BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Monday March 16, 2015 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to school choice programs for certain students eligible to attend public school. Education |
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Relating to alternative fuel fleets of certain governmental entities, including funding for motor vehicles, infrastructure, and equipment. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the ethics of public officers and related requirements; creating criminal offenses. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority and duties of the office of inspector general of the Health and Human Services Commission. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Workforce Commission. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the functions and duties of the University Interscholastic League. Education |
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Relating to governmental entities subject to the sunset review process. State Affairs |
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Relating to the consideration of ownership interests of certain persons with disabilities in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the management of state contracts, including the establishment of the contract management division of the Legislative Budget Board. Finance |
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Relating to the preference given by state agencies to goods offered by bidders in this state or manufactured, produced, or grown in this state or in the United States. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the first day of instruction in school districts that implement a flexible school day. Education |
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Relating to the eligibility for indigent status for purposes of the driver responsibility program. Transportation |
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Relating to the authority of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission to provide certain funding for indigent defense services. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the reporting of criminal history record information of educators and other public school employees who engage in certain misconduct. Education |
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Relating to the issuance of certain permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles. Transportation |
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Relating to the solicitation of employment for or a referral to an attorney made by a public adjuster. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of secondary market transactions related to the business of life settlements; providing penalties; authorizing fees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the registration and certification of county tax assessor-collectors and their employees. Finance |
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Relating to outreach materials to foster awareness of recent public school curriculum changes. Education |
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Relating to the use by the state or an agency or political subdivision of the state of a same-sex marriage license or similar document for the limited purpose of verifying a person's identity. State Affairs |
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Relating to the certification by the comptroller to the commissioner of education of the taxable value of property in each school district. Finance |
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Relating to continuing eligibility requirements for institutions of higher education to participate in the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship Program. Higher Education |
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Relating to a study of economically recyclable materials, economic impacts to the state and local governments of existing and increased recycling, the development of new markets for recycled materials and any infrastructure needs, and the potential to increase state revenues. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the creation of the State Supported Living Center Realignment Commission. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property used to collect, process, and deliver landfill-generated gas. Finance |
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Relating to allowing certain defendants to receive education at a substance abuse treatment facility in lieu of attending an education program; changing required conditions of community supervision for certain defendants. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to requiring notice of the scheduling of an execution date and the issuance of a warrant of execution. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the removal of a precinct or county chair for abandonment of office. State Affairs |
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Relating to the provision of a candidate's campaign mailing address and electronic mail address in the candidate's application for a place on the ballot. State Affairs |
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Relating to statements made by an election officer in a joint primary election. State Affairs |
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Relating to criminal history record information obtained by the consumer credit commissioner. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to mixed beverage taxes; repealing a tax; increasing the rate of a tax. Finance |
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Relating to the definition of "person" under the Uniform Commercial Code. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to changing the name of the Medical Advisory Committee appointed by the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation to the Combative Sports Advisory Board. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of water well drillers and water well pump installers; affecting fees. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to determine applicant eligibility for a license and to discipline license holders. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the disclosure of certain information under a consolidated insurance program. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the establishment of an informal preliminary hearing process before the suspension, revocation, or denial of certain occupational licenses as a result of certain criminal convictions. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the punishment for a capital felony committed by an individual younger than 18 years of age; changing parole eligibility. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to ad valorem tax appeals on the ground of the unequal appraisal of property. Finance |
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Relating to the ability of a nonexempt employee to participate in certain academic, disciplinary, college and career readiness, and developmental activities of the employee's child or grandchild. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to a parent's right to view the body of a deceased child before an autopsy is performed. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the definition of, custody of, and access to public information; providing a criminal penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to judicial proceedings on a petition for a pardon or an order of expunction of criminal history record information for certain victims of trafficking of persons convicted of prostitution. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to meetings of the board of directors of a regional mobility authority. Business & Commerce |
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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. State Affairs |
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Relating to criminal trespass by an unauthorized immigrant; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to the amount that may be donated by contract by certain populous counties to crime stoppers or crime prevention organizations. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to credit to certain ceding insurers for reinsurance ceded to certain assuming insurers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage for abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drugs. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to required disclosures regarding named driver automobile insurance policies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain laws concerning community supervision granted in criminal cases, including conforming amendments. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to payment of and disclosures related to certain out-of-network provider charges; authorizing a fee; providing a penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the operation of certain managed care plans with respect to health care providers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the operation and functions of the Texas Grain Producer Indemnity Board. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the eligibility of a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Finals Event for funding from the Major Events trust fund. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the authority to determine the supply of groundwater in certain regional water plans. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the eligibility of property used for large data center projects for ad valorem tax benefits under the Texas Economic Development Act. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the temporary exemption of certain tangible personal property related to large data center projects from the sales and use tax. Finance |
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Relating to fire inspections by the state fire marshal for state-owned and state-leased buildings. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of a safety reimbursement program for employers participating in the workers' compensation system. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to rulemaking authority for annuity contracts. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of regional emergency communication districts; authorizing a fee. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to emergency response districts; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by certain license holders on certain locations associated with a public or private school or educational institution. State Affairs |
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Relating to the administration by certain health care professionals of treatments, therapy, or medication ordered by an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the use of state resources to implement or enforce the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Finance |
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Relating to the transfer of certain state real property to the City of San Marcos. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to a policy on vaccine-preventable diseases for public schools. Education |
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Relating to a program allowing certain military voters on active duty overseas to cast a ballot electronically. State Affairs |
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Relating to a notice or document sent by mail or electronic mail by a court, justice, judge, magistrate, or clerk of a judicial court. State Affairs |
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Relating to housing services provided through the transitional living services program to certain children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the cost of goods sold for purposes of the franchise tax for certain zoos and aquariums. Finance |
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Relating to a pilot project to evaluate the use of telepractice to provide certain services to children and adults with an autism spectrum disorder. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the application for and issuance of a marriage license and the marriage of a minor. State Affairs |