SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Tuesday March 10, 2015 |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, and ending on Monday, March 16, 2015. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the limitation on the rate of growth in appropriations. Finance |
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Relating to the constitutional limit on the rate of growth of appropriations. Finance |
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Relating to the transfer of driver and traffic safety education from the Texas Education Agency to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; changing the amounts of certain fees. Education |
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Relating to the functions and operation of the State Office of Administrative Hearings. State Affairs |
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Relating to the self-directed and semi-independent status of certain agencies and to the requirements applicable to, and the oversight of, those agencies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the designation of February 19 as Iwo Jima Day. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to legislative and judicial review of state agency rulemaking. State Affairs |
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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. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to the filing of a copy of certain records related to the release of an accused person on personal bond. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the recording of the presentment of an indictment by a grand jury. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the authority of a district clerk to collect certain fees for providing electronic copies of court records. State Affairs |
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Relating to a prescription drug misuse awareness component of the health curriculum used in public schools. Education |
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Relating to the applicability of the law governing the mineral use of subdivided land. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the failure to handle certain animals in accordance with rules of the Texas Animal Health Commission; imposing a criminal penalty. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to requirements for certain farm vehicles when operating on a highway. Transportation |
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Relating to training academies for public school teachers who provide reading comprehension instruction to students in grades four and five. Education |
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Relating to financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in certain rural areas. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the additional tax imposed if the use of land located in certain counties and appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as open-space land is changed. Finance |
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Relating to the uniform election date. State Affairs |
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Relating to certain rental assistance projects financed by private activity bonds. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to a secondary-level English language learners' program for public school students of limited English proficiency. Education |
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Relating to public information regarding workers' compensation insurance rate filings. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to individual indemnity health insurance. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to jurisdiction in an eminent domain proceeding in Harris County. State Affairs |
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Relating to a program to provide a free or reduced-price breakfast to eligible students attending a public school and the method of determining the number of educationally disadvantaged students. Education |
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Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting for certain persons. State Affairs |
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Relating to restrictions on the assessment of the fee charged for issuance of certain birth records. State Affairs |
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Relating to the residence address of a person for purposes of registration under the Election Code. State Affairs |
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Relating to the acceptance of a voter at a polling place. State Affairs |
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Relating to information obtained by a guardian ad litem representing a child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. State Affairs |
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Relating to the regulation of dangerous wild animals. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the prohibited disposition of a decedent's remains by a person charged with certain criminal conduct against the decedent; providing an administrative penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the establishment and administration of a state bullion depository; authorizing fees. Finance |
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Relating to the protection of voting rights in the State of Texas; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to a requirement that the General Land Office and the Texas Water Development Board conduct a study regarding the use of wind and solar power to develop and desalinate brackish groundwater. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to recovery of costs for pilot programs to measure energy savings that result from water conservation programs. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the relationship between the Estates Code and the former Texas Probate Code. State Affairs |
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Relating to the adoption of the Texas Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act. State Affairs |
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Relating to decedents' estates. State Affairs |
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Relating to notifying a parent or guardian whether an employee of a school is appointed school marshal and the confidentiality of information submitted to or collected by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement in connection with a certification for appointment as school marshal. Education |
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Relating to the road powers of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 182. Intergovernmental Relations |
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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. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the Fulshear Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 4, 5, and 6; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the use of sales tax revenue collected under certain contracts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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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. Intergovernmental Relations |
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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. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to eliminating the commissioner of education's authority to approve a school district's issuance of a teaching permit. Education |
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Relating to the school district students to whom certain public junior colleges may offer certain courses and programs. Education |
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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. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to gun violence restraining orders and gun seizure warrants; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to the practices and professions regulated by the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authority of certain domestic life, health, and accident insurance companies to make certain investments; adding provisions that may be subject to a criminal penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the amount of a sales and use tax refund for tangible personal property used to provide cable television service, Internet access service, or telecommunications services. Finance |
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Relating to the use of money paid as restitution to or on behalf of certain individuals depicted in child pornography. State Affairs |
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Designating Dripping Springs as the Wedding Capital of Texas. Administration |
Committee re-referral on the following: |
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Relating to a franchise or insurance premium tax credit for contributions made to certain educational assistance organizations. Re-referred from Finance to Education |