Local and Uncontested Bills for 5/11/2017

LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED BILLS



The following bills have been certified for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar to be held Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 8:00 AM.




HB 101 (LC)Craddick SP: Seliger

Relating to the development of and contracting for reclaimed water facilities in certain municipalities.


HB 394 (LC)Howard/ Workman/ Alonzo SP: Watson

Relating to the designation of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin as the state botanical garden and arboretum.


HB 455 (LC)Metcalf/ Bonnen, Dennis/ Murphy/ et al. SP: Nichols

Relating to the authority of a property owner to participate by telephone conference call at a protest hearing by an appraisal review board.


HB 630 (LC)Howard SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the Internet broadcast and archiving of open meetings of the Health and Human Services Commission, health and human services agencies, and related advisory entities.


HB 777 (LC)Ashby/ Bernal/ Murphy/ Blanco/ Fallon/ et al. SP: Nichols/ et al.

Relating to the eligibility of land owned by certain members of the armed services of the United States for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land.


HB 799 (LC)Murr/ Springer/ Wilson/ Burns/ Nevárez SP: Perry/ et al.

Relating to the persons authorized to conduct an inquest in certain counties.


HB 947 (LC)Thompson, Ed/ Gonzales, Larry SP: Taylor, Larry

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 1462 in Brazoria County as the Lieutenant Colonel Roy Lin Tisdale Memorial Highway.


HB 1001 (LC)Israel/ Laubenberg SP: Zaffirini

Relating to recording of minutes for a local canvassing authority.


HB 1020 (LC)Smithee/ Farrar SP: Rodríguez

Relating to volunteer practice by an inactive member of the State Bar of Texas.


HB 1288 (LC)Rose SP: West

Relating to broker agreements for the leasing of real property owned by a county.


HB 1346 (LC)Button/ Bonnen, Dennis/ Johnson, Eric SP: Taylor, Van/ et al.

Relating to the date for prepayment of taxes on a dealer's heavy equipment inventory.


HB 1434 (LC)Simmons/ Larson/ Leach/ Fallon/ et al. SP: Nelson

Relating to displaying certain informational materials and videos in driver's license offices.


HB 1483 (LC)Landgraf SP: Seliger

Relating to the designation of State Highway 191 in Ector County as the Chris Kyle Memorial Highway.


HB 1495 (LC)Thompson, Senfronia SP: Rodríguez

Relating to the rendition of certain temporary orders during the pendency of a suit for modification of an order that provides for the conservatorship, support, or possession of or access to a child.


HB 1559 (LC)Frullo SP: Hancock

Relating to the provision of surplus lines insurance to certain commercial insureds.


HB 1612 (LC)Romero, Jr. SP: Hancock

Relating to the authority of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to offer a civil penalty in lieu of suspending a permit or license.


HB 1638 (LC)Guillen SP: West/ et al.

Relating to statewide goals for dual credit programs provided by school districts.


HB 1829 (LC)Geren SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the preservation, maintenance, and improvement of the Capitol and the Capitol grounds.


HB 1963 (LC)Thompson, Ed SP: Taylor, Larry

Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 70; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


HB 2332 (LC)Thompson, Ed SP: Taylor, Larry

Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


HCR 53 (LC)Gooden SP: Nichols

Authorizing the State Preservation Board, subject to state law and rules of the board, to approve and permit the relocation of the Texas Game Warden Memorial to a site at the State Capitol, south of the Sam Houston Building, just outside of the historic grounds.


SB 320 (CS) (LC)Nichols

Relating to the creation of River Ranch Improvement District of Liberty County; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.


SB 321 (CS) (LC)Nichols

Relating to the creation of the River Ranch Municipal Utility District of Liberty County and the Riverside Municipal Utility District of Liberty County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.


SB 436 (LC)Rodríguez

Relating to the operation of the special education continuing advisory committee.


SB 585 (LC)West

Relating to the opportunity of certain patriotic societies to present information regarding the society to public school students during regular school hours.


SB 749 (LC)Watson

Relating to certain charges by the Bastrop County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2; authorizing an increase in a fee.


SB 825 (LC)Taylor, Larry

Relating to school district discretion to administer college preparation assessment instruments to public school students at state cost.


SB 837 (CS) (LC)Seliger

Relating to requirements for student elections to authorize or increase certain fees at public institutions of higher education.


SB 885 (CS) (LC)Seliger

Relating to the maximum number of semester credit hours allowed for and funding sources used to supplement a TEXAS grant and to the removal of obsolete references related to the Teach for Texas grant program.


SB 886 (CS) (LC)Seliger

Relating to the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program.


SB 908 (CS) (LC)Creighton

Relating to the operation of medical supply transport vehicles during a declared state of disaster.


SB 1177 (CS) (LC)Hughes/ et al.

Relating to requirements for charter schools established for the benefit of certain juvenile offenders.


SB 1185 (LC)West

Relating to criminal history record information obtained or disseminated by certain private entities; providing a civil penalty.


SB 1260 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the Chambers County Improvement District No. 2.


SB 1484 (CS) (LC)Taylor, Larry

Relating to the creation of an instructional materials web portal by the commissioner of education.


SB 1559 (CS) (LC)Taylor, Larry/ et al.

Relating to a fee exemption for guardianship proceedings of certain military servicemembers and certain law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other first responders.


SB 1931 (CS) (LC)West

Relating to community land trusts.


SB 1992 (LC)Watson

Relating to the allocation of housing tax credits to developments within proximate geographical areas.


SB 2014 (LC)Creighton

Relating to consent of municipalities in the creation of municipal utility districts.


SB 2186 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the Live Oak Underground Water Conservation District.


SB 2271 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the creation of Port Neches Improvement District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.


SB 2272 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Beaumont Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds and impose assessments, fees, or taxes.


SB 2274 (CS) (LC)Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Lakewood 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.


SB 2275 (CS) (LC)Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Lakewood Municipal Utility District No. 2; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2277 (CS) (LC)Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Lakewood Municipal Utility District No. 3; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


SB 2290 (LC)Creighton

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 557; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


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