SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Monday March 13, 2017 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty. |
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Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist law enforcement agencies with the purchase of bulletproof vests. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to designating July 7 as Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Day. |
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Relating to the creation of the blue alert system to aid in the apprehension of an individual suspected of killing or causing serious bodily injury to a law enforcement officer. |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Recognizing March 13, 2017, as Girl Scout Legislative Day. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to inclusion of instruction regarding interaction with peace officers in the required curriculum for certain public school students and in driver education courses and to civilian interaction training for peace officers. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners, the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, and the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners; authorizing a fee. State Affairs |
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Relating to transfer of the regulation of podiatry to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; authorizing a reduction in fees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to elections held by the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the issuance of general obligation bonds by the Texas Public Finance Authority to pay for certain state infrastructure projects. Finance |
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Relating to the creation of the offense of bestiality. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a writ of mandamus by a court of appeals against an associate judge in certain cases. State Affairs |
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Relating to the possession of a child on the child's birthday under a standard possession order in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. State Affairs |
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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. State Affairs |
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Relating to child custody evaluations; creating an offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to procedures in a suit for dissolution of a marriage or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. State Affairs |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain at-risk developments to receive low income housing tax credits. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the authority of a municipality to remove directors of certain conservation and reclamation districts. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the prescriptive authority of certain psychologists; authorizing a fee. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to law enforcement's duty to report to the National Crime Information Center and Texas Crime Information Center certain information concerning a family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking case. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of an applicant for or a person protected by a protective order. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of the offense of improper contact with an adult victim of a criminal offense and providing certain rights to a victim and the victim's family regarding contact by an inmate or an inmate's representative. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the prima facie speed limit in an urban district. Transportation |
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Relating to the creation of the Vision Zero Task Force to propose a plan to eliminate traffic deaths in this state. Transportation |
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Relating to the salary of a bailiff in El Paso County. State Affairs |
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Relating to the effective date of certain actions taken by the commissioner of education against school districts that exceed the equalized wealth level and to reattachment of property detached from a school district by the commissioner of education to achieve the equalized wealth level. Education |
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Relating to municipal regulation of manufactured home communities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to adverse possession of real property by a cotenant heir against other cotenant heirs. State Affairs |
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Relating to the admissibility of certain evidence in the prosecution of certain offenses involving family violence. State Affairs |
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Relating to making a voluntary contribution to the Ending Homelessness fund when registering a motor vehicle or renewing a motor vehicle registration. Transportation |
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Relating to disclosure of information regarding and conditions for payment of death benefits under certain policies, contracts, and group benefit plans; providing exemplary damages. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the electronic recording and admissibility of certain custodial interrogations. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the practice of and the billing codes used by certain mental health professionals. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Loop 1604 in Bexar County as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Overpass. Transportation |
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Relating to export fees charged by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District; changing a fee. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to coverage for certain services related to maternal depression under the Medicaid and child health plan programs. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to discretionary disciplinary action by public school districts regarding nonviolent offenses and the adjudication of a child who engages in conduct that constitutes a nonviolent offense on school property. Education |
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Relating to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of and municipal annexation by certain municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the Chambers County Improvement District No. 2. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 157; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to adopt or enforce certain regulations regarding whether a private employer may obtain or consider an employment applicant's or employee's criminal history record information. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of a service contract. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to psychological counseling for certain grand jurors. State Affairs |
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Relating to HIV and AIDS tests and to health benefit plan coverage of HIV and AIDS tests. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations. Finance |
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Relating to school district ad valorem tax rates. Education |
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Relating to the establishment of a task force to conduct a comprehensive study on flood control infrastructure for Harris and Galveston Counties. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the allocation and use of certain border security funding to secure Gulf of Mexico ports. Finance |
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Relating to the development of a statewide online education and career advising tool and to a study and report on certain courses offered for college credit to public school students. Education |
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Relating to an annual proclamation related to hurricane preparedness. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the procedures for an application for a writ of habeas corpus in certain felony cases where the state agrees to relief. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of an unprotected road user; creating a criminal offense. Transportation |
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Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of certain nonexempt property used for low-income or moderate-income housing. Finance |
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Relating to designation of gender-neutral bathrooms, changing rooms, locker rooms, shower rooms, and similar facilities. State Affairs |
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Relating to a requirement that online admission application forms for public institutions of higher education include a link to certain employment data relating to fields of study. Higher Education |
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Relating to educator preparation programs. Education |
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Relating to restricting the use of covered information, including student personally identifiable information, by an operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application for a school purpose. Education |
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Relating to the minimum amount of student instruction required to be provided by school districts. Education |
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Relating to an exemption from motor carrier registration for certain vehicles transporting household goods. Transportation |
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Relating to prohibiting the use of automated traffic control systems. Transportation |
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Relating to reciprocity requirements for nonresident insurance agents to offer or sell insurance policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to prescriber and dispenser reporting and access to patient prescription information under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to certain information or assistance provided by life insurance agents to owners of life insurance policies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the system for protesting or appealing certain ad valorem tax determinations. Finance |
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Relating to compliance with prohibitions regarding the use of common core state standards in public schools. Education |
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Relating to the United States history end-of-course assessment instrument for public high school students. Education |
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Relating to the purchase of iron and steel products made in the United States for certain governmental entity projects. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to access to criminal history record information by an emergency communication district. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to permits for oversize and overweight vehicles in a certain county. Transportation |
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Relating to the creation of a revolving loan program to finance ship channel improvements. Transportation |
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Relating to a prohibition on requiring a gift or grant to be made to a district or county attorney or a commissioners court as a condition of a defendant's pretrial intervention agreement. State Affairs |
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Relating to election of professional staff representatives to certain school district planning and decision-making committees. Education |
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Relating to an insurance premium tax credit for investment in certain communities; imposing a monetary penalty; authorizing fees. Finance |
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Relating to the review of ballot proposition language for certain political subdivision elections. State Affairs |
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Relating to enhancing the penalties for certain repeat and habitual offenders. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the selection and summons of prospective grand jurors. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to access to criminal history record information. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the designation of the San Angelo State Supported Living Center as a forensic state supported living center. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities. State Affairs |
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