BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Monday March 23, 2015 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the exclusive legislative duty to support and maintain an efficient system of public schools. Education |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing the death penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for retention elections for police chiefs of certain municipalities. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation by one or more political subdivisions of this state a person's inventory. Finance |
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Recognizing April 2015 as Autism Awareness Month. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Urging Congress to update Voting Rights Act provisions to protect against voter discrimination. State Affairs |
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Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the State Insurance Building Annex in the Capitol Complex the John G. Tower State Office Building. Business & Commerce |
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Designating Hico as the official Steak Capital of Texas. Administration |
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Urging Congress to expedite natural gas exports. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Designating September 8 as Major Jefferson Van Horne Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2015. Administration |
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Relating to permitting and restrictions on the operations of scrap metal recycling facilities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to county regulation of the removal and storage of unlawfully stopped motor vehicles; authorizing counties to require an occupational license or permit and impose a fee for the license or permit. Transportation |
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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 and allowing the board to address a broader range of issues. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of salvage vehicle dealers, salvage pool operators, and salvage vehicle rebuilders; expanding the applicability of an occupational license. Transportation |
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Relating to expunction of certain criminal records. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the amount of the fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the appointment of a forensic medical director responsible for statewide coordination and oversight of forensic mental health services provided by the Department of State Health Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to reimbursement of county expenses for certain special elections. State Affairs |
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Relating to maximum penalties for certain environmental violations. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to authority of the county auditor to examine the records of certain special districts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the establishment and governance of certain regional transportation authorities. Transportation |
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Relating to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund. Finance |
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Relating to state funding for certain children to attend certain private school. Education |
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Relating to the establishment of limited purpose public junior college districts by certain independent school districts. Higher Education |
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Relating to the temporary exemption of certain tangible personal property related to a data center from the state sales and use tax. Finance |
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Relating to the calculation of a service retirement annuity for certain members of the elected class. State Affairs |
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Relating to the appointment of counsel to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to notice and appeal of an adverse determination by utilization review agents. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to transparency of certain information related to certain health benefit plan coverage. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the determination of expert reports in a health care liability claim for the purposes of certain laws governing those claims. State Affairs |
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Relating to designating the fourth Saturday in July as National Day of the Cowboy. Administration |
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Relating to the adoption of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008. State Affairs |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain foster care adolescents and former foster care adolescents for benefits under the Medicaid program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the revocation of certain water utilities' certificate of public convenience and necessity for major rules violations. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the duty of the comptroller to report sales and use tax information to certain taxing entities. Finance |
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Relating to corporate donations to a charity chosen by a political contributor. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation and regulation of a law enforcement agency or police department. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the offense of leaving a motor vehicle unattended. Transportation |
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Relating to the use of revenue derived from oil and gas by the Tarrant Regional Water District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the appointment of an associate commissioner for veterans services at the Health and Human Services Commission. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to the abolishment of the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office in the office of the governor and the moving image industry incentive program. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to venue in a lawsuit against the State of Texas or a state agency. State Affairs |
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Relating to procedures to amend a declaration by a property owners association. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the selection of the board of directors of an appraisal district; authorizing a fee. Finance |
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Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to enforce a smoking ban on the premises of certain businesses. State Affairs |
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Relating to exclusivity agreements between telecommunications services providers and property owners. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the operation of vehicles transporting milk; authorizing a fee. Transportation |
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Relating to the authority of the Health and Human Services Commission to obtain criminal history record information of certain applicants for employment and current employees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to certain reporting requirements for taxable entities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the election of the board of directors of the Fisher County Hospital District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the admission of undergraduate students with nontraditional secondary education to public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to the practice of chiropractic. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee to develop a process for the collection of information necessary to facilitate physician credentialing by Medicaid managed care organizations. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to advance directives, including do-not-resuscitate orders; creating a criminal offense. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to reducing certain fees for a license to carry a concealed handgun for county jailers. State Affairs |
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Relating to licensing and appointment of title insurance escrow officers; changing the limit applicable to a fee; authorizing a fee. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain administrative procedures and enforcement authority relating to state banks, state trust companies, and bank holding companies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the provision of bags to customers of a business at the point of sale. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to eligibility for appointment as a tabulation supervisor in an election. State Affairs |
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Relating to additional functions of a commission panel of a municipal building and standards commission. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the interests of certain holding companies in other holding companies that own a repair facility. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of rates for certain personal automobile insurance. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of transportation network companies; requiring an occupational permit. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the classification of certain programs as postsecondary education programs. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a court investigator hired by a statutory probate court. State Affairs |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain equipment and supplies associated with diabetes treatment. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to an interagency plan to promote competitive and integrated employment for persons with disabilities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to chemical dependency treatment facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to contributions and registrations for an anatomical gift registry; authorizing a fee. Transportation |
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Relating to nonpreferred provider claims under a preferred provider benefit plan related to emergency care. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authority of the TexAmericas Center to incorporate a nonprofit corporation for certain purposes and to the tax treatment of such a nonprofit corporation. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the regulation of abortion procedures; providing civil penalties; affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to criminal asset forfeiture proceedings. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the issuance of Our Lady of Guadalupe specialty license plates. Transportation |
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Relating to the applicability to open-enrollment charter schools of certain laws regarding local governments and political subdivisions. Education |
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Relating to the issuance of interest-bearing time warrants by school districts. Education |
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Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to open-enrollment charter schools. Education |
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Relating to the use of the compensatory education allotment for a school district's school guidance and counseling program. Education |
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Relating to submission of reports by a physician assistant under the workers' compensation system. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed on the premises of a public transportation system. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to emergency response employees or volunteers and others exposed or potentially exposed to certain diseases or parasites. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to county regulation of lots in platted subdivisions that have remained undeveloped for 25 years or more. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the hours of work and compensatory time and overtime pay for commissioned officers of the Department of Public Safety. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to access to criminal history record information by a county tax assessor-collector. Transportation |
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Relating to the first and last days of instruction and the number of hours in a school day at a public school. Education |
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Relating to a certificate of merit in certain actions against certain licensed or registered professionals. State Affairs |
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Relating to studies on homeless veterans and youth. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to the eligibility of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land. Finance |
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Relating to the designation of certain substances as hazardous controlled substances; providing penalties. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to classifying synthetic cannabinoid or cathinone as a Schedule I controlled substance under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to positive behavioral interventions and supports for students enrolled in public school who receive special education services. Education |
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Relating to a study on the feasibility of establishing a prepaid investment plan or other product to help citizens of this state finance and access residential care. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to disposition of certain unclaimed money by local telephone exchange companies. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the management of the water resources of the state. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to requirements for reporting unclaimed mineral proceeds to the comptroller of public accounts. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the establishment of a Texas grocery access investment fund program. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to certain comprehensive development agreements of the Texas Department of Transportation or a regional mobility authority. Transportation |
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Relating to the designation of certain customer bill payment assistance program costs as an expense of operation that is a first lien against revenue securing certain public securities or obligations in certain municipalities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to regulation of fireworks by certain municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the allocation of certain amounts transferred to the state highway fund to designated corridors of commerce. Transportation |
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Relating to money allocated under the federal-aid highway program. Transportation |
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Relating to authorizing certain private schools to charge fees for processing or handling certain payments or payment transactions. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the transfer of the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program to the Parks and Wildlife Department. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to an interim study regarding the composition of the Lower Colorado River Authority board of directors. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the donation of sick leave by state employees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a limit on the award of attorney's fees in certain actions brought against a governmental entity. State Affairs |
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Relating to eminent domain authority of and safety standards applicable to high-speed rail systems. Transportation |
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Relating to the delivery of certain Medicaid managed care benefits and reimbursement rates for certain of those services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the storage of certain alcoholic beverages by certain permit holders. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to abolishing the regulation of hair braiding. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to an expedited permit program for permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Transportation to increase the use of the design-build method for roadway projects. Transportation |
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Relating to five-year signature transportation projects of the Texas Department of Transportation. Transportation |
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Relating to abolishing certain occupational licensing requirements and associated regulations. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a study on relocating the Legislative Reference Library. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a limitation on the amount of school property tax revenue that is subject to recapture under the public school finance system. Education |
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Relating to the establishment of professional charter academies. Education |
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Relating to the reimbursement of prescription drugs under the Medicaid managed care and child health plan programs. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to longevity pay for certain state employees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the correction of an ad valorem tax appraisal roll. Finance |
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Relating to the qualifications required of an appraisal district employee in order to testify as to the value of real property in certain ad valorem tax appeals. Finance |
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Relating to the composition of the Texas Water Development Board. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to municipal regulation of passenger transportation for compensation. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain nicotine products other than cigarettes or tobacco products, including the sale or marketing of nicotine products to minors, the possession or use of those nicotine products by minors, and to delivery sales of those nicotine products; creating an offense. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to qualifications of special judges. State Affairs |
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Relating to a court administrator hired by a statutory probate court. State Affairs |
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Relating to payment and reimbursement of court costs in a guardianship proceeding. State Affairs |
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Relating to requiring the provision of security from certain persons for the probable costs of a guardianship proceeding. State Affairs |
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Relating to a requirement that entering undergraduate students at a public institution of higher education attend an orientation regarding mental health and suicide prevention services. Higher Education |
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Relating to consumer information regarding career schools and colleges. Higher Education |
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Relating to the regulation by a developer of the installation of solar energy devices in a residential subdivision. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to state and local planning for and responses to drought. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to insurance claims and certain prohibited acts and practices in or in relation to the business of insurance; amending provisions that are or may be subject to a criminal penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to civil liability of a person who produces, distributes, sells, or provides or aids in the production, distribution, sale, or provision of certain synthetic substances to another person for damages caused by the other person. State Affairs |
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Relating to keeping children adjudicated as delinquent closer to home, funding for juvenile probation departments, powers of the independent ombudsman, and indeterminate commitment of children adjudicated as delinquent. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to quarterly reporting of political contributions and expenditures by certain candidates, officeholders, and political committees. State Affairs |
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Relating to providing a training course for public school prekindergarten teachers. Education |
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Relating to criminal conduct in connection with an election. State Affairs |
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Relating to the Goforth Special Utility District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the establishment and administration of a program by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the demolition and replacement of unsafe housing. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to financial assistance provided by the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation for the demolition and replacement of unsafe housing and the purchase of manufactured homes by individuals and families of very low income. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to canine encounter training for peace officers. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to training for state employees, including procurement and contract management training. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the procedures for municipal annexations. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to prohibiting camping and building fires in certain areas; creating a criminal offense. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to developing and maintaining risk assessment criteria for use in determining whether an elderly or disabled person is in imminent risk of abuse. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the transfer of compensation experience for purposes of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the placement of children with certain relatives or other designated caregivers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the right to expunction. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the placement of children with certain relatives or other designated caregivers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the procedure for expunction for certain defendants. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the use of and training for incident-based reporting of information and statistics concerning criminal offenses committed in this state. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to requirements for the electronic filing of reports of political contributions and expenditures by certain officeholders and candidates. State Affairs |
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Relating to the duties and powers of the office of public insurance counsel concerning the adequacy of networks offered in this state by managed care plans. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to credit services organizations and extensions of consumer credit facilitated by credit services organizations. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the employment requirements of a person working as a cashier for transactions involving the sale of alcoholic beverages. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authorized activities of a brewpub license holder. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of owners, operators, employees, and independent contractors of sexually oriented businesses to reduce risks to public and occupational health and to prevent human trafficking; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; providing civil penalties; creating a criminal offense. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the standard valuation for life insurance, accident and health insurance, and annuities and the nonforfeiture requirements of certain life insurance policies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board fees for the administration of certificates of authorization and certificates of authority issued to certain postsecondary educational institutions; authorizing fees. Higher Education |
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Relating to the administration of the scholarship program for certain students graduating in the top 10 percent of the students' high school graduating class. Higher Education |
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Relating to approval of the issuance of Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes. Finance |
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Relating to a study and report on the feasibility, methods, and costs of establishing a Texas low income housing tax credit program. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of a coverage summary for certain property and casualty insurance policies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to prohibited practices regarding unauthorized recordings. State Affairs |
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Relating to abolishing the death penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to requiring the registration of medical laboratory science professionals; providing an administrative penalty; imposing fees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to exempting certain water districts from review and supervision by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of district bond packages and projects. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the recusal or disqualification of a statutory probate judge or other judge authorized to hear probate, guardianship, or mental health matters, and the subsequent assignment of another judge. State Affairs |
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Relating to exempting manufacturers engaged in certain commercial research and development from registration under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the powers and duties of, and the application of the professional prosecutors law to, the county attorney of Guadalupe County and to abolishing the office of district attorney of the 25th Judicial District. State Affairs |
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Relating to an online searchable central grant database. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the designation of an office in the Department of Agriculture to focus on matters relating to colonias. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the provision of affordable housing in colonias, rural communities, and small municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the employment status of certain individuals engaged in rehabilitative work-training programs. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the membership of school district and open-enrollment charter school concussion oversight teams. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the preemption of a local law by state law. State Affairs |
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Relating to the development of the Interstate Highway 635 East project in Dallas. Transportation |
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Relating to the repeal of mandatory periodic motor vehicle inspections. Transportation |
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Relating to the state's burden of proof in certain criminal asset forfeiture proceedings. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to authorization for a school district board of trustees to adopt or remove term limits. State Affairs |
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Relating to at-will state employment. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain requirements relating to municipal building codes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the procedure for the adoption of an ad valorem tax rate by a taxing unit. Finance |
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Relating to police chiefs of certain municipalities. State Affairs |
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Relating to the contract required to be used by school districts in employing teachers and other professional employees. Education |
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Relating to the retention of unexpended political contributions by and certain activities and benefits of certain public servants, including current and former members of the legislature. State Affairs |
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Relating to authorizing certain first responders to carry a concealed handgun while on duty and to the prosecution of certain related offenses; providing for a fee. State Affairs |
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Relating to the repeal of the Texas emissions reduction plan and the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to revocation of community supervision for use or possession of small amounts of marihuana. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by charitable organizations that engage in or support the planting, growing, cultivation, or maintenance of trees in public areas. Finance |
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Relating to the Memorial Day weekend sales tax exemption period. Finance |
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Relating to the reimbursement of providers under the Medicaid program for the provision of telemedicine medical services in a school-based setting. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the release of a criminal defendant on partial bail and to the procedures governing a cash bond. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the territory included in, the composition of the board of directors of, and the method of assessment of the Harris County Improvement District No. 10 and to clarifying the law to reflect the prior division of the district. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the establishment of a limit on the maximum ad valorem tax rate of a county or municipality for a tax year based on inflation and the rate of population growth. Finance |
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Relating to the exemption of certain inventory from ad valorem taxation by a school district. Finance |
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Relating to certain exemptions from ad valorem taxation. Finance |
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Relating to the transportation allotments provided under the Foundation School Program to school districts that permit students to select a campus of attendance. Education |
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Relating to a prohibition against the use of certain sprays, stun guns, and Tasers by school district peace officers, security personnel, and other employees against public school students. Education |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain information regarding procedures and substances and supplies used in the execution of a convict. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to coverage for certain services relating to postpartum depression under the medical assistance and CHIP perinatal programs. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the designation of May as Postpartum Depression Awareness Month. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the regulation of crafted precious metal dealers; creating a criminal offense. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a human papillomavirus-associated cancer strategic plan developed by the Department of State Health Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting for judicial offices. State Affairs |
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Relating to the deadlines for certain processes and procedures involving an election. State Affairs |
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Relating to the transfer of certain inmates to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice following pronouncement of the inmate's sentence. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the testing of a juvenile for a sexually transmitted disease or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) following the filing of a petition and a finding of probable cause that the juvenile has engaged in certain delinquent conduct. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a grant program to fund domestic violence high risk teams. State Affairs |
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Relating to the sealing of certain juvenile records. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of a governor's program for victims of child sex trafficking. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to criminal liability for certain federal motor carrier safety regulation violations; increasing a criminal penalty. Transportation |
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Relating to the creation of an additional county criminal court at law in Harris County. State Affairs |
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Relating to rules which insure that local independent school district selection of non-state adopted instructional materials to be purchased with state funds, is as accountable and transparent as the State Board of Education approval process for state-adopted instruction materials. Education |
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Relating to additional state aid for tax reduction provided to certain school districts. Finance |
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Relating to a voluntary veteran's employment preference for private employers. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the release of student academic information by a public institution of higher education for certain purposes and the manner in which the information is used. Higher Education |
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Relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the appointment of commissioners of public housing authorities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to Prima Facie Speed Limits. Transportation |
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Relating to the creation and maintenance of a registry of physicians co-managing patients with Licensees under Chapter 351, Occupations Code Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the evaluation of an application for a low income housing tax credit. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to ready-mix concrete trucks. Finance |
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Relating to the issuance of the Alamo specialty license plates. Transportation |
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Relating to requirements for a partially deregulated telecommunications cooperative to offer certain services or make changes in its rates or tariffs. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the purchase of certain insurance by public school districts. Education |
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Relating to the storage and recovery of water in aquifers; authorizing fees and surcharges. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to notice of excess proceeds following an ad valorem tax sale. Finance |
Committee re-referral on the following: |
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Relating to requiring direct access to 9-1-1 service from certain telephone systems and Internet Protocol services. Re-referred from Natural Resources & Economic Development to Business & Commerce |