SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Wednesday April 12, 2017 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Relating to the Judicial Branch Certification Commission; authorizing fees; providing penalties. |
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Relating to powers and duties of certain prescribers and dispensers of controlled substances and the regulatory agencies that issue a license, certification, or registration to the prescriber or dispenser; following the recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the use of tax revenue by certain municipalities for the payment of certain hotel-related bonds or other obligations. |
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Relating to the notice required before the issuance of certain debt obligations by political subdivisions. |
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Relating to the governance of certain housing authorities. |
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Relating to notice of a property owner's rights relating to the examination or survey of property by an entity with eminent domain authority. |
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Relating to the authority of the General Land Office to sell retail electric power. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to recovery of damages, attorney's fees, and costs related to frivolous regulatory actions by state agencies. |
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Relating to the applicability of the sales and use tax to certain insurance services. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Sabine-Neches Navigation District of Jefferson County. |
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Relating to hearings and protests before appraisal review boards involving ad valorem tax determinations. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read third time and finally passed: |
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Relating to issuing a marriage license and conducting a marriage ceremony. |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Recognizing April 2017 as Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month. |
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Recognizing Morgan's Wonderland. |
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Recognizing April 11 and 12, 2017, as Leadership Mesquite Days. |
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Recognizing Leadership Flower Mound. |
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Recognizing James and Leeshan Chuang Birney on the success of Stone Mountain Properties. |
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Recognizing April 12, 2017, as Val Verde County Day. |
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Recognizing April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Spouses Day. |
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Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to expansion of a pilot program under the foundation school program for funding prekindergarten programs provided by certain school districts with early high school graduation programs. Education |
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Relating to the creation of Port Neches Improvement District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the Beaumont Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds and impose assessments, fees, or taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to access to and benefits for mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the authority of a city attorney to seek an injunction to abate a common nuisance under the Alcoholic Beverage Code. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to venue in the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving obstruction or retaliation. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the discharge or waiver of fines and costs imposed on indigent defendants; authorizing a fee. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 1810 in Jack County as the Luther G. Prunty Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the use of the rural water assistance fund. Agriculture, Water & Rural 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 training period for a temporary insurance agent's license. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offense of criminal mischief involving property used for flood control purposes or a dam. Criminal Justice |
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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 procedures for the dissolution of the Bois D'Arc Island Levee Improvement District of Dallas and Kaufman Counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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