Bills Referred Today for 5/21/2015

BILLS REFERRED TODAY



Thursday

May 21, 2015





Committee referral on the following:


HB 63 González, Mary/ Farrar/ White, James/ Blanco

Relating to state collaboration with federally recognized Indian tribes.

State Affairs


HB 65 McClendon/ Naishtat/ Zerwas/ Coleman/ et al.

Relating to disease control pilot programs to reduce the risk of certain communicable diseases; authorizing fees.

Health & Human Services


HB 335 Thompson, Ed/ Smithee/ Bonnen, Greg/ Keough/ Anderson, Charles "Doc"/ et al.

Relating to named driver insurance policies and certain related exclusions.

Business & Commerce


HB 364 Dutton/ Guillen

Relating to the child support obligation of an obligor during the obligor's confinement in jail or prison.

State Affairs


HB 964 Howard/ Darby/ Riddle

Relating to the calculation of the rollback tax rate of a school district.

Finance


HB 1459 Bohac

Relating to the powers and duties of the West Harris County Regional Water Authority.

Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs


HB 1513 Fletcher

Relating to the minimum size of a tract of land used to raise or keep bees in order for the tract to be eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land.

Finance


HB 1625 Faircloth/ Guillen/ Keough/ Gutierrez

Relating to an exemption from the sales and use tax for certain lightbulbs for a limited period.

Finance


HB 1891 Rodriguez, Eddie/ Farney/ Turner, Sylvester/ VanDeaver/ Aycock

Relating to Texas community schools.

Education


HB 2346 Pickett

Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to commissioned law enforcement officers of a Federal Reserve bank.

Criminal Justice


HB 2392 Anchia/ Keffer

Relating to the establishment of a residential energy efficiency loan program.

Business & Commerce


HB 2684 Giddings/ Walle

Relating to the creation of a model training curriculum and to the required training for certain school district peace officers and school resource officers.

Criminal Justice


HB 2870 Alonzo

Relating to the regulation of firefighters and fire departments by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 3184 McClendon/ Keough/ et al.

Relating to the establishment, operation, and funding of victim-offender mediation programs; authorizing fees.

Criminal Justice


HB 3522 Longoria/ Laubenberg/ Flynn

Relating to photo identification requirements for certain stored value card purchases.

Business & Commerce


HB 3660 Dutton

Relating to low income housing tax credits awarded to at-risk developments.

Business & Commerce


HB 3971 King, Susan/ Naishtat

Relating to the development of neighborhood and community engagement plans for residents of certain group homes.

Health & Human Services


HB 4015 Martinez Fischer

Relating to land bank demonstration programs.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 4158 Bell

Relating to the creation of the East Waller County Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Administration


HB 4178 Farney

Relating to the creation of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 31; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Administration


HB 4179 Farney

Relating to the creation of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 32; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Administration


HB 4196 Stephenson

Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 65 of Fort Bend County, Texas; providing authority to issue bonds payable from taxes.

Administration


HB 4204 Farney

Relating to the creation of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 33; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Administration


HB 4206 Riddle

Relating to the powers and duties of the Dowdell Public Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

Administration


HCR 26 Flynn/ et al.

Urging the United States Congress to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Business & Commerce


HCR 74 Davis, Yvonne

Directing the Texas Water Development Board and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to support the creation of a model water recycling project in an appropriate location.

Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs



Committee re-referral on the following:


HB 91 Flynn/ Rodriguez, Eddie/ White, James/ King, Susan/ et al.

Relating to the regulation of raw milk and raw milk products; adding a provision subject to a criminal penalty.

Re-referred from Health & Human Services to Intergovernmental Relations


HB 1265 Wu/ Murphy/ Alvarado/ Ashby/ Villalba/ et al.

Relating to a deceptive act or practice involving a solicitation in connection with a good or service.

Re-referred from State Affairs to Business & Commerce



Recommitted to committee on the following:


HB 1532 Geren SP: Eltife

Relating to quarterly reporting of political contributions and expenditures by certain candidates, officeholders, and political committees; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty.

Recommitted to the Committee on Business & Commerce