SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Thursday May 21, 2015 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Relating to the suspension of a driver's license for failure to pay a surcharge. |
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Relating to limitations on annexation by and extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the amounts, availability, and use of certain statutorily dedicated revenue and accounts; providing for the dedication and use of certain state revenue; reducing or affecting the amounts or rates of certain statutorily dedicated fees and assessments. 7 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the allocation of costs and attorney's fees incurred by a Court of Inquiry. |
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Relating to transfer of the regional emergency medical dispatch resource centers program to the Commission on State Emergency Communications. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the certification of certain peace officers to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety standards. |
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Relating to the hunting or fishing license fee waiver for certain disabled veterans. |
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Relating to certain holders of motor home manufacturer's and dealer's licenses. |
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Relating to the storage of certain hazardous chemicals; transferring enforcement of certain reporting requirements, including the imposition of criminal, civil, and administrative penalties, from the Department of State Health Services to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty; reenacting a criminal offense. |
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Relating to the compensation and per diem compensation of emergency services commissioners in certain counties. |
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Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property used to collect, process, and deliver landfill-generated gas. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act and the regulation and scheduling of certain substances; creating criminal offenses. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the closing, abandoning, and vacating of a public road by a county; authorizing the imposition of a fee. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the provision of telemedicine medical services in a school-based setting, including the reimbursement of providers under the Medicaid program for those services. |
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Relating to establishing precincts for elections held on a uniform election date by certain political subdivisions. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the creation of the East Houston Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the powers of a public facility corporation. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the extension of the portion of U.S. Highway 290 in Harris County designated as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read third time and finally passed: |
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Relating to the issuance of interest-bearing time warrants by school districts. |
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Relating to planning for the use of and liability resulting from prescribed burns by the Parks and Wildlife Department. |
The Senate reconsidered passage to engrossment, amended and again passed to engrossment: |
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Relating to the procedures for municipal annexations. 1 Floor Amendment |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read second time and passed to engrossment: |
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Relating to the application of foreign laws and foreign forum selection in a proceeding involving marriage, a suit for dissolution of a marriage, or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in this state. |
The Senate concurred in House amendments to the following: |
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Relating to the civil commitment of sexually violent predators; amending provisions subject to criminal penalties. |
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Relating to the disclosure of certain information under a consolidated insurance program. |
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Relating to contingent deferred annuity contracts. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to state collaboration with federally recognized Indian tribes. State Affairs |
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Relating to disease control pilot programs to reduce the risk of certain communicable diseases; authorizing fees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to named driver insurance policies and certain related exclusions. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the child support obligation of an obligor during the obligor's confinement in jail or prison. State Affairs |
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Relating to the calculation of the rollback tax rate of a school district. Finance |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the West Harris County Regional Water Authority. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the minimum size of a tract of land used to raise or keep bees in order for the tract to be eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land. Finance |
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Relating to an exemption from the sales and use tax for certain lightbulbs for a limited period. Finance |
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Relating to Texas community schools. Education |
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Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to commissioned law enforcement officers of a Federal Reserve bank. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the establishment of a residential energy efficiency loan program. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of a model training curriculum and to the required training for certain school district peace officers and school resource officers. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the regulation of firefighters and fire departments by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the establishment, operation, and funding of victim-offender mediation programs; authorizing fees. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to photo identification requirements for certain stored value card purchases. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to low income housing tax credits awarded to at-risk developments. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the development of neighborhood and community engagement plans for residents of certain group homes. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to land bank demonstration programs. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the creation of the East Waller County Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. Administration |
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Relating to the creation of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 31; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Administration |
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Relating to the creation of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 32; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Administration |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 65 of Fort Bend County, Texas; providing authority to issue bonds payable from taxes. Administration |
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Relating to the creation of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 33; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Administration |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Dowdell Public Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes. Administration |
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Urging the United States Congress to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Business & Commerce |
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Directing the Texas Water Development Board and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to support the creation of a model water recycling project in an appropriate location. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
Committee re-referral on the following: |
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Relating to the regulation of raw milk and raw milk products; adding a provision subject to a criminal penalty. Re-referred from Health & Human Services to Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to a deceptive act or practice involving a solicitation in connection with a good or service. Re-referred from State Affairs to Business & Commerce |
Recommitted to committee on the following: |
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Relating to quarterly reporting of political contributions and expenditures by certain candidates, officeholders, and political committees; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty. Business & Commerce |
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