SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Monday January 30, 2017 |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Recognizing Armando Perez who was named the recipient of a Star of Texas Award. |
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Recognizing January 30, 2017, as Texas Capitol Schoolhouse Day. |
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Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, and ending on Monday, February 6, 2017. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the constitutional provision providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting this state or a political subdivision of this state from creating or recognizing any legal status identical or similar to marriage. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis. Criminal Justice |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis for medical use. Health & Human Services |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or less of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year and to permit the voters of a county to establish a higher limitation not to exceed 110 percent on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead in the county. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of the state sales and use tax on sporting goods. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the legislature and the lieutenant governor will not receive a state salary or per diem during certain periods unless the legislature has passed the state's budget and that budget is certified by the comptroller. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an increased minimum wage. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization for less than the market value of the residence homestead and harmonizing certain related provisions of the Texas Constitution. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for certain excess revenue to be dedicated toward contributions to state retirement systems, the health benefit plan for retired education employees and their dependents, the Texas tomorrow fund, the permanent school fund, and the permanent university fund. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring that any appropriations in excess of the constitutional spending limit be approved by a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to each house of the legislature. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting appropriations from the economic stabilization fund to prevent the fund balance from falling below a prescribed minimum amount, other than in an emergency if certain requirements are met, and limiting the permissible uses of that appropriated money. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing county authority to provide for manual labor poor houses and farms. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit and provide for more than one limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision other than a school district to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of an individual's residence homestead and authorizing the legislature to prohibit the governing body of a political subdivision that adopts such an exemption from reducing the amount of or repealing the exemption. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting this state or a political subdivision of this state from adopting or enforcing a law, ordinance, order, or other regulation requiring the registration of a firearm. State Affairs |
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Relating to the referral by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the State Office of Administrative Hearings of an issue regarding an application for a water right. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the procedure for action on certain applications for an amendment to a water right. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to certain substances listed in Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the authority of a municipality to limit the possession, purchase, consumption, sale, distribution, or receipt of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the minimum wage. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to participation in the countywide polling place program. State Affairs |
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Relating to automatic voter registration on issuance or change of a driver's license or identification card by the Department of Public Safety. State Affairs |
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Relating to providing for voter registration at a polling place State Affairs |
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Relating to training regarding interactions with law enforcement during traffic stops. Education |
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Relating to a prohibition against the use by a career school or college of certain advertising designed to mislead or deceive prospective students. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the continuation of certain public benefits, including medical assistance, for individuals after release from confinement in a county jail. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the repeal of statutes regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct and to the recognition of certain same-sex relationship statuses. State Affairs |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain employees of fire protection sprinkler system contractors; providing a penalty; imposing a fee; requiring occupational licenses. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to daylight saving time. State Affairs |
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Relating to a parent's right to view the body of a deceased child before an autopsy is performed. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization for less than the market value of the residence homestead. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public money for lobbying activities. State Affairs |
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Relating to the right of a child's parent to public school records and information concerning the child. Education |
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Relating to the authority of a commissioners court to disapprove of certain condemnations. State Affairs |
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Relating to the abolishment of the moving image industry incentive program. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to voter information provided by political subdivisions before an election to authorize the issuance of bonds. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the eligibility of applicants for the state bar examination. State Affairs |
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Relating to funding sources for the repayment of certain speech-language pathologist and audiologist education loans. Higher Education |
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Relating to the dissolution of a special utility district after the transfer of all obligations and services. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the submission of an affordability and access report by public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to limitations on increases in fees and designated tuition charged by certain public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to certain statutory changes to reflect and address same-sex marriages and parenting relationships and to the removal of provisions regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct. State Affairs |
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Relating to prohibiting governmental contracts with a company doing business with Iran, Sudan, or a foreign terrorist organization. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to investment prohibitions and divestment requirements for certain investments of public money. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to requiring state contractors to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to training for governmental entities and vendors, including purchasing and contract management training; authorizing fees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the confidentiality of home address information of certain victims of family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to judicial review of protective orders and the duration of those orders. State Affairs |
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Relating to the disposition of an unborn child's remains after an abortion. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to jury summons questionnaires. State Affairs |
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Relating to the abolishment of the Office of Immigration and Refugee Affairs and the Governor's Advisory Committee on Immigration and Refugees. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the bulk purchase of information technology commodity items by the Department of Information Resources. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain purchasing by state agencies and local governments. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the handgun proficiency required to obtain or renew a license to carry a handgun. State Affairs |
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Relating to an application made by a county jailer to obtain a license to carry a handgun; reducing a fee. State Affairs |
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Relating to the duties of a magistrate to inform an arrested person of consequences of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the driver responsibility program. Transportation |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of hospitals in this state; increasing the amount of administrative penalties assessed or imposed against certain hospitals; authorizing the imposition of a fee. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the drug testing of certain persons seeking benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by qualifying patients with certain debilitating medical conditions and the licensing of dispensing organizations and testing facilities; authorizing fees. 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 the issuance of a citation or notice to appear for certain misdemeanors punishable by a fine only. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to zero-based budgeting for state agencies as part of the sunset review process. Finance |
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Relating to inclusion of instruction regarding police officers in the required curriculum for ninth grade public school students. Education |
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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 the retention and use of sales tax revenue collected by certain retailers to provide job training and placement services to certain persons. Finance |
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Relating to adult high school diploma and industry certification charter school pilot program requirements. Education |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain property for certain ad valorem tax incentives relating to wind-powered energy devices. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the creation of an offense for failing to secure certain children in a rear-facing child passenger safety seat system. Transportation |
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Relating to the expression of breast milk in the Capitol and other public buildings. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of criminal trespass. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to limitations on the use of a biometric identifier by a governmental body. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the entitlement of a public school student to transfer to a public school campus with a higher overall performance rating under the school accountability system. Education |
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Relating to the offense of unlawfully prohibiting an employee from voting. State Affairs |
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Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting. State Affairs |
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Relating to the right of an employee to time off from work to obtain an election identification certificate. State Affairs |
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Relating to the governing board of the Trinity Valley Community College District. Higher Education |
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Relating to the designation of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin as the state botanical garden and arboretum. Administration |
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Relating to the operation and movement of motorcycles on certain highways during periods of traffic congestion. Transportation |
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Relating to the preparation of government growth impact statements for rules proposed by state agencies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the state's contribution to the financing of public education. Education |
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Relating to the issuance of a writ of attachment. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the creation of a grant program to reduce recidivism, arrest, and incarceration of individuals with mental illness. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the proof required to impose payment holds in certain cases of alleged fraud by Medicaid providers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a prohibition against the use of stun guns and Tasers against public school students. Education |
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Relating to the issuance of certain capital appreciation bonds by political subdivisions. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the liability of the state for a violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. State Affairs |
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Relating to the compensatory time and overtime pay for commissioned officers of the Department of Public Safety. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the creation and funding of the Texas Forensic Science Commission operating account. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the appointment of an associate commissioner for veterans services at the Health and Human Services Commission. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the procedure for expunction of arrest records and files for certain persons who are tried for an offense and subsequently acquitted. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the authority of a court to return certain fees to a person whose criminal record has been expunged. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the authority of a court to return certain fees to a person who is the subject of an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to public school class size limits. Education |
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Relating to birth records of adopted persons. State Affairs |
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Relating to the qualification of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land. Finance |
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Relating to the temporary approval of a private or independent college or university to continue to participate in the tuition equalization grant program. Higher Education |
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Relating to the electronic monitoring of certain defendants as an alternative to confinement. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the administration of educational programs for persons placed on community supervision for certain intoxication offenses. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to broker agreements for the leasing of real property owned by a county. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the delegation of death certification to attending physicians in certain counties. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the disposition of organs, organ parts, or medically implanted devices on completion of an autopsy. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the age at which a person may purchase aerosol paint. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the first day of the school year for public schools. Education |
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Relating to the creation of the offense of indecent assault, to judicial protection for victims of that offense, and to certain criminal acts committed in relation to that offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the consequences of the possession of illegal synthetic cannabinoids on a holder of or applicant for certain alcoholic beverage licenses and liability of a person who provides, sells, or serves a synthetic cannabinoid to another person. Business & Commerce |
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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 prosecution of the offense of improper sexual activity with a person under the supervision of a community supervision and corrections department. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the authority of a licensed paramedic to transport a person for emergency detention. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the use of tax revenue by certain municipalities for the payment of certain hotel-related bonds or other obligations. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the rules of the road regarding red signals at certain traffic control signals. Transportation |
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Relating to the applicability of open meetings and public information laws to regional water planning groups and their committees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authority of the board of directors of an appraisal district to acquire or convey real property or construct or renovate a building or other improvement. Finance |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or postsecondary educational institutions. State Affairs |
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Relating to the repeal of certain laws regulating the sale or transfer of secondhand watches. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a prohibition on the performance of dismemberment abortions; providing penalties; creating a criminal offense. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the effect of certain felony convictions of public elected officers. State Affairs |
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Relating to the disclosure of certain contracts, services, and compensation in personal financial statements filed by public officers and candidates. State Affairs |
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Relating to the content of detailed reports filed by lobbyists and to monetary limits on expenditures by lobbyists. State Affairs |
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Relating to the prohibition on lobbying by certain elected officers. State Affairs |
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Relating to lobbying by former members of the legislature; creating an offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to restrictions on lobbyist expenditures from certain political contributions. State Affairs |
Committee re-referral on the following: |
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Relating to leave policy and procedures for state employees. Re-referred from Business & Commerce to Finance |