SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Tuesday April 4, 2017 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Relating to performance-based tuition limitations for and a temporary limitation on the amount of tuition and fees charged by certain public institutions of higher education. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the security of courts and judges in the state; establishing a fee. 1 Floor Amendment |
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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. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the state bar. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Board of Law Examiners. |
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Relating to the use by certain municipalities of hotel occupancy tax revenue to improve or expand certain airports. |
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Relating to the disposition of proceeds from the sale of freshwater fishing stamps issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department. |
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Relating to a reporting requirement for certain incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking at certain public and private institutions of higher education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing administrative penalties. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to services provided by the Health and Human Services Commission to sexually violent offenders who are incompetent to attend sex offender treatment. |
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Relating to the abolishment of the State Council on Competitive Government and the transfer of its functions to the comptroller. |
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Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax. |
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Relating to the powers and compensation of criminal law magistrates in Tarrant County. |
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Relating to the abolishment of the transportation infrastructure fund and the grant program using money from the fund. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of assault and harassment by persons committed to certain facilities; increasing a criminal penalty. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read third time and finally passed: |
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Relating to the effect of certain agreements with a collective bargaining organization on certain state-funded public work contracts. |
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Relating to the regulation of the retention, storage, transportation, disposal, processing, and reuse of used or scrap tires; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read second time and passed to engrossment: |
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Relating to eliminating provisions requiring public institutions of higher education to set aside portions of designated tuition for student financial assistance. 1 Floor Amendment |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Recognizing April 4, 2017, as Texas Realtor Association Day. |
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Recognizing April 4, 2017, as Texas Women Judges' Day. |
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Welcoming the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops to the Capitol. |
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Commending Chuck Norris for his many contributions to our state. |
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Recognizing Will Kocurek and Julie Kocurek. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the State Insurance Building in the Capitol Complex in honor of former president George H. W. Bush. Business & Commerce |
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Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification a regulation freedom amendment to the U.S. Constitution. State Affairs |
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Relating to the elimination of double taxation of property due to jurisdictional disputes of like taxing units. Finance |
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Relating to the elimination of double taxation of property due to jurisdictional disputes of like taxing units. Finance |
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Relating to the board of trustees of the Weatherford Junior College District. Higher Education |
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Relating to the Paris Junior College District. Higher Education |
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Relating to the compensation of and reimbursement of expenses of the directors of the Aliana Management District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Management District No. 1; authorizing the imposition of a tax. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority and expanding the territory and powers of the authority; authorizing fees and the issuance of bonds. Intergovernmental Relations |
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