BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Thursday May 7, 2015 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Matthew E. Mendoza. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Cleto L. Rodriguez in recognition of his valiant service during World War II. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Headwaters Municipal Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds and impose taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the dissolution of the Rebecca Creek Municipal Utility District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the Hays County Municipal Utility District No. 7; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the Hays County Development District No. 1. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the Legacy Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the management and oversight of state contracts, including contracts for information technology commodity items. Finance |
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Relating to the rates of sales and use taxes imposed by municipalities; authorizing an increase or decrease in the rate of those taxes. Finance |
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Relating to the allocation and use of the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods. Finance |
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Relating to the regulation of groundwater. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to certification requirements for teachers in bilingual education. Education |
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Relating to storage of flammable liquids at retail service stations in unincorporated areas and certain municipalities. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to compensatory education allotment funding. Education |
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Relating to liability of an owner, lessee, or occupant of land that allows land to be used as a community garden. State Affairs |
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Relating to a study on the availability of information regarding convictions and deferred dispositions for certain fine-only misdemeanors. State Affairs |
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Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle; increasing a criminal penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to powers of private toll project entities. Transportation |
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Relating to the termination of a volunteer deputy registrar appointment. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of a county to adopt a fire code. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the regulation of automotive wrecking and salvage yards in certain counties; increasing the civil penalty. Transportation |
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Relating to requiring public institutions of higher education to establish a policy on campus sexual assault. Higher Education |
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Relating to the applicability of a wage and salary presumption to an incarcerated person for purposes of determining child support obligations. State Affairs |
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Relating to the qualifications, duties, and limitations of Texas delegates to a convention called under Article V of the United States Constitution. State Affairs |
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Relating to information and services for foster children who are pregnant or minor parents. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the creation of the Recruit Texas Program to facilitate the relocation to or expansion in this state of employers offering complex or high-skilled employment opportunities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of the hydrology and geology of the confined and unconfined aquifers in this state. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the comptroller's report on the effect of certain tax provisions. Finance |
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Relating to fees of office for the Velasco Drainage District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to requiring institutions and assisted living facilities to maintain guardianship orders of residents. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to training for peace officers and first responders on certain persons affected by trauma. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offense of prostitution; creating a criminal offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the prohibition of more than one counsel appearing in a misdemeanor case. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the placement of money in the state instructional materials fund and payment of the instructional materials allotment. Education |
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Relating to a prohibition on a vendor contact with a member of the board of trustees of certain independent school districts during the procurement process. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate churches that provide overnight shelter for children. State Affairs |
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Relating to the validity of certain timeshare interests. Business & Commerce |
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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 the approval period for a proposal for an award of a grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to public comments on federal grants and contracts related to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Health & Human Services |
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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 the applicability of certain provisions concerning invasive species. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to notice by a property owner to a mortgage servicer that the owner intends to enter into a contract with a property tax lender. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to fees imposed by a county for licensing a junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard. Transportation |
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Relating to information maintained in the immunization registry with the consent of an individual after the individual becomes an adult. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the collection and refunding of certain fees and deposits by a county clerk or district clerk; increasing certain fees. State Affairs |
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Relating to time credits awarded against the cumulative period of commitment or treatment of certain defendants determined to be incompetent to stand trial. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to regulation of prescribed pediatric extended care centers; amending a provision subject to a criminal penalty. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the notation on the precinct list of registered voters that a voter voted early. State Affairs |
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Relating to civil liability arising from an employee wellness program. State Affairs |
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Relating to fees paid to the Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority. 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 a sales and use tax exemption for certain equipment used for digital audio broadcasting. Finance |
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Relating to the authority of a water district to accept donations to fund certain economic development programs. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to authorizing a student center fee at the University of Houston-Victoria. Higher Education |
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Relating to a deceptive trade practice related to the use of certain words to imply that a person who is not an attorney is authorized to practice law and the prosecution of a cause of action arising from that practice. State Affairs |
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Relating to increasing awareness of the danger of heatstroke for a child left unattended in a motor vehicle. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to disclosures by nursing facilities and assisted living facilities regarding certification or classification to provide specialized care, treatment, or personal care services to residents with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders; adding requirements for an occupational license. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to providing a remedy for fraud committed in certain real estate and stock transactions. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of a mental health treatment for incarceration diversion pilot program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective Services to study the effectiveness of the relative and other designated caregiver placement program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the abolishment of certain programs administered by the Texas Economic Development Bank. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to information required in a notice of sale of real property under contract lien. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the qualifications for teaching a driver education course. Transportation |
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Relating to qualifications to serve as a petit juror. State Affairs |
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Relating to the limit on junior college courses that a high school student may enroll in for dual credit. Higher Education |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain property located in multiple school districts for a limitation on appraised value for school district maintenance and operations ad valorem tax purposes under the Texas Economic Development Act. Finance |
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Relating to the production of public information under the public information law. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the application of the sales and use tax to the lease or rental to a full service event business of certain tangible personal property. Finance |
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Relating to the addition of territory to a crime control and prevention district and to a fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the use of the juvenile case manager fund. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to recording of minutes for a local canvassing authority. State Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment of a multi-stakeholder advisory committee on health literacy. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to peace officer identification cards. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the composition of the board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas. State Affairs |
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Relating to the extension of the portion of U.S. Highway 290 in Harris County designated as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the enforcement of permit requirements for the operation of a domestic wastewater treatment facility. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the investment of funds by certain municipal hospital authorities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to permitted methods for certain political subdivisions to post notice of a meeting. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to issues affecting counties and political subdivisions within counties. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the appointment by certain elected officials of students to receive a Texas Armed Services Scholarship. Higher Education |
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Relating to the issuance of Texas Juneteenth specialty license plates. Transportation |
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Relating to the provision of recordings of certain interactions with a peace officer relating to intoxication offenses. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to completion of continuing education requirements for insurance agents and adjusters. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the right to a de novo hearing before the referring court regarding a temporary order rendered by an associate judge in certain family law proceedings. State Affairs |
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Relating to the board of directors of the Fulshear Town Center Management District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Urging Congress to require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to provide VA services to incarcerated veterans detained in state hospitals and to consider expanding such services to all incarcerated veterans. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint interim joint committees. Administration |
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Designating the western honey bee as the official State Pollinator of Texas. Administration |
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Designating the city of Jasper as the official Butterfly Capital of Texas. Administration |
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Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve and permit the construction of a monument at the state Capitol Complex, at a site outside the historic Capitol grounds, honoring veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Administration |
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Redesignating Jim Hogg County as the official Vaquero Capital of Texas. Administration |
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Designating "the Lone Star State" as the official nickname of Texas. Administration |