BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Tuesday January 27, 2015 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide qualifications for and limit the time that a person may serve in certain offices. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations for reducing state debt from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to require a court to provide notice to the attorney general of a challenge to the constitutionality of a state statute and authorizing the legislature to prescribe a waiting period before the court may enter a judgment holding the statute unconstitutional. State Affairs |
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Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. State Affairs |
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Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that overturns Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, establishing that the spending of money to influence elections shall not be construed as speech under the First Amendment, and clarifying that only natural persons are protected by constitutional rights. State Affairs |
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General Appropriations Bill. Finance |
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Relating to excepting certain appropriations from computations regarding the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. Finance |
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Relating to ballot propositions authorizing political subdivisions to issue bonds. State Affairs |
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Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of certain capital appreciation bonds by local governments. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the age of criminal responsibility and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to that age. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the repeal of the franchise tax. Finance |
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Relating to the prevention of truancy and the offense of failure to attend school; providing a penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the removal, discipline, or transfer of a public school student. Education |
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Relating to criminal procedures for certain misdemeanor offenses committed by children. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the procedure for action by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on an application for a water right. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities from a public retirement system of public officers or employees convicted of certain offenses. State Affairs |
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Relating to the criminal penalties for insider trading and other misuse of official information by public servants. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of a magistrate to prohibit certain communications in an order for emergency protection. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the statute of limitations for a suit for personal injury arising from certain offenses constituting sexual abuse of a child. State Affairs |
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Relating to the applicability of adverse licensing, listing, or registration decisions by certain health and human services agencies. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the nonconfidential status of certain state pension information. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the investment of a portion of the economic stabilization fund balance. Finance |
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Relating to eligibility for a TEXAS grant. Higher Education |
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Relating to unit operations for oil, gas, or oil and gas production from depleting reservoirs or carbon dioxide storage; authorizing a fee. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to requiring that members of the governing board of certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities be elected. Transportation |
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Relating to the penalty for theft of an official ballot or official carrier envelope for an election. State Affairs |
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Relating to credit services organizations and extensions of consumer credit facilitated by credit services organizations; providing civil and administrative penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to eligibility for compensation of persons wrongfully imprisoned. State Affairs |
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Relating to the minimum wage, including authorizing a county or municipality to establish a minimum wage. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to certain assessments for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the release of certain inmates on medically recommended intensive supervision. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the reapportionment of congressional districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Congressional Redistricting Commission. State Affairs |
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Relating to criminal history record information obtained or disseminated by certain private entities; providing a civil penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to achievement benchmarks in fiscal notes and to legislative review of those benchmarks. Administration |
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Relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure; authorizing a fee. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to evidence technician training and the disposition of certain evidence in a criminal case. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the creation of a Texas resident driver's permit, provisional Texas resident driver's permit, and Texas resident driver's instruction permit; creating an offense. Transportation |
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Relating to mental health first aid training for school district employees and school resource officers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax. Finance |
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Relating to the organization of a grand jury. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to zero-based budgeting for state agencies as part of the sunset review process. Finance |
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Relating to the maximum rate of growth of appropriations. Finance |
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Relating to the phaseout and repeal of the franchise tax; lowering the rates of the tax. Finance |
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Relating to use of money in the state highway fund. Finance |
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Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for telecommunications services used for the navigation of certain farm and ranch machinery and equipment. Finance |
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Relating to a voter educator program for high school seniors. State Affairs |
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Relating to the appointment and training of volunteer deputy registrars; creating an offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter registration application. State Affairs |
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Relating to the statute of limitations for a suit for personal injury arising from certain offenses constituting sexual abuse of a child. State Affairs |
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Relating to reimbursement for certain medical costs for survivors of sexual assault. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to compensation to victims of stalking for relocation and housing rental expenses. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the violation of certain court orders or conditions of bond in a family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking case. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the creation of individual graduation committees for certain high school students. Education |
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Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education; making an appropriation. Higher Education |
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Relating to employer retaliation against employees who seek recovery of unpaid wages and procedures in wage claim hearings conducted by the Texas Workforce Commission; providing administrative penalties. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to administrative penalties assessed by the Texas Workforce Commission against certain employers for failure to pay wages. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the period during which an employee may file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to rest breaks for employees of certain contractors with a governmental entity; providing an administrative penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to required workers' compensation insurance coverage for building and construction contractors. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. Finance |
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Relating to exempting books purchased, used, or consumed by certain university and college students from the sales and use tax for limited periods. Finance |
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Relating to a body worn camera program for certain law enforcement agencies in this state. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to certification requirements for teachers in bilingual education. Education |
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Relating to a prohibition on certain law enforcement inquiries regarding the nationality or immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations-S/C Border Security |
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Relating to the bilingual education allotment provided under the public school finance system. Education |
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Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso. Higher Education |
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Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund an interdisciplinary research facility at The University of Texas at El Paso. Higher Education |
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Relating to a notification requirement if a school counselor is not assigned to a public school campus. Education |
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Relating to the use of public school counselors' work time. Education |
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Relating to the jurisdiction and powers of and the referral of certain proceedings to a criminal law hearing officer in Cameron County. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the employment of certified school counselors by school districts. Education |
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Relating to temporary waiver of superintendent certification for employment of public school district superintendents. Education |
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Relating to ensuring that certain military members who reside out of state and their dependents maintain their positions on waiting lists for certain assistance programs provided by health and human services agencies. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting. State Affairs |
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Relating to the addition of an offense for the continuous smuggling of persons. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the addition of certain substances to Penalty Groups 1-A and 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act for criminal prosecution and other purposes. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the designation for criminal prosecution and other purposes of certain chemicals commonly referred to as synthetic cannabinoids as controlled substances and controlled substance analogues under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain persons to receive a sentence of community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the repeal of the franchise tax. Finance |
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Relating to the Texas School Accountability Dashboard. Education |
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Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education in this state. Higher Education |
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Relating to prohibiting the use of eminent domain to take private property for recreational purposes. State Affairs |
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Relating to the handgun proficiency required to obtain or renew a concealed handgun license. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the electronic recording and admissibility of certain custodial interrogations. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the calculation of the ad valorem rollback tax rates of certain taxing units. Finance |
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Relating to the offenses of the violation of civil rights of and improper sexual activity with individuals in custody; imposing a criminal penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the state highway fund. Finance |
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Relating to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration by certain governmental entities. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations-S/C Border Security |
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Relating to the franchise tax and alternative revenue sources and spending priorities for this state; repealing the franchise tax. Finance |
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Relating to a defense to prosecution of the offense of Medicaid fraud. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to certain insurers' insurance rating and underwriting practices based on certain consumer inquiries. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain practices in the business of personal automobile insurance based on certain customer inquiries. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; authorizing fees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a prohibition on ownership, control, or management of the Alamo complex by a foreign entity. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 73 as the Texas Game Warden Michael C. Pauling Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to honor recipients of certain military medals. Transportation |
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Relating to HIV and AIDS tests and to health benefit plan coverage of HIV and AIDS tests. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to information relating to prescriptions for certain controlled substances. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to controlled substance registration by physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses; imposing penalties; imposing fees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the financial self-sufficiency of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the use of statutorily dedicated revenues for budget certification. Finance |
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Relating to the designation of certain synthetic compounds to Penalty Group 2 or 2-A of the Texas Controlled Substances Act. Criminal Justice |