SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Monday February 27, 2017 |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Recognizing February 27, 2017, as Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Day. |
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Recognizing February 26 through 28, 2017, as Rockwall County Days. |
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Recognizing February 27, 2017, as La Joya ISD Day. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Requesting the Texas Workforce Commission to seek a TANF waiver that would allow TWC to partner with charitable organizations and community colleges for child care, education, and job training. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Recognizing Texas as a Purple Heart State. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Urging Congress to recognize the importance of trade between Texas and Mexico. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to state contracts with and investments in companies that boycott Israel. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Railroad Commission of Texas; providing for the imposition of fees. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the operations and functions of the Employees Retirement System of Texas and the sunset review date for, financial management of, and programs administered by the agency. State Affairs |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the state bar. State Affairs |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Board of Law Examiners. State Affairs |
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Relating to sex offender registration and a prohibition on certain registered sex offenders from being in a motor vehicle with a minor who is not a family member. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to repayment of money contributed by the Texas Department of Transportation or the Texas Transportation Commission for toll projects. Transportation |
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Relating to recovery of damages, attorney's fees, and costs related to frivolous regulatory actions by state agencies. State Affairs |
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Relating to the board of directors of the Agua Special Utility District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the modification of an order establishing the conservatorship of a child. State Affairs |
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Relating to the rendition by a court in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship of an order that is contrary to the expressed wishes of the child's parent. State Affairs |
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Relating to certain mental health screenings under the Texas Health Steps program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to nutrition and fitness standards for certain child-care facilities and training for employees at those facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the execution of a declaration for mental health treatment. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to leave for state employees who are foster parents or prospective foster parents. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the qualifications for membership on the Texas Water Development Board. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the transfer of certain property from The University of Texas System to the Parks and Wildlife Department. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the powers and compensation of criminal law magistrates in Tarrant County. State Affairs |
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Relating to compensation of certain district judges for performing extrajudicial services. State Affairs |
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Relating to school district discretion to administer college preparation assessment instruments to public school students at state cost. Education |
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Relating to the sequencing of required English language arts courses and mathematics courses in schools. Education |
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Relating to procedures for asserting claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act; providing a civil penalty. State Affairs |
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Relating to certain academic programs and projects undertaken by public institutions of higher education at an off-campus academic or research site or a similar location. Higher Education |
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Relating to the use of direct recording electronic voting machines. State Affairs |
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Relating to the provision of accounting statements by mortgage servicers for certain loans secured by a lien on residential real property. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the prescribing and ordering authority of certain advanced practice registered nurses who are military veterans. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the regulation of certain health organizations certified by the Texas Medical Board. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to state funding for baccalaureate degree programs offered at certain public junior colleges. Higher Education |
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Relating to state collaboration with federally recognized Indian tribes. State Affairs |
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Relating to a contract or other agreement between certain governmental entities and a credit services organization or related business. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to requirements for student elections to authorize or increase certain fees at public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to certain images captured by an unmanned aircraft. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain images captured by an unmanned aircraft. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain images captured by an unmanned aircraft. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of unlawful installation of tracking device or malicious software. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct with respect to a firearm silencer. State Affairs |
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Relating to disclosure and use of certain information regarding the Crime Victims' Compensation Act. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the active supervision of occupational licensing authorities by the attorney general. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to an occupational licensing database. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of temporary common worker employers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to abolishing the regulation of for-profit legal service contract companies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to requirements for a driver education course provider or instructor. Transportation |
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Relating to an exemption from licensing requirements for certain physicians and athletic trainers employed by sports teams. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the mandatory spinal screening of public and private school students. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the requirements for meetings of certain special districts. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to prohibiting local governments from imposing certain fees on new construction. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to displaying certain informational materials and videos in driver's license offices. Transportation |
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Relating to the purchase of food and beverages by the Texas Division of Emergency Management for certain personnel. Finance |
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Relating to prohibiting certain transactions between a governmental entity and an abortion facility or affiliate of the facility. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the prizes awarded in certain pull-tab bingo games. State Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment, operation, and funding of victim-offender mediation programs; authorizing fees. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the expansion of a fixed rail transit system by certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities. Transportation |
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Relating to the membership of the Texas Racing Commission. State Affairs |
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Relating to access to and benefits for mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to coverage for serious mental illness, other disorders, and chemical dependency under certain health benefit plans. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the award of attorney's fees and other costs in certain proceedings involving a groundwater conservation district. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the designation of certain river or stream segments as being of unique ecological value. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the procedure for obtaining a right to use state water if the applicant proposes an alternative source of water that is not state water. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to a groundwater conservation district's use of electronic fund transfers. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the use of money in the state water pollution control revolving fund. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the designation of United States Highway 287 in Armstrong and Donley Counties as the Colonel Charles Goodnight Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the designation of State Highway 191 in Ector County as the Chris Kyle Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to authorizing a beneficiary designation that transfers a motor vehicle at the owner's death. State Affairs |
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Relating to the scheduling by an appraisal review board of a hearing on a protest. Finance |
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Relating to municipal voting rights and eligibility for municipal office of residents in areas subject to limited-purpose annexation under strategic partnership agreements. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to reporting requirements by physicians and certain health care facilities regarding complications resulting from an abortion. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the authority and liability of owners and managers of apartment houses, manufactured home rental communities, condominiums, and multiple use facilities in charging tenants for submetered and nonsubmetered master metered water and wastewater services. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the mandatory dismissal of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to civil liability for damages caused by a person while intoxicated or otherwise related to the person's intoxication. Business & Commerce |
Committee re-referral on the following: |
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Relating to the requirement for parental consent for a minor to join a labor union. Re-referred from Natural Resources & Economic Development to State Affairs |