BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Monday May 11, 2015 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Designating September as Valley Voter Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2015. Administration |
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Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing an amendment to the constitution to provide for a federal balanced budget. State Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment of the Veterans Recovery Pilot Program to provide certain veterans with hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the sealing in certain cases of juvenile records of adjudications of delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision and access by certain persons to sealed juvenile records. State Affairs |
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Relating to a study on the feasibility and potential costs and benefits of implementing a pay-for-performance contract program for certain criminal justice programs and services. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to information provided by electronic means in support of the issuance of a search warrant. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages in certain entertainment facilities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the information in ad valorem tax appraisal records that may not be posted on the Internet by an appraisal district. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the restoration of certain rights to a criminal defendant. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the establishment and administration of a state bullion depository; authorizing fees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to disclosure of certain information about expert witnesses in a criminal case. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the collection of information regarding the number of alternatively fueled vehicles registered in this state. Transportation |
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Relating to a petition to a state agency for adoption of rules. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use, collection, and security of health care data collected by the Department of State Health Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to funding for the Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities. Education |
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Relating to procedures for identifying any Native American heritage of children in certain hearings in suits affecting the parent-child relationship. State Affairs |
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Relating to the issuance of Alamo specialty license plates. Transportation |
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Relating to disclosure of home mortgage information to a surviving spouse. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of knives by a municipality or county. Criminal Justice |
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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 the creation of an optional consumer-directed health plan for certain individuals eligible to participate in the group benefits program provided under the Texas Employees Group Benefits Act and their qualified dependents. State Affairs |
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Relating to the compensation and per diem compensation of emergency services commissioners in certain counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the effect of certain agreements with a collective bargaining organization on certain state-funded public work contracts. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to notice provided to a court regarding certain defendants placed on state jail felony community supervision. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to eligibility for appointment as a tabulation supervisor in an election. State Affairs |
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Relating to reporting requirements for certain injuries or deaths caused by peace officers and for certain injuries or deaths of peace officers. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the designation of a segment of Farm-to-Market Road 423 in Denton County as the U.S. Army Sergeant Enrique Mondragon Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to authorizing a fee for county records technology and infrastructure costs in certain counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the distribution of certain civil penalties, payments, and civil restitution received by the attorney general. State Affairs |
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Relating to the residence address of a person for purposes of a response to a confirmation notice sent by the registrar. State Affairs |
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Relating to projects that a defense adjustment management authority may conduct. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to the authority with whom certain political committees must file reports of political contributions and expenditures. State Affairs |
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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 designation of a segment of U.S. Highway 287 in Midlothian as the Chris Kyle Memorial Highway. Administration |
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Relating to the preservation of toxicological evidence collected in connection with certain intoxication offenses. Administration |
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Relating to supplemental environmental projects implemented by certain local governments in lieu of administrative penalties assessed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the disclosure on personal financial statements of certain contracts or subcontracts with governmental entities. State Affairs |
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Relating to a program to provide a free or reduced-price breakfast to eligible students attending a public school, the method of determining the number of educationally disadvantaged students for the compensatory education allotment, and the use of compensatory education allotment funds. Education |
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Relating to the confidentiality of personal information concerning certain employees currently or formerly involved in the Texas juvenile justice system. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to appeals regarding dangerous dogs. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to child custody evaluations and adoption evaluations conducted and testimony provided in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship; providing penalties; creating an offense; authorizing fees. State Affairs |
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Relating to utilization review and notice and appeal of certain adverse determinations by utilization review agents. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the reimbursement of providers for the provision of certain home telemonitoring services under Medicaid. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the authority of certain county clerks to require an individual to present photo identification to file certain documents. Intergovernmental Relations |
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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 use of a credit or charge card by certain state agencies to make certain purchases. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to training, continuing education, and weapons proficiency standards for correctional officers employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the establishment of the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the provision of telemedicine medical services in a school-based setting, including the reimbursement of providers under the Medicaid program for those services. Education |
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Relating to the payment in certain counties of expenses associated with the transportation of county residents and visitors for civic, community, educational, and recreational activities. Transportation |
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Relating to the issuance of certain permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles on certain highways. Transportation |
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Relating to the recording and effective date of certain documents relating to nonjudicial foreclosure sales. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the waiver of notification and hearing requirements for certain foster homes that provide shelter to victims of human trafficking. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to transparency in the rate-setting processes for the Medicaid managed care and child health plan programs. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the creation of the East Houston Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. Administration |
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Relating to a medal for certain members of the military forces who served during the Cold War. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to the repeal of obsolete laws governing county road systems in certain counties. Transportation |
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Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. Administration |
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Relating to increasing the punishment for certain persons convicted of the offense of possession or promotion of child pornography. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the retention and use of sales tax revenue collected by certain retailers to provide job training and placement services to certain persons; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty. Finance |
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Relating to the amount that may be used to guarantee loans under the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority's agricultural loan guarantee program. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to training requirements for juvenile correctional officers employed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to eliminating requirements that certain public institutions of higher education set aside portions of tuition for student loan repayment programs for certain physicians and state attorneys. Higher Education |
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Relating to requirements for and the transparency of epidemiological reports and immunization exemption information and reports. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage for abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drugs. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a study on the effectiveness of regulations governing the design and construction of certain Type I municipal solid waste landfills overlying aquifers. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to procedures related to juvenile justice proceedings; increasing the punishment for certain delinquent conduct. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the board of trustees of the Blinn Junior College District. Higher Education |
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Relating to the release of a motor vehicle accident report; amending a provision subject to a criminal penalty. State Affairs |
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Relating to the violation of certain court orders or conditions of bond in a family violence, sexual assault or abuse, or stalking case; creating an offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of dyslexia practitioners and therapists by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; imposing an administrative penalty; authorizing fees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the sale, use, or possession of an incorrect weighing or measuring device; creating a criminal offense. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the exemption of nonprofit ambulance companies from motor fuel taxes. Finance |
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Relating to a chronic respiratory disease state strategic plan developed by the Department of State Health Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by the City of Laredo for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo in Webb County; authorizing a fee; adding a provision subject to criminal penalties. Transportation |
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Relating to the registration and operation of golf carts and utility vehicles; authorizing a fee; amending and adding provisions subject to a general criminal penalty. Transportation |
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Relating to the period of time allowed for appointment of a board of managers for a school district. Education |
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Relating to the calculation of taxable wages paid by a professional employer organization for purposes of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 18; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to lane restrictions for certain motor vehicles in highway construction or maintenance work zones. Transportation |
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Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Water Development Board regarding the development of a market and conveyance network for water in this state. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of the Employees Retirement System of Texas to make available a TRICARE Military Health System supplemental plan. State Affairs |
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Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs. Higher Education |
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Relating to the adoption of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008. Administration |
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Relating to the use of telephone interpreter services in any criminal proceeding before a judge or magistrate. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the issuance of a concealed handgun license to certain retired judicial officers. State Affairs |
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Relating to the coordination of educational support services for and information regarding students who are currently or were formerly placed in foster care. Higher Education |
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Relating to reporting and monitoring requirements related to fire protection sprinkler systems in residential high-rise buildings. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the powers, operations, and boundaries of The Woodlands Township; authorizing a fee. Administration |
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Designating #Texas as the official hashtag of Texas. Administration |
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Designating #TexasToDo as the official state hashtag of Texas Tourism. Administration |