BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Monday March 2, 2015 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming by executing a gaming agreement with this state; providing for licensing of persons under the agreement; limiting certain taxes and fees. State Affairs |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Workforce Investment Council, including assumption of the duties of the Texas Skill Standards Board. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to environmental permitting procedures for applications filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the organization of a municipal government as a Liberty City general-law municipality. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public money for lobbying activities or lobbyists. State Affairs |
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Relating to standing for certain individuals to file a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. State Affairs |
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Relating to general officers within the state military department. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to the authority of the governing body of a local authority to impose a civil penalty for certain violations recorded by an automated traffic control system or a photographic traffic signal enforcement system. Transportation |
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Relating to sworn statements and other documentation provided to support the issuance of a search warrant. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the methods of delivery for required financial statement forms sent to certain municipal officeholders and candidates for municipal office. State Affairs |
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Relating to the issuance of a concealed handgun license. State Affairs |
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Relating to a permit to show that a person has passed a background check to possess a firearm; authorizing fees. State Affairs |
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Relating to the direct shipment of certain alcoholic beverages to ultimate consumers; authorizing a fee. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to prohibit hydraulic fracturing. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the sunset review of regional mobility authorities. Transportation |
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Relating to a disqualification for unemployment benefits for refusing to take or failing a preemployment drug test. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to mandatory participation in certain TANF employment and other programs by certain persons. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the motor vehicle sales tax applicable to motor vehicles used by transportation companies for certain purposes. Finance |
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Relating to the creation of DNA records for the DNA database system. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to notice to parents of public school students regarding human sexuality instruction. Education |
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Relating to the right of an employee to time off from work to obtain an election identification certificate. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the offense of unlawfully prohibiting an employee from voting. State Affairs |
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Relating to the qualifications, duties, and limitations of Texas delegates to a constitutional convention called under Article V of the United States Constitution. State Affairs |
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Relating to the regulation of abortion providers and facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to funding for certain transportation infrastructure projects near the international border of this state; making an appropriation. Transportation |
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Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections. State Affairs |
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Relating to the setting of annual interest rates for utility deposits by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the availability and use of certain evidence in connection with an award of exemplary damages. State Affairs |
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Relating to the disclosure on personal financial statements of certain contracts with governmental entities. State Affairs |
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Relating to certain protective orders and magistrate's orders for emergency protection. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the transfer or termination of certain timeshare interests. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the right of a person to enter the person's residence or former residence accompanied by a peace officer to recover certain personal property; creating an offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to the assessment of court costs and fees on conviction of multiple offenses or on conviction of multiple counts of the same offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to criminal procedures related to certain offenses committed by a student on property under control of a school district. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the issuance of Texas Medical Center specialty license plates. Transportation |
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Relating to the governance of certain municipal power agencies; providing authority to issue bonds. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the civil commitment of sexually violent predators. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a study of the Dallas Men Against Abuse program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to voting eligibility requirements for members of a metropolitan planning organization policy board. Transportation |
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Relating to the allocation of state hotel occupancy tax revenue to certain barrier island coastal municipalities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to an allotment under the public school finance system for the cost of windstorm and hail insurance. Education |
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Relating to the scope of practice of and the prescribing and ordering authority of advanced practice registered nurses. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a database of employers penalized for failure to pay wages or convicted of certain offenses involving wage theft. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to funding for motorcycle training and safety programs, including increasing the motorcycle and moped registration fee. Transportation |
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Relating to provider access requirements for a Medicaid managed care organization. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the creation of an additional family district court in Harris County. State Affairs |
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Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund a science and technology building at the downtown campus of the University of Houston. Higher Education |
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Relating to reports to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System on the composition of grand and petit juries in each county. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles considers the eligibility of certain inmates for release on parole. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to legal representation for certain emergency services districts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the requirement a protest or appeal based upon inequality of appraisal be determined by the application of generally accepted appraisal methods and techniques. Finance |
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Relating to a study on periodic rate adjustment by electric utilities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the repeal of the goal for natural gas use. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to approve certain transmission facilities constructed by a municipally owned utility. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to restrict participation in the retail electric market for significant violations. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to performance-based tuition limitations for certain public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to the access to certain medical test results by a grand jury. State Affairs |
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Relating to the preservation of toxicological evidence collected in connection with certain intoxication offenses. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the purchase of certain insurance coverage and the performance of related risk management services for certain university systems and the component institutions of those systems. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the investigation by the commissioner of insurance of acts of insurance fraud and other offenses. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the development of antifraud educational programs by the Texas Department of Insurance and acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations for the department's fraud unit. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to collection and use of certain information reported to and by the Texas Department of Insurance and certain approval authority and hearings held in connection with reported information. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a prohibition on a resident admission requirement for on-site inspections of assisted living facility license applicants. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to establishing an agriculture ombudsman office in the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the improvement of oral health care access through the regulation of dental hygiene practitioners, dental hygienists, and dentists in this state. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to requiring direct access to 9-1-1 service from certain telephone systems and Internet Protocol services. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to provide sewer service to areas within the municipal boundaries without obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the procedures applicable to the revocation of a person's release on parole or to mandatory supervision. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to testing for and education about congenital cytomegalovirus in infants. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to authorizing the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District to use revenue from export fees to fund road and water infrastructure projects. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the administration of the Blinn Junior College District. Higher Education |
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Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to issue debt to purchase or lease tangible personal property. Finance |
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Relating to establishing an interstate voter registration crosscheck program. State Affairs |
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Relating to the use of information from the lists of noncitizens excused or disqualified from jury service. State Affairs |
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Relating to a grant program to reduce wait times for agricultural inspections of vehicles at ports of entry along the Texas-Mexico border. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for the repair, remodeling, or maintenance of aircraft. Finance |
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Relating to indemnification and duties of engineers and architects under certain governmental contracts. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authority of a district clerk to post official and legal notices by electronic display. State Affairs |
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Relating to an exemption from and a limitation on the sales tax imposed on certain boats and boat motors. Finance |