)Kolkhorst

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.


SB 2011 (LC)Kolkhorst

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.


SB 2012 (LC)Kolkhorst

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.


SB 2014 (LC)Kolkhorst

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.


SB 2036 (LC)Kolkhorst

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.


SB 305 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

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.


SB 976 (CS) (LC)Rodríguez

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


SB 1634 (CS)Campbell

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


SB 2039 (CS)Creighton

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.


SB 2037 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

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.


SB 834 (CS) (LC)Creighton

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


SB 1192 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

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.


SB 1600 (CS)Kolkhorst

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


SB 1509 (CS)Hancock

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.


SB 1958 (LC)Hinojosa

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


SB 1788 Uresti

Relating to county energy transportation reinvestment zones.


SB 1837 (CS) (LC)Menéndez

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


SB 320 (CS)Zaffirini

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


SB 1803 (CS) (LC)Lucio

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


SB 1363 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

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


SB 997 (LC)Kolkhorst

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


SB 1463 (CS) (LC)Lucio

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


SB 946 (LC)Creighton

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.


SB 1424 (CS) (LC)Lucio

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


SB 1919 (CS)Watson

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


SB 1325 (CS)Menéndez

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


SB 1580 (CS) (LC)Garcia/ et al.

Relating to a study on homeless veterans.


SB 126 (CS)West

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


SB 1479 Garcia

Relating to reasonable break times and facilities for school district educators expressing breast milk.


SB 1568 Lucio

Relating to the issuance of interest-bearing time warrants by school districts.


SB 1825 Creighton

Relating to the period of time allowed for appointment of a board of managers for a school district.


SB 674 (CS) (LC)Campbell/ et al.

Relating to instruction regarding mental health, substance abuse, and youth suicide in educator training programs.


SB 1873 (CS)Campbell/ et al.

Relating to requiring personnel of abortion facilities and certain other facilities performing abortions to complete training on human trafficking.


SB 1813 Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to procedures for complaints filed with the Texas Medical Board against physicians.


SB 2063 (CS)Lucio/ et al.

Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Safe Home Demonstration Program.


SB 1362 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

Relating to the powers and duties and composition of the board of directors of the Bridgeland Management District.


SB 896 (CS) (LC)Garcia

Relating to the creation of the East Houston Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.


SB 1998 (CS) (LC)Menéndez/ et al.

Relating to consideration of location of an offeror's principal place of business in awarding certain municipal contracts.


SB 2064 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 153; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2060 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the boundaries of the Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No. 58.


SB 2052 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the powers and duties of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 141; providing authority to issue bonds and impose taxes.


SB 2047 (CS) (LC)Creighton

Relating to the territory included in, the composition of the board of directors of, and the powers of the Harris County Improvement District No. 17.


SB 2040 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 544; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2035 (LC)Kolkhorst

Relating to the conversion of the Harris-Fort Bend Counties Municipal Utility District No. 4 to the Katy Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.


SB 2024 (CS) (LC)Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery-Grimes Counties Municipal Utility District No. 146; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2020 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the powers, operations, and boundaries of The Woodlands Township; authorizing a fee.


SB 2015 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 152; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 1804 (CS) (LC)Hinojosa

Relating to low income housing tax credits awarded for at-risk developments.


SB 1316 (CS) (LC)Watson

Relating to the system by which an application for a low income housing tax credit is scored.


SB 1959 Hinojosa

Relating to peace officers commissioned by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.


SB 1041 Bettencourt/ et al.

Relating to required disclosures in ballot proposition language authorizing political subdivisions to issue bonds or impose or change a tax.


SB 1440 (CS)Campbell/ et al.

Relating to the territory, jurisdiction, board composition, elections, and powers of the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, including its authority to regulate certain wells for the production of groundwater; imposing a cap on certain fees.


SB 1408 Lucio/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of a matching grant program for community development in certain municipalities and counties.


SB 1835 (CS)Menéndez

Relating to an exemption from the motor vehicle use tax for motor vehicles brought into this state by certain current or former military personnel.


SB 780 (CS) (LC)Huffman

Relating to the preservation of toxicological evidence collected in connection with certain intoxication offenses.


SB 1030 (CS)Seliger

Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain equipment used for digital audio broadcasting.


SB 1584 (CS)Lucio/ et al.

Relating to positive behavioral interventions and supports for students enrolled in public school who receive special education services.


SB 2023 (LC)Huffman

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 191; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2068 (LC)Eltife

Relating to the Harrison County Court at Law.


SB 1940 (CS) (LC)Huffman

Relating to the creation of a joint interim committee to undertake a study of health benefit plans administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.


SB 1025 (CS)Seliger

Relating to supplemental compensation paid to certain county judges.


SB 820 (CS) (LC)Rodríguez

Relating to child custody evaluations and adoption evaluations conducted and testimony provided in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship; providing penalties; creating an offense; authorizing fees.


SB 416 (CS)West

Relating to criminal history record information that is subject to an order of nondisclosure and prohibiting a person's waiver of a right to an expunction or to an order of nondisclosure with respect to a criminal offense.


SB 202 (CS) (LC)Nelson/ Birdwell/ Campbell/ Hinojosa/ Schwertner

Relating to the transfer of certain occupational regulatory programs and the deregulation of certain activities and occupations.


SB 838 (CS) (LC)Lucio

Relating to the functions of the Office of Immigration and Refugee Affairs, the Governor's Advisory Committee on Immigration and Refugees, and use of the state's disaster contingency fund for purposes related to immigration and refugees.


SB 1900 (CS)Campbell

Relating to funding for an open-enrollment charter school based on average amounts collected by school districts under the instructional facilities allotment and the existing debt allotment.


SB 1185 (CS) (LC)Huffines

Relating to a biennial study regarding occupational licensing requirements.


SB 1060 (CS) (LC)Hinojosa/ et al.

Relating to the regulation of public insurance adjusters.


SB 1639 (CS)Campbell/ et al.

Relating to the procedures for municipal annexations.


SB 469 (CS)Rodríguez

Relating to legal services provided by a district or county attorney to county and precinct officials.


SB 1658 (CS)Watson

Relating to a study and report on the establishment of a franchise tax credit for the development of low income housing.


SB 1855 (CS) (LC)Lucio

Relating to appeals of certain determinations by an animal control authority or certain courts.


SB 1908 (CS) (LC)Perry

Relating to the issuance of general obligation bonds by the Lynn County Hospital District.


SB 2066 (CS) (LC)Eltife

Relating to the creation of the Rose City Municipal Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees.


SB 1691 (CS)Ellis

Relating to the territory included in, the composition of the board of directors of, and the method of assessment of the Harris County Improvement District No. 10 and to clarifying the law to reflect the prior division of the district.


SB 905 (CS)Hinojosa

Relating to the appointment of a county auditor in certain counties.


SB 121 (CS)West

Relating to credit services organizations and extensions of consumer credit facilitated by credit services organizations; providing civil and administrative penalties.


SB 1355 (CS) (LC)Hinojosa

Relating to compensation and leave for certain peace officers.


SB 2072 (LC)Campbell

Relating to the creation of the Hays County Municipal Utility District No. 7; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


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