SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Monday February 6, 2017 |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, and ending on Monday, February 13, 2017. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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The 85th Legislature of the State of Texas call on all sheriffs' offices in the state to comply with requests included in an immigration detainer issued by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. State Affairs |
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Expressing support for the completion of La Entrada al Pacifico international trade corridor. Transportation |
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Relating to the decrease of the rates of the franchise tax under certain circumstances and the expiration of that tax. Finance |
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Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter. State Affairs |
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Relating to authorization for a county or municipality to establish a local minimum wage. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the waiver of state park, museum, and other state-operated facility entrance fees for persons with certain disabilities. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to minimum education requirements for child protective services caseworkers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the regulation of the practice of dental hygiene. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse to sign or issue certain documents. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a report identifying each provision of state law that has been declared unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court. State Affairs |
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Relating to the prescribing and ordering of Schedule II controlled substances by certain advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to lethal violence protective orders; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to volunteer practice by an inactive member of the State Bar of Texas. State Affairs |
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Relating to the operation of the special education continuing advisory committee. Education |
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Relating to the establishment of a public law school in El Paso County. Higher Education |
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Relating to the conveyance of property by a municipality for the public purpose of economic development. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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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 use by certain municipalities of hotel occupancy tax revenue to improve or expand certain airports. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to eligibility for surviving spouses of disabled veterans specialty license plates. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to a limitation on the amount of tuition charged by public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to the Rayford Road Municipal Utility District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to school marshals for private schools. Education |
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Relating to the authorization and reporting of expenditures for lobbying activities by certain political subdivisions and other public entities. State Affairs |
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Relating to the acceptance or expenditure of federal funds by a political subdivision. Finance |
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Relating to the selection of certain appraisal district officials. Finance |
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Relating to the procedure for canceling a deferral or abatement of collection of ad valorem taxes on the residence homestead of an elderly person. Finance |
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Relating to the carrying of a concealed handgun on the premises of certain businesses. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition. State Affairs |
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Relating to regulation of short-term rentals by municipalities and counties. Business & Commerce |
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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 the interests of certain holding companies in certain repair facilities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain protective orders in a suit for dissolution of marriage or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship, including a proceeding to adjudicate parentage. State Affairs |
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Relating to the operations of the Employment-First Task Force. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the right of members of the legislature, the lieutenant governor, committees of the legislature, and legislative agencies to access certain governmental information for legislative purposes; creating a criminal offense. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to funding for an open-enrollment charter school based on the guaranteed level of state and local funds provided to school districts through the existing debt allotment. Education |
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Relating to the offense of carrying a handgun while intoxicated. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the regulation or taxation of firearms, air guns, knives, or ammunition by a municipality or county. State Affairs |
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Relating to general obligation bonds issued by political subdivisions. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the notice required before the issuance of certain debt obligations by political subdivisions. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to a database of employers penalized for failure to pay wages or convicted of certain offenses involving wage theft. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the use of individual graduation committees to satisfy certain public high school graduation requirements. Education |
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Relating to the availability on the Internet of certain registrations and reports filed by lobbyists. State Affairs |
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Relating to voting rights in the areas that are included in a municipality's annexation plan. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to certain petitions filed with home-rule municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to a requirement for ballot propositions. State Affairs |
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Relating to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities in coastal border counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the duration of an appointment of a guardian ad litem or an attorney ad litem for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the establishment of one or more supplemental county civil service commissions in certain counties. State Affairs |
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Relating to the inclusion of certain areas in a municipal annexation plan. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the prohibition of employment discrimination regarding military service members and military veterans. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to paid rest breaks for construction employees of construction contractors and subcontractors; providing an administrative penalty. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to required provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for employees of building and construction contractors and subcontractors. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to safety training for employees performing construction work under a contract with a governmental entity; providing administrative penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to claims for unpaid wages. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding certain employee issues. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to a requirement that a school district or open-enrollment charter school terminate certain employees convicted of certain offenses. Education |
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Relating to informed consent to immunizations for children. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the use of an electronic recovery and access to data prepaid card reader to seize forfeitable property. State Affairs |
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Relating to the reporting and disposition of proceeds and property from asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of a program to assist foster care youth and former foster care youth in accessing higher education, career information, and skills certifications. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the retention of and the required disclosure under the public information law of certain complaints alleging official oppression. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the availability of free prekindergarten programs in public schools. Education |
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Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to municipal civilian complaint review boards in certain municipalities. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to increasing the criminal penalty prescribed for certain acts of official oppression. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to requirements for certain petitions requesting an election and ballot propositions. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to recommendations regarding instruction in public schools to prevent the use of e-cigarettes. Education |
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Relating to information regarding the number of school counselors in public schools. Education |
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Relating to the statewide preceptorship program in family medicine. Higher Education |
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Relating to procedures of a county tax assessor-collector for collection of dishonored checks and invoices; authorizing a fee. Finance |
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Relating to the sunset review of regional mobility authorities. Transportation |
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Relating to an offense report prepared in the investigation of certain criminal cases. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to certain procedural measures in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship to protect a child against child neglect or physical or sexual abuse. State Affairs |
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Relating to the participation of the school of osteopathic medicine at the University of the Incarnate Word in certain state programs supporting medical residency programs. Higher Education |
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Relating to the creation of an office of workforce development and analytics in the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the use of person first respectful language instead of the term "ward." State Affairs |
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Relating to the adoption of the Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act. State Affairs |
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Relating to voting system equipment used by counties participating in the countywide polling place program. State Affairs |
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Relating to mediation of the settlement of certain out-of-network health benefit claims involving balance billing. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to including student input before the adoption of a major curriculum initiative by a school district. Education |
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Relating to the evaluation of investment practices and performance of certain public retirement systems. State Affairs |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in ad valorem tax appraisal records. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a written declaration to designate a guardian before the need for a guardian arises. State Affairs |
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Relating to the form and revocation of medical powers of attorney. State Affairs |
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Relating to the disposition of remains and anatomical gifts. State Affairs |
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Relating to an interstate compact on border security and refugee resettlement; authorizing fines and fees. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the right of certain public officers to access public information, documents, records, and property. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a study and report concerning faculty productivity at general academic teaching institutions. Higher Education |
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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 a franchise tax credit for entities that employ certain students in certain paid internship or similar programs. Finance |
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Relating to the training period for a temporary insurance agent's license. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to provisional permits for certain insurance agents. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the qualifications required of an appraisal district employee in order to testify as to the value of real property in certain ad valorem tax appeals. Finance |
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Relating to issuing a marriage license and conducting a marriage ceremony. State Affairs |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of operation of unmanned aircraft over correctional facility or critical infrastructure facility. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to increasing the punishment for the offense of abuse of a corpse. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a review of state laws requiring an action or proceeding to be brought in Travis County or a Travis County court. Business & Commerce |
Committee re-referral on the following: |
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Relating to a pilot project for financing certain Texas Department of Transportation projects. Re-referred from Transportation to Finance |