SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Thursday May 4, 2017 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the effect of a sale of property on the tax lien on the property to secure the payment of ad valorem taxes, penalties, and interest imposed on the property as a result of the addition to the appraisal roll of property or property value that was erroneously exempted in a prior year. |
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Relating to the participation of the school of osteopathic medicine at the University of the Incarnate Word in certain state programs supporting graduate medical education programs. |
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Relating to procedures for certain municipalities to adopt or amend a national model building code. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the instructional material list and supplemental instructional materials adopted by the State Board of Education. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the use of the SAT or the ACT as a secondary exit-level assessment instrument to allow certain public school students to receive a high school diploma. |
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Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to designation of mathematics innovation zones by the commissioner of education and to the establishment of pay for success programs to provide necessary funding. |
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Relating to bail and to judicial education regarding bail practices. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the elimination of regular mandatory vehicle safety inspections and the imposition of replacement fees. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the effect of a sale of property on the tax lien on the property to secure the payment of taxes, penalties, and interest imposed on the property as a result of the addition to the appraisal roll of property or appraised value that was erroneously exempted in a prior year. |
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Relating to an application for a ballot to be voted by mail. |
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Relating to the preparation, certification, and classification of public school educators. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the development of transferable degree or certificate program curricula for which qualified veterans or military service members may be awarded course credit based on military service. |
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Relating to county prohibition of the possession of glass containers within the boundaries of a state-owned riverbed; creating an offense. |
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Relating to a school district contract to partner with an open-enrollment charter school to operate a district campus. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the approval of open-enrollment charter schools and the review of challenges by open-enrollment charter schools or school districts to accountability determinations. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the administrative judicial regions in this state. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the creation of a commission to recommend improvements to the public school finance system. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the authority of certain persons to defer or abate the collection of ad valorem taxes on a person's residence homestead. |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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In memory of Norman Lee Robinson. |
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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. |
The following bills were passed on the Local and Uncontested Bills Calendar: |
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Urging Congress to increase appropriations from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to properly maintain ship channels. |
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Relating to the office of ombudsman for the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
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Relating to certain purchasing by state agencies and local governments. |
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Relating to the grounds for refusal, cancellation, or suspension of certain alcoholic beverage licenses. |
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Relating to donation of unused prescription drugs; authorizing a fee. |
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Relating to the consultation policies of local mental health authorities with respect to sheriffs and their representatives. |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain employees or annuitants convicted of certain felony offenses. |
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Relating to a sign required to be posted in the restrooms of sexually oriented businesses; creating a criminal offense. |
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Relating to a study on the feasibility of requiring certain researchers to make research papers available to the public. |
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Relating to choice of law and venue for certain construction contracts. |
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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. |
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Relating to requirements for a driver education course provider or instructor. |
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Relating to the creation of the Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant to sign a death certificate in limited situations. |
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Relating to the establishment of the Tom Lea Trail. |
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Relating to the maximum loan amount made to persons under the owner-builder loan program. |
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Relating to the appointment and duties of court investigators for certain courts in guardianship proceedings. |
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Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes. |
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Relating to the certification of unopposed candidates for the board of directors of the North Harris County Regional Water Authority. |
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Relating to certain procedures for tax redeterminations and refund claims. |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to change the date of the general election for officers. |
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Relating to the creation of the Blaketree Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Montgomery County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 352 as the Staff Sergeant Jeremie S. Border Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to a succession plan for a regional public defender's office that primarily handles capital cases. |
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Relating to ensuring continuity of education and access to higher education, career information, and skills certification for foster care youth and former foster care youth. |
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Relating to procedures in a suit for dissolution of a marriage or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. |
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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. |
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Relating to the taxing power of the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District. |
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Relating to the placement and use of video cameras in certain self-contained classrooms or other settings providing special education services. |
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Relating to confinement in a community corrections facility of a defendant participating in a pretrial intervention program. |
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Relating to the calculation and dissemination of certain ad valorem tax rates. |
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Relating to an insurer's compliance with National Association of Insurance Commissioners requirements. |
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Relating to the rulemaking authority of the commissioner of insurance with respect to certain agreements and the effect of those agreements on this state's authority to regulate insurance. |
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Relating to maximum liability limits for windstorm and hail insurance coverage provided through the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. |
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Relating to the instructional materials and technology allotment, open education resource instructional materials, and the State Board of Education long-range technology plan. |
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Relating to rates charged by certain transmission and distribution utilities to certain places of worship. |
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Relating to replacement cost coverage in policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. |
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Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 158; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to a requirement that the General Land Office conduct an evaluation and submit a report regarding the use of wind and solar power to desalinate brackish groundwater on real property owned by the state. |
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Relating to maternal mortality reporting and investigation information. |
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Relating to cemeteries. |
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Relating to allowing the holder of a brewpub license to sell beer, ale, and malt liquor to certain qualified persons outside the state. |
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Relating to the operations of certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities. |
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Relating to the application for and issuance of a marriage license and the marriage of a minor. |
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Relating to the procedure for an election to adopt a sales and use tax or to change the tax rate in an emergency services district. |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 35W in Johnson County as the Deputy Clifton Taylor Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to county approval for the locations at which a junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard may be operated. |
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Relating to the elimination of certain formula funding and dropped course restrictions for returning adult students at public institutions of higher education. |
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Relating to common admission application forms for institutions of higher education. |
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Relating to punishment for the offense of forgery and to a fee imposed on certain defendants who commit the offense. |
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Relating to an annual report on state programs not funded by appropriations. |
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Relating to an application for the amendment of a certificate of public convenience and necessity in an area inside the boundaries of a political subdivision. |
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Relating to providing an opportunity for public high school students in grades 10 through 12 to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test or an alternative vocational aptitude test. |
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Relating to the administration of the Port of Houston Authority. |
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Relating to the matters that a taxing unit is entitled to challenge before an appraisal review board. |
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Relating to state agency information security plans, information technology employees, and online and mobile applications. |
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Relating to certain notice requirements and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness and representation of proposed patients in proceedings for court-ordered mental health services. |
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Relating to requiring the Health and Human Services Commission to evaluate and implement changes to the Medicaid and child health plan programs to make the programs more cost-effective, increase competition among providers, and improve health outcomes for recipients. |
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Relating to eligibility requirements for registration as an interior designer. |
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Relating to off-site sales by a dealer for antique or special interest vehicles that have been subject to a retail sale. |
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Relating to establishing the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony Committee to recognize and honor peace officers who were killed in the line of duty. |
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Relating to liability for the additional tax imposed on land appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as agricultural land if the use of the land changes as a result of a condemnation. |
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Relating to the work-study student mentorship program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. |
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Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the City of Amarillo Hospital District. |
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Relating to the repeal of the high school allotment under the Foundation School Program. |
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Relating to the basic allotment under the foundation school program. |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenues in certain municipalities. |
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Relating to the appointment of a bailiff by district courts and county courts at law in Bowie County. |
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Relating to the creation of the offense of sexual coercion. |
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Relating to the creation of the North Hays County Municipal Utility District No. 2; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to granting road powers to the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 100; providing authority to issue bonds. |
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Relating to providing road powers to the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 101; providing authority to issue bonds. |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Lerin Hills Municipal Utility District of Kendall County; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and taxes. |
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Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 555; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 159; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to the creation of the Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 224; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to providing road district powers to the Wood Trace Municipal Utility District No. 3 of Montgomery County, Texas; providing authority to issue bonds. |
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Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 154; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to providing road district powers to the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 130; providing authority to issue bonds. |
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Relating to providing road district powers to the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 131; providing authority to issue bonds. |
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Relating to providing road powers to the Wood Trace Municipal Utility District No. 1, of Montgomery County, Texas; providing authority to issue bonds. |
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Relating to the use of connected braking systems to maintain distance between vehicles. |
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Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 69; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to the board of directors of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District. 1 Committee Amendment |
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Relating to the creation of the Trinity Lakes Municipal Utility District of Montgomery County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Dallas County Hospital District. |
The following bills were removed from the Local and Uncontested Bills Calendar: |
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Designating Rockwall as the official Live Music Capital of North Texas. |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or postsecondary educational institutions. |
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Relating to an expedited response by a governmental body to a request for public information. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to certain lottery prize winners' choice to remain anonymous. State Affairs |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 380 in Young and Jack Counties as the Henry H. King Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the requirement that drivers younger than a certain age complete and pass a driver education course. Transportation |
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Relating to designating April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Administration |
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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 workers' compensation insurance coverage for certain intrastate fire mutual aid system team members and regional incident management team members. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of the Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of a retail public water utility to require an operator of a correctional facility to comply with water conservation measures. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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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 authorizing a regulatory authority to establish reduced water utility rates funded by donations for the benefit of certain elderly customers. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the criminal penalties for insider trading and other misuse of official information by public servants. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district to require a person to file a new application to confirm the person's current qualification for the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homestead of a 100 percent disabled veteran. Finance |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 649 as the State Trooper David Lee Nevarez Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the procedure for claiming an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District of certain property subject to a tax abatement agreement with the district and to the validation of certain actions of the district. Finance |
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Relating to the authority of a captive insurance company to provide reinsurance. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of commercial shrimp unloading; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the concurrent jurisdiction of certain municipal courts in certain criminal cases punishable by fine only. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to notice for hearings and trial settings in criminal cases. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the Texas Funeral Service Commission; authorizing fees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over certain facilities or sports venues; creating a criminal offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 552; 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 sanitation and safety requirements for certain artificial bodies of water maintained for public recreational purposes. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of the National Museum of the Pacific War museum fund. Finance |
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Relating to energy savings performance contracts. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the waiver of certain fees for an assumed name certificate or a statement of abandonment of use of an assumed name filed by a military veteran. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the reporting of certain offenses committed by members of the Texas military forces. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of a journeyman industrial electrician. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the presentation of the investment policy of certain governmental entities to a business organization that conducts investment transactions for the entity. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the award of court costs and attorney's fees in actions to determine the applicability of certain local government regulations. State Affairs |
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Relating to the use of certain weapons in or on the beds or banks of the Canadian River in Potter County. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of the Department of Public Safety to obtain and use criminal history record information for the purpose of performing certain departmental functions. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the inspection of certain commercial motor vehicles that are not domiciled in this state. Transportation |
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Relating to certain rental-purchase agreements. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to convenience and trust accounts established at financial institutions. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 70; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Administration |
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Relating to the eligibility of a first responder for workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the requirements for withdrawal by a certified self-insurer from workers' compensation self-insurance. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of manufactured homes. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the expunction of certain convictions or arrests of a minor for certain alcohol-related offenses. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the regulation of motor fuel quality and motor fuel metering devices. Transportation |
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Relating to the Sulphur River Basin Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the deadline for adoption of desired future conditions in groundwater conservation districts. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the West Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 21; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to decedents' estates and certain posthumous gifts. State Affairs |
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Relating to the regulation of residential service contracts. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to medical causation narrative reports created under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Administration |
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Relating to confidentiality of reports and related information for a solvency examination of an insurance carrier. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the board of commissioners of the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to insurance requirements for certain nonemergency medical transportation. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the compensation provided to the governing body of certain special districts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to authorized investments of public funds. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the placement of certain substances in Penalty Groups 1 and 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act for the purposes of prosecution of criminal offenses involving those substances. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to designating June 12 as Women Veterans Day. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the powers and duties of a defense based development authority. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the assessment of litigation costs and attorney fees in certain lawsuits under the public information law. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the appointment of emergency services commissioners in certain districts located in more than one county. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the dissolution of a levee improvement district by a commissioners court. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the medical authorization required to release protected health information in a health care liability claim. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to including the obligations of Federal Home Loan Banks as authorized investments for a governmental entity and the requirements for certificates of deposit or share certificates held as authorized investments for a governmental entity. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, including conforming amendments. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of military optometrists and therapeutic optometrists who provide voluntary charity care. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the definition of a public entertainment facility and the promotion, sponsorship, or advertising of an entertainment event or venue or alcoholic beverage at certain governmentally owned public entertainment facilities. Administration |
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Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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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 the number of hours of work experience required of a plumber's apprentice to take an examination for a plumber's license. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the establishment of an educational and vocational training pilot program for certain state jail felony defendants. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to regulation of electricians by local governments. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the sale of certain state property in Brazoria County by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 45 as the Sergeant Wade Daniel Wilson Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial Monument. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the sale by certain alcoholic beverage permit holders of alcoholic beverages at auction. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the electronic transmission of certain notice required for air quality permits. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Recognizing Texas as a Purple Heart State. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
The Senate confirmed all nominees as reported by the Committee on Nominations. |
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