Senate Floor Action for 4/4/2017

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Tuesday

April 4, 2017




The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass:


SB 19 (CS)Seliger/ et al.

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


SB 42 (CS)Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the security of courts and judges in the state; establishing a fee.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 301 (CS)Watson/ Hinojosa/ Taylor, Van

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


SB 302 (CS)Watson/ Hinojosa/ Taylor, Van

Relating to the continuation and functions of the state bar.

2 Floor Amendments


SB 303 (CS)Watson/ Hinojosa/ Taylor, Van

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Board of Law Examiners.


SB 440 (CS) (LC)Rodríguez

Relating to the use by certain municipalities of hotel occupancy tax revenue to improve or expand certain airports.


SB 573 (LC)Estes

Relating to the disposition of proceeds from the sale of freshwater fishing stamps issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department.


SB 576 (CS)Huffman/ et al.

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


SB 613 (LC)Whitmire/ et al.

Relating to services provided by the Health and Human Services Commission to sexually violent offenders who are incompetent to attend sex offender treatment.


SB 706 (CS) (LC)Birdwell

Relating to the abolishment of the State Council on Competitive Government and the transfer of its functions to the comptroller.


SB 799 (CS) (LC)Rodríguez

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.


SB 823 (CS) (LC)Burton/ Nelson/ et al.

Relating to the powers and compensation of criminal law magistrates in Tarrant County.


SB 1305 Nichols

Relating to the abolishment of the transportation infrastructure fund and the grant program using money from the fund.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 1575 (LC)Perry

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:


SB 452 Hancock

Relating to the effect of certain agreements with a collective bargaining organization on certain state-funded public work contracts.


SB 570 (CS)Rodríguez/ et al.

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:


SB 18 Seliger/ et al.

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:


SR 487 Seliger

Recognizing April 4, 2017, as Texas Realtor Association Day.


SR 563 West/ Huffman/ Zaffirini

Recognizing April 4, 2017, as Texas Women Judges' Day.


SR 566 Lucio/ Bettencourt/ Hinojosa/ Huffines/ Huffman/ et al.

Welcoming the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops to the Capitol.


SR 569 Schwertner

Commending Chuck Norris for his many contributions to our state.


SR 575 Watson

Recognizing Will Kocurek and Julie Kocurek.


Committee referral on the following:


SCR 46 Huffman/ et al.

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


SCR 47 Hughes

Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification a regulation freedom amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

State Affairs


SB 2241 Hinojosa

Relating to the elimination of double taxation of property due to jurisdictional disputes of like taxing units.

Finance


SB 2242 Hinojosa

Relating to the elimination of double taxation of property due to jurisdictional disputes of like taxing units.

Finance


SB 2246 Estes

Relating to the board of trustees of the Weatherford Junior College District.

Higher Education


SB 2247 Hughes

Relating to the Paris Junior College District.

Higher Education


SB 2256 Kolkhorst

Relating to the compensation of and reimbursement of expenses of the directors of the Aliana Management District.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2264 Kolkhorst

Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Management District No. 1; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2265 Taylor, Larry

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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