BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Monday February 23, 2015 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Health Services Authority as a quasi-governmental entity and the electronic exchange of health care information. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the continuation of the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the regulation of the practice of dental hygiene. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to certain title insurance policy liability and reinsurance requirements. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the issuance of certain capital appreciation bonds by political subdivisions. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the State Cemetery preservation trust fund. Finance |
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Relating to health plan and health benefit plan coverage for abortions. State Affairs |
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Relating to an individual's eligibility to receive unemployment compensation benefits on the individual's waiting period claim. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the practice of therapeutic optometry. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to providing inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice with information regarding reentry and reintegration resources. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to optional fees on registration of vehicles in certain counties to fund transportation projects; authorizing a fee. Transportation |
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Relating to water intake requirements for the Lower Colorado River Authority. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System in Fort Bend County. Higher Education |
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Relating to education and training programs for food handlers; eliminating the authority of a local health jurisdiction to require certain fees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the conveyance of property by a municipality for the public purpose of economic development. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the indexing of correction instruments in a county index to real property records. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the content of detailed reports filed by registered lobbyists. State Affairs |
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Relating to the content of detailed reports filed by lobbyists. State Affairs |
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Relating to the availability on the Internet of certain registrations and reports filed by lobbyists. State Affairs |
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Relating to the dispensing of aesthetic pharmaceuticals by physicians and therapeutic optometrists; imposing fees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the amount of the discount allowed for prepayment of sales and use taxes and the allocation of certain revenue from those taxes. Finance |
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Relating to certain reimbursements provided for the collection of sales and use taxes. Finance |
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Relating to the deadlines for delivering or filing certain ad valorem tax-related documents. Finance |
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Relating to the award of attorney's fees in a judicial appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations. Finance |
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Relating to the provision of certain information by a title insurance company to a buyer of residential real estate. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the equalized wealth level, basic allotment, local share, and guaranteed yield under the public school finance system. Education |
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Relating to the imposition of the student centers fee at Texas Woman's University. Higher Education |
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Relating to the definition of an eligible central municipality for purposes of the municipal hotel occupancy tax Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to improvements on private property for public private partnerships. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to insurers' choices in connection with uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to underinsured motorist coverage in personal automobile insurance policies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the eligibility of Elite Rodeo Association World Championships for funding from the Major Events trust fund. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to cardiac assessments of participants in extracurricular athletic activities sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League. Education |
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Relating to the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages to customers of a package store during certain hours. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the method of determining the average daily attendance in certain school districts. Education |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the Texas Interagency Council for the Homeless. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to an exemption for certain tangible personal property related to medical data centers from the sales and use tax. Finance |
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Relating to the regulation of package store permit holders. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to limited liability for an agritourism entity involved in an agritourism activity. State Affairs |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain water well reports. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the prohibition of certain employment discrimination regarding an employee who is a volunteer emergency responder. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to physician inquiries regarding firearm ownership. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of aggravated kidnapping; creating an offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the ability of an area proposed to be annexed to incorporate as a new general-law municipality. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to eliminating authority of municipalities to annex for limited purposes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the operation of certain self-insurance trusts for health care liability claims; requiring a certificate of authority to engage in the business of insurance. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to grounds for refusal, cancellation, or suspension of certain alcoholic beverage licenses and permits. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to ballot propositions authorizing certain political subdivisions to issue bonds. State Affairs |
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Relating to the issuance of commemorative coins by a vendor designated as the official state mint. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to criminal offenses involving, and governmental liability for retaliatory prosecutions associated with, the filming, recording, photographing, documenting, or observing of a peace officer. State Affairs |
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Relating to the physician assistant board. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to state funding for certain children to attend certain private prekindergarten programs. Education |
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Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes. Finance |
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Relating to a prohibition against the use of certain sprays, stun guns, and Tasers against public school students. Education |
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Relating to the Hidalgo County Healthcare District; decreasing the possible maximum rate of a tax. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to certain publications that are privileged and not grounds for a libel action. State Affairs |
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Relating to limitations on the capture or possession of a biometric identifier by a governmental body. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to agreements of certain counties to acquire, construct, maintain, or operate a toll bridge. Transportation |
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Relating to protective orders for certain victims of sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the authority of certain contiguous municipalities to agree to extend municipal court jurisdiction. State Affairs |
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Relating to certain funds for the enhancement of the state's economic and educational competitiveness, including the creation of the governor's university research initiative. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to a pan american games trust fund, an olympic games trust fund, a major events trust fund, a motor sports racing trust fund, an events trust fund for sporting and non-sporting events, and a special event trust fund. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the establishment of a task force on unethical and unlawful misconduct by public officials. State Affairs |
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Relating to the eligibility of property used in connection with renewable energy electric generation through the use of wind power for a limitation on appraised value of property for ad valorem tax purposes under the Texas Economic Development Act. Natural Resources & Economic Development |